I'm wearing my favourite t-shirt today.

If I had 6 more I think I'd be set for the week.

little ditty

no words will work to explain

Horace Panter's upcoming Specials book

"Ska'd for Life: A Personal Journey with The Specials "


Look what I stumbled across! Penned by the Specials drummer, Sir Horace "Gentleman" Panter, it's not just a fan book but an actual first hand autobiography. Well, I'm excited for this. According to Amazon, it's official release is in October, but you can pre-order it now here.

Ska'd for Life

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a day at gabba

having a little bit of fun at downy studios

Oh what fun we had
But, did it really turn out bad

Scissor Sisters

This is the kind of band that when you listen to them you can see why people want to move to new york and go out and party every night. It makes me want to and i'm neither a big city cat or a night person. Check out their CD's insane feel good dance until 5 am music

this is a live show

Maxell Israelites advert

The Love Me Nots - "Move In Tight"

Ska Patrick's Day 1996

I have a trunk full of old flyers from back in the day. I was going through them the other night and pulled out a few things I thought were scanworthy. This is a flyer for the Ska Patricks Day shows from 1996. My friend Raquel put on this 4-day event with 4 shows all around northern Utah. It was pretty amazing. They even printed up passports (with walt jabsco's picture in it) for those who bought passes for all 4 days. I wish I would have gotten one of them...

Day One was okay. It was kind of awkward to have the show in the high school, and I was surprised how much I didn't care for Buck 0 nine. But my buddies in the Shriners were awesome as usual, as were the mod sounds of Tapestry Drive and the Go-Go girls of Thee Martinis. Mr. Goon was a high school ska-punk band that wore silly hats. hmmm.

Day Two was very similar to day one, in that it was in an odd High School and I wasn't too interested in the show. But it was fun hanging out with Mealticket and I remember talking to Genai about the Book of Mormon which was odd... I don't think the Mudsharks played that night (if they did, I wasn't paying attention) And I don't think I watched Attaboy Skip play either. In fact, I don't think I watched any bands that night come to think of it. Which is a shame, but I think the Soulutions got bumped to the next night.

Day Three was the BIG night at the Salt Lake Fairgrounds (same place I later saw Rancid and The Skatalites) which is always a fun and bizarre place to see shows. I showed up late and missed my buddies in Attaboy Skip, Model Citizen, and the Soulutions. I was bummed, but Jeff (Go-Go13, Soulutions) gave me their demo tape in the parking lot. I think that's where I first met Micah and Tilt? I don't know... My jacket was heavy and it was dark... I saw the Reel Big Fish guys backstage and played catch up with Scott. Um.. The Mudsharks were boring as were insatiable. RBF got the crowd going and The Aquabats finished the show(?). That was my 2nd appearance as the pigbat and I came out on stage covered in blood. Which was sticky cairo syrup and red food dye. This was before the pink costume, so I was basically just wearing speedos, pantyhose and boots. The Bat Commander urged me to lay down and "rest" (because I had supposedly been beaten up by the Sandfleas). The stage was covered in confetti so it all stuck to me... After I showered backstage, I ran back to watch the rest of the set from the back. The Sandfleas came out and fought the Aqubats and my skinhead friends got really excited about the violence. I got a kick out of that. heheh

Day Four got moved from UVSC over to JB's Comedy Club in Provo. The Shakes and Creeps By Night were local Rockabilly / Surf bands who were pretty good. Then the Shriners came out and tore it up. (Later I joined them as a keyboard player for their farewell show. man, I love those guys.). Then Model Citizen of course and Mustard Plug, with whom I was incredibly disappointed. Way more punk than ska. bleh. Then Mephiskapheles came out and seriously tore the roof off. They were amazing. Definitely the best performance of the whole 4 days (aside from the aquabats, of course). I went up to their guitar player Brendog afterwords and apologized for some critisms I had made on the internet earlier. He was way cool. Meph won me over that night.

