by Ron DePasqualeAs the name would indicate, the Surf Punks combined two emerging sounds of the late 70s — punk rock and surf revival. The band, fronted by Dennis Dragon, personified the surfs up, lighthearted West Coast attitude — they were even featured in a PBS ary demonstrating California Beach English. The Surf Punks irreverence, immaturity, and skepticism of outsiders came shining through in songs like My Beach, No Fat Chicks, Teenage Girls, and Locals Only. The bands self-titled debut in 1979, made on their own Day-Glo label, became a cult classic. Epic came calling and the Surf Punks peaked with My Beach in 1980, before sinking into self-parody.