Ska 4U » I wanna buy some SKA! http://ska4u.com Sat, 24 Jul 2010 23:18:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc The Kingpins Still Shredding In Cyberhizzle http://ska4u.com/2009/09/the-kingpins-still-shredding-in-cyberhizzle/ http://ska4u.com/2009/09/the-kingpins-still-shredding-in-cyberhizzle/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:12:13 +0000 Buster the Ska Doggie http://ska4u.com/?p=1392 Apparently Montreal’s beloved Kingpins’ L’Aventurier mp3 has grown cyberlegs, and is running amok in the blog-o-sphere. That’s a good thing. More ska = more fun. More fun = a better world. The equation is simple. Carry on.

]]> http://ska4u.com/2009/09/the-kingpins-still-shredding-in-cyberhizzle/feed/ 0 Sweet Summer Sounds of The Cherry Poppin’ Daddies http://ska4u.com/2009/08/sweet-summer-sounds-of-the-cherry-poppin-daddies/ http://ska4u.com/2009/08/sweet-summer-sounds-of-the-cherry-poppin-daddies/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:30:33 +0000 Buster the Ska Doggie http://ska4u.com/?p=1347 Before Sublime (and all the bands after that seem to squeeze juicy ska reggae dub vibes from the California surf and sun!) The Cherry Poppin’ Daddies were cookin’ up some sunshine of their own in the rainy northwest town of Eugene, Oregon. Their name was a sort of deliberate confrontation with the hyper-PC reality of their surroundings, and it worked, garnering them plenty of controversy, critique, and, well, packed houses full of sweaty happy dancers! Here’s a taste of their musically sophisticated work – a charming song with epic reggae horns and panoramic vocal harmonies.

SusquehannaThe Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
“Blood Orange Sun” (mp3)
from “Susquehanna”
(Space Age Bachelor Pad)

More On This Album

The Daddies had a hit in the late 90′s with Zoot Suit Riot, which was more swing than ska, thereby annoying some of their ska fans even as they hit the big time. They just released a full-on ska CD, Skaboy JFK: The Skankin’ Hits of the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies taking the skankin-est tracks from their 20 year+ career and serving ‘em up on one album. The ode to closing time pick-up fiasco/tragicomedy, “2:29” is up as a free mp3 at AlternativeAddiction. Check it – excellent song and yes it’s ska, my puppies!

This has been, Buster The Ska Doggie, signing off.  More band features coming soon. Oh hey, thanks for the sweet emails this summer – I will get to all of them! It’s just that the weather is so nice I can’t seem to stay inside the dog house =) Woof for now


]]> http://ska4u.com/2009/08/sweet-summer-sounds-of-the-cherry-poppin-daddies/feed/ 0 Ska Shrine Becomes Immortalized By the U.S. Postal Service. http://ska4u.com/2009/08/ska-shrine-becomes-immortalized-by-the-us-postal-service/ http://ska4u.com/2009/08/ska-shrine-becomes-immortalized-by-the-us-postal-service/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:53:24 +0000 Buster the Ska Doggie http://ska4u.com/?p=1273 Yes, it’s true! The U.S. Post Office has authorized a postage stamp memorializing the Ska Shrine. And yes, you can buy these new issued stamps and help spread the word about Ska.

]]> http://ska4u.com/2009/08/ska-shrine-becomes-immortalized-by-the-us-postal-service/feed/ 0 Ska memorabilia showcase at the British Music Experience… http://ska4u.com/2009/06/ska-memorabilia-showcase-at-the-british-music-experience/ http://ska4u.com/2009/06/ska-memorabilia-showcase-at-the-british-music-experience/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:10:54 +0000 mike http://ska4u.com/?p=1260 The newly opened ‘home of British music’ at The O2 has an AMAZING Ska showcase with, get this…original lyrics by Steel Pulse, The Specials and UB40, Lynval Golding’s suit, 2 Tony ‘Gad’ Robinson Aswad hats, Rock Against Racism footage and artifacts and loads of 2 Tone Records fan club material.

