Ska Education and Discussion

[AIRIC]

I don't like the Specials :cool:

[skavid]

I don't like the Specials :cool:
WHAT!?!? I...but...how...not possible...

[Liebensaft]

I don't like the Specials :cool:
Can...not.......comprehend. *combusts*

[pedro durruti]

Eric's a jerk, everyone ignore him

[POINTLESS5448]

hes much to much, much to young.

[KingOfSka]

I don't like the Specials :cool:

Say whaat!?

[TAND]

I love Little Bitch.... good song.

[KingOfSka]

I love Little Bitch.... good song.

Have you heard Big D's cover?

[gastery6]

After listening to both versions of Little Bitch, I have come to the conclusion that the original version is better if you like more slow paced songs and the Big D cover was good if you like your ska faster, otherwise the song is exactly the same.

[KingOfSka]

After listening to both versions of Little Bitch, I have come to the conclusion that the original version is better if you like more slow paced songs and the Big D cover was good if you like your ska faster, otherwise the song is exactly the same.

The Big D has a way better solo. And it's better to skank to.

[Brian Manifesto]

Is it true the Bosstones might be getting together for a tour?

[skavid]

Is it true the Bosstones might be getting together for a tour?
I hope to Buddha.

[POINTLESS5448]

Have you heard Big D's cover?
they played it at warped tour. probably the highlight of the whole day.

[Jessizzle]

I actually perfer the filaments to the specials.

[Liebensaft]

they played it at warped tour. probably the highlight of the whole day.
:thumb: I second that. It was either that, or people throwing **** at Thrice so they would stop and the Dropkick Murphys would come on. That was fun too.

[TAND]

Have you heard Big D's cover?
Nope, is it good?

[KingOfSka]

Nope, is it good?

Hell yes. Download it.

[TAND]

Hell yes. Download it.
I don't download music. Dial-up is too slow.

[AIRIC]

CONTRAVERSY

I started contraversy.

[DaveToopes]

CONTRAVERSY

I started contraversy.

You have done well, Ericson.

[skavid]

CONTRAVERSY

I started contraversy.
It's spelled controversy. :rolleyes:

/Grammar bitch moment

[maco]

I don't download music. Dial-up is too slow.
gah i was gonna suggest their myspace, but i just looked and the song's down...check back at http://www.myspace.com/bigdandthekidstable every now and then...might go back up

[AIRIC]

It's spelled controversy. :rolleyes:

/Grammar bitch moment

Respect me I have more posts than you.

[Liebensaft]

More posts just means you've been here longer or have less of a life. Only losers have lives.

[skavid]

Respect me I have more posts than you.
Fine. I am the noob after all.

[Culture Shock]

Fine. I am the noob after all.

Don't take that ****. You can sit in whatever seat you want on this bus.

[pedro durruti]

Quit picking on newbs Eric I was here before you and I demand equality

Oh.. April 2003 :(

Shut up, I have more posts and I smell nicer

[Liebensaft]

and I smell nicer
That's for sure.

[KingOfSka]

I was going to see Los Furios on December 3rd, but the show isn't all ages. :(

[Ghostfire3]

I was going to see Los Furios on December 3rd, but the show isn't all ages. :(

No!!! Now you can't buy that album at the show and send it on the mail list... Oh well, it's not your fault.

[KingOfSka]

No!!! Now you can't buy that album at the show and send it on the mail list... Oh well, it's not your fault.

I'll just buy it off InterPunk instead I guess.

[TAND]

gah i was gonna suggest their myspace, but i just looked and the song's down...check back at http://www.myspace.com/bigdandthekidstable every now and then...might go back up
Alrighty thanks man.

[Jessizzle]

Im kinda getting bored of my ska. Iv listened to it so much, and havnt gotten anything new in awhile due to lack of money and internet.

[Lukeh]

Alas, Man (or Woman) cannot live on Ska alone...

No matter how hard they try =|

[KingOfSka]

Big D got a new sax player, Ryan O'Conner.

[Jessizzle]

Big D got a new sax player, Ryan O'Conner.
I so knew that like. yesterday.

[TAND]

Is he freaking sweet?

[Liebensaft]

Is he freaking sweet?
I'll let you know December 30 after the Big D/Catch 22 show.

[TAND]

I'll let you know December 30 after the Big D/Catch 22 show.
Okay IM me that day on AIM, cause I probably won't see the post.

[Liebensaft]

Will do.

[Skidmark Steve]

Okay IM me that day on AIM, cause I probably won't see the post.
Damn, your going to that show too? Maybe I should go...

[KingOfSka]

Damn, your going to that show too? Maybe I should go...

Yeah just maybe.:rolleyes:

[Ghostfire3]

I'm seeing Mustard Plug (for the second time) and a bunch of other awesome local ska bands on the 28th. It's gonna be pretty sweet.

[AIRIC]

I'm seeing the Toasters, Big D, and some other bands in January.

