Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Cool Flyer

Jason Lawless posted this on the Dancing mood forum. I thought it was pretty cool.



I think it was done by some cat from the netherlands named King Bacon, but I'm not positive.
Here's the Soul & Ska Explosion Link

Monday, December 29, 2008

Friday, December 19, 2008

The Upbeat DVD/CD Now Available through the GOGO13 online store


GO! Buy! Merry Christmas!
GOGO13 Link

Disc 1

The Upbeat : A Utah Ska Documentary

The Upstarts, a ska band from Salt Lake City, Utah, is getting ready to release their debut album. There is only one problem: there isn't much of a ska scene these days. This hasn't always been the case. In the 90's, Utah experienced an explosion of ska that some argue was comparable to the ska scenes in Los Angeles and Boston.

"The UpBeat" traces the history of ska and the influence the genre has had on the Utah music scene. Featuring interviews with Frederick "Toots" Hibbert (Toots and the Maytals), Buster Bloodvessel (Bad Manners), Vic Ruggierro & Dave Hillyard (The Slackers), and Robert "Bucket" Hingley (The Toasters). Also including influential local musicians Swim Herschel Swim, Stetch Armstrong, My Man Friday, Model Citizen, GOGO13 and Insatiable.

57 Minutes - color - stereo

(Includes bonus material and trailer)


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Disc 2

The Upbeat Soundtrack Track Listing:

1. Breakout - The Upstarts with Ecks LeCroix
2. Ska Band - Insatiable
3. Shut Up - Swim Herschel Swim
4. Borisoglebska - Stretch Armstrong
5. Cantina Ska (Live)- My Man Friday
6. Main St.* - Model Citizen
7. Espionage - GOGO13
8. Clueless* - Swim Herschel Swim
9. Dirty Slag (live) - Stretch Magnico
10. Sassy Girl - My Man Friday
11. Don't Call it Anything - Model Citizen
12. Idiot Box* - GOGO13
13. Wandering & Wondering - The Upstarts
14. Rhyme & A Reason - Fews & Two
15. Down By The Beach - Super Hero
16. Stuff - Insatiable
17. William - 2 1/2 White Guys
18. Is It Too Late Now? - The Upstarts

*bonus tracks

Thursday, December 04, 2008

Monday, December 01, 2008

Merry Christmas Time

All of us wish all of you the best holiday season ever! music, family, food, cartoons and other assorted holiday festivities. Stay Tuned for more from your favorite band of minstrel spies.

.......and may all your Christmases be full of espionage.

Bye Now

aggro

for life

Thursday, November 27, 2008

New FUN! FUN? FUN! PRINT!!!

Just in time for the holidays, it's a new print from Parker Jacobs! Featuring one of his goons as seen on the hit TV show, "Yo Gabba Gabba". It's Fun! Fun? Fun! A brand new 6 colour, limited edition silkscreen print. Each print is hand signed & numbered by the artist for authentication. Easily framable, it measures 16" X 20" and makes a lovely edition to any study, boudoir, nursery or rumpus room. Available at www.goonholler.com!

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Monday, November 10, 2008

Roosevelt Youtube clips

GOGO13 - Big Red Cup (The Roosevelt)


GOGO13 - Hello Goodnight


As always, thanks Tross!

Monday, November 03, 2008

Monday, October 20, 2008

Stretch Armstrong & My Man Friday "One Night Only!"


THE UP BEAT DVD RELEASE PARTY

STRETCH ARMSTRONG / MY MAN FRIDAY REUNION SHOW

with 2-1/2 White Guys and Arrogant

Saturday, November 1st

UVU Ballroom

800 West University Parkway

Orem, Utah

Doors 7:00PM

Admission $10

Thursday, September 18, 2008

GOGO13 - Big Red Cup (Live)



Thanks Tross!

GOGO13 Merch available online NOW!

Finally our merchandise is available online through our friends at Merch Co.
Look forward to a new website, show dates and YES music, coming soon!!
WOO WOO!!
Link: http://www.merchco-online.com/gogo13/

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

More SKA in Utah!


