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Music and surf and all that lies between

Stanly Nermalston


    • May 10, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    S2 E10 Disgrace Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025 78:56


    in which Stan and Dazza disgrace themselves and all that they touch in the surf and music realm. So business as usual basically

    S2 E9 Ghosts of the Civil Deadman's

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 56:55


    In Which we paddle out the back at Nick Cave's local beach break and discuss Fashion,Death,Love and Açai Bowls with the head man of the Bad (Chia?) SeedsSPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE

    S3 E8 The Fall of Western Surfing Civilisation…The Mark E Smith Years

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 73:16


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE .In Which Stan and Dazza play Realpolotik Jenga- Dismantling the Tower of Babble one hypno-krypto -facist at a time - Conducting this teetering orchestra is none other than The Mad- Cap Mancurian word smith- Fall frontman ...Mark E Smith..………

    S2 E7 The Colour Turpel….or….The Evil of Banality

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 60:50


    Spotify Playlist HEREIn which we discuss all things Bath Tub related

    S2 E6 2024 Happy? New? Year?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 61:43


    In Which - We rate 2024 Hot or Not? Tune in to find out,,,

    S2 E5 The Sound Waves MMXXIV Olympiad - Part 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 54:23


    The final Comedown! We finally crown a winner- or do we? Also we ask why Barton Lynch hates Santa Clause?!? We also , for no particular reason, discuss sea birds at great length. And we reluctantly join One Match Atch in the Hi-Lux on a one-way- blood red-iron ore dust laden -gravel-road to hell!!

    S2 E4 The Sound Waves MMXXIV Olympiad- Part 4 Andy Irons While Tom Waits

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 66:05


    More head to head ,nose to nose and hair to hair combat. We also Ask - Why Did Google buy Nomotu? Why doesn't Kelly Slater wear sunnies? How did Michael Jackson's nose get damaged in transit ? …And Who fixes Debby Harry's Dings ?

    S2 E3 The Sound Waves MMXXIV Olympiad- Part 3 -Joints for Creaky Joints

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 82:29


    Part 3 of our EPIC Man on Man battle of wits,hits and man bits. Yewwww

    The Sound Waves MMXXIV Olympiad -Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 71:48


    In which Stan and Dazza continue the person(o.k. man) on person(o.k.man again) heats to decide the Sound Waves Champion!!

    S2 EP 1 . The Sound Waves MMXXIV Olympiad . Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 65:03


    In which we pit the super stars of music against the best surfers of the past and present. It's rock gods versus surf studs in a blur of flowing locks , tight board shorts and strobe lighting excess. Ultimately we will somehow discover who is the Gold Medal winner of the Surf/Music Universe!! From the Golden hour to the Golden Brown, The Silver Surfer to Silverchair, The Bronzed Aussies to the Beastie Boys and maybe even Kate Bush surfing Green Bush. Let the games begin!! …..Yewwwwww.

    CH 72 TOKYO - Robots, Ramen and Riot Girrrls ( part 3 - Surf Cities Series )

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 76:21


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In Which Stan and Dazza view the mega city of Tokyo through a truffle infused kaleidoscope and try to make sense of this truly overwhelming metropolis. Surf and Musical fanatics abound so grab a Pocari Sweat , crank up ya Walkman and hop on board the sound waves virtual bullet train…….YEWWWWWW!

    CH 71 INS AND OUTS (Part 3) Hey Kids Get off My Lawn

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 29:18


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE…..IN which Stan and Dazza channel Grumpy Clint Eastwood and direct their ire at all things musically scatalogical - Yew?