[Liebensaft]

Damn, your going to that show too? Maybe I should go...
Yes, yes you should. The Tossers are playing too, and I've listened to them, and they're not too bad either.

[TAND]

Damn, your going to that show too? Maybe I should go...
I'm not going. No free time til like ... February.

[Jessizzle]

So. the ska promoting is going really good. I joined a Bigger team. Joe's Ontario ska promotion team. ( im sure anyone in the toronto area have heard of them) Plus I still have We Do The Ska. theres only 3 main members right now. We have help sometimes tho. Its pretty cool, We got special thanks in a couple bands cd covers.

[Jessizzle]

BUMP
Are bedouin soundclash awesome, or what?

[Berserker!]

Do you guys know what a tosser actually is?

:D

[Liebensaft]

BUMP
Are bedouin soundclash awesome, or what?
Yes they are. And in humanities (social studies and english rolled into one class), I discovered the actual meaning of the word "bedouin", except my dumbass teacher pronounces it differently than the band does.

For those who are unaware,

An Arab of any of the nomadic tribes of the Arabian, Syrian, Nubian, or Sahara deserts.

[AIRIC]

1,800 posts!

[Lukeh]

BUMP
Are bedouin soundclash awesome, or what?
Awesome enough for me to go and see them live soon, by any chance?
/downloads some.


Tosser? Well the last time I checked it had nothing to do with ska... but hey.

[maco]

Yes they are. And in humanities (social studies and english rolled into one class), I discovered the actual meaning of the word "bedouin", except my dumbass teacher pronounces it differently than the band does.

For those who are unaware,

An Arab of any of the nomadic tribes of the Arabian, Syrian, Nubian, or Sahara deserts.
BED-ew-in....ish?

[Jessizzle]

Awesome enough for me to go and see them live soon, by any chance?
/downloads some.


Tosser? Well the last time I checked it had nothing to do with ska... but hey.
GO SEE THEM LIVE!!! honestly. I was so mad when i couldnt go cause it was 19+

[Iron Bug]

I've rekindled my love with The Chinkees.

[AIRIC]

I'm seeing the Toasters, Big D, and 2 locals next month. One of the locals is my favorite local band, Kicking Sicily.

www.myspace.com/kickingsicily

[Iron Bug]

Theirs no music on that site, where could I find MP3's and the like?

[KingOfSka]

Does someone wanna reccomend me some good Traditional Ska? I've been diggin' the roots lately.

[pedro durruti]

Stubborn All-Stars

[AIRIC]

Theirs no music on that site, where could I find MP3's and the like?

http://www.purevolume.com/kickingsicily

[Lukeh]

GO SEE THEM LIVE!!! honestly. I was so mad when i couldnt go cause it was 19+
They sound goodly to me, I'll probably be able to go and get some tickets today . Hmmm now if only I can find someone over 18 to come with me and whoever else, due to UK's stupid rules applying to all venues with bars that are like clubs, or something to that effect. :mad:

[<---NoFX--->]

Does someone wanna reccomend me some good Traditional Ska? I've been diggin' the roots lately.

The Skatalites
The Ethiopians
Baba Brooks and his Band
Desmond Dekker
Lee Perry
Don Drummond
The Maytals

[Liebensaft]

BED-ew-in....ish?
Bay-doo-in

[Iron Bug]

http://www.purevolume.com/kickingsicily
Awesome stuff.

[TAND]

Bump, and good local ska bands people know of? (link me to purevolume or something)

[Skidmark Steve]

Bump, and good local ska bands people know of? (link me to purevolume or something)
Your from Jersey. You should know your fair share of ska bands.

[TAND]

Your from Jersey. You should know your fair share of ska bands.
I know a fair share of them from jersey, i'm looking for out of state ones.

[KingOfSka]

I just bought Los Furios - Warning Shot on InterPunk. Yay!

I'll YSI it for everyone when I get it.

[DaveToopes]

Woohoo! I have been wanting that album. Thanks Chris.

[Jessizzle]

He got it for me, Duh!

[KingOfSka]

He got it for me, Duh!

^^^^^^^

[gastery6]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1818209260340471165&q=specials

This kids a crazy skanker

[Forest_Fire]

Bump, and good local ska bands people know of? (link me to purevolume or something)


Here's (http://www.purevolume.com/giantlasercannons) my friends band from when we were in 8th grade...

and Five Hours (http://www.purevolume.com/fivehours)

[AIRIC]

Guys new streetligth leaked!

[Ghostfire3]

Guys new streetligth leaked!

What about new streetlight???

[AIRIC]

It Leaked

!!!

[Forest_Fire]

SIKE?




Unless you're talking about the songs that were recorded live?

http://smf.po.gs/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=28 ?

[The Powdered Milk Man]

Bump, and good local ska bands people know of? (link me to purevolume or something)

http://Trip the Off (http://www.myspace.com/triptheoff)

Pseudo Strike (http://www.myspace.com/pseudostrike)

Monkey Jacket (http://www.myspace.com/monkeyjacket)

St. Thomas Boys Academy (http://www.myspace.com/stthomasboysacademy)

Oh, yeah...the Suicide Machines and Mustard Plug are from the Detroit/Grand Rapids area as well. :thumb:

[Liebensaft]

It Leaked

!!!
Post!!

