Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | More Platforms At the moment, Dubioza Kolektiv are one of the biggest ska bands in Europe. The Bosnia-based group melds ska, reggae, hip-hop, and alt-rock, fusing it all with traditional Balkan […]
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | More Platforms Let In Defense of Ska introduce you to The Chains, a new ska band hailing from Denmark. Their sound leans heavily into traditional ska, rock steady, and boss reggae, […]
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | More Platforms Back in the mid ’90s, ska was on the rise in the United States. Ready to ride the wave, a new band formed in San Jose, California, that specialized […]
Patrick Stump has collaborated with ska band Catbite on newly released track ‘Tired Of Talk’. Photo credit: Corinne Cumming Taken from the Philadelphia band’s forthcoming EP Doom Garden, the newly released track features vocals and […]
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | More Platforms For most of his life, the legendary Bob Marley was actually something of a cult artist. After his death in 1981, though, his popularity only grew and grew. Now, […]
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | More Platforms At this point in their career, perhaps it’s unfair to call Los Fabulosos Cadillacs strictly a ska act. The band blends the genre with reggae, wider rock, and various […]
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | More Platforms It’s no secret that the In Defense of Ska crew loves them some Mike Park, the musician, ska aficionado, and Asian Man Records founder. So, this week, the gang […]
Grab nine or ten of your closest friends and hit the stage for “The Return of Ska,” the new weekend edition of the Consequence Crossword. For more, check out the In Defense of Ska podcast, […]
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | More Platforms Who doesn’t love a good supergroup? Us rude boys certainly do, with great acts like Mutiny and Rude Girl Revue bringing some of the best players in the ska […]
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | More Platforms No question about it, The Beatles forever changed the face of music — but that’s a discussion for another day. This week on the In Defense of Ska, the […]
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | More Platforms Welcome to Season 5 of In Defense of Ska! After a quick break for the holidays, hosts Aaron Carnes and Adam Davis are back for even more ska-tastic interviews, […]
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | More Platforms Since the dawn of time, many have pondered an important question: What is the most ska film? There are many contenders, but one that is certainly near the top […]
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | More Platforms By the mid-2000s, the ska scene was unfortunately slowing down, making it a difficult time to start a new ska band. And yet, that certainly didn’t stop Stuck Lucky […]
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | More Platforms Sure, the musicians themselves are important to a band, but when it comes to ska, a good hype man can make or break you. This week on In Defense […]
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | More Platforms While Dance Hall Crashers’ founding members Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman (both of Operation Ivy and Rancid) quickly left after the band’s formation, the California ska act was still […]
Aaron Carnes, host of the Consequence Podcast Network series In Defense of Ska is back with the second edition of his shares book of the same name. To celebrate the updated release, we’ve already put together a […]
The Consequence Podcast Network series In Defense of Ska shares its name with host Aaron Carnes’ book, the second edition of which arrives this week. To celebrate the updated release, Carnes has put together a list […]
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | More Platforms FIDLAR may not have originally started out as a ska band, but they are now more than happy to embrace the “ska-adjacent” label. This week on In Defense of […]
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | More Platforms Thanks in part to hit songs like “Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu” and “My Girl Lollipop,” Bad Manners were one of the most notable groups to […]
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | More Platforms This week on In Defense of Ska, Dunia Best returns alongside her brother Ahmed Best, who played Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars prequel films (!!). Listen to their […]