    CH 70 INS AND OUTS (Part 2) - Woke in Fright . Harry Bryant, Tchaikovsky and Foiling on Acid.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2024 63:14


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE. In which Stan and Dazza attempt to pinpoint what is currently in vogue, musically speaking. In a typically wild ramble we discuss , in no particular order- Piano concertos on acid, Mix tapes for the tik tok generation , A-ha moments in Norway, The Brian Eno inspired Fred Again Acapella Choir Group, Pub rock v Bush Doof ,Shooners of VB versus tabs of LSD and the enduring charms of a particular Cornish army tank driving electro pioneering knob twiddling genius. The sexual proclivities of Rasputin somehow also gets thrown into the mix. Enjoy!Yewwwwwwwwww

    CH 69 INS AND OUTS - CURREN AFFAIRS Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 72:35


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In which Dazza and Stan dip our toes into the current surf milieu ( via the Greenroom times) and decide once and for all what is IN and what is OUT

    CH 68 - OWED TO JOY …or…Nothing Compares to Yewwww!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 85:01


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In which Stan and Dazza shed the complexities of modern life, eschew all modern devices while reluctantly letting go of all earthly wants to fully experience the joys of , well JOY !! It's all about the JOMO and the JOGU . The Supercilious and the Super Silly.. Prepare to be entertained and possibly educated . All your usual musical and surf related stoke plus Dazza's crazy musical quiz of Na Na Nas and La La Las.(LA LA LA PLAYLIST HERE )Yewwwwww!

    CH 67 BATTLE OF THE BLANDS

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2023 78:45


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE. In which Stan and Dazza enter the thunderdome , go beyond it slightly….. and then pit one surfer and one musician in a fight to the death- mano o mano….Its rock star versus rock hopper, Nightclub Crooner versus Kneeboard Spooner, The King versus The Duke and The Vocal versus The Local……..YEWWWWW.

    CH 66(6) RELIGION- God is my legrope and Jesus is my rail saviour.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 75:52


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In which Stan and Dazza spark up a lighter and take a deep inhale of the Opium of the masses…. from a surfing and musical perspective of course . Stan lays out his two state solution while Dazza leads a bible study session for the ages. The Ten Commandments get a reworking to suit the surfing spiritualist and we somehow only slightly offend the world's top ten religions one by one. Yewwww

    CH 65 DEATH ! This Mortal Foil

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 95:58


    Spotify Playlist HERE In which Stan and Dazza get all musically morbid while fatally frothing on all things deadly in the water. In a rambling journey to meet our maker we discuss - Doggy heaven, Rivers of wine, Overated surf/music deaths, what not to play at a funeral, tragic rock misadventures, the scariest song ever written and a seriously deadly Quiz plus more tangents, obtuse angles and 90° turns than a geometry exam - YEW.

    CH 64 MEN IN BLACK.....SHORTS

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2023 58:21


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE Part 3 in our Colour Series. In which Stan and Daz get lost in the Black Ether… In no particular order everything Black in the surf/music world is dissected. Black Beauties,Black Hole Transmissions , Black Haoles, Black Panthers,Black Puddings,Black Shorts, Black Metal and more! Somehow Barbieheimer pops into the mix and we also discover a substance Blacker than Black. There's even a Black Poetry Slam as Stanne and D'azzario battle it out in a John Donne v Dylan Thomas cage fight….Bonus Black Quiz and a controversial who am I ?… Now available on TDK C-90 tape exclusively for our Patreon subscribers - yewwww.

    CH 63 BLUE ORDER - Cocktails and Squaretails

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2023 64:52


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE..Part 2 of our COLOURS Series. In which Stan and Dazza explore the world of surf and music through Azure coloured glasses. Also a bit of a Cliché section plus “who am I? “ and ,in a bid to out wit the copyright algorithm “name that one second intro” . So grab a long tall glass of Blue Juice , turn on ya Bluetooth device and get ready for a Blues Explosion!

    CH 62 The Gary Green Iguano

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2023 63:18


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE. In which Stan and Dazza combine blue and yellow in a surf and music alchemy experiment. The first in our rainbow series of chromatic conversations - yeww

    Chapter Unknown - The Bridge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2023 72:35


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In which there is A NEW HOPE for Dazza and Stan as they throw off their robot overlords and march forward into an analogue world of vinyl podcasts and transistor radios, ripping off and riffin on all things surf and music. Season 2 approaches and the universe waits with bated breath...but what will the robots say?

