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)
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So in “Trucker Slang / CB Slang” the term “Starving the Bears” means to go the speed limit so that the cops won’t pull you over and give you a ticket. And slowing down a bit seems like not too terrible of an idea right now. We’re all in a rush to get back out into the world, but maybe we should take a minute to pause and see if that’s the best idea. All but one of these tracks has been released since we’ve been in quarantine, hell, some were written and recorded directly because of it! I can’t wait for this lockdown to end, but I don’t mind waiting a bit longer if it means not feeding the bear.
Once again I’m just dropping a ton of new ska (with some well picked older song) on you! Hope that’s ok! More than that, I hope that your Summer is going well and that you’re all doing OK. It’s been a hectic one over here, getting the new house set up, oh man! But it’ll be great in a bit. Trust me when I say, when things are hectic take a small break where you can, and only for as long as it needs to be, then push on through, the reward will be awesome and you didn’t burn yourself out either. Double bonus!
It’s been a long 40 years of life.
This episode of 23min of Ska was sourced by an insanely large ska CD & LP collection by 23 ska scholars. Would you believe it? Hmmm . . . Would you believe a handful of ska aficionados and a healthy stack of ska CDs? How about one sleepy guy with his browser opened on bandcamp.com sorted to “ska”? I hope I wasn’t out of line with that crack about my sleepiness or my lack of seriousness about creating this podcast.
Some days things can’t help but get us down. On those days we need some quick movin’ tunes to get us through, to defy the bitterness of reality and meet it with some sweet sweet ska beats. Cheer up and dance!
23min of Ska 