NESMA, which stands for North East Surf Music Alliance, is the glue that holds the surf scene in the northeast U.S. together. This group of 70+ dedicated surf bands show the kind of cooperative spirit that makes the world a better place - and they know how to throw a heck of a great party, too!

Surf Guitar 101 - All you need to know about people, equipment, shows, bands, etc., is available here. There's even an annual compilation of member-submitted music available for download. Tom has the honor of being included in the 2006 compilation. He's listed as Tom "Noisy-Dad" Bittel, with his tune, "Bongo-Shomngo."

Dad's Noisy Basement is Tom's self-indulgent sideline solo project - like he has time for that! Check out his song samples and buy his CD's, also on the Oh, No Wonder label.

WNHU (New Haven) Radio's Go Kat Go show - "the only show in Connecticut specializing in Rockabilly and Psychobilly." Tune in on Tuesdays from 8-10 p.m.

WWUH Radio's The Greatest Show from Earth - Tune into a long-running University of Hartford radio show hosted by the enigmatic Voice of Delorenzoid. The show spotlights mid sixties psychedelic, electronic music, and progressive rock (and occasionally, DNB). The Greatest Show From Earth can be heard every Sunday evening between 9:00 PM and midnight (Eastern Time). It's the last blast before the work week begins again, so tune in, turn on, and freak out!

The Paisley Pop Label - Another great source for power-pop and the like. New music, old music. They "put the paisley back in underground." Paisley Pop is responsible for rereleasing the Broken Hearts album (Tom's old band in the 80's) on CD, including 11 bonus tracks (many live!) to compliment the 9 original album tracks. A class outfit.

Hyped to Death CD Archives - A great source for forgotten and just-below-the-surface music from the late 70's through the mid 80's, or in their own words: "The world's finest, longest, and cleanest-sounding CD collections of rare, obscure and undiscovered independently-produced * American punk; **Power-pop and poprock; *** Home-made post-punk, new wave and D.I.Y.; **** U.K. & Irish punk & mod, ***** U.K. D.I.Y., etc." Check out their "Teenline #8," collection, which includes "Tuesday Evening Girl" by the Broken Hearts. Fun stuff!

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