100% Ska Podcast

By DJ Ryan Midnight

DJ Ryan Midnight hosts the weekly all-vinyl podcast 100% Ska, playing a selection of cuts across the genre’s spectrum and history. You’ll hear an emphasis on current ska bands carrying the checkered b... more

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April 08, 2024 100% Ska Podcast S07E08 – Somewhere Between an Earthquake and an Eclipse
Well, we just had an earthquake, and we’re about to have an eclipse. How about some good ol’ ska music to distract us and dance along?
Tonight we’ve got a heaping of traditional-inspired tunes – including several fantastic instrumentals – plus some 80s ska styling, and a block of new-ish “digital only” released music!
Let’s play on and see what catches your ear!
Full Playlist:
Klikk Panikk – Satan Pa Bybanen
The Bodysnatchers – 007 (Shanty Town)
The Skadows – Ska’d For Life
The Toasters – Haitian Frustration (TV Mix)
The Bouncing Flowers – Fire
Satelite Kingston – Plomo
Don Cosmic – Iguana Dance
The Dynamics – Su Su Shuffle
Luana Point – In Flagranti Ska
Girth Control – Neverending Coffee
Late For Life – M357
Sleepy Nicks – Slice
Not From Concentrate – Comfortable Life
Old Dodge Fellows – Compass Rose
The Moskito Bite – Don’t Give It Away
Jackie Mendez & Thee Hurricanes – I Can’t Stay
The Slackers – Wrongful Suspicion
Boomtown United – Love Like Fire
Local or visiting NYC? Check out the upcoming shows hosted by (or featuring) DJ Ryan Midnight:
4/12 – Buford O’Sullivan & the Roosters, The West Kensingtons, Across the Aisle, Not From Concentrate (DJ and Host)
5/10 – Subway to Skaville 5th Anniversary Show with Beat Brigade, Dunia & Aram, and The Simulators (DJ and Host)
6/14 – The Phensic, Last Reel Hero, The Going Rate, Smugly Ugly (DJ and Host)
7/12 – The Fuss, The Operators, Foolish Relics (DJ and Host)
Check out the Subway to Skaville website too, and find out what we’re up to!
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March 26, 2024 100% Ska Podcast S07E07 – Tribute to Hepcat’s Greg Lee and more Neo-Traditional Ska
Tonight we say goodbye to Greg Lee, co-founder and co-singer of Hepcat, who tragically and unexpectedly passed away last week.
We also focus on some of the great modern neo-traditional ska sounds that Hepcat helped usher into the 90s and the 21st century.
As part of that we listen to some of newer music hitting your turntable and digital players that has come out recently.
Grab your shoes, roll up the rug, and come dance wid’ me!
Full Playlist:
Lucky Luxury – Camp for the Night
Hepcat – Dance Wid Me
Hepcat – Black Sky
Hepcat – No Worries
Hepcat – Nigel (Quarantine Version)
Skinnerbox – Hepcat Season
The Georgetown Orbits – Fool”s Game
Caz Gardiner and the Badasonics – Tic Tac Toe
Monica Vanderwyde – Hard to Be True
The Bandits – El Corral
Caribbean Beat Combo – Surfin’ Out
The Delegators – I Don’t Mind
The Utopians – On The Road
The Soularites – Time Is Up
Los Caurolites – Veo en Ti
The Manor – Kelly’s Heroes
Skanky Banks – One For All
NYC Ska Orchestra – On a Clear Day
Local or visiting NYC? Check out the upcoming shows hosted by (or featuring) DJ Ryan Midnight:
4/12 – Buford O’Sullivan & the Roosters, The West Kensingtons, Across the Aisle, Not From Concentrate (DJ and Host)
5/10 – Subway to Skaville 5th Anniversary Show with Beat Brigade, Dunia & Aram, and The Simulators (DJ and Host)
6/14 – The Phensic, Last Reel Hero, The Going Rate, Smugly Ugly (DJ and Host)
7/12 – The Fuss, The Operators, Foolish Relics (DJ and Host)
Check out the Subway to Skaville website too, and find out what we’re up to!
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March 05, 2024 100% Ska Podcast S07E06 – Supernova Preview, Croydon Fest, and more Touring Bands
This week we’re highlighting two great festivals coming up in 2024 – This is Not Croydon Fest 5, and of course Supernova Ska Festival – both of which still have tickets available