[AIRIC]

Jk.

[Liebensaft]

Jk.
Bitch!:(

[TAND]

Here's (http://www.purevolume.com/giantlasercannons) my friends band from when we were in 8th grade...

and Five Hours (http://www.purevolume.com/fivehours)

http://Trip the Off

Pseudo Strike

Monkey Jacket

St. Thomas Boys Academy

Oh, yeah...the Suicide Machines and Mustard Plug are from the Detroit/Grand Rapids area as well.

Thanks kids!

[Henrik]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1818209260340471165&q=specials

This kids a crazy skanker

HAHA! Damn he sucks. That guy does nothing right.

[Jessizzle]

Local toronto bands
http://www.myspace.com/thejohnstones
http://www.myspace.com/phatbastard
http://www.myspace.com/skratch3
http://www.myspace.com/theflatlinerstoronto
http://www.myspace.com/illscarlett
http://www.myspace.com/keepin6
http://www.myspace.com/budafunkmunk

I tried to keep the list short, but you had it comming when you asked for local ska bands.

[Brain Toad]

Bump, and good local ska bands people know of? (link me to purevolume or something)

http://www.myspace.com/pxoxs

That's a semi-local band who I found on MySpace awhile back, they are decent.

http://www.myspace.com/frogurtlove

Vocalist and guitarist from that band went to my high school. Just found out they have a MySpace.

[pedro durruti]

http://www.upritedub.com/

Listen to Alex the Cat

[xxGumbyxx]

http://www.myspace.com/loskfm

"and they came from Tijuana..."

[Ghostfire3]

Local Chicago Ska Bands

http://www.myspace.com/losviciosdepapa
http://www.myspace.com/dealsgonebad
http://www.myspace.com/manicsewingcircle

[Jas]

Hey guys some of you might remember that a few of us from Mx started a ska site a while back, well I've been working on a new design for the site today. I know it's nothing amazing, cus I can't really work computers and stuff, but I thought it's important for me to build a new site I could actually work and update myself, as it's been left alone for a long while as I couldn't work the old site. Anyway, I put up a few pages of this new site I've been working on (haven't finished yet) onto my hosting, please have a look at it and say what you think.

SkaScene (http://www.serverselect.net/~skascene/testskascene/)

Right I have to go out to the pub now, I will leave this to you.

[asdf]

Local Chicago Ska Bands

http://www.myspace.com/losviciosdepapa
http://www.myspace.com/dealsgonebad
http://www.myspace.com/manicsewingcircle
I just saw Deals Gone Bad for the second time less than a week ago.

[albert_bass]

Local toronto bands
http://www.myspace.com/thejohnstones
http://www.myspace.com/phatbastard
http://www.myspace.com/skratch3
http://www.myspace.com/theflatlinerstoronto
http://www.myspace.com/illscarlett
http://www.myspace.com/keepin6
http://www.myspace.com/budafunkmunk

I tried to keep the list short, but you had it comming when you asked for local ska bands.

Wtf? No heatskores? You suck.

[AIRIC]

Guys new streetlight leaked!

[albert_bass]

Guys new streetlight leaked!

OMG!

I need it Eric! Got it on soulseek?

Wait. Is it a joke?

[Ghostfire3]

I just saw Deals Gone Bad for the second time less than a week ago.

I just saw them on the 28th with Mustard Plug.

[asdf]

I just saw them on the 28th with Mustard Plug.
Yeah, I saw them on the 26th with Mustard Plug.

I've seen mustard plug waaay too many times.

[Jessizzle]

Wtf? No heatskores? You suck.
Theyre not SKA anymore.

[Ghostfire3]

Yeah, I saw them on the 26th with Mustard Plug.

I've seen mustard plug waaay too many times.

I've only seen Mustard Plug twice. The other time was at Ska Is Dead, which was awesome.

[Liebensaft]

OMG!

I need it Eric! Got it on soulseek?

Wait. Is it a joke?
Yes. That bastard.

[KingOfSka]

Local Vancouver Bands

Los Furios (http://www.myspace.com/losfurios)
Skaboom! (http://www.myspace.com/skaboom)

Theres a bunch more, but they're no good. Los Furios rocks.

[TruGibson]

a really cool ska band is A Billion Ernies, they can be found on Pv, they arent bad

[DaveToopes]

I like to listen to the Pietasters.

[Jas]

I got a Skylar t shirt through in the post today .... So much love for that band. Who said Howards Alias splitting up was a bad thing? Their last 2 albums were just alternative and weird :p haha.

[sketchyjoe]

Howards Alias were very average.

[Jas]

But the first album was the sex. No question. I count them amongst my favourite bands just because of that album, I didn't buy the 2 after it.

[DaveToopes]

Wait, it was the sex?

