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On this week's Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: Labor Notes Podcast: How TSA Agents and Federal Workers are fighting a hostile administration. Heartland Labor Forum: Cuts to Haskell Indian Nation's University in Lawrence. My Labor Radio: Discussion with Eric Blanc on his new book We Are The Union. The Flight Deck: Women's history month: two captains discuss their inspiring stories. Economics for the People: The political economy of the Middle East. The SAG-AFTRA Podcast: Jane Fonda discusses her career with Fran Drescher. Help us build sonic solidarity by clicking on the share button below. Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people's issues and concerns. @LaborNotes @Heartland_Labor @mgevaart @UnitedPilots @sagaftra#LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO Edited by Captain Swing, produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.
We talk with Eric Blanc about his new book We Are The Union & more. Here are some important links to follow from our conversation. WorkerOrganizing.org SavePublicServices.com Bit.ly/SaltNow Eric has a must read Substack @LaborPolitics
In this Citations Needed News Brief interview, we're joined by Rutgers professor Eric Blanc to discuss his new book "We Are The Union," and lay out how any meaningful resistance to Trump and Trumpism has to be grounded in a growing, strong, confrontational labor movement.
As our adventures on Grand Cross continue, our quartet of GPol people encounter some new allies and enigmas... As the poet once said... "Boys Will Be Girls" by We Are The Union. "Augment or Die" is by Emerson Boatwright and Drew Messinger-Micheals. Cover art by Joanne, aka Anything Sews. Visit us on the web at dicepunks.com and on Cohost & Tumblr at @dicepunks, or email us as dicepunks@gmail.com! Our Patreon is www.patreon.com/DicePunks — backers can gain access to our patron-only Discord, Dice Peeks after-show, and more!
We wrap up our SKAUGUST celebration by talking about New Tone! The current wave of ska with an emphasis on mixing genres and being socially inclusive to marginalized groups. We are talking about the 2021 album Afterglow by Mississippi ska band, Flying Raccoon Suit.Join our Patreon to get bonus audio, videos, blog posts, and access to our Discord for only $1 at patreon.com/punklottopodPodcast platforms and social media links at linktr.ee/punklottopodCall our voicemail line: 202-688-PUNKLeave us a review and rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Song clips featured on this episode:
Reel Big Fish was one of the biggest ska-punk bands in the late 90s. Their success was launched by the success of their single "Sell Out." In 1997, the song started to explode while Reel Big Fish was on tour as the opening act for Let's Go Bowling and The Cherry Poppin' Daddies. Midway through the tour, they were promoted to headliner. To this day, Scott still feels weird and kind of guilty about it. But there have been a lot more weird moments during Reel Big Fish's career, which Scott shares with us. Like the time they opened for KISS at an amphitheater, then immediately left the venue to open for Skankin' Pickle in a small Inland Empire club. We also talk about how strange it was for Reel Big Fish to travel all over the world. (He includes a particularly funny story from their trip to Russia). Not to mention the time their tour bus blew up--they were almost inside when it happened. Plus Scott talks to us about interviewing random people in Times Square about ska for the documentary Pick It Up - Ska In The 90s. We also talk about his acting roles in the We Are The Union music videos for "You're Dead / Vampire Ska" and "Make It Easy." (And what it was like to kill Brent Friedman on camera!) We also discuss what it was like to recently meet The Slackers' frontman Vic Ruggiero for the first time, the influence of Fishbone on the Reel Big Fish, making a cameo in the film BASEketball (by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone) and how Aaron Barrett and Scott's funny on-stage banter started as something antagonistic between them. Plus we dig deep into the fantastic record Cheer Up and learn a lot about "Drunk Again" and "Average Man," two songs Scott wrote. And Crumbl Cookies. We definitely talk about Crumbl Cookies. Support the show
Danny and Pickle return to pop Danny's Dirty Dancing cherry. The Bret Michaels Dick-o-meter Dirty Dancing Sexy Scale returns to guide us through the episode. Featuring Danny's Swayze impression and Josh's We Are The Union impression. A very special episode even without our host, Vince Troia. Pickle is on Letterbox at the_nightwitch and Danny is on Letterbox at buttwipejones.
Philadelphia hardcore band Soul Glo put out one of the best records of 2022: Diaspora Problems. It made it on many "best of" lists, Jeff Rosenstock tweeted about how amazing it was and the band My Chemical Romance invited Soul Glo to open for them. But, what we've learned as the group have transitioned from a DIY punk band to being one of the names constantly referenced in the current hardcore reconnaissance is that they like ska. So we brought on bassist GG Guerra to discuss the genre. He talks about his love for Arrogant Sons of Bitches, specifically their landmark record, Three Cheers For Disappointment. We also discuss Folly--Soul Glo singer Pierce Jordan participated in a cover of Folly's song "Broken" with members of Catbite, We Are The Union, The Best of the Worst and Gouge Away for 2 Minutes to Late Night. We also talked about Soul Glo's love for JER. GG assures us that at some point in the near future, we can expect a JER/Soul Glo collaboration. We talk about so much more. Ska Against Racism, GG's Choking Victim tattoo, GG's old ska band, signing to Epitaph, how the film Whiplash inspired the idea for the video for "Jump!! (Or Get Jumped!!!) ((by the future))" and we dig deep into the recording of Soul Glo's Diaspora Problems. Plus Adam reveals the name of Atomic Garden Recording Studio's owner Jack Shirley's old ska band!PickinnputtinPickinnputtin-Music and golf with guests from both worlds. Weekly podcast featuring...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show
This week Max Beckman from Half Past Two joins us. Max tells us about the band's upcoming shows, what it's like to be playing outside of Southern California and what it has been like to work with Reade from We Are The Union. We listen to Half Past Two's song. Max also tells us about working on the new Amy Gabba album and some favorite ska memories. Lastly, we give you ska news and our ska picks of the week. Half Past Two: halfpasttwoska.com On The Upbeat: ontheupbeatska.com Ska News…… -Amy Gabba On June 9th Amy Gabba and The Almost Famous released their full length album, Screaming At The Top of My Lungs. You can older cd and vinyl copies from Jump Up records and the album is streaming everywhere now. Streaming: https://open.spotify.com/album/1ROVL6V9rTg3HWRqemBuzr?si=48gaJwWbQOiYdeZ5H_BC1Q Physical Copies: https://www.jumpuprecords.com/amygabbarules/ - Roger Latcheup On May 7th Roger Latcheup released a new album called On s'en fout, on s'aime! https://open.spotify.com/album/4PLRsPPbW5Lh22mBSHOJ2F?si=yDEf7Re4TxS5iSQLqnWUZA -Dope Times Also, on June 9 Dope Times a new song called I Did it Anyway. The song is the third single off their upcoming album called Where Ghosts Remain Outside”. https://open.spotify.com/album/211Dq01FNwfGyI9IjYQbpi?si=6x_X0BdLRVy6Wp780nPykA Spotify playlist Ska Favorites: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2DikTsRPk4dspXejk9bFko?si=vaPlX9V7QVW9JsTRSUdqCg Ska News Theme by Dang!t: https://dangitband.bandcamp.com/music Main Theme by Millington: https://millingtonband.bandcamp.com/music You can buy the main Theme Song: https://ontheupbeat.bandcamp.com/track/on-the-upbeat
Brandon Benson is the bassist of We Are The Union, a ska-punk band from Ann Arbor, Michigan that formed in 2005. Their most recent record, "Ordinary Life" has been very well received and is quite possibly their best record to date. WATU has many plans for 2023 including a run up the east coast with Catbite and Kill Lincoln as well as performing at Punk in the Park with legendary bands Descendents, Pennywise, A Wilhelm Scream and The Suicide Machines. Be sure to go follow Brandon on Instagram @brandonmbenson To stay up to date on all the guest announcements, follow @kellenspettytalkshow #KellensPettyTalkShow
You probably know our next guest for playing keyboards with Catbite. But Esteban Flores has played with a ton of ska bands, (live or just recording on some tracks). We're talking somewhere in the range of 80 groups! The point is that Esteban is THEE keyboardist of ska, so he needed his own episode. We talk about the many bands he's played with like Matamoska, The Steady 45's, The Bandulus, Mr. Kingpin, The English Beat, We Are The Union and The Interrupters, and how he played in 8 separate bands one year at Supernova. We also talk about one particular band he wishes he could play with, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra (His all-time favorite ska band). Esteban then gives us a lesson on how to play traditional ska/reggae on the keys and even explains what "the bubble" is. Esteban also tells us why he thinks the East LA ska scene is the best in the US. We talk about the time he (and this scene) were featured on a Fox News 11 segment, and we talk about the Ska Wars festival that is a major part of this scene. Esteban also gives us his top 4 craziest tour stories (Which involve car accidents, breakdowns and theft). And we also talk about his personal history as an immigrant that moved to the US at age 3, and how he benefited from the DACA program as a Dreamer. Plus, Esteban brings up Brent Friedman a few times for no apparent reason! Hey, maybe he's a big fan? Support the show
Is 2023 the year ska comes back? Oh I know, you've heard that one before. But it does seem like there's some great things happening in ska in 2023, and we thought we'd talk to one of the leaders of the new ska scene (JER of Skatune Network and We Are The Union!) about what this all means for the future of ska!We originally released this episode in Jan 2023 exclusive to our Patreon subscribers. Many of them suggested we release this one to the public since it was SUCH A GOOD CONVERSATION! So here it is! If you like this type of content, consider signing up for the In Defense of Ska Patreon. Support the show
This week we are joined by Tommy, Dominic and Chris from Do It With Malice. We learn how they each got into ska, how the band got started and the history behind the band name. We also discuss their song writing process and what it was like making a record with RJ. Lastly, we share some ska news and our ska picks of the week. Do It With Malice https://doitwithmalice.bandcamp.com/ On The Upbeat Social Media: www.Instagram.com/ontheupbeatska www.facebook.com/ontheupbeatska www.twitter.com/ontheupbeatska On The Upbeat Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ontheupbeatska On The Upbeat Merch: https://on-the-upbeat.creator-spring.com Ska News……. 1)We Are The Union On March 3 Bad Time Records announced that for the fifth anniversary of We Are The Union's Self Care album they would be releasing three different color versions on vinyl. One of the three versions is exclusive to Bandcamp. These will sell out fast so pick them up ASAP! Bad Time Record Versions https://www.badtimerecords.com/collections/we-are-the-union/products/we-are-the-union-self-care-vinyl Bandcamp Version https://wearetheunion.bandcamp.com/album/self-care 2.) Simple Minded Symphony On February 28 Simple Minded Symphony released a new song called Over It https://open.spotify.com/album/000T8zD7PFNRzEhBPXpMW0?si=qh5HzGtrQU-VCUUnesOD3Q 3.) Last Reel Hero On March 3, Last Reel Hero released a new song called I Ain't Living Long Like This https://open.spotify.com/album/4Vcypi92zyvSI4eD0kZfd4?si=WaA3fbRLRkiX3sBtXj-phA Spotify playlist Ska Favorites: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2DikTsRPk4dspXejk9bFko?si=vaPlX9V7QVW9JsTRSUdqCg Ska News Theme by Dang!t: https://dangitband.bandcamp.com/music Main Theme by Millington: https://millingtonband.bandcamp.com/music You can buy the main Theme Song: https://ontheupbeat.bandcamp.com/track/on-the-upbeat
