JJ and Matt look back to time when the 3rd Wave had crashed, but the ska scene carried on. Joined by the legendary founder of Jump Up records, Chuck Wren, we discuss a massive compilation designed to rally the scene at a time when all… Read More »023 – Still Standing
The ska compilation: a perfect way to discover new bands and new labels. For many, a SKAmpilation album was their entry into the ska world. JJ and Matt sort through some of our favorite ska comps while reminiscing about some of the truly terrible ones.
In August 2021 reggae pioneer Lee “Scratch” Perry passed at away at the age of 85. We gather with Emch and Larry McDonald of Subatomic Sound System, Scratch’s bandmates during his final decade, to honor and celebrate a man who lived his life as art… Read More »A Celebration of Lee “Scratch” Perry
In anticipation of Supernova Intl Ska Fest 2021, JJ and Matt chat with the artists and fans who are putting on the festival. In the final episode of this miniseries, we’re joined by trumpeter Adam “Flymo” Birch who has played alongside Laurel Aitken, Derrick Morgan,… Read More »Supernova Stories 04 – Adam “Flymo” Birch
In anticipation of Supernova Intl Ska Fest 2021, JJ and Matt chat with the artists and fans who are putting on the festival. This time, we’ve got one of the most anticipated acts of the upcoming Supernova 2021- an all-star, all-female, all-ska supergroup called Rude… Read More »Supernova Stories 03 – Rude Girl Revue
In anticipation of Supernova Intl Ska Fest 2021, JJ and Matt chat with the artists and fans who are putting on the festival. On this episode, we’re joined by one of the founders of Supernova Ska Festival, Tim Receveur, who has seen it grow from… Read More »Supernova Stories 02 – Tim Receveur
In anticipation of Supernova Intl Ska Fest 2021, JJ and Matt chat with the artists and fans who are putting on the festival. On the first episode, we’re joined by Hepcat frontman, Greg Lee to discuss their unexpected journey to Supernova this year.
JJ and Matt welcome Marc Wasserman back to the show to discuss the notion of traditional-ska-punk. Is it real? Can we even agree on what it is? Does it belong in the canon? We answer these questions… and more!
JJ and Matt enlist the expertise of fellow ska scholar, Marc Wasserman to shed light on a seldom-discussed era of ska history- the 1980s. Marc tells stories from his new book Skaboom! An American Ska & Reggae Oral History, and contributes to a lively Ska… Read More »020 – Mashin Up The Nation
Berlin Studio Days Slackers saxophonist, David Hillyard, sits down with Slackers fans, Matt Wixson and JJ Loy, to comb through rare songs and alternate takes from the band’s thirty-year career. Hillyard and a rotating cast of Slackers bandmates swap memories unearthed by these long-forgotten tunes,… Read More »Things I Can’t Forget #06