Bright Eyes have found inspiration in ska music for their new song, “1st World Blues.” Stream it below. Over a catchy off-beat guitar, frontman Conor Oberst takes on the impact of Reaganomics on the current […]
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | More Platforms Well, folks, this is it. You’ve made it to the end of the In Defense of Ska podcast. Nobody can say it wasn’t a great four-and-a-half-year run of interviews, […]
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | More Platforms There were quite a few ska-punk bands in the ’90s. Perhaps none, though, were more out there than Northern California’s Janitors Against Apartheid. The act was a wild group that […]
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | More Platforms They said it couldn’t be done, but In Defense of Ska laughs in the face of such faithlessness. It’s with great pride and honor that the crew unveils this week’s […]
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | More Platforms Eras of ska are, in part, defined by the ska labels. This week on In Defense of Ska, the crew chats with the head of one of those labels […]
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | More Platforms In England, two-tone ska was absolutely huge — but only for a brief time. By the early ’80s, the country had moved on to other sounds in pop music, […]
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | More Platforms This week on In Defense of Ska, the gang travels to the ska-loving country of Japan to interview the amazing ska-punk group Hey Smith. Listen to the band’s singer […]
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | More Platforms This week on In Defense of Ska, co-host Adam Davis takes the spotlight to detail his time touring with his ska band Omnigone. The act hit the road back in […]
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 […]