Episode 486: Keeping It Hep

In the early days you may have heard or been told a number of... contradictory stories about the nature and origin of the ska scene and about the reasons why 23min of Ska came into being.We lied.We are not at war, there is no competition.This is a rescue operation.00:00 - MU330 - Tune Me Out (Crab Rangoon '97)02:32 - Half Past Two - Curtain Call (Too Hectic! California Ska Punk comp '21)05:10 - Big D & the Kids Table - Toyed (DO YOUR ART '21)04:45 - the Skatoons - Tschüss (Einmal Ska Und Zurück '03)11:16 - the Third-Rates - Last One Out (See What Sticks '21)15:44 - Johnny Socko - Mix Tape (Johnny Socko '02)18:55 - Show Me Island - the Life (Show Me Island '13) Art by Brian BollandQuestions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com23min of Ska was produced by RJ PhoenixCheck out RJ gabbing about ska on On the Upbeat! linktr.ee/ontheupbeatskaSession : Ω // Episode : 532 // Airdate : February 2nd, 2023

2 Feb 202322min

This past Monday was the 13th birthday of 23min of ska... that seems ominous! When was the last time you heard a ska podcast that wasn't put there by them? 00:00 - Lo(u)ser feat. the Ruffolos - Sound the Alarm (Sound the Alarm '23)02:40 - Stop the Presses - Finish Last (Money in the Bank '19)06:30 - Salome Fur - Game over (Scatter Lights '21)10:38 - the Inevitables - Over and Out (Over and Out '21)13:43 - Behind Deadlines - Fade Out (Farew '22)16:15 - the Amphetameanies - the Funeral Pyre (Gifted - A Tribute to the Jam comp '17)20:07 - Upbeat Allstars - Not Coming Back (Wake Up! '12)Art by Brian BollandQuestions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com23min of Ska was produced by RJ PhoenixCheck out RJ gabbing about ska on On the Upbeat! linktr.ee/ontheupbeatskaSession : Ω // Episode : 531 // Airdate : January 26th, 2023

26 Jan 202323min

This episode is full of true blue friends, fantastic acquaintances, a few online pals, and total strangers who've always done right by me & the show. One song I think is absolutely beautiful, and another one reduced me to tears the first time I heard it. Honestly, a lot of the tracks on this episode are contenders for former, but the latter is a rare song indeed. 00:00 - Razika - Taste My Dream (Program 91 '11)03:01 - the Pomps - Heart Flipper (Bottom of the Pomps '23)07:20 - the What Nows?! - When Will You Die? (GIANTS- A Ska Punk Tribute to They Might Be Giants comp '22)09:32 - Night Gaunts- Sunday (Conversations with Creation '15)13:12 - Corey Dixon and the Zvooks - Goodbye so Long (Come and Go '01)16:40 - the Slackers - I'll Stay Away (Close Your Eyes '03)20:29 - King Kong 4 - It's Quittin' Time! (Songs for Olly '18) Questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com23min of Ska was produced by RJ PhoenixCheck out RJ gabbing about ska on On the Upbeat! linktr.ee/ontheupbeatskaSession : Omega // Episode : 530 // Airdate : January 19th, 2023

19 Jan 202323min

It’s that time again, where you, my loyal listeners helped pick the bands and/or the songs for this episode. As always, if it’s lame, that’s on you all! 00:00 – Abandin All Hope – Liars and Deceivers (Victims of a Mockery ’08)02:12 – Public Access – Hit Single (Fleeced ’05)04:11 – VanBirros – Vo8 Rider (Vo8 Rider ’22)07:33 – the NY Citizens – Lemon Jelly (Stranger Things Have Happened ’90)09:55 – Trinidad Suave – D.U.I. (D.U.I. ’21)15:02 – Mad Bomber Society – You Can’t Dance (Butchers, Stompers & Cheats ’12)18:53 – Ska choco kick – End roll (End roll ’22) Visit the website at http://www.23Ska.com to find links to band websites and songs featured in this episode.Find & follow the show on:Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSkaInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stprIf you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com(Please no YouTube or Spotify links)Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.comAlso check out our sister podcast On the Upbeat! linktr.ee/ontheupbeatskaSession : Special // Episode : 22 // Airdate : January 12th 2023

13 Jan 202323min

It's lateI love youKeep listening to ska00:00 - Eichlers - SONGS ONLINE (SONGS ONLINE '21)01:26 - Monument Beach - I Still Play Ska (Ska Shack '18)05:13 - Flying Raccoon Suit - A Self Called Nowhere (GIANTS: A Ska Punk Tribute to They Might Be Giants comp '22)08:12 - the Kingpins - Do the Ska (Lootin', Shootin' and Wailin' '99)12:05 - Backyard Superheroes - Last Chance (Never Give Up, Never Surrender! '18)14:36 - Skaos - Do the Ska (Catch This Beat '89)18:10 - Desmond Dekker & the Aces - Rude Boy Train (Rude Boy Train / Nothing for Nothing '67)20:21 - Western Standard Time Ska Orchestra feat. Angelo Moore - Jamaica Ska (Big Band Tribute to the Skatalites, Vol II '15) Questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com23min of Ska was produced by RJ PhoenixCheck out RJ gabbing about ska on On the Upbeat! linktr.ee/ontheupbeatskaSession : Twenty Three // Episode : 529 // Airdate : January 5th, 2023

