23min of Ska : Nation X

They said it couldn’t be done… wait… maybe they said it shouldn’t be done… that seems more likely… either way, here it is, more songs and bands than have ever been stuffed into a single episode of 23min of Ska. 23min of Ska is always coming at you with a lot of great ska music, we’re just pushing the envelope this time.

00:00 – Less Than Jake – a Short History Lesson (See the Light ’13)
01:44 – Dance Hall Crashers – Triple Track (Short Music for Short People ’99)
02:14 – the Holophonics – Silhouette (Don’t Mess with the Holophonics ’15)
03:44 – the Robustos – Return of Loveroy (Introducing…. ’97)
04:26 – the Last Slice – CD Skips (Fresh Cuts ’12)
05:30 – Be Like Max – Skankin Joe (Just Tryin’ to Fit in… Ur Mom ’14)
06:20 – the Toasters – Moon Ska Stomp (2 Tone Army ’11)
07:15 – Goldfinger – My Girlfriend’s Shower Sucks (Goldfinger ’96)
08:17 – Hörinfarkt – Zu fett fuer diesen Sommer (AbhörSKAndal ’14)
10:04 – Big D & the Kids Table – Social Muckary (Stomp ’13)
11:55 – Unsteady – Darkie Love Affair (Tightrope ’96)
13:28 – Catch Twenty-Two – Riding the Fourth Wave (Keasbey Nights ’98)
15:16 – the Good Skamaritans – Love by Default (Let’s Rawk ’02)
17:01 – the Amphetameanies – Theme from Radio Spytime (Right Line in Nylons ’00)
18:34 – MU330 – the Struggle of Helen (Crab Rangoon ’97)
20:22 – Sounds Like Chicken – 232 Degrees (…Like a Cannonball to the Ocean Floor ’04)
22:01 – Bruce Lee Band – AGH!!! (Community Support Group ’14)

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23min of Ska : Onslaught

Back again for another thrilling episode of 23min of Ska! Hope you dig this one! I have to say, it was a little tougher than I thought it was going to be, theme wise, but in the end, I feel like it came together. Heck even if the theme faltered a bit, with a line up of bands this solid it is still sure to a great episode! Hope you enjoy it!

00:00 – the Bishops – Other Side (Time to Move ’13)
03:41 – Backyard Superheroes – My Fault (Let’s Get Dangerous ’15)
06:29 – the Pietasters – Trust Yourself (Turbo ’02)
09:56 – the Toasters – Everything You Said has been a Lie (Don’t Let the Bastards Grind You Down ’97)
12:21 – the Robustos – Hecho-A-Mano (Introducing… ’97)
15:45 – MU330 – Dropping the Ball (Ultra Panic ’02)
17:21 – Counting Coins – Not Enough Heroes (and Too Much Heroin) (Take the Ride ’10)
20:06 – Reel Big Fish – Take On Me (BASEketball soundtrack ’98)

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23min of Ska : the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

Can you believe it? 5 years of 23min of Ska? That’s nuts! I had no idea that when I put the first episode together in January of 2010 that I’d ever have a handful of listeners or still being doing it even a few years later! I can honestly say that it blows my mind. To everyone out there that sends me songs to play (bands, labels, listeners) I say thanks, you help me find stuff that sounds great and helps make the show better! So I hope you all dig this episode, as well as all the episodes, and I’ll see you all here next year, yeah? And, as always, thanks for listening, and enjoy!

00:00 – the Robustos – Miles to Go (Introducing… ’97)
02:47 – Coolidge – I’m an Idiot (Pop Star Baby ’07)
05:51 – Stop the Presses – New Years (eSKAndalo! ’13)
09:03 – the Amphetameanies – Took Some Time (Last Chance Bordello ’14)
12:47 – I Voted for Kodos – Not Tonight (Dear Chris Demakes, I’m Also Never Going Back to New Jersey ’13)
15:30 – Rude King – Until the End (Ruder, Better, Faster, Stronger ’11)
19:07 – Yum!Yum!ORANGE – プレゼント (Jelly Beans ’06)

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23min of Ska : Greed

Who wants more 23min of Ska podcast episodes? Well too bad, this is the only one you get this week! A man can only do so much!

00:00 – Stretch Armstrong – Sue Happy (Lollygag ’94)
02:41 – Half Past Two – We Want More (It’s About Time ’09)
05:55 – the Pinstripes – Money (I ’12)
09:00 – the Vengers – Who’s Smiling Now (Push This? ’95)
14:12 – the Robustos – Big Spender (Introducing…. ’97)
17:19 – the Sinisters – Moneybags (the Sinisters ’13)
20:21 – Catch-It Kebabs – Nazi Paparazzi (Skankin’ Sausages ’04)

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23min of Ska : May Mix Tape : Side A (part two)

Even more mid to late 90s ska excitement. Still in mix cassette form. As near as I can get in this digital age at least. This is the second half of the first side and maybe some of the names aren’t as big as were on the last one, but they run just a deep in my musical life as any of the rest. Heck, four of these bands I’ve seen live a hand full of times and they always brought the fun. Back when there was a ska show, just about every other week (where I grew up at least) bands that brought the house down live were what you wanted to go see, no questions asked, that’s what it was all about. A band just needed to get that crowd dancing, with punky excitement or steady grooves, it mattered not. If there were more people on the dance floor than standing with their arms crossed around the edges, if there were more soak through suits, dresses and t-shirts than there was dry, if there was hardly any barrier between the band and the crowd, well, you went and bought their tape or CD, you kicked in a few extra for some after show beers and you made sure to see them the next time they were near.

Johnny Socko – Vinnie’s Hooch (Oh, I do Hope it is Roast Beef! ’95)
the Articles – Mr. Pink (Flip F’real ’97)
the Insteps – Don’t Ask (Eleven Steps to Power ’96)
the NY Citizens – Boxer Shorts (the Rude Awakening 2 comp ’90)
the Aquabats! – Marshmallow Man (the Return of the Aquabats! ’96)
the Robustos – Don’t Stay Away (Introducing… ’97)
Save Ferris – Sorry My Friend (Introducing… ’96)

This is part two of a 90min ska mix tape from the nineties running each Thursday throughout May.

If you’re in a ska band and would like to be interviewed or have a song featured, please email me at radjose[at]gmail[dot]com.

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