23min of Ska : Last Minute

There’s something in a name sometimes and this time it means that I put this episode together at the last minute! I really try not too, but this time it happened. Lucky for you listeners, I had several of these songs picked and ready to use, and luckilier I also have a short stash of “great songs I haven’t used yet” on reserve and even better they fit well together to get this fantastic episode! I’m not going to lie, I’m shocked at how well this episode turned out… maybe I should start half-assing it more often…

On Your Marx – First Punch (Demo ’11)
the Slackers – the TV Dinner Song (the Great Rocksteady Swindle ’10)
the Oldians – Along Came Betty (Arts of Seduction ’10)
the Grittys – Mad Girl (the Great American Moshing Pit ’11)
Skapone – Another Day (the Black & White Album ’08)
the Upsessions – Sammy Wear No Gun (Beat You Reggae ’09)
Jimmy the Squirrel – How I Go (Whatever the Weather ’10)

If you’re in a ska band and would like to be interviewed or have a song featured, please email me at radjose[at]gmail[dot]com.

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23min of Ska : Dynamic Duos

Some things just go well together, like peanut butter and jelly, peaches and cream, black and white… ska and dancing! The theme this episode is duos and evidenced by the song titles for this episode. Sure, sure, there was a lot of other songs that would’ve fit on here too, but I used a lot of them before. Also, there’s about 20 different covers of “Shame and Scandal” but the Babylove & the Van Dangos version was really speaking to me today.

Rude City Riot – Bonnie & Clyde (Nothin’ But Time ’11)
Deal’s Gone Bad – Rough and Ready (the Ramblers ’07)
the English Beat – Twist and Crawl (I Just Can’t Stop It ’80)
Babylove & the Van Dangos – Shame and Scandal (Run Run Rudie ’07)
Stretch – Gizzards and Giblets (Armstrong ’96)
Mobster – Piss & Vinegar (Rough & Ready ’10)
My Superhero – Coley & Steve (SKAteboard Music ’95)

If you’re in a ska band and would like to be interviewed or have a song featured, please email me at radjose[at]gmail[dot]com.

This episode and all episodes can always be found here. You can also subscribe to the podcast by going to your advanced tab on iTunes, then select “subscribe to podcast…” and entering this address: http://23minofska.podomatic.com/rss2.xml into the box that opens. Hey, there’s always downloading this episode. Also if you’d like, find & like us on facebook.

23min of Ska Interview : Ruder Than You

Dave Dubrosky (sax, vocals) of the legendary Ruder Than You takes some time to talk to Rad Jose. They discuss the long history of Ruder Than You, the 3rd wave ska scene and what happened when the bottom fell out. Dave also compares Ruder Than You to the Blues Brothers and explains the meaning behind the title track from their latest album “Creation Sounds.”

You can find Ruder Than You at: http://www.RuderThanYou.net

Ruder Than You’s song “Uncle Albert” was featured in the episode “Meanies” from March 23rd, 2010 and their song “On a String” was featured in the episode “Roof Access” from July 23rd, 2011.

This episode and all episodes can always be found here. You can also subscribe to the podcast by going to your advanced tab on iTunes, then select “subscribe to podcast…” and entering this address: http://23minofska.podomatic.com/rss2.xml into the box that opens. You can also download the episode! Also if you’d like, find & like us on facebook.