The whole thing was quite memorable, and I really miss those days. I guess I'm getting old. Wouldn't it be great if someone did something like this nowadays? I mean, of course there's ISC, High Desert Ska Fest, 3 Floors of Ska, etc. But none have the same scavenger-hunt feel of a 4-day multi-venue ska show blitz... Ah, the 90's...

POGBLAST! # 5 - VIRGIN FESTIVAL SPECIAL

Click to listen to my POGBLAST podcast #5!

In honor of the upcoming Virgin Festival, I threw together a playlist of bands & DJs that are playing there... There's bands in here I probably wouldn't play on POGBLAST! normally, but it's all good.

1. Girl Talk - Hand Clap
2. Felix Da Housecat - Everyone is Someone in LA
3. Regina Spektor - Fidelity
4. LCD Soundsystem - Daft Punk Is Playing At My House
5. Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No Good
6. Peter Bjorn And John - Young Folks
7. Spoon - I Turn My Camera On
8. M.I.A. - Amazon
9. Cheap Trick - Dream Police
10. Wu-Tang Clan - Gravel Pit
11. Interpol - Obstacle 1
12. Modest Mouse - Missed the Boat
13. 311 - Don't Stay Home
14. The Beastie Boys - So Whatcha Want
15. Smashing Pumpkins - Perfect
16. The Police - Canary In A Coal Mine

=w=

This is just one of my favourite videos

Tilt's Disco Fantasy

Pix from the Cinco De Mayo show

This is all I have...

The Moon Monkeys:



GOGO13:




If you have any more images from that show, please let us know!
Thanks,

The Management

Dave & Ansell Collins - Double Barrell

Another classic on the Top of the Pops!

sue teller

tyler this is going out to you!

this lady is out there, word.........

New Blog - Music is our occupation

So a few of my internet-acquaintances, have started up a new blog called Music is Our Occupation, and it looks really great. They only have a few introductory posts, but I'm excited for its potential. They'll be posting on music, new releases, old stories, etc. check it out!

The Ordinary Boys vs Lady Sovereign - nine2five

Amy Winehouse Back to Black

Lambretta Twist

old Lambretta add, the song is now stuck in my head!
its soo goofy its good.

The Slackers - Have The Time

I feel like this song right now.

G13 meeting

Cris and Ben standing around Parker's desk at Gabba.

video chat with Tyler on the east coast(dose he ever sleep?)

Ben Trying to load the holy grail(CS3) on one of the g5's
notice the g13 target on a cabinet in the break room.

couldnt get anough of the video chat, johnny later added in with some audio chat.

wardrobe discussion for the up coming gig.

Parker showed us the coolest video of gabba production sped up.
mango fluke, cris and myself

"oh what fun we had, but at the time it seemed so bad"

Ghoul A Go-Go Promo

Damon Albarn & Ray Davies "Waterloo Sunset"

POGBLAST! Podcast #1

I guess I forgot to post this here, but I've started a new podcast that's basically an on-going mix tape of random stuff I dig. Episode #1 went up a few days ago and I'm currently putting together Episode #2. You can subscribe to it out on iTunes or check out the page here: http://pogblast.podomatic.com

POGBLAST! #1
1. K-OS - Sunday Morning
2. The Caesars - Candy Kane
3. Go Home Productions - Pretty Rude (TLC vs. The Specials)
4. The Knife - Pass This On
5. The Toy Dolls - Stay Mellow
6. The Cardigans - Pooh Song
7. Shiny Toy Guns - Rocketship
8. Built To Spill - Else
9. Rocket From The Crypt - Guilt Free
10. The Bees - Listening Man
11. Monster - Consolation Now
12. RJD2 - The Horror
13. My Morning Jacket - Off The Record
14. Fannypack - So Stylistic
15. Alton Ellis - Mouth A Massy
16. The Breeders - Drivin' On 9

Jesse from the Aggrolites sings the Aquabats

Gosh, I love Jesse.

