We are back with our first episode of 2022. First, RJ and Matt discuss their holiday breaks. We announce that Gary from Backyard Superheroes will be joining the On The Up Beat team. Gary tells us about the Canadian ska band,The Barrymores, in a new segment called Here Today, Ska Tomorrow. Next, RJ and Matt discuss their 2021 ska favorites. Lastly, the give you ska news and their ska picks of the week.

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Ska News….

-Late For Life

San Diego California ska Core band, Late for Life have a new album "Boxford" hitting streaming services on Feb 1st. You can also get the EP on their bandcamp page right now!!

https://lateforlifeband.bandcamp.com/album/boxford

-Stubborn Records

Stubborn Records is celebrating their 30th anniversary with a compilation spanning the labels prolific discography. The compilation has songs from Joker’s Republic, The Slackers, Big D and the kids table, Dr. Ring Ding, Smoke and Mirrors and so many more. You can get the full compilation from Stubborn Records bandcamp page. I’ll put a link in the show notes. Let’s list to Big D and the Kids Table Version of Rock Steady.

https://stubbornrecords.bandcamp.com/album/still-stubborn-volume-1?fbclid=IwAR1VmCQjXRGb-phOJpA_yTu1OVBKmOEdjzvH65vX7PN6c-5hkS_l-I4s7V4

-Tape Girl

January 11, 2022 - Ska Punk International Records announces the release of the Tape Girl and Peach Rings collaborative single ‘My Boy (Twin Fantasy).’ The single will be released on all streaming platforms including Bandcamp and Spotify January 11, 2022.

‘My Boy (Twin Fantasy)’ is a cover of the 2018 Car Seat Headrest song ‘My Boy - Twin Fantasy.’ The cover reimagines the original song into a ska song that covers many of ska’s subgenres from rocksteady to skacore. Tape Girl and Peach Rings have previously collaborated on the Peach Rings songs ‘transgenderification beam’ and ‘deadname’ however this is their first ska collaboration.

https://open.spotify.com/album/454w7PqgpLw1UAy7ZQB9Hz?si=CCvkyFVrS126KIoHN8F-Dg

Spotify playlist Ska Favorites:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2DikTsRPk4dspXejk9bFko?si=vaPlX9V7QVW9JsTRSUdqCg

Ska News Theme by Dang!t:

https://dangitband.bandcamp.com/music

Main Theme by Millington:

https://millingtonband.bandcamp.com/music

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