Mattie is once again joined by Gary of the Backyard Superheroes. As is customary of his appearances they talk quite a bit about toys, cartoons, comics and the ilk. But fret not as we do discuss our favorite ska releases of the year thus far including some album called Mass Hysteria. Plus the introduction of quiet time and the rise of the Ska Chef.…

On this absolute monster of an episode Mattie is joined by Courtney and Aaron of The Prizefighters. In a somewhat shocking change of pace we mostly talk about ska. What it was like during the so-called "Dark Ages", how the scene is doing today and above all else to be kind.By Talk The Ska Radio Podcast

Come join Mattie as they talk with Tara of Half Past Two about their new record, joining Bad TIme, tales of Hollywood, Disney magic and the best darn burger joint in Los Alamitos.By Talk The Ska Radio Podcast

Oh, hey there Talkers. It's been a bit since we've done an episode, but we're back with a doozy. Kicking off our return to the podcast scene is a new interview with Duck and Bex of Joystick. It was an absolute honor to get to interview them about their new EP Dwell. But there's so much more we talk the ska, dogs, head injuries, philosophy, the Bad …

Come along as we talk to Lexington, Kentucky's The Rough Customer on an all new Unstructured! We discuss their new album, old albums, various pop culture topics, and of course SKA!By Talk The Ska Radio Podcast

Short and sweet. We're back. We play ska. We talk about the ska. Same as the last 149 episodes before this one and it feels so good. Featuring music by Big D & the Kids Table, The Bakesys, The Simulators, Stop The Presses, Last Edition, TheNix86, The JB Conspiracy, Flying Raccoon Suit, The Best of The Worst, Joystick, and Animal Chin.…

Yes, this is the May! We said we were gonna do it and now we have. While we aren't the biggest fan of Star Wars we are a big fan of ska and there is a lot of ska based on it. This ended up being a bit more 90's focus than we intended it to be. Though that's where our head has been at lately, so can't say we're too surprised. Some come along and lis…

That's right everyone, we are finally back (again) with a new episode. It's a little later than we would have liked, but there's been a lot going on lately. But it seems like the light at the end of the tunnel is in sight and we are gonna talk about some ska dagnabbit! An astounding amount of awesome tracks in this episode from longtime scene stalw…

There are two very important lessons I learned in the production of this episode. 1) It has been far too long since our last proper episode and I miss it terribly. 2) Never again will I record in my kitchen, it's sort of a sonic nightmare. I also should take notes, but we all knew that already. One the plus side this episode features loads of new m…

Well hello there! It's been a bit since we last posted an episode, but we're finally back! This one has been in the works for quite awhile and it shows, because it's massive! Featuring music by Gentlemen's Dub Club, The Bakesys, Rude City Riot, The Penniless Loafers, Left Alone, The Rude Ways, El Piloto Ciego, Ska Freaks, Skabara, Meskales, Dance C…

I am absolutely delighted by this weeks guests. As I note in the episode, Joystick was played all the way back in the very first episode of Talk The Ska. So it's a pretty big deal to have them on talking about their hotly anticipated new album. Also their next album...not really. But maybe? This also pretty much cements beans being a thing now.…

What a few weeks it has been! We had our equipment finally actually die on us, it was sad. But it meant we got to replace it with better stuff! Which also then died on us.... but that brings us to this! The same new equipment but this time it works! So rather than go another week without an episode we came up with this one when we should have been …

Hey party people! ...sorry, that was awkward. It's been a bit since we've done a proper episode and I certainly think that it shows. Heck, I forgot to clean up the audio on my end! Total rookie move! Luckily, I have mastered the art of song selection and that's what really counts. We're back to bringing you new ska sounds from all around the globe.…

We have another interview for you all. Even better these episodes have a name, Unstructured! Today we talked with Anthony of The Guilty Parties and big time X-Men fan. I'll be very honest in saying this whole episode is about 95% comics talk and 5% ska. But that's just how it happens sometimes!By Talk The Ska Radio Podcast

We are just tickled pink to have Andrew, Brandon, Derek and Jessica of Flying Raccoon Suit with us this week. We talk their upcoming album Afterglow, beans, Mario, beans, the Mandela Effect, beans, and much, much more! Oh, did I mention beans? There's loads of that! Trust us that this is one of our best chats yet!…

With 2020 behind us we are ready to look ahead to 2021. This seems somewhat silly, what with it being over two weeks in. Yet, that's where we seem to have found ourselves. More of what you've come to expect from our show. New ska sounds from all over the world. Featuring music by The Georgetown Orbits, Mount Mouth & the Ska-Mans, Los Casettes, The …

Another year has come to an end and we couldn't be happier about it! But before we go completely out with the old, we must take a look back. This is our first totally spoiler free blurb. So it's all pretty simple, we talk about our 10 favorite albums from the past year, playing a song from each! Let us know how wrong we got it!…

