Podcasts about ska after party

…And we’re at the finale! Woo hoo! You’ve lived through the 2010s via ska music, once again! We’re closing it out with another load of fantastic tracks! Most of these are songs I was surprised to find that I hadn’t played earlier for all y’all! So, let’s get real… I’ve done these “mix tapes” for the 1960s – 2010s now, I’ve done 18 sets of 23 episodes for a total of 414 episodes, and there’s a handful of episodes over at GeekNerdery that I’ve done (but I repeat songs on that one… so… it’s not “cannon?”) and I’ve tried various interview shows over the years (the most recent being “the Ska After Party” and if you’re up for it, I’m still doing that with co-host Matt Vest on “On the Upbeat”), so it begs the question… where do I go from here with 23min of Ska? Is there still gas left in the tank? I sure hope so! I have some ideas, hopefully you’ll come along with me, but do me a favor, tell your ska loving friends about this show… Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of folks saying “Hey check out this band, I just discovered them!” and I’m all “WHAT! I’ve been playing them for years, because that BAND IS AWESOME!” I just want to spread all the ska love, help me out here, eh? Thanks, and I’ll see you all next week! 00:00 – Deal’s Gone Bad – Tell Me what You Know (About Love) (Heartbreaks and Shadows ’14) 03:41 – SKA Petarda – Al Capone (Niewypał ’16) 07:12 – Run and Punch – It’s Not You (No Loose Ends ’13) 09:14 – the Smoking Barrels – in “for” (Unfinished Business ’11) 11:40 – the Shifters – I’m in Love (Limited Edition Tour EP ’13) 14:26 – the Loose Ties – Your Last Chance (Champ of the Week ’12) 16:18 – Soweto – Don in the Arena (Turn on the Music Again ’17) 19:18 – Rudebeard – Au Revoir (Smell Yer Ska ’19) Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr 23min of Ska is produced weekly by RJ Phoenix Artwork shamelessly stolen from janillustrates Find them at https://www.instagram.com/janillustrates/ If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com RJ is also the co-host of another ska podcast, check out On the Upbeat at https://open.spotify.com/show/2Dsa1Gmt1Pivxo5sFGaxob Session : Mix Tape : the '10s // Episode : 4 // Airdate : July 16th, 2020

About the Tracks: Nathan Leigh and the Crisis Actors - This Machine Kills Centrists Nathan Leigh and the Crisis Actors are an interesting project that tends to play punk-influenced folk and rock music, but has been known to pull influences from all over the map ranging from swing to ska, to country and beyond. They pulled yours truly into play trombone on this record and it's one of my favorite projects I've been a part of. Their new album, "Myths, Conspiracy Theories and Other Things I Made Up to Sound Interesting" dropped last week, and it even had a ska song on it, lamenting an all too familiar attitude in our political discourse. The Autocratics - Brainwashed Friend The Autocratics, from Tokyo, Japan, are what would happen if you took bands like Bad Manners, Madness, and the Specials further refined that nutty two tone sound to its apex. Fronted by Shuhei Yokota (Rude Bones), The Autocratics have been carrying the two tone torch in Japan for over a decade now and have developed quite a fanbase, and yet remain one of ska's best-kept secrets. So grab your Fred Perry, crack open an ice-cold Stella and enjoy The Autocratics!!! Brainwashed Friends is my favorite track off the band's debut album. Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra - Perfect Future Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra is, for lack of a better description, perfect. My favorite band by about a mile and a half, having been together for over 30 years they've got a catalog deeper than the Marianas Trench. The band's trademark of blending ska with just about anything you can think of and making it their own is evident on this track, the leadoff/title track of 2009's "Perfect Future " Karikatura - White Lies The quick way to describe Karikatura is to say they play trans-global soul or world indie. A deeper inspection, however, yields a dizzying array of sounds ranging from jazz to cumbia to reggae to funk and of course the aforementioned soul. Crisscrossing the world for over 10 years, they dropped this aggressive meringue track, White Lies, as a response to the Eric Garner murder and Black Lives Matter movement. Diverse and eclectic music with (a) soul. Warsaw Poland Brothers - Summer of Ska Warsaw Poland Brothers are the unsung heroes of the socal/southwest ska scene. Having been active for over 30 years, and forming 2 sub-bands (California Celts, Kalifornia Krauts) they have managed to carve out a cult following from coast to coast. Great songwriting and excellent musicianship from the Poland brothers (Chris and Aaron). Summer of Ska is a single off the as of yet unreleased 8th album! The perfect track to get you ready for summer, even if we're all stuck indoors. Catch these guys if you ever get the chance and wish their singer Chris a happy 50th Birthday! About Chris: Chris Malone is a busy guy. Having been playing trombone in ska bands from all over the NYC/Long Island area for over 20 years, he is currently the bandleader/singer/trombonist in NYC based ska-punk band The Pandemics, he also occasionally plays with raggacore legends Pilfers. In addition to being an active musician, he also runs the fledgling record label, Lonely Atom Records, runs the Touring Ska Bands Facebook group (a resource for independent ska bands looking to book their own tours), and curates a Spotify playlist called The Best Ska Bands You've Never Heard Of that spotlights 5 criminally underrated ska bands from all over the world, hoping to shine a spotlight on all of the great ska bands making great music under most people's radars. The playlist is updated every Wednesday! 00:00 - Nathan Leigh & the Crisis Actors - This Machine Kills Centrists (Myths, Conspiracy Theories, and Other Stuff I Made Up To Sound Interesting '20) 01:59 - THE AUTOCRATICS - Brainwashed Friends (the Autocratics '17) 04:42 - Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra - Perfect Future (2020 Remaster) (TOKYO SKA TREASURES '20) 08:28 - Karikatura - White Lies (Speak Now '16) 12:35 - Tommy Tornado and the Clerks - Downhill (Back on Track '19) 17:04 - Warsaw Poland Bros. - Summer of Ska (Summer of Ska '19) RJ sez: I added the Tommy Tornado and the Clerks song because, well, I like that band, and this song seemed like it'd be in good company with all the great tracks that Chris chose. There's not too terribly much I can add about Chris that he didn't already cover, but I don't think he mentioned the Lonely Atom Youtube though, so go subscribe to that! I've known Chris for a few years now, he was even a guest on the late Ska After Party and we've kept up with each other via social media all this while. We've actually verified that we've been at shows at the same time, but that was well before we got in touch with each other. So this wraps up the Convoy series. It was a lot of fun these last 7 weeks, and it went so smoothly and brought so much good stuff to the show I'm fixing to find a way to do it all over again. If I'm lucky, I'll find another talented batch of folks to collaborate with! Spotify for The Best Ska Bands You Never Heard Of : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7go2QY2R4lQ96shgMa70Gf?si=M02HJ2tHRtm8ufuT-nXHUA&fbclid=IwAR1I25nTq5sjvhuU1m77hhY2Qr3r1p7LSJdQ29Q0MiqIJv-o9P4nta7eURE Facebook Group for Touring Ska Bands : https://www.facebook.com/groups/339900962760632/ Youtube of Lonely Atom Records : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7QJo7dcX5hEbQ0zvCbo0OQ Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com RJ is also the co-host of another ska podcast, check out On the Upbeat at https://open.spotify.com/show/2Dsa1Gmt1Pivxo5sFGaxob Session : Eightteen // Episode : 406 // Airdate : April 23rd, 2020

Hey all, this is Jr Ska Boss of Viva Ska Radio where every Wednesday my killer partner in crime Selecta Scream & I try to bring the best in Ska. Old and new and whatever else we can throw in to get your toes tapping. It's a radio show out of Las Vegas, NV and you can check it out on www.dustdevilradio.com 7pm-10pm Pacific on Wednesday evening! Let's dance people! 00:00 - Wank - Blue Skies (White Knuckle Ride '20) 02:59 - Joker's Republic - Falling Behind (Falling Behind '19) 07:23 - the Dendrites - No Money (Lunchin' with the Dendrites '20) 11:02 - Mr. Kingpin - Ease Your Mind (Ease Your Mind '19) 14:24 - the Sheldons - the Shit is Going On (the Sheldons '19) 18:05 - the Zero Class - Main Street (Main Street '16) 20:25 - Happy Drunk Cartel - If You were an Animal (the Rinsed Years '20) RJ sez: Jr Ska Boss sent me a killer line up for this episode, witched I goosed with tracks from the Dendrites and the Sheldons to send it over the top. It's easy to do when I'm starting with quality picks. See, Jr Ska Boss is not just a DJ over at Viva Ska Radio, and he just doesn't DJ at shows between acts, no no no, he's also a full-on show promoter! I got a chance to meet him at a show he DJ'd a few months ago, and we got on great. I complimented his choices throughout the night and it was some fun conversation, then I was like "Oh, I do a ska podcast" and when I told him the show he seemed super stoked. It was a great moment, and from our latest texts he's expressed that he's honored to contribute to the episode, and well, I have to say, I'm honored that he took the time to collaborate with me. Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Eightteen // Episode : 404 // Airdate : April 9th, 2020

