Podcasts by 23min of Ska

Episode 536: Halloween Ska Vol. II from 2023-10-28T17:21:38

...even more spooky scary ska for you this Halloween weekend!!

00:00:00 - Common Sense Kid - Monsters (A for Effort, E for Attainment '23)
00:02:55 - the Amphetameanies - the Funeral P...

Episode 535: Halloween Ska Vol. I from 2023-10-28T17:19:50

Spooky ska for all you rudies!

00:00:00 – the Magnetics – Bloody Mary (Cocktails & Fairy Tales Vol. 1 ’20)
00:02:31 – We Are The Union – You’re Dead / Vampire Ska (You’re Dead / Va...

Episode 534: Awesome Mix Vol. 23 from 2023-05-04T09:00

Guardians of the Skalaxy

Episode 533: ...This is the End from 2023-02-09T09:51:28

Thank you for listening.

00:00 - Rude Girl Revue - My Way (Listen

Episode 532: ...Now You Know... from 2023-02-02T10:00

In the early days you may have heard or been told a number of... contradictory stories about the nature and origin of the ska scene and about the reasons why 23min of Ska came into being.
Listen

Episode 531: ...What To Do... from 2023-01-26T10:00

This past Monday was the 13th birthday of 23min of ska... that seems ominous!

When was the last time you heard a ska podcast that wasn't put there by them?

00:00 - Listen

Episode 530: You're Wondering Now... from 2023-01-19T08:33:42

This episode is full of true blue friends, fantastic acquaintances, a few online pals, and total strangers who've always done right by me & the show. One song I think is absolutely beautiful...

Episode 23: You Call It Vol. 23 from 2023-01-13T14:32:38

It’s that time again, where you, my loyal listeners helped pick the bands and/or the songs for this episode. As always, if it’s lame, that’s on you all!

00:00 – Listen

Episode 529: The End of the World... or a Cat on a Bowling Ball? from 2023-01-05T10:28:56

It's late
I love you
Keep listening to ska

00:00 - Eichlers - SONGS ONLINE (SON...

Episode 528: Rickmancing the Ska from 2022-12-29T10:00

I created this episode 2 weeks ago, but I couldn't upload it. That's right, even with out internet I made the episode and I was trying to find a way to upload it and create art for it, and I jus...

Episode 2212: Holiday Special! from 2022-12-22T10:00

 Can you believe it? I got enough awesome internet scraped together to release an episode this week! Finding ska holiday songs, oh that was easy! There's so much quality on that front out there!...

Episode 527: the Sound is Ska&Bold from 2022-12-08T08:18:55

This is the episode for you Stan and Francine! It's ska from all over the world, and it's fantastic! It didn't need to get a doctorate to prove its worth!

00:00 - Listen

Episode 526: The Mystery at the Bottom of the Jam Jar from 2022-12-01T10:00

 So sometimes I do elaborate jokes that only I get. Maybe "joke" is the wrong word... anyway... So these 6 songs are part of a theme... kinda. The order is: COVID, Team Ups, Lounge, Ska by Non-S...

Episode 525: Our Sentence is Up! from 2022-11-24T09:26:12

The kitten least likely to...

 00:00 - Girls Go Ska - David Watts (Listen

Episode 524: Clear After You from 2022-11-17T10:00

"Out on the road, long way from home, you know it's not the life for everyone..."

00:00 - the Third-Rates - Escape from the City (Listen

Episode 523: the Ultimate Ska Issue from 2022-11-10T08:03:25

Are you ready for some ska?
Here it comes!
Here comes some ska!
Open up your ears for all the ska!

00:00 - Sad Snack - Sunshine an...

Episode 522: You will Surely Win in the End! from 2022-11-03T09:00

Ska is like candy, there's a wide variety, and it's all pretty sweet!

00:00 - the Hotknives - W.L.N. (Screams, Dream...

Episode 2210: Halloween Special! from 2022-10-27T09:00

Did... did I go too far with this one? It's the sixth "Halloween Special" I've done, and I didn't want to disappoint... but I fear I may've gotten a little carried away with the spooky ...

Episode 521: the Deadliest Drop! from 2022-10-20T09:00

Man is life full of ups and downs. At one minute you're having a great day, eating a taco, the next thing you know a bird swoops down and steals that taco, but then you have a sweet ska podcast ...

Episode 520: You Only Live Nine Lives from 2022-10-13T09:00

Listen up Steve, I'm undercover in another podcast right now. Don't worry about me, these ska fans are pretty cool. I'm investigating the case of the missing can of Bumblebee tuna. Don't wait up...

Episode 519: ...and a Cherry on Top from 2022-10-06T07:52:08

wait... aren't cats lactose intolerant?

00:00 - Stop the Presses - Terminator (Listen

Episode 518: a Baker's Dozen to Go! from 2022-09-29T07:33:30

Time to make the ska podcast!

00:03 - the Anchorage - Wild Stories (Wild St...

Episode 517: The Long Good-Bye from 2022-09-22T09:00

 "Try the girl" they mocked, but Foggy wasn't having it, besides, she knew that blackmailers don't shoot. She was looking for the finger-man that framed her. Sure, her necklace had broken at the...

Episode 522: RJ Phoenix Must Die! from 2022-09-15T09:00

Another astonishing, amazing and extraordinary episode of 23min of Ska gold for all you fallen angels and hellions! It's down right uncanny how ska factors into life and is a force to be reckone...

Episode 515: Counting to None from 2022-09-08T09:00

Seven bands & songs to delight you.
Six of the songs are shorter than
Five minutes. It's
Four times the ska excitement than the
Three other leading ska podcasts.
Two to
One...

Episode 514: Bits of Infinity from 2022-09-01T09:00

Looks like I got this one out on time this week! HUZZAH! Ska from everywhere! Ska for all! Ska rules!

00:00 - Lo(u)ser - Me Vs ...

Episode 513: Days from 2022-08-28T21:40:11

 wait... what day is it????

