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Sir Unkle Fun’s new site is L!VE, Skiatches!

Buster the Ska Doggie — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:41:16 +0000

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 [...]

Skareetings, Skarumble!

Buster the Ska Doggie — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:08:28 +0000

Received an email from the man with the plan at Skarumble. This is a site with a skagenda that you should check out. Another bloggie keeping the ska doggies happy whirled whide. Buster doggies sez clik it.. You just finished reading Skareetings, Skarumble!! Consider leaving a comment!11GB Free Music Locker!Elephant Backup has the best deal [...]

Marco On The Case

Buster the Ska Doggie — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:57:02 +0000

This ska doggie has been notoriously busy herding cats and chasing doggie biskits. Meanwhile ska news comin’ in hot from Marco On The Bass: Montreal Ska Festival Announces The Skatalites & The Toasters as Headliners The third installment of the Montreal Ska Festival, which is quickly establishing itself as the premiere ska event in North [...]

The Steadys NYC, Skankin’ On In Thee Blogosphere

Buster the Ska Doggie — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:09:53 +0000

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 [...]

Ghost Town Turns 30

Buster the Ska Doggie — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 19:33:11 +0000

One of the greatest tracks ever made. BBC has a nice article about it here. You just finished reading Ghost Town Turns 30! Consider leaving a comment!11GB Free Music Locker!Elephant Backup has the best deal on Livedrive. Sign up now for 11GB of free online storage and unlimited easy access to your music, videos and [...]

New Selecter Single! – “Big In The Body, Small In The Mind”

Buster the Ska Doggie — Tue, 31 May 2011 19:56:06 +0000

The great original 2-Tone band, The Selecter, has a brilliant new single. Buy it now and help it climb the Amazon singles chart! Check in on the FB group “get the Selecter new single in the charts.” Two paws up. You just finished reading New Selecter Single! - "Big In The Body, Small In [...]

Ska In Peace, Lloyd Knibb

Buster the Ska Doggie — Mon, 16 May 2011 20:57:07 +0000

Heaven just got a whole lot more danceable with the addition of Lloyd Knibb, longtime drummer for the Skatalites. Respect and love to his whole extended family, and to fans the world over who loved and enjoyed his music. Lloyd Knibb, more than anyone else, invented and continually refined and re-invented the ska beat, thus [...]

Gr8 article on Jimmy Scott @ Marco On The Bass’s blog

Buster the Ska Doggie — Sat, 14 May 2011 21:54:45 +0000

The Life & Times of Jimmy Scott: From Inspiring The Beatles ‘Ob La Di Ob La Da’ to Playing Percussion With Bad Manners A most exskallent read. For the record, I like O Bla Di! What’s not to love? Some people just gotta hate on pop. Beatles did exactly one ska song in their career, [...]

Smash Ska Hits from the 80′s

Buster the Ska Doggie — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:37:48 +0000

More ska wonderfulness from Marco On The Bass. Here he revisits Smash Hits Magazine’s coverage of the Two-Tone era. Brrrrrilliant. You just finished reading Smash Ska Hits from the 80's! Consider leaving a comment!11GB Free Music Locker!Elephant Backup has the best deal on Livedrive. Sign up now for 11GB of free online storage and [...]

The Hoovers Live on KSAN-FM 1980

Buster the Ska Doggie — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 22:36:50 +0000

From one of our most favoritest blogs, Marco On The Bass, comes this article about The Hoovers. The Hoovers were a band from the two-tone era, based in San Francisco with two Brits at the helm. Marco found an mp3 at fellow ska blogger Tone And Wave’s blog, of The Hoovers’ appearance on legendary San [...]