[The Powdered Milk Man]

Local Vancouver Bands

Los Furios (http://www.myspace.com/losfurios)
Skaboom! (http://www.myspace.com/skaboom)

Theres a bunch more, but they're no good. Los Furios rocks.


those skaboom! guys totally stole their name from a toasters album.

[Liebensaft]

those skaboom! guys totally stole their name from a toasters album.
My thoughts exactly.

[Rise Me Up]

My thoughts exactly.

Shutup faggot.

[AIRIC]

pwn.

[KingOfSka]

a really cool ska band is A Billion Ernies, they can be found on Pv, they arent bad

That band has like 11 people.

those skaboom! guys totally stole their name from a toasters album.

Or maybe it was the other way around.

:smash:

[Liebensaft]

Shutup faggot.
Brad likes it in the butt.

[KingOfSka]

Does anybody have The Slackers album Peculiar?

[jindivik]

That should take care of the feet. The arms are much simpler. When you lift your righ foot, push your right shoulder forward adn punch your right arm out. When you lift your left leg push out your left shoulder and punch out your left arm.


someones probably picked it up in the 50 odd pages....

but shouldnt it be, left foot...right arm, right foot left arm?

[Scabies]

What are some good dub bands a begginer should check out..?

[Jas]

APB, Vibronics, Splitters, Subtronix, Disciples, Dredd Zone, Nucleus Roots, Jah Free, AOS3, Zion Train, Doctor Echo, Drastics (got King Django involved)

[Brian Manifesto]

yeah ska is good

[Jessizzle]

I figure I should make my re 3000th post whoreing
Best Band Period: The Heatskores.
http://www.myspace.com/theheatskores

[Jas]

I hear rumours of A Billion Ernies touring UK in April ;) You have been warned

[maco]

Hey guys some of you might remember that a few of us from Mx started a ska site a while back, well I've been working on a new design for the site today. I know it's nothing amazing, cus I can't really work computers and stuff, but I thought it's important for me to build a new site I could actually work and update myself, as it's been left alone for a long while as I couldn't work the old site. Anyway, I put up a few pages of this new site I've been working on (haven't finished yet) onto my hosting, please have a look at it and say what you think.

SkaScene (http://www.serverselect.net/~skascene/testskascene/)

Right I have to go out to the pub now, I will leave this to you.
Debug your html. The "cd review" page shows up behind the iframe...or something....idk, the black-backgrounded iframe is in front of your letter-table, which isn't right (obviously). If you'd like help with the coding and all, I'm willing.

[KingOfSka]

I saw Reel Big Fish and Goldfinger on Friday night. They were really good.

They're a really funny band on stage. They played Take On Me, The Fire, Ban The Tube Top, Sell Out, Beer, Somebody Hates Me, The Set Up, The Kids Don't Like It, Kiss Me Deadly, and a bunch of others.

[TAND]

I'm not a big fan of Reel Big Fish.

[maco]

I saw Reel Big Fish and Goldfinger on Friday night. They were really good.

They're a really funny band on stage. They played Take On Me, The Fire, Ban The Tube Top, Sell Out, Beer, Somebody Hates Me, The Set Up, The Kids Don't Like It, Kiss Me Deadly, and a bunch of others.
idk if they did it there, but when they were here aaron started saying something about the new album so the others just kept playing real slow and aaron stopped talking and looked at the crowd and went "alright, who here's rockin' steady?"

[KingOfSka]

idk if they did it there, but when they were here aaron started saying something about the new album so the others just kept playing real slow and aaron stopped talking and looked at the crowd and went "alright, who here's rockin' steady?"

No but they did lots of other hilarious stuff. At the very end of Kiss Me Deadly, Aaron was singing by himself, and he goes "I went to a party last Saturday night, I didn't get laid, but that's all right" Then the guitarist goes "And that's why god inventing pudding".

It was pretty funny.

[maco]

No but they did lots of other hilarious stuff. At the very end of Kiss Me Deadly, Aaron was singing by himself, and he goes "I went to a party last Saturday night, I didn't get laid, but that's all right" Then the guitarist goes "And that's why god inventing pudding".

It was pretty funny.
:confused: i dont get it

[Skidmark Steve]

:confused: i dont get it
Me neither. Probably some disgusting horny joke.

[KingOfSka]

Me neither. Probably some disgusting horny joke.

No, I'm pretty sure he was suggesting that eating pudding is a good alternative to sex.

[Liebensaft]

He was saying that the person who did not have sex with a woman, instead had sex with pudding.

[KingOfSka]

He was saying that the person who did not have sex with a woman, instead had sex with pudding.

Are you sure? 'Cus I thought that he ate the pudding, not have sex with it. But whatever.

[Liebensaft]

Yes. I'm sure. Otherwise it would have been dumb and the guy who said it would have deserved a slap to the face.

[TAND]

Actually, that would be rather funny on a stage. Especially out of random-ness.

[DaveToopes]

Nein.

