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Cloverdale Ska? But yes!

Buster the Ska Doggie — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:59:51 +0000

The songs stuck in my head is a super shweet skinhead reggae and ska podcast from Cloverdale Dave outta (u guessed it) Cloverdale, CA, the 2nd coolest small town in America. Have a listen, you’ll be glad you did. This is all str8 from Dave’s gr8 collection of original vinyl sides, and we’re talking some [...]

SKA GETS WARPED

Buster the Ska Doggie — 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 [...]

Barb @ Mashable Gets Ska!

Buster the Ska Doggie — 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. You just finished reading Barb @ Mashable Gets Ska!! Consider leaving a comment!11GB Free Music [...]

Ska, in Chinatown?

Buster the Ska Doggie — 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. You just finished reading Ska, in Chinatown?! Consider leaving a comment!11GB Free Music Locker!Elephant Backup has [...]

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. [...]

Nice Up The Dancehall!

Mooska — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:50:39 +0000

What is happenin’ YO? Are the latest headlines pushing you over the edge? I’m still pushy about pushin the ska genre into the world and beyond! Obsession isn’t the right word for me right now… I simply love Ska music, fans and bands. But take a moment and check out the threads, man…the threads! Yah! [...]

Uptones Skank at the Ska Shrine

Cynthia — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 17:03:43 +0000

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The Uptones – Skanking Foolz Unite – Reviewed for iTunes by Rob O’ Connor

Cynthia — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:43:07 +0000

Upbeat without forcing the party, Berkeley, California’s ska-veterans The Uptones return with their first studio album in decades, nailing down a bottom end that cements the groove with horns that reach for the stratosphere. The years have betrayed them none. Four original members augmented by an additional fantastic four, the eight-piece cruise with neither nostalgia [...]

SHRINE DEVOTED TO SKANKING!

Buster the Ska Doggie — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:36:54 +0000

After watching Moose and Din build a Ska Shrine, I keep dreaming about dancing on the black and white. What a brilliant way to appease the Ska Gods! What’s with the shoes? You just finished reading SHRINE DEVOTED TO SKANKING!! Consider leaving a comment!11GB Free Music Locker!Elephant Backup has the best deal on Livedrive. Sign [...]