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While much the Mexican ska scene of the ’90s was made up of ska-punk coming out of Mexico City, one of the most important bands instead took influence from two-tone and called Monterrey home: Inspector. On this episode of In Defense of Ska, Inspector’s band leader and saxophonist Jesus Arriaga joins the crew to discuss the ska community, his creative arc, and more. Listen above, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Arriaga charts out Inspector’s journey from their early days of releasing tapes with Pepe Lobo, to signing to a label and scoring radio hits, to playing to a crowd of 20,000 people in 2023. He discusses such cuts as “Amnesia” and “Amargo Adios” before detailing the Monterrey music festival he helped found — called Ska Wars — and the strange role El Chapo had in spreading ska across the country.
Listen to Inspector’s Jesus Arriaga talk about all of this and more above, and make sure to like, review, and follow the series wherever you get your podcast. Fellow ska lovers can also get early and ad-free episodes of the show by joining the IDOS Patreon, and don’t forget to check out all the Consequence Podcast Network series here.
Additionally, you can support the In Defense host Aaron Carnes by purchasing a copy of his book, In Defense of Ska. The 2nd, expanded edition will be released in October 2024. Co-host Adam Davis also has a band called Omnigone, whose latest record, Against the Rest, was released earlier this year.