NorCal/Bay Area Ska Fans do not miss this show at 924 Gilman St. // Alternative Music Foundation on Monday, September 2nd with Voodoo Glow Skulls, HEY-SMITH, 0mnig0ne, and The Hellas #skapunk #skacore

Happy Birthday to Horace Panter aka Sir Horace Gentleman, bassist for @TheSpecials. Check out his art page Horace Panter.

Now Playing on Mod Radio Uk - This Is Ska by This Is SKA

Happy Birthday to Gina Schock, drummer of the The Go-Go's

Gosh It's ... Bad Manners is the third album by Bad Manners Official and was released September 1st, 1981 and was their most popular and successful album, peaking at number 18 on the UK album chart.

Remembering Alton Ellis OD on his Birthday. Known as one of the innovators of rocksteady. Alton Ellis was referred to as the ‘Godfather of Rocksteady’ aka "Mr, Soul of Jamaica". Recorded hits for Coxsone Dodd at Studio One Records as well as with Duke Reid at TREASURE ISLE .

Heavy Petting or as it was known outside of the US and Japan "Don't knock the Baldhead!" was released by Bad Manners Official on the 2nd of September 1997.

On this day in 1979, Madness signed to Stiff Records Madness Madness Daily Stateside Madness Mad Chat

T-Shirt Tuesday Fishbone is Red Hot

"Baggy Trousers" b/w "The Business" the first single off of Absolutely by Madness released on 5 September 1980. Written by Suggs and Chrissy Boy & spent 20 weeks in the UK charts peaking at #3. It was also a Top Ten single in New Zealand #3, Netherlands #4, Ireland #5.

On the 5th of September 1983 "Montego Bay" b/w "Get It Together" was released by the Allniters. It was a Top 20 hit for the band reaching #19. #ozska #ska

Check out Voluntary Hazing's song "Professionally Offended" and see them at Maximum Ska n’ P on October 5th. open.spotify.com/track/02VVQcDu…

On the 6th of September, 1979, Madness appeared on Top of the Pops. Suggs & Bedders were still 18 years old at this time. Madness Madness Daily Mad Chat Stateside Madness youtu.be/eVpSOUnL67Ysi=…

On this day in 1983, Gwen Stefani met Sting 20 years later No Doubt would be joined by Sting at the Super Bowl

Happy Birthday to David "Shuffle" Steele, bassist for The Beat Featuring Ranking Jnr aka The English Beat and Young Cannibal (bass/keys/drum machines).

On Sept 9th, 1997, DanceHallCrashersOfficial released their third album, Honey I'm Homely, Goldfinger released Hang Ups, SAVE FERRIS released It Means Everything, MU330 released Crab Rangoon, and Inspecter 7 released The Infamous. Which ones did you pick up first? #ska #skapunk

This Fishbone/Chris Shary collaboration skate deck will be available on Bifocal Media at noon EST on Tuesday, September 10th. The board is limited to 100 screen-printed pool-shaped decks, which Chris Shary and the band signed and numbered.

Carry On the 5 track EP by ORESKABAND_Official was released 10 years ago today, on September 10th, 2014.

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T-Shirt Tuesday, sporting my 2024 Supernova Ska Fest Festival shirt. This week's episode features just about every band playing at this year's Festival. Listen here podomatic.com/podcasts/beath…