23min of Ska : Liquor is Quicker

I’ve been paying attention my little listeners, you all seem to like ska from the 90′s, female vocals, ska-punk and music from the US, Canada and the UK. This I can do. So I’m working it in more as we go on. I still gotta play what I love and that is newer ska from everywhere and some traditional ska, so let’s get this in balance! We have some awesome UK ska here from Bombskare, a track from one of my favorite LA bands, the Bohunks (who always tear it up live) and a song from the Kim Basinger Band who I found out about on the r/ska forum on Reddit. Not a bad place to hang out and find new bands. From Spain w/ have some traditional sounds from the Hypocondriacs, some radness from Canada in the form of Class Action and then Run and Punch, who are not only a great band, but some of the nicest guys to be in contact with. We close it out w/ Goldfinger’s “Walking in the Dark” a song that was almost lost in time in the 90′s on a movie soundtrack that most people didn’t seem to pick up (seriously, I had a hard time tracking it down again). So as we head into the second half of 2012 “23min of Ska” has re-focused and is committed to bringing you the sounds that you want to hear mixed the ones that I want to play for you. Let’s keep kickin’ ass ’til December!

Bombskare – My Life in the Nineties (Fistful of Dynamite ’09)
the Bohunks – Dillinger (In the Waiting Room ’11)
the Kim Basinger Band – Meeting You Again (Between Sin & Sanity ’06)
Hypocondriacs – Cook ‘em Up (60′s Rocksteady & Reggae ’10)
Class Action – City Streets (Class Action ’10)
Run and Punch – Dearly Departed (Dearly Departed ’12)
Goldfinger – Walking in the Dark (Dead Man on Campus soundtrack ’98)

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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Special : Talk to My Wife

I thought it would be awesome to talk to my wife about what ska songs she likes and has memories from, as she is not really a ska fan. After living with me for about 6 years, she’s learned a lot. We used to do a weekly podcast together about reality shows called “I’m Not Here to Make Friends” that ran for over 3 years. I miss doing it, so I convinced Allison to through on her podcasting hat again and talk about ska. Near the end of the interview she ever turns the tables on me and starter to interview me! Oh, that wife!

Songs in this episode include:
the Toasters – Weekend in L.A. (Don’t Let the Bastards Grind You Down ’97)
Dan Potthast – I’ve Set Sail (Eyeballs ’99)
Reel Big Fish – Beer (Turn the Radio Off ’96)

All background music by the Caroloregians from their albums “Funkify Your Raggay” and “Fat is Back”.

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23min of Ska : Candy is Dandy

If you say you don’t like candy, I’ll tell you that you’re a liar. I don’t like any food more than candy. I’m in my thirties and I still go crazy for sweets and stuff. Nothings better than a huge Mr. Goodbar and a tall glass or Tang. So yeah, that’s what inspired this latest episode, candy, sweets, sugar, stuff like that. Man, oh man, do I like candy.

Toots & the Maytals – Sweet & Dandy (Sweet & Dandy ’68)
One Groovy Coconut – Deep Dark Chocolate (More Like This Than That ’98)
Millie Small – My Boy Lollypop (My Boy Lollypop/Something’s Gotta Be Done ’64)
Bigger Thomas – Sugar, Sugar (Ska Cover to Cover ’11)
the Caroloregians – Biscuit Serenade (Fat is Back ’11)
the Busters – Candy (Dead or Alive ’93)
the Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Chocolate Pudding (Kinder Words ’94)
Yum!Yum!ORANGE – Mr. Candy (Candy Candy Candy ? ’08)

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 at 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. Also if you’d like, find & like us on facebook. Don’t forget to download this episode to save for the future.

Also, hit up www.BigSkaGamble.com for 7 awesome ska 7″ records!

Interview : Rude King

In this episode I’m talking to Jon Bravo, one of the lead singers from the Dallas, TX ska band Rude King. It was a last minute set up (my fault) and Jon rolled with it great! You can even hear the rest of Rude King in the background commenting on the conversation as it happens! Too much fun! Jon and I talk about the formation of Rude King, how the band started in Chicago and ended up in Dallas, the recording of their album “Ruder, Faster, Better, Stronger” and a lot of other ska bands that aren’t Rude King! So, yeah, we get off topic, but we always get back to Rude King. Jon also let’s us all in on what’s behind the song “Until the End” which is played near the end of this episode.

Check out Rude King’s website at : RudeKing.com

The intro for this episode is “Love Bomb” by Rude King, off of their album “Ruder, Faster, Better, Stronger”.

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