This week Jamie and Alan of Not From Concentrate join us. They each tell us how they got into ska music and how the band got it's start. We also learn the origin of the band's name and we listen to their song Clark Kent. And as always, we have ska news and our ska picks of the week. Not From Concentrate: https://nfcskrunge.com/?mibextid=uc01c0 On The Upbeat Social Media: www.Instagram.com/ontheupbeatska www.facebook.com/ontheupbeatska www.twitter.com/ontheupbeatska On The Upbeat Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ontheupbeatska On The Upbeat Merch: https://on-the-upbeat.creator-spring.com Ska News -Amy Gabba and The Almost Famous announced their new Kickstarter campaign to finish their new record and tour. For backing this campaign you can receive exclusive rewards like signed merch, exclusive vinyl colors, T-shirts and more. Campaign ends March 25th. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grason/amy-gabba-and-the-almost-famous-new-record-and-tour?ref=project_email&fbclid=PAAaaeflyXxoNJlVCEm2EGNdRPV5l1sKjOoFeYQPI6YpxwCKeyo9SkO1AeD5g -The SKAMOTTS' Their new LP "ねこだまし", was released on January 25,2023. https://open.spotify.com/album/5RbUqevl4kquTpbXthnhzL?si=70susj_5Tw-ekqdrqZhQRA -Bad Time Records On Monday January 30 Bad Time Records announced a Kickstarter for a new documentary/concert film. 'THIS IS NEW TONE' will be a concert film and documentary centered around the 2023 Bad Time Records Tour, featuring We Are The Union, Catbite, Kill Lincoln, BAD OPERATION, Omnigone, J. Navarro & The Traitors, and more. Much in the spirit of the film "Dance Craze", the film will primarily center on multi-camera live performances from throughout the tour, but will also document the the bands and crew as they embark on this full-US venture.” https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thisisnewtone/this-is-new-tone Spotify playlist Ska Favorites: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2DikTsRPk4dspXejk9bFko?si=vaPlX9V7QVW9JsTRSUdqCg Ska News Theme by Dang!t: https://dangitband.bandcamp.com/music Main Theme by Millington: https://millingtonband.bandcamp.com/music You can buy the main Theme Song: https://ontheupbeat.bandcamp.com/track/on-the-upbeat
Is 2023 the year ska comes back? Oh I know, you've heard that one before. But it does seem like there's some great things happening in ska in 2023, and we thought we'd talk to one of the leaders of the new ska scene (JER of Skatune Network and We Are The Union!) about what this all means for the future of ska!To listen to the entire episode, sign up for the In Defense of Ska Patreon! Support the show
We Are The Union - “Yr Always Alone (On Christmas)” from the 2022 album I Surrender Sleighs on I Surrender Records. This week, we are continuing a long-held tradition of featuring Christmas-themed songs selected by Brian Foss, host of KEXP's punk show Sonic Reducer. He will be hosting his 18th annual Punk Rock Xmess on Saturday, December 24th from 9pm -12am and then jump back on the mic Christmas day from noon - 9pm for his no standards, non-traditional Christmas broadcast, including a special holiday edition of Sunday Soul. We Are The Union have been making ska-infused pop punk since 2005 with five full-length records to their name. After multiple lineup changes, original members vocalist/guitarist Reade Wolcott and bassist Brandon Benson have remained and added Ricky Weber on lead guitar and Jer Hunter on the ska-important trombone. Their latest single “Yr Always Alone (On Christmas)” centers on the idea of loneliness and how especially excruciating the feeling is around the holidays. “Nuclear holiday /Oh, oh, oh, oh, detonate, set me free,” Wolcott sings with a nasally snarl. “Venom in your head, brandy on your breath /'Tis the season to be vile and mean.” The band had this to say about the song: “Yr Always Alone (On Christmas)' is almost not a holiday song. It's a fairly cynical take on loneliness as a consequence of selfishness, but it's centered around Christmas as a focal point.” The song was released on a compilation album of original, non-traditional Christmas songs via I Surrender Records titled I Surrender Sleighs. Watch the video for “Yr Always Alone (On Christmas),” directed by Rae Mystic, and read the full post at KEXP.org.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 368... Not much of a Thanksgiving theme, but we're still thankful at least with this set of tunes! New ones, comps, and some rippers that we revisit! Happy Thanksgiving and thanks for listening! Enjoy!Download and stream here (iTunes and Google Podcasts as well):Turkey Day 368!!!!!Airing Wednesdays 7pm PST on PUNK ROCK DEMONSTRATION. Also Fridays and Saturdays 7pm PST on RIPPER RADIO.Send us stuff to brothersgrimpunk@gmail.com. Visions of turkey PUNX...Milwaukee quivering labial noises 1:14 Duerst The Wuerst 2022 Soundcloud SingleYou Suck 0:15 LEVEL Demo Newspeak 1:42 Innocent Power IS Violence Seattle ENEMY 2:02 RANSOM Demo ‘22 Thank You (bkgrd) 4:48 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II Territorial Pissings 2:22 Nirvana Nevermind Thank You 1:12 ABORTION THE TRUTH HURTS No Thanks 1:43 PERMANENT RUIN Are You Ready To Sacrafice? Agipunk Recs102 Thank You Master 2:12 SPHC Records The Wankys - self-titled EP (SPHC-67) No Thanks 2:12 Uniform Choice Wishingwell: The Complete Discography Happy 2:26 Nobodys Short Songs For Short Attention Spans Today Is A Good Day 3:05 Mudhoney My Brother The Cow Thanks Asshole (bkgrd) 5:12 Moms On Meth Gray Areas Total Failure 2:04 Crocodile Skink A Compilation of 38 Tracks Recorded 1990-1997_Tribal War Asia Records Positive poser identification 0:49 Sniping Pigs SNIPING PIGS/POWERTRIP SPLIT Besthöven - Death Don't Choose 1:06 VA Crust Punk Around The World V.I Drogato - Thick Sweat 1:28 VA Crust Punk Around The World V.I Scumface - Punks Not Dead 1:33 ProRawk ProRawk Records - ... On The Rawks Compilation Steak (The Underwater Version) 1:48 Guttermouth Live From The Pharmacy Thank You (bkgrd) 3:08 We Are The Union Either/Or Sucks: A Tribute To Descendents Chile Junko Recs La Agonía Del Diario Vivir 1:59 Desamparo Cansado De Perder Indonesia Books Not Bomb 0:59 D-KONSTRUKSI Shopiarrggh Filogenoise Edmonton Losing Sight 1:58 DEMISE DEMO 2022 Germany Violent World 1:02 World Bastard "Seized By Fear'' Tacoma herd 1:54 Slow End the end is now Germany O Que Quero 1:51 RIR "ISSO PRECISA SAIR" This Needs To Come Out EP Thanks and Gratitude (bkgrd) 2:20 CATSICK EP SKOTOS - Charred Remains 1:59 V/A Crust Punk 2022 D-BEATING Vol.3 DISOVIET - Lessons In Dialectics 2:23 V/A Crust Punk 2022 D-BEATING Vol.3 Body bags part deux 1:43 VISIONS OF WAR The lost tapes 2002 " A bottle too far" re-noised tandem sun 1:04 HEADCLEANER PANIC GRASS!!! The Dwarves- Anything You Want 1:50 ProRawk ProRawk Records - ... On The Rawks Compilation Thank You Friends (bkgrd) 3:07 Big Star Sounds Of The Seventies Your Wife 1:45 Switchblade Justice Let's Destroy the World Tonight
Another AMAZING guest, the lead singer & songwriter of the BEST ska band today, I sit down with Reade and I try not to fanboy too much.
Livin' that Rock n' Roll VEGAN lifestyle! Featuring Brent of We Are The Union! Ska drummer of We Are The Union Brent Friedman shares his journey of becoming a vegan and how he manages to keep this commitment while touring.
Earlier this year Vi Viana released her first ska song in years. The song, "Burning The Bridge," (by her band Gutless) is a serious song about coping with trauma and abuse and features Jer on horns. One of the reasons she wrote the song was to push back on people's (false) idea that ska is silly music. Vi has been a fan of ska since she was a child. She was born and raised in northeast Brazil. Her mom introduced her to the music via The Specials and Brazilian bands like Os Paralamas do Sucesso. At 10, her family moved to Miami and she got into bands like Aquabats and Less Than Jake. But eventually, she would discover a great local scene at the Talent Farm. On today's episode with Vi, we discuss ska in Brazil (Abraskadabra, O Leopardo, Móveis Coloniais de Acaju), Jer's early ska band "Funkman's Inferno," why she sings in English and Portuguese (and how Less Than Jake's Vinnie Fiorello suggested she do it!), and we talk about the brilliant community on Ska Twitter, and new artists like Kmoy, Tapegirl, We Are The Union, Best of the Worst, Half Past Two, Catbite and Eichlers. We also discuss how her music was influenced by her identity as a Brazilian, an immigrant and a queer person. Oh, and we even mention her old ska-punk band Sluggage. The Bass Shed PodcastLos Angeles bassist Ryan Roberts speaks with double bassist, electric bassist and other...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Smart Passive Income PodcastWeekly interviews, strategy, and advice for building your online business the smart way.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show
Jake Matter thought it was a good idea to start tweeting at celebrities to see if they liked ska or not. Surprisingly, quite a few answered. While most said yes, some did not, like Converge, who told him "Fuck No!" This exchange went viral and earned the Ska or Nah Twitter account 3,000 new followers in under 8 hours, and an article in Loudwire. Several of the people that Ska Or Nah has tweeted at have been on this very podcast, and their responses have served as part of our research for the episodes, including Ted Leo, Max Collins (Eve 6), Laura Jane Grace, John Darnielle (Mountain Goats), Elliot Babin (Touche Amore) and Arizona Ice Tea. Today we talk to Jake about Ska or Nah, his skacore band Grey Matter and why he thinks nu metal deserves to be defended. He tells us about the personal importance of tweeting at Tony Hawk and Rivers Cuomo, what it was like to release a record on Bad Time Records just before the pandemic, how amazing it was to play at this year's Stoopfest in Lansing, Michigan, and the many influences of his eclectic band, Grey Matter: La Dispute, Parquet Courts, Ceremony, We Are The Union, Blue Meanies, Flaming Tsunamis, and Fatter Than Albert. He also tweets at two celebrities during the interview (Melissa Villasenor, Bill Clinton). But do they respond before the episode is finished? Listen and find out!Sounding Out with Izzy: A Grrrl's Two Sound Cents PodcastHosted by Isabel Corp, founder of the feminist music blog A Grrrl's Two Sound Cents,...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show