5 Jan 202323min

I created this episode 2 weeks ago, but I couldn't upload it. That's right, even with out internet I made the episode and I was trying to find a way to upload it and create art for it, and I just kept failing on those two fronts. So I tucked it away, ran the Holiday episode last week and now it's back to business... Mr. Business... dammit! I just thought of that! I should've given the art a Bob's Burgers theme! Oh well, too late, enjoy this schwifty episode, and that's the waaaay the news goes. 00:00 - Rudebeard - A Mucky Fumble on a Pishy Auld Mattress (A Tale of Lockdown Love Against the Odds, Parts 1, 2 and 3) (A Mucky Fumble with Rudebeard '22)03:29 - For The Record - Are You Still Watching "the Office (U.S.)"? (Fake it Til You Make it '22)06:53 - the Bruce Lee Band - I'll Feel Better (One Step Forward, Two Steps Back '22)08:51 - On Camera - American Entertainment (On Camera '22)12:17 - Space Monkey Mafia - It's Always Sunny in Quarantine (It's Always Sunny in Quarantine '22)14:51 - Skamanians - Love Boat (Ride Again '14)18:33 - Dr. Rocket and the Moon Patrol - TV Lover (Dr. Rocket and the Moon Patrol '99)20:38 - Cheatin' at Solitare - Cheers! (Audrey '20) Find & follow the show on:Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSkaInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stprAny other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.com23min of Ska is produced by RJ PhoenixAlso check out our sister podcast On the Upbeat! linktr.ee/ontheupbeatskaSession : Twenty Three // Episode : 528 // Airdate : December 29th, 2022

29 Dec 202223min

This is the episode for you Stan and Francine! It's ska from all over the world, and it's fantastic! It didn't need to get a doctorate to prove its worth! 00:00 - Mr. Kingpin - Lightening in a Bottle (Introducing… Mr. Kingpin '21)03:19 - the Kinky Coo Coo's - Hunch Beat (Sweet, Fun & Ready '13)06:23 - the Overits! - Fight the Fights (the Overits! EP '22)09:30 - Jackie Mendez - Red Flags (Red Flags '22)12:18 - SKAЛЬПЕЛЬ - Если Я (ВОВРЕМЯ (preview) '22)14:48 - the Slackers - Shameboy (Don't let the Sunlight Fool Ya '22)16:21 - the Bumpkins Ska Club! - Old Skool (From Rurality with Love (démo 2022) '22)18:36 - HOLYSOUL - Set the Pace (Backyard Diaries '10) Find & follow the show on:Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSkaInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stprIf you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com(Please no YouTube or Spotify links)Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.comAlso check out our sister podcast On the Upbeat! linktr.ee/ontheupbeatskaSession : Twenty Three // Episode : 527 // Airdate : December 18th, 2022

8 Dec 202222min

So sometimes I do elaborate jokes that only I get. Maybe "joke" is the wrong word... anyway... So these 6 songs are part of a theme... kinda. The order is: COVID, Team Ups, Lounge, Ska by Non-Ska, 90's Covers, and TV Themes. I first did this on the episode "Road Map to Madness" where that order kicks in in reverse on the 3rd track, then we had the episodes "the Virus That didn't Leave" for a COVID ep, "the Greatest Team-Ups of All Time" a Team Ups ep, "the Millionaire's Holiday" for a loungy ep, "Search for the Open Gate" had ska songs by non-ska artists, "Back in the Day..." was chock full of '90s Covers, and "the Television Adaption" was all TV them covers! And to top it all off "Dig That Crazy Beat" was a reverse order to the "Road Map to Madness" episode... why did I do this? A joke? A challenge? Who knows. Why did I do it again here? Oh, this was for fun and to pay homage to the last time I went all Maverick. 00:00 - Sir Jay & the Skatanauts - Covid-19 Special (Covid-19 Special / Lockdown '20)03:35 - Roshambo feat. Dani Rascal, Barney Boom & Laila K - On Last March (Survive, Revive, Revolt '22)08:38 - Het Kinston Kwartet - On Her Majesty's Secret Service (Bond '22)13:00 - the Generators - City of Angels (Welcome to the End '98)16:23 - Stop the Presses - Rebel Girl (Got It '22) 19:40 - Melbourne Ska Orchestra - Doctor Who Theme Song (TV & Movie Themes '18) Find & follow the show on:Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/23minofSka/Twitter - https://twitter.com/23minofSkaInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/23minofska/Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/23min-of-ska?refid=stprIf you'd like to submit your band for a future show email: submissions@23ska.com(Please no YouTube or Spotify links)Any other questions or comments, please email: podcast@23ska.comAlso check out our sister podcast On the Upbeat! linktr.ee/ontheupbeatskaSession : Twenty Three // Episode : 526 // Airdate : December 1st, 2022

1 Dec 202223min