[url]http://www.serverselect.net/~skascene/newsite/[/url]

Ok this is another SkaScene redesign, the last one sucked mighty one. I couldn't check it out on Mozilla Firefox at home cus we don't have it on that computer but I had a look when I got back and it's FUGLY!!! Anyhow, here's another site. More simple. Yay. This WILL (sense the optimism here) be the new site, if only temporarily, well I will make it into the main site as soon as I've decided how I want to do the CD reviews etc etc (as you can see I haven't made all the pages for this yet).

[QUOTE=the-UK-ska-scene][url]http://www.serverselect.net/~skascene/newsite/[/url]

Ok this is another SkaScene redesign, the last one sucked mighty one. I couldn't check it out on Mozilla Firefox at home cus we don't have it on that computer but I had a look when I got back and it's FUGLY!!! Anyhow, here's another site. More simple. Yay. This WILL (sense the optimism here) be the new site, if only temporarily, well I will make it into the main site as soon as I've decided how I want to do the CD reviews etc etc (as you can see I haven't made all the pages for this yet).[/QUOTE]
Simple is cool.

Were you at GCF? I didn't see you there.

Yeah I was, but I wasn't around too much. Where were you? I came in during the first band, then watched Dead After School. Then we were gonna take the GCF guys out to see the sites in London but I guess the singer & drummer had already left (that's why the drummer got lost) and the others were gonna stay in the van so we just headed off with Keg from Dead After School and went to see Big Ben etc :lol: & went for food. Then we came back during the second to last band, and then saw GCF who were awesome IMO :D What'd you think?

During GCF I was leaning on the railings at the right hand side of the stage, as you look at it, wearing a Bomb The Music Industry! hoodie/ a Superman t shirt.

Nice to see Edd from Rancid News there, that bloke's so nice, did you pick up a copy of the new Last Hours outside after? Looks pretty cool, has a Random Heroes interview, and an Ad7 interview, and also Sonic Boom 6 & tons of other good stuff.

I was spoilt for choice by those stalls inside! I bought some zines and stuff, I wanted to buy some proper merch but I got no $$ :upset:

[QUOTE=Zappa]The Skabominables are recording today. If we get anything worth posting, it will be posted.[/QUOTE]

So keep in mind that we've been together for about a month:

[url]http://www.myspace.com/theskabominablesnowmen[/url]

[QUOTE=Zappa]So keep in mind that we've been together for about a month:

[url]http://www.myspace.com/theskabominablesnowmen[/url][/QUOTE]
That was actually pretty cool. Better than anything my friends and I could put together in a month.

Honest crits:

For a month old and a demo it's good. You can probably send this off to incoming bands and to local clubs and be seriously considered for shows.

Your singer isn't bad but the melody line he's singing is kinda bland and the lyric rythm is akward at a few points. Sometimes he's a hair behind the music and some of the mid line pauses are poorly placed. As he grows more confident in his voice, he'll improve.

Your bassist should probably come up with a better bassline eventually. Root notes are fine for a demo and even live, but between now and when you actually record he should have something more interesting.

The drummer is good. The guitar player is competent, but it could use a little more than simple upstrokes on the off beat.

There are a few places where the horn obviously skrews up. Like after the second verse when he plays something other than the main horn line. The line itself feels like an afterthought and doesn't quite fit the song.

I enjoyed it, it was a fun song. The band has some potential, i'd say.

[QUOTE=the-UK-ska-scene]Yeah I was, but I wasn't around too much. Where were you? I came in during the first band, then watched Dead After School. Then we were gonna take the GCF guys out to see the sites in London but I guess the singer & drummer had already left (that's why the drummer got lost) and the others were gonna stay in the van so we just headed off with Keg from Dead After School and went to see Big Ben etc :lol: & went for food. Then we came back during the second to last band, and then saw GCF who were awesome IMO :D What'd you think?

During GCF I was leaning on the railings at the right hand side of the stage, as you look at it, wearing a Bomb The Music Industry! hoodie/ a Superman t shirt.

Nice to see Edd from Rancid News there, that bloke's so nice, did you pick up a copy of the new Last Hours outside after? Looks pretty cool, has a Random Heroes interview, and an Ad7 interview, and also Sonic Boom 6 & tons of other good stuff.

I was spoilt for choice by those stalls inside! I bought some zines and stuff, I wanted to buy some proper merch but I got no $$ :upset:[/QUOTE]
Well I sat through two and half crappy hardcore bands with hilarious dancers at the bar before coming to the front for GCF who were brilliant. I was wearing a leather jacker and a Bad Brains shirt.
[QUOTE=Zappa]So keep in mind that we've been together for about a month:

[url]http://www.myspace.com/theskabominablesnowmen[/url][/quote]
Pretty good. It shows a lot of potential if you've only been together for a month. The song was really quite catchy.

