This past Monday was the 13th birthday of 23min of ska… that seems ominous!
When was the last time you heard a ska podcast that wasn’t put there by them?
00:00 – Lo(u)ser feat. the Ruffolos – Sound the Alarm (Sound the Alarm ’23)
02:40 – Stop the Presses – Finish Last (Money in the Bank ’19)
06:30 – Salome Fur – Game over (Scatter Lights ’21)
10:38 – the Inevitables – Over and Out (Over and Out ’21)
13:43 – Behind Deadlines – Fade Out (Farew ’22)
16:15 – the Amphetameanies – the Funeral Pyre (Gifted – A Tribute to the Jam comp ’17)
20:07 – Upbeat Allstars – Not Coming Back (Wake Up! ’12)
Art by Brian Bolland
What is a podcast? Is it something you save for future listens?
23min of Ska was produced by RJ Phoenix
So for the first time in a long time I was up so late perfecting this episode. I thought I’d had the music part done several times. One time I even saved it for publishing. Thing is, it didn’t feel right, the next few drafts didn’t feel right either. It took time, but “Hectic Planet” is one of my favorite and well missed comics of all time. Trying to capture what I like about the book using the music I dig most highly, and trying to promote a load of current ska bands, it is something that needs perfecting and perfection. If you’ve never read “Hectic Planet” you owe it to yourself to dig up the 3 collections out there and enjoy. And if the art looks familiar, it should, “Hectic Planet” artist and writer Evan Dorkin did a host of ska compilation covers throughout the ’90s. He’s a staple of the scene and a staple of my life.
23min of Ska 