I love this thread, all the information about bands and such, but I only know a handful of those bands' stuff. Streetlight Manifesto, The Specials, Catch 22, BOTAR, Op Ivy, Sublime, maybe some more. I'm lookin to get more into stuff like The Specials, and The Untouchables (who weren't on the list), so if anyone has any recomendations based mainly on those bands, that'd be great. You see, I have dial up, and a sucky computer, so I don't want to spend an hour downloading a song (2 or 3 on a good hour, maybe even 4 or 5 on a great hour) to find out I don't like it. Recommendations will be highly appreciated.

tis a great thread isnt it? I didnt know that about all those bands, but now i do :thumb:

*Uncle Brian aren't very good.

I don't know whether I've mentioned them, but for good new(ish) English ska/punk stuff, check out Catch-It Kebabs.

Amen to that, theyre the kind of ska-punk band that sucks.

[QUOTE=unorigional]I love this thread, all the information about bands and such, but I only know a handful of those bands' stuff. Streetlight Manifesto, The Specials, Catch 22, BOTAR, Op Ivy, Sublime, maybe some more. I'm lookin to get more into stuff like The Specials, and The Untouchables (who weren't on the list), so if anyone has any recomendations based mainly on those bands, that'd be great. You see, I have dial up, and a sucky computer, so I don't want to spend an hour downloading a song (2 or 3 on a good hour, maybe even 4 or 5 on a great hour) to find out I don't like it. Recommendations will be highly appreciated.[/QUOTE]



The Toaster's album Don't Let the Bastards Grind You Down (or D.L.T.B.G.Y.D) or Madness's One Step Beyond or something by Bim Skala Bim

Ooh, check out the roster for Sean's and Bucket's new agency thing...

UK Bands
Pama International
APB
Catch It Kebabs
Zen Baseball Bat

USA Bands
The Toasters
King Django
Victor Rice
New York Ska Jazz Ensemble

And, the UK tours already organised if anyone's interested:

PAMA INTERNATIONAL DEC'04
02- London, 93 Feeteast with ZION TRAIN
04- Oxford Zodiac with ZION TRAIN
08- Reading Fez with ZION TRAIN
09- Gloucester Guildhall with ZION TRAIN
11- Swansea Dub Club
14- London The Metro with some special Punk guests
18- London Carling Academy LONDON INTERNATIONAL SKA FEST 4
19- London Carling Academy with the legendary MAX ROMEO & DAVID RODIGAN

THE TOASTERS APRIL 2005
22- Liverpool Carling Academy
23- Birmingham Carling Academy
28- Gloucester Guildhall
29- Milton Keynes Pitz
30- London Carling Academy islington

(They have more dates to come)

[QUOTE=KingNothing300]Kithkin that was the greatest post I've ever read on mx. Very informative! Thank you.[/QUOTE]
That would take so much time...:smash:

At the streetlight show i saw Kalnoky play trumpet. Does he just play trumpet for Streetlight?

No he sings.

[QUOTE=Kithkin]The Toaster's album Don't Let the Bastards Grind You Down (or D.L.T.B.G.Y.D) or Madness's One Step Beyond or something by Bim Skala Bim[/QUOTE]
Muchas Gracias

I decided I'd just try to download something by everyone up there, I'm already up to Arrogant Sons Of Bitches, only about 80 more bands to go. This thread is much appreciated by all.

[QUOTE=lynch_me]Wow how long did it take you to right that? Heh you should listen to some more Planet smashers.[/QUOTE]
5 hours of long cantoloupe?

i think this thread should go back on the first page...kids should read this kinda stuff

hey..now it is on the first page

EDIT: That's because you posted in it.

There's already a Ska thread stickied on the first page. Isn't there a link to this in there?

Don't expect me to know that. Oh wait... You didn't ask me specifically...

hey are the suicide machines english or american?

