100% Ska Podcast

Well, we just had an earthquake, and we’re about to have an eclipse. How about some good ol’ ska music to distract us and dance along? Tonight we’ve got a heaping of traditional-inspired tunes – including several fantastic instrumentals – plus some 80s ska styling, and a block of new-ish “digital only” released music! Let’s play on and see what catch...

Tonight we say goodbye to Greg Lee, co-founder and co-singer of Hepcat, who tragically and unexpectedly passed away last week. We also focus on some of the great modern neo-traditional ska sounds that Hepcat helped usher into the 90s and the 21st century. As part of that we listen to some of newer music hitting your turntable and digital players that has come out recently. Grab your shoes, roll up...

This week we’re highlighting two great festivals coming up in 2024 – This is Not Croydon Fest 5 , and of course Supernova Ska Festival – both of which still have tickets available We’re also just generally highlighting bands that are out on the road this spring – whether its a weekend tour or longer and ready to play live for you! Additionally, we’re highlightin...

It’s already March, and we’re marching and dancing toward the first day of spring, so let this new episode put a spring in your step. Today is also Bandcamp Friday, so if you hear something you like, go check and see if the band has something to offer! This week we’re spending some time in the wayback machine, hitting you with some new vinyl releases, spotlighting some of the new...

Once again we find the pendulum of ska shaking back and forth this episode with a wide variety of sweet soulsteady, reggae, and all the way to anarcho ska-punk to scratch that energetic itch. We’ve got new release music from Tyrone Turtle, reissues from Coolidge (vinyl debut) and Against All Authority, sweet ska from Spain, and a few fun covers scattered throughout. We also continue our dedi...

This week we continue doing some major new releases catchup, highlighting some great albums, singles and a compilation that have come out in 2023. Additionally we’re highlighting some digital only releases as we continue to spotlight great music that hasn’t (yet) appeared on vinyl. We also hop in the time machine to check out some 80s rarities that we’ve recently added to the 100...

This week we continue to look back on 2023 and some of the great new vinyl releases, some “finally available” on vinyl reissues, and of course continue our spotlight on some of great digital (and CD) only releases that have been coming out recently. Of particular note, Barbicide’s new album Songs about Heartbreak and Nazis is a must listen, you have to check out the new Roots and...

The 100% Ska Podcast returns! After a way too-long, and way-unintended hiatus, we’re back with stacks of records and inbox full of digital-only releases to start catching up on. This week we play some of the great record releases of 2023 including Mustard Plug, Sgt. Scag, Fishbone, and J. Navarro & the Traitors, while slipping into new digital releases from Killer Diller, The Bakesys, We...

Tonight we’re checking out several new digital singles we’ve been sent over the past few weeks, listen to some new and new-ish vinyl releases, hop in the time machine with some 90s singles, and get our circle pit on with some high-crunch ska-core. On the digital side we have a track from the debut album of The Phensic (new project from the founders of Bigger Thomas), and the new album...

Tonight we’re listening to some brand new tracks (and new-ish) tracks from The Classy Wrecks, Be Decent, Inokasira Rangers, The Hotknives, along with Max Iss and the Minions, and The Skamotts. We also get in some great ska-jazz material, as David Hillyard and the Rocksteady 7 have been announce as a last minute addition to Supernova 2023. We also get into some good ol’ fashioned 90s sk...

Tonight we’re listening to some more music from more bands that will be playing at Supernova Ska Festival 2023 – specifically the bands of Bad Time Records who will have a dedicated block at the festival! We’re also getting into some rare ska singles from the late 70s, listening to some newish music, and putting the spotlight on Guerrero Records! Take a listen! Full Playlist: The...

Tonight we’re putting the spotlight on Escape Hatch Records, the new San Diego-based label that has come out both guns blazing and ready to take turntables by storm! We’re checking out some of their brand new releases including The Dynamos, along with the reissue of Unsteady’s debut album, the Gangbusters album finally seeing the light of day after 33 years, and more. For the vin...