Dancing Buster Bird!

Create Your Own PaloozaHead - Visit Lollapalooza.com

Carpenters - Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft

I love this song. I miss Karen. Space rules.

Fun Boy Three

guess who....Terry Hall, Neville Staples and Lynval Golding
short-lived but successful post Specials project.

funny little fact-The trio's last UK hit was the song "Our Lips Are Sealed" from album Waiting, co-written by Terry Hall and Jane Wiedlin of the US band The Go-Gos

Fun Boy Three -he Lunatics (have taken over the asylum)

I saw this actually happen

This is a video of hilary duff being wooed with her own song at Camp Hope in New Orleans. You can't make these moments up

oh yeah they made hils cry



mind bottling

Toots & the Maytals - Sweet & Dandy

A little nugget from "The Harder They Come"

Dodge ball crashers

Paul Frank employee #1 Jay Acuna of accessories crashed the previously posted art department's team photo. The following link reflects what happens when you mess with the people who are in charge of how things look.

Dodge ball crasher

I prefer Remi Nicole

According to Indie 103.1's "Passport Approved" they've bumped Lilly Allen for Britian's next IT girl, Remi Nicole. I dig her.
Remi's in the Studio right now, but dig these demos! Check out the song, "Rock'N'Roll" www.myspace.com/reminicole1

Re: Dodgeball

Here's a team pic!

The Dead 60s - Ghostfaced Killer (Neues vom Wixxer Remixx)

dodge ball

parker and his glory stache at the paul frank annual dodge ball tournament

the loafers

"When a Skinhead, Walks Down the Street,
Every Chick heart, Skips a beat"

The Loafers were a British ska-revival band who arrived on the scene in the late '80s, well after the original Two-Tone movement according to which the group patterned itself. Specials/Selecter drummer John Bradbury was an early advocate and produced many of their records. After a ska festival at the London Astoria, Laurel Aitken tapped the Loafers for additional duties as a backing session band.

and im sure everyone already knows this and im just really behind, some good tunes i found on a music blog

The Loafers - Contagious

Tilt Magazine

Where do I sign up for a subscription?

Hepcat - No Worries

I will, Parka!

I love the power plant at the beginning that's on PCH and Newland. That's right where we had a Cadet Summit a few years ago! :) this video makes me happy.

Hepcat - Bobby and Joe

Hepcat "Bobby and Joe"

If I don't post Hepcat videos, who will?

The Love Me Nots

Smartly pieced together, Pheonix Arizona's, "The Love Me Nots" are a super group formed out of the The Sonic Thrills, The Madcaps and Blue Fur. Man, they look spot on with their two-tone ultra mod spy gear. It obviously makes me loopy. From what I've heard of their album, it's what I expected, garagey fuzz guitar, wailing farfisa... not very ground breaking, but that's not the point. I love that sound! Keep it up, "love Me Nots"! You're just making it hard for us not to to love you.

Go here: The Love Me Nots @ Myspace.com

and here: BUY The Love Me Nots

April 6th!

Happy birthday, Grampa Jacobs!
Happy birthday, you crazy Mormons!
Peace on earth good will towards men.

Gangster Fun: Come See Come Ska

via: Dinosaur Gardens
http://www.dinosaurgardens.com/archives/231

Alanis Morissette

Just watch it. Seriously. Just watch it.

Half Life 2: The Tower of Terror

I've never been on Tower of Terror and I've never played Half Life 2 but this a pretty amazing recreation someone made. Apparently it's downloadable too, which would be rad it I had the game...

I WON A MOUSTACHE CONTEST!!!!

Today I won the Paul Frank Annual Moustache Contest! I can't believe it!!!
Grampa Jacobs would be so proud of me!



Here I am wearing the trophy around my neck. Note the chest-stache hiding underneath my long johns.