    CH 60 Very Good to Epigenetics

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 100:16


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In which Stan and Dazza delve into Genetic voodoo vibes , Smashing Pumpkins, Smashing Bumkins, Spanish Horses, Ron Dog Blakeys Golf course, Jaleesa Vincent and her Brittany Spears Spear, Andrew Kidmans par 1000 Golf course, German River Surfing Podcast controversy and ya typical Surf and Music Chit Chat... In surfing terms you could say about this episode's random ramblings - “there's plenty of swell but the banks are a bit wobbly. “. But fear not there is plenty of surf/music stoke to keep everyone happy..Yew

    CH 59 The Rash Vest is History

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 87:55


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In which your hosts Stan Carlin and Dazza Gladwell ponder some historical counter-factuals and their impact on the world of surf and music.

    CH 58 Quasímodo- The Urbane Guerrilla

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023 48:22


    Spotify playlist HERE. In which Stan tries to stump Dazza in a game of “Who/What Am I ?” in the world of surf and music. Watch Dazza go over the falls -intellectually at least- resplendent in webbed gloves ,a mini Simmons and a colourful eighties spring suit. Yew.

    CH 57 The Torched Genius

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 101:20


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE. In which Stan and Dazza burn like scented candles in the wind.

    CH 56 MALIBU - The Devil's Plaything

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 79:54


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In Which Stan and Dazza explore Californian Point Break perfection on many levels ( mostly split level with sunken lounge and kidney shaped pool) Exposed by flawless waves ,bodies and tunes our hapless hosts find themselves with nowhere to hide. Enjoy!

    CH 55 Rehab Is For Quitters ( Don't Leave Me This Wave)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023 82:58


    Spotify playlist HERE In which Stan and Dazza explore the leavers,quitters and shake it off-ers in the surf and music realm. YEAH!

    CH 54 Masters of the AI Mutilverse

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2023 62:04


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In which Stan and Dazza ask : Have our AI overlords finally taken over? Do Masterpieces created by carbon based life forms mean anything anymore? From Chat GPT Nick Cave songs to OK Computer shaped surfboards it seems the Orswellian Dis has never been more topier . Enjoy the gnarly ride dudes…

    CH 53 2022 A POST MORTEM Dirty Dead Rats and Wishy Washy Wet Leggies

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2022 81:31


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In which Stan and Dazza sift through the surf and musical wreckage of 2022 and examine the black box. We also crack a few Bon Bon Florences and tell some god-awful jokes.

    CH 52 SAN FRANCISCO The Fog of Warshaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 84:01


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE Which Stan and Dazza Drive our beaten up Honda Civic with its broken tape deck across the famous Golden Gate Bridge..We take in the sights , stories and unique sounds of San Fran - all the while cowardly staying well away from the beach and the huge frigid swells of the Norcal Pacific coast. Yewwwwww

    Chapter 51 - Sydney: The Power and the Passiona

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2022 77:28


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In which Daz and Stan grab a Chiko Roll and a heavily-salted scallop and cruise the beaches (and outer reaches) of Sydney town, in search of the musical and surfical essence of the harbour city.

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    CH 50 Surf vs Music (Part 4) “ I Like Music , I Like Surf “

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022 69:07


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In Which Stan makes his closing statement in the landmark Supreme Court ruling of Surf v Music. Also Stan brings back the QUIZ and stumps Dazza with some mind blowing conundrums

    CH 50 Surf vs Music ( Part 3 ). Taking Drugs To Make Podcasts To Take Drugs To

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 44:17


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In Which Stan continues the debate between surf and music. We discuss Drugs ,Surfboard Quivers , Hippie Bongo Drumming Circles and the dangers of combining all three at once ! Yew.

    CH 50 Surf vs Music - (Part 2) - Lemmy, The Ace of Waves

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 78:56


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In which Stan again argues with equal amounts of verve and gusto why Music is better than surfing and conversely why Surfing shits on Music. We also discuss Leather and Lace wetsuits and the surfing styles of Lemmy,Stevie Nicks ,David Bowie and Mick Jagger. Yewww.

    CH 50 Surf vs Music - Riders on the Wavestorm - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2022 35:39


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE. In which Stan and Daz ( in our 50TH EPISODE !! ) throw surf and music into the cage fighting ring and let the feathers fly. It ain't pretty.

