Ska 4U

Welcome..

Buster — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:49:21 +0000

..to Ska 4U, our outpost on the Interweb for love of all things ska. Thanks for the emails with ska band links, keep ‘em comin’ to buster at ska4u dot com. More soon.

SKA GETS WARPED

Buster — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:16:39 +0000

This just in!

The Vans Warped Tour 2010 will feature a Ska Stage, with The Uptones, The Untouchables and more ska greats, performing roots, two-tone, and 3rd wave ska classics. The brainchild of The Ska Parade’s Tazy Phyllipz, the Ska Stage will serve as an introduction to ska for the uninitiated, and a joyous skanking celebration for dedicated ska fans. Rumor has it the Ska Shrine will also be open to the skanking public at several west coast Warped dates. Watch this space and the Warped and Ska Parade sites for details as they emerge about this skantastic event.

The Specials Lynval Golding Talks About Lily Allen

Cynthia — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:26:45 +0000

The Specials’ guitarist explains why Lily Allen played a big part in the band re-forming, in The Guardian UK.

The Kingpins Still Shredding In Cyberhizzle

Buster — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:12:13 +0000

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.

Barb @ Mashable Gets Ska!

Buster — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:02:32 +0000

Hats off to Barb at Music Mondays on Mashable.com. Included in this week’s posts is some SKA from the bay area’s Uptones. “Ridiculous,” a Ska anthem, was her first SKA post! Let’s bug her for more. Make a comment here.

Unkle Fun’s Ska Sundayz

unklefun — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 06:11:34 +0000

COME OUT COME OUT! to Unkle Fun’s Rude Boy Rude Girl Social. This is an exploration into Jamaican music From Ska, Rocksteady & Early Reggae and 2-Tone.

EVERY SUNDAY @
HOTSY TOTSY CLUB
601 San Pablo Avenue
Albany, CA
21 & up / No Cover!!!!!!

http://www.otit.org
http://www.hotsytotsyclub.com

Nightly drink specials and enjoy your Last Supper at our Taco Truck.

Ska, in Chinatown?

Buster — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:18:37 +0000

The Uptones bring SKA to Oakland’s Chinatown.

Check out:

the slide show by Alycia Ramirez-Leatherman before they go onstage.

LOOKING GOOD!

Ska-T is inspired, he just watched ‘Goodfellas’ in a video kiosk down the street.

Jeanne could care less.

Sweet Summer Sounds of The Cherry Poppin’ Daddies

Buster — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:30:33 +0000

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.

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

Love and respect to Sister Davies

Buster — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:31:03 +0000

Here’s a nice article about Sister Mary Ignatius Davies, the nun who fostered ska, rocksteady and reggae. One of the unsung heroes of Jamaican music, she ran the music program at the Alpha School for wayward boys in Kingston, famous for the seemingly endless list of brilliant musical stars it produced. Found this on the SF Vintage Reggae Society blog (which has a GR8 music stream!) from a post at BayAreaSka. Buster loves teh Internets.

Ska Shrine Becomes Immortalized By the U.S. Postal Service.

Buster — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:53:24 +0000

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.