With all of the craziness surrounding the global COVID-19 pandemic, I've found myself listening to a lot more ska. It's hard to put my finger on why, but I'd liken it to my favorite type of comfort food: not only is it good for the soul but it provides a bit of certainty in these uncertain times. To that end, I picked out a few upbeat tunes that I'm hoping will help provide at least a small distraction. Stay safe out there, and keep washing your hands! 00:00 - the KING LION - Skatman (Blank '19) 03:06 - the Kubricks - Criminals (Criminals '20) 05:51 - Roland Alphonso w/ the Skatalites feat. Don Drummond - Nimble Foot (Nimble Foot / Love is Stronger '65) 08:53 - the Radiation Kings - Murder (Early Years '99) 13:19 - Deal's Gone Bad - Be Mine Tonight (Guide to Boat Drinks & Cruise Cocktails '02) 17:19 - North East Ska Jazz Orchestra - Hard Man fe Dead (Stompin' & Rollin' '15) 20:55 - the Operators - 6 Month Blues (Ain't it Obvious / 6 Month Blues '19) RJ sez: Jim is one half of the very excellent Windy City Sound System, which you should totally have checked out by now! Building on Jim's picks, I added the new single from the Kubricks and the closing track from the Operators. I had the pleasure of meeting Jim and his WCSS co-star at the Jump Up Records 25th Anniversary show a few years back, and I couldn’t be happier then, and I couldn’t be happier now that they’re still in the game creating their show! Give it up for the Windy City Sound System! https://www.mixcloud.com/windycitysoundsystem/ Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Eightteen // Episode : 403 // Airdate : April 2nd, 2020

Wash, wash Washing my troubles away Oh yeah, oh yeah Maybe these words ring hollow in our troubled times. Or maybe they hit just right. Either way, I hope the potent mixture of 2 Tone, ska-punk, and Jamaican ska that follows finds your ears well. Within this mix, you’ll find five tunes from four different countries — a reminder that it’s not just COVID-19 that has gone global! 00:00 - the Crombies - Wash Wash (Dance Crazee '16) 03:22 - Justin Hinds & the Dominoes - Over the River (Over the River / Corner Stone '64) 05:39 - Lxs Fama - la Reina del Desastre (No Caben más Locos '20) 08:55 - the Bionic Rats - New Day Rudie (T.B.R. '16) 11:41 - the Cabrians - Time Map (Sun & Shadow Heroes '16) 15:14 - the Holophonics - Escape Velocity (Phantom Arrival '18) 17:24 - Beat the Smart Kids - Emoticons (Broke Again '16) 19:55 - the Swashbuckling Doctors - Better Than Nothing (Better Than Nothing '20) RJ sez: Kevin is one half of the very excellent Windy City Sound System, which is kind of a must-listen podcast! Building on Kevin's picks, I added the Lxs Fama, Holophonics and Swashbuckling Doctors tracks his already killer line up (and in doing so adding another country to the previous count.) I had the pleasure of meeting Keven and his WCSS co-star at the Jump Up Records 25th Anniversary show a few years back, and I couldn't be happier then, and I couldn't be happier now that they're still in the game creating their show! Cheers to the Windy City Sound System! https://www.mixcloud.com/windycitysoundsystem/ Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Eightteen // Episode : 402 // Airdate : March 26th, 2020

Ska music has been a big part of my life for over the past 20 years. I even met my wife because of ska music. Being a teenager in Orange County, California in the mid 90’s you couldn’t escape ska music. However, when others stopped listening, ska music stayed in heavy rotation with me. For this playlist, I followed a very simple plan to make it. I picked something old, something new and something local. Five Iron Frenzy, The O.C. Supertones and Less Than Jake are the bands I’ve been listening to the longest. Millington and The Skluttz are the newest bands on the list. Half Past Two, Hooray For Our Side and Codename:Rocky are some of my favorite hometown bands. I hope you enjoy my picks. 00:00 - O.C. Supertones - Supertones Strike Back (the Supertones Strike Back '97) 02:37 - Hooray for Our Side - Don't Panic (Overture '15) 05:05 - Codename: Rocky - Ctl Alt Del (Reboot '16) 07:22 - Less Than Jake - Motown Never Sounded so Good (Anthem '03) 09:55 - the Skluttz - Ska Police (Confidence is Key '20) 13:15 - Millington - Big Man on Campus (Millington '18) 16:45 - Half Past Two - See You Again (See You Again '20) 19:19 - Five Iron Frenzy - Cool Enough for You (Upbeats & Beatdowns '97) RJ sez: On the Upbeat is a hell of a fun podcast, go back and listen to the older episodes while the show is on break! And for full disclosure, Matt had picked different songs for Hooray for Our Side and Half Past Two, but after Half Past Two put out this killer new single we both knew it had to be included. This, of course, threw off the timing of the episode, so I offered up a change to the Hooray for Our Side song to even things out. Luckily Matt agreed and we have another rad episode! Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Eightteen // Episode : 401 // Airdate : March 19th, 2020

Deeply honored to have my pal RJ ask me to do this, and it was an interesting exercise. I appreciate his support and the work he is doing with the podcast and bringing the ska to the people. I took some of my favorite bands as a jumping-off point and the theme materialized out of that. Hope you enjoy it, and if you want to learn to play The Selecter’s Carry Go Bring Come on the Ukulele look for it in an upcoming episode of The Two Tone Singalong at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY71hkT4ZfXwxhbPR-xX-LzvXFYLOG31l 00:00 – Oreskaband – Carry On (Carry On '14) 03:37 – the Selecter – Carry Go Bring Come (Too Much Pressure '79)  06:25 – Cut Capers – Get Moving’ (Get Moving '17) 09:42 – Sonic Boom Six – Let's Push Things Forward (Keep On Believing '13) 13:16 – the Dualers – Don’t Go (Don’t Go '06) 16:41 – Stubborn All-Stars – Catch That Train (Open Season '95) 19:06 – Counting Coins – Don’t Look Down (Counting Coins '15)  RJ sez: Denver Dave is the man! He's been showing his enthusiasm for ska via his projects like "This is Ska" and the "Two Town Uke Sing Along" for oh so many years. I was lucky enough to meet him a few years back, and I'm even luckier to call him my friend. I couldn't think of anyone better than to start off this 7 episode series, where I'm sitting shotgun, and someone else is taking the wheel, than with Denver Dave. Also, this is my 400th episode! Man, that's a good number to have Denver help out on! Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Eightteen // Episode : 400 // Airdate : March 12th, 2020

After 2 solid ska/punk and high energy ska episodes in a row, I decided to take it down a notch on this one. Also, when I started this session of 23min of Ska I dedicated it to friend Lawless, and well, it's about to get a little Lawless up in here because I'm including a clutch of songs from his Moondust record label on this one. I'm keeping it a bit laid back to make the tone, but also give us all a bit of breather to relax and reflect. 00:00 - the Bandulus - Stop Playin' with My Heart (Love a Woman '19) 02:34 - Alpheus - Rudies (Rudies / Our Time Will Come '20) 05:41 - the Twilights - Dancing Moon (Hear What I Say '18) 08:30 - 4th Street Orchestra - Ah Who Seh? (Ah Who Seh? / Go Deh! '20) 11:34 - Ocean 11 - Miss Understanding (Miss Understanding / Spring in Rome '11) 14:48 - Laurel Aitken - Apollo 12 (Skinhead Invasion) (Apollo 12 / Moon Rock '11) 16:52 - Irie Beats - No Jodes Ver. 2 (People Need People / No Jodes Ver. 2 '11) 20:35 - Western Standard Time Ska Orchestra feat. Greg Lee & Alex Desert - World's Fair (Big Band Tribute to the Skatalites: Vol. 2 '15) If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Eightteen // Episode : 399 // Airdate : March 5th, 2020