00:00 - the New Limits - Saturday Morning (Pressure ...

Episode 512: SIX WORD SONG TITLE GIMMICK EPISODE from 2022-08-18T09:00

This episode's just six word songs.

00:00 - Joker's Republic - Anxiety (Getting In My Own Head) (Listen

Episode 511: FIVE WORD SONG TITLE GIMMICK from 2022-08-11T09:00

Hey, wake up sleepy head!
Let's go listen to ska!

00:00 - the Simulators - Take a Chance on Me (Take a Chance on Me '22)
03:03 - Co...

Episode 510: FOUR WORD SONG TITLES from 2022-08-04T09:00

Come on out of yr hiding space, and check out some great ska!

00:00 - Donna and the Dynamiters - My Lock, Your Key (My Lock, Your Key '22) Listen

Episode 509: THREE WORD SONGS from 2022-07-28T09:00

Ska is good!

Listen to ska!

Enjoy yourself, friend!

00:00 - Chupaskabra - As it Was (As it Was '22)
02:30 - One Night Band -...

Episode 508: TWO WORDS from 2022-07-21T09:00

Welcome to another fantastic episode of 23min of Ska, that doubles down on the great ska, and is twice as good than you'd expect! This episode is going to the moon! I'm out, deuces!

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Episode 507: ONE from 2022-07-14T09:00

Ready for a new session of 23min of Ska? I think it's time for one! So let's get it started w/ some great tracks from across the world! HELL YEAH! Let's all listen to some ska!

00:00 - <...

Episode 2207: Vacation : Checkered Past : the Ska'd Cast from 2022-07-07T09:00

What does the American podcaster do when they're not up for celebrating Independence Day, but still wants to slack off? Why, you make the Canadians do the work! I got Celine, Joey, and Rob from ...

Episode 2206: Vacation : This Is Ska from 2022-06-30T09:00

Takin' it easy the next few weeks, folks. In fact it's time for a vacation! This week while I'm kickin' back, I have Middagh Goodwin picking out the tracks for today's episode. Middagh is the ge...

Episode 506: Now Concludes Our Broadcast Day from 2022-06-23T09:00

...and here we are, at the end of another set of 23 episodes. I want to thank all you for listening and continuing to support the show! I also want to give a thank you to my On the Upbeat co-hos...

Episode 505: Skaliday from 2022-06-16T09:00

This episode comes in like a lion, and leaves like a lamb, and gosh, do I love it. This episode has a collection of some of the best ska & ska/punk happening RIGHT NOW! Listen up, it's such ...

Episode 504: Ska is the Watch Word from 2022-06-09T09:00

Another finely curated episode of 23min of Ska. I hope you all enjoy it, but it was made for a single particular person. I love you all, but I love her more. Happy birthday to the best wife in t...

Episode 503: the Rudy Who Came to Dinner from 2022-06-02T14:47:27

Quick, grab the keys, let's go for a ride and listen to the latest episode of 23min of Ska while we cruise the streets of Raytown! Heck, let's all meet sown at the Bigger Jigger for a pint after...

Episode 502: I Know Why the Rude Bird Kills from 2022-05-26T09:00

Now in glorious Extra SKA!
This week's 23min of Ska is just, it's just some of my favorite stuff made by some of my favorite people! Everyone on this episode is good people, great in fact. Th...

Episode 501: And the Rudest Is... from 2022-05-19T09:00

This is one of these episodes that doesn't earn me any new listeners, and probably costs me some, but that I can't help but love. It's got ska-core, ska-punk, straight up ska, rock steady, and a...

Episode 500: 500 Episodes and Nothing to Listen to from 2022-05-12T07:17:07

500 episodes of 23min of Ska! What the absolute heck? How have I reached this lofty number? Support from my wife, kittens, and all the great listeners and bands that allow me to share their fant...

Episode 499: Skaliath from 2022-05-05T09:00

Sometimes you get an idea for an episode and you just have to go for it... right? Well I hope you all enjoy this episode as much as I did when putting it together.

00:00 - Listen

Episode 498: the Rudy's Edge from 2022-04-28T09:00

People of the world! Listen up! I'm playing some more great ska from across this globe at you!

00:00 - the Abruptors - Understand ( Listen

Episode 497: My Ska Podcast from 2022-04-21T14:21:39

It's another episode full of ska from coast to coast and all over the world, delivered straight to your ears! With out the support of you listeners I wouldn't be able to keep this up, so thanks ...

Episode 496: the Gang goes to a Ska Show from 2022-04-14T09:00

2:00am
On a Thursday
North Hollywood, CA

00:00 – Big D & the Kids Table – Dispirit (Listen

Episode 495: the Rudy Sitters from 2022-04-07T09:00

Come and skank on our floor
(Come and skank on our floor)
We've been waiting for you
(We've been waiting for you)
Where the ska is her and theirs and his
On this podcast for you ...

Episode 494: Ska Speed and a Hep Touch from 2022-03-31T14:08:30

Got another top notch episode of 23min of Ska here for all of you! In the last 24hrs there was an outpouring of love for what I'm doing here w/ 23min of Ska, and I gotta say, I didn't expect it ...

Episode 493: Houses of the Rudy from 2022-03-24T09:00

Have you heard the news? Ska is back! Oh you knew that... well... awesome! Glad you are listening, and thanks!

00:00 - the Step Daugh...

Episode 492: Ruder Play from 2022-03-17T09:00

Hey everyone, be sure to have a safe and fun weekend however you decide to celebrate.

00:00 - Lizzy Kirby ft. Listen

Episode 491: The One with the Ska Podcast from 2022-03-10T18:00

It's been a rough few weeks, rougher than most. More than anything I've needed my family, friends, and friends that are family to get me through. Also helping me through it all is music, here's ...

Episode 490: the Ska Blizzard from 2022-02-24T18:00

It's a late night, graveyard shift kind of episode this week. I'm not sure what that means, but damn if it doesn't feel right.

00:00 - the Forwards<...

