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On tonight’s episode of 100% Ska, we explore the musical influence classic Hollywood westerns and more rough and tumble spaghetti westerns have had on ska and reggae through the ages – whether its a direct music melody, the name of the song, a clip from the movie, or even just overdubbing a few pistol shots to get you in the mood.From the classic sounds of Trojan Records and The Upsetters to the modern influenced take by Prince Fatty and The Mutant Hi-Fi or Soweto, you’re gonna want a slug of whiskey and dusty poncho by the end of the episode! As always, your DJ Ryan Midnight aims to please, and he’s damn quick draw on the fader! Full Playlist: Kyber Rifles – Rawhide Ska The Upsetters – Eastwood Rides Again Derek Harriott & The Crystalites – Fistfull Of Dollars Carlos Malcolm & His Afro Jamaican Rhythms – Bonanza Ska Richard Ace – Hang ‘Em High Bad Manners – Buffalo Ska The Specials – Guns of Navarone The Toasters – Marlboro Man The Ska Blazers – Gringo Prince Fatty and The Mutant Hi-Fi – Across the Border The Braces – Riding West The Void Union – Higher Guns Soweto – Last Duel in OK Corral Irie Idea – Han Shoots First Green Torrejas – Green Torrejas Roger Rivas – Heading West The Vessels – Hot Gun The Ska Flames – Samurai The post 100% Ska Podcast S04E07 – Go West to Dance! Western Movie Influenced Ska and Reggae appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

This episode focuses on some of the great international ska bands – with an emphasis on France – that you need to hear (mostly for better, some for worse) from the past and some new releases as well to bring us into 2021! From France to Canada, the UK to Germany, Switzerland to Italy, and then down to Australia, we’re going to keep your toes a tapping! Tonight’s episode specifically plays a tracks from the new Johnny Reggae Rub Foundation album “Trouble” (available in the US via Jump Up Records) and the new single from The Porkers “Big Baby Man” available via their Bandcamp page. Plus on Saturday 2/20, join me for a live DJ stream on Twitch starting at 9pm EST – details on the Facebook event page! Full Playlist: Skunks – Solenzara Vodska – L’Espion Qui Venait du Ska Rascal Poupon – Exotisme Tara – Here I am Chico – Fakin’ It Two Tone Club – Exodus 14:21 Jah on Slide – Wake up Rude Boy The Berbiseyans – Djinns Les Frelons – Les Politiciens The Villains – Life of Crime The B-Sides – She’s a Raver The GTs – Boys Have Feelings Too The Mobsters – Steppin’ Out Johnny Reggae Rub Foundation – Shut Up The Dead 60s – Ghostfaced Killer Godzilla – Yes I’m Rocking Nine Ton Peanut Smugglers – Hugh Mingus The Porkers – Big Baby Man The post 100% Ska Podcast S04E06 – French Ska Then and Now plus more International Bands appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

Tonight! We feature an interview with Orion and Cale from The Georgetown Orbits and follow that through with a selection of GO songs then round it all out with a spotlight on west coast ska past and present, including a mini-review of the new Spy Kids album, Covert Action from Jump Up Records! If you like what you hear from The Georgetown Orbits, please check out the following sites where you can learn more about the band, follow them for more updates, and listen to / buy some of their music! The Georgetown Orbits WebsiteThe Georgetown Orbits on FacebookThe Georgetown Orbits on Bandcamp Grab the new Spy Kids album on Jump Up Records! Full Playlist: Spy Kids – Covert ActionOcean 11 – Spring in RomeWestern Standard Time – Tunnel VisionThe Donkey Show – InsomniaThe Impalers – Mojo HannahThe Georgetown Orbits – Stay StrongThe Georgetown Orbits – My Baby’s OkayThe Georgetown Orbits – Jungle HappinessThe Seattleites – Ska-La-ModeThe Boxboys – American MasqueradeBuck O Nine – Voice in My HeadLet’s Go Bowling – Hare TonicThe Untouchables – MandingoUnsteady – Tokyo The post 100% Ska Ep S04E05 – Georgetown Orbits Interview and more West Coast Ska appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