This bit of trucker slang is just a basic reminder to drive safely. So I'd like to take the time to tell all of you out there to take care of yourselves! It's rough out there, and it could get rougher, but don't fret, because you're pretty damn dope. If what you need is some ska music, here it is, but if you need something more, go out and get it. There's no shame in asking for help, for your state of mind, or for your new favorite ska band. There are helpers everywhere and they're easy to find. 00:00 - Bite Me Bambi - Hot Lava (Hot Lava '20) 03:25 - Malambo Ska Band feat. Hugo Lobo - Racist Friend (Racist Friend '20) 07:26 - the Skluttz - Stand Our Ground (Confidence is Key '20) 10:49 - Hans Gruber and the Die Hards - Is Today Worth Waking Up for? (Hans Gruber and the Die Hards 2 '19) 13:19 - Cheatin' at Solitaire - Don't Wanna be Miserable (Audrey '20) 15:55 - Skalapper - Depressed Feeling (find a new world '10) 19:23 - the Upstarts - So Sharp (the Upstarts '07) Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Eightteen // Episode : 398 // Airdate : February 27th, 2020

Are you ready for some hard-hitting, speedy as hell, unrelenting ska and ska/punk? If so, you are in luck! I went big and loud on this one, I just couldn't help myself, it's the mood I was in, and I hope you'll agree that it's all pretty rad. Also, how can you just sit and listen to this one? I couldn't even sit still when I was putting this one together! Damn! Get it in your ears! Get outta yr seat and shake it!  00:00 - Madaline - Exit Strategy ("it is what it is" '19) 03:15 - K-Man & the 45s - Paradoid Panic (Stand with the Youth '19) 05:58 - the Re-Adjusters - Red (Rebound '19) 08:55 - Cartoon Violence - Serpico (Passive Aggressive '18) 11:36 - Bumsy and the Moochers - Six Months (Spaced Out '18) 15:36 - Zéro Talent - 50% (Société Anonyme '18) 18:01 - We Are The Union - Out of Patience (Self Care '18) 20:23 - the Bruce Lee Band - Ms. Me (Community Support Group '14) Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Eightteen // Episode : 397 // Airdate : February 20th, 2020

Trucker lingo translation of the title: apparently it means "Love and Kisses" because it is double of the normal "Eighty-Eights" which means simply "Best Wishes." But I'm finding a lot of trucker slang that translates to simply "Best Wishes" and I'm not finding more than one resource that says "Double Eighty-Eights" is even real trucker CB radio talk. I coulda been hoodwinked on this one my fine listeners, but you know, the intent was there to name it something sweet, because, it's the kinda-sorta St. Valentine's Day episode. Get into it! 00:00 - Catbite - Can't Give You Love (Catbite '19) 02:37 - Hepcat - Together Someday (Right On Time '97) 06:21 - the Meow Meows - If You Were My Boy (Somehow We Met '13) 10:06 - New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble - Love & Affection (Break Thru '19) 13:53 - the Georgetown Orbits - Garden of Love (Solar Flares '18) 17:51 - Doreen Shaffer - Nice Time (Adorable '97) 20:51 - Moon Invaders - Baby I Know (the Fine Line '11) And no, I didn't notice the band naming theme of the first 3 bands until I was typing this up just now. Not in the playlist making, not in typing the tracklist above or even in making the art, right now as I'm finishing everything up! Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Eightteen // Episode : 396 // Airdate : February 13th, 2020

I always threaten to make an episode like this, but I usually back out (except that time that I didn't!) This time, after hearing that great new Heavesbee track, I knew I had to go for it again! That's right, it's a totally "rude" episode! This one is for the lads, but don't fret ladies, your time will come soon enough! Here again, we have music from all over the world as well as from the last 20 odd years, as you know, I like to keep it modern where I can. There really is so much good ska since the hey-day of the '90s that I can't believe how blessed we are in the ska community. As always, this episode is the tip of the iceberg, follow those links, get some more music in you head and heart and see these bands live when/if you get the chance! 00:00 - Heavensbee feat. Mista Rhee - Rude! Original! Suave! (We Mean Business '20) 04:33 - Black Square - Rudeboy (To the Hills '19) 08:50 - los Kung-Fu Monkeys - Rude Boy Rockers (Rudeboy Rockers'15) 10:58 - the Ska Vengers - Rudeboy Skank (the Ska Vengers '13) 14:08 - the 27 Red - Rude Boy (Make Your Game '03) 17:40 - el Grande - Rudeboy and Rasta (Brick City Sound '19) Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Eightteen // Episode : 395 // Airdate : February 6th, 2020

Alright, let's do this, it's time to kick it into gear with this session of 23min of Ska! We've started strong 2 weeks ago, then we hit the 10yr anniversary last week and now it's time to power through with some killer ska! Oddly enough, it is apparently ska show season where I live. I saw a bunch of bands a week ago, and I'm seeing another huge group of bands this weekend. And this isn't so unusual, to be honest! This happens most years, bands tour the South West in order to beat the chill from touring a lot of the rest of the country I guess. It doesn't matter much because, well, damn, I get to go see some live ska, and there's nothing wrong with any of that! 00:00 - the KING LION - Cold Sugar (BLANK '19) 03:26 - Blue Beat Makers - Enamorado de ti (Enamorado de ti '19) 06:11 - the Inverters - the Show Must Go On (the Show Must Go On '19) 09:56 - the Boss Beats - Overflow (III '12) 12:28 - Control This! - Persian Cat Ska (Humble Man '19) 15:47 - the Skatastrophics - Round Town (Round Town '19) 20:57 - Perry Gripp - I Got No Money (I Got No Money '09) Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Eightteen // Episode : 394 // Airdate : January 30th, 2020

Here's something crazy... this podcast is 10 years old! Say what? I seriously do not believe it. On January 23rd, 2010 I posted the first episode of 23min of Ska, not knowing what journey I was about to embark on. It was just a little side project to do when not working on the reality show podcast I was working on at the time. In fact, I wasn't sure if it should be 23 minutes or 15 minutes. To this day I'm still not sure, but 23 feels right.  When I started it wasn't weekly, it was twice a month, with only one episode in January, so a new set of 23 episodes was starting on 1/23 each year. In my initial plans, I was going to do the show for 10 years, 2010 - 2020. Each year would have 23 episodes releases on the 11th and 23rd of each month after January. I still almost ended the show in 2016 when I get to the end of the original 9 sets of 23 episodes a process sped up by going weekly. I relented at the last minute because I love doing this show and thought that that would be too early to quit. Now here I am, at my original ending day... and I still don't want to quit. January 23rd, 2020 was supposed to be the first time I was not going to post an episode based on that plan. Kind of glad I didn't. I'm more in love with ska and the ska community than I was when I started this show 10 years ago. This is the 18th set of 23 episodes, so we're well on our way to doubling the number of my original plans by mid-2020. After that... still not going to quit! So buckle up, there's still plenty of rad ska for me to share with you! 00:00 - Last Edition - 10 Years (10 Years '19) 03:32 - the Holophonics - Shiznit (MaSKArades Vol. 14: Not a Cover Band '20) 06:22 - One Night Band - Old(er) (Way Back Home '06) 09:25 - MU330 - Serious (Ultra Panic '02) 11:11 - Telethon - Wander Party (Hard Pop '19) 14:35 - the Fabulous Lolo Meets King Kong Girio - Easy Come and Easy Go Away (My Favorite Heart to Break '15) 18:01 - the Slackers - You don't Know I (Better Late Than Never '96) Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Eightteen // Episode : 393 // Airdate : January 23rd, 2020