Episode 489: Walt Jabsco Wants You from 2022-02-17T18:00

 Here's a new episode.

I like it.

I hope you do too.

00:00 - Skatune Network - Cuffing Today (Listen

Episode 488: Rudy's Place from 2022-02-10T18:00

After RJ accidentally burns down an episode of 23min of Ska, the local ska podcast, Rudy, with RJ's help, wants to start make their own podcast episode and call it Rudy's Place. They ask [UNNAME...

Episode 487: Jason&the Rude-sters from 2022-02-03T18:00

Show me that ska again. There's 23 minutes ready for your listenin'. We're nowhere near the end, this episode is ready to begin. As long as we got each other, we got the records spinnin' full of...

Episode 486: Keeping It Hep from 2022-01-27T18:00

On January 23rd, 2010 I posted my first episode of 23min of Ska online. It was a bit of fun and I thought I'd do a few episodes a month for a few years, get it out of my system, and move on. Get...

Episode 485: Rude Ambition from 2022-01-20T18:00

Here it is, another golden episode full of fantastic ska music for you all. Listen, enjoy, check out the bands, and lead a good life. That's all I want from all you listeners, and if all you wan...

Episode 484: Louie and the Rude Girl from 2022-01-13T18:00

Hey everyone, thanks for tuning in to a  new session of 23min of Ska! I'm going to try for the next 23 weeks to keep it fresh, current and fun, so that all of you all are finding some killer new...

Episode 22: You Call It Vol. 22 from 2022-01-06T18:00

I asked my listener base for what they thought was the best song they heard in 2021. It didn't need to have come out in 2021, but that was the year they heard the song. I got a TON of great song...

Episode 483: I'm a Rudie, You're a Rudie! from 2021-12-30T18:00

Here it is, we're closing out the year on a high note! All these songs rip! Hope you had a good year and listened to a lot of great ska! 2021 brought us great music, a handful of shows, but not ...

Episode 482: Ska's Got Moxie! from 2021-12-23T08:31:45

Woah, what a year it's been! There's been so much great and fun ska that's come out in last few years! Oh yes, it's been an embarrassment of riches and never been a better time than to be a ska ...

Episode 2112: Holiday Ska! Vol. 5 from 2021-12-16T08:17:36

I'm I getting cynical, or are the holidays just not what they used to be? Or is it that I'm old? Or out of touch? Or is this just bit because of the songs I picked for this year's holiday specia...

Episode 481: An Empire of Ska from 2021-12-09T18:00

Hey everyone, there's been some really great ska and ska/punk coming out lately, here's just a small sample! Most of these songs were just released last week, heck the oldest one is only a few m...

Episode 480: Y'all Get Yer Ska! from 2021-12-02T18:00

So I'm currently very busy with the big "Arose Such a Clatter 2021" comp coming out later this week, so that almost meant no episode... but thankfully I have an awesome listener in Listen

Episode 479: Ska for Every Occasion from 2021-11-25T08:34:47

Here's some excellent ska from around the world, hope you dig it, as I dig all these songs and bands!

00:00 - the Princetones - Again and Again (Listen

Episode 478: That's My Ska from 2021-11-19T15:55:09

This is an episode that I've been thinking of doing for a looooong time, and I'm finally pulling the trigger. It was all because of the new single from the Guilty Parties which is the second tra...

Episode 477: Ska Makes You Move from 2021-11-11T18:00

Another week, another fantastic episode of 23min of Ska. Ska of all styles from all over the world. I hope you all dig, I know I had a blast stringing these songs together for this episode!
...

Episode 476: Dance Freely! from 2021-11-04T07:26:02

This wasn’t supposed to be an all covers episode… it really wasn’t… but when I got almost done w/ songs I wanted to play, I noticed all of them were covers songs, so I did make it a goal to fill...

Episode 2110: Halloween Ska Vol. 5 from 2021-10-28T16:00

I just checked... this is volume five of my official Halloween ska series... it's hard to believe to me too! Halloween seems to be a favorite of ska and ska/punk bands so they're always a fun an...

Episode 475: Lucky Ska Listeners from 2021-10-21T16:00

Count yourself lucky, you get to listen to ska.

00:00 - Chango Munks - We Want All Your Minds (Listen

Episode 474: No Frills, Just Ska from 2021-10-14T10:00

Here's a batch of no nonsense, straight ahead real Canadian super ska goodness.

00:00 - Jory Kinjo & the Relays - TimebomB! (Listen

Episode 473: Keeping Tabs on Ska from 2021-10-07T18:33:52

Keeping tabs on what’s going on in the ska scene can sometime be a bit daunting. I’ve also been known to fall behind myself, so here we are checking in on some acts I haven’t played for you in a...

Episode 472: Ska's the Best! from 2021-09-30T07:05:20

Ska’s the best, isn’t it? Yeah, ok, so it’s a given we all think this, but here is another episode that is full of great ska that will have you saying “Ska is the best, that title was totally ri...

Episode 471: You Like Ska - Ska Likes You! from 2021-09-23T09:00

Woah, this episode... this episode shocks me with the talent contained in it! I didn't really have a direction or "must play" list of songs, I just kinda started tossing tracks I liked into the ...

Episode 470: Jonesing for Some Ska from 2021-09-16T07:04:15

What more can I say about this great batch of ska/punk that the music isn't saying itself? That's right, I can't! So listen up, because I'm not telling you again!

00:00 - Listen

Episode 469: Shake Things Up! from 2021-09-09T07:23:40

It's been a long week... and it's getting longer... Why take some time to relax and kick back, grab a lawn chair, enjoy a nice episode of 23min of Ska, eat a Moon Pie and watch the grass grow. <...

Episode 468: Don't Say"Nah"Say Ska! from 2021-09-02T10:00

Howdy, it's time for another 23min of fantastic ska! We have ska, we have ska/punk, we have hyperska! We have it all, and it is all for the taking! Dive in and enjoy, it's the ska scene, and it'...