We’re also just generally highlighting bands that are out on the road this spring – whether its a weekend tour or longer and ready to play live for you!
Additionally, we’re highlighting new music specifically from Danny Rebel and the KGBs, Half Past Two, and Cenzo!
Check out some tunes, get psyched, and then see ’em live when they come through your town!
Full Playlist:
Danny Rebel & the KGB – Spiral Eyes
Half Past Two – Dominoes
Spring Heeled Jack – Electric
The Toasters – Weekend in LA
Eastern Standard Time – Tick Tock
The Aggrolites – The Volcano
We Are The Union – Big River
Stop the Presses – Terminator
Buford O’Sullivan and the Robots – Stolen Soul
Madness – House of Fun
The Planet Smashers – The Manta Ray Dance
The Pietasters – Crazy Monkey Woman
The Slackers – Wrongful Suspicion
Mephiskapheles – Satan on the Beach
Catbite – Come on Baby
Flying Racoon Suit – Driftwood
The Prizefighters – Follow My Sound
The Steady 45s – Maria Julia
Cenzo – Beg, Borrow & Steal
Local or visiting NYC? Check out the upcoming shows hosted by (or featuring) DJ Ryan Midnight:
3/8 – Danny Rebel & the KGB, The Penniless Loafers, Sneaky Heat Missiles, DJ Duff Guy (DJ and Host)
4/12 – Buford O’Sullivan & the Roosters, The West Kensingtons, Across the Aisle, Not From Concentrate (DJ and Host)
5/10 – Subway to Skaville 5th Anniversary Show with Beat Brigade, Dunia & Aram, and The Simulators (DJ and Host)
6/14 – The Phensic, Last Reel, Hero, +1 TBA (DJ and Host)
7/12 – The Fuss, The Operators, Foolish Relics (DJ and Host)
Check out the Subway to Skaville website too, and find out what we’re up to!
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March 01, 2024 100% Ska Podcast S07E05 – Putting that Spring of Ska in Your Step
It’s already March, and we’re marching and dancing toward the first day of spring, so let this new episode put a spring in your step. Today is also Bandcamp Friday, so if you hear something you like, go check and see if the band has something to offer!
This week we’re spending some time in the wayback machine, hitting you with some new vinyl releases, spotlighting some of the newer digital-only output, and presenting through the episode three fantastic bands from Mexico.
Let’s listen on!
Full Playlist:
Old Boys in Town – Working Day
Los Kung Fu Monkeys – Rudeboy Rockers
The Step Daughters – Right Sound
Los Placebos – Rocksteady Rollercoaster
Brixton Sounds – Skachondo
Machtoc – The First Time
House of Rhythm – Nothing in Life
Monkey Shop – Where to Go
Headline – Scrounger
The Rins – Greener
Rum Luck – Ghost Town
Mike Ska – Arson Killers
Last Reel Hero – The Heat and the Pressure
Cool Wise Men – King’s Boogaloo
Boomshot – Keep Moving On
Travelers All-Stars – Yellow Laces
The West Kensingtons – Django
The Boy Detective – A Dreadful Collection of Memoranda
Local or visiting NYC? Check out the upcoming shows hosted by (or featuring) DJ Ryan Midnight:
3/8 – Danny Rebel & the KGB, The Penniless Loafers, Sneaky Heat Missiles, DJ Duff Guy (DJ and Host)
4/12 – Buford O’Sullivan & the Roosters, The West Kensingtons, Across the Aisle, Not From Concentrate (DJ and Host)
5/10 – Subway to Skaville 5th Anniversary Show with Beat Brigade, Dunia & Aram, and The Simulators (DJ and Host)
6/14 – ???
7/12 – The Fuss, The Operators, Foolish Relics (DJ and Host)
Check out the Subway to Skaville website too, and find out what we’re up to!
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February 23, 2024 100% Ska Podcast S07E04 – From Anarcho Ska-Punk to Sweet Soulsteady and Back
Once again we find the pendulum of ska shaking back and forth this episode with a wide variety of sweet soulsteady, reggae, and all the way to anarcho ska-punk to scratch that energetic itch.