Remember My Man Friday? Well, it looks like they're getting back together for a one time show in the beautiful town of American Fork Utah!

Check 'em out if you can!

Tuesday, September 02, 2008

A Show a show A Show, and Merch



In promotion of GOGO13's upcoming show Saturday, September 6, 2008 at the Glasshouse in Pomona, CA, we'd like to offer a $2 off discount of GOGO13 T-shirts to our friends the card-carrying Aquabat-Cadets!
Tell a friend!

Thursday, August 14, 2008

The Up Beat

By Popular Demand…

After a packed and riotous screening in Salt Lake City, THE UP BEAT will screen in Utah County on August the 30th. As the central location of ska in the 90's, Utah County seems fitting for such an encore event. 
The screening will be followed by a performance from 2-1/2 White Guys, who also make an appearance in THE UP BEAT

THE UP BEAT
UTAH COUNTY PREMIERE
Saturday, August 30th
Festival Cinemas
959 South 700 East
Orem, Utah
9:30PM $6

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

The Ska Parade Party Flyer!



Saturday Sept 6th, 6:30pm
The Ska Parade Party! with GOGO13, Starpool, Chase Long Beach, Half Past Two, Cellphish
$10 adv/$12 day of show
Announce: now
On Sale: NOW!

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

What's this ?

I stumbled across this rare Bodysnatchers clip on youtube.



Here's a little Do Rocksteady just for kicks

Monday, June 23, 2008

New Show!

Saturday Sept 6th, 6:30pm
The Ska Parade Party! with GoGo 13, Starpool, Chase Long Beach, Half Past
Two, Cellphish
$10 adv/$12 day of show
Announce: now
On Sale: Tuesday June 24th, Noon

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Goon Tees Available!

The official Goon Holler, "3 Goons" tee is now available online only at the Goon Holler Store!! It's super fresh and you can't even buy it at Urban Outfitters. Buy it and then look SO COOL and then we can make even more cooler stuff that you'd like. Okay? Thanks!
-PJ
LINK

Wednesday, June 04, 2008

“Pick It Up” Wins ASIFA-EAST Animation Award!


Via: Channel Frederator Blog
This link shows a little behind-the-scenes on GOGO13's, "Pick It Up" jingle for Yo Gabba Gabba featuring Willy Hartland's story boards and earlier claymation concepts.
Check it out!

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Thursday, April 17, 2008

THE UP BEAT MOVIE!!!



I'm thrilled about Brandon Smith's Utah Ska documentary, "The Upbeat" because it has so much do with my favorite music and even a little bit of my own personal history. It's centered around Utah's upcoming The Upstarts and the history of the Utah ska scene. It features interviews from The Slackers, Toots Hibbert, Bucket from the Toasters and Buster Bloodvesssel. Also, Utah ska legends, Swim Herschel Swim and Stretch Armstrong to name just a few...oh and then...GOGO13? I laugh. Many of the photos contributed are taken from my old pals; ska promoter, Racquel and her ex-Boyfriend Dustin "Skip" Blad of the early GOGO13 incarnation. I find it hilarious to see pictures of my younger brother in our teenage bedroom in the same documentary with likes of Toots and old fatty himself! HAHAHA! Tyler also had some involvement and is accredited with associate producer status! Way to go everybody!

Support The UP BEAT!!
OFFICIAL SITE LINK
MYSPACE LINK


I previously posted about this here: Link

Friday, February 29, 2008

Thursday, February 28, 2008

green island



Rico & Jazz Jamaica (feat. Courtney Pine) playing Don Drummond´s "Green Island".

ENJOY!

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Aggro life

The Aggrolites Playing Countryman Fiddle at The Sundance Film Festival.

OMG and is that the bass player from Tiger Army?



BOSS

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Pick it up Makes Boing Boing!!


