We have a full-on Battle Royale this week on Surf Dudes with Attitude. The Dreams are set to play the annual Sharkey’s Battle of the Bands against their bitter rivals, Bradley and the Billionaires. The band hatches a scheme to play matchmaker with Matt and the lead judge, Angela, in hopes to win. But, they…
Mother Daughter Reunion In this product-of-divorce episode, we take an emotional sailor-dive into Tiffany’s subconscious with special guest James Oliva of the Totally Legitimate Business Podcast! See… Tiff was abandoned by her mom at five years old and has somehow turned out to be a beautiful and caring soul despite that trauma. That is until…
Don’t tell us we never accomplished anything, DAD! We did all 13 episodes of Season 1. On this very special wrap-up episode, we break down the season and pepper in some predictions for Season 2. Who will stay? Who will go? HINT: It’s Dennis and it’s about goddamned time. We also review the COMPACT DISC…
We made it! A whole season in the can! This week, we look back on the music videos California Dreams has blessed us with. Forget that dangling preposition and listen along to an actual DP of professional music videos John McClellan to help us dissect each one. John joins us from Berlin and he’s basically…
The gang are set to perform their very first gig (even though they’ve been a band for two years?) But, what’s that? Matt and Jenny’s dad has finally pulled the trigger and booked that trip to the Grand Canyon that he’s been threatening for years? And they’re on the SAME NIGHT? What will they do?…
1×7 Guess Who’s Coming to Brunch Uh oh… It’s our first ‘very special episode’ of California Dreams. Probably one of many. Surprisingly, this was done quite tactfully and with care. In this racially charged episode, Tony has to decide between getting a new amp for the Dreams or having a two-faced bigot butt as a…
In this politically charged episode of Surf Dudes, we take a deep, Kornacki look at the infamous election episode of California Dreams. In a classic case of sibling rivalry, Jake gets an incurable case of Little Brother Syndrome and runs for student body president. Meanwhile, the Dreams are asked to play a campaign rally for his…
2×9 “Bwa Ha Ha Means I Love You” In this high-flying, hullabaloo and hijinx-filled episode, we dive into the themes of teenage responsibility, entrepreneurship, DIY recording techniques and job hunting for the California Dreams band. Jake gets an embarrassing job at a record store with a slightly unhinged middle manager. He can’t tell Tiffany about…
Ohh naur. It happened. We were threatened with some looseygoosey writing this season that led us down a path of silliness, non-continuity and questionable-at-best narration choices. And the “Coop De Grass”, as Sly would say, would be this old west dream episode. Highly debated in California Dreams fandom, it’s become a hotbed of controversy over…
On this costume-heavy and twinkie-cream-filled segment of Surf Dudes with Attitude, we examine the episode of California Dreams that name-drops Sting extensively. The gang hatches a scheme to perform for Sting’s manager for a chance to open at his upcoming concert. Begging for a support slot might be the most realistic thing this show has…