Hey! Ho! Let’s Go! Dave the K is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Ramones with a brand-new special edition of The Rockin’ Surfer Show. The Ramones may have helped define punk, but their music grew out of the same rock & roll, pop, garage, and surf sounds...
By Harvey Kubernik Magnolia Pictures announced today that they will release a brand new 4K restoration of END OF THE CENTURY: THE STORY OF THE RAMONES, from directors Michael Gramaglia and Jim Fields. The documentary is a vibrant, candid portrait of one of...
By Harvey Kubernik A new collection that celebrates the early days of the country rock movement, featuring such seminal acts as Buffalo Springfield, The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers and Poco, is being released on October 23,...
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.