[QUOTE=sketchyjoe]Well I sat through two and half crappy hardcore bands with hilarious dancers at the bar before coming to the front for GCF who were brilliant. I was wearing a leather jacker and a Bad Brains shirt.[/QUOTE]

Did you crowd surf at all? Cus if you did, I'm pretty sure I saw you like, once.

Yeah, I did.

New ASOB 3 Cheers for Dissapointment is very very good.

[QUOTE=Kithkin]Honest crits:

For a month old and a demo it's good. You can probably send this off to incoming bands and to local clubs and be seriously considered for shows.

Your singer isn't bad but the melody line he's singing is kinda bland and the lyric rythm is akward at a few points. Sometimes he's a hair behind the music and some of the mid line pauses are poorly placed. As he grows more confident in his voice, he'll improve.

Your bassist should probably come up with a better bassline eventually. Root notes are fine for a demo and even live, but between now and when you actually record he should have something more interesting.

The drummer is good. The guitar player is competent, but it could use a little more than simple upstrokes on the off beat.

There are a few places where the horn obviously skrews up. Like after the second verse when he plays something other than the main horn line. The line itself feels like an afterthought and doesn't quite fit the song.[/QUOTE]

We have a pretty good understanding of our limitations. The recordings were made, more than anything, so that [I]we[/I] could hear how we sound, to get an idea of what we've accomplished on our way to playing a silly Battle of the Bands at my high school. We also wanted the opportunity to show our friends and classmates what we've been up to.

My bandmates are on varying levels of musical experience, but none of us are used to playing in a band in this sense.

My previous experiences in a small combo setting were in jazz and funk music, playing only standards. I have written music, but never to be played by a band, per se. I'm also a fan of ska music, and all that, and am passionate about playing it, but never thought it would be something I'd do. I joined this band because I was asked, and I'm certainly glad, but I don't fancy myself "a horn player in a ska band" by any stretch.

Our guitarist is 14.

Our singer has never done anything remotely like this. We are all amazed at what he's been able to do, coming from no musical background whatsoever.

Our trombonist has been out of commission for three years now, cracking the case for this band, and his only previous experience was playing in the school band until his Freshman year. I have had to work his parts out with him pitch by pitch to get the desired effects, but he's definitely improving and getting his facility back.

I don't rightly know what kind of experience our bassist has had.

The drummer has been playing for not terribly long, and he said he's never been in a band that's gotten this far off the ground.

It's all a tremendous learning experience and trial by error, but I'm really amazed that we've pulled anything together at all. Our second song, for example, is a massive improvement on the first.

We've been in this to have fun from the start, because hey, what's ska music if not fun? We're all very passionate about getting good results out of our work, but the most important thing on our mind is to enjoy playing upbeat, exciting music and sharing our ideas and energy with others.

[QUOTE=Kithkin]New ASOB 3 Cheers for Dissapointment is very very good.[/QUOTE]

How exciting... I can't wait to pick it up... I love ASOB...

[QUOTE=Zappa]So keep in mind that we've been together for about a month:

[url]http://www.myspace.com/theskabominablesnowmen[/url][/QUOTE]

Hrm... You guys are good for a ska band thats been together for month... In my honest opinion you have something working for you... If the bassist can improve on his bass skills you'll be a lot better... I hope to hear more from you guys soon...

I think Max Weinberg and the Max Weinberg 7 did a mini-cover of The Slackers - Sooner or Later last night on Conan

Max Weinberg is the frickin' man.

Hey Kithkin, I was too lazy to look through your entire thread to find one of my favorite bands, but did you miss Goldfinger? I've been into them ever since I got into ska (way back when I was ten) and I just recently got to see them play a month ago.

I don't really listen to Goldfinger... and they haven't been ska for a long while.

I keep telling myself I should update this... and I think I will.

Well the first page is re-edited. I haven't even started adding new bands, but just adding myspaces and purevolumes is pushing the character counts pretty high.

I heard one Goldfinger song I liked. It was there cover of 99 Red Balloons.

I used to listen to The Mighty Mighty Bosstones all the time. Let's Face It was my album of choice :)

Any ska I should check out? I don't really listen to it..

[u][b]Hired Geeks?[/b][/u] – A crazy ska band that reminds people of Mu330 only with a better singer. The first song on their [url=http://www.myspace.com/hiredgeeks]myspace[/url] isn’t very good but the other two are sick. One of the best new bands I’ve listened to in a long while.