New music and music news of May 2022 plus:- The Menzingers releasing one of the best albums of the 2010's- Podcast intros that are way too long- The insane amount of festivals that popped up in a post Warped Tour world- Hoping to one day be as cool as John Doe- Interviewing musicians, actors and hypnotists- Bands releasing some of their best work in the later years- Losing seventy dollars on a Jawbreaker show you didn't go to & more!Support the artists heard on this episode - Cliffdiver - Exercise Your Demonshttps://cliffdiverok.bandcamp.com/album/exercise-your-demonsTerminal Dogma - First Degreehttps://terminaldogmaband.bandcamp.com/releasesPulley - The Golden Lifehttps://sbam-rocks.us/artist/52Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 10 to midnight est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY. Stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA app.powerchordhour@gmail.comInstagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhourTwitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhourFacebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhourYoutube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8LggSpotify Episode Playlists - https://open.spotify.com/user/kzavhk5ghelpnthfby9o41gnr?si=4WvOdgAmSsKoswf_HTh_Mg
Jake calls in from Grand Rapids Michigan after a run of 7 straight shows to discuss the tour, the show in NYC, Titus Andronicus, Eve6, We Are The Union, ska, happy hardcore, Nicolas Cage, Jackson Pollock, Dane Cook, Nickelback, and more! EMAIL US whyyoumadpod@gmail.com PATREON for BONUS EPS and DISCORD patreon.com/WhyYouMad
This week we are joined by Tara and Max from Half Past Two. They tell us about their weekend of shows with We Are The Union and Eichlers. We discuss what touring is like with Half Past Two and we discuss favorite band shirts. We also chatted about what three ska albums we would play for someone who said they weren't into ska music. Gary tells us about the band Skabba The Hut. Lastly, we give you ska news and our ska picks of the week. On The Upbeat Social Media: www.Instagram.com/ontheupbeatska www.facebook.com/ontheupbeatska www.twitter.com/ontheupbeatska On The Upbeat Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ontheupbeatska On The Upbeat Merch: https://on-the-upbeat.creator-spring.com/ Half Past Two: www.halfpasttwoska.com Ska News…. -Eichlers… On March 25 Eichlers dropped their new album Checkered Future. The album mixes hyper pop with ska music. You can preorder the album on vinyl from Bad Time Records, I believe it will ship on or around April 15. On Eichlers bandcamp page you can also get the vinyl or download the digital version. The album is also available on all streaming platforms. Bad Time: https://badtimerecords.limitedrun.com/categories/eichlers Eichlers Bandcamp: https://eichlers.bandcamp.com/album/my-checkered-future -SGT SCAG…. Sgt. Scag is dropong their new song, “Spotless and Sponsored” this Friday, April 1. This will be the first single from their forthcoming EP “At Least Mostly Halfway Dead”. “Spotless and Sponsored” will be available this Friday on all streaming platforms. -The Inevitables…. On March 25 The Inevitables released their new EP, Florida Moon. The EP is available on all streaming platforms and on 7” Vinyl. You can order the vinyl from Law Records. https://shop.law-records.com/collections/the-inevitables?ffm=FFM_1a19212f09ff8e84987fbff778482ec9 Here Today, Ska Tomorrow…. https://open.spotify.com/track/5SJ0FAUHZDbWTZiB6mV2xl?si=mvvPJErcTyGQE-tuS2frOA Spotify playlist Ska Favorites: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2DikTsRPk4dspXejk9bFko?si=vaPlX9V7QVW9JsTRSUdqCg Ska News Theme by Dang!t: https://dangitband.bandcamp.com/music Main Theme by Millington: https://millingtonband.bandcamp.com/music You can buy the main theme song: https://ontheupbeat.bandcamp.com/release
In this episode, we are joined by DrunkKidsGaming's Curley in the rotating fourth chair. Petey has the gang discuss another return to the show in We Are The Union and their very personal 2021 album “Ordinary Life.” What did the crew think of this ska-punk diary of transition and self-acceptance? Hit play and find out!Check out the album on We Are The Union's Bandcamp.Watch us record every Wednesday live on Twitch.Follow along with us on Spotify.Get the playlist without episodes.Audio Intro: Jahzzar - I Saw You On TVVideo Intro: Lame Drivers - Frozen EggOutro: Matthew Walton - I'll See You In My Dreams
This week is a host only episode. First, Gary talks about living in snow and Matt talks about his birthday weekend. Next, they give you ska news and RJ breaks downs the ska history of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. Than Gary gives us his list of five NFL team names that would make good names for ska bands. Lastly, Matt and Gary give you their ska picks of the week. On The Upbeat Social Media: www.Instagram.com/ontheupbeatska www.facebook.com/ontheupbeatska www.twitter.com/ontheupbeatska On The Upbeat Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ontheupbeatska On The Upbeat Merch: https://on-the-upbeat.creator-spring.com/ •ska News……. —SGT. Scagnetti Sgt. Scagnetti released a music video for their contribution to the tenth album in The Specialized Project's tribute series. They are covering One More Parade by Phil Ochs. ‘VIVA! The Freedom Songs' contains 70 songs recorded by bands across the globe spanning over 100 years of music history. Produced by saxophone player Mike D's production company. Video: https://youtu.be/SvfbvsyZbP4 Album: https://specializedproject.com -Dissidente On February 11th Pittsburgh ska-core/punk band Dissidente, released their new record, The War on Two Fronts on Bad Time Records. The album is available on streaming, but you can order it on bad time or the bands bandcamp. https://badtimerecords.limitedrun.com/products/717549-dissidente-the-war-on-two-fronts-12-vinyl-lp-bundle https://dissidente.bandcamp.com/album/the-war-on-two-fronts Tours -Monkey and Simple Minded Symphony started a west coast tour on February 24 thru March 12. They will hit cities in WA, OR, CA, NV and AZ. -We Are The Union, Half Past Two, Eichlers west coast tour - 4/1 San Francisco at Bottom of the Hill - 4/2 Anaheim at Chain Reaction - 4/3 San Diego at House of Blues San Diego Tickets on sale now https://bio.fm/halfpasttwoska?fbclid=IwAR2O-mUjpjgkbHVdQg8Fd3aRKCR6lMlL2wWbzxIAAs3k2D0Nxx55VvN2uvc Spotify playlist Ska Favorites: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2DikTsRPk4dspXejk9bFko?si=vaPlX9V7QVW9JsTRSUdqCg Ska News Theme by Dang!t: https://dangitband.bandcamp.com/music Main Theme by Millington: https://millingtonband.bandcamp.com/music You can buy the main theme song: https://ontheupbeat.bandcamp.com/release
This year, I am gonna see a lot of live music. Join me as I talk about the shows and jam out!
After RJ accidentally burns down an episode of 23min of Ska, the local ska podcast, Rudy, with RJ's help, wants to start make their own podcast episode and call it Rudy's Place. They ask [UNNAMED SKAPUNK BAND] to help obtain some listeners, but because [UNNAMED SKAPUNK BAND] invested too much time & energy into NFTs, they realize they don't have enough fan support. However, Estelle comes up with the funds needed, and Rudy's Place has its grand listening party on Thursday. 00:00 - Filthy Militia - Another Day (Coping Mechanism '22)03:11 - NEW ROTE'KA - Hey! Soko No Kanojyo Ore Ni Ska Dance O Oshiete Kurenaika (Ana O Fusage '02)06:48 - We Are The Union - 100 (the Shape of Ska Punk to Come Volume II comp '21)09:27 - Bigger Thomas - Sole Salvation (Specialized II : Beat Teenage Cancer comp '13)12:26 - the Filaments - Underdog (Look to the Skies '18)15:44 - TITLE HOLDER - It doesn't Matter (It doesn't Matter '22)19:07 - BAD OPERATION - Brain (BAD OPERATION '20)20:58 - Oceanside Sound System - Give Me a Chance (Too Hectic! California Ska Punk comp '21) 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/23minofSkaInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stprIf you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.comAny other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.comAlso check out our sister podcast On the Upbeat!linktr.ee/ontheupbeatskaSession : Twenty Two // Episode : 488 // Airdate : February 10th, 2022
It seems like nearly every major ska record these days has been released by Bad Time Records. What's going on? Today on the 1st episode of the 2nd season of In Defense of Ska, we bring on the owner of Bad Time Records himself, Mike Sosinski. He explains it all!There's a lot to the story of Bad Time Records. It starts with Mike's band, Kill Lincoln, which started in Washington DC a little over a decade ago. Mike tells us how his scrappy ska-punk band started at a time when no one cared about the genre, to him starting his own record label—that quite a few people cared about! And we walk through the Bad Time Records catalog and see how Mike created steady growth and a revived interest in ska-punk. It didn't hurt that Brooklyn Vegan took an interest in the genre in 2020 and gave Bad Time a lot of much-deserved attention. So, listen as we discuss, at length, a whole bunch of great BTR bands: Catbite, We Are The Union, Bad Operation, Best of the World, Kill Lincoln, and others. Hopefully, you'll leave with a better understanding of how the ska-punk scene grew in the last couple of years. If you sign up for the In Defense of Ska Patreon, you have access to behind the scenes commentary for each new episode. You will gain access to the official In Defense of Ska community discord There will also be monthly bonus episodes, featuring topics outside of the usual show format.www.patreon.com/indefenseofska
**THE ULTIMATE SKA CHART FOR 2021 - BEEFY SMASHES IT AGAIN** BEEFY SELECTS THE TOP 30 SKA TRACKS THAT WERE RELEASED IN 2021 - ONE OF THE BEST YEARS WE'VE HAD IN RECENT TIMES FOR NEW MUSIC. Featuring; The Snouts, Imagination Movers, Rude City Riot, Well Done Coyote, Los Fastidios, Phonosonics, Last Edition, Plectones, Captain Accident, Half Past Two, AKA The Syndicate, Los Rabanes, Maysons Party, We Are The Union, Abraskadabra, Cartoon Violence, Lollypop Lorry, Big D & The Kids Table, Andy B & The World, Five Iron Frenzy, The Donald Trumpets, Jeff Rosenstock, Death Of Guitar Pop, The Resignators, Panteon Rococo, Bim Skala Bim, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, Ranking Jnr, Mighty Mighty Bosstones & Neville Staple From The Specials. THE SAVE THE SKA SHOW COMPILATION ALBUM IS OUT NOW - Check out our bandcamp page - theskashowwithbeefy.bandcamp.com/releases Can Anyone Sponsor The Show - Naming Rights Going Cheap!!!! or just buy me a coffee here - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Beefyskashow Broadcast live from Melbourne to Australia and the rest of the world on 88.3 Southern FM. Get vaxxed! Let's hope everyone does the right thing so we can get some gigs happening! Beefy keeps banging out the tunes trying to make sure that The Ska Show with Beefy maintains the prestigious mantle of being the SECOND best Ska Show on the planet (https://blog.feedspot.com/ska_podcasts/) Nobody's quite sure what needs to be done to snag that number 1 spot though - just keep being awesome I guess! Beefy has made this little corner of the Ska Universe his very own as every week the World's (2nd) Best Ska Radio Show airs some of the best Ska music from everywhere. No other ska show boasts the diversity or the innovation of what Beefy brings to the Ska party! The Big Beef Man continues to make sure 2021 is more SkaMaggedon than Armageddon! Send me your music if you're in a band - do it & I'll play it. Share the gospel of Ska if you can. Stay safe everybody! Only Beefy does Ska Radio like you've never heard before!
