By Harvey Kubernik Copyright 2025 "The world was full of 60's light, and then came Performance..." ---Andrew Loog Oldham The grimy criminal underworld and hedonistic rock-and-roll counterculture of...
In November 2024, the Doors kicked off the 2025 60th Anniversary with a new anniversary logo, a series of physical releases, and anthology book, and much more to be announced in the future. The Doors 1967-1971 6-LP set arrived as the latest installment in Rhino’s...
By Harvey Kubernik © 2024 “Hollywood and the Beatles were the two greatest romances of the 20th century,” suggests writer, poet and deejay Dr. James Cushing. “What did they have in common? How did they intersect? How did one...
The music played on The Rockin Surfer Show is a cultural collision of Rockabilly, Surf, and the grey areas of R & B and Country. It’s all the different types of music and sounds that emerged after WWII and evolved into Rock and Roll as we know it today. We featured special themed shows including Valentine’s, Christmas, Beach Party and more. Currently, we are airing re-broadcast seasonally, with a new broadcast series in the works!
As an active record producer, David’s studio collaborations include co-productions with Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys and productions for The Ramones, Blondie, The Go Go’s, & The Ventures, to name a few. Many of Kessel’s recordings as a musician and producer, were done at the famous Gold Star Studios in Hollywood.
David Kessel’s guitar work, electric and acoustic, can be found on Phil Spector productions and albums by John Lennon, Harry Nilsson, Cher, Darlene Love, Dion, The Paley Brothers, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, The Ramones, and Celine Dion. David Kessel and his brother Dan, are the only 2nd generation members of The Wrecking Crew.