Posted on January 12th, 2009 by JJ Loy
I know a lot of you are dialing up SkaBlahBlah for the first time, thanks to a kindly post on BoingBoing.net from my new pal, Shawn Connally.
My guess is that most of you kind of like ska, but weren’t compelled to find a site such as mine before now. I hope that you will find that ska is still viable and worthy of discussion as my listeners have already discovered.
Dig in, watch some videos, listen to an episode or two… and discover some new or new to you music.
Ska is a serious thing:
[flash http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGmDD3tgWHM]
Jan 12 2009
Posted on January 6th, 2009 by JJ Loy
Balanced Records has quite a long list of killer dub and electronic podcasts, full of long, live DJ sets and mix tapes. I’m especially into the hour long Dubmatix set. I also can’t wait to check out the episode featuring Subatomic Soundsystem. If you are in the mood for some straight, uninterrupted live dub- the Balanced Podcast is for you.
Check it: Balanced Podcast
Dubmatix Homepage
Subatomic Soundsystem
Jan 06 2009
Posted on January 5th, 2009 by JJ Loy
Just got this in my inbox… Steve DiFranco, the former and future drummer for Bad Manners tipped me off to their impending US tour. Looks like I’ll have to hop in a car to see any of these dates, but it might be well worth the effort.
Check out the stops here.
Steve also hipped me to this Kansas City Star article about his absence from the band and his recent recruitment back into the fold.
UPDATE: I just found out, from none other than Dave Wakeling, that the English Beat will be joining Bad Manners on this very tour. Check The Official Beat Space for tour dates. And thanks again, Dave and Steve for the news.
Aaaaaand… this video of Bad Manners from 1993 feat. Dave Weins from LGB and The Impalers:
[flash http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anbuudGg8eE]
Jan 05 2009