Welcome to the 18th and latest session of 23min of Ska. This session is all about trucker slang because why not, it's my podcast, I'll do what I want. I'm pulling back on the intense art commitment this time around, but I may make a few tweaks as I go on. Also, I'm taking a break for the next 23 episodes w/ doing the ska label highlights, those were fun, and I'm totally going to do something like that again, but not anytime soon. This episode changed a lot over the last several weeks. I thought it was basically finished in late December. I then took a week off because I wanted to enjoy my limited Christmas time off, and because I wanted this session to occur all in 2020. Then I did two listener selected episodes because I was lazy. I got those listener episodes set up quick too. Hell, those episodes were done a put together by the first, and honestly, I was only going to run "You Call It Vol. 18" and save "You Call It Vol. 19" for the Summer. Then I got the news that my friend Jason Lawless had passed. And it hurt. And I knew I had to make some changes to this episode's playlist. In changing the tracklist I yanked out the ska/punk and changed the opening song. Lawless was always more of a traditionalist, but would still let me natter on about ska/punk and ska/pop and the like. He was also always a supporter of  23min of Ska and of me. It can be odd making new friends as an adult, especially in a scene where everyone else has known each other for years but Lawless never let me feel like an outsider. Hell, neither have any of the people he introduced me to! He was great to this weirdo out of the Midwest when he had no reason to be, and I could never thank him enough for it. Lawless will be forever missed by all who knew him, I count myself lucky to have been one of them. This episode and the next 22 are dedicated to him, his support, his passion, and his "Lawless-ness." Thanks for everything. 00:00 - the Skatalites - Lawless Street (Ska Boo-Da-Ba '65) 03:14 - the Hacklers - Bring it Back (Between the Lines '16) 06:50 - the Scotch Bonnets - Hair Did (Come on Over '19) 10:41 - the Loving Paupers - Where's My Wave (Lines '19) 14:13 - Tommy Tornado and the Clerks - Back on Track (Back on Track '19) 18:07 - Pocket Billiards - My Next Last Time (Troubles Edge '19) 20:59 - Venus Hill - Back on My Feet (Whatever '02) Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Eightteen // Episode : 392 // Airdate : January 15th, 2020

It's another episode where my helpful listeners have suggested the music for! I like this one quite a bit, lots of great songs on it. It's been a rough week for me, so all of your help has been pretty much essential in helping to get this episode out. I literally cannot do this podcast without the bands, or all you helpful listeners, so I appreciate all who took the time to make suggestions these last few weeks to help another top-notch episode get out to all your lovable rude little ears. 00:00 - the Untouchables - Be Alright (Latest & Greatest: Ghetto Stout '00) 02:42 - Joker's Republic - Separation of Chuch and Skate (Separation of Chuch and Skate '20) 05:30 - the Sheldons - No Way (the Sheldons '19) 09:17 - You Dirty Rat - Rattitude (Latrine '18) 12:09 - Souvenir Atómico - Esclavo del Sistema (Souvenir Atómico '17) 15:48 - Black Square - Discord (To the Hills '19) 20:11 - INDK - East Coast Rising (Kill Whitey! '02) Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Special // Episode : 19 // Airdate : January 9th, 2020

First off, thanks to everyone for letting me take a week off! I try not to, but the holidays got to me and I wasn't able to get my stuff together. Such to the effect that I asked for suggestions on what to play on this episode. I got a TON of responses! But hey, we always have next week to play those! Also, feel free to toss your hat into the ring and suggest songs for the next episodes, because man oh man, I have so much going on that I could use the help. Currently mapping out the next year of 23min of Ska and the Ska After Party and I'm very excited to have you all along for the ride. 00:00 - Ska Jazz Messengers - Mil Veces No (Radio Edit) (Mil Veces No (Radio Edit) '19) 03:28 - Bootleg Catch Up - Olympia (Bootleg Catch Up '19) 06:05 - Tom Nevers Field - Impossible (Impossible '19) 08:19 - Vieja Skina - Barrios Altos (4 '19) 13:11 - Crash & the Crapenters - She's Subatomic (She's Subatomic '19) 15:59 - the Swashbuckling Doctors - Here Comes the Milkman (Rescue the Universe '17) 20:25 - Rudebeard - Thrown Away (Wide-Os on the Rise '19) Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Special // Episode : 18 // Airdate : January 2nd, 2020

The Toasters album "Dub 56" was my intro into the big world of ska, I will always hold it in high esteem for that alone. Besides, it was a ripper of an album! It started a love of the sound that has never gone away. In my young lust to find more ska music, I took note of the label, Moon Ska, and the label catalog that came with the album. It wasn't long before I was sending away for other CDs that Moon had released. Was I loving every minute of it? You bet I was! Moon was my label for more tradition sounding ska (I went to Dill and Asian Man for my ska/punk and to Jump Up for my local Midwest scene) and I could never get enough. It was a fair time before I met the man behind the label, Robert "Bucket" Hingly of the Toasters. I'm not gonna lie, me and Bucket aren't pals in the least, and he could never pick me out of a line up of 3 goofy white boys, but he's always been a good guy to me. It was years before when I'd see them on tour we'd even talk ska. Honestly, we usually talked about Jack Kirby and his work for Marvel (specifically Silver Surfer) or talk about the other bands on tour. He's a top guy, never made me feel like an idiot about ska history (even when I kind of am) and more than that he's always down to chat. That's what I love about Bucket, he's a man of the people, he's an authority that never feels like it and he tears up the stage! I could talk more about Moon, but this episode really is just a love letter to Bucket. Thank you Mr. Hingly, see you on the road. 00:00 - the Toasters - Dub 56 (Dub 56 '94) 02:41 - Hepcat - the Secret (Out of Nowhere '84) 05:16 - the New York Citizens - the National Front (On the Move '88) 08:00 - the Scofflaws - Back Door Open (Ska in Hi-Fi '95) 10:27 - Let's Go Bowling - You Take Me (Mr. Twist '96) 14:14 - the Articles - Spread Satin (Flip F'real '97) 19:23 - Easy Big Fella - Stuck in the Chapel of Love (Eat at Joey's '87) Photo Credit to Meredith M. Goldberg Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Seventeen // Episode : 391 // Airdate : December 19th, 2019

This is not a "Best of 2019" list. I dunno, I just usually don't do that kind of thing. And this year would be so hard, 2019 kicked us all a lot of good ska, and this episode is only a small part of it. So yeah, here's a load of 2019 ska and ska/punk for you, and if this is the first time you're hearing some of these bands, kick ass, look more into them, they're all rad. And if you have heard some of them before... you're welcome, these songs are great, I'm sure you're glad to hear them again! 00:00 - Mr. Kingpin - Cards on the Table (Cards on the Table '19) 02:35 - Hooray for Our Side - Carousel (Everybody Love Everybody '19) 05:37 - the Fanculos - Better Late Than Never (the Fanculos Album '19) 09:28 - Skatax - Tranquilo y Rimbombante (One Shot '19) 11:32 - K-Man & the 45s - Never Can Tell (Stand with the Youth '19) 14:39 - Roy Ellis / Mr. Symarip - I've Told You to Change Your Eveil Ways (Ska Almighty '19) 18:52 - Derrick Morgan - Judge Dread in Court (Judge Dread in Court / Last Chance '67) Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Seventeen // Episode : 390 // Airdate : December 12th, 2019

I first became aware of Mossburg Music when I was working w/ the Georgetown Orbits. They really seemed to be a quality label. Later on, I got to know Billy Geoghegan, the founder of Mossburg. He was a great guy, to talk with in general, about running a label, about ska and about this great country. Mossburg isn't confined to a specific area, because Billy isn't. Wherever he goes he brings that Mossburg magic and manages to crank out a few releases. The label has been around in fits and spurts for some time, and I for one really hope that it continues on! 00:00 - the Notables - Freak Shuffle (Godfather Ska / Freak Shuffle '93) 02:55 - Contra Coup - Rudie has Fallen (Run for the Moon '05) 07:24 - the Stingers ATX - Near Me (This Time Around... '08) 10:34 - Kevin Batchelor's Grand Concourse - Your Man (Kevin Batchelor's Grand Concourse '11) 13:29 - the Bashments - Got to Give (the Bashments '11) 16:23 - the Georgetown Orbits - David and Goliath (Super Sonic '11) 20:20 - Lynval Golding and Contra Coup - the Same (Know Your Rights! '16) Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Seventeen // Episode : 389 // Airdate : December 5th, 2019

Happy Thursday world and happy Thanksgiving to everyone in the States! Once again, I'm bringing your ears the new ska! I've done new ska, I've done new ska/punk and here... here it's ska, it's got some punk, some rock... and something else! Oh yeah! I'm just so happy this episode came together, some of these songs I've been wanting to play for all of you for a while, but they just weren't fitting in quite right... and now here we are! Love it! Love you! Take care of yourself, you rule! 00:00 - Simple Minded Symphony - Aimless (Places '19) 04:46 - the Planet Smashers - Heart Like a Lion (Mixed Messages '14) 07:58 - Drop Party - the Mountain (Lean into the Wave '19) 15:26 - Black Square - Walk Away (To the Hills '19) 19:16 - Prince Buster & the Prince Buster Allstars - the Appeal  (the Appeal / Land of Imagination '67) Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Seventeen // Episode : 388 // Airdate : November 28th, 2019

