News Archives - The Atlantics

Pipeline Magazine: Issue 124 Spring 2023

March 26, 2023

A great review from our friends in England, as well as No.1 on the playlist!

Pacific Longboarder: The Atlantics “Still Making Waves” 60 years on!

January 26, 2023

Believe it or not, Australia’s surf-music super group The Atlantics has just released a new album of all-new original songs. Jim, Martin & Bosco – even Peter Hood can be heard on the closing track. […]

ABC News: Australian surf rock band The Atlantics are Still Making Waves, six decades later

January 26, 2023

By Mark Bannerman It was 1961 and two boys from Maroubra Bay High in Sydney are talking after school. One is Peter Hood, the drummer in a new band called The Atlantics. The other, Jim Skiathitis, […]

Surfer Gary Birdsall on hand to see Cronulla Point big wave ride re-created at Walk the Walls

December 13, 2022

By Murray TrembathUpdated December 12 2022 Gary Birdsall, the surfer whose big wave ride at Cronulla Point in 1963 was captured in an iconic photo and paintings, was on hand to see the moment brought […]

Sydney Morning Herald Obituary: Peter Hood: Drummer with The Atlantics on international hit ‘Bombora’

September 24, 2021

By Glenn A Baker September 24, 2021 PETER HOOD: 1943–2021 In 2013, a surging instrumental rock song was added to the National Film and Sound Archive’s Sounds of Australia registry. It was named after an Aboriginal […]

Peter A Hood 1943 – 2021

September 22, 2021

26th June 1943 – 22nd September 2021 It is with a saddened heart that we announce the passing of our dear friend and Atlantics’ Drummer, Peter Hood. Peter passed away at 11.00am, Wednesday 22nd of […]

Cream Of the Crate Album Review # 201 : The Atlantics – Great Surfing Sounds of The Atlantics

August 25, 2020

By Rob Greaves -August 2, 2020 10:00 am90 1 These reviews are provided to help maintain a connection with various genres of popular music extending from the 1940’s through to present time. “Virtually the only successful surf […]

Guitar World: 10 Instrumental Surf Rock Songs You Need to Hear Now

March 12, 2016

Posted 03/10/2016 by Damian Fanelli I spent the good part of 10 years as the guitarist (and chief songwriter) in an instrumental surf-rock band. We played for very little money … drove for hours looking for gig parking […]

The Age: Waxing lyrical: From The Atlantics to The Break, surf music refuses to die

January 1, 2016

by Damien Murphy “To you I shall put an end, then you’ll never hear surf music again.” Jimi Hendrix’s lyric from his 1967 album Are You Experienced delivered an elegy to surf music that was […]

Continental Magazine (USA) – The Atlantics interview

August 17, 2015

Ivan Pongracic (The Madeira) interviewed The Atlantics for Double Crown Records’ Continental Magazine. The interview was conducted by email between January 2013 and March 2014 and is so lengthy that it was presented as two […]

Think surf rock classics and a few songs come to mind. The Surfari’s Wipeout, Dick Dale’s Miserlou, Pipeline by the Chantays and of course Bombora, by Australia’s own, Atlantics. Virtually the only successful surf instrumental band not from America. Echoing the Shadow’s Twangy Atmospheric Instrumental Sound, they were snapped up by CBS Records and became a household name with the release of their giant hit Bombora in 1963.

After completing their European tour in 2013 The Atlantics have announced their retirement from live touring.

“We wish to thank all our fans and friends that have supported us throughout the years by buying our records and coming to our gigs and concerts. It really made it all worthwhile.”