When I started off this nutty run of crossover episodes, I started w/ Josh from This I Know with Josh and Joe, so now it’s Joe’s turn to help me finish it off. I’ve known Joe since he was a baby. He’s my cousin and I love him. I was going to make fun of him and put up super goofy picture of him, but I took the high road! Once you’re done w/ this go listen to the hilariously fun podcast he and Josh do!
00:00 – Days N Daze – Flurry Rush (Show Me the Blueprints. ’20)
02:46 – the Aquabats! – the Story of Nothing (Fury of the Aquabats! ’97)
05:37 – Mike Park w/ Brittany Luna of Catbite – You Feel Like You’re in Quicksand (You Feel Like You’re in Quicksand ’20)
08:09 – Jimmy Cliff – the Harder They Come (the Harder They Come soundtrack ’72)
11:46 – the Mighty Mighty Bosstones – They Will Need Music (the Magic of Youth ’11)
15:31 – Less Than Jake – Spirit of ’20 (Lost at Home Sessions ’20)
17:46 – the Slackers – They are Losing (They are Losing ’20)
21:56 – Reel Big Fish – Another F.U. Song (Monkeys for Nothing and Chimps for Free ’07
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Ska music has been a big part of my life for over the past 20 years. I even met my wife because of ska music. Being a teenager in Orange County, California in the mid 90’s you couldn’t escape ska music. However, when others stopped listening, ska music stayed in heavy rotation with me.
This episode is insane, and fast, and punky, and silly. You’ve been warned if you’re not into that kind of thing. It’s got a lot of new bands that I think stand shoulder to shoulder with the more “classic” ska/punk bands presented here.
This episode is STACKED! Best of all, we’re kicking things off with an exclusive premiere from the Holophonics! WOAH! This fantastic song will be on their new album out on May 11th. Speaking of new songs we have a brand new song from the Georgetown Orbits off their brand new album! Not only that but I’m following that up with a bunch of songs from a bunch of bands I’m excited to see this weekend at Back to the Beach. It’s gonna be a full-on ska weekend! Fantastic new ska & ska/punk, great older ska & ska/punk! I told you this episode was great!
Here we all listeners, at the end of another set of 23 episodes! That’s right, this is the last scoop of ice cream. These last 23 weeks have had some real ups and downs, but I think we all found a ton of great music along the way despite any other troubles in the world. I know I certainly found a bunch of stuff to groove and jump up and down to! But I’m seeing lists of the top ska albums of 2017 coming out and I’m seeing there’s a whole bunch more I missed! Could there be too much ska out there? …nah!
Ever get a stupid idea in your head? The kind of idea that sends you down a path, that even though you know it’s stupid and kind of silly, you just can’t shake it? So you follow this idea, all the while knowing it’s the kind of thing only you’d find funny? But you throw a lot of work and research into it anyway? The kind of idea that makes you stay up late and go to work tired as hell the next day, and risk losing your job? You know those ideas? Well, I’m telling you, in the end, they’re always worth it!
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This started out as an all covers episode, but that was earlier in the day. By the time the sun set I was in a much mellower mood, and let’s be real, most covers are very uptempo and very ska/punk-centric. So yeah, this one is a little laid back, and the laid back cover hung in there. A relaxing little treat after you’ve binged food all day. Well, that is, if you’re in the U.S. if not, you have a real problem, buddy!
23min of Ska 