Episode 467: There’s No Real Secret to Enjoying Ska from 2021-08-26T07:40:15

23min of Ska is the podcast for other people, such as yourself. Never overestimate the remarkable power of 23min of Ska. Don’t be fooled into thinking there has to be a reason for everything. Wh...

Episode 466: It hasta be Ska! from 2021-08-19T10:00

 My goodness there's a lot of great new ska happening in the last few years... I mean... so much and of such quality! I'm trying hard to point out some of these bands for you all, and I hope you...

Episode 465: Real Ska, Real Music, Real Good! from 2021-08-12T09:00

 ear can hear! Ska from all over the world! Ska for your listening pleasure on 23min of Ska, you're weekly home for... uh... ska music, duh!

Hope that you find something you dig on this e...

Episode 464: Don't You Wanna? from 2021-08-05T09:00

I always say that my favorite episodes are the ones with all different kinds of ska music, the kind with bands from all over the world, and the episodes that have several different kinds of voic...

Episode 463: Never goes Out of Style from 2021-07-29T06:46:54

Is it ska? Is it rocksteady? Is it reggae? Who am I to judge... but is it good? Hell yeah it is! It's a more laid back and refreshing style of episode this week to delight your ears.

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Episode 462: Reach for the Sun from 2021-07-22T10:00

This episode is brought to you by trying to stay awake! I kept replacing the tracks on this, and as I did, they kept getting faster, and louder, leading me to adding even faster and louder track...

Episode 461: I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing from 2021-07-15T09:00

Alright let's get started on a new session of 23min of Ska! YEAH! The theme is drinks... but we're also keeping up on the "keep it current" theme we've been hyper focused on! Here's a new episod...

Episode 21: You Call It Vol. 21 from 2021-07-08T10:00

A few times a year I ask my listeners what they think I should be playing, and every time I am delighted at what is suggested! So many good suggestions from Facebook, Twitter and Reddit that I p...

Episode 2107: Vacation : the Ska Show with Beefy from 2021-07-01T10:23

Still on vacation, still need someone to bring you all some rad as heck ska... so why not ask Beefy from the Ska Show with Beefy to bring a bunch of Australian ska for your entertainment! Also d...

Episode 2106: Vacation : Ska Punk International from 2021-06-24T05:00

So I decided I needed a vacation, but who could fill for me and still do a rad job? Well it’s Chris over at Ska Punk International, of course! Chris wanted highlight his recent release of “Songs fo...

Episode 460: Time to Leave the House from 2021-06-17T07:42:27

Here we are, at the end of another session of 23 min of Ska. Thanks for hanging in there since the beginning of the year, and experiencing all this great (and mostly new) ska & ska punk these l...

Episode 459: the Mystery of Abe Lincoln on a Cruise Ship from 2021-06-10T09:00

Another episode of 23min of Ska and another episode full of ska from all around the world! And recent ska to boot! As always, enjoy, and thanks for listening!

00:00 - M'Ghadi - Schöfli (M'Gh...

Episode 458: If Ska isn't Dead, Then Who's Skull is This? from 2021-06-03T09:00

Goodness me, that's a whole load of great new ska and ska/punk! Can you believe it? I'm so happy so many great and active acts are out there still making great tunes for all of us!

00:00 - B...

Episode 457: the Rude Boy in the Hallway from 2021-05-27T05:00

Enjoy!

00:00 - the Regards - Slaviour (Probation Vol. 1 '21)
02:33 - the Articles - Hand Me Down (Action Claw vs. Gorilla Grip '21)
06:11 - Inokasira Rangers - 夢で逢えたら (夢で逢えたら '21)
0...

Episode 456: Search for the New Sound from 2021-05-20T05:00

As always I'm trying to keep up with what is currently going on with what is current in ska and ska/punk. I hope this episode hits you right, as it was another joy to put together for all of you. A...

Episode 455: Picking it Up on the Tarmac from 2021-05-13T09:00

That's right, it's another episode of 23min of Ska! Much like last week this episode came together QUICK! I think it's due to there being a lot of good ska to pick from, as well as me really want t...

Episode 454: Secrets of the Underground Ska Scene from 2021-05-06T09:00

New ska you say? Yes, here it is! New ska! As old as this March and as new as yesterday! It's new ska for all! Listen up and enjoy!

00:00 - Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra - Ska Salvation (SKA=...

Episode 453: Dig that Crazy Beat from 2021-04-29T09:00

Thanks for allowing me to go crazy the last few weeks with odd theme episode ideas, some were even stretching sanity! Digging back a few episodes we'll find television themes, '90s covers, ska song...

Episode 452: the Television Adaption from 2021-04-22T09:00

Is the the most ridiculous episode I’ve ever done? Maybe… did I laugh to myself a lot while making it? You know it!

“Turn it on, turn it on, turn it on, turn it on, on, on, on, on and tune m...

Episode 451: Back in the Day... from 2021-04-15T09:00

If there’s two things that ska can’t seem to shake, it’s the ’90s and cover songs. So in that spirit I decided to just lean into it.

00:00 – Kill Lincoln – David Duke is Running for Presiden...

Episode 450: Search for the Open Gate from 2021-04-08T09:00

Last week I brought you familiar ska songs, that weren’t done in a ska style, this week I bring you some ska songs, but the artists aren’t known for being ska bands (even though some have some bona...

Episode 449: 23min of... is it Ska? from 2021-04-01T09:00

Well... is it?

00:00 - the Louisville Sluggers - Gangsters (Spare Shells: a Tribute to the Specials comp '00)
02:37 - Haunted Hive - Superman (Hidden Tape Unlocked: Vol. 1 comp '19)
06...

Episode 448: the Millionaire's Holiday from 2021-03-25T09:00

Last year I kept encountering more and more ska music that was rather, for lack of a better term, lounge-y. I've always been a fan of Martin Denny and exotica lounge stuff, as well as the more popu...