Ok, so Bad Time Records is a newer label, but I didn't want to discount them. They are the ska/punk label to be watching! Now, yes, the catalog isn't that big yet, but it's getting there and with quality! I'm doing something I don't normally do, and that's including compilation tracks from the same compilation. I've tried to avoid this, but damn if "the Shape of Ska Punk to Come: Volume 1" isn't a killer comp, and the three songs included here are only scratching the surface of that awesomeness! They've done a few rereleases/first time on vinyl, so that's why you see some records that are older than 2019 on here. It looks like they have some big plans for 2020 and I couldn't be more onboard. If you have somehow missed these bands or Bad Time Records before, now you can safely be in the know with this episode an await their every release along with me! 00:00 - J. Navarro & the Traitors - No Control (the Shape of Ska Punk to Come: Volume 1 comp '19) 02:31 - Catbite - Scratch Me Up (Catbite '19) 05:10 - OMNIGONE - Six Feet Down (No Faith '19) 06:20 - We Are The Union - MTV is Over, if You want It (Who We Are '07) 09:10 - No Such Noise - Gorgon City (the Shape of Ska Punk to Come: Volume 1 comp '19) 11:50 - Thirsty Guys - Bad Chemistry (Parched '19) 14:23 - Kill Lincoln - Days I Spent Inside (Good Riddance to Good Advice '15) 17:54 - Stuck Lucky - True Crimes (the Shape of Ska Punk to Come: Volume 1 comp '19) 20:20 - DISSIDENTE / ДИССИДЕНТЫ - 'Til Debt do We Part (Frontline '17) Visit Bad Time Records to find more great music: badtimerecords.com Cover photo by Shutter Crust Photography: https://www.facebook.com/shuttercrust/ Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Seventeen // Episode : 387 // Airdate : November 21st, 2019

Would you check this out? It's a lot of ska... a lot of new ska! Oh yeah, that's what I like to do over here at 23min of Ska! I like to introduce you to new and current bands while also digging up some great gems from the past. I hope you can dig it. Nothing I hate more than seeing people asking "where's the new ska?" or "how can I find new ska?" Right here kiddos, each week! Get ready for some new ska for your ears! 00:00 - the Void Union - Kassablanca (the Return of the Super Vape '19) 02:47 - the Steady 45s - Meaning of Love (Meaning of Love / Slow the Heart '19) 05:56 - Stoop Steady - Runaway (Lonesome '13) 08:52 - the Prizefighters - Just Let the Music Play (Fire Walk '19) 11:34 - the Magnetics - Coffee & Sugar (Coffee & Sugar '19) 13:56 - Skatax - el Cantinero (One Shot '19) 17:17 - Jim Murple Memorial - It Could be Worse (Stella Nova '17) 20:33 - the Defenders - Set Them Free (Set Them Free / Don't Blame the Children '67) Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Seventeen // Episode : 386 // Airdate : November 14th, 2019

In what has to be the most self-serving episode ever, I present to you the little label that thought it good, the one that flew too close to the sun on vinyl wings, the most failing-ist ska label around... Grandpa's Casino Recordings... the label that I ran... into the ground. Actually, it wasn't all that bad, in fact, the songs are pretty damn good, all the bands were top tier! So yeah, I had good instincts! And we started w/ a Kickstarter and earned the cash to make seven 7" records, and we made them all and everyone seemed pleased, so you know... yay. So why no more releases? Well, see, this is where business comes in. The idea was to make some more copies of those records past the Kickstarter to sell and raise cash for more 7" records from more bands... well... that didn't work out and I still have a closet full of these records... quality records... but 7 years on, I can admit, I totally over-reached and fell on my face. In the end, hell, I got 7 more great records out into the world, releases I'll stand behind. And hey, I still have some for sale, hit me up! 00:00 - the Shifters - It's Been Too Long (the Big Ska Gamble: July 7" '12) 04:18 - the Action League - Space Attack (the Big Ska Gamble: August 7" '12) 07:41 - the Georgetown Orbits feat. Bridgid Roney - Jungle Happiness (the Big Ska Gamble: October 7" '12) 11:14 - Lockstep - the City is Burning (the Big Ska Gamble: September 7" '12) 13:47 - Do It With Malice - Show Me on the Doll Where Ska Touched You (the Big Ska Gamble: November 7" '12) 17:04 - Stop the Presses - Daddy Issues Vol. II / Bird or Plane (the Big Ska Gamble: December 7" '12) Seriously, buy some vinyl ska records from me: GrandpasCasino.com Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Seventeen // Episode : 385 // Airdate : November 7th, 2019

As a matter of principle and as a matter of keeping this show as evergreen as possible from week to week, I actually try had to not make shows that are themed around holidays or other events. And if I do, I try had to make it not so obvious. And then we have this... so yeah... look at those titles and you're all like "Yup! Halloween episode alright!" but is it really? Could I have dropped this episode at any time and would it make you think "Halloween-ish?" I guess that is up for debate. I'd say entirely possible, but I've been wrong, oh so many times before! At the very least, I hope you truly enjoy this episode, as I hope you enjoy every episode! 00:00 - Stop the Presses - Dead Man's Party (Money in the Bank '19) 04:17 - Ultima Caida - Twilight Ska (Easygrooves vol. 1 comp '13) 07:37 - the Seattlelites - the Thing (the Thing! '19) 11:17 - Western Standard Time Orchestra - Lon Cheney (Big Band Tribute to the Skatalites vol. II '15) 16:26 - Laurel Aitken with the Court Jester's Crew - Jamboree (Jamboree '00) 19:24 - Prince Buster - Judge Dread (Judge Four Hundred Years) (Judge Dread / Waiting for My Rude Girl '67) Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Seventeen // Episode : 384 // Airdate : October 31st, 2019

The Ska After Party welcomes Eric Abbey to this week’s show! Eric is a member of J. Navaro & the Traitors, the Tellways, 1592, Detroit Riddem Crew and Superdot! We talk a bit about how he got started, how he got into many of those acts and find out the stories behind a few songs that he’s written. Find Eric and everything he does here: https://abbeyproductions.bandcamp.com/ SHOWS: the Big One 8: https://www.facebook.com/specializedprojects/ the Ska Parade 30th Anniversary Tour / Pick It Up Blu-Ray Release Tour: https://www.facebook.com/Ska-Parade-123085751054800/ RELEASES: Big D & the Kids Table – Strictly Covered: https://bigdandthekidstableofficial.bandcamp.com/album/strictly-covered Bruce Lee Band – Rental!! Eviction!!: https://asianmanrecords.limitedrun.com/products/653817-bruce-lee-band-rental-eviction-12 Death Rosenstock – Thanks, Sorry!: http://www.quoteunquoterecords.com/qur104.htm Background music from Eric Daino: https://www.fiverr.com/ericdaino If you would like to lend an instrumental track to use as bed music for this show, or heck, write a theme song for this show, please sent it to: podcast@skaafterparty.com If you would like to lend an instrumental track to use as bed music for this show, or heck, write a theme song for this show, please sent it to: podcast@skaafterparty.com Support the Ska After Party Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/skaafterparty Find & follow our other show 23min of Ska on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr Want to submit your band for a future interview? Email: podcast@skaafterparty.com Let me know what you think of this show, or let me know of tours and upcoming albums! Email: podcast@skaafterparty.com

So BIB Records and DVS Media are two different record labels... but they seem to be a bit intertwined. A handful of albums seemingly came out around the same time on each label, both operated seemingly out of the Boston area and they co-released at least one ska compilation. In the end, I don't know the true story behind them (and I think that I'll probably be finding out from the slightly older, or more "in-the-know" ska crowd as soon as I publish this) ...but I do know this, and this is the important part, they both put out some killer ska music! 00:00 - Bim Skala Bim - Skeleton (Eyes & Ears '95) 03:06 - Steady Earnest - Please Go Away (Out of Line '93) 06:15 - Dion Knibb & the Agitators - Caribbean Eskimo (Driving Me Mad '98) 09:10 - the infamous SHOELESS JOE - Back On Up (diversionary tactics '00) 13:02 - Johnny Socko - Madame Blavatsky (Oh, I do Hope it's Roast Beef! '95) 16:13 - Metro Stylee - 13 Blackbirds (Soul Garage Ska '98) 20:21 - Six Foot Deep - Skankin' in the Boneyard (It Came from Six Foot Deep '97) Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Seventeen // Episode : 383 // Airdate : October 24th, 2019

