23min of Ska : ONE

Ready for a new session of 23min of Ska? I think it’s time for one! So let’s get it started w/ some great tracks from across the world! HELL YEAH! Let’s all listen to some ska!

00:00 – OreSkaBand – ITOKASHI (BOHEMIA ’22)
03:25 – RudeSix – Glue (Glue ’21)
07:10 – Lekker Origineel – Zwijmel (Het Betere Werk ’22)
11:32 – Guess What?!! – ALLRIGHT (Eskapology ’22)
15:45 – Le Birrette – Marina (Marina / Cry Me a River ’22)
19:44 – Smoke + Mirrors Soundsystem – Twins (Still Stubborn – Volume 1 comp ’22)

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23min of Ska is produced weekly by RJ Phoenix
Want to submit your band? Email: submissions@23ska.com
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23min of Ska : The One with the Ska Podcast

It’s been a rough few weeks, rougher than most. More than anything I’ve needed my family, friends, and friends that are family to get me through. Also helping me through it all is music, here’s some songs that are great and kept me going lately. I hope all is going great for you and yours.

00:00 – OreSkaBand – Wonder Neighbor (BOHEMIA ’22)
03:19 – the Cloverhearts – Whatshername? (Whatshername? ’22)
06:37 – Meskales – Mis Amigos (Mis Amigos ’22)
10:25 – the Prizefighters – Joe Hill (Viva!: Songs of Freedom comp ’22)
13:01 – Čvrge – Dar (Bazuka Zvuka ’20)
16:38 – the Simulators – Neatly (Still Stubborn – Volume 2 comp ’22)
19:30 – Sentimental Moods ft. Bonita – Suka (Sentimental Moods ft. Vocals ’18)

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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 : the Secret Sun Set Ska Pier Party

Here we go again with another set of 23 episodes! 2020 was a great for ska and ska/punk and 2021 is already looking up! I’m ready to explore this year in ska with all of you, so I hope to keep you all along for the ride! Thanks for listening!

00:00 – OreSkaBand – Azami Spirit (Slogan ’17)
02:21 – the Far East – NYC Dream (New York is for Lovers ’21)
05:53 – the Magnetics – Tequila Boom Boom (Cocktails and Fairy Tales Vol. 2 ’20)
08:35 – the Stingers ATX – Regards to You (This Time Around… ’08)
12:26 – Roka Hueka – Que No Quede Huella (Que No Quede Huella / Back to You (Version) ’19)
15:57 – Shuffle and Bang – Grand Central (Island Bop ’20)
20:07 – Norsk Råkk – Norden California (Balansekunstnere ’20)

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 Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, 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

Download this episode so it’ll never be a mystery from you

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

23min of Ska : the Lovely Angels

I came of age in the ’90s, which means, yeah, I read a fair amount of manga. One of my favorites was always Adam Warren’s take on “the Dirty Pair” a sci-fi book that was ages ahead of the curve by decades in ideas, tech, and even the rise of horrible fan-types. It’s about 2 young government workers who are sent to help citizens, but are a bit accident prone so wherever they show up hijinks ensue. Self assured women whose work entertains? Seems like a good theme for a ska podcast…

00:00 – Nahar Band – Over the Moon (Hurriya ’20)
03:34 – Half Past Two / Bite Me Bambi / Catbite / Skatune Network / Mustard Plug – Lost Again (Lost Again ’20)
06:50 – the Heat Machine – Overdrive (No Coast Dance Party ’09)
10:53 – Girls Go Ska – Quédate (Quédate ’20)
14:03 – OreSkaBand – Life is Beautiful (Slogan ’17)
17:48 – Venus Hill – Empty (Whatever ’02)
21:06 – Highball Holiday – Multiple Personality Disorder (Highball Holiday ’97)

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Art by: Adam Warren
From: “Dirty Pair: Run from the Future” issue #3

23min of Ska is produced weekly by RJ Phoenix
Want to submit your band? Email: submissions@23ska.com
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Another way to support this podcast is to listen to and support our sister podcast On the Upbeat!

23min of Ska Convoy : Looking for Direction

photo by Jason Lawless

Deeply honored to have my pal RJ ask me to do this, and it was an interesting exercise. I appreciate his support and the work he is doing with the podcast and bringing the ska to the people. I took some of my favorite bands as a jumping-off point and the theme materialized out of that. Hope you enjoy it, and if you want to learn to play The Selecter’s Carry Go Bring Come on the Ukulele look for it in an upcoming episode of The Two Tone Singalong.

00:00 – Oreskaband – Carry On (Carry On ’14)
03:37 – the Selecter – Carry Go Bring Come (Too Much Pressure ’79)
06:25 – Cut Capers – Get Moving’ (Get Moving ’17)
09:42 – Sonic Boom Six – Let’s Push Things Forward (Keep On Believing ’13)
13:16 – the Dualers – Don’t Go (Don’t Go ’06)
16:41 – Stubborn All-Stars – Catch That Train (Open Season ’95)
19:06 – Counting Coins – Don’t Look Down (Counting Coins ’15) 

RJ sez: Denver Dave is the man! He’s been showing his enthusiasm for ska via his projects like “This is Ska” and the “Two Town Uke Sing Along” for oh so many years. I was lucky enough to meet him a few years back, and I’m even luckier to call him my friend. I couldn’t think of anyone better than to start off this 7 episode series, where I’m sitting shotgun, and someone else is taking the wheel, than with Denver Dave. Also, this is my 400th episode! Man, that’s a good one to have Denver help out with!

