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Moose Goes Postal 4 Ska!

Eric Din — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 11:06:49 +0000

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 [...]

Skanking Miles Creates A Second Ska Shrine!

Eric Din — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:43:35 +0000

The “Ska Shrine” trend continues to grow Skanking enthusiast, Miles Gehm has built a Mobile Ska Shrine in San Jose, California. He skanks at this Ska Shrine to “Ridiculous”, a song coincidentally, written by the original Ska Shrine’s builder Moose Lethridge, and performed by The Uptones, the first band to skank at the Ska Shrine. [...]

The Origin of the Word “Ska”

Eric Din — Mon, 25 May 2009 16:18:56 +0000

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. You just finished reading The Origin of the Word "Ska"! Consider leaving a comment!11GB Free Music Locker!Elephant Backup has the best deal on Livedrive. Sign up now for [...]

Version City Episode 8

Eric Din — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:00:25 +0000

Check out Episode 8 from one of the hotter podcasts in the skank-0-sphere, Version City. Hosted by King Django and Steady Rocker, this hi-res stream boasts some gr8 new ska, reggae, dancehall and dub trax ya prolly aint heard b4. What’s cooler than that? High herbal content rudie radio. You just finished reading Version City [...]

It Ska Mod Mod Mod Mod Mod World!

Eric Din — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:37:13 +0000

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. Here’s [...]