We’ve got new release music from Tyrone Turtle, reissues from Coolidge (vinyl debut) and Against All Authority, sweet ska from Spain, and a few fun covers scattered throughout.

We also continue our dedication to spotlighting newer digital-only music (the cost of record pressing is so prohibitive!) with the likes of Fratelli Lambretta Ska-Jazz, The Write-Ups, The Fishska, and Rock Shed Rangers!

Listen on, and discover some new tunes for collection!
Full Playlist:
Fratelli Lambretta Ska Jazz – CSB
Coolidge – Barely Getting By
Against All Authority – Watered Down and Passive
The Decepticonz – You Must Fight To Live on the Planet of the Apes
Geier Sturzflug – Bruttosozialprodukt
Tyrone Turtle and the Steady Rockers – Only You
The Rocksteady Conspiracy – Trouble & Danger
Winston Groovy – Reggae Fever
The Pepper Pots – Stay On Your Way
The Write-Ups – Operation Arrowhead
Rock Shed Rangers – Frame of Reference
Part-Time Genius – Digital Now
The Fishska – Banned in Jakarta
Mungo’s Hi-Fi x Marina P – Soma
Solomon Jabby – Tone Wheel Express
The Void Union (featuring Hayley Jane) – Garden of Eden
Go Jimmy Go – Valentine’s Day
Trying to Get By – OHNO
Local or visiting NYC? Check out the upcoming shows hosted by (or featuring) DJ Ryan Midnight:
3/8 – Danny Rebel & the KGB, The Penniless Loafers, Sneaky Heat Missiles, DJ Duff Guy (DJ and Host)
4/12 – Buford O’Sullivan & the Roosters, Across the Aisle (DJ and Host)
5/10 – Subway to Skaville 5th Anniversary Show!
6/14 – ???
7/12 – The Fuss, The Operators, +1 TBA (DJ and Host)
Check out the Subway to Skaville website too, and find out what we’re up to!
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1h 6min
February 04, 2024 100% Ska Podcast S07E03 – New Release Catchup, 80s Rarities, and 7″ of Fun
This week we continue doing some major new releases catchup, highlighting some great albums, singles and a compilation that have come out in 2023. Additionally we’re highlighting some digital only releases as we continue to spotlight great music that hasn’t (yet) appeared on vinyl.
We also hop in the time machine to check out some 80s rarities that we’ve recently added to the 100% Ska library!
Follow along on the playlist, and see what bands you need to explore further and check out live when they come to your town!
Full Playlist:
Something to Do – Legal Abortion
Loving Paupers – Mary
Inspecter 7 – Sway
Inciters – Love Comes Around
Staya Staya – Tiempos Duros
Smoke & Mirrors Sound System – Band of Gold
Crazy Baldhead w/ Ali Presses – Love on Loop
Half Past Two – See You Again
A Contra Tiempo Ska-Jazz – Massive
The Stars That Wouldn’t Shine – Anything #3
Trowsers – Come Dance
The Squids – Bottle Cap
The Untouchables – Whiplash
The Kittyhawks – Rally Cry
The Rag – Showdown
Brehdren – Garrrie!!
Mel Tepid & Them Soul-Ska Farmers – I Wanna Know
Eric Din – Rabbitus Maximus
Local or visiting NYC? Check out the upcoming shows hosted by (or featuring) DJ Ryan Midnight:
2/9 – The Pandemics, El Grande, Llama Tsunami, DJ Maddie Ruthless (DJ and Host)
3/8 – Danny Rebel & the KGB, The Penniless Loafers, Sneaky Heat Missiles, DJ Duff Guy (DJ and Host)
4/12 – Buford O’Sullivan & the Roosters, Barbicide, Across the Aisle (DJ and Host)
5/10 – Subway to Skaville 5th Anniversary Show!
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1h 6min
January 30, 2024 100% Ska Podcast S07E02 – Fantastic 2023 Releases, New Reissues, Digital Spotlight, and More
This week we continue to look back on 2023 and some of the great new vinyl releases, some “finally available” on vinyl reissues, and of course continue our spotlight on some of great digital (and CD) only releases that have been coming out recently.