Episode 447: the Greatest Team Ups of All Time! from 2021-03-18T09:00

A few weeks ago, my co-host over at On The Upbeat asked me and our guests to share some of what we consider to be great ska collaborations. That was the spark that set this episode in motion. I hop...

Episode 446: the Virus that Wouldn't Leave from 2021-03-11T06:00

A year ago today the World Heath Organization stated that Covid-19 was a officially a pandemic, and since then we've been kooked up and missing shows. In that time we've had some bands addressing h...

Episode 445: Road Map to Madness from 2021-03-04T06:00

More fantastic ska and ska/punk for you to listen to and check out. As always, I hope you enjoy this fantastic episode and find at least one new favorite band! It's usually around now I turn over t...

Episode 444: Dandy Suits Spell Doom from 2021-02-25T08:22:31

What a fun episode to wrap up February with! I've been meaning to play you about half these songs for some time now, and I finally got them to fit together this week! As always, I hope you dig, and...

Episode 443: the Ska/Ski Connection from 2021-02-18T10:00

Here's a small bundle of ska to keep you warm on such a Winter's day. It's a cold world out there, literally and more, so be sure to keep yourself and others warm. Life it too short to leave people...

Episode 442: Episode 148 from 2021-02-11T07:00

Oh I am so excited to share this episode with you! Kicking it off w/ 2 brand new high energy songs from Coolidge and Cartoon Violence! Two of my favorite current bands bringing us all new music! No...

Episode 442: the Discovery of the Secret Basement Show from 2021-02-11T06:00:01

Oh I am so excited to share this episode with you! Kicking it off w/ 2 brand new high energy songs from Coolidge and Cartoon Violence! Two of my favorite current bands bringing us all new music! No...

Episode 441: the Hunt for a Decent Ska Pun from 2021-02-04T09:01:36

Ska puns, I hate them. Sure you could say I'm no fun, and you might not be wrong, but really, there's so much more depth and joy in this scene that ska puns just seem, oh so lame. A band has to be ...

Episode 440: Episode 146 from 2021-01-28T07:00

Here we are, back again for another 23 minutes of fantastic ska and ska/punk! This episodes came together quick! All these songs are rad as hell and fell right together. Seriously, great music abou...

Episode 440: Midnight in Skaville from 2021-01-28T06:00:01

Here we are, back again for another 23 minutes of fantastic ska and ska/punk! This episodes came together quick! All these songs are rad as hell and fell right together. Seriously, great music abou...

Episode 439: the Mysterious Old Guy at the Back of the Pit from 2021-01-21T06:00

Holy heck, it's just about been 11 years of 23min of Ska madness! I can't believe I've kept it going this long! But it's all thanks to great listeners and great ska & ska/punk bands! You all gi...

Episode 438: the Secret Sun Set Ska Pier Party from 2021-01-14T08:15:49

Here we go again with another set of 23 episodes! 2020 was a great for ska and ska/punk and 2021 is already looking up! I’m ready to explore this year in ska with all of you, so I hope to keep you ...

Episode 20: You Call It Vol. 20 from 2021-01-07T06:00

Two weeks ago I asked my Instagram for suggestions on what to play and I got a BUNCH of responses! The first problem was that I got suggested a lot of songs I've played before, but hey, I still had...

Episode 437: I Hope You Survive the Experience from 2020-12-24T08:56:35

...and here we are, winding down the year as well as this comic book theme. It seems like a lot of the rest of you enjoyed it too! Once again, here's a fat stack of great ska, ska/punk, and dirty r...

Episode 436: Ginchy! from 2020-12-17T08:21:41

I've been reading Mike Allred comics pretty much since I got into comics, he's as classic to me as ska and ska/punk. He's a guy that makes me still love superhero comics, while bringing his indie i...

Episode 2012: Holiday Ska! Vol. 4 from 2020-12-14T08:26:16

You know it’s that time of year again… holiday season! And this year… well, we’ve been blessed with so many new ska and ska/punk holiday songs! Honestly, it was hard to whittle it down to these sel...

Episode 435: Hell Morning!!! from 2020-12-10T10:00

Oh heck yeah! Kicking off w/ a brand new song from Paul the Kid! I've been a fan of Paul for a time and he never fails to deliver! I hope you all dig it as much as I do! After a killer Bruce Lee Ba...

Episode 434: the Lovely Angels from 2020-12-03T08:22:41

I came of age in the '90s, which means, yeah, I read a fair amount of manga. One of my favorites was always Adam Warren's take on "the Dirty Pair" a sci-fi book that was ages ahead of the curve by ...

Episode 433: Times Past from 2020-11-26T08:14:04

It’s Thanksgiving time in the States and what a better time to break out a book about family. It’s about a father and son, the meaning of legacy and missing their family that has passed on. Oh and ...

Precious Little Life from 2020-11-19T10:00

So, yeah, I wanted to do an episode with a lot of my favorite Canadian bands and pattern it after "Alpha Flight" but that wasn't coming together. Then I heard the opening track by "Lo(u)ser" and KN...

Disposable Assassin from 2020-11-12T08:02:44

Surreality just got funky! Or "rude" I should say "Surreality just got rude" because this is a ska podcast, right? Anyway, "Scud the Disposable Assassin" is a top tier comic for, so over the top an...

Journey into Amazing Tales of the Uncanny from 2020-11-05T10:00

Ok, it's back to just me, your pal RJ Phoenix to ride out the rest of the year with on this podcast! I love so many of the songs on this week's episode that I had a little too much silly fun w/ the...

Crossover : This I Know with Josh and Joe's Joe! from 2020-10-29T09:00

When I started off this nutty run of crossover episodes, I started w/ Josh from This I Know with Josh and Joe, so now it's Joe's turn to help me finish it off. I've known Joe since he was a baby. H...

Crossover : the Rudie Librarian from 2020-10-22T09:00

On YouTube there’s a ska fan that loves books, this man is the Rudie Librarian! He’s a pretty great go to for any kind of book, even comics, and he talks about ska when he fit it in. But hey, it’s ...