I propose that we talk about Streetlight's new album starting now up until March 7th, 2006, and perhaps longer if necessary.

[TAND]

Nein.

I propose that we talk about Streetlight's new album starting now up until March 7th, 2006, and perhaps longer if necessary.
Do that in the Streetlight thread. We don't need two threads about them.

[Henrik]

We should have. Best 3rd wave ska band ever.

[KingOfSka]

We should have. Best 3rd wave ska band ever.

Obviously you haven't heard many 3rd Wave Ska bands.

:rolleyes:

[Jas]

It's all subjective, let's not debate this. I have heard a lot of 3rd wave ska bands, and I think Streetlight Manifesto are one of the best bands I have ever heard. But I don't really consider them to be 3rd wave ska, at least not most of their songs.

[AIRIC]

Tom is hot.

[maco]

Ska Quiz: http://tinyurl.com/8j63f
113 people took it so far. Only 4 have gotten "rudy" and 111 have gotten "noobie"

[Liebensaft]

Wouldn't that mean 115 people have taken it?

edit- I just took it and got rudy. I guessed on some though, it isn't totally legitimate.

[maco]

good point....idk the thing says "times take: 113" and then it has "111 people got" and "4 people got"....it's 97% got noobie and 3% got rudy, k?

the quiz just went up today

[Brain Toad]

I got rudy :cool:

[Liebensaft]

I got rudy :cool:
p0zer.

[Skidmark Steve]

I got n00b :upset:

[Brain Toad]

p0zer.

And I don't even like ska, that much.

I just like knowing music trivia

[Jas]

I got rudy. It is pretty hep that I know so much about ska :cool:

[Lukeh]

Hurrah! I think I knew more about the first-wave questions than I did about the Reel Big Fish ones... ah well :)

[KingOfSka]

http://serio.quizilla.com/user_images/T/TH/THE/TheNephilimInShadows/1136956051_tosh.jpg

Hephep.

[Jessizzle]

Oi! rudy. I dont even know anything about ska. ?

[sketchyjoe]

That quiz was mostly really easy.

[Ross]

Rude boys outta jail...

[albert_bass]

lol


It says i'm a rudy and I don't know a **** about ska.

[Liebensaft]

Methinks this was made for someone who knows very little about ska.

[Ross]

And had wikipedia to hand.

Questions like "All my best friends are ______" are known by people who know jack about ska. Hell, I bet even the scenekids can answer that.

[lpsoxfan88]

I figure I should make my re 3000th post whoreing
Best Band Period: The Heatskores.
http://www.myspace.com/theheatskores
Eh.

Heard the voice, thought "Leftover Crack," and shut it off.

[maco]

And had wikipedia to hand.

Questions like "All my best friends are ______" are known by people who know jack about ska. Hell, I bet even the scenekids can answer that.
i figured it needed a few gimmies for the 3rd wavers....but i intentionally put all those aitken and drummond references because stupid 3rd wavers dont know s'hit about trad

And the Reel Big Fish year question was actually suggested by someone else and I went "uh...I don't know that...."

See, you guys know all the trad and 2tone stuff cuz we discuss it all on here. The average ska-kid doesn't know trad and 2tone.

[Henrik]

Obviously you haven't heard many 3rd Wave Ska bands.

:rolleyes:
:smash: Maybe I have a different kind og music taste than you.

[TAND]

I got noob... Depressing.

[DaveToopes]

I got rudy. It's no surprise, really.

[(r)evolution]

Oi! Rudy!

It's pretty hep that you know so much about ska.

Rude boy's outta jail...
and just took this quiz


meh, I went to my first all ska show last night. It was good, though i still say it doesn't stand up to a punk show.

[Skidmark Steve]

Oi! Rudy!


meh, I went to my first all ska show last night. It was good, though i still say it doesn't stand up to a punk show.
Yea, ska shows don't have the same energy as punk shows do.
I think I'm going to an all ska show next weekend...

[Liebensaft]

I'm going to see Erik Petersen tomorrow.

[Ghostfire3]

I just went to my first all ska show like 2 weeks ago and it was pretty good. I kinda like it more though if there's a mix of punk and ska bands at shows. Those shows seem to be more fun to me.

[AIRIC]

I'm going to this thing called "Ska Brawl" with the Toasters and Big D next Sunday.

[Jessizzle]

Oi! Rudy!

It's pretty hep that you know so much about ska.

Rude boy's outta jail...
and just took this quiz


meh, I went to my first all ska show last night. It was good, though i still say it doesn't stand up to a punk show.
Sk3 release? or Buda funk munk?
All the cooler kids went to see the punk show in oshawa.

[Baker10]

Sk3 release? or Buda funk munk?
All the cooler kids went to see the punk show in oshawa.

I missed all the ska shows...

[Jessizzle]

I missed all the ska shows...
Oiii. Jesse!!?! ( x 2)
Trust me, we missed you at the dungeon... But you went to see your friends play? right?

