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unusual facts about ska punk



'69 Newport

'69 Newport is a 7" vinyl EP record by the influential ska-core band Operation Ivy. The 7" was composed of "Hedgecore" and "Left Behind", both of which were recorded at 924 Gilman Street in 1987.

20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones is a compilation album by ska punk band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.

Alkaline Trio / Blue Meanies

Alkaline Trio / Blue Meanies is a split single between the Chicago-based punk rock band Alkaline Trio and the Carbondale, Illinois-based ska punk band the Blue Meanies, released as a picture disc in 2000 by Thick Records.

Beijing to Boston

Beijing to Boston is a split album featuring Boston ska punk act Big D and the Kids Table and China punk act Brain Failure.

Call of the Weasel Clan

Call of the Weasel Clan is the debut album of UK ska punk band Lightyear, who originate from Derby, it features a blend of ska, pop punk, hardcore and reggae styles.

Chumps on Parade

Chumps on Parade is the second studio album by American ska punk band MU330, released on Dill Records in 1996 and subsequently re-issued by Asian Man Records in 1997.

Dogpile!

Dogpile! is the 4th EP from Californian ska punk band Voodoo Glow Skulls.

In the Cesspool of Culture

In The Cesspool of Culture is the debut album by Ska punk/Hardcore punk band Gandhi's Cookbook.

MU330

Formed by students of St. Louis University High School in 1988, MU330 played a self-described brand of music called "Psycho Ska", high energy ska punk marked by manic performances and humorous, often strange lyricism.

Newport Pagnell

Gordon Moakes, bassist of Indie band Bloc Party, was educated in Newport Pagnell, as were the members of the ska punk band Capdown

Rasta Mis Huevos

Rasta Mis Huevos is the second EP from Californian ska punk band Voodoo Glow Skulls.

Scott Raynor

Raynor suffered a "tragic loss" during the West Coast mintour and flew home, forcing the band to find a fill-in drummer: Travis Barker of the ska punk support band The Aquabats.

Skabba the Hut

Skabba the Hutt were a Ska punk band that featured current The Bravery frontman/songwriter Sam Endicott on bass and keyboard-player John Conway, CSI: Miami actor Jonathan Togo, actor/filmmaker Will Carlough, session drummer Chris Markwood, solo-musician/voiceover-artist Brian Grosz and musician/illustrator Seth Berkowitz.

Skaboy JFK

The songs on the compilation cover a broad range of styles of ska music, including traditional Jamaican-influenced ska, reggae, third wave ska and ska punk.

The Ferry Boat Inn

Over the next few years the Ferry Boat became established as one of the most important venues for local bands, catering for all types of alternative music, with a leaning towards punk rock, ska punk, metal, hardcore and Post-rock.

The Old of Tomorrow

The Old of Tomorrow is the debut EP from Californian ska punk band Voodoo Glow Skulls.

The Siren Six!

Citing the Pixies, Elvis Costello, The Jam and The Selecter among their influences, The Siren Six!'s music stood in contrast to the then-popular ska punk sound, combining 2-Tone-style ska with heavy indie rock and Mod influences and a focus on introspective lyricism, a combination Kingpin Records marketed the band with as "2tone/mod/emoska".

The Uptones

Along with Operation Ivy, the Uptones formed the core of the Berkeley ska-punk scene that paved the way for the likes of Rancid.

Ultra Panic

Ultra Panic is the sixth studio album by American ska punk band MU330, released on Asian Man Records in 2002.

We're Coloring Fun

We're Coloring Fun is the third EP from Californian ska punk band Voodoo Glow Skulls.


see also

54-46 That's My Number

It was later covered on Long Beach, CA-based 1990s ska-punk band Sublime's 1992 album 40 Oz. to Freedom, entitled "5446 That's My Number/Ball and Chain", as well as Buju Banton on his album Inna Heights and Fermín Muguruza in his album Brigadistak Sound System.

Alex P. Keaton

Florida ska/punk band Victims of Circumstance's debut album Roll the Dice featured a track titled "Me and Alex P. Keaton".

Malachi Ritscher

Ska-punk band Less Than Jake wrote a song about Ritscher's fiery end which is titled "Malachi Richter's Liquor's Quicker" for their 2008 album GNV FLA.

Nirenberg

Nadav Nirenberg (born 1985), trombonist, notably for ska-punk band Streetlight Manifesto

RedSka

RedSka is an Italian ska-punk band formed in 2001 in Romagna, Italy.

Santoki

The song was popularized in the United States by the Ska Punk band The Chinkees, who performs the song on their 1999 recording Peace Through Music.