Crossover : Checkered Cast's Tara from 2020-10-15T09:00:01

At it again with Checkered Cast! This time I'm teaming up with Tara for the hardest and most rewarding episode so far! We both have such similar tastes that I've played a lot of what she had ideas ...

Crossover : Talking Records from 2020-10-08T09:00:01

This week I have Jed from the "Talking Records" podcast helping me out. Jed gave me a TON of tracks to pick from and could've easily done 3 episodes with this guy! Also, "Talking Records" is a hell...

Crossover : Checkered Cast's Christine from 2020-10-01T09:00:01

This week’s episode is a collaboration with Christine from Checkered Cast! It’s a podcast that features interviews, music, & ska talk from two ska loving gals! Christine brings a lot of great l...

Crossover : Talk the Ska from 2020-09-24T07:09:02

Hey, have you all be checking out my boy Matty and the Talk the Ska podcast? It's a lot like this show, only Matty talks to you about what you just listened to. Me, I want to make you read, like a ...

Crossover : This I Know with Josh and Joe's Josh! from 2020-09-17T09:00

It’s the cross-over event of the year! I’m teaming up with other podcasters to choose songs for the next 7 weeks! This week we have “This I Know with Josh and Joe” co-host Josh! He’s one of my olde...

Episode of the Villain from 2020-09-10T09:00

Here's an episode, a bunch of songs that either have titles of comic book villains, or make fit that theme in some way. They say a hero is only as good as his villains and that's not wrong, even wh...

My Greatest Adventure from 2020-09-03T09:00

"Doom Patrol" is one of those comics that I read absolutely for the characters, almost any writer can be on the book and I'm down with few exceptions. Pretty much the same way I am about ska, I'm p...

No Evil Shall Escape My Sight from 2020-08-27T09:00

About a year and a half ago I had some surgery which ended up putting me on some pretty heavy painkillers for a few days. During this time, going in and out of sleep I started reading Geoff Johns’ ...

I Know the Face of God from 2020-08-20T09:00

What! That's right, it's time for another episode of 23min of Ska! I hope you're ready for this one, it was a lot of fun. This was originally planned a little bit later in the year, but I just didn...

Hate the Beach from 2020-08-13T07:05:15

So for the first time in a long time I was up so late perfecting this episode. I thought I'd had the music part done several times. One time I even saved it for publishing. Thing is, it didn't feel...

Covert Action from 2020-08-06T09:00

So, uh, why comics for the theme of the 19th Session of 23min of Ska? Honestly, because I l dig them. Comics were my first pop culture love. Sure, television and movies were OK, but I never had str...

A Finer World from 2020-07-30T09:00

Have you ever tried hard not to make a ska pun? I'm fighting it right now... and I even hate ska puns, but you know... some days... Any way, here we are, another set of great ska, reggae and ska/pu...

23 Minutes of Four Color Ska from 2020-07-23T09:00

Ok, here we are, ready to start another 23 episode cycle of 23min of Ska! As always, I hope you are ready to join in on music, find some new bands, and remember older ones... but not too much older...

Mix Tape : the '10s Side B (part 2) from 2020-07-16T09:00

…And we’re at the finale! Woo hoo! You’ve lived through the 2010s via ska music, once again! We’re closing it out with another load of fantastic tracks! Most of these are songs I was surprised to f...

Mix Tape : the '10s Side B (part 1) from 2020-07-09T09:00

Awww yeah, now we're on the flip side! This episode is a little more international than the last few episodes on this mixtape. I've always wanted more and more international bands on this show, and...

Mix Tape : the '10s Side A (part 2) from 2020-07-02T09:00

Woohoo, here we go with part two! So many of these bands are ones that I miss all the time. It's a bit more punky than the last one was, but that's what we all love about ska, right? It's multiface...

Mix Tape : the '10s Side A (part 1) from 2020-06-25T13:31:30

It’s been a minute since I set up a virtual 90min mix tape (split across 4 episodes) dedicated to a decade. One reason it’s been awhile is well… I ran out of decades… but hey, look, we’re in 2020, ...

Keep On Truckin' from 2020-06-18T09:00

Alright, so how could I close down this last 23 episodes? A set of episode influenced by trucker slang? I think you know! Then on to some topical songs, then some flat out great songs and ending it...

Watch Out for Smokey from 2020-06-11T09:00

This episode was a lot more... let's say laid back when I started it... but, it couldn't stand... it just didn't feel right. So I started switching out songs, and switching out more... and more... ...

Both Feet on the Floor from 2020-06-04T09:00

When I started this episode, and finished it a few weeks ago (sorry I've been working ahead a bit, I have been busy with my essential job (second aside: I don't come into contact with many people, ...

Dixie Cup on a Clean Channel from 2020-05-28T09:00

When you're home a bit more, and you have more time to think about your hobbies... and then you think "Hey, let's do that follow up episode that you teased moths ago!" And in my silly way, I figure...

How Many Candles You Burning? from 2020-05-21T15:05:06

It’s my birthday early next week, so I thought I’d dig around in my records crate and pull out some tracks for an all vinyl episode of 23min of ska. Some of these tracks were later put out digitall...

Starving the Bears from 2020-05-14T09:00

So in "Trucker Slang / CB Slang" the term "Starving the Bears" means to go the speed limit so that the cops won't pull you over and give you a ticket. And slowing down a bit seems like not too terr...

Jackknife in the Circle City from 2020-05-07T09:00

So each year, a few friends of mine celebrate "Johnny Socko Day" which is on May 6th, ...

10-23, Stand By from 2020-04-30T09:00

Well folks, looks like you're once again stuck with me, RJ Phoenix to prepare, mix and...

Convoy : Lockdown and Loaded from 2020-04-23T09:00

About the Tracks:
Nathan Leigh and the Crisis Actors - This Machine Kills Centrists...