Well, its that time again where we diverge from the wonderful genre of ska to bring you another all non-ska episode filled with punk and oddity delights from the depths of my collection. Playlist: The Adults – Let’s GoPsycotic Pineapple – Hang On For Your LifeFuzzbox – X X SexHumans – I Live in the CityX-Teens – Johnny’s Having FunDieter Osten – Guess I’m Falling in LoveThe Shirts – Teenage CrutchScreaming Tribesmen – Date with a VampyreWhirling dervishes – Affordable WorldKlark Kent – Don’t CareThe Jam – Funeral PyreWah! – The Checkmate SyndromeThe Upbeats – Forget About YouFad Gadget – Back to NatureTerminal White – WaterbodyVisage – Fade to GreyNew Math – They Walk Among YouThe Higsons – Run Me Down (Instrumental) The post 100% Ska Ep S04E03 – Another All Non-Ska Punky Dance Rock Episode appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

Your weekly dose of a ska DJ trying to emulate your favorite old college radio show. Always 100% ska, always mostly 100% vinyl, and always getting buzzed on Jamaican rum while recording! This week we’re taking a look at some of the new-to-the-library picksup I’ve got in 2020 featuring an assortment of international goodies including bands from the Japan, the UK, Australia, and the USA. Playlist: The Kyber Rifles – Rude Rebel RadioThe Drops – Dance the Black TarantulaThe Silver Sonics – LoverThe Ska Flames (featuring Lester Sterling) – Give ThanksThe Indecision – Atlantic CrossingThe Champions Inc. – Are You Reggae NowMonkey – QuemaraThe Steady 45s – Spare ChangeDavid Hillyard and the Rocksteady Seven – PlaytimeThe Trowsers – Color TV RealityBlack Emeralds – Bed BugThe Ignobles – Wandering HeartJackie Mendez w/ Thee Hurricanes – I Can’t StayThe Erector Set – Inside OutRude Guest – Girl Like YouReluctant Stereotypes – ReluctantThe Allniters – Hold OnLyn Taitt and the Jets – Joker The post 100% Ska Podcast Ep S04E02 – New to the 100% Ska Library in 2020 appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

We’re dusting off the podcast and getting this damn thing out of the moth balls just in time to highlight some of the best ska releases of 2020, including new albums, new singles, and older material being released on vinyl for the first time! This episode also comes with a pledge to continue recording new episodes and generally helping to promote new releases in 2021! and with that, on with the episode! Playlist: Red Stripes – Do The SkaThe Slackers – BlueCrazy Baldhead (featuring Maddie Ruthless) – Wait for the NightVictor Rice – The DemanderKing Kong 4 – To Lose Before You StartDoped Up Dollies – Racist FriendBowcat – Catch 223City Stompers – TarantinoT-Killas – Deadly and RudeWestern Standard Time – Bedouin SkaBrixton Sounds – Sonidos de BrixtonPrince Alphonso and the Fever – Time is Ska TightShuffle and Bang – NaimaThe Skunks – GreyhoundKing Chango – Latin SkaThe Specials – Gangsters (Clangsters Dub) The post 100% Ska Podcast Ep S04E01 – Best-ish of 2020 Ska Releases on Vinyl appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

Your weekly dose of a ska DJ trying to emulate your favorite old college radio show. Always 100% ska, always mostly 100% vinyl, and always getting buzzed on Jamaican rum while recording! This week, we are promoting songs of unity, justice, protest, and anti-racism! Nothing but music, I’m letting the words speak for themselves! If you have the means, please consider donating to the ACLU, Black Lives Matter, or Act Blue / Bail Fund. Full Playlist: The Special AKA – Racist FriendBob and Marcia – Young, Gifted, and BlackJimmy Cliff – The Harder They ComeDelroy Wilson – I Want JusticeThe Equators – Mr. CopperThe Selecter – Walk the WalkJ. Navarro and the Traitors – OppressorFishbone – When Problems AriseThe Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Our Only WeaponThe Aggressors – The Tone of the TimesOperation Ivy – UnityThe Beat – CivilisationThe Toasters – FreedomThe Stubborn All-Stars – Tired of StrugglingThe Adjusters – Truth to PowerThe Prizefighters – Temper Running HotThe Boilers – Brighter DaysEastern Standard Time – Change is Gonna Come The post 100% Ska Ep. 312 – Songs of Protest, Unity, and Anti-Racism appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

