By Harvey Kubernik Fifty years ago, Bob Marley& The Wailers headlined a four-night residency at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, England, spanning June 15-18, 1976, to kick off the second leg of their Rastaman Vibration tour....
By Harvey Kubernik Five & Dime Universe Inc., in collaboration with guitar wunderkind Toulouse Engelhardt, the “Segovia of Surf,” has just released his newest album, Music from the Martian Gras. It’s available in Vinyl, CD, & Streaming formats....
By Harvey Kubernik I suspect the estate of Tom Petty and Universal Music Enterprises are preparing a 50th edition of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ first LP in the summer of 2026. As a recording artist and archivist, the late frontman Petty was keenly...
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.