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Tonight we take a listen to a track from The Bruce Lee Band of their brand new album One Step Continue reading100% Ska Podcast S05E18 – New Releases and More Music to Dance to The post 100% Ska Podcast S05E18 – New Releases and More Music to Dance to appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

Well, this is it, the final Bandcamp Friday currently on the calendar, and we’re making this one helluva Ska Spectacular Continue reading100% Ska Podcast S05E17 – The Final Bandcamp Friday Ska Spectacular (May 2022) The post 100% Ska Podcast S05E17 – The Final Bandcamp Friday Ska Spectacular (May 2022) appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

Tonight we take another trip on S-K-Airlines for trip around the world (and even back in time) to highlight some Continue reading100% Ska Podcast S05E16 – International Jet-Setting on S-K-Airlines The post 100% Ska Podcast S05E16 – International Jet-Setting on S-K-Airlines appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

Tonight we interview the one and only Coolie Ranx on the eve of the release of his debut solo album, Continue reading100% Ska Podcast S05E15 – Coolie Ranx Interview, Mini-Retrospective, and Selections The post 100% Ska Podcast S05E15 – Coolie Ranx Interview, Mini-Retrospective, and Selections appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

Tonight we celebrate the bands currently, or are about to go on tour across the United States, as we continue Continue reading100% Ska Podcast S05E14 – Celebration of Spring Ska Tours and Live Shows The post 100% Ska Podcast S05E14 – Celebration of Spring Ska Tours and Live Shows appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

Cranking out this week’s episode on a Sunday to help finish out the weekend, or perhaps start the week, just Continue reading100% Ska Podcast S05E13 – Feels Like Spring, Feels Like Dancing Time The post 100% Ska Podcast S05E13 – Feels Like Spring, Feels Like Dancing Time appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

Its Bandcamp Friday again, April 1st, but this ain’t no joke! We’re bringing you another ska preview spectacular showcasing some Continue reading100% Ska Podcast S05E12 – Bandcamp Friday Spectacular Episode for April 2022 The post 100% Ska Podcast S05E12 – Bandcamp Friday Spectacular Episode for April 2022 appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

After a slight, unintended hiatus, we’re back and bringing you an episode filled with an eclectic selection of ska styles Continue reading100% Ska Podcast S05E11 – Lets Dance and Bounce until we’re Pissed and Broke The post 100% Ska Podcast S05E11 – Lets Dance and Bounce until we’re Pissed and Broke appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

Tonight we’re showcasing the various sounds you’re likely to hear on 100% Ska, from rare 80s tracks, to ska-punk, to Continue reading100% Ska Podcast S05E10 – Come on Down to Ska City The post 100% Ska Podcast S05E10 – Come on Down to Ska City appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

March 4th is Bandcamp Friday once again, and we are hitting you up with a ton of great brand new Continue reading100% Ska Podcast S05E09 – Bandcamp Friday Spectacular Episode for March 2022 The post 100% Ska Podcast S05E09 – Bandcamp Friday Spectacular Episode for March 2022 appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

We haven’t done an all-60s ska show in quite a while, so tonight we’ll be doing just that! Nothing but Continue reading100% Ska Podcast S05E08 – On a Jet Plane to Jamaica The post 100% Ska Podcast S05E08 – On a Jet Plane to Jamaica appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

This week we’re taking a look at some of the new and recent releases coming out of early 2022 and late 2021, plus we get into celebrating the quickly returning concept of live shows and full tours! Be on the look out for massive tours this spring from Mephiskapheles, Stop the Presses, Big D and the Kids Table, plus plenty of shows in your neighborhood (we highlight few upcoming shows here in the Northeast)! Of note this week, we listen to the newest release from Sgt Scag which will be on the Viva! Songs of Freedom compilation, The Ska Vengers (from India) and their contribution to the Ska Cares: a Benefit for the Alpha Institute compilation, a track from The Step Daughters debut LP on Jump Up Records, a track from The Bakesys latest record, and a listen to some of the first singles coming out of Ecuador’s new label Football Records! As always, we also hit you with a few nice slices of ska from the 80s and 90s! Full Playlist: Sgt Scag – One More Parade The Step Daughters – We Are One Mephiskapheles – Paradise Voodoo Glow Skulls – Los Hombres No Lloran Thumper – Holy Roller The Ska Vengers – Tempo The Bakesys – Atomic Invasion Stop the Presses – Rude Skank The Donkey Show – Feeling Nice Staya Staya – El Ultimo Tren Los Argonautas – Cianeas a Shaka Steady Rudy Willy’s Soundsystem – Beware of Bad Dogs King Chango – I Don’t Care Buddy Jay’s Jamaican Jazz Band – Buddy Up The Israelites – Resurrection The Snails – Death Caught Me The Insteps – I’m the King The Slackers – Don’t Let the Sunlight Fool Ya Don’t forget to follow DJ Ryan Midnight and the 100% Ska Podcast on Facebook and get your weekly dose of a DJ trying to emulate your favorite old college radio ska show by subscribing to the podcast if you haven’t already! The post 100% Ska Podcast S05E07 – New and Recent Releases, Shows, and Tours Galore appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