[u][b]The Scrub[/u][/b] – A ska band out of the UK that plays fun music with really cool horn lines and good vocal play. They’ve got a local following which probably shouldn’t be a surprise. They’re confident musicians and know what they’re doing. They have a [url=http://www.myspace.com/thescrub]myspace[/url] which I’m sure is a big surprise to nobody.

[u][b]Skylar[/u][/b] – Skylar is/was a sideproject of the singer of Howard’s Alias. It’s a bit slower than Howard’s Alias, but the voice will be very familiar if you’ve ever heard HA. Where HA moved towards the rock end of things towards the end of their career, Skylar focuses on the ska. The technical ability is still obviously there though… in case you were worried. There’s even a [url=http://www.myspace.com/skylark]myspace[/url].

[u][b]$up[/u][/b] - $up is a skacore band out of the UK with some very catchy horn lines and a pretty good singer. They’re very hard to find online because of their stupid name but they have a [url=www.supsite.co.uk]website[/url] and you can download some songs off of their label’s [url=http://www.totalselloutrecords.com/]website[/url].

[u][b]Aquabats[/u][/b] – The Aquabats are a silly silly band. If you like Blink 182’s way with lyrics, you’ll probably like them. I don’t listen to them much, mostly because I hate the singer’s voice. They’re supposed to have an amazing live show. You can listen to them on their [url=http://www.myspace.com/theaquabats]myspace[/url] or [url=http://www.purevolume.com/theaquabats]purevolume[/url]

[u][b]Ska P[/u][/b] – A Spanish ska band out of… somewhere. They play some of the most entertaining music outside of the Suburban Legends. Sure, I can’t understand most of what they’re saying but the horn lines, the vocal melodies, the backing music is all so good that you can listen to it anyway. Their live album is ridiculous. Listen to some songs on this fan’s [url=http://www.myspace.com/skapdejuarez]myspace[/url]

[u][b]The Rx Bandits[/u][/b] – A prog-rock ska band. That doesn’t really make sense until you listen to them. Progress is considered a must own album up there with Big D’s Good Luck and Catch 22’s Keasby Nights. I think I like The Resignation better, but the do move a little further away from Skapunk on that album. They are a very socially conscious band and that’s reflected in the lyrics, which are about media images, drugs, corporations and education inequality. Their singer may be one of the most talented singers in the skapunk genre. They have a bunch of songs on their [url=http://www.purevolume.com/rxbandits]purevolume[/url] and their [url=http://www.myspace.com/rxbandits]myspace[/url]

[u][b]Howards Alias[/u][/b] – Howard’s Alias is a UK band that is very talented. They play a prog-rock ska along the lines of newer Rx Bandits. The singer’s voice is very unique and I love it, but my roommate doesn’t. Their first two albums are two thoroughly entertaining albums and The Chameleon Script is one of the best debut albums outside of Catch 22. You can listen to songs by going to their [/url=http://www.myspace.com/howardsalias]myspace[/url]

[u][b]Sonic Boom Six[/u][/b] – A ska-hop band from the UK. I love this band. The lyrics are unabashedly political and at least even with Streetlight Manifesto’s, if not faster. The singers are a girl and a guy and their interplay makes for a completely interesting listening experience. Sounds to Consume is a great album all the way through (though the dub tracks on the Champion Edition aren’t their best work). Listen to some songs on their [url=http://www.myspace.com/sonicboomsix]myspace[/url] or [url=http://www.purevolume.com/sonicboomsix]purevolume[/url]

[u][b]A Billion Ernies[/u][/b] – A hardcore ska band. I guess. Their new album is called Stop Calling Us Ska… so maybe they don’t want to ska. Their singer can’t scream but does anyway. When he isn’t screaming he sounds pretty damn good. The musicians are pretty talented. They have a [url=http://www.myspace.com/abillionernies]myspace[/url] and a bunch of songs on their [url=http://www.purevolume.com/abillionernies]purevolume[/url].