[POINTLESS5448]

I'm going to this thing called "Ska Brawl" with the Toasters and Big D next Sunday.
damn you got big d your lucky. mustard plug are playing down here with the toasters instead. i like big d more but ive never seen mustard plug so it guess its cool.

[AIRIC]

I like Big D more than Mustard Plug even though I'm not really a fan of either. I think I saw Mustard Plug at SID2 anyway.

[DaveToopes]

Toasters > Big D & Mustard Plug.

Lucky Eric.

[Ross]

All ska shows are amazing. 3-4 hours of "hep hep" skanking. Love it :D

[Rise Me Up]

Toasters > Big D & Mustard Plug.





You speak words of truth.

[maco]

Toasters > Big D & Mustard Plug.
f'uck yeah

[Liebensaft]

Agreed. Even though I like Big D and Mustard Plug.

[Jessizzle]

So... Whos on the Stomp records street team!!!?!?!
Yeah thats right ME!

[DaveToopes]

You Are The Sex.

[POINTLESS5448]

aiight im going to a less than jake show i march i think but im only going for a wilhelm scream since i dont listen to less than jake. are they any good live? has anyone seem them? are they worth stayig around for?

[Liebensaft]

I've seen them before I listened to any kind of good music. They were ok. Their old stuff isn't bad.

[AIRIC]

They're so poppy. Worse than RBF.

[Skidmark Steve]

My ska guitar skill is increasing. I'm feeling good.

[Styrofoam]

Shouldn't sublime be on that list?

[Lukeh]

http://www.snevesneve.com/asob/ - Woah, here's an entire archive of Arrogant Sons of Bitches videos/demos/live sets for anyone that's interested. The videos rule.

[RIP Ian Curtis]

Are there any ska bands that aren't all into that "unity" stuff? Nothing against it, it just seems kinda insincere and it's really not my thing.

[Lukeh]

I'm not really sure that I know any that are openly "into it", sorry. Was that directed at me? I don't see what's generally so insincere about it, it's quite nice when people who are so similar just get along, really.

[RIP Ian Curtis]

No, wasn't directed at you, your avatar just reminded me. I really dig bands like the Specials and that, I just think that most people who are preaching unity now are just jumping on the bandwagon and don't really believe, so I'd like some apolitical ska, for want of a better word.

[Lukeh]

Ahhh yeah, I get you. I never really thought about it in that sense and I'm pretty much bored to death with band's politics. I can't think of many ska bands that are remotely political, overall. The only ones that spring to mind are CapDown, maybe Big D and stuff like Leftover Crack. I don't mean to sound patronising, but I guess the easiest thing to do is ignore any political message and just listen to the music, it's what ska was (and still is, I spose) all about.

[ThisUserIsAPipebomb]

I'm going to Big D and LTJ on the 7th. Should be good if LTJ plays old stuff.

[AIRIC]

Big D are fantastic live.

[pedro durruti]

Are there any ska bands that aren't all into that "unity" stuff? Nothing against it, it just seems kinda insincere and it's really not my thing.
Well, in Talk is Cheap by The Toasters, there is a line that goes "...and I heard that crap about unity, that only works when the beers are free"

[DaveToopes]

I'm going to Big D and LTJ on the 7th. Should be good if LTJ plays old stuff.

I may be seeing that show too. I'm not really sure though, LTJ aren't my cup of tea.

[Liebensaft]

Big D are fantastic live.
This is true.

[DaveToopes]

I imagine they have TONS of energy on stage?

[AIRIC]

Yeah tons.

[pedro durruti]

Next time you see Big D, watch the bassist's face

[CombatRock]

Im starting up a ska band with a few buds, and we have a trumpet player, hes really good. But we cant get any trombone players or sax players to join, would just guitar bass and trumpet do it or should we push to get the two others?

We would be playing 3rd wave ska.

[skavid]

Im starting up a ska band with a few buds, and we have a trumpet player, hes really good. But we cant get any trombone players or sax players to join, would just guitar bass and trumpet do it or should we push to get the two others?

We would be playing 3rd wave ska.


Possibly. AAA has only a trumpet, as far as horns go.

[KingOfSka]

Big D are fantastic live.

Chyeaaa. Dave McWane has some awesome jumping skills.

[asdf]

Next time you see Big D, watch the bassist's face
That's all I did when I saw them. He's nuts.

I don't really like Big D too much, though.

[Liebensaft]

Im starting up a ska band with a few buds, and we have a trumpet player, hes really good. But we cant get any trombone players or sax players to join, would just guitar bass and trumpet do it or should we push to get the two others?

We would be playing 3rd wave ska.
You may consider a drummer.

[DaveToopes]

That's all I did when I saw them. He's nuts.

I don't really like Big D too much, though.

Niether do I, not their studio stuff at least. I think they would be pretty good live though.

[AIRIC]

Next time you see Big D, watch the bassist's face


Hahhaha I saw that. He plays with his tounge out and eyes closed.

[Jessizzle]

we will now talk about The ontario ska fest.