Joey Cobra makes his fourth appearance on PCH as our first guest of the yearWe talk:- Joeys Top 5 of 2021- Our most anticipated albums of 2022- Releasing too many singles before an album- If bands should change their names when they change their sound- Why playing in a trio makes you up your game- The future of live shows & moreJOEY COBRA LINKS -https://joeycobra.bandcamp.comhttps://linktr.ee/josephgricearthttps://www.instagram.com/joey_cobra_musichttps://www.instagram.com/joseph_grice_arthttps://www.facebook.com/JoeyCobrahttps://www.facebook.com/JosephGriceArtCheck out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 10 est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY, stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA mobile appemail me for FREE Power Chord Hour stickers - powerchordhour@gmail.comFacebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhourInstagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour/Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour/Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8LggSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/user/kzavhk5ghelpnthfby9o41gnr?si=4WvOdgAmSsKoswf_HTh_Mg
Kevin is on his own again… While 2020 was a rotten year, it did allow artists time off the road to focus on giving us a plethora of albums in the world of Rock n' Punk n' Metal in 2021. This year was “unpredictable” at best, and like we stated last year: Nothing gets us through hard times like music! Some of these groups and albums we've talked about before, but we thought it was worth the time to recognize all of the amazing recorded output of 2021!What is it we do here at InObscuria? Every show Kevin opens the crypt to exhume and dissect from his personal collection; an artist, album, or grouping of tunes from the broad spectrum of rock, punk, and metal. This week we look back on another tumultuous year that had its ups and downs, but mostly ups for the world of rock n' punk n' metal (minus the touring). In celebration of the New Year, we wanted to find some nuggets of joy from the last 12-months. We hope everyone's families are safe, and that you are able to take some time to kick back and rock with us! Happy New Year everyone!Songs this week include:Minefield - “Lady Danger” from Minefield (2021)Helloween - “Indestructible” from Helloween (2021)The Bronx - “Participation Trophy” from The Bronx VI (2021)The Night Flight Orchestra - “How Long” from Aeromantic II (2021)Turnstile - “BLACKOUT” from GLOW ON (2021)Mary's Blood - “Hunger” from Mary's Blood (2021)We Are The Union - “Pasedena” from Ordinary World (2021)Creeper - “Midnight” from American Noir (2021)Haunt - “Beautiful Distraction” from Beautiful Distraction (2021)Jason Bieler & The Baron Von Bielski Orchestra - “Bring Out Your Dead” from Songs From The Apocalypse (2021)If you'd like to check out Kevin's band THE SWEAR, take a listen on all streaming services or pick up a digital copy of their latest release here: https://theswear.bandcamp.com/Please subscribe everywhere that you listen to podcasts!Visit us: https://inobscuria.com/https://www.facebook.com/InObscuriahttps://twitter.com/inobscuriahttps://www.instagram.com/inobscuria/Buy cool stuff with our logo on it!: https://www.redbubble.com/people/InObscuria?asc=uIf you want to hear Robert and Kevin's band from the late 90s – early 00s BIG JACK PNEUMATIC, check it out here: https://bigjackpnuematic.bandcamp.com/Check out Robert's amazing fire sculptures and metal workings here: http://flamewerx.com/
Here it is, we're closing out the year on a high note! All these songs rip! Hope you had a good year and listened to a lot of great ska! 2021 brought us great music, a handful of shows, but not much else. Let's hope everything continues to get better next year! 00:00 - Pinnacle Sound, Jr Thomas - Thankful (Thankful '21)02:45 - JER - Ska has Progressed Past the Need for Incels (The Shape of Ska Punk to Come Volume II comp '21)05:29 - the Replicators - Ass(istant) Man(ager) (Don't Take Me Home '21)09:12 - Eichlers feat. We Are The Union - 2 OF US (2 OF US '21)12:03 - Fink's Constant - Last Call (Hanging on by a Thread '20)15:42 - Threat Level Burgundy - Sweating to the '80s (Silver '21)19:36 - Lollypop Lorry - You're Wondering Now (You're Wondering Now '21) If you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com(Please no Youtube or Spotify links)Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.comAlso check out our sister podcast On the Upbeat!linktr.ee/ontheupbeatskaSession : Twenty One // Episode : 483 // Airdate : December 30th, 2021
If you’ve found yourself on Twitter during the pandemic, you might have noticed Pabst Blue Ribbon tweeting about everything from pro-wrestling to milk to ska. And these ska tweets haven’t been generic mainstream 90s ska memes. No, Pabst has expressed their undying affection for Asian Man Records, MU330, and has even released several “Rat Jamz” mixes that include new ska bands like Catbite, Kill Lincoln, We Are The Union, Grey Matter, Bad Operation, and Omnigone. But who is Pabst? We did some deep digging and found out that the Pabst social media manager is Corey Smale. And get this…Corey played in a Missouri ska band in the late 90s/early 2000s. Obviously, we needed to bring him on the podcast and tell us his entire ska story. But first, the three of us determined which beverage is the most ska. Was it Pabst, Arizona, Surge, or Ska Brewing? Listen and find out! Plus Corey tells us that the Rat Jamz were curated by Get Tuff, who you might have seen do guest vocals on Skatune Network’s cover of Britney Spears “Toxic.” We also discuss Eve 6, Corey’s band opening for MU330, and we make a deal for Pabst to sponsor a Catbite cartoon! We even suggest the plot for episode 1 be a dramatic retelling of their heroic journey to rescue Mannequin Pussy’s stolen van. Hopefully Pabst makes this happen! Subscribe at aaroncarnes.substack.com
It is the season to be thankful! Joined by Daniel from New Jabroni Pro Wrestling, we get the thankful train rolling.
Episode 48 of the Miserable Failure Podcast is a special Halloween edition and part 3 with Bob from the I Wanna Party with Bob the Bobcast. Let's get spooky!Technical Production by Steve Rizun at Drive Studios in Toronto, Canada.PLAYLIST:Fiend Cats - ElegiaThe Lycotones - CreepshowLight Years - Ghost StoriesThe Jasons - You Should Have Never Reopened That CampWe Are The Union - You're Dead Vampire SkaThe Hybrids - HalloweenHouseghost - HouseghostThe House of Haunt - Highway HorrorGet Married - AngelfuckEmily Bones & Lucas Stagg - Pet SemataryThe Creepshow - Creatures Of The Night www.CrustyMedia.ca See ya next time...
**SMASHING IT LIKE AUSSIE AVOCADOS ON TOAST** THE SAVE THE SKA SHOW COMPILATION ALBUM IS OUT NOW - Check out our bandcamp page - theskashowwithbeefy.bandcamp.com/releases Can Anyone Sponsor The Show - Naming Rights Going Cheap!!!! or just buy me a coffee here - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Beefyskashow Broadcast live from Melbourne to Australia and the rest of the world on 88.3 Southern FM. Get vaxxed! Let's hope everyone does the right thing so we can get some gigs happening! Beefy keeps banging out the tunes trying to make sure that The Ska Show with Beefy maintains the prestigious mantle of being the SECOND best Ska Show on the planet (https://blog.feedspot.com/ska_podcasts/) Nobody's quite sure what needs to be done to snag that number 1 spot though - just keep being awesome I guess! Beefy has made this little corner of the Ska Universe his very own as every week the World's (2nd) Best Ska Radio Show airs some of the best Ska music from everywhere. No other ska show boasts the diversity or the innovation of what Beefy brings to the Ska party! The Big Beef Man continues to make sure 2021 is more SkaMaggedon than Armageddon! The World Famous Covers Section explodes with NEW tracks from The Untouchables, Lollypop Lorry, Smoke + Mirrors Soundsystem, We Are The Union & Eve6, then absolute gems from Luke Seymoup, The Resignators, Deadbeat At Dawn, Dimestore Skanks, Rudebeard, The Business, The PLanet Smashers, Prince Buster, George Dekker & The RITS Riddim Force and we can't not finish up with Soupy George! Send me your music if you're in a band - do it & I'll play it. Share the gospel of Ska if you can. Stay safe everybody! Only Beefy does Ska Radio like you've never heard before!
Welcome to Ska Boom Interviews, which is the audio companion to my book Ska Boom: An American Ska & Reggae Oral History now available from DiWulf Publishing and Amazon. In this episode, I'm speaking with Mike Sosinski -- who is the guitarist and lead singer of ska punk band Kill Lincoln and also the head honcho of Bad Time Records, a ska punk label based in Alameda, California. Bands on the Bad Time label include many of the bands now making waves in the American ska and ska punk scene and beyond including Kill Lincoln, We Are The Union, Catbite, Bad Operation, Skatune Network, Omnigone and more. We had a far ranging conversation that touched on Mike's ska "lightning bolt" moment, what is was like to grow up in the New Jersey ska scene of the early 2000's, the origin of the Kill Lincoln name and why ska punk is polarizing to parts of the ska community and why the success of the diverse range of bands on the Bad Time label is good for everyone in ska. He also shares what its like to run a DIY record label and market new ska punk music. Please note: The music clips included in this podcast fall under the “Fair Use Doctrine” as defined by Section 107 of the Copyright Act. The law allows for use of music clips for purposes of criticism, comment, and news reporting.
As broadcast October 14, 2021 with plenty of extra stones to throw for you podcast troublemakers. We begin tonight noting a lawsuit from 2003 by Barrington Henderson, the last of the original Temptations and a former member of The Dramatics who sued the band and Motown on this date for lack of royalties. After that, we had new joints from some people that are becoming legends right now such as Adrian Quesada, Web Web, and Flevans along with older joints from The Ebonys and a remix of an Otis Redding classic to boot! Lots of new tunes as well in our 2nd hour with Dan Lloyd, with albums already out as of last week from Sam Fender and The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, along with a new upcoming album from (speaking of living legends) Billy Bragg.#feelthegravityTracklisting:Part I (00:00)The Dramatics – Your Love Was StrangeOtis Redding – Hard To Handle (DJ Spinna Galactic Funk Remix)Brownout – I Won't LieAdrian Quesada feat Brownout – Funky ChickMF Robots – Mother Funkin' Robots (alt vers)Flevans – Loose Gardener Part II (32:26)Web Web – Inner RevolutionWeb Web & Mulatu Astatke – Meskel Flowers (alt vers)Emanative feat Ahu – Turn The Lights OnMeernaa – BellsYellow Days – Belong TogetherThe Ebonys – Life In The Country Part III (62:41)Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes – Off With His Head ft CassyetteSam Fender – The LevellerThe World Is A Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die – TroubleDan Andriano and the Bygones – Dear DarknessGang of Youths – The Man Himself Part IV (93:00)The Last Gang – ShamelessCirca Survive – Impostor SyndromeWe Are the Union / Eve 6 – Sound System (Operation Ivy cover)Billy Bragg – Mid Century ModernNoah Gundersen – Atlantis ft. Phoebe Bridgers
Up until last year, alt-rock group Eve 6 was best known for their hit 1998 single, “Inside Out,” or as some people refer to it, “the heart in a blender song.” But times have changed. Now Eve 6, specifically lead singer Max Collins, is best known for taking over Twitter. It started last December when he tweeted that he was a virgin when he wrote “Inside Out.” Since then, he hasn’t stopped tweeting a chaotic mix of weird jokes, hot takes, embarrassing rock n roll stories, and leftist political rants. It’s everything a band’s Twitter account shouldn’t be. But it’s also the very thing that makes Twitter a little bit more tolerable in 2021. And in Max’s Eve 6 tweetstorms, oftentimes ska pops up. But it has been unclear to what extent he was a fan of the genre. That is until October 7th, when he and ska band We Are The Union surprise-released a collaborative cover of Operation Ivy’s “Sound System.” It’s a brilliant version of the ska-punk classic that doesn’t veer from the joyous spirit of the original. In fact, it highlights just how good the song is. And clearly, everyone is having a lot of fun playing the song. We were fortunate enough to get an exclusive interview with Max a few months before the song was released. We asked him to predict how the song will be received. We also learned about his very real ska roots, what he thinks about #SkaTwitter, which Gorilla Biscuits song he plans to cover at Fest this year, and he dug pretty deep into his perspective on life, including a recent proclamation that he is a Christian Anarchist. And at the end of the interview, Max told us that we have been his favorite podcast he’s ever done. Take that other podcasts! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please share it with your friends. You can sign up for this newsletter below and get episodes sent directly to your inbox. Get on the email list at aaroncarnes.substack.com
This week we are joined by Austen Gray from Joker's Republic. Austen tells us how he got into ska music and how Joker's Republic got their start. Austen also tells us the hardships of keeping a band together and he tells us some cool info about the bands next album. Lastly, we give you some ska news and our ska picks of the week. On The Upbeat Social Media: www.Instagram.com/ontheupbeatska www.facebook.com/ontheupbeatska www.twitter.com/ontheupbeatska On The Upbeat Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ontheupbeatska Joker's Republic: http://www.jokersrepublic.com/ •Ska News… -We Are The Union Last week, We Are The Union dropped a cover of Operation Ivy's Sound System featuring Eve6 and the ska community lost its shit, in a good way. https://open.spotify.com/album/0kwLEzhwCY4yN7OjfeDUOT?si=ey__aiVzQK6bn9d7lLrNQA&dl_branch=1 -Big D and the Kids Table Big D announced their record release show with Kill Lincoln and Catbite. The is happening on Saturday October 23 at Brighton Music Hall located in Boston, MA. Big D's new album drops October 22. Tickets: https://concerts.livenation.com/big-d-and-the-kids-table-boston-massachusetts-10-23-2021/event/01005B1FB58869B8 -Common Sense Kid On October 1 Common Sense Kid dropped their first album called Maybe This is a Midlife Crisis? https://open.spotify.com/artist/4bGiNXyqNCpuFz1gaijrv8?si=x1fimmo8RvG13_HHLgcIjg&dl_branch=1 Spotify playlist Ska Favorites: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2DikTsRPk4dspXejk9bFko?si=vaPlX9V7QVW9JsTRSUdqCg Ska News Theme by Dang!t: https://dangitband.bandcamp.com/music Main Theme by Millington: https://millingtonband.bandcamp.com/music You can buy the main theme song: https://ontheupbeat.bandcamp.com/release
Welcome to Ska Boom Interviews, which is the audio companion to my new book Ska Boom: An American Ska & Reggae Oral History now available through DiWulf Publishing and Amazon. In this episode, I'm speaking with Andrew Sacher, who is a senior editor at BrooklynVegan and one of the few music journalists who is regularly writing about and covering ska and ska music. I'm turning the tables on Andrew and interviewing him about his ska origin story and the important role that he is playing in covering American ska music.Andrew and I discuss how ska and ska music has become a bigger part of BV's editorial coverage over the last few years and how engagement on ska content on the BV site has skyrocketed over the few years, which suggests that the genre is growing and bringing in new fans. We also discuss, how in his opinion, Bad Time Records and bands on the label like We Are The Union, Catbite and Kill Lincoln represent the new face of American ska. Please note: The music clips included in this podcast fall under the “Fair Use Doctrine” as defined by Section 107 of the Copyright Act. The law allows for use of music clips for purposes of criticism, comment, and news reporting.
