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Do The Dog Music @dothedogmusic.bsky.social · 18h

Fab new tunes by NOAF, The Mercurials, Desth Of Guitar Pop, Dub Pistols & Spunge have been added to my “Do The Dog Skazine 2025” Spotify playlist! Give it a listen here…
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The playlist features all my favourite offbeat tunes of the year so far!

Do The Dog Music @dothedogmusic.bsky.social · 18h

Check out my “Girls Go Ska! 80’s Trailblazers!” YouTube playlist! 50 fab videos of girls doing the ska in the 1980’s!
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Featuring… The Selecter, The Deltones, Blondie, The Allniters, The Bodysnatchers, Heavy Manners, The Dixo Wankers & lots more!

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Do The Dog Music @dothedogmusic.bsky.social · 1d

Check out my “Blondie Do The Reggae & The Ska!” Spotify playlist! It features 11 offbeat gems from New York’s new wave pop legends! Debbie is a Rude Girl! Have a listen here…
open.spotify.com/playlist/7bl...

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Do The Dog Music @dothedogmusic.bsky.social · 1d

Out now is Issue 129 of Do The Dog Skazine! Once again i have collected together all the latest ska news & reviews from my favourite bands around the globe. Make sure you don’t miss your copy by subscribing for the next 4 issues here…
dothedogmusic.tumblr.com/skazine

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Do The Dog Music @dothedogmusic.bsky.social · 2d

This month sees my zine celebrate its 36th anniversary! Oct 1989 saw the publication of the first issue of Rude Skazine. Since then I have sent thousands of zines all over the globe. Help me continue this work by subscribing for 4 issues here:
dothedogmusic.tumblr.com/skazine

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Do The Dog Music @dothedogmusic.bsky.social · 2d

Back in the 2 tone era the most famous ska label was 2 Tone Records! But also pumping out cool ska & reggae tunes during this period was the awesome Stiff Records. Check out my “This Are Stiff Tone!” YouTube playlist for the proof of the pudding…
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Do The Dog Music @dothedogmusic.bsky.social · 2d

Check out my “Keeping The Faith! UK Ska 1993-99” Spotify playlist! The playlist serves up 40 fab tunes of British ska from the mid 90’s. Have a listen here…
open.spotify.com/playlist/3R4...

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Do The Dog Music @dothedogmusic.bsky.social · 2d

The new album by The Bakesys, titled “If At First You Don’t Succeed”, has now notched up over 40,000 streams on Spotify! Thanks to everyone who has been listening! The release features our trademark stomping 2 tone sound! You can listen here…
open.spotify.com/album/0jx4Eb...

Do The Dog Music @dothedogmusic.bsky.social · 3d

Support the zine that has supported the scene for 35 years & subscribe to Do The Dog Skazine! Do The Dog Skazine has been pumping out issues since 1989 & is the world’s number 1 source of ska news & reviews! Grab your 4 issue sub here…
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Do The Dog Music @dothedogmusic.bsky.social · 3d

Check out my “The Police - Do The Reggae & The Ska!” Spotify playlist! Featuring 16 offbeat gems from the kings of 80’s pop! Have a listen here…
open.spotify.com/playlist/1wM...
#thepolice #reggae #ska #80smusic #dothedogskazine

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Do The Dog Music @dothedogmusic.bsky.social · 5d

In tribute to Dave ‘Blockhead’ Wright, Ranking Roger, Saxa & Everett Morton check out my YouTube playlist called “Go Feet Go! The Best Of The Beat!” here…
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The playlist features 30 classic promo, TV & live videos of The Beat from 1979-83.

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Do The Dog Music @dothedogmusic.bsky.social · 5d

Out soon is Issue 129 of Do The Dog Skazine!
Once again i have collected together all the latest ska news & reviews from my favourite bands around the globe. Make sure you don’t miss your copy by subscribing for the next 4 issues here…
dothedogmusic.tumblr.com/skazine

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Do The Dog Music @dothedogmusic.bsky.social · 5d

Check out my “Ska Beats” playlist on Spotify!
open.spotify.com/playlist/76T...
40 hip hop & dance injected ska scorchers!
Featuring Double Trouble & The Rebel MC, Big Audio Dynamite, The Bakesys, Dubmatix, The Skints, Babyhead, Landfill Crew, Sonic Boom Six & more!