American. I think...

hey good job on the thread... ive heard five iron frenzie and think there really good but im a huge fan of the supertones...listening to 'em right now :thumb:

I saw this in some record sleeves, Tyler, who plays the trumpet for RBF on "Cheer Up" is in the line up of the Skalars, on their "Change Up" album - with a picture and everything, and its definately the guy. This guy has a trad-ska education, how cool is that?

That's pretty bitchin'. I'm seeing RBF again this weekend, w00t, I love that band :)

By the way, if anyone's been trying to get onto SkaScene.com, it's not working right now! Big problem with the server, basically it crashed and they have to re-create my account. Then I have to re-upload all of the content. Eek.

Anyways, my account won't be re-created for about another week, so I will put the site up again when I get back from Reading. Stuff like this sucks, it sets the site back loads :(

Yeah, i wondered what was going on with that.

[QUOTE=the-UK-ska-scene]That's pretty bitchin'. I'm seeing RBF again this weekend, w00t, I love that band :)

By the way, if anyone's been trying to get onto SkaScene.com, it's not working right now! Big problem with the server, basically it crashed and they have to re-create my account. Then I have to re-upload all of the content. Eek.

Anyways, my account won't be re-created for about another week, so I will put the site up again when I get back from Reading. Stuff like this sucks, it sets the site back loads :([/QUOTE]
hey are they at leeds fest? god i wish i went now :upset:

This better become stickied.

[QUOTE=MothEatenDeerHead213]At the streetlight show i saw Kalnoky play trumpet. Does he just play trumpet for Streetlight?[/QUOTE]
He plays guitar and does vocals.

[QUOTE=The Scentless Apprentice]hey are they at leeds fest? god i wish i went now :upset:[/QUOTE]

Yeah they were at Leeds as well, on the Saturday I think. They were ok, just not amazing live. Didn't play much old stuff but played a really ska'd up version of Where Have You Been, it was amazing. :D

Wah00, SkaScene is back up, after a short enforced hiatus! The new forum may be temprary (yes, [B]new[/B] forum, sorry for any previous members but the database for the old forum was lost [B]again[/B] :angry: ). But anyways please browse and have a look at the slightly different site.

Woohoo

You say woohoo, and yet you don't flock back :(

Kith, you're off my Christmas card list.... :)

Ah, im back around... If anyone cares...

I care! By the way, SkaScene is back up now. We have like 8 members this time around :upset:

I bloody hate server problems/database problems/changing hosting :upset:

Anyways, please come back :desperate:

i haven't looked through the whole thread but i'm yet to see a mention of citizen fish, great band

[QUOTE=the-UK-ska-scene]I care! By the way, SkaScene is back up now. We have like 8 members this time around :upset:

I bloody hate server problems/database problems/changing hosting :upset:

Anyways, please come back :desperate:[/QUOTE]
Well if it means that much to you :lol:

It does, brother, it really does :upset:




;) Thanks.

[url]http://www.soundclick.com/bands/2/thenakedcitizensmusic.htm[/url]
That right there is a great band...more or less ska punk....sorta sounds like less than jake a bit...Just Letting you guys know

hey whats ska scene?

The Naked Citizens are cool :cool: I think it was an Aussie dude who told me about them, nice band mate.

SkaScene is [url]www.skascene.com[/url], a website I started with 2 other mxers (LeeM and SkankinBassist or whatever he's called right now ;) ). Other people from this site also contribute, and even though we've had some technical problems we have a small forum community up again now as well.

Does anyone like the Slackers? I'm thinking of seeing them next month. If I do go, it'll be my first ska concert. :) I just have to convince my friend to go with me, she likes going to cheap concerts. (The price of tickets is only $12.50)

Doooo iiiiiitttt!

The Rude Dudes are an awesome local ska/punk band, though they're not as thrashy as they claim to be. [url]http://www.purevolume.com/therudedudes[/url]

Good. Because thrashy plus trumpety equals sucky.