You are smart.
You are capable.
Don’t overcomplicate it and get in your own way.
You got this!
Now listen to some ska and go do the thing that needs doing!
Let this be the soundtrack to getting it done.
00:00 – Stop the Presses – Wasted Youth (Money in the Bank ’19)
04:09 – the Pomps – Autopsy (Drums & Liars ’19)
07:34 – Hepcat – Mama Used to Say (Right On Time ’97)
11:23 – Matt Wixson – Homophobin’ (Hell is Other People ’18)
14:10 – the Loving Paupers – What I Want (Lines ’19)
16:53 – Skatax – Soul Sister (One Shot ’19)
19:34 – Green Room Rockers – All My Life (Sweat Steady ’17)
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What I loved about ska shows back in the mid-’90s was that you really didn’t know what you were going to get. A more traditional ska band, a ska/punk band that was more punk than ska, a 2 Tone revival sounding band, a ska/punk band that was more ska than punk, a band with 4 members, a band with 10 members, a band full of high schoolers or a band full of actual adults! It really was all over the map like that, and the thing that brought those bands to our towns and the crowds to the venues was the ska that was at the center, in some way, of it all. This episode represents that love of all things ska that I had as a young man encountering shows not knowing exactly what I was going to see, but at the same time knowing that I was going to dig it!
Ok, sure, a Dark Pretzel ride isn’t technically a roller coaster. It’s something else. It’s in the family for sure. Kinda like this episode. All these songs are for sure in the ska family, but they mess around with the style, push and pull away from the beat, but there’s a touch of ska in each. I hate to brag, but I really like this episode… a whole lot. I hope you do too!
Oh man, this episode was so close to not coming out at all! Seriously, big hardware failure over here! But things got figured out and BAM! It. Is. Ska time!
Hello friends, I hope that this episode is finding you well. It’s been another long week, but man oh man are we in “new ska season!” So many great releases just since the last episode! The Fuss, the Sentries, and Flip & the Combined Effort are all seriously fresh. Not to say that the new album from the Stupid Stupid Henchmen is more than a week or too old either! I truly hope you enjoy this fine selection of music and that it adds just a little to your day.
“[C]ensorship in any form is the opening wedge for fascism, since it places arbitrary and unwarranted power in the hands of individuals.”
You suckas ready for some ska? I got some right here for you! Kicking things off with a premier song from the New Limits! They have a new album coming out next week, so be sure to check it out! After that, I’m just giving you a whole mess of good music. I can’t help it, there’s just so much good ska out there, it’s hard not to share it with y’all!