This week we are joined by Joey Weisenritter, AKA Dang!t. Joey tells us how he got into ska and how he came up with Dang!t. Joey discusses all the Instruments he plays and we hear his new song, Repeat as Necessary. Joey talks about booking a tour and about creating his song, Is This Ska? We also give you ska news and our ska picks of the week. On The Upbeat Social Media: www.Instagram.com/ontheupbeatska www.facebook.com/ontheupbeatska www.twitter.com/ontheupbeatska On The Upbeat Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ontheupbeatska Dang!t: https://dangitband.bandcamp.com/?ltclid=f32b2e85-f0ad-42fb-9029-45a981889ef3 Ska News: -In Defense of ska So Cal ska fans, come out to programme skate in Fullerton California this Friday night and hear live music and chat about ska. ⠀
It’s been a rough year and a half. This past April—in response to our collective trauma—Laura Jane Grace tweeted that the “current ska revival is a sign of just how emotionally vulnerable we all are after the past year.” A perfect sentiment for the moment we’re in. While a lot of people have been using ska as a cheap punchline, her tweet honed in on just how meaningful and earnest the music is, and why it is matters to people in dark times. Clearly a true ska fan. That wasn’t her only recent ska tweet. There were a few about Operation Ivy in there too. So, we needed to bring her on the show and talk about the genre. Her history with ska goes back to her early days in the South Florida punk scene where rude boys and rude girls co-mingled with punks, skinheads, and every other alternative subculture. On this episode of In Defense of Ska, we go deep into her ska history, learn about which ska bands made the trek down to Florida, which didn’t, and we hear about which band gave her mixed feelings about the genre. We also talk about We Are The Union and geek out on Operation Ivy for a while. And of course, we discuss why an Op Ivy reunion would be so healing for everyone after 2020. If you enjoyed this episode, share it with your friends. Also sign up for the In Defense of Ska newsletter Get on the email list at aaroncarnes.substack.com
You know the meme that's like "talking about gender with cis people" and its a little kid playing with blocks? This week on Funpoint! your two ska defenders are talking about We Are The Union's Ordinary Life! Join us as we skank our way through our favorite Eminem lines, fond kindergarten memories, and discover the album's secret gamer subplot. Slap City picks: "Comrade K.K." by Skatune Network, Just a Friend" by Biz Markie. Listen to our playlist here Join us in 2 weeks when we'll discuss our next pick, Radiohead's OK Computer!
If there is one person that may be holding the ska community together, it may be Brent Friedman, who is our guest this week. Brent is known within the greater ska scene for being the drummer for We Are The Union, Skatune Network & Omnigone, but he also works very hard behind the scenes for Bad Time Records, Suicide Machine & Skatune Network among others. Growing up in Huntington Beach, CA, Brent fell in love with the ska scene, and soon became well known as "that ska guy" (much to his chagrin), eventually opting to wear it as a badge of pride and taking it as far as creating his social media handle @pleasetagmeinyourskaposts to solidify the truth that YES, he is in fact THAT SKA GUY! As a true defender of the genre, he has spent a good portion of his adult life affiliated with some of the biggest names in the ska world, and as is laid out in our discussion, he is beyond proud of where ska has gotten during the last few years, and his role in that. We spend some time learning about how he got involved in the various projects that he works with. We dig into the role that "Ska Twitter" plays in keeping things within the scene buzzing, and we reflect a bit on whether or not there is potential 'danger' of ska potentially falling out of favor again (psst... it never went away in the first place, so the answer is NO!). He also provides some artists that you should have on your radar, as well as his 5 desert island albums. To checkout We Are The Union - http://wearetheunion.net/ To checkout Bad Time Records - https://www.badtimerecords.com/ To hear some of the music mentioned on this and our previous episodes, check out and follow this playlist on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3oI01ZU Question The Answers is co-sponsored by The Bad Copy and Sell The Heart Records, be sure to follow them as well to stay up to date on music news, reviews, and to check out the releases on our label. Sell The Heart Records - https://www.selltheheartrecords.com... | @selltheheartrecords (IG) The Bad Copy - https://www.thebadcopy.com | @thebadcopy (IG) #punk #ska #skapunk #wearetheunion #skatunenetwork #omnigone #selltheheartrecords #thebadcopy #badtimerecords --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Quickly, time is of the essence: Name A Famous Mother Right Now. This week we're taking a trip back to being in high school (leaving the current universe in which we are also in high school) to talk about My Chemical Romance's The Black Parade! Be sure to have dictionary.com open while you listen along, because you're not gonna believe what this word means Slap City picks: "Firefly" by Breaking Benjamin, "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy" by Queen. Listen to our playlist here Join us in 2 weeks when we'll discuss our next pick, We Are The Union's Ordinary Life!
It is that time again for another new episode of the Music Crush Monday Podcast! Today is also the first day of summer so happy summer to you all! It will be a summer to remember as last year's summer in 2020 has basically been erased from memory and now that things are opening back up, let's have some fun! Obviously, still do your best to take proper precautions when needed but having some normalcy again is awesome!This week we have decided to do one of the fun split episodes where we pick something that we have recently discovered or play some new music from an artist we like. Kevin is picking a song from a long time favorite in Nonpoint as they have some exciting new things going on in their world. Steve plays a recent discovery from a band called We Are The Union and their latest album has been stuck on Steve's rotation. Both very different songs and bands but that is what makes this whole thing so great, hopefully it gives each listener something they can enjoy. Don't forget to give our social media pages a follow and to rate and subscribe to our podcast. It is the easiest and cheapest way to support the show! Thank you for taking time out of your Monday to listen to us talk some music and as always, we will see you next Monday! Support us on Patreon! If you want to listen to the episode as intended, please do not look at the featured band links beforehand if at all possible. Check out our Spotify playlist for more of their music and please reach out to us via the links below. We'll see you next Monday! Website EmailPatreonFacebookInstagram Twitter Intro/Outro music: “The Breakdown” by At The Wayside *** WARNING! *** *** WARNING! *** *** SPOILER ALERT! *** *** SPOILER ALERT! *** *** Disclaimer: We at the Music Crush Monday Podcast would like for our listeners to listen to the bands blind with us but we also want you to check out the band further if they were interesting to you. Please review the links below to find more on today's featured band. *** Band: NonpointSocials:WebsiteFacebookTwitterYouTubeSong Played:Ruthless off of their upcoming EPBand: We Are The UnionSocials:WebsiteFacebookTwitterYouTubeSong Played:Short Circuit off of their new album “Ordinary Life”
What is it we do here at InObscuria? Every show Kevin opens the crypt to exhume and dissect from his personal collection; an artist, album, or collection of tunes fromthe broad spectrum of rock, punk, and metal. This week Robert and Kevin pay tribute to our dear friend Eric who loved his ska and punk. Put these tunes next time you head out to the beach for some surf and sand! Our hope is that we turn you on to something new.Songs this week include:The O.C. Supertones – “Supertones Strike Back” from Supertones Strike Back (1997)The Toasters – “Today's A Good Day” from D.L.T.Y.G.B.D. (1997)Los Kung-Fu Monkeys – “Taking It Easy” from Rudeboy Rockers (2015)The Pietasters – “Out All Night” from Willis (1997)Half Past Two – “Heather” from Ska Punk Daily (2020)Mephiskapheles – “Sate” from Maximum Perversion (1997)MU330 – “Ireland” from Crab Rangoon (1997)Kill Lincoln – “Well Spent, Wasted” from Can't Complain (2020)Please subscribe everywhere that you listen to podcasts!Visit us: https://inobscuria.com/https://www.facebook.com/InObscuriahttps://twitter.com/inobscuriahttps://www.instagram.com/inobscuria/Buy cool stuff with our logo on it!: https://www.redbubble.com/people/InObscuria?asc=uIf you'd like to check out Kevin's band THE SWEAR, take a listen on all streaming services or pick up a digital copy of their latest release here: https://theswear.bandcamp.com/If you want to hear Robert and Kevin's band from the late 90s – early 00s BIG JACK PNEUMATIC, check it out here: https://bigjackpnuematic.bandcamp.com/Check out Robert's amazing fire sculptures and metal workings here: http://flamewerx.com/
**STILL SMASHING IT FOR THE REST TO FOLLOW** HAVE YOU BOUGHT THE "SAVE THE SKA SHOW" ALBUM YET? Get it at theskashowwithbeefy.bandcamp.com/release - Or Just Buy The Show Naming Rights Sponsorship - It's Going Cheap!!!! Or just buy me a coffee to keep me awake here - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Beefyskashow Broadcast live from Melbourne to Australia and the rest of the world on 88.3 Southern FM. The second SkaPod of the week is always freakin' special and just a little bit different! The World famous SKA covers segment kicks off the show with Sunny Coast Rude Boys, Fiesta Fiasco, Flying Racoon Suit & Kyle Hardie! The rest of the show is stacked with top notch newies from Norsk Rakk, Deadbeat At Dawn, DENM, Luke Yeoward, Tunnel Vision, Intergalactic Brasstranauts, We Are The Union, gold from Toots and Prince Buster and Soupy George brings #SkaPod #2 home for another week. Check out The Ska Show with Beefy Facebook page for playlists and other fun stuff! Send me your music if you're in a band - do it & I'll play it. It's Ska Radio Jim, but not as you know it!