Here's another one of those episodes where I play around with how far I can stretch the definition of "ska." If I was more interested in that concept I should've made the song sequence go from least to most in terms of ska, but I opted, as always, for song flow. Also, about half these tracks I've been trying to find a home for for months and I'm so glad I found the best episode to put them in! Thanks for listening, now go do something amazing! 00:00 - Profesor Galactico - Big Bad City (Pit Stop at the Moon '19) 03:14 - Eat the Evidence - Fruit of the Loot (Sex, Drugs & Wishy Washy Politics '17) 06:01 - Hans Gruber and the Die Hards - American Hero (Hans Gruber and the Die Hards 2 '19) 09:13 - K-Man & the 45s - Get Outta My Head (Stand with the Youth '19) 11:18 - Jay Parade - Jimmy (Crying Over Spilt Coffee '19) 13:54 - Santo Remedio - Paramis (Si Se Acaba la Vida '19) 17:29 - the Hotknives - Harsh Reality (About Time '10) 20:39 - Derrick Morgan & the Aces - Tougher Than Tough (Rudie in Court) (Tougher Than Tough / Song for My Father '67) Cover photo by Andrea Hunter : https://www.andreahunter.ca Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Seventeen // Episode : 382 // Airdate : October 17th, 2019

Stomp Records was founded in 1994 by Matt Collyer of The Planet Smashers and Jordan Swift of The Kingpins, so you know, it’s gotta pedigree of greatness. It was THEE Canadian ska label as far as I knew when I was younger. I literally thought every Canadian ska band put out a record on Stomp. Well, not quite but hell, there’s a ton of Canadian quality on for you to check out and get down with! 00:00 – the Kingpins – Beat Girl (Main Title) (Watch Your Back ’96) 02:03 – Skavenjah – Liquid Lunch (All Dressed Up ’96) 05:03 – Gangster Politics – Nica’s Dream (Gangster Politics ’98) 08:13 – Subb – It’s Alright (Daylight Savings ’02) 10:38 – the Johnstones – Action! ($ Word is Bond $ ’06) 12:27 – One Night Band – Right On (Way Back Home ’06) 16:38 – Rude City Riot – DC Riot Stomp (Nothin’ but Time ’11) 20:08 – the Planet Smashers – Break My Neck (a Love Song) (Too Much Information ’19) Visit Stomp Records to find more great music: https://stomprecords.com/ Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Seventeen // Episode : 381 // Airdate : October 10th, 2019

Oh man, it's that time of year again in the States (or elsewhere as well, I'm a ska fan, not a historian of the world and its celebrations) where people head back to their small towns and take in a football game or whatever and the high school kids are all fretting about the big dance... yup, it's homecoming season! So yeah, find that old jacket that's been packed away for decades, blow the dust of the ludicrously expensive class ring, and maybe talk to some of the few cool people you went to school with... you know the ones, the ones in your "Screw the actual "cool" people" club! Yeah, all your friends! I swear, call both of them! It's Homecoming mother bitches! 00:00 - SkaTune Network - Cold Raviolis (Pick it the Fuck Up! '19) 02:56 - Ska Trek - True Confession (Move Along '00) 05:48 - El Grande - Never Going Back (Brick City Sound '19) 08:59 - SICK PINS - Vertical Drops (Now That's What I Call Sick Volume 1 '19) 11:11 - High School Football Heroes - Don't Come Around (We've Fooled Around Long Enough '06) 14:25 - King Kong Girio - You Won't Say It (King Kong Girio 1 '11) 17:50 - illuminati hotties - New Girl (Hidden Tape Unlocked: Vol 1 comp '19) 20:18 - Prince Buster - 30 Pieces of Silver (30 Pieces of Silver / My National Ska '64) Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Seventeen // Episode : 380 // Airdate : October 3rd, 2019

This week we welcome Simonne and Leilani of Alla Spina to the Ska After Party! Find out what it is like to be a ska band in Brisbane, Australia, how their upcoming album is a worldwide effort, what other artists inspires them and the stories behind a few songs! Find Simonne, Leilani and the rest of Alla Spina at: https://www.facebook.com/allaspina Links for this week's releases: Specialized Project - Check 1-2: the Spirit of '79: http://www.specializedproject.co.uk/latestnews/out-now-check-one-2-the-spirit-of-79 Skatune Network - Pick it the Fuck Up: https://counterintuitiverecords.bandcamp.com/album/skatune-network-pick-it-the-fuck-up the Abruptors - Love & Other Disasters: https://asianmanrecords.limitedrun.com/products/650849-the-abruptors-love-other-disasters-cd-lp Alla Spina - ...one more thing: https://allaspina.bandcamp.com/album/one-more-thing Background music from Eric Daino: https://www.fiverr.com/ericdaino If you would like to lend an instrumental track to use as bed music for this show, or heck, write a theme song for this show, please sent it to: podcast@skaafterparty.com Support the Ska After Party Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/skaafterparty Find & follow our other show 23min of Ska on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr Want to submit your band for a future interview? Email: podcast@skaafterparty.com Let me know what you think of this show, or let me know of tours and upcoming albums! Email: podcast@skaafterparty.com

Cards out on the table, Grover is a boss record label! Founded in 1993 by Oswald Münnig, and distributing out of Germany they are as well known for issuing some rad albums but also licensing a lot of great ones too! They'll help bands from outside Germany and Europe get releases over there, they'll also issue albums on vinyl when a band's main label only plans on a CD release. I chose to focus on releases from the main Grover label and releases that were only on Grover or Grover released first, because they co-released and rereleased a lot of great stuff! It's an embarrassment of fantastic music! Needless to say, Grover has been hooking us all up with great music over and over!  00:00 - Dr. Ring-Ding & the Senior Allstars - Dandimite Ska (Dandimite! '95) 03:51 - Laurel Aitken with Court Jester's Crew - Woman is Sweeter Than Man (Jamboree '00) 05:57 - Rude & Visser - Letter in the Mail (Red Rum '02) 09:38 - the Stingers ATX - Telephone Breakdown (This Good Thing '02) 12:04 - the Caroloregians - Special Brew (Funkify Your Reggay '10) 15:28 - Moon Invaders - It's Alright (the Fine Line '11) 17:26 - Boss Capone - Cinderella (Boss Capone's '69 Reggae Bonanza '15) 20:20 - the Magnetics - She don't wanna Sleep Tonight (Coffee & Sugar '19) Visit Grover Records to find more great music: www.grover.de Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Seventeen // Episode : 379 // Airdate : September 26th, 2019

Welcome to the Ska After Party! This week we’re talking to Amy Gabba from the Toronto based ska/indie pop band Amy Gabba & the Almost Famous! We talk about Amy’s influences, a few of her songs off her new EP, how heartbreak can lead to great music and just how great the ska community is! Find Amy and the rest of the Almost Famous at: http://www.amygabba.com the Kickstarter for the Ska Supernova 2020: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/supernovaska/supernova-international-ska-festival-june-13-14 Background music from Eric: https://www.fiverr.com/ericdaino If you would like to lend an instrumental track to use as bed music for this show, or heck, write a theme song for this show, please sent it to: podcast@skaafterparty.com Support the Ska After Party Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/skaafterparty Find & follow our other show 23min of Ska on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr Want to submit your band for a future interview? Email: podcast@skaafterparty.com Let me know what you think of this show, or let me know of tours and upcoming albums! Email: podcast@skaafterparty.com

Autumn/Fall is right around the corner, so let's tour the world and find a bunch of great ska songs from everywhere! Okay, yeah, what does Autumn and world travel have common? Eh, not much, but hey, check out this crazy awesome line up of music? Right? Oh yeah! 00:00 - Rapid - Lauf! (Astronaut Kosmonaut '17) 02:57 - Suspense Heroes Syndicate feat. Bosky - Mary (Mary '19) 06:24 - Maskatesta - Solo un Minuto (the Maskatonians All Stars & Friends '07) 11:18 - ZEME LIBRE - Boomers (Millions '19) 16:31 - Paul the Kid - Off the Plane (Swimming Through The Milky Way '17) 20:11 - Derrick Morgan - No Raise, No Praise (No Raise, No Praise / Loving Baby '63) Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Seventeen // Episode : 378 // Airdate : September 19th, 2019

