I’ve been playing the hell out of the latest release from Mr. T-Bone and The Young Lions on my radio show, Ska’s The Limit.  I especially enjoy, The President of The Republic of Bananas- so I’m pretty happy with the band’s decision to make it their new single.

From their new record, Heroes, here’s the brand new video:

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Comments (1) Jun 19 2009

Here’s something I just got hipped to, through a clip Maddie Ruthless recently posted to FaceBook.  The clip in question turned out to be just a small piece of a Reggae documentary from a 70’s UK entertainment news program.  I can’t find much information on the show itself, which was called Aquarius.  However, I was able to track down the episode, in it’s entirety.

The episode takes a nice aproach to educating it’s uninitiated white viewers.  The producers seem to be trying to heal racial tensions in England, by celebrating Jamaica’s most identifiable cultural export, Reggae.  One guest points out that what kept Reggae off of the charts was not racism, but a lack of understanding Reggae and Jamaican culture, from the record companies’ point-of-view.

Of course, if you’re a frequent visiter to Ska Blah Blah, I imagine you need no tolerance lesson.  For you, I recomend this movie for it’s great performances and insightful interviews, from Roy Shirley and many more.

enjoy:

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Comments (2) Jun 18 2009

I don’t know what I’m most excited about- the new Rancid album, Let the Dominoes Fall, or Conan O’Brien’s new gig as the host of The Tonight Show. Good thing I don’t have to choose, here’s the best of both worlds:

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UPDATE:  NBC has taken down this vid, and any others that feature this clip.  It’s like the TV companies don’t want you to like them- congrats NBC, I don’t.  I’ve got love for Conan, but the suits need to get a better handle on viral marketing.  To make it up to you, my loyal readers, here’s the official video for Last One to Die:

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Comments (2) Jun 11 2009

I’m very impressed by the look and content of the new blog, VicRuggiero.com.  Far superior to the MySpace blogs the band keep themselves, this new site features a complete discography, a bootleg trading area, as well as Vic’s original esoteric MySpace posts.  And fear not, although Ruggiero does not run the site himself, it has the Vic seal of approval.

I plan on sharing a few of my Ruggiero Bootlegs with the site’s webmaster, Spaz.  But I encourage anyone out there to share their hissy tapes with the rest of us via the bootleg section.  Nothing to share?  No worries two sets are already available for download.

As for the Discography section- I was surprised to find two Slackers songs that I had never heard before- not new mind you, this discography goes waaay back.

So who’s going to step up and make a similar page for Slackers live sets?  Hmmm… that is a good idea…

Oh! and it’s got videos.  Here’s my favorite song by Ruggiero:

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Comments (1) Mar 10 2009

Well if you’re in the mood for Dub then I’ve got the links for ya:

First things first, The Drastics have released another digital 7″  This time, hairstyles are the target of our favorite dub killers- in the new cut, Vibes, Love Music + Jheri Curl feat MC Zulu.  You can check it out on their MySpace page.  But you should also take a gander at their new blog, which is very pleasing to the eyes- and ears.

Next up, I’ve got a video of Dubmatix remixing John Brown’s Body, which was created by numerous animators from around the world.  John Brown’s Body is an Easy Star Records project that is getting the full remix treatment.  You can read more here.

Finally, a site that applies Dub and Remix techniques to the art of YouTubing. Thru-You.com creates music videos by chopping and splicing existing musical pieces on YouTube.  I think of it as “found dub.”  You’ll think of it as “neato.”

Click here to see What It Became on Thru-You.com

PS Sorry for any spelling mistakes this time through… my spell checker is wonky.

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Comments (1) Mar 04 2009