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23min of Ska : …Now You Know…

In the early days you may have heard or been told a number of… contradictory stories about the nature and origin of the ska scene and about the reasons why 23min of Ska came into being.

We lied.

We are not at war, there is no competition.
This is a rescue operation.

00:00 – MU330 – Tune Me Out (Crab Rangoon ’97)
02:32 – Half Past Two – Curtain Call (Too Hectic! California Ska Punk comp ’21)
05:10 – Big D & the Kids Table – Toyed (DO YOUR ART ’21)
04:45 – the Skatoons – Tschüss (Einmal Ska Und Zurück ’03)
11:16 – the Third-Rates – Last One Out (See What Sticks ’21)
15:44 – Johnny Socko – Mix Tape (Johnny Socko ’02)
18:55 – Show Me Island – the Life (Show Me Island ’13)

Art by Brian Bolland

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23min of Ska was produced by RJ Phoenix

23min of Ska : the Gang goes to a Ska Show


2:23am
On a Thursday
North Hollywood, CA

00:00 – Big D & the Kids Table – Dispirit (DO YOUR ART ’21)
02:17 – Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra – Bald Man Jump (Still Stubborn: Volume 2 ’22)
05:42 – SinKroniA – Ritmo y Calma (RE-EVOLUCIÓN ’22)
09:28 – Wersja De Lux – Be a Colour (City of Loss ’22)
12:23 – the Tromboners – Dukes Up (the Tromboners ’21)
16:37 – Goodbye Mordecai – Low Key Shade (Start Again ’22)
19:49 – DISSIDENTE / ДИССИДЕНТЫ – Black Bloc (the War on Two Fronts ’22)

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23min of Ska is produced weekly by RJ Phoenix
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You Call It Vol. 22

I asked my listener base for what they thought was the best song they heard in 2021. It didn’t need to have come out in 2021, but that was the year they heard the song. I got a TON of great songs to pick from, so here it is! If it’s a good episode, then I picked the best from what was suggested, and if it isn’t, I blame all the people that told me what to play… just kidding, I love you all!

00:00 – Big D & the Kids Table – Med Her Lazy (DO YOUR OWN ART ’21)
01:56 – Western Standard Time Ska Orchestra – Monolith Ska (Tombstone ’21)
06:31 – Catbite – Excuse Me Miss (Nice One ’21)
09:30 – Death Rosenstock – NO TIME TO SKANK (SKA DREAM ’21)
10:56 – We Are The Union – Morbid Obsessions (Ordinary Life ’21)
13:56 – the Interrupters – Bad Guy (Bad Guy ’19)
16:30 – Flying Raccoon Suit – Toss and Turn (Afterglow ’21)
20:12 – the Best of the Worst – Better Medicine (Better Medicine ’21)

Show support for the bands by clicking on those links and checking out their websites and music! Show support for the podcast by liking & following the podcast on FacebookTwitterInstagram, and at 23ska.com. Also, feel free to subscribe and listen to the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher.

Another way to support this podcast is to listen to and support our sister podcast On the Upbeat!

Download this episode so you can listen to it any time you’d like!

23min of Ska is produced weekly by RJ Phoenix
Want to submit your band? Email: submissions@23ska.com
(no Spotify or Youtube links please)
Have something else to say? Email: podcast@23ska.com

23min of Ska : An Empire of Ska

Hey everyone, there’s been some really great ska and ska/punk coming out lately, here’s just a small sample! Most of these songs were just released last week, heck the oldest one is only a few months old! So yeah, ska’s not dead, not by a long shot! So spruce yourself up, and get dancing, it’s time for ska!

00:00 – Big D & the Kids Table – New Day (DO YOUR ART ’21)
03:34 – the Georgetown Orbits – Charlatan (Better Off Dead ’21)
04:14 – Tape Girl – Half Pipe (the art of vocal feminization) (The Shape of Ska Punk to Come, Volume II comp ’21)
11:10 – Something To Do – the Dilemma of Choice (On the Upbeat Presents… Arose Such a Clatter 2021 comp ’21)
14:07 – Malambo Ska Band – La Cuenta (La Cuenta ’21)
17:15 – the Operators – Cold Outside (Leave the Light On ’21)
20:19 – the Filthy Radicals – Scavenger (the Fine Line Between Real & Insane ’21)

Show support for the bands by clicking on those links and checking out their websites and music! Show support for the podcast by liking & following the podcast on FacebookTwitterInstagram, and at 23ska.com. Also, feel free to subscribe and listen to the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher.