Your weekly dose of a ska DJ trying to emulate your favorite old college radio show. Always 100% ska, always mostly 100% vinyl, and always getting buzzed on Jamaican rum while recording! This week, we are highlighting the Los Angeles-based record label, Angel City Records, with selections of several of their 45s, and a goodbye to Erick Morgan (the Skunks, Pietasters, Spice Boyz) who passed away last month. We also have a brand new digital single from Orange County-based Half Past Two! Full Playlist: Half Past Two – See You AgainThe Skunks – PinataThe Allstonians – Allston, MassJack Rabbit Slim – ProfolacticThe Skatalites – SkamaniaHeavy Manners – Fight the Good FightDutch Ska Express – Jim Jack and JohnnyRhoda Dakar – HiawathaTwo Tone Club – So WhatRoy Ellis and Thee Hurricanes – Can You Feel ItStahl – Bring It On BackThe Hypocondriacs – I Know NowSteady 45s – Slow Down HeartVoid Union – Wash Yo HandsJr Thomas and the Volcanoes – Phony OnesRoland Alphonso (backed by The Terrorists) – Bridge ViewVictor Rice – Mr. BrooksThe Spice Boyz – Down Low The post 100% Ska Podcast Ep 311 – A Trip to Angel City, and a Goodbye to Erick Morgan appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

Your weekly dose of a ska DJ trying to emulate your favorite old college radio show. Always 100% ska, always mostly 100% vinyl, and always getting buzzed on Jamaican rum while recording! This week we’re bringing you a brand new single from the NYC Ska Orchestra with their massive 12″ single-worthy rendition of the original Star Trek theme with an interstellar upbeat sound, and of course closing out with Rico Rodriguez’s sun-drenched take on the Star Wars theme. In between, you’ll hear a review of the King Chango debut album finally getting its debut on vinyl after nearly 25 years, and new-ish music from Monkey, Napoleon Solo, and King Hammond, plus plenty more dancefloor stomping songs! Playlist: NYC Ska Orchestra – Ska TrekKing Chango – Don’t Drop Your PantsMark Foggo’s Skasters – Rats and MiceCapone and the Bullets – Das ModelSkatala – Dibuix d’una Nova EraDr Calypso – Keep on Walking’Napoleon Solo – Open Channel DSoweto – Last Duel in the OK CorralNew York Ska-Jazz Ensemble – My Blue SkaKing Hammond – The Beat is BlueMonkey Shop – Where to GoMonkey – Glass Bottom BoatGigantes Magneticos – Power of ChoiceMr. Review – Another TownThe Deltones – Running AroundThe Riffs – How We LaughedPotato 5 – Never Take the PlaceRico Rodriguez – Ska Wars Feature image lifted from the Ska Punk Daily Instagram account. The post 100% Ska Podcast Episode 310 – Ska Trek vs Ska Wars appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

