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Ska Boom - An American Ska

Ska Boom - An American Ska & Reggae Podcast is hosted by Marc Wasserman, author of Ska Boom: An American Ska & Reggae Oral History published by DiWulf Publishing. Wasserman helped to found Bigger Thomas -- the first ska band from New Jersey -- in 1988 and had a front row seat to watch the growth of American ska. Ska Boom is the audio companion to the book, which tells the origin stories of 18 American ska and reggae bands and one national tour from the early 80s through the mid 90s that helped to give birth to and define a uniquely American version of ska and reggae. The podcast explores the impact of ska and reggae on popular music and features interviews with key ska and reggae musicians, audio documentaries about the history of ska and reggae and special episodes based on news and developments in the world of ska.

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Ska Boom-Episode 009: Dance Craze from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

As I worked on researching and writing Ska Boom: An American Ska & Reggae Oral History, two films were mentioned by many of the musicians I interviewed: one was the 1972 Jamaican crime drama “The H...

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Ska Boom-Episode 008: The Max's Kansas City Ska & Reggae Story from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On this episode of the Ska Boom podcast, I tell the untold story of how a band of reggae obsessed kids from New Jersey  --The Terrorists -- backed a Jamaican ex-pat saxophonist who had helped found...

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Ska Boom-Episode 007: What is American Ska?/Matt Wixson from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In this episode of Ska Boom I speak to Matt Wixson, who is a singer, songwriter, musician, podcaster, and improviser from Ferndale, MI.  We discuss the current state of American ska (what's the dea...

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Ska Boom-Episode 006: Lynval Golding Part 2 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

I’m excited to share part two of my two-part interview with Lynval Golding of The Specials. In part one, Lynval shared his take on the final days of The Specials and the events that led him, Terry ...

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Ska Boom-Episode 005: Lynval Golding Part 1 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

I’m excited to share part one of a two-part interview I conducted with Lynval Golding for the Ska Boom podcast.  Lynval is best known as the rhythm guitarist and vocalist with the The Specials.  He...

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Ska Boom-Episode 004: The Checkerboard Kids Show/Phil DeJean from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In this episode of Ska Boom I speak to Phil DeJean, (AKA: Checker Phil) who is a New York City ska icon. If you've been to a big NYC ska show then you've seen Phil. He's hard to miss with his  slig...

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Ska Boom-Episode 003: The Specials in America/Paul Williams from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The spirit of The Specials hover over nearly every chapter of my forthcoming book Ska Boom: An American Ska & Reggae Oral History. The band's two star-crossed tours of America in 1980 and 1981 may ...

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Ska Boom-Episode 002: Skavoovee Tour of '93/Wayne Lothian from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In this episode of Ska Boom I speak to Wayne Lothian, who is a musician and producer and has played bass for the Special Beat, General Public and Dave Wakeling's version of The English Beat.I've be...

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Ska Boom-Episode 001: 1985: The Year American Ska Broke from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Despite 2 Tone’s chart-topping success in the UK from 1979 through 1981, it was largely a commercial flop in the United States, as 2 Tone’s parent label Chrysalis had no idea how to market these ba...

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Ska Boom-Episode 000: Introduction from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

I'm Marc Wasserman! Welcome to the very first episode of the Ska Boom podcast, which is the audio companion to my forthcoming book Ska Boom: An American Ska & Reggae Oral History that will be publi...

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Ska Boom-Episode 000: Introduction from 2020-09-07T22:00

I'm Marc Wasserman! Welcome to the very first episode of the Ska Boom podcast, which is the audio companion to my forthcoming book Ska Boom: An American Ska&Reggae Oral History that will be publish...

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Ska Boom-Episode 000: Introduction from 2020-09-07T22:00

I'm Marc Wasserman! Welcome to the very first episode of the Ska Boom podcast, which is the audio companion to my forthcoming book Ska Boom: An American Ska&Reggae Oral History that will be publish...

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Ska Boom - An American Ska
Ska Boom-Episode 000: Introduction from 2020-09-07T22:00

I'm Marc Wasserman! Welcome to the very first episode of the Ska Boom podcast, which is the audio companion to my forthcoming book Ska Boom: An American Ska&Reggae Oral History that will be publish...

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Ska Boom - An American Ska
Ska Boom-Episode 000: Introduction from 2020-09-07T22:00

I'm Marc Wasserman! Welcome to the very first episode of the Ska Boom podcast, which is the audio companion to my forthcoming book Ska Boom: An American Ska&Reggae Oral History that will be publish...

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Ska Boom - An American Ska
Ska Boom-Episode 000: Introduction from 2020-09-07T22:00

I'm Marc Wasserman! Welcome to the very first episode of the Ska Boom podcast, which is the audio companion to my forthcoming book Ska Boom: An American Ska&Reggae Oral History that will be publish...

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Ska Boom - An American Ska
Ska Boom-Episode 000: Introduction from 2020-09-07T22:00

I'm Marc Wasserman! Welcome to the very first episode of the Ska Boom podcast, which is the audio companion to my forthcoming book Ska Boom: An American Ska&Reggae Oral History that will be publish...

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Ska Boom - An American Ska
Ska Boom: Introduction from 2020-09-07T22:00

I'm Marc Wasserman! Welcome to the very first episode of the Ska Boom podcast, which is the audio companion to my forthcoming book Ska Boom: An American Ska&Reggae Oral History that will be publish...

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Ska Boom - An American Ska
Ska Boom-Episode 000: Introduction from 2020-09-07T22:00

I'm Marc Wasserman! Welcome to the very first episode of the Ska Boom podcast, which is the audio companion to my forthcoming book Ska Boom: An American Ska&Reggae Oral History that will be publish...

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Ska Boom: Introduction from 2020-09-07T18:00

I'm Marc Wasserman! Welcome to the very first episode of the Ska Boom podcast, which is the audio companion to my forthcoming book Ska Boom: An American Ska & Reggae Oral History that will...

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