Another way to support this podcast is to listen to and support our sister podcast On the Upbeat!

Download this episode so you can listen to it any time you’d like!

23min of Ska is produced weekly by RJ Phoenix
Want to submit your band? Email: submissions@23ska.com
(no Spotify or Youtube links please)
Have something else to say? Email: podcast@23ska.com

23min of Ska : Back in the Day…

If there’s two things that ska can’t seem to shake, it’s the ’90s and cover songs. So in that spirit I decided to just lean into it.

00:00 – Kill Lincoln – David Duke is Running for President (Ska Against Racism comp ’20)
01:16 – Be Like Max – Doomsday (Save Us All ’19)
03:30 – the Holophonics – Kiss Me (MaSKArades Vol. 13: Yeah, but Also Check Out Our Original Music ’19)
05:12 – Big D & the Kids Table – Dr. D (Strictly Covered ’19)
08:42 – Skandalous All-Stars – Cannonball (Hit Me ’97)
12:49 – Matt Wixson – Satan is My Motor (Piece of Cake ’20)
15:57 – skameleon – Wannabe (Humba Humba Täterä ’16)
19:20 – Stupid Flanders – Smells Like TMNT (Flanders’ Dozen ’15)

Show support for the bands by clicking on those links and checking out their websites and music! Show support for the podcast by liking & following the podcast on FacebookTwitterInstagram, and at 23ska.com. Also, feel free to subscribe and listen to the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher.

Another way to support this podcast is to listen to and support our sister podcast On the Upbeat!

Don’t download this episode, or ever listen to it…

23min of Ska is produced weekly by RJ Phoenix
Want to submit your band? Email: submissions@23ska.com
Have something else to say? Email: podcast@23ska.com

23min of Ska Cross Over : This I Know with Josh and Joe

It’s the cross-over event of the year! I’m teaming up with other podcasters to choose songs for the next 7 weeks! This week we have “This I Know with Josh and Joe” co-host Josh! He’s one of my oldest and dearest friends, we were in a band together, we went to a TON of ska shows together back in the day and now we’re collaborating on this episode of 23min of Ska! No better a dude to help kick off this series with!

00:00 – Catbite – Asinine Aesthetic (Ska Against Racism comp ’20)
03:21 – Less Than Jake – Happyman (Losing Streak ’96)
05:17 – Big D & the Kids Table – In Front of Me (Shot by Lammi ’97)
09:09 – the Holophonics – P.Y.T. (MaSKArades Vol. 15 ’20)
12:01 – the Aquabats – Powdered Milk Man (Fury of the Aquabats ’97)
14:59 – Call Me Malcolm – What You Burn (My, Myself and Something Else ’20)
18:15 – the Suicide Machines – Awkward Always (Revolution Spring ’20)
20:44 – Goldfinger – Picture (Goldfinger ’96)

Show support for the bands by clicking on those links and checking out their websites and music! Show support for the podcast by liking & following the podcast on FacebookTwitterInstagram, and at 23ska.com. Also, feel free to subscribe and listen to the podcast on iTunes and Stitcher.

23min of Ska is produced weekly by RJ Phoenix
Want to submit your band? Email: submissions@23ska.com
Have something else to say? Email: podcast@23ska.com

Another way to support this podcast is to listen to and support our sister podcast On the Upbeat!

23min of Ska : Watch Out for Smokey

23skaTRUCKERsmokeyThis episode was a lot more… let’s say laid back when I started it… but, it couldn’t stand… it just didn’t feel right. So I started switching out songs, and switching out more… and more… and eventually I had an all different episode… and episode that feels right, I hope you all agree.

Keep fighting the good fight.

I love you all.

00:00 – Dang!t – Kids in Cages (What do You Know About Ska Punk? Vol. 4 comp ’20)
03:01 – Thirsty Guys – Quarantine (Quarantine ’20)
06:05 – Bruce Lee Band – It Never was Quite Like This (Rental!! Eviction!! ’19)
07:33 – Big D & the Kids Table – Try Out Your Voice (Strictly Rude ’07)
10:17 – the Suicide Machines – Babylon of Ours (Revolution Spring ’20)
12:49 – Abraskadabra – the Dream (Welcome ’18)
15:09 – Call Me Malcolm – a Beginner’s Guide to Fighting a Losing Battle (Me, Myself and Something Else ’20)
19:22 – the Slackers – Walking On (Wasted Days ’01)

Show support for the bands by clicking on those links and checking out their websites and music! Show support for the podcast by liking & following the podcast on FacebookTwitterInstagram, and at 23ska.com. Also, feel free to subscribe and listen to the podcast on iTunesGoogle Play, and Stitcher.