Your weekly dose of a ska DJ trying to emulate your favorite old college radio show. Always 100% ska, always mostly 100% vinyl, and always getting buzzed on Jamaican rum while recording! This week’s episode is the Requiem for a Supernova, as we fully accept the postponement of the Supernova International Ska Fest to 2021, and play music from the bands that were scheduled for 2020 and now appear to all be scheduled for 2021. This episode is also dedicated to Erick “Fingers” Morgan, who passed away yesterday. Erick was the keyboardist and one of the founding members of The Skunks, who were also scheduled to reunite to perform at Supernova. Full Setlist: Dendrites – Bottom FeederEastern Standard Time w/ Coolie Ranx – Mad DogThe Toasters – Pool SharkBim Skala Bim – I Took a FallThe Skapones – From Cradle to GraveHepcat – Same O’ Same O’ Skoidats – Skinhead HopSammy Kay and the East Los 3 – I Can ChangeRoger Rivas – Brown LineThe Planet Smashers – Pierce MeMustard Plug – Too StupidMephiskapheles – Center of the…The Pietasters – Perfect WorldJ Navarro and the Traitors – OppressorCatbite – Come on BabyScotch Bonnets – Hair DidStop the Presses – Dead Man’s PartySlackers w/ Doreen Schaffer – Our Day Will Come The post 100% Ska Episode 309 – Requiem for a Supernova appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

Well, quarantine madness along with a few Blue Hawaiian cocktails have set in, and its time for the very first all-CD episode of 100% Ska. You’re hearing nothing but sweet sweet ska compact discs here from the 1990s, and if I’ve done my research and homework correctly, none of this music has ever been released on vinyl! Sit back, and enjoy a very special episode of 100% Ska! I think we’ll be doing this again soon, as I’ve just scratched the surface of my ska CD collection.Playlist: Allstonians – Jr. G-ManSkunks – Glass PantsMobtown – Coming to Get YouMetro Stylee – Nude ReggaeSkavoovie and the Epitones – Sonic BoomThe Aquabats – TarantulaSMA – Leeches and LampreysThe Invaders – Try to SeeThe Tantra Monsters – 10 HoursThe Scofflaws – Ska-La-CarteThe Miggedys – Times Like TheseUnsteady – Bad AttitudeThe Radiation Kings – MurderInspecter 7 – Train SongThe Royalties – Shut DownSkatallica – Cold Winters DayTaxicab Samurais – Big KahunaRuder Than You – Skahall Connection If you want to learn how to make Blue Hawaiians the 100% Ska way, check out Cocktails with Ryan Midnight. The post 100% Ska Podcast Ep. 308 – the First All-CD Episode appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

This week’s episode features an interview with Austen Gray, mastermind behind New Jersey’s ska-punk outfit, Joker’s Republic. We talk about the new album, Left Behind, their recent tour on the west coast, and of course the current Coronavirus outbreak.Check out the Joker’s Republic website, to keep up with the band! As always, we’ve got plenty of music for you, this time focused primarily on the ska-punk genre! This week’s playlist:The Pandemics – Killing TimeAgainst All Authority – Above the LawSkankin Pickle – Ice Cube Korea Wants a Word with YouVoodoo Glow Skulls – SymptomaticThe GLG Twenties – No Sympathy for TyrannyJoker’s Republic – Indecisively IndifferentThe Suicide Machines – SOSThe Pilfers – Show No FearHot Stove Jimmy – Down Sides AheadKemuri – Positive Mental AttitudeOperation Ivy – HobokenLess Than Jake – My Very Own FlagEdna’s Goldfish – Gone AwayThe Silencers – PolicemanMadness – Madness The post 100% Ska Podcast Ep. 307 – Joker’s Republic Interview and a Ska-Punk Party appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

This week’s episode is the first recorded since the Coronavirus pandemic has really been hitting the United States. Plenty of shoutouts, new music to support, pleas to support your local scene, and even your favorite bars and bartenders. We will persevere, and I will see you on the dance floor before you know it! This week’s playlist:Alberto Tarin & Orchestra – Walking AroundThe Void Union – CentipedeMiddle Volga Social Club – Alexey RodinThe Adjusters – ElegyThe Allentons – DreamsBoomtown United – Love Like Fire Dance Hall Crashers – Skinhead BBQRancid – Crane FistThe Ska Blazers – GringoKing Django – Hey BartenderThe Shifters – She’s So FineThe Seattleites – Ska-la-ModeSave Ferris – New SoundRegatta 69 – Someone to Cling ToPressure Boys – Policeman in my Neighbor’s YardEl Bosso – Al CaponeBuck O Nine – Truth or DareNo Villains Left – Wait for Me The post 100% Ska Episode 306 – Unity and Love while Social Distancing appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

