Talk The Ska

Sitting here between two 11 hours shifts, I thought "does the world need to hear me talk about ska?" I went with yes, obviously. There has just been so many wonderful albums coming out here in the present that we've been missing out on. So we are taking a break from out 90's themed nonsense to look at some of the very best releases August has had to offer (and it is just a few!). Featuring the music of The Simmertones, El Golpe Ska, The Tellways, Hans Gruber & The Die Hards, Lead Shot Hazard, The Von Tramps, The Sensibles, La Suite Ska, and Bedouin Soundclash!!

This week we are traveling through space and time to listen in on some 90's ska sounds from all around the globe. We hit nearly every continent (had a timeline SNAFU with our African selection) and even talk a little plate tectonics! Exactly what every ska fan wants to hear about. Along the way we have music by Flashlight, The beNuts, Komando Moriles, Dr. Green, Skarface, Tijuana No, Liberator, Skapa, Area 7, and Knuckles!

We are carrying on with our 90's madness this week. A whole bunch of different theme ideas popped into our head while putting this one together None of them seemed to click right though. So what can ya do, but throw all of them together and get a nice little ska stew going. Featuring the music of Mento Buru, Bim Skala Bim, Gangster Politics, The $ellouts, The Alcoskalics, Link 80, Blue Beat Players, The Insteps, and Urban Blight!

It's an all new episode of all new songs!!! Okay, I keep going on and on about how all the tracks are new. It really seems like a crutch to justify a non-90's episode here in the heart of the 90's. But really there has just been loads of fantastic new music coming out lately and I just had to play some of it! Featuring music by The Dualers, Sir Jay and the Skatanauts, Los Placebos, Los Calzones, Thirsty Guys, King Punch, Flea Market Politics, For The Record, and Sorry Sweetheart.

I honestly wish I could say I planned this to correspond with the 50th Anniversary of the Moon landing. What with Ska Satellite being a Moon Ska subsidiary and all. But no, chock it up all to pure happenstance! We finally get around to that last missing piece of our Moon Ska retrospective by revisiting the majority of this sublabel's releases. Featuring the music of Highball Holiday, Army of Juan, Johnny Too Bad & The Strikeouts, The Robustos, Buford O'Sullivan, Critical Mass, The Checkered Cabs, Edna's Goldfish, The Strangeways, and One Groovy Coconut!

We are stepping away from our look at the 90's to return to the modern day. Much has occurred in the past weeks and who are we to ignore it? Brand new singles from much beloved bands, old favorites dropping stellar new albums, and plenty of new bands showing they have the musical chops to make an impact in this scene we love. It's all here in this weeks new episode of all new music! Featuring the music of The Clockmakers, Babylove & the Van Dangos, Cherry Poppin Daddies, Danny Rebel & The KGB, Los Chicklets Ska, Boomshot, Ayahuaska, Ska Pai, and Red Soul Community!

Join us as we recount some of our favorite underrated ska albums of the 90's! The only rule we had for a release to eligible was it could not have been re-released physically after 1999. That little bit and a computer crash actually made nailing it down somewhat difficult. It's by no means a definitive list, just our favorites. Featuring the music of Can't Say, Stretch (Armstrong), The Suspects, Gangster Fun, The Pacers, Stinkfish, The Indecisives, Animal Chin, Eclectics, and Mealticket!

In celebration of reaching 90 episodes, we're taking a deep dive into all things 90's ska. This episode kicks it off with a quick run through of each year of that decade. There's some big named bands and there's some bands mostly forgotten to history. But most importantly there is a song from each and every year in chronological order. Featuring the music of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Allsorts, Elevators, Johnny Socko, Punch The Clown, J.C. Superska, Red Session, The B3's, The Agents, and Skavoovie & The Epitones!

We have a special interview episode for you. This time around we are talking with rising French reggae band, Subpressure. Join Mattie as they chat with Frédérick about the bands upcoming plans, influences, and how finances may be tight but it's never a reason to stop.

This week we decided to go way off our charted course. There are no 80's ska songs and only one of the bands is from Michigan. It seemed foolish to do a bunch of theme episodes all in a row. Besides, loads and loads of great new stuff came out! Waiting to showcase it would have been absolutely agony for us! A little more United States focused than most episodes, but we're still bringing you those world wide sounds! Featuring the music of Stop The Presses, El Grande, Roka Hueka, J. Navarro & The Traitors, Skaosss, Peerplex, Westbound Train, Hot Tropic Ska Jazz Club, and The Aggrolites!