23min of Ska : May Mix Tape : the ’00s : Side B (part two)

In that mad scramble to make sure I included all the best of the ’00 decade I realized that I forgot some of the stalwarts! Some of these bands have been blowing since the ’80s! They reached for the stars in the ’90s and kept it going through the ’00s and beyond! Some of the finest ska acts in America! Hope you enjoyed the mix tape!

MU330 – Raw Fish (Ultra Panic ’02)
Deal’s Gone Bad – One More Day (the Ramblers ’07)
the Mighty Mighty Bosstones – the Route that I Took (Pin Points & Gin Joints ’09)
the Toasters – You’re Gonna Pay (You’re Gonna Pay ’06)
the Slackers – Keep it Simple (Peculiar ’06)
the Pietasters – Listen to Her Heart (All Day ’07)
Mustard Plug – Copasetic (In Black & White ’07)
the Aquabats! – Waterslides! (Charge!! ’05)

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23min of Ska : May Mix Tape : the ’00s : Side A (part two)

And here we are again, still stuck in ’00s, hearing the bright sparks of ska bands that refused to throw in the towel, just because mainstream taste-makers did. I won’t lie to you, during much of the early ’00s, I didn’t abandon ska music, but I got much more insular and into the bands in the Midwest at the time before moving out to LA half way through that decade and trying to catch up w/ the ska that was going on in the world at the time. I feel as if I am still playing catch up, but I loved my local ska bands so much I wanted to give them all the support I could, sorry world ska scene, I’m learning and making up for it now! And this concludes side A of the 90min ’00s mix tape.

Infamous Jake & the Pinstripe Mafia – Standing Proud (This is the Beginning of the End ’03)
the Hijacks – Victim! Ain’t No Alternative (Free Your Mind ’07)
7 Seconds of Love – Looking for My Leopard (Danger is Dangerous ’08)
the Pinstripes – Find It! (the Decay ’07)
Synthetic Elements – Take Me Home (Synthetic Elements ’05)
Westbound Train – Fatty Boom Boom! (Transitions ’06)
Sonic Boom Six – For 12 Weeks, the City is Theirs (Arcade Perfect ’07)

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23min of Ska : May Mix Tape : the ’00s : Side A (part one)

It’s May and that means another mix tape! Hurrah! Now, the ’00s were getting to be a dark time for ska music. Bands were breaking up, switching over to emo and rock and/or dropping their horn sections all together. It was sad. Luckily, two things were going on, some bands were sticking it out and other bands were forming to fill that void. Getting booked wasn’t easy, ska was on its way back underground, but you’d have to be really out of touch to miss these acts. This whole month is dedicated to those bands in the form of a 90min mix tape broken up over a month. Enjoy it, let it take you back, it did for me!

Big D & the Kids Table – Evil Girl / Angry Girl (the Gipsy Hill EP ’02)
Cornerstone 96-98 – Eggshells (Cornerstone 96-98 ’04)
Johnny Nine & the Racers – My Beat (Chin Up ’09)
the Homecoming Queens – Timmy Goes to Summer Camp (a Sound You Once Knew ’08)
the Amphetameanies – the Devil Lives Upstairs (Now! That’s What I Call… ’06)
Squid 58 – the Last Fag (Dismantled ’07)
Monkey – Voice of America (Cruel Tutelage ’06)

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23min of Ska : Long Live the Spring

Aw yeah, Spring time is fast approaching, and Spring time is the perfect time for some ska music! At least I always thought so. This if for you, you who enjoy Spring, drive w/ the windows open, take a hike, or lounge in your backyard to crank up some ska!

Additional note: Since the new year each band has only had one play on 23min of Ska. It was both harder and easier than I thought it would be. I really wanted to bring more variety to the show this year and I think I may be pulling that off! I think this little experiment was a success w/ exposing myself and all you listeners to a lot more great ska!

Less Than Jake – History of a Boring Town (Hello Rockview ’98)
the Vengers – Hard Man Fe’ Dead (Push This? ’95)
Save the Swim Team – Song on a Shitty Guitar (the Big Compromise ’13)
Skalie – Sexy Molly (For Sale ’07)
After Hours – Mad Hearted Woman (the Trouble with Those Guys is… ’00)
the Slackers – Wanted Dead or Alive (Metalliska ’00)
the Debonaires – Oil in My Lamp (Oil in My Lamp / Be Alright ’12)

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Streaming Problems

I don’t know what is going wrong right now w/ the streaming option.
I’m looking into it and it will hopefully be resolved soon.
Thank you for your patience.

UPDATE (A few hours later)
So some of you see streaming, some of you won’t, it depends on what browser you use. Chrome, Safari and IE should all work fine, Firefox and Opera seem to be the odd browsers out.

Not sure what to do about this other than ask you to use a different browser. I usually use Firefox, but since that won’t work I’d suggest Chrome, it’s my fall back. Maybe the next update to Firefox will have us back in business.