Convoy : This is Your Brain on Ska Box! from 2020-04-16T09:00

Hey, guys! This is SKA BOX- an all ska subscription box, sending music, merch and more...

Convoy : Lady Luck Just Slapped Me in the Face from 2020-04-09T09:00

Hey all, this is Jr Ska Boss of Viva Ska Radio where every Wednesday my killer partner...

Convoy : Nobody Knows Me in this Big Windy Town from 2020-04-02T09:00

With all of the craziness surrounding the global COVID-19 pandemic, I've found myself ...

Convoy : TV's Fine if You Like WGN from 2020-03-26T09:00

Wash, wash
Washing my troubles away
Oh yeah, oh yeah

Maybe these words ring hollow in our troubled times. Or maybe they hit just right. Either way, I hope the potent mixture of 2 T...

Convoy : the New, the Old & the Local from 2020-03-19T09:00

Ska music has been a big part of my life for over the past 20 years. I even met my wife because of ska music. Being a teenager in Orange County, California in the mid 90’s you couldn’t escape ska m...

Convoy : Looking for Direction from 2020-03-12T09:00

Deeply honored to have my pal RJ ask me to do this, and it was an interesting exercise. I appreciate his support and the work he is doing with the podcast and bringing the ska to the people. I took...

Ten-Four, Good Buddy from 2020-03-05T10:00

After 2 solid ska/punk and high energy ska episodes in a row, I decided to take it down a notch on this one. Also, when I started this session of 23min of Ska I dedicated it to friend Lawless, and ...

There are Two Miles of Ditches for Every Mile of Road from 2020-02-27T08:30:45

This bit of trucker slang is just a basic reminder to drive safely. So I'd like to take the time to tell all of you out there to take care of yourselves! It's rough out there, and it could get roug...

Put the Hammer Down from 2020-02-20T10:00

Are you ready for some hard-hitting, speedy as hell, unrelenting ska and ska/punk? If so, you are in luck! I went big and loud on this one, I just couldn't help myself, it's the mood I was in, and ...

Double Eighty-Eights from 2020-02-13T10:00

Trucker lingo translation of the title: apparently it means "Love and Kisses" because it is double of the normal "Eighty-Eights" which means simply "Best Wishes." But I'm finding a lot of trucker s...

Brush Your Teeth & Comb Your Hair from 2020-02-06T10:00

I always threaten to make an episode like this, but I usually back out (except that time that I didn't!) This time, after hearing that great new Heavesbee track, I knew I had to go for it again! Th...

Light's Green, Bring on the Machine from 2020-01-30T10:00

Alright, let's do this, it's time to kick it into gear with this session of 23min of Ska! We've started strong 2 weeks ago, then we hit the 10yr anniversary last week and now it's time to power thr...

Wall to Wall and Ten-Feet-Tall from 2020-01-23T10:00

Here's something crazy... this podcast is 10 years old! Say what? I seriously do not believe it. On January 23rd, 2010 I posted the first episode of 23min of Ska, not knowing what journey I was abo...

Threes & Eights from 2020-01-16T10:00

Welcome to the 18th and latest session of 23min of Ska. This session is all about trucker slang because why not, it's my podcast, I'll do what I want. I'm pulling back on the intense art commitment...

You Call It Vol. 19 from 2020-01-09T10:00

It's another episode where my helpful listeners have suggested the music for! I like this one quite a bit, lots of great songs on it. It's been a rough week for me, so all of your help has been pre...

You Call It Vol. 18 from 2020-01-02T10:00

First off, thanks to everyone for letting me take a week off! I try not to, but the holidays got to me and I wasn't able to get my stuff together. Such to the effect that I asked for suggestions on...

the Moon Ska Special Issue! from 2019-12-19T10:00

The Toasters album "Dub 56" was my intro into the big world of ska, I will always hold it in high esteem for that alone. Besides, it was a ripper of an album! It started a love of the sound that ha...

the December Issue! from 2019-12-12T08:08:54

This is not a "Best of 2019" list. I dunno, I just usually don't do that kind of thing. And this year would be so hard, 2019 kicked us all a lot of good ska, and this episode is only a small part o...

the Mossburg Music Special Issue! from 2019-12-05T10:00

I first became aware of Mossburg Music when I was working w/ the Georgetown Orbits. They really seemed to be a quality label. Later on, I got to know Billy Geoghegan, the founder of Mossburg. He wa...

the Winter Issue! from 2019-11-28T10:00

Happy Thursday world and happy Thanksgiving to everyone in the States! Once again, I'm bringing your ears the new ska! I've done new ska, I've done new ska/punk and here... here it's ska, it's got ...

the Bad Time Records Special Issue! from 2019-11-21T10:00

Ok, so Bad Time Records is a newer label, but I didn't want to discount them. They are the ska/punk label to be watching! Now, yes, the catalog isn't that big yet, but it's getting there and with q...

the November Issue! from 2019-11-14T10:00

Would you check this out? It's a lot of ska... a lot of new ska! Oh yeah, that's what I like to do over here at 23min of Ska! I like to introduce you to new and current bands while also digging up ...

the Grandpa's Casino Recordings Special Issue! from 2019-11-07T10:00

In what has to be the most self-serving episode ever, I present to you the little label that thought it good, the one that flew too close to the sun on vinyl wings, the most failing-ist ska label a...

the Halloween Issue! from 2019-10-31T09:00

As a matter of principle and as a matter of keeping this show as evergreen as possible from week to week, I actually try had to not make shows that are themed around holidays or other events. And i...

the BIB Records / DVS Media Special Issue! from 2019-10-24T09:00

So BIB Records and DVS Media are two different record labels... but they seem to be a bit intertwined. A handful of albums seemingly came out around the same time on each label, both operated seemi...

the October Issue! from 2019-10-17T09:00

Here's another one of those episodes where I play around with how far I can stretch the definition of "ska." If I was more interested in that concept I should've made the song sequence go from leas...

