So here’s my obligatory, “sorry-I-haven’t-posted-in-a-while” post that are so popular with the kids these days.
The truth is, I’m not all that sorry. I’m still doing the Ska’s The Limit radio show, and I’ve even been podcasting for the boys over at Pressure Drop/Music Is Our Occupation. Trust, I’m keeping busy.
Also contributing to my lag- There are just so many great Ska blogs out there, scooping me at every turn. Perhaps I’ll start showcasing a few of these wonderful websites, in the near future.
Of course, any reader of mine has got to be hip to the one they call, Gabe Pressure and his catalog of ska podcasts, Music Is Our Occupation. A few months ago, Gabe and I thought it would be fun to recreate the tracklist of The Slackers’ seminal record, Redlight, using tracks from my extensive live bootleg collection. Redlight is the second album by The Slackers- but in many ways, it’s their first.
The whole sha-bang can be found over at MusicalOccupation.com- JJ Loy Presents: Redlight Redid
One last thing- When I collected these live bootlegs, I didn’t realize that I’d ever play them for the public. While I’m all too happy to do so, I feel bad that I don’t have a single credit for any of the tapers. I apologize. If you are one of the tapers, or you know who the credit goes to, please let me know.
December 8th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
nice idea, JJ. How many sources is the whole mixtape from?
December 8th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
Tom-
thanks for listening. Every track is from a different source.
December 9th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
I would add that the slackers seem to dredge these tunes up as well..and I am not only talking about married girl. At the recent Toronto show, they played MG, a really amazing dubbed out soldier with vic going wild on the organ, and fried chix/mary mary.
Last year, it was a treat to see them do red light, which it seems they now do quite frequently. Classic album..and its good to see it out at a show.