Of particular note, Barbicide’s new album Songs about Heartbreak and Nazis is a must listen, you have to check out the new Roots and Basses Latin Ska compilation from Asbestos Records, and Pietasters fans rejoice, for All Day is finally on vinyl!
Check out the entire episode and find some new music, then go see ’em live!
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Full Playlist:
Barbicide – Jezebel
Cenzo – Move Like Ya Gone
Skappository – R U Rude 2?
Llama Tsunami – Sweet Release
La Muerta – Batle
The Dance Crashers – Unity
Jr. Thomas and the Volcanoes – Bumps in the Night
Westbound Train – For the First Time
The Scotch Bonnets – The Good One
The Pietasters – Dream of You
Reel Big Fish – Beer
Suicide Machines – Hey
Isaac Green and the Skalars – Spoiled Brat
The Scofflaws – Lost to the TV
Sound System Seven – Wherezat Ska Band
Chilled Monkey Brains – Nostalgia Just Ain’t What It Used to Be
The Overits – No Problem
The Bracers – Borstal Breakout
Foolish Relics – Words on Bathroom Walls
Local or visiting NYC? Check out the upcoming shows hosted by (or featuring) DJ Ryan Midnight:
2/9 – The Pandemics, El Grande, Llama Tsunami, DJ Maddie Ruthless (DJ and Host)
3/8 – Danny Rebel & the KGB, The Penniless Loafers, Sneaky Heat Missiles, DJ Duff Guy (DJ and Host)
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January 19, 2024 100% Ska Podcast S07E01 – The Return of the Podcast
The 100% Ska Podcast returns! After a way too-long, and way-unintended hiatus, we’re back with stacks of records and inbox full of digital-only releases to start catching up on.

This week we play some of the great record releases of 2023 including Mustard Plug, Sgt. Scag, Fishbone, and J. Navarro & the Traitors, while slipping into new digital releases from Killer Diller, The Bakesys, Western Mecanique, and The Unsustainables.

Let’s get right into it!