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

Want to submit your band? Email: submissions@23ska.com
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Another way to support this podcast is to listen to and support our sister podcast the Ska After Party 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 : Root Beer Barrels

This episode starts off with a new song from a fairly new band, they’re called Catbite and I’ve played them once before. If you dig this song, go and pre-order their new album, because this song is on there, and if you’re anything like me, you’re going to want to spin this one over and over again. Also, this episode features a new song by the band Love Shuttle off their brand new 7″! Actually, follow all the links, get all the ska, ska/punk and rocksteady you can handle! Don’t just take my word for it.

00:00 – Catbite – Amphetamine Delight (Catbite ’19)
02:39 – Irie Idea – Good on Paper (Blues Like Sandpaper | Rocksteady Like Dirt ’14)
05:29 – Love Shuttle – Coming to You (Coming to You ’19)
10:04 – the Slackers – Dave’s Friend (Wasted Days ’01)
14:48 – We Are The Union – Surfing on the Waves of Depression (Self Care ’18)
18:22 – Sonic Boom Six – 3 Minute Hero (Play On: Rare, Rejected and Arcade Perfected ’08)
20:38 – OreSkaBand – ピノキオ (Pinocchio) (俺 (Ore) ’06)

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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 : Mint Chocolate Chip

Ah, back to normal, playing whatever the heck I want as long as it’s ska. I’m not concerned with keeping it traditional or ska/punk, I just care that it has that snappy ska beat to make you pick up your feet. And when your feet are sore, if you need to keep dancing, press on. If we all called it a day once things got difficult I wouldn’t have gotten this episode out tonight. I’m sleepy and my wrists are burning as I write this. But man, I love this collection of songs, I love that I stuck it out! Hell, I love all the songs that I tried to stick in this episode that didn’t work. I’ll get them into your ears soon, promise.

00:00 – Soweto – I Got a Girl (Turn On the Music Again ’17)
02:36 – OreSkaBand – ¡Fiebre! (Nexspot / ¡Fiebre! ’16)
03:35 – the Stiff Joints – Bubble Bubble (First Proper Album ’17)
09:40 – Soul Radics – Two Devils (Two Devils ’17)
13:00 – Paul the Kid – BBW (Two Tone Death Wave ’17)
16:45 – Behind Deadlines – Laid Off (Status Quo ’16)
19:48 – Big D & the Kids Table – Destination Gone Astray (For the Damned the Dumb and the Delirious ’11)

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23min of Ska : Birthday

Woo hoo! It’s my birthday today (that is, if you’re listening to this on May 25th) and that mean, Imma gonna play whatever the hell I want. Sure, you may think I do that every week, and that’s mostly true, but I’m also looking to play stuff that I think you, my listeners, will enjoy. I go out looking for new and exciting bands to play for you. This week, nah, I just gathered up a load of great tracks that I want to listen to, if you don’t like it, eh, you got no taste. Sorry, buddy, but this stuff here is still the real deal, if you’re not down, scram. Ok… I may’ve started celebratory drinks a bit too early…

00:00 – Sean Arawjo (feat. Najwa Parkins & Andy Moose) – People Stuff (Dysania ’17)
03:35 – the Steady 45’s – Anywhere but Here (Trouble in Paradise ’17)
06:18 – Rude King – Sickness in the City (Sickness in the City ’17)
11:04 – ORESKABAND – Free Now (Slogan ’17)
15:06 – Hooray for Our Side – Looking Up (Overture ’15)
18:05 – Big D & the Kids Table – G.L.D. (Good Luck ’99)
20:02 – the Pietasters – Freak Show (Ooolooloo ’95)

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23min of Ska : Red Wind

Oh man, this episode makes me wanna dance! I mean, for real wanna get up and boogie! This is a collection of some of my favorite get loud and get down kind of tunes. I hope you dig it, and if you don’t, eh, I’ll be rocking out to this one alone then!

00:00 – the Smooths – Sin Supposed to Be (Fall / Sin Supposed to Be ’98)
03:15 – Slow Gherkin – Years Off My Life (Lives ’16)
05:33 – OreSkaBand – Carry On! (Carry On! ’15)
09:13 – the Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Holy Smoke (Don’t Know How to Party ’93)
12:04 – Jeff Rosenstock – Rainbow (WORRY. ’16)
13:36 – Codename: Rocky – Mile Markers (Reboot ’16)
16:58 – Night Gaunts – Nights & Daze (Conversations with Creation ’15)
20:05 – Big D & the Kids Table feat. Maddie Ruthless and the Doped Up Dollies – Oi DJ (Big D & the Kids Table/Dope Up Dollies split ’15)

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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 : Killer in the Rain

It’s Thursday, let’s do this! 23 minutes of full on ska-punk action coming straight at you! A bunch of songs assembled to put a pep in your step and set you up right for the day! Get busy listening!

00:00 – Step Lively – Headcase (the Trigger Effect ’99)
03:14 – the A-OKs – Upside Down Girl (Maybe Partying Will Help ’15)
06:16 – Kill Lincoln – Second Cities (Second Cities ’16)
09:39 – the Jellycats – T-W-A-T (When I Do ’12)
12:37 – Big D & the Kids Table – Souped-Up Vinyl (Strictly Rude ’07)
16:11 – Abraskadabra – a Far Broken Heart (Grandma Nancy’s Old School Garden ’12)
18:39 – OreSkaBand – Nexspot (Nexspot / ¡Fiebre! ’16)

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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!