This just in! Berkeley Ska Legends The Uptones and East Bay Space Rock Heroes The Phenomenauts will land at Ashkanaz in Berkeley, California, for one night only, Friday, May 4th, 2012. Shake Me is celebrating their CD release and The Blood Types bring their sexy gore rock all the way from Portland, Oregon. What an amazing bill! This show is Buster Approved.
Step right up, don’t be shy, visit Rude Boy Rude Girl Social immediately. Listen to the podcasts and sideshows, check out the posts about new and old Trojan releases, meet other rudies and rockerz and generally have a good time. Check out the Skaliday version of the Last Supper! Your life will improve. Two paws up.
This ska doggie has been notoriously busy herding cats and chasing doggie biskits. Meanwhile ska news comin’ in hot from Marco On The Bass:
The third installment of the Montreal Ska Festival, which is quickly establishing itself as the premiere ska event in North America, will kick-off from October 13-15th with a diverse line-up of bands from across Canada, the U.S. and Europe. Read more..
Madness frontman Suggs has confirmed the U.K. ska/pop insititution plan to release a new studio album in 2012! The new record will be the band’s first since 2009′s ‘The Liberty of Norton Folgate‘, which broke into the UK Top 5. Read more..
And this bit o’ doggie baffling..
Not one, but two indie films titled ‘Rude Boy’ that have ska at the core of their coming of age stories are seeking funding support via the crowd sourcing website Kickstarter. Read more..
Here’s a swell article from Marco On The Bass reviewing the music and hijinks of NYC’s The Steadys. The band was founded by a 17-year old Rob Gainfort in early 1989, after he was told by Rob Hingley of The Toasters that he was too young to audition as a lead singer! Marco conducts a lively interview with a grow’d up Mr. Gainfort, and there are some excellent mp3s in the post to enjoy as well. If, like this ska doggie, you missed The Steadys when they were together, you can still enjoy ‘em today thanks to the wonders of thee Interwebs. Two paws up.
