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!
00:00 – King Kong Girio – Storm of the Century (King Kong Girio EP 2 ’18)
03:00 – the Siren Six – If You’re Not Now (You Never Were) (Young & Professional ’98)
05:45 – Dan P. & the Bricks – Word Got Around (When We Were Fearless ’18)
07:35 – the Holophonics – Try Me On (Phantom Arrival ’18)
10:28 – Call Me Malcolm – Inside Out (I Was Broken When You Got HereI Was Broken When You Got Here ’18)
13:40 – the Ladrones – Salve (Salve ’18)
17:18 – Monkey – Glass Bottom Boat (Intermittent Waves ’18)
20:28 – the Pomps – That’s Where I Come In (the Smoking Pomps ’17)
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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!
Can’t stop, won’t stop bringing you all the ska. I don’t know what you do with these podcasts. You could be listening to them as you get ready in the morning, while going out for a run, dancing around your bedroom or queuing it up for your ride home from work. Whatever the case is, I’m glad you’re here and listening, thanks!
Ok, well, this week’s episode wasn’t supposed to be this week’s episode. I don’t know when I was going to make an episode like this next, but it wasn’t in my plans. Then the Pomps had to go and release a new and fantastic EP last week and inspire this! Next week I’ll get back with the plan, but this week… this week had to come NOW!
To tell the truth, I really never thought about doing an episode focused in on a single city before. And while I’m sure Boston isn’t the only city in the world that could produce such a solid episode, it’s the first one that came to my mind. Heck, I got the idea a few weeks ago and then did nothing but basically research which Big D and Bosstones songs I’d played before (to make sure I didn’t repeat any) until I sat down this afternoon, and it came so easy. Boston, thanks for being such a good town for ska music! (Also, the number of times I typed Bosstone when I meant to type Boston is far too high!)