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“Diamond Head” Week on FYSR

After running into a number of fun covers of the Ventures’ instrumental “Diamond Head,” I decided to do a week dedicated to the song on Fuck Yeah Surf Rock. Each day I’ll be posting a new version of “Diamond Head,” starting with today’s post of the Ventures performing the original track. Diamond Head, in addition to being the name for a film, two separate bands, a record label, a 70s game show and the name of a completely different song by the Beach Boys, is a volcanic tuff cone on Oahu. It looks like a giant crater in the middle of the city, and is a popular tourist destination in Waikiki. Unsurprisingly, Diamond Head has become a popular point of reference for surf bands and other entertainment set in Hawaii.

I should mention “Diamond Head” itself wasn’t a particularly popular Ventures song, although it did chart in the Top 100. It certainly wasn’t in the realm of “Walk Don’t Run” or their covers of “Perfidia” or the Hawaii Five-O theme, for which the Ventures remain well-known. But it’s a good one and I like it. Other musicians seem to enjoy it enough that there’s a wealth of well-done cover versions out there, so I’m declaring it “Diamond Head” week in celebration of its greatness.

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Where you can find me on the Internet, other than here.

Hi all. It’s come to my attention that many of you still visit this website, and yet, you may not be aware of my other web projects. These projects are all updated more frequently than this blog, but I’m working on that as well. But why not take a moment for all of you who read this site and give you an introduction to the others? Then it won’t be awkward when you meet at parties.

Good Songs Bad Lyrics was an idea I had bouncing around in my head for about a year, but I waited to start until earlier this year. I was convinced I would run out of material almost instantaneously. I might, if I focused exclusively on bad lyrics, but the blog has since expanded to cover tacky or ridiculous videos, and bad music industry fashion as well. With that three-part fuel source, I expect us to be able to run indefinitely. Updates every weekday.

Fuck Yeah Surf Rock is new. It’s my own contribution to the narrowcast world of Fuck Yeah tumblrs, such as Fuck Yeah, Tattoos or Fuck Yeah Sharks. I have a deep, deep obsession with surf music that started with the Beach Boys when I was a kid. I definitely know a lot more about it than a guy from Rhode Island who’s never been surfing should, and it killed me that there wasn’t a tumblr for it. So I started it, and it’s fun. Updates every weekday.

I’m also on Twitter now, in case you hadn’t heard. Updates when I feel like it.

I’m also working on other, non-Internet-based projects, but as you might expect, these are difficult for me to link. In any event, I ask that if you like any of the above, please follow, add or visit them appropriately, and maybe, if you’ve got a second, tell your friends about them. Thanks.