Do we defend grunge???

Our conversation with Not From Concentrate from the 2023 Supernova conversations. Available on the IDOS Patreon (link in bio)

Today I am thankful for this video of Lily Alen performing "Gangsters" with The Specials in 2007

Huge congrats to Lily Allen and her amazing new pop record "West End Girl."

Let's all take a moment to remember her song "Smile" which hit #1 on the UK charts in 2006 and #49 on the US charts in 2007.

Friends! Followers of this social media page. In Defense of Ska is a BOOK! You can grab a copy wherever you normally buy books if you don't already have a copy.

Please share with your ska-loving (and ska-hating) friends! It's the perfect Christmas gift for either.

Real Big Fish ruined my life?!

We talked ska with the homie, Frank, during the Supernova 2023 livestream.

Watch or listen to this on the IDOS Patreon

How many iterations have there been of Bad Operation?

Just one of the several questions we asked BO bassist Greg Rodrigue during the Supernova 2023 Livestream.

I uploaded the audio and video of this to the IDOS Patreon (link in bio)

What the heck does ¡FUÁKATA! mean?

Two members of the band chatted with us doing our Supernova 2023 livestream.

I uploaded the audio/video to the IDOS Patreon (Link in bio)

Things got surreal at Supernova 2023 when we were livestreaming.

I'm uploading more Supernova 2023 conversations (Audio and Video) to the IDOS Patreon this week (Link in bio)

Defending ska after that fifth cup of coffee...

My dude Miguel shouting out The Minutemen as an influence on his new album the other night, gave me a big smile

This week I'm dropping some previously unreleased Supernova 2023 IDOS conversations to the IDOS Patreon (Link in bio).

In this video, Flying Raccoon Suit's Andrew Heatron talks about being mistaken for Bad Time Records own Mike Sosinski.

Check it out. There's audio and video!

Everyone keeps telling me about this Catbite band and I finally gave them a listen. I'll have to say. I like what I hear!

I'm working on the 2nd draft of my novel, Little Black Book of Death. I'm nearly done with the first act. So I take a moment to talk about the music reference just in the 1st draft alone.

Full audio is on the IDOS Patreon (Link in bio) and on my Substack (Link also in bio)

Thoughts on this reggae/ska tinged track "Violence in the Supermarket" by SF punk band Spiritual Cramp?

Someone please give Oscar Isaac my number. I will restart the In Defense of Ska podcast if he agrees to be a guest. Let's go!

A little while back, I posted a video of (mostly) country band The Mavericks playing a ska original. Now here's a little taste of them covering "Simmer Down" by The Wailers (And then seamlessly transitioning to "Blue Moon" by Elvis). Brilliant band all around.