23min of Ska

May Mix Tape : Side A (part two)

rad jose — Wed, 09 May 2012 13:14:38 GMT

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. This episode and all episodes can always be found at http://23ska.com You can also subscribe to the podcast by going to your advanced tab on iTunes, then select “subscribe to podcast…” and entering this address: http://23minofska.podomatic.com/rss2.xml into the box that opens. Also if you'd like, find & like us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/23minofSka

May Mix Tape : Side A (part one)

rad jose — Thu, 03 May 2012 06:06:06 GMT

Getting older makes on nostalgic for their youth and instead of just wallowing in it, I'm taking you on that journey. Throughout May I'll be providing you with a 90min mix tape divided into 4 parts each Thursday. That's not all, but this mix tape will be set in the 90's, when mix tapes were still king. The average year will more than likely be 1996 or 1997 when we come to the end of it. This is filled with music that evokes those years more than any other and are all mix tape "classic" tracks tracks for me. I hope you enjoy this month's ride down memory lane for me. This is the stuff that got me into ska as a kid, it is my roots, and I don't care that they are showing. Goldfinger - King for a Day (Goldfinger '96) Less Than Jake - How's My Driving, Doug Hastings? (Losing Streak '96) MU330 - Hoosier Love (Press '94) Reel Big Fish - S.R. (Everything Sucks '94) Mad Caddies - Mike Booted Our First Song, So We Recorded This... (Short Music for Short People compilation '99) the Siren Six! - No Compromise (the Voice with the Built in Promise '97) Big D & the Kids Table - 51 Gardner (Good Luck '99) Skankin' Pickle - I Missed the Bus (Skankin' Pickle Fever '92) the Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Someday I Suppose (Don't Know How to Party '93) This is part one 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. This episode and all episodes can always be found at http://23ska.com You can also subscribe to the podcast by going to your advanced tab on iTunes, then select “subscribe to podcast…” and entering this address: http://23minofska.podomatic.com/rss2.xml into the box that opens. Also if you'd like, find & like us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/23minofSka And don't forget to join the Big Ska Gamble at http://www.BigSkaGamble.com

Help from Friends

rad jose — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:51:39 GMT

So I'm just minding my own business, trying to promote this podcast (as well as http://www.BigSkaGamble.com ) on twitter when one delightful reply comes my way with a half dozen suggestions on what I should be playing on this podcast. After a few exchanges back and forth about music I came to learn about a ton of new bands that I'd missed and make a new online pal. Some of her suggestions were already mixed into the last episode, but this one was stuff she flipped me on to, or I was listening to while tracking some of this down. This ones of you Bezz, now rock out! Half Past Two - Day Goes Down (Songs with Friends '11) the Simmertones - Bring Your Love to Me (Everything's Comin' Up Ska '11) Sally Brown - Madrid (Madrid/Boss Mass '11) New Town Kings - Steal for His Bread (M.O.J.O. '12) Two Steps Twice - Streets are on Fire (Two Steps Twice '12) No Such Noise! - Sluts (Life Goes On '12) Rude King - Leave a Message (Ruder, Better, Faster, Stronger '11) 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. This episode and all episodes can always be found at http://23ska.com You can also subscribe to the podcast by going to your advanced tab on iTunes, then select “subscribe to podcast…” and entering this address: http://23minofska.podomatic.com/rss2.xml into the box that opens. Also if you'd like, find & like us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/23minofSka And don't forget to join the Big Ska Gamble at http://www.BigSkaGamble.com

Special : Behind the Scene Vol 1 : Tazy Phyllipz of the Ska Parade

rad jose — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:58:02 GMT

In this episode I'm taking you a bit behind the ska scene such as it is, to people who have an imprint on the scene with out being in a band or running a label. In this episode I'm talking to Tazy Phyllipz of the long running ska radio show "the Ska Parade". We talk about a lot of the bands that have been on "the Ska Parade" since it started in 1989. Not only that but we talk a lot about the upcoming "Viva Ska Vegas" ska show on April 28th. With Tazy and I being old ska guys we tell a lot of stories, and while my original intention was to fill this episode w/ a lot of music, I just couldn't bear to cut any of us talking (besides a few seconds at the beginning where were both like "hello..?" "uh... hello?" and a bit near the end where we talk about Madness that was dropped for time). I hope you enjoy it, we had a lot of fun talking, and I think it is good to get to know someone like Tazy just a little bit better. Check out the Ska Parade website : http://www.skaparade.com Check out the Ska Parade Sundays at 9 PM PST : http://kukq.com Check out Viva Ska Vegas : http://www.VivaSkaVegas.com All music by GOGO13 from their new album "I Like It!" 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. This episode and all episodes can always be found at http://23ska.com You can also subscribe to the podcast by going to your advanced tab on iTunes, then select “subscribe to podcast…” and entering this address: http://23minofska.podomatic.com/rss2.xml into the box that opens. Also if you'd like, find & like us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/23minofSka And don't forget to help the Big Ska Gamble and get yourself a sweet set of new ska vinyl records over at http://www.BigSkaGamble.com

