OH NO IT'S GOGO

Last Nights Line-Up

new guy paul in the red polo

It Was A Fun Run

Moneybrother - Just Another Summer

Amy Winehouse Loves The Specials

Amy blew me away when she played this cover of "Hey Little Rich Girl" back at the Virgin Festival a few weeks ago. Here's the studio version (?) that someone set to a cheesy slide show.

Parker's "Music is our Occupation" Interview

Brian Dao of the awesome PRESSURE DROP SOUNDCAST did an online interview with me just recently for the "Music is is our Occupation" blog. I talk about GOGO13, The Aquabats, Yo Gabba Gabba and the future of G13. Johnny just helped me with a spell check, but Brian posted it already. Oh well! Click here to read

Nobody Is Special

Lily Allen glastonbury 2007 withTerry Hall and Lynval Golding
playing Gangsters

kinda cool, i thought id share

Nilsson

harry nilsson was an amazing musician from the 60's and 70's who found very little commercial success. anyways go to theheatwarps.blogspot.com and search his name to download some albums and you can check out this trippy and very calming video i found on you tube.

Members - Offshore Banking Business

From "Urgh! a Music War"



Before the Bad Brains, before the Police & even before the Specials, the Members were playing punk & reggae to stump the masses. I've loved the Members for many many years, but this is the first time I've seen video footage of them...wait... I take that back, I've actually watched, "Urgh! a Music War" when I was a little kid, but back then the only thing that mattered to me was the Oingo Boingo footage.
Rico Rodriguez guests on the album version of, "Offshore Banking Business". I love it.

big big monkey man

Chris Murray(amazing, king apparatus) & Matt Embree(rx bandits, sound of animals fighting)
monkey man
a funny find on youtube
enjoy

SOUNDCLASH! podcast

So a few of us podcasters over at the Dancing Mood message board are involved in a Soundclash contest, where we each submit a podcast show to be pitted against each other. Then the listeners vote on their favorite. Well, I decided to do a two-parter. Check out the playlists below, take a listen and be sure to drop me a vote at the Musical Occupation Blog


Part I
1. Ali Baba - John Holt
2. Sho Be Do - The Clarendonians
3. Save a Bread - Justin Hinds and the Dominos
4. Montego Bay - Freddie Notes & the Rudies
5. Mouth a massy - Alton Ellis
6. Brababus - GG All Stars
7. Pickney Gal - Desmond Dekker
8. Got To Get Away - The Paragons
9. I'll Never Get Burnt - The Ethiopians
10. Pomp & Pride - Toots & The Maytals
11. Johnny Reggae - The Piglets
12. In The City - Madness
13. it Only Makes Me Laugh - Oingo Boingo
14. Mario's Hideout - Gangster Fun
15. Everything's Wrong - No Doubt
LISTEN NOW!


Part II
16. Let's Start Again - Ocean 11
17. Judge Ito - The Rhythm Doctors
18. Tall In The Saddle - The Vessels
19. Read My Lips - The Steady Ups
20. The Consequence - Heavy Step
21. For A Few Sanddollars More - The Sanddollars
22. Yo Quiero Morime Aca - Los Calzones (w/ Buster Bloodvessel)
23. Fica - Victor Rice
24. Burning Out - King Kongqueror
25. Self Respect - The Soulutions
26. OctoRockSteady - The Nintendolites
27. Lifeboat - King Django
28. Matey Exterminator (w/ Ari Up) - The Slackers
29. No Trophy - The Bees
30. Rhythm & Light - The Aggrolites
LISTEN NOW!


Don't forget to drop me a VOTE!

Tony Hawk on Yo Gabba Gabba (E! Daily 10 piece)

OK I posted this on the Yo Gabba blog, but I'm kinda stoked.
E! network's Daily 10 featuring Tony Hawk on Yo Gabba Gabba!


Thanks again, Tyler!

The Aggrolites - "Free Time"

Boss.

Get back if you need to

Yo Gabba Gabba update!

Today is the day that Nickelodeon is playing clips of Yo Gabba Gabba on the air!
Yaaay us!

TONIGHT!

Bad Manners tonight @ Safari Sams with Monkey

A friend from work just told me about this. AWWWWWWW!!
I want to go! Somebody tell me how the show goes.
I want to know what "skinny" fatty is like live since he slimmed down.

C.O. SKA

And all of these years you thought it was about O.C. Ska!
Check out this tweaked video!


http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=39402431

Is It Too Late Now?

I just found out that Brandon Smith (of the Upstarts) is currently producing a documentary on Utah Ska entitled "Is It Too Late Now?".

He asked me to possibly interview and I'm honored and excited for a project like this. Of course the Utah Ska Scene of the 90's is something that's dear to my heart and I think there was something about it that was very special. I'm excited to see how this comes out.

Check out the production blog.

The Supremes Reggae Dub remix

The supremes / my world is empty without you

Jacobs Family Reunion

So last week I flew to Utah for the Jacobs family reunion. This is how I was greeted at the airport.
That’s my Dad, me, my step nephew Sid and Tyler. Guess the real moustache.

The Bodysnatchers - Top of the Pops

X-13D

so a little while back i was chatting with Parker about these new doritos with out a name only this: X-13D

well i tried them out and they look like normal nacho cheese doritos, same shape and size but the tast was one of pure mystery. on the bag is gives a hint: An American Classic..........so i got to thinking of just what i was tasting and it hit me..........I KNOW THE FLAVOR. but i dont want to spoil the fun for eny one else sooo go out and try em, have your very own secret agent experience.

pictures/images

just playing around with illustrator, ill get it one day

June is Devo Appreciation Month!

Word on the street is that June is DEVO Appreciation Month. Well, we must embrace this.
We kick it off with Booji Boy fronting DEVO with, "Red Eye Express".

The Battle of Ham's Deep

Silver Snail Comics in Toronto made an epic window display recreating the Battle of Helm's Deep using Muppet characters. It's pretty awesome. check it out!

POGBLAST! #6 - NEW WAVY 1

New episode of the POGBLAST! Podcast now online! "New Wavy 1" features some of my favorite new wave songs both old and new. I know I'm just scratching the surface, so that's why it's just #1. There will be more in the future...


Click now to listen!

1. Gary Numan - Are Friends Electric?
2. Bow Wow Wow - Do You Wanna Hold Me?
3. The Faint - Let The Poison Spill
4. Haysi Fantayzee - Shiny Shiny
5. The Bravery - Unconditional
6. Altered images - Happy Birthday
7. Oingo Boingo - Insects
8. Bis - Dead Wrestlers
9. Thomas Dolby - Hyperactive
10. Fischerspooner - The 15th
11. Howard Jones - New Song
12. Shiny Toy Guns - Don't Cry Out
13. Thompson Twins - We Are Detectives
14. Devo - Snowball


Enjoy!

thunderbird

Ex-Special Horace Panter with his new band The Three Minute Heroes, who made their debut at 2-Tone Live at BBC Coventry & Warwickshire.

LOOK AT HIS AMAZING BASS!
haha
i had the same fender p-bass he had back in the day, and i came across this and i was stoked he plays the same bass i do now, ok im done geeking out.

Great Club Killers flyer

If only I lived in Sweden... The Club Killers is a Swedish Super-group made of musicians from other bands who do covers of old ska and rocksteady hits. Kinda like a Scandanavian Ocean 11. For more info check out their myspace page.

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.