Bye Bye Bogle: A Tribute to Surf-Rock Kings the Ventures

To honor guitarist Bob Bogle's death, SPIN's William Goodman revisits the band's influence on today's rock'n'rollers.
From left to right:  Nokie Edwards, Don Wilson, Mel Taylor, Bob Bogle

Surf, sun, and babes -- it's the California Dream. But its soundtrack was born in a much uglier place: a used car lot in rainy Tacoma, WA.

Hot New Band: Wavves

FREE DOWNLOAD: This SoCal skateboarder combines Beach Boys melodies with Sonic Youth guitars.
Wavves' Nathan Williams

What do you get when you cross the Beach Boys' sunny melodies with the atonal guitars of Sonic Youth?

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