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 catches your ear! Full Playlist: Klikk Panikk – Satan Pa Bybanen The Bodysnatchers – 007 (Shanty Town) The Skadows – Ska’d For Life The Toasters – Haitian Frustration (TV Mix) The Bouncing Flowers – Fire Satelite Kingston – Plomo Don Cosmic – Iguana Da ..read more

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 the rug, and come dance wid’ me! Full Playlist: Lucky Luxury – Camp for the Night Hepcat – Dance Wid Me Hepcat – Black Sky Hepcat – No Worries Hepcat – Nigel (Quarantine Version) Skinnerbox – Hepcat ..read more

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 highlighting new music specifically from Danny Rebel and the KGBs, Half Past Two, and Cenzo! Check out some tunes, get psyched, and then see ’em live when they come through your town! Full Playlist: Danny Rebel & the KGB – Spiral Eyes Half Pa ..read more

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 newer digital-only output, and presenting through the episode three fantastic bands from Mexico. Let’s listen on! Full Playlist: Old Boys in Town – Working Day Los Kung Fu Monkeys – Rudeboy Rockers The Step Daughters – R ..read more

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 dedication to spotlighting newer digital-only music (the cost of record pressing is so prohibitive!) with the likes of Fratelli Lambretta Ska-Jazz, The Write-Ups, The Fishska, and Rock Shed Rangers! Listen ..read more

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% Ska library! Follow along on the playlist, and see what bands you need to explore further and check out live when they come to your town! Full Playlist: Something to Do – Legal Abortion Loving Paupers – Mary Inspect ..read more

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 Basses Latin Ska compilation from Asbestos Records, and Pietasters fans rejoice, for All Day is finally on vinyl! Check out the entire episode and find some new music, then go see ’em live! [powerpress Full Playlist ..read more

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, Western Mecanique, and The Unsustainables. Let’s get right into it! Full Playlist: Killer Diller – Brass Knuckles The Bakesys – On The Way Back Home Mustard Plug – Vampire Sgt Scag – Everest Bite Me Bambi ..read more

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 ska fun, and say goodbye to Smash Mouth’s Steve Harwell. Find us at Supernova 2023 100% Ska Podcast will be livestreaming video throughout Supernova Ska Festival 2023 via our Facebook page and Ryan Midnight’s Inst ..read more

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 Scofflaws – Pee Wee’s Big Adventure Holly Cook – Happy Hour Highball Holiday – Why? Tommy Tornado and the Clerks – Back on Track Two Tone Club – Attack of Madness Bad Operation – Stay Inside We Are The Union – Boys W ..read more