Something is Missing

rad jose — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:31:56 GMT

Bucking the trends and going against the grain. Doing what you want, without a worry about shame. I don't care what people say and how they define ska music, I know what I know. There's nothing missing in any of these great songs, even if some would have you believe that there is. If you guess what is missing easily, then you've been paying attention. If you never figure it out because it is all such awesome music, then you're awesome too. If you are at pains to figure it out after repeating this episode time and time again, don't worry so much, it was never a contest anyway. Drewvis – It’s All Good (Disposable Pleasures and Meaningful Pursuits ’11) Operation Ivy – Artificial Life (Energy ’89) Cartoon Violence – Attic (Whatever Happened to the Likely Lad? ’09) My Superhero – Long Gone (Solid State 14 ’97) the Aggrolites – By Her Side (IV ’09) Bobby Pins & the Saloon Soldiers – Dancing on the Moon (Dancing on the Moon ’09) the Offenders – Life on Grime (Shots, Screams & Broken Dreams ’11) 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. This episode and all episodes can always be found at http://23ska.com You can also subscribe to the podcast by going to your advanced tab on iTunes, then select “subscribe to podcast…” and entering this address: http://23minofska.podomatic.com/rss2.xml into the box that opens. Also if you'd like, find & like us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/23minofSka And don't forget to join the Big Ska Gamble at http://www.BigSkaGamble.com

Interview : Jorge Pezzimenti

rad jose — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 06:51:55 GMT

I got to talk to Jorge Pezzimenti and it was awesome! Jorge is better known as the Jorge of Jorge & the Landladies or as a former member of the Pietasters. Jorge is hilarious! So get ready for a ton of laughing on my part. We talk a lot about the sound of his new album "Monobound" as well as Sunday morning albums, songs about hand-jobs and Mighty Mighty Bosstones cassette tapes. Jorge gives us some insight into the song "Stop Locking the Front Door" which plays at the end of this episode. Check out Monobound from Whatevski : http://whatevski.org/releases/dip/23/Jorge-and-The-Landladies-Monobound Also hit up the facebook page for Jorge & the Landladies : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jorge-and-the-Landladies/251497958252642 The intro for this episode is “Let's Not Rewind These" by Jorge and the Landladies, off of the “Monobound”. 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. This episode and all episodes can always be found at http://23ska.com You can also subscribe to the podcast by going to your advanced tab on iTunes, then select “subscribe to podcast…” and entering this address: http://23minofska.podomatic.com/rss2.xml into the box that opens. Also if you'd like, find & like us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/23minofSka

the Big Ska Gamble

rad jose — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 02:11:31 GMT

This episode was created to show off the many bands that are taking part in the Big Ska Gamble, a kickstarter campaign to bring you a 7" vinyl record subscription club of all ska bands. You get to hear 6 different songs from the six bands represented. These aren't the songs that are going to be on the records that come out, but good representations of these excellent bands. Check out the project at http://www.BigSkaGamble.com the Shifters – I Shall Sing (the Shifters Live 1-18-12 ’12) the Action League – Beckham (Mundo Loco ’10) Lockstep – Back in ’67 (Last Time Again ’08) the Georgetown Orbits – Good Good Lovin’ (Super Sonic ’11) Stop the Presses – Frame & Tack (Does it Still Look Pretty ’11) Do It With Malice – Dock Up (the Burned-Over District ’10) This episode and all episodes can always be found at http://23ska.com You can also subscribe to the podcast by going to your advanced tab on iTunes, then select “subscribe to podcast…” and entering this address: http://23minofska.podomatic.com/rss2.xml into the box that opens. Also if you'd like, find & like us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/23minofSka And don't forget to join the Big Ska Gamble at http://www.BigSkaGamble.com

Let's Do This!

rad jose — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:39:28 GMT

Indeed, let's do this! Let's do this episode! Let's start dancing! Let's start doing everything! So get out, get up in it and have a great time! Start something and start it today! Come on, let's do this! the Valuables - Feel That Rhythm (the Valuables '10) the Bohunks - the City (In the Waiting Room '11) Jorge and the Landladies - Mary-Anne with the Shaky Hands (Monobound '12) the Gramophone Allstars - Vine (Levitant a la Deriva '11) Monkey - This Life (Lost at Sea '09) the Hard Times - Bender of Steel (Two Bucks for Bob '10) the Longshots - Two Down (the Longshots '11) 7 Seconds of Love - Winners (Danger is Dangerous '08) 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. This episode and all episodes can always be found at http://23ska.com You can also subscribe to the podcast by going to your advanced tab on iTunes, then select “subscribe to podcast…” and entering this address: http://23minofska.podomatic.com/rss2.xml into the box that opens. Also if you'd like, find & like us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/23minofSka