On April 23, ska-punk band We Are The Union, released one of its greatest singles of the band’s career: A catchy ska-punk tune called “Morbid Obsessions.” The song was also released alongside a huge announcement: We Are The Union’s lead singer Reade Wolcott was coming out as a trans woman. And the song “Morbid Obsessions” spoke to this journey openly, directly, and with plenty of emotion. And so far the ska community has embraced Reade’s announcement with open arms. The tune was the lead single off of We Are The Union’s new album, Ordinary Life, set to release on June 4, 2021. It is a phenomenal record that will not only elevate the ska-punk genre but expand its borders. On this episode of In Defense of Ska, we talk with Reade about the new record, her journey to be her true self, and some other fun We Are The Union stories over the past decade. Fun pancake-themed kickstarter campaign videos anyone? If you enjoyed this episode, please share this post. Also, you can subscribe to my newsletter. Get on the email list at aaroncarnes.substack.com
Reade Wolcott is an L.A. based producer, engineer, singer-songwriter, guitarist, and leader of the band We Are The Union
This week we are joined by Joe Yerke and Reese Roper from the Pickle and Boot Shoppe podcast. You might know Joe from his time as the lead singer as The Insyderz and Reese as the lead singer of Five Iron Frenzy. First, Joe and Reese tell us how they got into ska music, why they started a podcast and their favorite tour stories. We spend much of discussing their time in the Christian music scene. Lastly, we give you ska news and our Ska Picks of The Week. On The Upbeat Social Media: www.Instagram.com/ontheupbeatska www.facebook.com/ontheupbeatska www.twitter.com/ontheupbeatska On The Upbeat Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ontheupbeatska Pickle and Boot Shoppe https://open.spotify.com/show/1S0ekOxpp2Qy5WeA4qmXtJ?si=p3-wsEDUSvW2fNhOLmDOjw Pickle and Boot Shoppe Patreon https://www.patreon.com/pickleandbootshop Ska News- -Out Come The Lawsuits. To honor Rancid’s .....and Out Come The Wolves’ impact on the music ska/punk bands make today, nineteen bands have come together to reimagine the album, connected through the DIY ethos they learned from this record. ...And Out Come The Lawsuits! is a 25th anniversary album running on punk time, releasing June 4th, 2021* on Lavasocks and Sell The Heart Records. *Digitally released - Vinyl will be shipping out at a yet to be determined date sometime in Summer 2021 https://selltheheartrecords.bandcamp.com/album/and-out-come-the-lawsuits -We Are The Union Last week We Are The Union dropped a third video and song off their upcoming album. The new track is called Make It Easy. https://open.spotify.com/album/2vWg4iTz4mTqbnguyQTgHQ?si=Z_aZ0drhSd2XZ_VGy2Ffdw -Danny Rebel and The KGB This Friday 5/28 we have the new album from Danny Rebel & KGB titled "Toss It Up" (Album track Whispering Eye is on Spotify) https://open.spotify.com/track/2AalyJ2l6aWJXUbxkYWoAm?si=Z_0NlMaAQDWtvHQ2CuL16Q Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2DikTsRPk4dspXejk9bFko?si=vaPlX9V7QVW9JsTRSUdqCg Ska News Theme by Dang!t: https://dangitband.bandcamp.com/music Main Theme by Millington: https://millingtonband.bandcamp.com/music You can buy the main theme song: https://ontheupbeat.bandcamp.com/release
In Nederland hebben we flink wat Christelijke feestdagen. Dus met Pinksteren hebben Bart en Lesley een vrije dag, maar Kink Fast gaat gewoon door. Deze aflevering een Christelijke top 5, vijf bands die zichzelf ooit of nog steeds bestempelen als Christelijke band. Daarnaast klassiekers van Bad Religion en Modern Baseball, plus nieuwe muziek van o.a. Point North en Bowling For Soup. Playlist: 01. Bad Religion – American Jesus 02. Mae – Suspension 03. Norma Jean – Memphis Will Be Laid To Waste 04. Point North – Nice Now 05. Price Daddy & the Hyena – Really? 06. Further Seems Forever – The Moon Is Down 07. Relient K – Be My Escape 08. We Are The Union – Boys Will Be Girls 09. Bowling For Soup – Getting Old Sucks (But Everybody’s Doing It) 10. August Burns Red – Marianna’s Trench 11. Modern Baseball – Mass
In Nederland hebben we flink wat Christelijke feestdagen. Dus met Pinksteren hebben Bart en Lesley een vrije dag, maar Kink Fast gaat gewoon door. Deze aflevering een Christelijke top 5, vijf bands die zichzelf ooit of nog steeds bestempelen als Christelijke band. Daarnaast klassiekers van Bad Religion en Modern Baseball, plus nieuwe muziek van o.a. Point North en Bowling For Soup. Playlist: 01. Bad Religion – American Jesus 02. Mae – Suspension 03. Norma Jean – Memphis Will Be Laid To Waste 04. Point North – Nice Now 05. Price Daddy & the Hyena – Really? 06. Further Seems Forever – The Moon Is Down 07. Relient K – Be My Escape 08. We Are The Union – Boys Will Be Girls 09. Bowling For Soup – Getting Old Sucks (But Everybody’s Doing It) 10. August Burns Red – Marianna’s Trench 11. Modern Baseball – Mass
**HAVE YOU BOUGHT THE "SAVE THE SKA SHOW" ALBUM YET?** Get it at theskashowwithbeefy.bandcamp.com/release - Or Just Buy The Show Naming Rights Sponsorship - It's Going Cheap!!!! Or just buy me a coffee to keep me awake here - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Beefyskashow Broadcast live from Melbourne to Australia and the rest of the world on 88.3 Southern FM. The second SkaPod of the week is always freakin' special and just a little bit different! The World famous SKA covers segment kicks off the show with Area 7, Knob Ross, Matt Hartless & The Maverick 7 and Amy Gabba & The Almost Famous! The rest of the show is stacked with top notch tracks from The Operators, Bajo Custodia, The Bolokos, We Are The Union, there's a couple of Mighty Mighty Bosstones from thier new album and we celebrate The Ska Nation 2021 announcement with tracks from Loonee Tunes, Kujo Kings, Admiral Ackbar's Dishonourable Discharge plus The Bennies, and Soupy George brings #SkaPod #2 home for another week. Check out The Ska Show with Beefy Facebook page for playlists and other fun stuff! Send me your music if you're in a band - do it & I'll play it. It's Ska Radio Jim, but not as you know it!
O primeiro semestre de 2021 ainda nem chegou ao fim, mas o episódio 27 do Skataplá já traz alguns destaques lançados este ano. Tem Aggrolites tocando Slackers, Tom Zé se arriscando no mundo do ska, música póstuma da Millie Small e OBMJ fazendo um som com o Luiz Caldas. Além disso, o programa traz a participação especial de integrantes do We Are The Union, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Djangos, Não Há Mais Volta e até mesmo Joey Altruda falando português. Quer mais? A casa do ska recebe no estúdio o camarada Thiago DJ do programa Heavy Pero No Mucho da 89 FM de São Paulo. Em um papo de quase 2h30, com muito som, ele conta como é ter o "programa dos sonhos" na A Rádio Rock, relembra o passado como produtor de shows e os antigos programas da 89, fala sobre viagens para ver as bandas favoritas e conta muitas histórias de bastidores.
On today’s all new Hard Times Podcast, Reade Wolcott of We Are The Union joins Matt and Bill to talk Leftover Crack auditions, COVID cures-alls and releasing an album as a way to come out. Download wherever you get your podcasts!
**HAVE YOU BOUGHT THE "SAVE THE SKA SHOW" ALBUM YET?** Get it at theskashowwithbeefy.bandcamp.com/release - Or Just Buy The Show Naming Rights Sponsorship - It's Going Cheap!!!! Or just buy me a coffee to keep me awake here - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Beefyskashow Broadcast live from Melbourne to Australia and the rest of the world on 88.3 Southern FM. The second SkaPod of the week is always freakin' special and just a little bit different! The World famous SKA covers segment kicks off the show with Suspense Heroes Syndicate, Rhoda Dakar, Death Of Guitar Pop and Boss Battle! The rest of the show is stacked with top notch tracks from Something To Do, Illuminatti Hotties, Wild Man Riddim, Devon Kay & The Solutions, We Are The Union, Mayson's Party, Laurel Aitken, The Porkers, Wiseacre and Soupy George brings #SkaPod #2 home for another week. Check out The Ska Show with Beefy Facebook page for playlists and other fun stuff! Send me your music if you're in a band - do it & I'll play it. It's Ska Radio Jim, but not as you know it!
This week we are joined by Brandon and Heath from The Operators. They tell us about their ska history and how the band got together. We premiere their new song, New Place. Brandon and Heath also tell us about the writing process on their new album. We have a discussion about our favorite album covers. We also give you ska news and our ska picks of the week. On The Upbeat Social Media: www.Instagram.com/ontheupbeatska www.facebook.com/ontheupbeatska www.twitter.com/ontheupbeatska Support On The Upbeat: https://ko-fi.com/ontheupbeat The Operators: https://theoperatorsska.bandcamp.com Ska News....... We Are The Union We are The Union announced their new album this past Friday called, Ordinary Life. The album will be released on June 4th. The first vinyl pressing sold out in two days, so bad time records already stating talking orders for the second press of the vinyl. There is a good chance that by the time this episode drops the second pressing will be sold out but hit up bad time Records to be sure. http://badtimerecords.limitedrun.com/categories/all With the announcement of the new record We Are The Union also released a new song and video. The song is called Morbid Obsessions. https://open.spotify.com/track/3C54o5nN9ceHwab9tH2EWh?si=cKaiGLcoTz--kWajTC19ow -The Mighty Mighty Bosstones The new Bosstones album, When God Was Great drops May 7th. You can still order the record on vinyl and cd via the bands website. http://www.bosstonesmusic.com -The Scotch Bonnets The Scotch Bonnets are doing a live stream on Sunday May 2. You can get tickets at the band’s bandcamp page. The live stream is at 5:00pm eastern standard time. https://thescotchbonnets.bandcamp.com/album/live-morphius-may-2nd-2021 Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2DikTsRPk4dspXejk9bFko?si=vaPlX9V7QVW9JsTRSUdqCg Ska News Theme by Dang!t: https://dangitband.bandcamp.com/music Main Theme by Millington: https://millingtonband.bandcamp.com/music You can buy the main theme song: https://ontheupbeat.bandcamp.com/release
Super-Fan Joshua Freeman comes onto the show to stroke some egos and play some killer music. This episode is loaded with music and packed with new music recs. Check below for links to all of them! Joshua's New Music Rec #1: We Are the Union, “Fresh Fruit for Rotting Punk Rock Stars” (Exxp: 2041) *Played with permission from the artist and copyright holder*· Listen/Purchase: https://wearetheunion.bandcamp.com/track/fresh-fruit-for-rotting-punk-rock-starsJoshua's New Music Rec #2: Pardoner, “Donna Said” (Exxp: 2041) *Played with permission from the artist and copyright holder*· Listen/Purchase: https://pardoner.bandcamp.com/album/came-down-differentJoshua's Original New Music #1: Music With The Boys, “Driving” (Exxp: 2041) *Played with permission from the artist and copyright holder*Joshua's Original New Music #2: Music With the Boys, “Thesis Statement” (Exxp: 2041) *Played with permission from the artist and copyright holder* More Joshua Freeman content:Camp Scouts Podcast (Apple Podcasts and Spotify)The Little Guys Podcast (Apple Podcasts and Spotify)VVVVVFeatured Exxpired Albums: Janet Jackson, “All for You” LA Guns, “Man in the Moon” Modest Mouse, “Sad Sappy Sucker” Tim McGraw, “Set This Circus Down” Bee Gees', “This is Where I Came In” Mogwai, “Rock Action” Mentions:Ben and Arthur https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIb0el7YDbsRob Taxpayer's Song of the Week ClubAlec Hodgman's “A Fistful of Vinyl” https://kxlu.com/dj/a-fistful-of-vinyl/KXLU 88.9FMGuppy: https://guppytheband.bandcamp.com/“Knock Three Times” by Tony Orlando and DawnMaroon 5Falling in Reverse: https://fallinginreverseband.bandcamp.com/releasesHollywood UndeadDrug Dealer, “Were You Saying Something?”Sweeping PromisesPardoner, “Came Down Different”Evan Diem, “More to Read” https://evandiem.bandcamp.com/The Front Bottoms: https://thefrontbottoms.bandcamp.com/Foxanne: https://foxanne.bandcamp.com/Mom Rock: https://momrock.bandcamp.com/Long Neck: https://longnecklass.bandcamp.com/Grey Matter: https://greymattermi.bandcamp.com/Bad Time Records: https://badtimerecords.bandcamp.com/Evan Diem: https://evandiem.bandcamp.com/Weekly EP Podcast48 Hour Film Project ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Exxpired Music theme, "This Is Not The End" was written and produced by Rob Taxpayer. Join Rob's Song of the Week Club: https://www.patreon.com/songoftheweekclub Explore Rob's extensive discography: https://taxpayers.bandcamp.com https://anxietycat.bandcamp.com https://trustysnakes.bandcamp.com https://trashswan.bandcamp.com ****SUPPORT ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS, BUY THEIR MUSIC AND ART****
In December 2016, multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Hunter got bored and decided to record a ska cover of “Feliz Navidad,” calling it “Feliz NaviSKA.” This silly idea got a lot of eyeballs, way more than they anticipated, so Jeremy kept recording ska covers of songs by Green Day, My Chemical Romance, Blink 182 and other groups. The views continued to grow. This was the birth of SkaTune Network, a YouTube channel with nearly 200,000 subscribers, and several viral videos. Jeremy is our guest on In Defense of Ska. They have shocked countless people outside of the ska scene who’ve assumed the music is dead, and can’t fathom how Jeremy has so many fans. SkaTune Network has also become an entry point for ska that has brought thousands of people to the genre. Additionally, Jeremy also plays trombone in the band We Are The Union and creates original music as “Jer.”On today’s episode, we walk through Jeremy’s career in ska, focusing on several key moments in their life, including the Talent Farm, their introduction to Community Records, and joining We Are The Union. We also discuss Jeremy’s time at Waffle House, winning PUP’s “Free at Last” cover competition, and that controversial TikTok video they made that argues why you should pour your milk before your cereal. If you enjoyed this episode, share this post and subscribe to my newsletter Get on the email list at aaroncarnes.substack.com
**HAVE YOU BOUGHT THE "SAVE THE SKA SHOW" ALBUM YET?** Get it at theskashowwithbeefy.bandcamp.com/release - Or Just Buy The Show Naming Rights Sponsorship - It's Going Cheap!!!! Broadcast live from Melbourne to Australia and the rest of the world on 88.3 Southern FM. The second SkaPod of the week is always freakin' special and just a little bit different! The World famous SKA covers segment kicks off the show with Funaddicts, RudyBeats, Bim Skala Bim and We Are The Union! The rest of the show is stacked with top notch tracks from Rudebeard, Depraverad, Luciano Macchia Crooner, Professor Galactico & The Paranoias, Something To Do, LSPvDPR, Mr. T Bone, Special Brew, The Specials, The Bodysnatchers and due to popular demand...... Soupy George brings us on home! Check out The Ska Show with Beefy Facebook page for playlists and other fun stuff! Send me your music if you're in a band - do it & I'll play it.
