welcome back to the Skaject folks! today we’re looking at our next 1990 release, Bim Skala Bim’s How’s It Goin’? the intro track, Wise Up, has an excellent rhythm and chorus. dig this song a LOT. Not In Anger’s intro[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
welcome back to the Skaject folks! today we’re looking at the 1990 release from Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra –スカパラ登場 (Skapara’s Intro) ストレンジバード (“Strange Bird”) is the first track off the record. this one’s fine. it’s got a jaunty vibe to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
welcome back to the Skaject folks! today we’re looking at the 1990 release from the Toasters – This Gun For Hire. this record kicks off with Worry – i think this one’s a bit sparse on the verses but it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
welcome back to the Skaject folks! we’re doing something a bit different than normal today. under normal circumstances, i try follow the trajectory of a band from an “average” fan’s perspective – if something like an EP is regional and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
welcome back to the Skaject folks! we’re checking out the debut EP from Japanese ska band Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, released in 1989, 東京スカパラダイスオーケストラ (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra) this starts with ペドラーズ (“Peddlers”), which is a cover of Korobeiniki (also[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
welcome back to the Skaject folks! we’re checking out the last record we’ll cover from the 80s with Bad Manner’s 1989 record Return of the Ugly. Skaville UK is a song i go back and forth on. i really love[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
welcome back to the Skaject folks! we’re returning to Bim Skala Bim for their 1989 record Tuba City today! the lead track here, Gopher Rodeo… works in ways i wasn’t expecting. high energy in an infectious way, and a really[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
welcome back to the Skaject folks! this week, we’re checking out the first record from the Stones! no not the Rolling Stones, the Mighty Mighty Bos…stones! this is another band i checked out during the original Skaject, though there’s an[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
welcome back to the Skaject folks! today we’re taking a look at the only full album released by Operation Ivy: 1989’s Energy. after this record, the band would decide to part ways, with the album’s release party being their last[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
welcome back to the Skaject folks! today we’re looking at Fishbone’s 1988 sophomore record, Truth and Soul. i know the big hit off this record, so i’m excited to check it out! i didn’t find it out for my first[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…