Find out more at www.britishmusicexperience.com

]]> http://ska4u.com/2009/06/ska-memorabilia-showcase-at-the-british-music-experience/feed/ 0 Win a suit from Ace Face Clothing Company at the Specials site! http://ska4u.com/2009/02/win-a-suit-from-ace-face-clothing-at-the-specials-site/ http://ska4u.com/2009/02/win-a-suit-from-ace-face-clothing-at-the-specials-site/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:56:00 +0000 Eric Din http://ska4u.com/?p=672 Our favorite mod ska rudie tailors Ace Face Clothing Company are having a contest at www.specials.com. You can win one of their bad ass classic tonic suits. All you gotta do is answer a few questions to test your ska apparel knowledge, and you’re in the running!

Here’s a few shots with some of our favorite cats sporting these impeccable threads.

jasonbarrydubpistols

Jason and Barry from the Dub Pistols in their Ace Face tonic suits

Neville Staples with Gary and Stuart from Ace Face Clothing

Neville Staples with Gary and Stuart from Ace Face Clothing

madnesscats

Madness cats in their Ace Face best

]]> http://ska4u.com/2009/02/win-a-suit-from-ace-face-clothing-at-the-specials-site/feed/ 0 iTones! Skanking Foolz, Unite! http://ska4u.com/2009/01/itones-skanking-foolz-unite/ http://ska4u.com/2009/01/itones-skanking-foolz-unite/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:06:36 +0000 Eric Din http://ska4u.com/?p=575 uptones-sfu150Yay! We are totally thrilled that today of all days, the Uptones first studio album, Skankin’ Foolz Unite! on Fun Fun Fun Recordings is available at iTunes. This makes us very happy. However! It’s listed, as we feared, as “Alternative” music! How can they call our ska music “alternative?” It’s a travesty. Skankin’ Foolz Unite! is a SKA record by a SKA band that loves SKA and is SKA SKA SKA! OK? Not alternative. Write it down. And here’s our deal, we want you to hear our music, so you can listen to the whole album online, for free, as often as you like. Just click play below. We only ask that if it rocks your socks, you’ll consider purchasing it at iTunes so’s you can take the files with you in your players and cars and discos and skank at the beach and in your bedrooms.

1. Skanking Fool
2. Get Out Of My Way
3. Bonnie And Clyde
4. Ridiculous
5. Bad Men Of Bodie
6. Not From Here
7. Radiation Boy
8. Book Of Rules
9. I Don’t Know Emilie
10. East Of The Pond
11. It Takes Money
12. Burning Sky
13. Too Much Pressure (Live @ iMusicast)
14. Pick It Up
15. Bested By Pelicans

]]> http://ska4u.com/2009/01/itones-skanking-foolz-unite/feed/ 0 Hello Ska World http://ska4u.com/2008/07/hello-ska-world/ http://ska4u.com/2008/07/hello-ska-world/#comments Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:37:24 +0000 Eric Din http://ska4u.com/?p=237 Hi, this is Eric and Moose from The UpTones. We got depressed when we could not find a ska section in our local record store in Berkeley.

We then went to Amazon and iTunes and everywhere else online, and couldn’t find ska as a genre. It’s either under “alternative” which is bollocks, or listed as a sub genre to reggae or punk. Nuf’ respect to reggae and punk, but ska came from neither, and it is a top level genre to anyone who knows what dancing feet are for.

So what’s going on here? All the bands on our links list play ska, of one kind or another. We want to have the most complete links page of ska bands, mp3s, sites and podcasts in the universe. Please post a comment and send us your ska url, so we can post it in our list of ska peeps who feel ska isn’t getting its rightful place in the world.

Ska’dammit.

]]> http://ska4u.com/2008/07/hello-ska-world/feed/ 0