It's Christmas eve! But, there's also some newer stuff to feature. So yeah, this is our strangest episode ever! Happy holidays everyone! Featuring music by MU330, The Backyard Superheroes, Suspense Hero Syndicate, Mr. Incommunicado, Lollypop Lorry, Sari Ska band featuring Schola Sw. Jozefa, Steadydrop, Buena Onda Reggae Club, Tape Girl, Prince Loog…

Hold on to your hats, ladies, gentlemen, and fine people everywhere. Gary of the Backyard Superheroes returns to Talk the Ska to chat about the forthcoming charity compilation, Arose Such A Clatter. But before we got to that we talk about comics, movies, toys, our love of 90's ska and so much more. All in our raw and uncut new interview style.…

Spoiling everyone this week with 2 episode in a single week! When's the last time that happened? Sure the last one was a special chat episode, but this time around it's the real deal. Up to our usual bag of tricks, bringing you ska sounds from around the globe. Featuring the tunes of The Goodwin Club, Voodska, the Rude Ways, M'Ghadi, The Intercepte…

Is it true? Has a ska podcast joined the legendary Goodwin Club??? You could listen to find out! Or you could just listen as Mattie chats with Tami and Jesse about the current goings on and loads of fun stories from their past!By Talk The Ska Radio Podcast

Hey everyone! You miss us? Well fear not as we are back with an all new episode! No way we're gonna repeat last year and just disappear. This year has yet to slow down with awesome releases and we are bringing you some stellar new stuff. Featuring song by AKA The Syndicate, Crazy Baldhead, Jr. Thomas & The Volcanos, Jah Jazz Orchestra, King Kong 4,…

Whoopsie doopies, we missed last week. Things have been as hectic as usual for this time of year. But we are set on at least getting something out every other week. With the amount of great music out coming out and yet to be played, that's a pretty easy task to hit! In this episode we've got tracks by GirlsGoSka, ALSKA, The Roosterz, Mike Park W/ B…

Despite an incredibly busy week, we managed to put together a new episode! It wasn't exactly what we set out to create, which for once is a good thing! What started as a NoSKAlgic episode turned into a look at new releases. Including what we feel is a strong contender for album of the year! Featuring music by Bad Operation, Orangetree, Flip and the…

It wasn't always the case, but we love cassettes! We've been amassing quite the collection over the past 15 months. So given the fact that it is Cassette Week 2020, we wanted to showcase some of our favorites. So yes, this is an all cassette tape episode. The first of it's kind (for us)! We didn't intend for it to be all older stuff, but that's jus…

Welp, we did it again! Another episode of all new music for two weeks in a row! We kind of ramble about goings on in the world of ska for quite a bit. This is also probably our most diverse episode in terms of subgenres of ska covered. Which is exciting to say after 3 years! Featuring music by Cosmic Shuffling, Fiesta Fiasco, The Makeways, Count Bo…

This will be a little hard to believe, but this episode only features songs from 2020. We can't recall how long it's been since that's happened! Probably never. As much as we love the older stuff, there was just too much latest and greatest not to feature. This week we have music by Angel Town Combo, Tito Pontet, The Roon Station, Calavera NY Club,…

We're back with another new episode of ska from all around the globe! Oddly enough we spend most of the time talking about things we have no part in. Be that the wonderful Toots tribute episodes Ska Parade and Windy City Sound System had done, or a number of upcoming stream festivals. Though that's not to say we don't spend time with great new musi…

Can you believe we've been doing this for 3 years? We sure can't! But here we are with our first episode of our toddler phase and we are ready to celebrate. We are debuting our theme song and taking a look back at some of our favorite tracks of the past few years. But no worries, we are still taking a look at some newer acts and tracks too! Here's …

Things got kind of weird in this one for a moment. Most of it got cut out because it was frankly distracting, which is the last thing we want. We're here to shine a light on ska from all around the world. Not silly goofs. For what it's worth though, it's the Tasman Sea. Featuring music by Dr. Ring-Ding, Holygrass, Maria Blues, Mungo Hi-Fi x Mariana…

That's right, we just did one and now it's time for another NoSKAlgic episode! This time around we are taking a look at the state of Texas. Featuring music by The Grown Ups, The Fabulous Bowler Boys, Slaphappy, Burn Toast, Secret Agent 8, The Impossibles, Fixed Ideas, The Vent-o-Lators, and The Suspects…

It's still really hot out, so I've been recording with my windows open. Didn't realize how clearly the crickets would come through on the mic! They're like a special little guest host I didn't even know about. Besides that we have loads of ska-punk in this episode. Far more than usual! Featuring music by King Prawn, Turkey Blaster Omega, No Way Dad…

In this week's episode we have music by Fratelli Lambretta Ska Jazz, Mala Suerte Ska, Western Standard Time Ska Orchestra, The Pirateska Rebellion, Coolie Ranx, Over Limit, Bad Habit Budapest Ska, Flip and the Combined Effort, and The Pressure Boys.By Talk The Ska Radio Podcast