A few weeks ago, my co-host over at On The Upbeat asked me and our guests to share some of what we consider to be great ska collaborations. That was the spark that set this episode in motion. I hope you all enjoy and share this episode with a friend! 00:00 - Moonhead Project feat. Molly Moonstone - Sydämeni Hullu (On the Dancefloor / Sydämeni Hullu '17) 02:55 - Night Gaunts feat. the Stupid Stupid Henchmen - Stupid Stupid (Stupid Stupid '21) 06:33 - Control This feat. Jason "Jahson" Nwagbaraocha - Imminent Danger (Imminent Danger '21) 11:25 - We Are The Union feat. Nick Riggs - Fake World (Self Care '18) 14:14 - Half Past Two feat. Evan Wohrman - Someone That You Used to Know (Someone That You Used to Know '19) 16:56 - Sammy Kay & the East los Three feat. Dave Hillyard & Mr. T-Bone - Old Man's Porch (Love Letters '13) 19:58 - Lauren Napier & Vic Ruggiero - Walkin' After Midnight (Straight Mix) (Duets Vol. 1 '20) 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 Also check out our sister podcast On the Upbeat! linktr.ee/ontheupbeatska Session : Twenty // Episode : 447 // Airdate : March 18th, 2021
Brent Lawrence Friedman has seen all sides of the music industry. He’s booked tours and done marketing for various ska and punk band (MxPx, Goldfinger, Five Iron Frenzy, Mr. T. Experience). His current gig is “merch fulfillment” for Skatune Network, Kill Lincoln, and other ska groups. He also plays drums in the group We Are The Union. When he’s not doing any of those things, he’s frantically posting about ska on social media, and getting tagged in literally every ska meme—a role he’s come to embrace. His Instagram and Twitter handle is @pleasetagmeinyourskaposts. I first interviewed Brent (along with Jeremy Andrew Hunter) back in 2018 for my book, In Defense of Ska. We Are The Union were on tour with Reel Big Fish, and so I chatted with them backstage at their Reno show. I wanted to get both of their takes on what it’s like to be entirely identified for liking ska, to have everyone refer to you as a “ska person,” and to feverishly tag you in all online ska content. For Brent, his non-stop online ska talk started as a joke, but he saw that some people were genuinely appreciating his ska persona. “The ska thing is always a butt end of the joke. After a while it started annoying me to where I started defending ska on social media,” Brent told me. “I started talking about ska a lot. I became an exaggerated version of what these people thought I was. Then ska kids in bands across the country would tell me, ‘Man I love that you defend ska so hard.’ Apparently, this is making some people happy. I’m just going to keep f*****g doing it.” On this episode of In Defense of Ska, Brent tells us the full story of how he went from We Are The Union super-fan to being their drummer. He gives us some insight on the business side of DIY ska including a glimpse behind the scenes of We Are The Union’s Self-Care Kickstarter campaign, and how he came to book the infamous Jesse Michaels/Leftover Crack concert that was eventually covered in Vice. We also talk about how truly awful most ska jokes are when they come from ska-haters. Can’t they at least learn a little bit about the music and subculture first? If you enjoyed this episode, please share this post. Also, sign up for my newsletter to get new episodes delivered to your inbox every week. Get on the email list at aaroncarnes.substack.com
**HAVE YOU BOUGHT THE "SAVE THE SKA SHOW ALBUM YET?** Get it at theskashowwithbeefy.bandcamp.com/release - Or Just Buy The Show Naming Rights Sponsorship - It's Going Cheap!!!! Broadcast live from Melbourne to Australia and the rest of the world on 88.3 Southern FM. The second SkaPod of the week is always awesome and just a little bit different! The World famous SKA covers segment kicks off the show with Kujo Kings, The Lockdowners, Skall Headz and Flying Raccoon Suit. Beefy then blows the bloody doors off with knock out unes from Sick Leave, Cartoon Violence, The Inevitables, Devon Kay & The Solutions, The Allniters, We Are The Union, No Nonsense, Melbourne Ska Orchestra, The Specials, Bim Skala Bim and he's back...... Soupy George brings us on home! Check out The Ska Show with Beefy Facebook page for playlists and other fun stuff! Send me your music if you're in a band - do it & I'll play it.
**HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY** Can Anyone Sponsor The Show - Naming Rights Going Cheap!!!! Broadcast live from Melbourne to Australia and the rest of the world on 88.3 Southern FM. The second SkaPod of the week is always awesome and just a little bit different! It's the Annual Ska Show with Beefy Christmas Special where Beefy goes all festive on your asses! However cheesy it sounds, one thing is guaranteed - some absolute gold, some corking covers and some things that are better left without words! Featuring Reel Big Fish, Tree House Fire, Sick Leave, Cut Capers, Skindred, The Copacetics & Dr Ring Ding, Taj Motel Trio, Rude Bones, Save Ferris, We Are The Union, Backyard Superheroes, Mullets Across America, Toots & The Maytals, Mad Caddies and Special Brew Check out The Ska Show with Beefy Facebook page for playlists and other fun stuff! Send me your music if you're in a band - do it & I'll play it. Stay Safe Everybody!
You know it’s that time of year again… holiday season! And this year… well, we’ve been blessed with so many new ska and ska/punk holiday songs! Honestly, it was hard to whittle it down to these selections, and I finally got to fit on the Slackers playing “Dreidel” (mainly because I managed to get this episode out during Hanukkah this year!) but I think I ok, I hope you enjoy this bonus gift of an episode this week! 00:00 – the Intercepteurs – It’s Snowing on the TV (It’s Snowing on the TV ’20) 03:26 – Cut Capers – All Alone on Christmas (All Alone on Christmas ’20) 05:12 – the Magnetics – Christmas Present (Christmas Present ’20) 07:55 – the Slackers – Dreidel (Hanukkah ’09) 11:14 – Alex Dominish – Winter Wishing (Winter Wishing ’20) 14:02 – Mr. Incommunicado ft. Haley Green – Have a Merry Christmas (Have a Merry Christmas ’20) 17:26 – We Are The Union – I’m Working Retail for Christmas (I’m Working Retail for Christmas ’20) 20:00 – Super Hi-Fi – Auld Lang Syne (Yule Analog Vol. 1 ’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 23min of Ska is produced weekly by RJ Phoenix 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 RJ is also the co-host of another ska podcast, check out On the Upbeat at https://linktr.ee/ontheupbeatska Airdate : December 14th, 2020
**STILL THE SECOND BEST SKA SHOW ON THE PLANET** - Show Naming Rights Sponsorship Going Cheap!!!! Broadcast live from Melbourne to Australia and the rest of the world on 88.3 Southern FM. The second SkaPod of the week is always awesome and just a little bit different! The World famous SKA covers segment kicks off the show with The Stiff Joints, Alla Spina, Millington with Half Past Two and The Expanders. Beefy then bangs out some top tunes from Sonic Libido, Redeemon, Bad Operation, Ziggy & Stephen Marley, Sultan Ali, We Are The Union, The Inevitables, Strange Tenants, Mighty Mighty Bosstones and as usual Soupy George brings us on home! Check out The Ska Show with Beefy Facebook page for playlists and other fun stuff! Send me your music if you're in a band - do it & I'll play it.
**STILL THE SECOND BEST SKA SHOW ON THE PLANET** Naming Rights Sponsorship Going Cheap!!!! Beefy continues to take on the Corona Virus head on as Melbourne extends its lockdown into a 18th week. He just keeps banging out the tunes trying to make sure that The Ska Show with Beefy maintains the prestigious mantle of being the SECOND best Ska Show on the planet (https://blog.feedspot.com/ska_podcasts/) Nobody's quite sure what he has to do to snag that number 1 spot though - just keep being awesome I guess! Beefy is quickly making this little corner of the Ska Universe his very own as every week the World's (2nd) Greatest Ska Radio Show airs some of the best Ska music currently out there. Broadcast live from Melbourne to Australia and the rest of the world, no other ska show boasts the diversity or the innovation of what Beefy brings to the Ska party!The Big Beef Man is making sure 2020 is more SkaMaggedon than Armageddon! Our live set this week celebrates local legends The Resignators jamming on the recent Slacktoberfest live broadcast, and then Beefy conjures up all the new releases and more, with tunes from Dr. Raju, Derrick Morgan, Number 1 Korean, The New Normal, The Dughoose Ska Band, 9TeeZ, Todd Rundgren & Rivers Cuomo, We Are The Union, Mad Caddies and Feargal Sharkey joins the ska party! Send me your music if you're in a band - do it & I'll play it. Share the gospel of Ska if you can. Stay safe everybody!
Naming Rights Sponsorship Going Cheap!!!! Beefy continues to take on the Corona Virus head on as Melbourne extends its lockdown into a 17th week. He just keeps banging out the tunes trying to make sure that The Ska Show with Beefy maintains the prestigious mantle of being the SECOND best Ska Show on the planet (https://blog.feedspot.com/ska_podcasts/) Nobody's quite sure what he has to do to snag that number 1 spot though - just keep being awesome I guess! Beefy is quickly making this little corner of the Ska Universe his very own as every week the World's (2nd) Greatest Ska Radio Show airs some of the best Ska music currently out there. Broadcast live from Melbourne to Australia and the rest of the world, no other ska show boasts the diversity or the innovation of what Beefy brings to the Ska party!The Big Beef Man is making sure 2020 is more SkaMaggedon than Armageddon! Our live set this week celebrates local legends Strange Tenants, and Beefy throws in all the new releases and more, with tunes from Itchy Feet, The Resignators, The Slackers, Boomtown United, Simple Minded Symphony, Jokers Republic, The Specials, Madness, Bite Me Bambi, We Are The Union and Huey Lewis & The News joins the ska party! Send me your music if you're in a band - do it & I'll play it. Share the gospel of Ska if you can. Stay safe everybody!