February 17th, 2006

The Barrymores, Green Division, Keepin 6, The Fad, The Soul Merchants, Skratch 3, The Knockouts


February 18th, 2006


Chris Murray, Skaface, Highschool Football Heroes, The Heatskores, Public Access, The Johnstones, Cypher, Makeshift Heroes, Angry Agency, The Donuts, The Next Best Thing, Phat Bastard, True Trout, Buda Funk Munk

@ the Dungeon http://www.myspace.com/ontarioskafest

[KingOfSka]

we will now talk about The ontario ska fest.


February 17th, 2006

The Barrymores, Green Division, Keepin 6, The Fad, The Soul Merchants, Skratch 3, The Knockouts


February 18th, 2006


Chris Murray, Skaface, Highschool Football Heroes, The Heatskores, Public Access, The Johnstones, Cypher, Makeshift Heroes, Angry Agency, The Donuts, The Next Best Thing, Phat Bastard, True Trout, Buda Funk Munk

@ the Dungeon http://www.myspace.com/ontarioskafest


Angry Agency and The Johnstones? Arg I wanna go.

[AIRIC]

Public Access are local to me I think. They played SID2.

[(r)evolution]

not even jess. on the 18th it's the forgotten rebels, the antics and 3tards.

[Jessizzle]

not even jess. on the 18th it's the forgotten rebels, the antics and 3tards.
Yes. Too bad no one will be there. I kinda want to go see One night band, Donuts, Buda Funk munk, Makeshift Heores on the 17th in toronto. But im going to ska fest. plus i will be seeing them on the 18th.


The next best thing dropped off the bill on the Saturday and they have been replaced by the Flaming Tsunamis HOW AWESOME

[maco]

Yes. Too bad no one will be there. I kinda want to go see One night band
ONB is planning a US tour. They sent me a message on myspace asking about the local scene. It's all 3rd wave here. I told them that if they get a 3rd wave band opening they'll get a lot more people to show up than if it's all trad, unless they promote it as reggae. If they promote it as reggae, they'll get a lot more adults (by which I mean, over the age that you normally see at shows).

[KingOfSka]

Jess, do The Flatliners only have one album out?

[Jessizzle]

[QUOTE=KingOfSka]Jess, do The Flatliners only have one album out?[/QUOT
Ya man. tottallllllyy. destory to create.

[anti_manifesto]

I'm going to see the Flatliners in March with Bigwig, Death By Stereo, Big D and the Kids Table, and No Hope (local band) in Winnipeg...should kick ***.

[skankingpunkchica]

Everybody's been talking about this band called the know how I hear there really good. Anyone been to any of there shows ?.

[POINTLESS5448]

i saw them once. they werent bad. they played after the supervillians so i always get the 2 confused. their drummers bass drum said smoke me out.

[Jessizzle]

I'm going to see the Flatliners in March with Bigwig, Death By Stereo, Big D and the Kids Table, and No Hope (local band) in Winnipeg...should kick ***.
Me too, Frostbite will kick ***. But its on a schoo night.

Winnipeg, you got the barrymoores. Ever see em live? very awesomeee.

[lpsoxfan88]

Alas, Big D is in Providence tomorrow. And I shall not be. I'm sad.

[scarsandstripes]

I love Old Choking Victim they are much missed...

[(r)evolution]

Yes. Too bad no one will be there. I kinda want to go see One night band, Donuts, Buda Funk munk, Makeshift Heores on the 17th in toronto. But im going to ska fest. plus i will be seeing them on the 18th.


The next best thing dropped off the bill on the Saturday and they have been replaced by the Flaming Tsunamis HOW AWESOME

i saw buda funk munk, they were okay, but they did do an awesome cover of gay rude boys.

pfft all the punx are gonna be at that show. Faggot ska kids ;)

[J_McMeaty]

I saw the Aggrolites yesterday. They were sex.

[Ghostfire3]

I saw the Aggrolites yesterday. They were sex.

I love The Aggrolites and really want to see them, however they are reggae, not ska.

[DaveToopes]

True. J_McMeaty, you might post about the show in the Gig Diaries thread.

[KingOfSka]

I love The Aggrolites.

I'm going to Frostbite! F'uck yeah!

[Henrik]

I can't get into the Slackers. I can feel the potential, but I haven't got to love them yet.
I only have The Question, which songs are good from that album?
And if I need another album, which one then?

[Iron Bug]

Wasted Days

[Jessizzle]

the new one is very good.

[Bukowski]

Better Late Than Never is my favorite Slackers album.

[nonsense!]

Anyone from Atlanta heard the Dog's Bollocks? They opened up for Streetlight.

They weren't amazing, but for a bunch of highschool seniors they rocked the house. And I'm a sucker for local bands.

[maco]

Everybody's been talking about this band called the know how I hear there really good. Anyone been to any of there shows ?.
They toured with Streetlight in 2004. They're pretty good. They're on tour again now with Whole Wheat Bread. I saw them play to a crowd of about 10 kids (not counting those in supporting acts) last week. Bad turnout, but it was in the "if you park more than 10 feet away you'll get shot" area of town.