We are back with a somewhat hastily thrown together Noskalgic episode. This time we're checking Pennsylvania off the list of US states to look into. I only say it's hastily thrown together because I didn't spend months agonizing over finding material. It all accidentally came together within a week and turned out pretty darn good! Featuring music b…

Like the title says it's hot out, here was a spider attack during the record, and that's it. Just those two things. Despite those minor calamities we are pleased as punch to bring you more new music from around the world. Featuring music by The Rough Customers, The Slackers, Rude Beard, Sally and the Monkeys, Backyard Superheroes, Eastbay, The Suit…

Geees this one is late. I blame this hot, hot, humid weather mostly. That and continued technical issues, but we worked through all that! No set backs are gonna keep us from bringing you all the hot new ska sounds from around the world. There's something for every fan 's of genres falling under the sweet ska umbrella. Featuring music by Stop The Pr…

This was a weird episode to record for a couple of reasons. Foremost, we went with the "classic" flow of an episode starting with a song and skipping our intro. That part made sense and was intentional. What didn't make sense were whole parts of the recording just not recording. So if bits of the talking seem more jumpy, that's why. Still loads of …

After our time looking at CT ska of the 90's and an unplanned week off, we are back in the present. There's new stuff, some old stuff, and best of all some upcoming stuff. It's really a nice set of sounds to come back to. Featuring the music of Kill Lincoln, The Meddlers,Downtown Fiasco, Mad Caddies, Girls Go Ska, The Bartenders, Ska Jazz Messenger…

Last week was a huge success, so we're back with more 90's CT Ska! Okay, we would have been back with more even if it wasn't a success. There's also a single track from the 80's, which is always nifty to include in these retrospectives! Here's hoping it's as well liked as the previous episode! Featuring music by 6 Feet Under, The Incognitos, Mock T…

This is my most requested topic to cover thus far. Connecticut had a pretty wild ska scene back in the 90's. An absurd amount of bands from all over the state of just about every style you could think of. It was such a joy looking into it all that this is a two parter! There's of course some well known bands popping up and, hopefully, ones you'd on…

It seems that things just never get any easier this year. Thankfully there will always be music there to help us through. Whether it's the simple act of taking our minds off things or voicing our very frustrations. It is a marvelous thing! Some come along and listen to sounds of Howay, Ska Beat City, Papa Dee, Parahyba Ska Jazz Foundation, New York…

These songs just seem to keep getting longer and longer these days. Not that I'm complaining about that. I just worry that people won't stick around to the whole episode. So this week we're cutting back on the chit-chat and keeping that music rolling. Featuring music by Half Past Two, Cinicos Sinceros, Lauren Naiper & Vic Ruggerio, The Skamotts, Th…

It was a busy week for us over here and this episode almost didn't make it. Even now I'm fighting off sleep just to get it posted! Thankfully we were able to pull through and get loads of new music for you all to enjoy. Featuring the music of Victor Rice, SkammingSunday, The Skallions, Buster Shuffle, Call Me Malcom, Mad Apple Circus, The Spitfires…

With everything going on in the world, music is the one thing that feels normal. It seems all the more exciting now when a band releases a new, long over due song. It's even better when a long dormant band comes out of hibernation. This week we have both occurrences and then some. Featuring the music of The JB Conspiracy, 0mnigone, Liska!, Faintest…

-We are in complete shock that it is already May. Maybe it's due to the self isolating, but it feels like March never ended. Despite how crazy things may seem we're pretty thankful for all the new music that continues to roll out. Not to mention the new ways in which bands are finding to interact with their fan base. For now though come along and c…

The longer we're isolating ourselves, the less time seems tot exist. Has it been a week already? How does all this new ska music keep coming out? We aren't really sure, but we aren't complaining either! Oh, but there is also quite a bit of rambling in this episode. Quite a bit more than usual, even for me. Nevertheless, we have a collection of new …

One thing we're not really minding about this lock down is all the new ska! Every time we start to feel down something new pops up and lifts our spirits. So this week we are back in the modern day looking at just a fraction of our favorite recent releases and some upcoming ones. Stay safe, stay ska. Featuring the music of The Makeways, Millington, …

Here we are doing a totally Noskalgic episode! Yes it's a look back at the Utah ska scene before the turn of the millennium. Why Utah of all places? Despite a huge number of quality bands, it remained woefully unnoticed back in the 90's. Only a handful of groups made any kind of impact nationally and it's a crying shame. So now is the time to share…

Back with a new episode of some more fantastic ska music from all around the world. Most of it is new, though we dip our toes into the past a bit more than usual. All told, we're just happy to be doing this for you all for another week. So forget your troubles as best you can and listen along to music by The Red Stripes, Terra Ferma Ska Band, Might…

Back with another episode of ska and related sounds to help get us through these times. Speaking of time, it was really easy to lose track of it. Self isolation just has all the days blending together. Luckily we still have some new ska to look at and the means to do so. So come along and listen to new music by Kalles Kaviar, Proyecto Secreto, Thos…