[u][b]A Girl Named Craig[/u][/b] – A Girl Named Craig are a very popular band and I don’t quite know why. They sound a bit like early Reel Big Fish but not quite as good. Too much rock, not enough ska. You can listen to some songs on [url=http://www.purevolume.com/agirlnamedcraig]purevolume[/url]

[u][b]Adequate Seven[/u][/b] – Not quite a ska band, but they would probably appeal to most ska fans. Big on the Funk big on the Punk and big on the Horns. They are overtly political and know how to make really catchy music. They have a [url=http://www.myspace.com/adequateseven]myspace[/url] and a [url=http://www.purevolume.com/adequateseven]purevolume[/url]

[u][b]Bonkaponxz[/u][/b] – A German band. Don’t worry though, they sing in English. They’re pretty good. They aren’t the Ska-P of Germany, but they’re more than competent. They have quick, interesting horn lines, a great vocalist, and a heavier sound than most foreign skapunk bands. You can download a few songs off of their [url=http://bopx.ch/index_1.htm]website[/url]

[u][b]The Menzingers[/u][/b] – A Ska band that is probably kind of local to me. It’s ex members of Bob and the Sagets and some other band. What’s surprising is how good they are. They call themselves indie/reggae/punk on [url=http://www.myspace.com/THEMENZINGERS]myspace[/url] and that’s pretty accurate.

[u][b]The Cat Empire[/u][/b] – An Australian Latin/Hiphop/Reggae band. If that isn’t enough to interest you, I don’t know what would be. They manage to pull it off to. There’s some ska and some jazz in there too. And some Cake influence on the singer. See for yourself on [url=http://www.myspace.com/thecatempire]myspace[/url]

[u][b]Catch-It Kebabs[/u][/b] – A UK skapunk band with a great horn section and quick lyrics. From their label’s [url=http://www.dothedog.com/bands.htm]website[/url], “The Catch-It Kebabs’ sound ranges from blazing ska/punk & peppy 2 tone to surging 3rd wave ska & sassy swingcore.” They have a [url=http://www.myspace.com/catchitkebabs]myspace[/url] where you can hear that first hand.

[u][b]Daly's Gone Wrong[/u][/b] – A skacore band that sometimes strays into emo. They are a bit too hardcore for me, but they play what they want and they are good at what they do. Their new stuff strays a bit too close to emo and doesn’t see to have much to do with ska anymore. But The Fourth Wave is a pretty good album that has a decent Big D influence. You can listen to some of their songs on their [url=http://www.myspace.com/dalysgonewrong]myspace[/url] or their [url=http://www.purevolume.com/dalysgonewrong]purevolume[/url]

[u][b]Dogged Skankers[/u][/b] – This band is a French band that I have 6 songs of and love them to death. They make extremely skankable music with a good touch of rock, catchy horn lines and a great singer. You can download one song off of whatever [url=http://doggedskankers.propagande.org/]this[/url] is. I can’t stop myself from whistling along while they play.

[u][b]Dregtones[/u][/b] – Before there was At the Drive in, there was the Dregtones. They’re an ok ska band though the EP I have is pretty poorly recorded. They had a lot of potential, though I’m guessing that if they had stuck to ska they wouldn’t have made it anywhere.

[u][b]Duff Muffin[/u][/b] – A UK skapunk band with quick licks and quick lyrics. The singer reminds me of Big D and the Kids Table though the rest of the music isn’t that complicated. Simple and solid and probably a lot of fun to see. They have a good ability to switch between quick and slow ska riffs. Listen at their [url=http://www.myspace.com/duffmuffin]myspace[/url]

[u][b]Pama International[/u][/b] – Pama International is a very chill UK ska band. They play a blend of ska, dub and reggae and know what they’re doing. The dub influence is a bit too heavy for me, but they’ll probably appeal to you if you like a bit of dub. You can listen to two full songs and two samples on their [url=http://www.myspace.com/pamainternational]myspace[/url].

[u][b]Rebelation[/u][/b] – Another UK ska/dub/reggae band. They are very rooted in first wave ska. If the Skatalites are your thing, this band will probably appeal to you. You can listen to them at their [url=http://www.myspace.com/rebelationuk]myspace[/url]

more coming but I've been typing for about 5 hours.

Awesome Kith :D:D just a couple of technicalities -

-you might wanna link to [URL="http://www.myspace.com/thinkpolmusic"]Thinkpol[/URL], which is Matt's other side project after Howards Alias (it's the rock part)
-Sonic Boom use like 3 singers, but then Dave (the main second singer) left so they split it all up a bit different now
-Catch-It Kebabs are no longer on Do The Dog, they just announced moving to [URL="http://www.punkermentality.com"]PunkerMentality Recordings/Riot Records UK[/URL] (I dunno what it's called at the moment, haha) for their next (final?) record

Suicide Bid is a good band

Yeah mate. This Is The Generation is one of the best debut albums to come out in a long while.

Filaments are reforming for one gig though, how mint will that be. My mate is speaking with Household Name to try to book Suicide Bid at some point in the not-too-distant future, I am welllll up for that gig.

Tell me about it, I love that album. The bassline for Turning the Blind Eye is BADASS.

