Eric Din

Moose Goes Postal 4 Ska!

by Eric Din on August 2, 2009

in General

Musashi “Moose” Lethridge, Uptones guitarist and builder of the world’s first Ska Shrine, recently demonstrated Proper Shrine Use and Etiquette, to help publicize the Ska Shrine Ska4Ever Postage Stamp. On hand to witness the first Solo Ska Shrine Skankfest, were Official Ska Shrine Videographer Jake Small, and assistant Shrine builder and Ska Music DJ Eric Din.

After a solemn entrance, Moose called out tracks from the Uptones’ Skankin’ Foolz Unite CD and suddenly went into an all out skanking frenzy. His gravity-defying moves tested the physical limits of the Shrine, but it held together in all its two-tone glory even at skanking speeds of Mach 2 and beyond. Several spectators who got too close had to be carried out on stretchers, giggling uncontrollably. [click to continue…]

Skanking Miles Creates A Second Ska Shrine!

by Eric Din on June 1, 2009

in General

The “Ska Shrine” trend continues to grow

Skanking enthusiast, Miles Gehm has built a Mobile Ska Shrine in San Jose, California. [click to continue…]

There are various theories about how the word “ska” came to be. Here is a fascinating discussion that tries to get to the heart of the matter.

Version City Episode 8

by Eric Din on April 29, 2009

in General,Podcasts

Check out Episode 8 from one of the hotter podcasts in the skank-0-sphere, Version City. [click to continue…]

It Ska Mod Mod Mod Mod Mod World!

by Eric Din on March 11, 2009

in General,Skalarly Works

There has long been a connection between the fashion and music of Mod and Ska. Though Mod was born in England, and Ska was born in Jamaica, they have shared certain looks, sounds and attitudes, over time. In Los Angeles in the early 1980s these styles came together in a new and big way. [click to continue…]