Our Yo Gabba Gabba contribution, "Pick it up" (on youtube) makes it's way to the world's most popular blog.
I am very pleased with this and I find it very appropriate on Martin Luther King's birthday.
Thanks again to Alex Desert for agreeing to voice for us.
Much love and respect!

Now go clean up your room!

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Milky The Marvelous Milking Cow

G13 is still alive


Yeah thats right you heard me........we are like the power rangers, just cause we arent on the channel your used to doesnt mean we are gone, just wait patiently and turn to the 300's and youll find us.
um i dont know about all that babble, just know big things are around the bend.....
Let Down:Easy Star All-Stars(feat.Toots)

Thursday, January 03, 2008

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Parker Interviewed For Ska Documentary

Brandon Smith from Utah's The Upstarts interview me for his upcoming film: "IS IT TOO LATE NOW?" A DOCUMENTARY FEATURING UTAH SKA. It was fun. Check out the official blog.

P.S. The Upstarts are our pals. Buy their new album a lot!

Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

For now Im done

well with another day to kinda waste i decided to sorta finish what i started, all 4 lands done and with a touch of my flare.....sorry tyler i know the colors arent quite right.

here ya go i thought i would share my spoils.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Emma Cook limited edition range for Fred Perry

!@#$%!
Via:Retro To Go


British designer Emma Cook is the latest name to produce a limited edition range for Fred Perry, the pick of which is this polo shirt.

It references the classic Fred Perry polo, but adds some length and a wide neck, as well as a take on the Fred Perry laurel around that neck. It retails for £80.

Also so in a range are two dresses and a particularly nasty hoodie - you can see them all on the Fred Perry site.

Find out more on the Fred Perry Store website

Monday, November 19, 2007

Tyler and our Bedroom - Early Nineties.

Back in June, Tyler posted this blog about this upcoming Utah Ska documentary (HERE) Anyhow, I was contacted this by morning by the man doing do this, Brandon Smith, about being involved. So I checked out his blog and I scrolled down and found a post about our old friend Raquel, which also featured a couple of her photos. One of them was this one: This my brother in our room in the early 90's. Look at those old flyers!!! They span from LA, OC, Las Vegas and Utah shows. Some of those are flyers I made. Oh the memories...

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

gabba shoes

So i had a pair of vans laying around and i didnt like the color any more so today in my spare time i decided to paint and listen to some music........what do you think?
im going to add the other two worlds on a different pair soon!

Thursday, November 01, 2007

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

I stumbled across Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings not too long ago and I was blown away that a contemporary band today could have captured that truly authentic soul sound. BLOWN AWAY! I heard their cover of Janet Jackson's, "What have you done for me lately" and it still sounds like they did it 20 years prior to Miss Jackson. Then it all clicked when I heard that producer Mark Ronson wrangled in the Dap-Kings for Amy Winehouse's last 2 albums (which also blew me away). So it all makes sense. Now it's like...Amy who?

So, this morning I am just tickled pink to find this the first official video of theirs (that I've seen) other than live footage. It's done so right! Filmed with two vintage TV cameras bought on E-Bay for $50 dollars each. Ladies and gentlemen, I present this generation's soul salvation:

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings "100 Days, 100 Nights"

Sunday, October 28, 2007

POGBLAST! #9 - I Remember Halloween

POGBLAST! #9 - I REMEMBER HALLOWEEN!



It's the scariest, spookiest, creepiest, kookiest Pogblast yet!
Happy Hauntings!

1. The Horror - RJD2
2. I'm A Mummy - Bad Manners
3. The Ghost of Stephen Foster - Squirrel Nut Zippers
4. Spirit Got Lost - Mental As Anything
5. Monster's Wedding - The Aquabats!
6. (The Incredible Shrinking Man)
7. Dead Bodies - Rancid
8. Mind's Playing Tricks On Me - Atom & His Package
9. Press Gangs - Murder City Devils
10. The Vampire - The Upsetters
11. Trippy Green Skull - Dan Deacon
12. Frankenstein - France Gall
13. Scare Me - Deadbolt
14. (Silver Shamrock Jingle)
15. Never Die - Tiger Army
16. Zombie Killers - Leslie Hall
17. Dracula - Desmond Dekker
18. No One Lives Forever - Oingo Boingo
19. Astro Zombies - The Misfits
20. ????