And hey, click here to download this episode if you wanna keep it forever.

23min of Ska is produced weekly by RJ Phoenix
Want to submit your band? Email: submissions@23ska.com
Have something else to say? Email: podcast@23ska.com

Another way to support this podcast is to listen to and support our sister podcast On the Upbeat or to buy some records from our partners in crime over at Grandpa’s Casino Recordings, they carry some great vinyl ska records!

23min of Ska : Bobsled

23skaCOASTER10As always I’m trying to bring you a whole batch of new ska. I really hope you like this episode and that you’ve found a new band or two to check out. I think these are all fine fine acts that could use your ears (on recorded songs and live) as well as your wallets (if you have anything to give, that is.) Thanks so much of listening, it means a lot!

00:00 – Runaway Ricochet –  Young Adults (Gas Station Culture ’18)
03:31 – Big D & the Kids Table – Set Me Straight (For the Damned the Dumb and the Delirious ’11)
05:34 – ESCARIOKA – la Nueva Era (Pachahuaska ’18)
08:42 – Thirteen Towers – Burning Bridges (Two-Banana Habit ’18)
12:13 – Paul the Kid – Sinking Dreaming (Swimming Through the Milky Way ’17)
14:40 – For the Record – Ode to Suck (This is Fine ’18)
17:51 – Simple Minded Symphony – Mind Blind (Arrival ’18)

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Also, feel free to download this episode if you wanna keep it forever.

Another way to support the podcast is to buy some records from our partners in crime over at Grandpa’s Casino Recordings, they carry some great vinyl ska records!

23min of Ska : John Drake

23skaDRAKEHey listeners, still in the middle of moving, but I was able to get you this chilled out episode this week. Pour yourself a fancy cocktail and relax to this one.

00:00 – the Snails – Where I’m Bound (the River ’12)
02:46 – the Skints feat. Tippa Irie & Horseman – This Town (FM ’15)
06:56 – the Aggrolites – Dirty Reggae (Dirty Reggae ’02)
10:11 – New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble – Take Five (Step Forward ’08)
15:08 – the New Limits – Loss for Words (the New Limits ’17)
18:16 – Big D & the Kids Table – the Sounds of Allston Village (How it Goes ’04)
20:18 – the Toasters – Secret Agent Man (Hard Band for Dead ’96)

Show support for the bands by clicking on those links and checking out their websites and music! Show support for the podcast by finding & liking 23min of Ska on facebook as well as follow on twitter. Also, feel free to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.

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Another way to support the podcast is to buy some records from our partners in crime over at Grandpa’s Casino Recordings, they carry some great vinyl ska records!

23min of Ska : Austin Powers

23skaPOWERSI’ll admit, I had a little too much fun with this one. I really hope you all enjoy it too, even if the “ska” of it gets a little lost in the middle. Hope all y’all are having a great time, thanks for listening, thanks for telling your friends about the show (you have told them, right?) and have a great weekend!

00:00 – the Liquidators – These Boots are Made for Walkin’! (the Liquidators ’18)
03:00 – Vieja Skina feat. Lord Panamo – Beautiful Day (El Regreso de la Luna Verde ’17)
05:33 – Harry J All Stars – Liquidator (Liquidator ’69)
08:16 – the Bandulus – In the Basement (Bottoms Up! ’17)
10:13 – Big D & the Kids Table feat. the Doped Up Dollies – Spit that Champagne Out (Stroll ’13)
13:14 – After Hours – One in the Same (the Trouble with Those Guys is… ’00)
19:36 – Goldfinger – Tijuana Sunrise (the Knife ’17)

Show support for the bands by clicking on those links and checking out their websites and music! Show support for the podcast by finding & liking 23min of Ska on facebook as well as follow on twitter. Also, feel free to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.

Also, feel free to download this episode if you wanna keep it forever.

Another way to support the podcast is to buy some records from our partners in crime over at Grandpa’s Casino Recordings, they carry some great vinyl ska records!