Welcome to the Ska After Party where this week we're talking all about the upcoming Skamic Con East show! We kick things off w/ a brand new song from Sgt. Scag and then get some behind the scene's info on songs from the Backyard Superheroes and Crash the Owl Party! Skamic Con East Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/652605931875804/ Sgt. Scag: https://www.sgtscag.com/ Backyard Supeheroes: https://backyardsuperheroes.bandcamp.com/ Crash the Owl Party: http://www.crashtheowlparty.com Background music from Eric: https://www.fiverr.com/ericdaino If you would like to lend an instrumental track to use as bed music for this show, or heck, write a theme song for this show, please sent it to: podcast@skaafterparty.com Support the Ska After Party Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/skaafterparty Find & follow our other show 23min of Ska on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr Want to submit your band for a future interview? Email: podcast@skaafterparty.com Let me know what you think of this show, or let me know of tours and upcoming albums! Email: podcast@skaafterparty.com

I loved making this episode. I love Asian Man Records. I love Mike Park. And I love all the acts that he got together to release music from. Asian Man Records was a big part of my early years of loving the ska sound, as I was already a fan of ska, but AMR really helped me branch out and learn about more bands. As a pretty skint kid, I didn't always have the cash to buy a ton of CDs and AMR kept it as cheap as he could and put out super cheap samplers to find out and hear new bands. I have so many AMR records on my shelf, ska, ska/punk and of other genres that this was an easy one to get together. I know I leaned a bit on the early years here, but I also wanted to show AMR is still holding up the ska banner and supporting those songs. Mike was a man of many tastes, and he always had good taste, so if it was ska or not I'd always check it out, and usually dig it! But for the topic at hand, we're focusing on the ska and ska/punk and you may or may not be surprised how much it isn't packed to the gills with ska/punk! So thank you to the small but mighty staff at Asian Man Records and thank you to Mike Park for all the past years and all the great ska releases to come! 00:00 - Link 80 - Verble Kint (17 Reasons '97) 01:57 - Unsteady - Rockstar (Nevergonnabearockstar) (Double or Nothing '97) 05:21 - Johnny Socko - Rumpy Pumpy (Full Trucker Effect '97) 08:37 - the Chinkees - Breath Out the Fight (Peace Through Music '99) 10:06 - Chris Murray - Steady Beat Convention (4-Trackaganza! '01) 12:20 - MU330 - Let Go Again (Ultra Panic '02) 14:30 - Buck-O-Nine - Cook Me in the Bowl (Sustain '07) 17:23 - Monkey - You're Becoming a Jerk (and Nobody Likes You) (Bananarchy '15) 19:04 - the Abruptors - Deserve (Love & Other Disasters '19) Visit Asian Man Records to find more great music : http://asianmanrecords.com/ Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Seventeen // Episode : 377 // Airdate : September 12th, 2019

Welcome to the Ska After Party! This week we’re talking to Gary and Becky from the New Jersey ska/punk band the Backyard Superheroes! We talk about a few songs, how the band started and why you should always wear gloves when you cut peppers. Also, listen in and see if you can find out who we think is the Angus Young of ska! (Hint: It's Gary!) Find Gary, Becky and the rest of the Backyard Superheroes at: https://backyardsuperheroes.bandcamp.com/ the Kickstarter for the Ska Supernova 2020: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/supernovaska/supernova-international-ska-festival-june-13-14 Background music from Eric: https://www.fiverr.com/ericdaino Big art assist from James: https://jamesvolpe.wixsite.com/volpedesign If you would like to lend an instrumental track to use as bed music for this show, or heck, write a theme song for this show, please sent it to: podcast@skaafterparty.com Support the Ska After Party Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/skaafterparty Find & follow our other show 23min of Ska on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr Want to submit your band for a future interview? Email: podcast@skaafterparty.com Let me know what you think of this show, or let me know of tours and upcoming albums! Email: podcast@skaafterparty.com

Let's close out Summer with a super sunny batch of ska! From super fresh tracks to older classics, this episode has it all. I hope this episode finds you healthy and well, and if not, do what you need to do to get yourself there. You're pretty great, how do I know? Because you're checking out some great ska right here! You have great musical taste! So yeah, you're already halfway there! Be good to yourself, see you next week. 00:00 - Ariel & les Va-Nu-Pieds - les Souliers (les Souliers '18) 03:26 - Jim Murple Society - Summer Romance (Stella Nova '17) 06:15 - Last Edition - If Ska Ruled the World (10 Years '18) 08:05 - Stop the Presses - Hold On (Money in the Bank '19) 12:44 - Profesor Galactico - Keep Your Chin Up (Pit Stop on the Way to the Moon '19) 15:51 - the Pietasters - Crying Over You (Awesome Mix Tape #6 '99) 20:17 - Prince Buster - Praise without Raise (Praise without Raise / Three Against One '63) Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Seventeen // Episode : 376 // Airdate : September 5th, 2019

Welcome back to the Ska After Party and to the fourth volume of "Song Stories!" You already know these bands from previous episodes so there's no wasting time on talking about anything but the music! On this episode is Evan from Hooray For Our Side and Chris from the Pandemics! Also, find out how you can get early passes as well as support the 2020 edition of the Supernova International Ska Festival! All that and info on our pal Mr. Kingpin's new single! Find Evan and the rest of Hooray For Our Side at: HoorayMusic.com Find Chris and the rest of the Pandemics at: https://www.facebook.com/ThePandemics/ the Kickstarter for the Ska Supernova 2020: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/supernovaska/supernova-international-ska-festival-june-13-14 the New Mr. Kingpin single: https://mrkingpin.bandcamp.com/track/ease-your-mind Hire Eric for Music: https://www.fiverr.com/ericdaino Hire Jim for Graphics: https://jamesvolpe.wixsite.com/volpedesign If you would like to lend an instrumental track to use as bed music for this show, or heck, write a theme song for this show, please sent it to: podcast@skaafterparty.com Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr Patreon - https://www.skaafterparty.com/ Want to submit your band for a future interview? Email: podcast@skaafterparty.com Let me know what you think of this show, or let me know of tours and upcoming albums! Email: podcast@skaafterparty.com

I wish I could say that this episode is a trip down memory lane, that I'm just playing you all the cool shit I was into back in the late '90s, specifically the stuff from Stubborn Records... but alas, I ain't that cool. I don't know how Stubborn was such a blind spot to me for so long, but they were, and I really didn't start exploring their catalog until the mid-'00s. And man or man there was a wealth of fantastic stuff to find and listen to! Bless King Django for bringing us this label and allowing it to get all of us some very fine fine music to listen to! 00:00 - Skinnerbox - I Got to Know (Hepcat Season / I Got to Know '98) 02:43 - Rocker-T and the Version City Rockers - I Have to Say (Nicer by the Hour '98) 05:39 - Vic's Pick - Gravity (Version City '98) 07:53 - the Radiation Kings - Spending Time (Early Years '99) 11:53 - King Django and the Forthrights - Anywhere I Roam (Anywhere I Roam / Other People '09) 15:06 - Hub City Stompers - Ska Ska Black Sheep (Ska Ska Black Sheep '09) 16:50 - the Snails - the River (the River '12) 20:32 - the Screw-Ups - Reach Out (No Time to Waste '16) Visit Stubborn Records to find more great music : stubbornrecords.com Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Seventeen // Episode : 375 // Airdate : August 29th, 2019

Welcome to the Ska After Party! This week we’re talking to Ben and Bryce from the Denver ska/punk band Younger Than Neil! We talk about how the band got started, what are the influences and the support of the Denver scene. Also Ben is constantly name dropping! Also, here's to Caleb! I hope you're feeling better soon! Find Ben, Bryce and the rest of Younger Than Neil at: youngerthanneilmusic.bandcamp.com If you would like to lend an instrumental track to use as bed music for this show, or heck, write a theme song for this show, please sent it to: podcast@skaafterparty.com Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr Patreon - https://www.skaafterparty.com/ Want to submit your band for a future interview? Email: podcast@skaafterparty.com Let me know what you think of this show, or let me know of tours and upcoming albums! Email: podcast@skaafterparty.com