Whole Wheat Bread's bassist fell over the floor tom. The singer/guitarist kept going til he saw everyone pointing behind him. Once he got up he was like, "Damn! I saw all dese cords an' **** here on the groun' and I was like 'Im gon' break my black ***!' an' den I fell over da drum an' all. An' that's why you don' smoke weed befo you go onstage!"

[AIRIC]

Hahahha yeah that sounds like WWB. I've seen them twice and they were awesome both times. Hilarious guys.

[asdf]

Everybody's been talking about this band called the know how I hear there really good. Anyone been to any of there shows ?.
I've seen them three times I think. They've come up to Michigan a few times, even though their from Florida. Suddenly they're becoming this big thing, which is weird to me. Good for them, I Guess

[Lukeh]

the new one is very good.
I want to steal your avatar...

[the-UK-ska-scene]

I made this website called skascene.com aaaaages ago, well anyway that all went tits up and recently I re-kindled my own interest and updated this thingy.

well here's the result

http://www.skascene.org

it's new, it's sexy, it's the thing all your friends have been talking about.

PLEASE VISIT and give feedback. Also if you wanna be part of the site just tell me, I will include you and even give you a sexy @skascene.org email address. Let me know what you think!

ps it's not quite finished, a couple more pages to go up - they'll go up in a day or two!!

[POINTLESS5448]

link doesnt work.

[Liebensaft]

Yes it does.

[<---NoFX--->]

I'm seing the Slackers again soon, they're playing the same place as last time.... its a f'uckin boat, literally. I was in pain after continuously skanking through their entire 3 hour set

[Lukeh]

http://www.skascene.org

it's new, it's sexy, it's the thing all your friends have been talking about.

PLEASE VISIT and give feedback. Also if you wanna be part of the site just tell me, I will include you and even give you a sexy @skascene.org email address. Let me know what you think!
Site looks very good, definitely has potential to become some sort of UK ska archive-type thing! Everyone I seem to ask about the local "ska-scene" either asks me about crappy two-tone bands or how cool "that song cousin cleotis is". Keep up the good work.

[Henrik]

yeah... Uk ska scene: Very nice site. I enjoyed the reviews alot.

[the-UK-ska-scene]

Thanks a lot for your responses :) You guys please check out http://www.pmzine.co.uk if you're interested in reviews, as I've reviewed a bunch of ska shows for that as well :) Chars.

[maco]

Site looks very good, definitely has potential to become some sort of UK ska archive-type thing! Everyone I seem to ask about the local "ska-scene" either asks me about crappy two-tone bands or how cool "that song cousin cleotis is". Keep up the good work.
hey dont diss two tone

[Lukeh]

hey dont diss two tone
I wasn't dissing two tone, I was dissing crappy local bands that call themselves ska-core by being a hardore/emo/two-tone fusion band. It just gives ska an awful name to those who know nothing about besides the middle-class 12 year olds in my town (which is actually Worthing, but I'm closer to Brighton) running around in the "height of fashion" talking how much they love ska when the only bands they listen to fit easily into the category that I just mentioned.

Sorry about the rant, but I guess it's what happens after I try and explain things to people.

[maco]

um wait....ska's fashionable? uh...

[POINTLESS5448]

its starting to be.

[holy_roller99]

well, you know wat 12 year olds are like. they see the popular kid and then all hell breaks loose. :screams:

[POINTLESS5448]

and the tredy kids that like whatever is cool at the time.

[Lukeh]

um wait....ska's fashionable? uh...
Ahhh, when I said "the height of fashion" I was reffering to a sweeping frindge, tight jeans and two-tone slip-on Vans. And because someone tells them that two-tone is "ska", they suddenly love ska... etc.

[Culture Shock]

I love The Specials and I want to get into similar stuff. Can anyone tell me the names of the first albums from both Madness and The Selector (and if they are good)? Thanks.

[sketchyjoe]

The Selecter first album is Too Much Pressure. Madness' is One Step Beyond. They're both good but I'd recommend a singles collection to start off with for Madness as they were an amazing singles band.

[<---NoFX--->]

The Selectors greatest hits is pretty good, I got that

[Drop The Baby]

Madness as they were an amazing singles band.

So true

[Culture Shock]

The Selecter first album is Too Much Pressure. Madness' is One Step Beyond. They're both good but I'd recommend a singles collection to start off with for Madness as they were an amazing singles band.

Alright, thanks a lot. Exactly the kind of information I was looking for.

[thepo]

So yeah I'm going to ska brawl tonight to see The Toasters. Should be awesome.

[KingOfSka]

So yeah I'm going to ska brawl tonight to see The Toasters. Should be awesome.

I would have gone to that if it wasn't all ages.

[Skidmark Steve]

Dance party!!!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2414063849678758652&q=planet+smashers

[Iron Bug]

So, Couettish is the Japenese equivilent of early Suicide Machines and they kick ***.