Your weekly dose of a ska DJ trying to emulate your favorite old college radio show. Always 100% ska, always mostly 100% vinyl, and always getting buzzed on Jamaican rum while recording! This week’s episode features an new interview with Bowcat, from Phoenix, discussing their current Kickstarter campaign and Supernova 2020, and brand new tunes from The Prizefighters being released as part of a benefit to raise money to fight ovarian cancer. [Powerpress] The links you need! Bowcat’s Kickstarter campaign for their 7″ EP (live through 3/21/20) The Prizefighters on Bandcamp (new single available 3/13) Full Playlist Prizefigters – CreditsMonkey – CaffeineThe Liptones – NattugglanMadness – Baggy TrousersStrange Fruit – The BombBowcat – Cruising SpeedThe Planet Smashers – Manta Ray DanceThe Skapones – From Cradle to GraveThe Pietasters – Five Days of the WeekThe Aggrolites – Camel RockJah on Slide – This is the Revolution SoundCaz and the Day Labrorers – You Know You’re WrongThe Robustos – Don’t Be DownTommy McCook – Always on Sunday The post 100% Ska Episode 305 – Bowcat Interview & Prizefighters New Music appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

Your weekly dose of a ska DJ trying to emulate your favorite old college radio show. Always 100% ska, always mostly 100% vinyl, and always getting buzzed on Jamaican rum while recording! Getting back to an attempted regularly scheduled recording session, and giving you a bunch of new releases and new-to-me tunes! Playlist: Isaac Green and the Skalars – Spoiled BratSkatala – El Pistolas de l’EscalaRed Soul Community – Don’t Let It DieNapoleon Solo – All I NeedMighty Mighty Bosstones – Closer to NowhereThe Busters – Summertime – SRTW3Derrick Morgan – In My Heart – SRTW4Laurel Aitken – Ska Locomotion – SRTW3The Mobsters – Steppin Out – SRTW4The New Riddim – Hell of a Year Dr Calypso – Anti-SkaMark Foggo’s Skasters – Do the MonkeyTwo Tone Club – Up in the Kids RoomAgnes Loti – C’est Toi Mon IdoleJeff Bowen – Suzie SkaThe Angels – Jamaica JoeThe Marketts – Come See Come SkaKing Zepha – Al Baba The post 100% Ska Episode 304 – Hell of a Year and It’s Only March appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

Your weekly dose of a ska DJ trying to emulate your favorite old college radio show. Always 100% ska, always mostly 100% vinyl, and always getting buzzed on Jamaican rum while recording! Tonight is another episode dedicated to the 7″ record! I’m lazy and didn’t check what I played on previous 7″ dedicated episodes, so maybe there’s repeats here but every cut is a killer. Enjoy!Tonight’s Playlist: Top Shotta Band – Share My Love The Meow Meows – I’m on FireLos Placebos – Rudeboy PosseThe Scofflaws – Spider on My BedLegal Gender – Overcast The Toasters – Talk in Cheap (Live)Blind Spot – MaudeThe Action League – Rudeboy’s LifeLos Vicios De Papa – Victima Mephiskapheles – Shame and ScandalAggressors BC – The HallwaysStaya Staya – 1986The Pietasters – Factory Concerto Skankin’ Pickle – I Missed the BusPunch the Clown – CIA ChickAgent 99 – Murder for RentJiker – Brawl at Da Hut The Papers – Who Put the Reggae on the Radio The post 100% Ska Podcast – Episode 303 – It’s Another All 7″ Show! appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