[QUOTE=Kithkin]I don't really listen to Goldfinger... and they haven't been ska for a long while.[/QUOTE]
Long enough that when I said to a friend "Do you like ska? Oh, you're wearing a Goldfinger shirt. Duh!" he went "Goldfinger's not ska" and I was like "huh? What I've heard of them is..." but I guess I heard old and he listened to new....but he does like ska

[u][b]Monkey Jacket[/u][/b] – From their website “Monkey Jacket is a Pop-Punk Screamo band from Denver, Colorado. Their hardcore influences dominate the local scene with pure pizzaz, along with pizzas.” I’ve only actually listened to the stuff on their [url=http://www.myspace.com/monkeyjacket]myspace[/url], and those are very good. They also have a lot of support from [url=http://www.21deadmonkeys.com]21deadmonkeys[/url] which is where I heard of them in the first place. They also have a [url=http://www.purevolume.com/monkeyjacket]purevolume[/url]

[u][b]Elvis Jackson[/u][/b] – From their website “Elvis Jackson are finest ska punk hard core reggae metal band with great live show and positive attitude.” And that’s actually pretty true. Maybe not the finest, but they sound great on album and probably do a pretty good job live. I think they’re from Slovenia but they sing in English. They’re probably my favorite new band (at least, new to me – they formed in ‘97) and are worth checking out. You can download some songs off of their [url=http://www.elvisjackson.com/content.php?content=discography]Website[/url]. The first album is just minute long samples, but some of the other albums have full songs for download.

[u][b]Manic Sewing Circle[/u][/b] – A young skapunk band with vocals reminiscent of Big D and the Kids Table. They have a [url=http://www.purevolume.com/manicsewingcircle]purevolume[/url] and a
[url=http://www.myspace.com/manicsewingcircle]myspace[/url] but purevolume is the only one that has a full song with lyrics. That song is pretty good though.

[u][b]Flavio y la Mandinga[/u][/b] – Flavio. as you might be able to tell, are a Spanish language band that give Ska-P a run for their money as the best Spanish language band. In fact, they give most bands a run for their money. They combine ska and latin music in a way that makes it so you can’t help but get up and move. Go to their [url=http://www.flaviomandinga.com/radiokriminal.htm]website[/url] and you can listen to a lot of songs in their flash player. It’s not the easiest way to listen to music, but it’s worth it.

[u][b]Fuzigish[/u][/b] – A South African political ska punk band. They’re a bit heavier on the punk than on the ska, but they do both pretty well. The lyrics are quick and consistent and the basslines are simple but effective. There is a definite sublime influence. Have a listen at their [url=http://www.purevolume.com/fuzigish]purevolume[/url]

[u][b]Go Jimmy Go[/u][/b] – Go Jimmy Go are a traditional ska band with some Hawaiian influence. If you like the Toasters or the Slackers, you’ll like these guys. They have a [url=http://www.myspace.com/gojimmygo]myspace[/url] where you can become their e-friends!

[u][b]High School Football Heroes[/u][/b] – A ska-rock band with energetic vocals and a good backing band. They feel a bit like the Arrogant Sons of Bitches. At times they stray into the punk with horns area, but they’re still worth a listen. They have a [url=http://www.purevolume.com/highschoolfootballheroes]purevolume[/url] and the told me they want to be friends with you on [url=http://www.myspace.com/hsfh]myspace[/url]

[u][b]Hot Stove Jimmy[/u][/b] – From AMG “Hot Stove Jimmy are a power ska band in every sense. They combine fast ska riffs with a punk feeling, rough vocals, a pounding rhythm section, and a very tight and bright horn section.” To add to that, this band is from the same area as the Blue Meanies are obviously influenced by them. Unfortunately they broke up a while ago and I can’t find anything for you to sample for free.

[u][b]Hub City Stompers[/u][/b] – Hub City Stompers are made up of ex-members of Inspecter 7 and Tri State Conspiracy and a few other bands. Their experience shows in their masterful combination of ska, punk and reggae. Listen to a few songs on their [url=http://www.myspace.com/hubcitystompers]myspace[/url].




I'm so tired...:(


[url=http://www.myspace.com/suicidebid]Suicide Bid[/url] are kinda awesome

[QUOTE=Kithkin][u][b]Aquabats[/u][/b] – The Aquabats are a silly silly band. If you like Blink 182’s way with lyrics, you’ll probably like them. I don’t listen to them much, mostly because I hate the singer’s voice. They’re supposed to have an amazing live show.[/QUOTE]

I'm just backing this up... Aquabats preformed one if not the greatest live show i've ever seen... They are incredible live...

I dont know, Hub City Stompers was a very very good live set. Saw them almost a year ago now.