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Do The Dog Music @dothedogmusic.bsky.social · 5d

Issue 129 of Do The Dog Skazine is out soon! Jam packed with essential global ska news & reviews! So grab your copy & start stomping!
Get your 4 issue subscription here…
dothedogmusic.tumblr.com/skazine
#ska #2tone #dothedogskazine

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Do The Dog Music @dothedogmusic.bsky.social · 5d

When I first started my Rude Skazine back in 1989 one of my favourite labels was Unicorn Records! Check out my new “Last Plane To Skaville” YouTube playlist which includes 30 killer tracks from these 10 classic Unicorn albums…
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Do The Dog Music @dothedogmusic.bsky.social · 5d

Crikey! Just discovered that my Do The Dog Music Facebook page has received over 1 million views in the last 28 days! Massive thanks to everyone who has been checking out the page & liking & sharing my posts! Your support is much appreciated!
#ska #2Tone #dothedogskazine

Do The Dog Music @dothedogmusic.bsky.social · 6d

This month sees my skazine celebrate its 36th birthday! Oct 1989 saw the publication of the first issue. Since then I have put out a further 188 issues sending thousands of zines across the globe. Help me keep spreading the good word of ska by subscribing here:
dothedogmusic.tumblr.com/skazine

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Do The Dog Music @dothedogmusic.bsky.social · 6d

The playlists on my Do The Dog Music YouTube Channel have now notched up over 420,000 views! Thanks to everyone who has been watching them!
Please subscribe to the Do The Dog Music YouTube Channel here…
youtube.com/dothedogmusic

Do The Dog Music @dothedogmusic.bsky.social · 6d

More fab new tunes have been added to my “Do The Dog Skazine 2025” Spotify playlist! Give it a listen here…
open.spotify.com/playlist/5aq...
The playlist features all my favourite offbeat tunes of the year so far!
#ska #2tone #dothedogskazine

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Do The Dog Music @dothedogmusic.bsky.social · 6d

More fab new videos have been added to the “Ska Vids 2025” YouTube playlist! Give it a watch here…
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
The playlist features all of my favourite ska videos of the year so far!
#ska #2tone #skavids2025 #dothedogskazine

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Do The Dog Music @dothedogmusic.bsky.social · 6d

Out soon is Issue 129 of Do The Dog Skazine! Once again i have collected together all the latest ska news & reviews from my favourite bands around the globe. Make sure you don’t miss your copy by subscribing for the next 4 issues here…
dothedogmusic.tumblr.com/skazine

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Do The Dog Music @dothedogmusic.bsky.social · 6d

Check out my “This Are UK Ska!” Spotify playlist! 50 of my favourite tunes from the new wave of UK ska! Have a listen here…
open.spotify.com/playlist/7jm...
Featuring Death Of Guitar Pop, Big Boss Sound, The Bakesys, The Selecter, PorkPie, Rebelation, Rookie Numbers & more!

Do The Dog Music @dothedogmusic.bsky.social · 7d

Issue 129 of Do The Dog Skazine is out soon! Jam packed with essential global ska news & reviews! So grab your copy & start stomping!
Get your 4 issue subscription here…
dothedogmusic.tumblr.com/skazine
#ska #2tone #dothedogskazine

Do The Dog Music @dothedogmusic.bsky.social · 7d

The 8th studio album by Berkshire’s finest export The Bakesys, titled “If At First You Don’t Succeed”, is now available to pre-order on vinyl! You can grab your copy here…
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The 12 song release features loads of our trademark stomping 2 tone sound!

Do The Dog Music @dothedogmusic.bsky.social · 7d

Check out my new “TopPop Goes 2 Tone!” YouTube playlist! This playlist captures 18 fab performances from 2 Tone era bands appearing on the Dutch TV show TopPop. Give it a watch here…
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