100% Ska Podcast

Tonight! We’re back to an all music-focused episode and we are heading around the world to hear some great bands from France, Germany, Japan, Northern Ireland, the good ol’ USA, and more! Additionally, we start to look at the ska bands playing the festivals on what could be a historic moment, as the weekend of September 17th has Riot Fest is Chicago, The So-Cal Hoedown in Los Angeles,...

Tonight on 100% Ska we have a massive interview and conversation with the creatives behind the music side of The Inevitables multimedia project – Vinnie Fiorello (formerly of Less Than Jake), Obi Fernandez (Westbound Train), and Alex Stern (Big D and the Kids Table, The Pomps). During the interview, we get into the genesis of the band, how they collaborate, the comic book side of the project...

This week we celebrate the return of the official summertime (at least for the northern hemisphere), celebrate the 30th anniversary of Let’s Go Bowling’s debut album “Music to Bowl By”, crank up some great tunes released by Jump Up Records, and of course take a trip deep into the 80s Euro catalog! We also listen to two standout tracks from Hugo Skavez and Dunia & Aram ,...

Your weekly dose of a DJ trying to emulate your favorite old college radio ska show. Always 100% ska, almost always 100% vinyl, and always getting buzzed on Jamaican rum while recording! This week we’re taking a look at some of the recent Bandcamp releases – all available digitally and some with physical releases – as we get closer to Bandcamp’s second annual Juneteenth fun...

Your weekly dose of a DJ trying to emulate your favorite old college radio ska show. Always 100% ska, almost always 100% vinyl, and always getting buzzed on Jamaican rum while recording! This week we take a listen to some of the recent releases from Italian label Aloe Vera Records ( check out their releases via Bandcamp!) and get into some nice and mellow tunes to get you in a relaxing state of mi...

Your weekly dose of a DJ trying to emulate your favorite old college radio ska show. Always 100% ska, almost always 100% vinyl, and always getting buzzed on Jamaican rum while recording! Follow DJ Ryan Midnight and the 100% Ska Podcast on Facebook, check out the ska-themed cocktails being concocted, and don’t forget to subscribe if you aren’t already! This week we celebrate 25 years of...

Your weekly dose of a DJ trying to emulate your favorite old college radio ska show. Always 100% ska, almost always 100% vinyl, and always getting buzzed on Jamaican rum while recording! Tonight’s episode opens with a special treat and a slice of “lost” California ska history, Speciall Guest, whose lead singer has recently released mastered demo tapes originally recorded in 1985...

This week we’re going a bit off the beaten format path to take a look at a bunch of great recent ska releases and about-to-be released music for May 7th’s Bandcamp Friday! As a reminder, the first Friday of each month (for now) is Bandcamp Friday, where the platform waives all their fees for purchases, and gives all the funds direct to the bands! If you like what you hear, consider get...

Your weekly dose of a DJ trying to emulate your favorite old college radio ska show. Always 100% ska, almost always 100% vinyl, and always getting buzzed on Jamaican rum while recording! This week we bring you another assortment of newish releases including Proyecto Secreto , Crazy Baldhead , and Bad Operation , check out the brand new single from Rhoda Dakar, and dive deep into the 80s for a few...

Tonight on 100% Ska, we’ve got an assortment of great new and new-ish releases, along with some great “library” tracks and a sneak audio peek at a new project from The Prizefighters! New tracks tonight include releases from The Big Takeover ( get the album direct from the band !) , digital singles from The Bakesys and Wild Man Riddim , and the new-ish EP from Chinatown Ska availa...

Tonight we get back under the covers with ska for another all-vinyl, all-covers episode spanning decades worth of inspiration and the bands inspired by them! We got great alternative tracks from the 90s, new wave inspiration from the 80s, a bit of 70s punk so much more performed by the bands you know or should know! Dive in, and find out what you’ve been missing! As mentioned in the episode,...

Tonight on 100% Ska, we sit down with Jersey City’s own Penniless Loafers on the eve of their album – Living the Plan B – being released on Bandcamp ( get the digital download or CD now and watch the music video for their song Milo !) and give a listen to some new and classic NJ ska, including a track the recent debut EP from The End Times . We also take a trip across the Atlanti...

Tonight we have what turned out to be impromptu set of some great international ska and boss reggae bands spanning 35 plus years including brand new music released just this week from Skabara in Stockholm and The PMR Ska Collective from Montreal, along with a spotlight set on Moon Records in celebration of the label’s revived merchandise! You can check out the PMR Ska Collective on Bandcamp...

On this week’s episode we open with the brand new song from The Bruce Lee Band, “Division in the Heartland” (available now as a digital track via Bandcamp ) with all proceeds from the track going to StopAAPIHate.org . Please consider purchasing the track, or donating directly to this amazing organization. We also spotlight some of the great ska and ska-punk coming out of Japan an...

Tonight we throw the spotlight on some of the great brand new and recent ska releases to keep your 2021 in a dancing mood! You’ll hear track from brand new albums from Boomtown United and The Tellways, a brand new release from Sgt Scag on their split 7″, digital singles from Cartoon Violence and Mr. Kingpin, plus recent tunes from Jah Jazz Orchestra and The Cascadians! Check out the li...

Its Sunday funday, so let’s have some fun with a little ska-punk shenanigans and get happy and angry! This week’s episode dives into some rarely heard early ska-punk that you need to hear, a heaping helping of ska-punk from the 90s, and new music from current flagbearers Half Past Two and Bite me Bambi! You can pick up the new digital single from Half Past Two from their Bandcamp page...

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 Upset...

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 spe...

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...

Tonight on 100% Ska we are putting the spotlight on a host of newer and current bands that are carrying on the tradition of the old sounds and styles of ska, rocksteady and rootsy reggae. Additionally, we are highlighting a newer label coming out of the UK, Original Gravity , which is proudly wearing its influence and love of Trojan Records and the spirit of ’69 on its sleeve and quite liter...

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 Go Psycotic Pineapple – Hang On For Your Life Fuzzbox – X X Sex Humans – I Live in the City X-Teens – Johnny’s Having Fun Dieter Osten –...

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....

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...

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 , Bla...

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 l...