Hey, it's another wonderful episode of the 23min of Ska podcast! Sorry about the lack of Ska After Party this week... but it's been... well, A WEEK! Part of me is just relieved that I got this episode out and into your hot little ears! There's a great handful of fantastic brand new ska and ska/punk in this episode, as well as some other great, but slightly older tunes! Of course, it is all capped off with Derrick Morgan firing "the Blazing Fire" at Prince Buster in their music war! 00:00 - Stoop Steady - Skankin' O.G. Dankins (Lonesome '13) 02:53 - Alex Dominish - Party Next Door (Monopoly '19) 07:37 - Show Me Island - Begin to Wonder Why (Show Me Island '13) 09:21 - the Holophonics - the Science of Selling Yourself Out (Don't Mess with the Holophonics '15) 13:24 - Lead Shot Hazard - Braggin' Rights (Fires to Find Our Friends '19) 16:22 - Hot Tropic Ska Jazz Club - Hawaiian Eruption (el Bandido Ska '19) 20:06 - Derrick Morgan & the Allstars - the Blazing Fire (the Blazing Fire / Teach My Boy '62) Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Seventeen // Episode : 374 // Airdate : August 22nd, 2019

Time for another 23min of Ska label highlight episode! This time we're looking at Ska In The World Records operating out of Japan. While they license a whole bunch of music from around the globe for release, they also are host to a ton of great bands from Japan and beyond in their own right! Here's just such a small sampling of what they have to offer! I have to admit, I only knew a few of these bands going in, and boy oh boy was I in for a surprise and a treat, as are you dear listener! 00:00 - Soulcrap - All of Me ('Too Hot' Road '12) 03:56 - THE AUTOCRATICS - Too Much Too Old (the Autocratics '17) 06:19 - Two Lead - あぁ、素晴らしきかなこの世界 (あぁ、素晴らしきかなこの世界 '14) 10:39 - Riddimates - Mad Tempo (Seven Gods In A.... '09) 16:48 - RUDE BONES - Melody Life (Just Started '18) 19:03 - Train's Tone - Chinese Bubble (Birth of Hope '07) Visit Ska In The World Records to find more great music : skaintheworld.com Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Seventeen // Episode : 373 // Airdate : August 15th, 2019

Welcome back to the Ska After Party and to the third volume of "Song Stories!" You already know these bands from previous episodes so there's no wasting time on talking about anything but the music! On this episode is Austin from Joker's Republic and Dan from the Classy Wrecks! Get ready for a good time talking about some great music! Also I go over tour dates for Stop the Presses as they head back home, where you can find Joker's Republic and the Classy Wrecks playing this week, as well as some great new ska & ska/punk releases coming out coming out this week! Find Austen and Joker's Republic at http://jokersrepublic.com Find Daniel and the rest of the Classy Wrecks at : http://theclassywrecks.com Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr Patreon - https://www.skaafterparty.com/ Want to submit your band for a future interview? Email: podcast@skaafterparty.com Let me know what you think of this show, or let me know of tours and upcoming albums! Email: podcast@skaafterparty.com

23min of Ska is back to teach you a thing or two about new and upcoming ska, some overlooked gems, and a little bit of ska history! Can you handle all this? The past, present, and future of ska all rolled up into one? I'm sure you can because I have the best and smartest listeners in all of podcastdom! Is this appeal to your collective ego doing anything for you? Yeah? Kickass! You all rock! Thanks for checking out this episode! You're all super lovely and I love you all! 00:00 - Amy Gabba and the Almost Famous - the Distance (the Heart is Stupid '19) 02:24 - the Skatoons - Pogogirl (Einmal Ska Und Zurück '03) 04:30 - the Penniless Loafers - Going Sane (the Penniless Loafers '15) 07:49 - the Slums - the Crow (PCT Musique Split Vol. 6 '19) 10:30 - the Skatastrophics - In the Air (In the Air '19) 14:23 - Rathskeller - My Cancion (West Bound '99) 19:51 - Prince Buster - Blackhead Chinaman (Blackhead Chinaman / My Ticket '62) Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Seventeen // Episode : 372 // Airdate : August 8th, 2019

Welcome to the Ska After Party! This week we’re talking to Andy and Cody from the Connecticut band the Hempsteadys. Learn their secrets for keeping track of 11 band members and which song of theirs was inspired by a "Kids in the Hall" sketch! Find Andy, Cody and the rest of the Hempsteadys at: www.thehempsteadys.com Or find their Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/the.hempsteadys/  If you would like to lend an instrumental track to use as bed music for this show, or heck, write a theme song for this show, please sent it to: podcast@skaafterparty.com Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr Patreon - https://www.skaafterparty.com/ Want to submit your band for a future interview? Email: podcast@skaafterparty.com Let me know what you think of this show, or let me know of tours and upcoming albums! Email: podcast@skaafterparty.com

Guten Tag! Welcome to another in our label spotlight series! On this episode, we cover songs from the German label Black Butcher Records, which was a sub-label of Mad Butcher Records. Not only was it home to German ska bands, but also Italian, American and Canadian ska acts as well! Be sure to check them out, because there is a ton of quality music from them available for your listening pleasure! 00:00 – Scrapy – Sad Nights in Soho (Unsteady Times ’99) 03:56 – Enjoint – Jamaican Sound (Skankin’ Twins ’00) 07:57 – Skaliners – Me and the Doc (Steal the Music ’05) 12:06 – Umbrella Bed – Narcissus (Go ’08) 14:45 – the Zvooks – Missed My Chance (Lessons Learned ’03) 18:53 – the Orobians – Starsky & Hutch (Oropulp ’18) Visit Black Butcher Records to find more great records! https://www.madbutcher.de Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Seventeen // Episode : 371 // Airdate : August 1st, 2019

Welcome to the Ska After Party! This week we’re getting the scoop behind two songs from two different bands who are currently on tour RIGHT NOW! First we talk to Aaron, Courtney and Tony from the Minnesota ska band the Prizefighters about their cover of the song "Tank!" AKA "Bebop Rocksteady" and then we ask Ali and Danny from Stop the Presses about their song "Rude Skank!" Did I mention that both these bands are on tour and you should go see them? GO SEE THEM THEY'RE ON TOUR! Find Aaron, Courtney, Tony and the rest of the Prizefighters at: www.theprizefighters.net Find Ali, Danny and everything else about Stop the Presses at: https://www.stopthepressesmusic.com/ Support our boy Sammy Kay's new album: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sammykaynj/preorder-sammy-kays-new-lp If you would like to lend an instrumental track to use as bed music for this show, or heck, write a theme song for this show, please sent it to: podcast@skaafterparty.com Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr Patreon - https://www.skaafterparty.com/ Want to submit your band for a future interview? Email: podcast@skaafterparty.com Let me know what you think of this show, or let me know of tours and upcoming albums! Email: podcast@skaafterparty.com

Here's a great batch of ska for you all today! So this is the "off week" where I'm not exploring a specific label, just, you know, listening to some dope as hell ska! The last song here is the kick off for a "song war" between Derrick Morgan and Prince Buster. Provided I can track down all 11 tracks, they will be filling in the last track slot on episodes not covering a record label. Fun, right? Well, I think it is, so get ready for it! 00:00 - the Clockmakers - Le temps passe (Souvien-toi! '18) 03:51 - Wild Mad Riddim - Jolly Rogers (Worldwide Frequency '17) 06:24 - el Grande - It's Alright (Brick City Sound '19) 09:51 - the Magnetophones - Big Mama (Big Mama '19) 13:32 - the Slackers - Axes (Close My Eyes '03) 16:47 - Pitshu & Victor Rice - Nzela (Nzela '19) 20:06 - Derrick Morgan - Forward March (Forward March! '62) Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode. Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com There's a lot of great ska vinyl out there, so head over to our partners in crime at http://www.GrandpasCasino.com Also check out our sister podcast the Ska After Party at http://www.SkaAfterParty.com Session : Seventeen // Episode : 370 // Airdate : July 25th, 2019

Welcome to the Ska After Party! This week we’re talking to Aaron, Courtney and Tony from the Minnesota ska band the Prizefighters! We get the scoop on recording their latest album "Firewalk," how they got onto Jump Up Records and their tour that starts this week! Find Aaron, Courtney, Tony and the rest of the Prizefighters at: www.theprizefighters.net Support our boy Sammy Kay's new album: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sammykaynj/preorder-sammy-kays-new-lp If you would like to lend an instrumental track to use as bed music for this show, or heck, write a theme song for this show, please sent it to: podcast@skaafterparty.com Find & follow the show on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSka Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/ Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stpr Patreon - https://www.skaafterparty.com/ Want to submit your band for a future interview? Email: podcast@skaafterparty.com Let me know what you think of this show, or let me know of tours and upcoming albums! Email: podcast@skaafterparty.com