Starting this Sunday, PBS airs a new three-part documentary by Ken Burns (The Civil War, Baseball, Jazz). Apparently not all the Beachbum’s friends are in low places, because he was recently sent a preview copy. This time Burns co-directed with Lynn Novick, but all the usual Burns trademarks are there: compelling archival footage, equally compelling [...]
The Beachbum may not be in the chips, but at least he’s in the news. For the current issue of Saveur magazine, he wrote a five-page spread about his favorite subject: rum. The article also features seven cocktail recipes, both classic and contemporary, plus brand recommendations. You can read it all here (minus the recommendations, [...]
Tiki drinks and Tiki tunes are colliding all over the map these days. In Swansea, Wales, Alastair Jenkins and his surf band The Hangmen name half the tracks on their new CD after Tiki drinks, including “Singapore Slingers,” “Shrunken Skull Stomp,” and our personal favorite, “Zombie Surf Party.” Sweden’s The Archers, another surf band that [...]