This is me testing my amazing feats of moustache strength! That's Benjamin "IIIIII'm Julius!" Soto on the mike. Ben's fiance (yes a girl!) wore a matching roller skating outfit as well...but no moustache.

This Is England - trailer

the full trailer! Now I wanna see it even more!!

Tim Armstrong - Into Action

I'm sure this isn't news, but Tim Armstrong's solo stuff has the Aggrolites backing him and it's pretty nice if you ask me. He's releasing each track every month and making the album a free download. What's new to me is that he already has 3 videos up. They're all worth checking out, but I thought this one was the most suitable to post on this blog...

Absolute Beginners the Play

Via: http://www.modculture.info

Absolute Beginners didn't work as a film, but I have much higher hopes for the theatrical production at the Lyric Theatre in London, which runs from 26th April - 26th May 2007.

The plot stays faithful to the must-read book - a young modernist photographer's take on life on the streets of late 50s West London, played out against a backdrop of emerging racial hatred - and the theatre promises sets that faithfully re-create that late 50s coffee bar vibe.

There's also a soundtrack of authentic tunes of the era, alongside an original score by contemporary jazz composer Soweto Kinch, direction by the highly-rated Roy Williams and strong cast of theatre production regulars.

So it all sounds promising, although you'll not know for sure unless you go along. The month-long season includes some matinee performances, with tickets priced between £9 and £27.

Find out more at the Lyric Theatre website

"Clubbed" Upcoming 2 Tone Related Movie

via: NME.com

Film to be made about 2 Tone scene
'Clubbed' to feature 'Shameless' actor
21.Mar.07 8:01am
The early 80s British 2 Tone scene is set to be immortalised in a new film.

'Clubbed' is set to star 'Shameless' actress Maxine Peake, and will be directed by 'Taxi!' director Neil Thompson. 'Shameless' creator Paul Abbott is the executive producer of the film.

The movie will be set in Coventry, the home of the sharp-suited, ska-influenced scene of 2 Tone, which saw bands like The Specials, The Selecter and The Beat rising to prominence. The scene influenced the sound of bands like The Ordinary Boys and The Enemy.

The plotline involves a factory worker on the verge of a nervous breakdown who finds his life changed following his involvement with a group of club doormen.

The film will be scored by M-People's Paul Heard, and will feature a diverse variety of 80s ska, Northern Soul and R&B tracks.

The movie is set to be released in early 2008.

Leslie does it again

http://www.willowdontcry.com/



I'm lost for words.
I hope you are too.

Matt Davis

ok so i felt another p[ost was in need to help us all get past the last one, hehe
toasters:matt davis
1986 at the Cat Club in New York City

float on

If this doesn't give you idiot shivers, nothing will.

Just in Time

Here is my best of 2k6. just before 2k7 really gets kickin'. 2006 managed to have a little something of everything i enjoy in music. Disclaimer if i didn't mention your favourite album of 2006 i either didn't listen to it or didn't like it. Sorry for the bummer but that's how it goes.

Matt Costa - Songs We Sing
Matt Costa's music reminds me of donavon maybe not you but that's what i dig about him. A bunch of songs i love hearing a lot of times.


The Aggrolites - The Aggrolites
BOSS. that pretty much covers it. The Aggrolites make great CD's. they should make a live one because the only thing better than their music is their live music.

Ima Robot - Monument to the Masses
I love Ima Robot and i love this CD. It's electro, dance, good times music music. Posi-vibes all around.I had to wait 3 years to hear it but worth it in the end.

Lily Allen - Alright, Still
it doesn't get much better than driving down PCH looking for a place to surf and listening to this CD. It's the perfect blend of mod pop and ska with lyrics that are entertaining to actually listen to. i said back in 2006 that lily Allen and Mickey Ave. would be the big things for 2007 and here we are in March and you know who both of them are.