This will be a little hard to believe, but this episode only features songs from 2020. We can't recall how long it's been since that's happened! Probably never. As much as we love the older stuff, there was just too much latest and greatest not to feature. This week we have music by Angel Town Combo, Tito Pontet, The Roon Station, Calavera NY Club, Something To Do, We Are The Union, The Planet Smashers, Too Many Crooks, Salón Victoria, and Me, Mom, & Morgentaler. Theme song written and performed by Stop The Presses
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**HOME EDITION** Naming Rights Sponsorship is Now Available!!!! Beefy has hit the ground running in 2020 and he's banging out the tunes trying to make sure that The Ska Show with Beefy maintains the prestigious mantle of being the SECOND best Ska Podcast on the planet (https://blog.feedspot.com/ska_podcasts/) We bloody love it here at Ska Central! We're still not sure what we have to do to get the number 1 spot though - just keep being awesome I guess! Beefy is quickly making this little corner of the Ska Universe his very own as every week the World's (2nd) Greatest Ska Radio Show excites the airwaves with some of the best Ska music currently out there. Broadcast live from Melbourne to Australia and the rest of the world on 88.3 Southern FM, no other ska show boasts the diversity or the innovation of what Beefy brings to the Ska party! The Year Of Ska is upon us and it's up to the Big Beef Man to make sure it stays that way! It's Thursday so it's World famous SKA covers time to kick off the show with Deal's Gone Bad, The Carousers, Kahuna & The Prizefighters. Beefy then brings the newies from We Are The Union, Younger Than Neil, The Holophonics, JB Conspiracy, Joker's Republic, Call Me Malcolm and The Skatonics and gold from Tree House Fire, Wiseacre, The Piranhas and we bid farewell to one of te first voices of Ska, Millie Small.Check out The Ska Show with Beefy Facebook page for playlists and other fun stuff! Send me your music if you're in a band - do it & I'll play it.
**HOME EDITION** Naming Rights Sponsorship is Now Available!!!! Beefy has hit the ground running in 2020 and he's banging out the tunes trying to make sure that The Ska Show with Beefy maintains the prestigious mantle of being the SECOND best Ska Podcast on the planet (https://blog.feedspot.com/ska_podcasts/) We bloody love it here at Ska Central! We're still not sure what we have to do to get the number 1 spot though - just keep being awesome I guess! Beefy is quickly making this little corner of the Ska Universe his very own as every week the World's (2nd) Greatest Ska Radio Show excites the airwaves with some of the best Ska music currently out there. Broadcast live from Melbourne to Australia and the rest of the world on 88.3 Southern FM, no other ska show boasts the diversity or the innovation of what Beefy brings to the Ska party! The Year Of Ska is upon us and it's up to the Big Beef Man to make sure it stays that way! The world famous SKA covers section kicks off the second hour with glorious offerings from The Porkers, Radioactive Chicken Heads, The Housebound Ska Collective and Bob Kooparos. Beefy as always brings the newies from Bar Stool Preachers, Trambeat, The Chinkees, and Pussycat Doghouse idea and there's top tunes from The Clash, Suicide Machines, Strange Tenants, We Are The Union, The Toasters and Soupy George finishes off yet another awesome show! Check out The Ska Show with Beefy Facebook page for playlists and other fun stuff! Send me your music if you're in a band - do it & I'll play it.
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On this episode, we have Jeremy AKA Skatune Network and We Are The Union band member talking with us. We talk about a lot of stuff, including how we each got into the scene, what we feel about the state of modern ska fans, confronting bigotry in ska, and a mutual admiration for Aaron Barrett. Find Skatune Network here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCji2l5wcs6GoYJY1GgG_slQ Find We Are The Union here: https://www.facebook.com/wearetheunion SHOWS: Skanksgiving: https://www.axs.com/events/383429/goldfinger-tickets Tip the Van Reunion Show: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tip-the-van-reunion-show-tickets-82671932977 MAGfest: https://super.magfest.org/ RELEASES: Skatune Network – Pick It The Fuck Up: https://counterintuitiverecords.bandcamp.com/album/skatune-network-pick-it-the-fuck-up We Are The Union – Self Care: https://wearetheunion.bandcamp.com/album/self-care 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
Not only is Reed Wolcott the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for We Are The Union, he also works for the legendary ska/punk bands, Goldfinger, Five Iron Frenzy, and more. Reed had some great stories to tell. I hope you enjoy them! Music featured on this episode: “Stability” Lightweights: https://lightweightschi.bandcamp.com “Daydreams” Television Supervision: https://youtu.be/ubFa2ltK9Ws “Traffic” […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #81: Reed Wolcott of We Are The Union appeared first on Bangarang Radio.
Not only is Reed Wolcott the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for We Are The Union, he also works for the legendary ska/punk bands, Goldfinger, Five Iron Frenzy, and more. Reed had some great stories to tell. I hope you enjoy them! Music featured on this episode: “Stability” Lightweights: https://lightweightschi.bandcamp.com “Daydreams” Television Supervision: https://youtu.be/ubFa2ltK9Ws “Traffic” […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #81: Reed Wolcott of We Are The Union appeared first on Bangarang Radio.
We Are the Union are a seminal ska punk band originally based in Ann Arbor, MI whose ska-influenced tunes are playful, energetic and fast-paced. During the discussion portion the band spoke on their involvement with Skatune Network, video games, 3D printer exploration and the amazing kickstarter campaign attached to 2018's "Self Care". Check out the super rad performance by We Are the Union live at Audiotree. Download & stream We Are The Union on Audiotree Live -- https://smarturl.it/AT-We-Are-The-Union Support the show.
EP4: "Dork Rock Steady" w/ Brent Friedman. The Cass Man sits down with high school friend Brent Friedman (drummer of We Are The Union). https://wearetheunion.bandcamp.com/ Instagram: @wearetheunion Instagram: @pleasetagmeinyourskaposts Instagram: @fockyanation Twitter: @fockyanation Facebook: @fockyanation Contact: fockyanation@gmail.com
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October was a weird month, but now it's done and it is time for reflection. So come take a listen to some of our favorite releases of the month, one we forgot, and one upcoming release we are just super ecstatic about. Featuring music of Baked A La Ska, King Kong Girio, The Punchers, Ska-p, [spunge], We Are The Union, Millie Manders and The Shutup, Mad Apple Circus, and Beat The Smart Kids!
It's the last episode of our first year! Time sure has flown by, but all along there has been sweet, sweet ska music. Lots of new stuff in this episode to showcase what lays ahead in year two. Mattie even gets a little bit on the personal side. Featuring music by We Are The Union, La Monkiband, No Authority, The Bar Stool Preachers, Hooray for Our Side, Backyard Superheroes, King Kong Girio, Put3Ska and Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra!
In this episode we have Nick Diener back to answer all new questions! You may know him from his own bands The Swellers and The Apology Tour as well as producing groups like Hot Mulligan, We Are The Union and many more. Go To NoiseCreators To Get To Know The Producers Behind Your Favorite Records: NoiseCreators.com Hosted by Jesse Cannon: jessecannon.com Show Notes: http://bit.ly/1m8hoBG Subscribe on iTunes: http://apple.co/1Yluk3v and review us there! Overcast.FM http://bit.ly/1I9OPhE and recommend us there! Noise Creators on Twitter: @noisecreators Jesse Cannon on Twitter: @jessecannon
In this episode, Kristen and Jessica are joined by their friend Lauren, who recently attended Punk Rock Bowling and has some fun stories to share. Lauren is just plain adorable and opens up about the role punk rock has played in her life and how hard it has been to find other punk rock girls. We also ask Lauren about recently meeting Roger Lima after a Less Than Jake show and how she discovered Rehasher. That leads us to today's interview with the guys of Rehasher: Tony, Alex and Roger. Kristen hops in the van and chats with the guys about how they met, their favorite punk rock girls and lots more, including Roger's recent shows with NOFX when Melvin was on a leave. Don't miss this episode! Bands discussed: Rehasher, Bad Religion, NOFX, Bad Cop Bad Cop, Mobina Galore, War on Women, Greenhorn, The Adicts, We Are The Union, No More, The Bombpops and more Song: Lift! by Rehasher
On this episode I talk to Nick Diener who has recorded his own band The Swellers as well as other cool acts like Derek Grant, We Are The Union and many more. Go To NoiseCreators To Get To Know The Producers Behind Your Favorite Records: NoiseCreators.com Hosted by Jesse Cannon: jessecannon.com Show Notes: http://bit.ly/1m8hoBG Subscribe on iTunes: http://apple.co/1Yluk3v and review us there! Overcast.FM http://bit.ly/1I9OPhE and recommend us there! Noise Creators on Twitter: @noisecreators Jesse Cannon on Twitter: @jessecannon
On this week's Record Breakers, Drew gives us some Ska with a little edge in We Are The Union and their 2009 debut "Who We Are". What did the guys think? You know what to do!
Comedian Anna Valenzuela has gone to Fest for the past 3 years. She feels right at home there because she grew up going to punk and ska shows, and when she started comedy in 2014, she often performed on the same bills as punk bands. She got involved in LA's roast battle scene in 2015 and even participated in the Comedy Central show Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle the following year. This week, we discuss the pockets of comedy in Anna's world and see where they overlap with ska. Fest comes up a lot this week, as does the band Folly. She even tells us an entire story about Folly's merch person. She also talks about Devon Kay covering Kelly Clarkson, the joys of seeing Eve 6, and her friendship with Jon Graber (Who's worked with We Are The Union, NOFX, and MxPx). She tells us all about LA's roast battle scene (including The Wave), about being a blackbelt in karate, teaching Esteban Flores how to stretch, and she tells us about recording her new special Murderpuss, which she will release in 2024 on Brandie Posey's label, Burn This Records. Plus, she heaps copious praise on Adam Davis and his band Omnigone. Will she use an Omnigone song on her new special? We shall see! If you'd like to support us and listen to early access, ad-free episodes with bonus content, check out our Patreon! If you like our theme song, go download the EP Lives by Slow Gherkin. They wrote the opening and closing songs for our podcast. You can get both tunes from their Lives EP. Also, check out Dan P and the Bricks two LPs. They provided the mid-roll ad transition music. Support the In Defense host Aaron Carnes by purchasing a copy of his book, In Defense of Ska. The 2nd, expanded edition of In Defense of Ska will release in May 2024. Co-host Adam Davis has a band called Omnigone. Their latest record, Against The Rest released on March 31, 2023. The In Defense of Ska editor Chris Reeves runs a record label called Ska Punk International. They have new releases coming out all the time.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Nathan Gray has played music with their band Boysetsfire for decades. But only once during the band's run did they dabble in ska (“Deja Coup”). But that has completely changed now with Nathan's new group, The Iron Roses, a joyful punk band with heavy doses of ska and reggae. The joy in the band is purposeful, a middle finger aimed at the rise in racism, homophobia, transphobia and fascism, making ska the perfect vehicle for the band's message. This week we speak to Nathan and Iron Roses' co-lead vocalist Beck Fontaine. The group released their debut, self-titled record in October 2023. They've already done some touring and are really excited about the band. And they have big plans for 2024. It's a great record, and they play ska well. But the question on our minds was, where did this band—totally unconnected from the ska scene, with little history playing the genre—come from? And what motivated them to go all in on ska-punk in 2023? We talk about Nathan's love for The English Beat, The Specials, Black Uhuru, Burning Spear and Trojan Records skinhead reggae. Also, we talk about Becky's history with musical theater and how that informs The Iron Roses' unique approach to lead vocals. Plus, we learn that co-host Adam Davis was an extra in the film adaptation of Rent! Nathan talks about the new ska bands that inspire them (We Are The Union, Catbite, Kill Lincoln), the important message in Iron Roses' song “Old Guard,” and we learn about Nathan's long and difficult journey in coming out as non-binary. Plus, we learn all about how Nathan spoke out against Pantera playing a music festival Boysetsfire was booked to play (due to lead singer Phil Anselmo's history of racism). And they tell us about their long friendship and admiration for Frank Turner. Plus, we all took a moment to discuss how much we love the film Swing Kids. If you'd like to support us and listen to early access, ad-free episodes with bonus content, check out our Patreon! If you like our theme song, go download the EP Lives by Slow Gherkin. They wrote the opening and closing songs for our podcast. You can get both tunes from their Lives EP. Also, check out Dan P and the Bricks two LPs. They provided the mid-roll ad transition music. Support the In Defense host Aaron Carnes by purchasing a copy of his book, In Defense of Ska. The 2nd, expanded edition of In Defense of Ska will release in Oct 2024. Co-host Adam Davis has a band called Omnigone. Their latest record, Against The Rest released on March 31, 2023. Please take the time to like, review, and subscribe to In Defense of Ska wherever you get your podcasts, and keep up to date with all our series by following the Consequence Podcast Network.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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