UPDATE (4/5/2013)
Looks like Firefox &/or WordPress got their act together and streaming is fully back! HURRAH!

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23min of Ska : Day in the Park

I want to go to the park. Go to the park and put on some good music and dance. Dance my ass off. It would be great. Ska music, sunshine and nature. Happiness would abound. But for many it is too cold for all that, so put on this episode and think of those times, let it be a reminder of what is in the coming months. The sun and warmth is coming, but the ska beat will ever be at your side to guide you towards it.

the Pressure – Walkin’ (Walkin’ ’11)
the Ska Vengers – the Boy Who Radiates That Charm (Ska Vengers ’13)
Johnny Nine and the Racers – Watch Out! (Chin Up ’09)
the Pinstripes – Set Me Free (the Decay ’07)
Bim Skala Bim – Wise Up (How’s it Goin’? ’90)
Deal’s Gone Bad – Messin’ Around (the Ramblers ’07)
Jimmy the Squirrel – Swings and Roundabouts (Whatever the Weather ’10)
Assekes – Mero (En Poques Paraules ’12)

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Midweek Ska World Update

Relevant Kickstarter/BigTunes Campaigns
Sammy K and the East Los Three are even closer to their goal, this album is going to be a ripper, seriously check it out, it will be awesome and needs just a little more help
Urban Pirate Records wants to get out a 5 piece 7″ set w/ a whole mess of great ska bands, it’s stalled a bit but let’s push it over the line, lot’s of great acts (like the Slackers and such) contributing to this

It is the last week to cash in on some of the rewards that Big D & the Kids Table is offering to supporters of their kickstarter

Concerts
Mustard Plug JUST started a short string of West Coast shows today
Jamaican Oldies Weekend is this weekend in Chicago, buy a pre-sale ticket now before you get down to all this awesomeness! Eric “Monty” Morris w/ Soul Radics and Roy & Yvonne w/ the Prizefighters, what isn’t there to love?
By the Rivers is also kicking off a tour on March 1st in the UK that will run through the first half of this month

Midweek Ska World Update

New / Cheap Music
King Django has released his new album “Anywhere I Roam” on Stubborn Records.
Ska/Calypso/Swing band the Mighty Vipers are streaming a few new songs on their website.
Big D & the Kids Table just released their video for Rotten to the general public.

Concerts
Looks like Reel Big Fish is gigging around the UK for the rest of February
Also, the Intensive Ska Explosion IV is going down in Brussles, Belgium this Saturday.
Jamaican Oldies Weekend is on March 1st & 2nd, buy a pre-sale ticket now and help cheer up Chuck Wren.
If you’re near Bamberg, Germany on March 2nd try to go see the final show for the One Droppers.
While the Toasters will be in America for the next several weeks, it looks like in the Spring they will be all over Europe, plan your holiday now
Sammy K will be hitting the East Coast & Canada starting in March, he puts on a hell of a good show, go catch it

Relevant Kickstarter/BigTunes Campaigns
Speaking of Sammy K, he & the East Los Three are even closer to their goal, this album is going to be a ripper, check it out.
Urban Pirate Records wants to get out a 5 piece 7″ set w/ a whole mess of great ska bands, it’s still at 50%, let’s push it over the line.

Midweek Ska World Update

Don’t Read That, Read This
LA Weekly has a great write up about the Delirians and the resurgence of ska in Los Angeles.

New / Cheap Music
Sonic Boom Six’s new single “Keep On Believing” is now available if you’re in the UK.
Jump Up Records has a sale going on where you can get 7 LPs for only $35 while supplies last.
Tomorrow is Download Day at Community Records feat. Stuck Lucky and other bands.
The Amphetameanies put out a new video for their song Nothings OK.
Last year No Such Noise released their EP on vinyl, get it while you can!
Ska/punk band After the Fact is offering the deluxe version of their “Super Scary Senarioes” EP at a cost of what ever the heck you wanna pay them for it.
Hit up the Pragmatics, they just shared a few new songs on their ReverbNation page.

Concerts
Spend the rest of this month tracking down Kill Lincoln as they cross the snow to rock you.
Sonic Boom Six look to be all over the UK & Ireland for the rest of the month.
Dave Wakeling’s version of the (English) Beat are still running around America for the next three months.
March looks like a busy month in the Midwest for the Pinstripes.
Five Iron Frenzy just announced some tour dates starting in late March.
Big D just dropped a handful of North East & Canadian tour dates in March & April.
The Resignators are running all around their native Australia in April.

Relevant Kickstarter/BigTunes Campaigns
Sammy K & the East Los Three are even closer to their goal, this album is going to be a ripper, check it out.
Blame Sydney is so close to their goal, check it out, will you?
Urban Pirate Records wants to get out a 5 piece 7″ set w/ a whole mess of great ska bands, it’s at 50%, let’s push it over the line.

Sad News
Looks like We are Union are going on hiatus. Well, suck…