Special : Ska Round Table Vol. 1

rad jose — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:07:17 GMT

When old ska fans get together to talk about the good ole days, they always want to share some of the songs from their adventures. In this episode, me, James and Randy hang out and talk about some of the biggest ska shows we've been to and some of the best ska shows we've been to, all the while sharing songs. Why James and Randy? Why because, like me, they also run their own ska podcasts! So yeah, it is like a big ska podcaster meet up, and you the listener are rewarded! There was a LOT of stuff recorded for this and to tell the truth, I thought the finished product was going to be a lot more talk heavy, but as I was editing it all together this was starting to take shape and BAM! I knew it was the way to go! 23min of Ska: http://www.23Ska.com the Ska Geek: http://www.theSkaGeek.blogspot.com Ska Crazy: http://www.SkaCrazy.com Skankin’ Pickle – Gas in My Car (the Green Album ’96) the Siren Six! – One Sided (the Voice with the Built in Promise ’97) the Smooths – Commander 7 to Space Boy (No Brakes ’98) the Mighty Mighty Bosstones w/ the Pietasters – Ocean (Music for Our Mother Ocean II ’97) Hepcat – the Secret (Right On Time ’98) Stretch – Truth Surrup (Armstrong ’96) 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. This episode and all episodes can always be found at http://23ska.com You can also subscribe to the podcast by going to your advanced tab on iTunes, then select “subscribe to podcast…” and entering this address: http://23minofska.podomatic.com/rss2.xml into the box that opens. Also if you'd like, find & like us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/23minofSka

And Also Featuring

rad jose — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:17:00 GMT

What do we all need. Ok, except for food, drinks and good music, what do we all need? Friends, that's right, friends. So why do anything alone when we can do it with some good friends. And if we have enough, why not call over a few more? That's exactly what was happening here, some great groups producing some great music with that little something extra. That is, an extra special guest on the song. the Forthrights feat. Maddie Ruthless - Jaguar Queen (Head Above Water compilation '11) Manic Sewing Circle feat. Todd Hembrook - I Love You Baby (But I Don't Have the Time) (Summer Spins '07) Green Room Rockers feat. Dave Hillyard - Exit 178 (Green Room Rockers '10) the Bashments feat. Mr. T-Bone - Festival 11 (the Bashments '11) the Pepper Pots feat. Dr. Ring Ding - Stay on Your Way (Shake It! '07) Riddim Cats feat. Chris Murray - Think (We Are the Cats! '09) Reel Big Fish feat. Monique Powell - She Has a Girlfriend Now (Turn the Radio Off '96) 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. This episode and all episodes can always be found at http://23ska.com You can also subscribe to the podcast by going to your advanced tab on iTunes, then select “subscribe to podcast…” and entering this address: http://23minofska.podomatic.com/rss2.xml into the box that opens. Also if you'd like, find & like us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/23minofSka

Interview : Pressure Cooker

rad jose — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 06:16:28 GMT

I'm the lucky guy who not only got to talk to not just one, not just two but three members of the legendary Boston reggae band Pressure Cooker! I spent most of my time talking to Jeffrey Eckman (Drums) and Robin Teague (Tenor Saxophone) about the formation of the band as well as their concert backing up some first wave ska luminaries. We are eventually joined by Adam Dobkowski (Guitar) and talk a short bit about the writing process that Pressure Cooker employees. We then shift gears to talk a bit about how their using kickstarter to raise money for their newest album! Only $800 left to go at the time this episode is getting posted! Not to shabby! We also discus a bit about the ups and downs of the ska scene in America through out the late '90s into the Twenty First Century. There's lots of laughing, you've been warned! Check out Pressure Cooker’s website : http://www.PressureCooker.net The intro for this episode is “One Kind of Love" also by the Georgetown Orbits, off of their album “What She Wants”. The outro bit is taken from a live version of their song "What She Wants". 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. This episode and all episodes can always be found at http://23ska.com You can also subscribe to the podcast by going to your advanced tab on iTunes, then select “subscribe to podcast…” and entering this address: http://23minofska.podomatic.com/rss2.xml into the box that opens. Also if you'd like, find & like us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/23minofSka