With only two months until the beginning of Supernova International Ska Festival 2023, I thought it was time to start counting down and giving the bands playing this year some extra love! So here are about half the bands you’ll hear all weekend long, between the official festival and the after party shows. We’ll continue to showcasing the great acts coming as we get a bit closer to Sep...

Tonight we’re checking out a bunch of new (and new-ish) tunes to keep your summer library hot with releases from Jump Up Records, Canana Records, Old Neighborhood, and Ska Punk International ! Of note are brand-new releases from The Prizefighters and Amy Gabba & the Almost Famous , plus the collaborative Rocksteady 7 Meets Crazy Baldhead , and the new digital single from Skankt. We also...

As we ramp up to the summer of ska, we’re getting the podcast going again, and if you’re local in the NYC area be sure to check out the upcoming Subway to Skaville calendar at the bottom of the page. There’s no Bandcamp Friday this month, but we’re highlighting two releases on tonight’s episode, Not From Concentrate and their album #tbt which collects an archive of ol...

On tonight’s episode we hear brand new music from The Prizefighters off their album coming later this year, and the newest release from The Night Owls. We also hear several tracks from the 90s that have recently been making their way to vinyl. Plus we’ll hit you we some international ska, this week coming from Spain and Poland! We’re also recording this on April 20th, so of cours...

Tonight we’re checking out some new tunes and new reissues that have come out in the past few weeks, diving into the Spanish ska scene, and checking out some of the “2-Clone” singles that are new to the collection. Of note is the new 12″ from Tyrone Turtle and the Steady Rockers (limited copies available at Jump Up Records), a new release from The Abruptors, a reissue of Th...

Bandcamp Friday is back! This month we’ve got our Bandcamp ska spectacular looking ahead some of the new releases, and a look back on a few albums you should get into your collection if you haven’t already! Some of the newest releases you’ll find highlighted here include The Pomps, Some Ska Band, Not From Concentrate, and Cosmic Shuffling, while looking back you’ll hear som...

Tonight we’re taking a look at some of the exceptional releases from two labels! First up is Productions Impossible Records , from France, focusing on the French ska scene, along with other subcultures including surf and rockabilly! Check out their full offerings! We also dive into some of the recent-ish releases from Happy People Records , as they release new exclusive tracks and add new li...

Tonight we’re checking out some more of the 2022 releases from the tail-end of the year (including releases from Jump Up Records and Guerroro Records ), getting into some of the newest 2023 releases and pre-orders available now, along with another trip back to the 90s with a stack of 7″ records! Of note in the pre-orders is The Skapones new album Northern Gods (available this week), an...

Tonight we finally get around to showcasing some of the best ska albums of 2022! You’ll find an assortment of debut albums, followups, neo-traditional, ska-punk, pop-driven and everything in between. It’s been a great year for ska indeed! Take a listen, and if you like what you hear, check out the full albums listed in parenthesis next to each song! Full Playlist: The Bruce Lee Band &#...

Tonight we’re looking back on some of the best reissues of 2022, allowing us to fill in the missing slots of our collection without breaking the bank, and getting some “debut on vinyl” too. This includes The Slackers and their reissue of “Wasted Days” ( Pirates Press Records ) The Skalars vinyl debut of “Change Up”, and The Magnetics vinyl issue of two EPs...

On our first episode of 2023 (our sixth season!) we are highlighting some of the amazing bands that have been announced to play at the 2023 Supernova International Ska Festival! The festival has already announced some incredible headlining acts including Fishbone, The Untouchables, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra and the Piestasters, along with an incredible assortment of US-based bands, and internat...

Tonight we say goodbye to Terry Hall, who passed away earlier this week, in shocking news to the ska community. He will be great missed, but the music he helped create will go on, and continue to go on and inspire. We also put the spotlight on NYC’s Daptone Records label, with a look at some of their more ska and reggae-oriented singles they’ve released. We also get nice and ska-jazzy,...

Well, the end of the year is coming, its starting to get a little frosty outside, but the decks are always hot with the sound of ska! Tonight we get into a few new releases, get into some fun covers and interpretations, and as almost-always, run the gambit of ska styles before the episode is through! Of new release (and reissue) note, we take a listen to the vinyl-debut of The Scofflaws “Ska...