Well, Valentine’s Day is around the corner, so how about an episode full of love, romance, desire, and affection? Its our non-ska-pun-titled Valentine’s Day episode! We’re getting this out a little early, so hopefully you are sick of love songs. Enjoy! For those of you in the NYC area, we just announced our next show – King Django, Sonic Libido, and Barbicide at Otto’s Shrunken Head 3/19! See you there! Full Playlist: Madness – It Must Be Love Go Jimmy Go – Valentine’s Day Jackie Mendez – Let’s Fall in Love Hepcat – Together Someday The Aggrolites – Love Isn’t Love The Toasters – Thrill Me Up Bad Manners – My Girl Lollipop The Pietasters – Tell You Why The Middle Volga Social Club – Love You So The Stubborn All-Stars – Glimmer of Hope Isaac Green & the Skalars – I Love You Soweto – I Will Never Let You Go Dakka Skanks – Skinhead Boy Boomtown United – Feels So Nice Catbite – Scratch Me Up The Indecision – Swing Those Hips The Delegators – Be Good To Me Lord Tanamo – I’m in the Mood for Love Don’t forget to follow DJ Ryan Midnight and the 100% Ska Podcast on Facebook and get your weekly dose of a DJ trying to emulate your favorite old college radio ska show by subscribing to the podcast if you haven’t already! The post 100% Ska Podcast S05E06 – The Non-Ska-Pun Titled Valentine’s Day Episode appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

Welcome to our first episode of February! Looks like we’re getting six more weeks of winter, so grab a good stout, or a lovely aged rum, and let’s get our dance on inside while we wait to thaw out. On tonight’s episode we listen to a track from the brand new compilation from Stubborn Records, Still Stubborn: Volume 1 (available now on Bandcamp) which kicks off the label’s thirtieth anniversary! Be on the look out for more volumes in 2022. We also listen to another digital-only single from Tyrone Turtle and the Steady Rockers. Beyond that, you’ll get a cross section of ska from the 80s, 90s, and into the 21st century! Full Playlist: Killer Diller – Fight For Your Woman Buford O’Sullivan – Decade Revival Song Napoleon Solo – 0 0 5 9 Boss Riot – I Can’t Forget About You Baby Sammy Kay and the East Los Three – Highs and Lows Mungo’s Hi-Fi x Marina P – The Best Goes Ska Boomshot! – You’ve Never Known Solomon Jabby – Tone Wheel Express The Shifters – It’s Been Too Long Rancid with the Stubborn All-Stars – I Wanna Riot The Planet Smashers – Pee in the Elevator Unsteady – ME The Aquabats – Powdered Milk Man! Legal Gender – Overcast Ocean 11 – Ancient Chinese Ska The Fundamentals – Cool Down and Let It All Out 2 Tone Lizard Kings – Super 8 Tyrone Turtle and the Steady Rockers – Drunk and Dancing Don’t forget to follow DJ Ryan Midnight and the 100% Ska Podcast on Facebook and get your weekly dose of a DJ trying to emulate your favorite old college radio ska show by subscribing to the podcast if you haven’t already! The next episode should be all about love! The post 100% Ska Podcast S05E05 – Do the Ska for Six More Weeks of Winter appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