Full Playlist:
Killer Diller – Brass Knuckles
The Bakesys – On The Way Back Home
Mustard Plug – Vampire
Sgt Scag – Everest
Bite Me Bambi – This Love is Dead
Fishbone – All We Have is Now
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings – How Long Do I Have to Wait for You
The Upshitters – Not Franco Nero
Quito Ska Jazz – Apollo – ECUADOR
Top Shotta Band – Ska Ska
Joker’s Republic – Anxiety
The Resignators – Bluebird Tattoo
Dope Times – Drink With Me
J. Navarro and the Traitors – World For Us
Western Mecanique – On The Road
Rebelation – Ever Fallen in Love
The Unsustainables – Window Washer
Atlas & Oracle – Greed
Le Grand Miercoles – Fukushima
Local or visiting NYC? Check out the upcoming shows hosted by (or featuring) DJ Ryan Midnight:
2/9 – The Pandemics, El Grande, Llama Tsunami, DJ Maddie Ruthless (DJ and Host)
3/8 – Danny Rebel & the KGB, The Penniless Loafers, Sneaky Heat Missiles, DJ Duff Guy (DJ and Host)
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September 22, 2023 100% Ska Podcast S06E15 – Digital and Vinyl New Releases, Uncommon Ska 45s, and Ska-Punk Fun
Tonight we’re checking out several new digital singles we’ve been sent over the past few weeks, listen to some new and new-ish vinyl releases, hop in the time machine with some 90s singles, and get our circle pit on with some high-crunch ska-core.
On the digital side we have a track from the debut album of The Phensic (new project from the founders of Bigger Thomas), and the new album from PatSKAts, plus singles from The Pandemics and Skappository.
On the new-ish vinyl side, we check check out Westbound Train’s new album, along with fare from Bad Time Records with JER and Joe Gittleman.
Next we’ll really get into a debrief on Supernova International Ska Festival 2023!
Full Playlist:
The Phensic – War Inside (from the album, Don’t Test Me)
The Pandemics – Reject Reset Repeat (new single!)
Westbound Train – Stranded
Jer – Garden of Understanding
Joe Gittleman – Pete Lost the Beat
Key Day and the Newentun All Stars – Bad Guy
Hitmen for Hire – Money in the Pocket
Housewife’s Choice – It’s Raining
E.S.P. – Nine to Five
KlinKhammer – Out of Sight
El Bosso and die Ping Pongs – Brutus
The Holophonics – Don’t Buy the Hype
Stuck Lucky – Come As You Like
Liberator – Louder Than Words
PatSKAts – I Can’t Get Enough (from their self-titled album)
Skappository ft. Chris Malone – 54-46 (That’s My Number) (new single!)
Local or visiting NYC? Check out the upcoming shows hosted by (or featuring) DJ Ryan Midnight:
10/13 – The Classy Wrecks, The End Times, Barbicide, Boss Selektah Diana (DJ and Host)
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September 08, 2023 100% Ska Podcast S06E14 – New Singles, 90s Fun, and Ska-Jazz for Everyone
Tonight we’re listening to some brand new tracks (and new-ish) tracks from The Classy Wrecks, Be Decent, Inokasira Rangers, The Hotknives, along with Max Iss and the Minions, and The Skamotts.
We also get in some great ska-jazz material, as David Hillyard and the Rocksteady 7 have been announce as a last minute addition to Supernova 2023.
We also get into some good ol’ fashioned 90s ska fun, and say goodbye to Smash Mouth’s Steve Harwell.
Find us at Supernova 2023

100% Ska Podcast will be livestreaming video throughout Supernova Ska Festival 2023 via our Facebook page and Ryan Midnight’s Instagram profile.
If you are at the fest find us and get some stickers and pins while supplies last!
Full Playlist:
The Classy Wrecks – Figure It Out
Be Decent – The Struggle Continues (get the EP now!)
Inokasira Rangers – Take On Me
The Skamotts – Wind Machine
Max Iss and the Minions – Lord Cumiana
The Hotknives – She’s a Lady
David Hillyard and the Rocksteady 7 – Closer to My Heart
Senior All-Stars – Schoolyard
North East Ska Jazz Orchestra – Ska Mama
The Shifters – Let’s Dance
Boss Riot – Dance All Night
The Indecision – Swing Those Hips
The Snails – Liberty Street Lights
Buddy Jay’s Jamaican Jazz Band – Buddy Up
King Chango – Latin Ska
The Aquabats – Cat With 2 Heads
Let’s Go Bowling – Spy Market
Voodoo Glow Skulls – Band Geek Mafia
Smash Mouth – Flo
Local or visiting NYC? Check out the upcoming shows hosted by (or featuring) DJ Ryan Midnight:
9/8 – Subway to Skaville’s Unofficial (but Sanctioned) Countdown to Supernova 2023 Show
10/13 – The Classy Wrecks, The End Times, Barbicide, Boss Selektah Diana (DJ and Host)
Check out the Subway to Skaville website too, and find out what we’re up to!
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1h 18min

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The podcast currently has 161 episodes available.