23min of Ska : Movement of Souls and of Boxes

By the time you read this, I’ll be seriously sick of moving from an apartment to a condo. I made this one a little ahead of time, because, well, I knew I was going to be a bit busy moving my life from one place to the next. I hope it brings you the amount of joy that is equal to the amount of hate I am currently harboring towards cardboard boxes.

Deal’s Gone Bad – Shine (Heartbreaks and Shadows ’14)
the Pinstripes – the Wokkabout (I ’12)
the Insteps – Free Advice (Eleven Steps to Power ’96)
Hypocondriacs – Shalala (60’s Rocksteady & Reggae ’10)
the Slackers – My Bed is a Boat (My Bed is a Boat ’13)
Critical Mass – It Happens All the Time (Give it Up, Let it Go! ’97)
Crazy Baldhead – Cut Back (Boots Embraces ’14)

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23min of Ska : Buried in Vinyl

Back to the depths of my vinyl collection to come up with episode that is brimming w/ ska goodness! A truly international collection of great ska, from Scotland, Italy, Spain, USA and England. Is there some crackle? Yes, yes there is, but it all a part of the vinyl experience!

the Amphetameanies – Hand of God (Hand of God EP ’05)
Mr. T-Bone – Rude Boy (Club Moonstomp : Riot Fest 2010 ’10)
the Insteps – I’m the King (I’m the King / the Heat ’93)
Red Soul Community – One More Time (I’d Rather Go Blind / One More Time ’11)
Critical Mass – Class Clown (Take Time / Class Clown ’95)
Orange Street – Doesn’t Make it Alright (Specialized ’12)
Chris Murray w/ Ray Jacildo & Jimmy Boom – Shades of the Same Color (I Want You Here / Shades of the Same Color ’10)

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23min of Ska : Story Book

What’s the story fellow ska fans? I’ve got a fine new batch of songs ready to go! Oddly enough when I started this episode every song was from 1997 and 1998, but as the days went on I found more and more great bands that I just had include! Some of these I got by being super sneaky and stalkery on facebook, others I found when I went looking for new songs by other bands and happened to see mentions of these fine bands. Seriously, four of these bands I didn’t even know about until this month! The current state of ska continues to surprise and delight me. I couldn’t be happier to be putting together podcast for you guys every 11ish days, I hope you all continue to enjoy listening to this as I do making it!

the Heat Machine – 10 Things I Hate About Your Boyfriend (No Coast Dance Party ’09)
the Waffle Stompers – the Genius Behind Being a Fool (Black on Black ’08)
Hepcat – No Worries (Right on Time ’98)
Victor’s Lament – Living for Today (Victor’s Lament EP ’09)
Survay Says! – Tomorrow or Today (Well… Here it is! ’10)
the Agents – Long Time (401 ’00)
Critical Mass – It doesn’t Really Matter (Give it Up, Let it Go! ’97)

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 : Uncontrollable

Well this just may be the latest I’ve gotten one of these online! Here we go! I’ve tried to gather not only a bunch of good songs, but also a handful of overlooked songs from some awesome bands! I’ve pulled from my 7″ collection, import CDs, albums that have went out of print and even some from albums that were never officially released!

If you’re in a ska band and would like to be featured or if you know some music that you think I should hear for future inclusion, please email me at radjose[at]gmail[dot]com! I’ll play most anything.

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23min of Ska : Meanies

Woo! More ska, and it is some of the meanest, rudest ska around this time for you. Or maybe not. I could’ve went more crass, but that didn’t turn out to be nearly as much fun as I thought it would, so much for a “theme episode”. If there’s a theme at all, I think it would be that a lot of these bands never really got their “due” as it were, in fact I think only the Suicide Machines did. I think the Blue Meanies were close and of course the Hub City Stompers, Amphetameanies and Johnny Nine & the Racers still have a chance if anyone would pay attention to how good they are. Sorely missed are Secret Society who are all but forgotten but always put on a hell of a show, and their album isn’t even bootlegged on dozens of websites like a lot of their other late 90s contemporaries.

If you’re in a ska band and would like to be featured or if you know some music that you think I should hear for future inclusion, please email me!

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