Tonight we spread the breaking news that The Mighty Mighty Bosstones have officially broken up, stating they “have decided to no longer continue on as a band.” We pay tribute to the band, which was the gateway to the sound of ska for your DJ Ryan Midnight, though several tracks across their discography. We also listen to advance tracks coming from the new Detroit Riddim Crew album (available on Abbey Productions and Jump Up Records on February 4th) and the new Zoob & The Co-operators 7″ (available for pre-order on Happy People Records, releasing on January 28th) We also, of course bring you heaping helping of great ska from across the Us and Europe! Want to hear your band’s music on 100% Ska? Submit your music now! Full Playlist: Detroit Riddim Crew – Midnight Walk The Mighty Mighty Bosstones farewell block – Don’t Know How to Party – Bad in Plaid – Green Bay, Wisconsin – The Cave (1986 Recording) The Fuss – Driving Me The Big Takeover – Girlie Girlie Skatax – Soul Sister Monty Neysmith and The Bishops – Love Rock The Pandemics – Killing Time Monkey – Hitchin’ a Ride The Aggressors BC – 29 Years The New Riddim – Hell of a Year The Braces – In Ska Mood The Deltones – Make Me Smile The Boxboys – American Masquerade State of Emergency – Police Chase Zoob & The Co-operators – Up Trooper’s Hill Don’t forget to follow DJ Ryan Midnight and the 100% Ska Podcast on Facebook and get your weekly dose of a DJ trying to emulate your favorite old college radio ska show by subscribing to the podcast if you haven’t already! The post 100% Ska Podcast S05E04 – SkaCoreTheDevilNoMore, Detroit Riddim Crew first listen, and More! appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

This afternoon we come to terms with the fact Madness has finally cancelled their US Tour after postponing dates for almost two years due to the pandemic. We listen to some of the early output on the 2-Tone label (via original 45 singles!) and also dive into some of the 2-Tone inspired bands of the era and go “a step beyond” into some other inspired music and just straight up good tunes! We also open the show with Rhoda Dakar’s brand new single, her version of Bowie’s “The Man Who Sold the World”, available on her Bandcamp page as a digital or limited edition single. Full Playlist: Rhoda Dakar – The Man Who Sold the World Madness – The Prince The Specials – Gangsters The Bodysnatchers – Ruder Than You The English Beat – Ranking Full Stop The Jamaican Survivors – Oochi Ska The Ram Jam Band – Free Town (Part Two) Mark Foggo and the Secret Meeting – New Shoes The Employees – Pick It Up Floyd Lloyd and the Potato 5 – Tear Up The Rude Boys – Rudeboy Shuffle Mr. Review – Rudeboy’s Rhapsody The Offenders – 2-Tone Time N-E-1 – So We Go Moon Invaders – Pick Up the Pieces The Dropsteppers – Darker Side of Grey The Repeaters – Shake It Mr. Maitland Second Step – Men In Suits (Demo) Don’t forget to follow DJ Ryan Midnight and the 100% Ska Podcast on Facebook and get your weekly dose of a DJ trying to emulate your favorite old college radio ska show by subscribing to the podcast if you haven’t already! The post 100% Ska Podcast S05E03 – Requiem for Madness: 2-Tone, 2-Clone, and a Step Beyond appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

As has become tradition at the beginning of the year, this week looks back some of the “best” and noteworthy additions to the 100% Ska Podcast library, and also looks at some of the new reissues of older material that came out in 2021. Full Playlist: The Scofflaws – Paul Getty Skinnerbox – Hepcat Season Eastern Standard Time – Return of the Prophet Proyecto Secreto – Tainee The Far East – NYC Dream Adhesivo – Dia De Rutina The Chinkees – You Don’t Know Babylon Fighters – Fuck You Less Than Jake – Happyman Rico Rodriguez – We Want Peace Maroon Town – Hope Prince Fatty meets the Mutant Hi-Fi – Moscow Mule Aphrodite Delacruz – Toxic The Crazy 8s – Johnny Q SLK – Walk of the Mummy The Fabulous Titans – Johnny Rocker The Pressure Boys – Armchair Radical Park Rangers – Smells Like Teen Spirit Don’t forget to follow DJ Ryan Midnight and the 100% Ska Podcast on Facebook and get your weekly dose of a DJ trying to emulate your favorite old college radio ska show by subscribing to the podcast if you haven’t already! The post 100% Ska Podcast S05E02 – 2021 New Reissues and “Best Of” Additions to the Library appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