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

GOGO13 - Big Red Cup (band practice)

Since Ben Action moved to Utah, Johnny Spleen has moved from drums to guitar....hence, PRACTICE TIME! So that was last night. We had some fun. Not everybody showed up but I think it was productive.

Monday, October 08, 2007

THIS FRIDAY!!!

COME OUT COME OUT! This Friday at the Glass House in Pomona! Come see the fabulous G13 attempt to G13-ulate(um...whatever that means)!
The Aggrolites! Polysics!! Come out!

Friday, October 05, 2007

Moot Local




Finally it's here! The Director's Cut Special 12th Anniversary Edition of MOOT LOCAL!

What is "Moot Local" you ask? Only the biggest groundbreaking achievement in american cinema since the introduction of "talkies"! Ok, well maybe not THAT great, but at least it's better than The Matrix (not that that's saying much.. OK, that's just my opinion...)

Actually, Moot Local is a short student film I made for my high school film class back 1995 in Bountiful, Utah. It's about a girl who gets stuck in a the city and has to find her way back home... hilarity insues.

I digitized it a couple years back and have been recutting it, color correcting it, fixing the soundtrack, etc. in my free time. I finally finished it to where I'm happy with it, and so here it is, for your viewing pleasure.

And now you can finally enjoy the deluxe george-lucas-rewriting-history-star-wars-edition of my masterpiece, "Moot Local"

Thursday, September 27, 2007

PICK IT UP REMOVED FROM YOUTUBE!



I was asked by some lawyers to remove my Pick It Up & Goon Holler videos due to some lawsuit with Viacom & Youtube blah blah blah...
Anyhow, you can watch it here!www.GOGO13.com/cartoon.html

BTW, GOGO13 is still playing Oct. 12 @ the Glasshouse in Pomona,CA
with the Aggrolites and Polysics.

As far as the Goon Holler stuff...
Stay tuned. You'l be able to see it elsewhere.

-PJ

Monday, September 24, 2007

GOGO13 - "Pick it Up" video!



Yo Gabba Gabba! animated segment. GOGO13 teaches the importance of picking up your room. Pays homage to Prince Buster, The Specials and the like.
Music: GOGO13
Animation: Willy Hartland, Craig Patches
Character Design: Parker Jacobs
Dad: Alex Desért
Girl: Darla Jacobs

What do you think everybody?


*UPDATE*
Some lawyers from so and so had me pull it from Youtube. Don't worry. It will emerge elsewhere somehow soon.

Friday, September 14, 2007

G13 on Yo Gabba Gabba

Monday Sep. 24th, 10:30AM on Nickelodeon, GOGO13 will have a song on Yo Gabba Gabba! More info after it airs.

Monday, September 03, 2007

Pressure Drop Soundcast: Parker Selects


I was honored that the mighty Brian Dao asked me to select for his podcast. I hope you like.
Click here

Friday, August 31, 2007

Thursday, August 23, 2007

OH NO IT'S GOGO

Last Nights Line-Up
new guy paul in the red polo
It Was A Fun Run

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

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.

EDIT: BONUS! Amy covers "You're Wondering Now".

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

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

Saturday, August 11, 2007

Nobody Is Special

Lily Allen glastonbury 2007 withTerry Hall and Lynval Golding
playing Gangsters

kinda cool, i thought id share

Thursday, August 02, 2007

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.


Thursday, July 26, 2007

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.

Friday, July 20, 2007

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

Monday, July 16, 2007

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!

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

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!

Monday, June 25, 2007

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

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

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.

Monday, June 11, 2007

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.

Monday, June 04, 2007

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.

Sunday, June 03, 2007

pictures/images

just playing around with illustrator, ill get it one day

Friday, June 01, 2007

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".

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

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!

Friday, May 25, 2007

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.