The Tyde - Threes Co.
Every so often you'll find a bunch of guys that you're friends with in a band that actually rocks. this is one of those bands. i liked their other two albums but this one is where it really hits. they remind me of a rock band from the 60's where....well listen to the CD and you'll know exactly what i'm talking about

Dirty Dozen Brass Band - What's Going On
I was lucky enough to go to the Dirty Dozen's CD release party in New Orleans which was beyond sick. This CD has some great Marvin Gaye covers (from What's Going On), some new songs and a really good message which i always like in my CD's.

My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade
Everyone in the world says this is one of the best CD's of 2006 so i checked it out and would agree. First i dig a good concept album; i'm a big sucker for them in fact. Second this isn't emo or maybe i forgot what emo is but i'd say it's radio punk. and while you can't fill your life with radio punk it's good in low doses. i don't know what their other albums sound like but this is a good one.

Notorious B.I.G. - Duets
This came out at the very very end of 2005 so i'm including it. I love blasting this CD with songs like 1970 somthing and It has been said you'll see why this guy was such a big deal.

Dr. Dog - We All Belong
By now you can tell that i really like the 60's pop. this i suppose is like the byrds. it's lo-fi and awesome. i listen to it almost every day at work.

The Muse - Black Holes and Revelations
A bit more radio friendly or popier than their previous albums it makes this one stand out more. A CD with a message albeit a sometimes cryptic one. Turn the bass and volume up to 11 on Supermassive Black Hole and you'll know exactly why i picked this CD.

Nas - Hip Hop is Dead
Nas is right in so many ways. Hip Hop is dead. He rips of the muteness of rapping about girls, money and whips and every other cliche so many rappers love to rap about. That stuff's whack (haven't you guys ever heard of blood diamonds you're putting your brothers down while rapping about how fly it is). Anyways Nas kills it on this CD.


Disapointments of 2006

Rx Bandits - ...And the battle begun
Don't get me wrong it's a great CD. I know what i'm about to say it exactly what most people don't like about the bandits but what put them in this catagory was the fact that i felt they were lacking in the content of their lyrics. I like that they play music and shout their message.

The Japanese Motors -
Don't put out an EP/demo i want to hear an album worth of songs. PS where is Toyko?

The Nice Boys - The Nice Boys
Their myspace demo songs were great, the live shows are great but the album was alright nothing special. that's always a bummer and disapointment

Redeeming Shawshank - remixed trailer (repost)

I just found out that my remix of the Shawshank Redemption was honored by Trailer Spy in their list of the "Top 15 Best Trailer Remixes of All Time"! I made it all the way up to #5! I feel very honored because I just did it on a whim (granted, it took me almost a year in my free time) and it was placed over some of my favorites trailers (i.e. Jaws, Mary Poppins, Back to the Future).

Here' the full list"

Madness/ Fred Perry Competition

Go to Fred Perry.

Enter and win! ...and share with me.

By the way, here's a new video!

Madness 'Sorry (Featuring Sway & Baby Blue)

Lily Allen "Smile" (Simlish version)

found at pitchforkmedia.com:

Websavvy Lily Allen did a version of "Smile" in Simlish, the native language of the Sims universe, for "The Sims 2 Seasons". This expansion pack hit shelves earlier this month, and Sims have just released an all Sims version of "Smile", which follows the revenge story of the original clip pretty closely.

I came across this old design that I thought you'd like to see.

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The Burka Band - "Burka Blue"

25-year-old drummer Nargiz started the Burka Band, Afghanistan’s first all-girl band ever two years ago. Their song “Burka Blue” was released in Germany in 2002 and became a club hit. The band has never performed in Afghanistan and is now inactive.

"Of course it was a joke to sing in the burkas, but it was also necessary to wear them. If people in Afghanistan knew who the members of the Burka Band were, we could be attacked or killed because there are still a lot of religious fanatics here, says Nargiz, who hasn’t told any of her friends that she has played in the Burka Band."



Found at Neat-o-Rama

Amy Winehouse - Rehab