How Pieces Move

rad jose — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:11:02 GMT

Step up to play! Life is a game, so have fun before the board gets folded up and put away. Somedays I can get so pretentious about life and music, but I just need to step back and remember how everything is supposed to be. Don’t get so hung up on things, remember life is what you make of it, don’t get hung up on things, learn how to move and play the game. the Moon Invaders – Pick Up the Pieces (the Fine Line ’11) Stop the Presses – Sweatheart (Does it Still Look Pretty ’11) the Dropsteppers – When the Band Plays (Get Up In It ’11) Sonic Boom Six – Play On (Play On: Arcade Perfected & Rare and Rejected ’08) Chris Murray – Pieces (Pieces ’11) the Boss Beats – Cogs (the Boss Beats II ’11) Victor’s Lament – Prelude (To a Life Well Lived) (Ghosts & Gamblers ’10) Small Town Get Up – Bigger than Buddha (Bigger than Buddha ’12) 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. This episode and all episodes can always be found at http://23ska.com You can also subscribe to the podcast by going to your advanced tab on iTunes, then select “subscribe to podcast…” and entering this address: http://23minofska.podomatic.com/rss2.xml into the box that opens. Also if you'd like, find & like us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/23minofSka

Special : You Call It Vol. 1

rad jose — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:39:38 GMT

I asked the listener base what their favorite ska songs were, just as a general curiosity. After seeing their answers, I knew this had to be an episode! So I got to mixing it late last night and here it is for all to enjoy. A program created by the 23min of Ska listners! Thanks to Kevin Lustrup, James Volpe, Evan Roy, Tracy Sandford, 'Tracy Kedge, Salvador Rios, Paul Kerner and Clay Spires! Fishbone – Skankin’ to the Beat (Party at Ground Zero ’85) the Insteps – Shotgun Jimmy (Ska: the Thrid Wave ’95) the Pinstripes – Alright Girl (I ’12) the Ethiopians – Train to Skaville (Train to Skaville/You are the Girl ’67) the English Beat – Can’t Get Used to Losing You (Just Can’t Stop It ’80) Goldfinger – Superman (Hang Ups ’97) the Planet Smashers – SK8 or Die! (No Self Control ’03) the Aquabats – Pizza Day (The – Myths, Legends And Other Amazing Adventures Vol. 2 ’00) Also thanks to Ryan Woolwine, Matt Flood, Cesar Alonso Sanchez and Kamil Krajewski who's favorite songs have already been played on an episode of this podcast already. And to Dave Polk, who loves MU330 and Big D & the Kids Table but I just played them on the last episode, so he'll have to wait. 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. This episode and all episodes can always be found at http://23ska.com You can also subscribe to the podcast by going to your advanced tab on iTunes, then select “subscribe to podcast…” and entering this address: http://23minofska.podomatic.com/rss2.xml into the box that opens. Also if you'd like, find & like us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/23minofSka

Doubled Up Vocals

rad jose — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:09:59 GMT

Here’s a fine collection of ska where you get two people singing lead! It is like 2 episodes in one for you here! Whatta a bargain! I hope you all enjoy this episode, as I enjoy myself in the wilds of Hawaii! MU330 – State O Mind (Chumps on Parade ’96) the Heat Machine – Housebreaker (No Coast Dance Party ’09) the Fabulous Rudies – Sushi (Keep On Movin’ ’04) Tip the Van – Cherry Red (Passion, Love & Pride ’09) On Your Marx – Friends (Resound ’10) the Amphetameanies – Sunday Driver (Now! That’s What I Call… ’06) Big D & the Kids Table – Fatman (Good Luck ’99) Sounds Like Chicken – Take One Down (…Like a Cannonball to the Ocean Floor ’04) 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. This episode and all episodes can always be found at http://23ska.com You can also subscribe to the podcast by going to your advanced tab on iTunes, then select “subscribe to podcast…” and entering this address: http://23minofska.podomatic.com/rss2.xml into the box that opens. Also if you'd like, find & like us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/23minofSka

Interview : the Georgetown Orbits

rad jose — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:02:56 GMT

In this awesome interview episode I’m talking to Toby Kremple, bass player for the Georgetown Orbits. We talk about how the band got together, Toby’s background in ska music, what it is like to tour with the Slackers and more! Including the song “Heavyset” off of the latest Georgetown Orbits album “Super Sonic.” Toby lets us all in on why “Heavyset” sounds like it does. Trust me, you’re gonna wanna hear this! And after the interview Toby sent me this message: “The response from that song alone has been a real inspiration to my thoughts about the next Orbits album… to try one in a more lo-fi setting is something I want to shoot for; the guys all in the same room with as few mics as possible and keeping that wide dynamic range by not compressing the final tracks so much.” I told you this was an awesome episode! Check out the Georgetown Orbits’ website : http://www.GeorgetownOrbits.com The intro for this episode is “Make Me Bread” also by the Georgetown Orbits, off of their album “Super Sonic.” 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. This episode and all episodes can always be found at http://23ska.com You can also subscribe to the podcast by going to your advanced tab on iTunes, then select “subscribe to podcast…” and entering this address: http://23minofska.podomatic.com/rss2.xml into the box that opens. Also if you'd like, find & like us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/23minofSka