the Stomp Records Special Issue! from 2019-10-10T09:00

Stomp Records was founded in 1994 by Matt Collyer of The Planet Smashers and Jordan Swift of The Kingpins, so you know, it’s gotta pedigree of greatness. It was THEE Canadian ska label as far as I ...

the Homecoming Issue! from 2019-10-03T09:00

Oh man, it's that time of year again in the States (or elsewhere as well, I'm a ska fan, not a historian of the world and its celebrations) where people head back to their small towns and take in a...

the Grover Records Special Issue! from 2019-09-26T09:00

Cards out on the table, Grover is a boss record label! Founded in 1993 by Oswald Münnig, and distributing out of Germany they are as well known for issuing some rad albums but also licensing a lot ...

the Autumn Issue! from 2019-09-19T09:00

Autumn/Fall is right around the corner, so let's tour the world and find a bunch of great ska songs from everywhere! Okay, yeah, what does Autumn and world travel have common? Eh, not much, but hey...

the Asian Man Records Special Issue! from 2019-09-12T09:00

I loved making this episode. I love Asian Man Records. I love Mike Park. And I love all the acts that he got together to release music from. Asian Man Records was a big part of my early years of lo...

the September Issue! from 2019-09-05T09:00

Let's close out Summer with a super sunny batch of ska! From super fresh tracks to older classics, this episode has it all. I hope this episode finds you healthy and well, and if not, do what you n...

the Stubborn Records Special Issue! from 2019-08-29T09:00

I wish I could say that this episode is a trip down memory lane, that I'm just playing you all the cool shit I was into back in the late '90s, specifically the stuff from Stubborn Records... but al...

the August Issue! from 2019-08-22T09:00

Hey, it's another wonderful episode of the 23min of Ska podcast! Sorry about the lack of Ska After Party this week... but it's been... well, A WEEK! Part of me is just relieved that I got this epis...

the Ska In The World Special Issue! from 2019-08-15T09:00

Time for another 23min of Ska label highlight episode! This time we're looking at Ska In The World Records operating out of Japan. While they license a whole bunch of music from around the globe fo...

the Back to School Issue! from 2019-08-08T09:00

23min of Ska is back to teach you a thing or two about new and upcoming ska, some overlooked gems, and a little bit of ska history! Can you handle all this? The past, present, and future of ska all...

the Black Butcher Special Issue! from 2019-08-01T07:33:40

Guten Tag! Welcome to another in our label spotlight series! On this episode, we cover songs from the German label Black Butcher Records, which was a sub-label of Mad Butcher Records. Not only was ...

the July Issue from 2019-07-25T09:00

Here's a great batch of ska for you all today! So this is the "off week" where I'm not exploring a specific label, just, you know, listening to some dope as hell ska! The last song here is the kick...

The Jump Up Records Special Issue from 2019-07-18T09:00

Welcome back to an all-new session of 23min of Ska! Here's the first of several episodes this set featuring ska record labels! In doing this I knew, as a midwest native, I had to start out with Jum...

You Call It Vol. 17 from 2019-07-11T09:00

I've done it again! I've managed to make you, my listeners pick out songs for this week's episode. That's right, if you don't like it you have no one to blame but yourselves! Of course, if you do l...

You Call It Vol. 16 from 2019-07-04T09:00

For this holiday weekend... I'm kinda taking the day off and I let the 23min of Ska listeners pick the songs this time. Also, I kinda gave them the day off too by collecting songs that had been sug...

Black Licorice from 2019-06-27T09:00

Ladies and Gentlemen, here we are, the end of the candy session. Because of that, we're going out with a bang! It's a whole grab bag of sweet songs to shut it down all that deliciously sugary aweso...

Dark Chocolate from 2019-06-20T09:00

I don't know what to say here... here's some ska. I really hope you dig it. I seriously love every song on this episode, even the one in a language I don't fully understand, but that's the thing ab...

Jellybeans from 2019-06-13T09:00

You are smart.
You are capable.
Don't overcomplicate it and get in your own way.
You got this!
Now listen to some ska and go do the thing that needs doing!
Let this be the sound...

Horehound from 2019-06-06T11:00

Hey listeners, check out this very international collection of ska! Not gonna lie, I didn't even realize how all over the globe this mix was until I had finalized it for the episode and started put...

Peppermint Patties from 2019-05-30T11:00

Ready for a laid back chill episode? Well, here it is... kinda... I'm not going to say it's laid back and chill the whole way through, but boy oh boy there are certainly real moments of it. There's...

Red Hots from 2019-05-23T11:00

Here's a big batch of ska/punk for all of ya! The second track here is from a new compilation from Bad Time Records, check it out, lots of great new ska-punk on it! Also, I just dig this episode, s...

Rock Candy from 2019-05-16T11:00

"You are not bad or stupid or wrong, and you get to walk away from any idiot who insists otherwise. You are your own damn person and you get to run your own damn life. You're good. Hold on tight."<...

Malted Milk Balls from 2019-05-09T11:00

What a bear of an episode! Ten songs crammed into only twenty-three minutes! And it's kicking off with a brand new song from Catbite? Woah! Can you go wrong? No sir or ma'am, you cannot. To be hone...

Caramel from 2019-05-02T09:33:50

What I loved about ska shows back in the mid-'90s was that you really didn't know what you were going to get. A more traditional ska band, a ska/punk band that was more punk than ska, a 2 Tone revi...

Lemon Drops from 2019-04-25T11:00

It's late
(as I'm posting this)
I love you all
(within reason)
Here's some ska
(and some ska/punk)
I hope you all enjoy
(I really hope you do)
00:00 - Jim Murple M...

Salt Water Taffy from 2019-04-18T11:00

I'd like to say something enlightening or inspiring to go along with this episode, but I got nothing. All I want to say is enjoy some good ska, because this, right here, this is some good stuff. We...

Peach Rings from 2019-04-11T11:00

Back at it with some more ska for you, in fact, a whole 23 minutes worth! Can you believe it! So this episode is kinda laid back but is also all over the place. One of the few rules I have for this...