Your weekly dose of a ska DJ trying to emulate your favorite old college radio show. Always 100% ska, always mostly 100% vinyl, and always getting buzzed on Jamaican rum while recording! Tonight is the first episode of season three to feature ska music, and we settle back into our old ways of sipping rum and getting that upbeat cranking!Tonight’s Playlist: The Busters – Mickey Mouse in MoscowThe Checkered Cabs – You Told Me That You Loved MeHeavy Manners – Blue BeatThe Selecter – Because the NightSoul Radics – The Worst ThingKing Zepha’s Northern Sound – Al BabaDavid Hillyard and the Rocksteady 7 – Someone Else’s Love SongMoon Invaders – Different Strokes for Different FolksThe Ska Flames – Hot SakeKing Hammond – Sweet Mortal SinErin Baldwell Collective – Please Please PleaseBoss Riot – I Can’t Forget About You BabyLaurel Aitken – Rude Boy DreamThe Dendrites – Booty Lu’s CanoeYellow Cap – Trick or TreatBandulus – Good LovinThe Boilers – Outta ControlThe Screw-Ups – Reach Out The post 100% Ska Podcast – Episode 302 – First Actual Ska Episode of 2020 appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

Your weekly dose of a ska DJ trying to emulate your favorite old college radio show. Always 100% ska, always mostly 100% vinyl, and always getting buzzed on Jamaican rum while recording! However! Tonight’s season three premiere of 100% Ska has been hijacked! Instead of the usual 100% ska you’ve come to know and love, tonight’s episode will feature all non-ska music, as DJ Ryan Midnight presents some of his favorite music from those “other” genres add to his collection throughout 2019.From Psychotic Pinapple to The Parasites, and Velocity Girl to The Tiki Men, plus a whole lotta 80s schlock, your opinion of your host may never be the same! The post 100% Ska Podcast – Episode 301 – A Very Special Season Three Premiere appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

Your weekly dose of a ska DJ trying to emulate your favorite old college radio show. Always 100% ska, always mostly 100% vinyl, and always getting buzzed on Jamaican rum while recording! This week focuses on highlighting the best of 2019! However, this isn’t the best releases of 2019, but the best of the music I’ve bought of the year to showcase the “new to the library”. Expect deeper notes and dives into many of the songs! The playlist! Johnny Reggae Rub Foundation – This is SkaThe Selecter – The Selecter The Graduate – Elvis Should Play SkaThe Offs – Johnny Too BadSkunks (France) – SolenzaraThe Specials – Vote for MeThe Prizefighters – KashmirCatbite – Scratch Me UpThe Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Almost Anything GoesThe Terrorists – Riis ParkCairo – I Like BluebeatAlana Turner – Darling I Will StayThe Impalers – Return of JacksonDutch Ska Express – Ska FactorySuicide Machines – No FaceOcean 11 – Miss UnderstoodVictor Rice – Motion Study 1Skunks (US) – Greyhound The post 100% Ska Podcast – Episode 219 – Best of 2019 New to the Library appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

Your weekly dose of a ska DJ trying to emulate your favorite old college radio show. Always 100% ska, always mostly 100% vinyl, and always getting buzzed on Jamaican rum while recording! This week’s episode attempted to do a simulcast on Zuckerberg’s book-of-faces emporium, but sadly didn’t get very far! However, we do have brand spankin’ new music from Stop the Presses, The Abruptors, and Thirsty Guys! Full setlist: The Orobians – Who Can It Be NowDance Hall Crashers – Dance Hall CrashersGo Jimmy Go – Ease UpThe Toasters – Life In a BubbleEl Bosso & Die Ping Pongs – Mieser WichtStop the Presses – Stop the PressesCrazy Baldhead – Too Much TechnologyShot Black and White – Day In / Day OutRanking Roger – Muscle SkaThe Abruptors – With My LuckBad Manners – Got No BrainsThe Berbiseyans – ComradeThe Hoovers – I Got You BabeThirsty Guys – Bad ChemistryLess Than Jake – Rock n’ Roll PizzariaLockstep – The City is BurningVoodoo Glow Skulls – Land of Misfit ToysRoger Rivas and the Brothers of Reggae – Winter Wonderland The post 100% Ska Podcast – Ep 218 – Not Quite a Winter Wonderland appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.