This week on 100% Ska, our first episode of 2022, we take a look back at some of the amazing new music released on vinyl in 2021, including fantastic albums (primarily released from US-based bands) and a host of singles released from around the world including several newer imprints proudly carrying forth the ska banner. You’ll hear releases from Jump Up Records, Bad Time Records, and smaller (but no less important) labels like Mixed Tape Records, Guerrero Records, El Paso Records and Canana Records! Let’s find out what 2021 had for ska enthusiast! Next week we’ll take a look at some of the 2021 vinyl re-issues and older new additions to the 100% Ska library acquired last year. Full Playlist: Western Standard Time Ska Orchestra – Sunrise in the East Mr Kingpin – Don’t Know Who I Am Smoke & Mirrors SoundSystem – Nobody Did It Wild Man Riddim – Northwest The Freecoasters – Magnolia Catbite – Asinine Aesthetic Half Past Two – Shine Bim Skala Bim – Lightning The Tellways – Space Force Buster Shuffle – Sucker Punch Blues Sir Jay and the Skatanauts – Swiss Ska Fever The 18th Parallel – Stamp n Go Junior Dell & the D-Lites – Miss Aranivah Dani Radic with The Slackers – Keep Going Georgetown Orbits – Hang on Sloopy Chinatown Ska – Oasis Ska The Zensies – We Can Still Dance Le Grand Miercoles – El Hombre De La Melodica Don’t forget to follow DJ Ryan Midnight and the 100% Ska Podcast on Facebook and get your weekly dose of a DJ trying to emulate your favorite old college radio ska show by subscribing to the podcast if you haven’t already The post 100% Ska Podcast S05E01 – Best-ish of 2021 New Ska Releases on Vinyl appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

from the Detroit Riddim Crew & Friends album Well, after a brief disappearing act to get over COVID, your DJ Ryan Midnight is back for one last episode this year! Tonight we bring your a winter dance party filled with belated Christmas / winter melodies, an assortment of instrumentals to keep you company by the fire, and more toe-tapping tunes. We also open with the latest single from Joker’s Republic, their cover of “Love My Way”, a song two years in the making! Next episode we’ll take a look at the best-ish of vinyl releases from 2021! Full Playlist: Joker’s Republic – Love My Way The Scotch Bonnets – Winter Reggae Party Roger Rivas – Winter Wonderland Detroit Riddim Crew – Sleigh Ride Lollypop Lorry – Skankin’ Around the Christmas Tree Rico Rodriguez – Fiesta The Upsessions – Lincoln County  War The Steadytones – Come With Me Rhyth-o-Matics – El Toro Culture Shock – Someone Has to Pay Boss Sound Manifesto – Dig It Bigger Thomas – Manhattan Holiday King Django – Avenue A The Senior All-Stars – Les’ Dance Victor Rice – Bermuda Triangle North East Ska Jazz Orchestra – Ska de Janiero Don Cosmic – A Good Year Buena Onda Reggae Club – Big Trouble Inna Ska Jazz Town The post 100% Ska Podcast S04E44 – Post-COVID Winter Ska Party and the Last Episode of 2021 appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

Tonight we put the spotlight on Guerrero Records, a new imprint coming out of Los Angeles focusing on traditional ska and roots reggae, as we listen to cuts from their first three releases (check them out on Bandcamp and Facebook). We also listen to a bunch of new releases, including the digital-only EP from friends of the show The Georgetown Orbits (available on Bandcamp), a track from The Bluebeats “Alternate Mix” of their debut Dance With Me (available on Bandcamp), No Sports’ new album “Twang!”, and The Selecter’s 40th Anniversary release of Too Much Pressure.We round it out with a whole lotta ska from Germany, along with the UK, Venezuela, Austria, and the USA. Just a bit of every style from around the world, as you’ve come to expect from 100% Ska! If you are local to NYC, come out to our Holiday Ska Party on December 17th at Otto’s Shrunken Head! Full Playlist: The Georgetown Orbits – Better Off Dead Le Birrette – Let Me Stay Esco Chris – The Suspects Intensified – Skinhead Train Los Aggrios – Meteorito No Sports – Together Strong The Selecter – They Make Me Mad The 27 Red – Angry Man Rare and Tasty – Saxism The Rotterdam Ska-Jazz Foundation – Fussy Business The Zensies – We Can Still Dance Johnny Reggae Rub Foundation – No Bam Bam Spicy Roots – Judy’s Pub Right Turn Eddie – What Could It Be Dance Hall Crashers – Othello Desorden Publico – Ska de Aca Crazy Baldhead – Hey Monday The Bluebeats – Don’t Get Crazy (Alternate Mix) Don’t forget to follow DJ Ryan Midnight and the 100% Ska Podcast on Facebook and get your weekly dose of a DJ trying to emulate your favorite old college radio ska show by subscribing to the podcast if you haven’t already! The post 100% Ska Podcast S04E43 – Spotlight on Guerrero Records, more New Releases, and a Lotta German Ska appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.