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"Surfing With The Alien": The story of a non-surf related masterpiece

What does an album titled “Surfing With The Alien” and featuring the Silver Surfer on its cover got to do with surfing? Nothing at all. “Surfing With The Alien” is an instrumental rock guitar record by American guitarist Joe Satriani. The album showcases ten tracks and was released on October 15, 1987. Satriani’s second work […]

The history of Jamaican surfing in pictures

Jamaica is a Caribbean island surrounded by swells of all sorts and, as a natural consequence, surfing has been developing fast here. According to Billy Wilmot, legendary surfer, musician and event organizer, surfing became popular in Jamaica in the early 1970s, and since then it has never stopped growing and evolving. “The old school surfers […]

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The myth of Alex "Ace Cool" Cooke will forever live on

Alec Cooke has lost his life surfing 30-foot waves at Waimea Bay, in Haleiwa, Hawaii. The US Coast Guard called off its search for the missing surfer. The 59-year-old surfer was missing since October 27th when he left home to ride a large swell on Oahu’s North Shore. His truck was found on the Kamehameha […]

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