    Chapter 49.995 - A prelude…to nothing?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2022 18:29


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In which Daz and Stan whisper sweet nothings, get wrapped up in nostalgia and try to avoid shitty shoes (and catch the ferry before it's too late!)

    CH 49 BOARD COVERS and BORED COVERS

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 68:23


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In Which Stan And Daz explore mimicry in the world of surf and music in a totally unorthodox fashion - just like every other podcast……yew.

    Novel 48 - My T-shirt is my soul (or so I tell myself when in public)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 91:21


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In which Daz and Stan discuss the appeal and social influence of this essential/ubiquitous item of apparel and ponder whether the T-shirt really is the Alpha and Omega of the surf/music fashion alphabet.

    CH 47 Supergouper PART 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2022 78:52


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In which Stan and Daz continue the search for teamwork in that most selfish realm of surf and music. Also Dazza tries to stump Stan in another crazy Quiz. Yewww

    CH 46 Süperdooper Übergruppen PART 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2022 60:22


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In which Stan and Dazza explore the world of Musical Supergroups and Super Surf Teams with alacrity and elasticity. We also discuss the dangers of hugging diminutive ex world champs.

    Chapter 45 - Gods...and other things

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2022 91:59


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In which Daz and Stan ponder the Greeks, discuss Arks and Argonauts, throw up brotherly rivalries and wish for regime change.

    CH 44 Every Meth-Head Needs a Tesla

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 83:17


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In which Stan and Daz aimlessly explore music and surf stoke and ponder the best way to die

    CH 43 FREE RADICALS

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2022 63:47


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In Which Stan shapes a chair out of Norwegian wood while listening to Norwegian vinyl . Dazza crashes into Tom Carroll (again!) And Mrs B discovers there actually is such thing as a free lunch- for TC at least. Enjoy! SCARY GOOD ON VIMEO HERE

    CH 42 Newport State Of Mind -Part 2 of the Proust Quiz.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2022 75:47


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In Which Stan and Dazza pontificate on various topics in the surf and music world through the lens of Marcel Proust, Elton John and Lingerie model Dave Rastovich. As usual we have sick tunes ,sick surf stories and a cracker Who Am I Quiz. Yewwww

    Chapter 41: Marcel My Soul - Proust, Pumpkins, Putin, P-Pass and Perfect Pop

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 91:18


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In which Daz and Stan journey into the South Pacific with Marcel Proust, Gauguin, Elvis, Sintra and a head full of pop music and 1900's surf gear.

    CH 40 The Bike Shed Effect - Why Surfing and Music Sux

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 46:43


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In Which Stan goes full bull in a China shop - knocking over Dazza's cup half full of rose tinted optimism in the process. We ramble over topics such as two chord and one chord songs and why Joe Turpel is killing us all.

    CH 39 I've Seen the Neal and the Damage Done - Namesake Series Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 92:42


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In which Stan and Dazza explore the Namesakes of Betty and Neil , Neal and Kneel. We even occasionally stay on topic and sporadically make sense. Yew

    Chapter 38 - Ticked Off Against The Machine

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 99:13


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In which Day and Stan do their utmost to circumvent all deliberation of waves and chords; instead venturing into realms of existence as diverse as Hemmingway, Jung, The Enlightenment, Linguistics, Psychedelics, Floggings, Vloggings, Piss-poor sound quality and a plethora of irksome nuisances that really (or just kind of) get one's GOAT.

    CH37 The Namesake Series - Dukes and Allens -Channeling Beat Jazz and Aloha

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 79:58


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In Which Stan and Dazza explore Dukes and Allens in the world of surf and music. Special guests may or may not include Kenneth and Tim

    Chapter 36 - 2021 The Shag Who Spied Me - or - Love In The Time Of Cormorants

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 87:30


    SPOTIFY PLAYLIST HERE In which Stan and Dazza discuss the best bits of 2021 in music and surfing. Also we parse citrus stoke,cassette tape pseudo science and seabird hate speech.

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