Ska

Ep. 278: Chris DeMakes of Less Than Jake

Dude, it’s Chris DeMakes! He’s the co-lead singer and guitarist for Less Than Jake! He’s host of the wildly entertaining podcast Chris DeMakes a Podcast. He’ll write you a custom song or do video consultations for you and your band at ChrisDeMakes.com. He’s got a new book called Blast From the Past. If you’re here,…

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The First 5 (or so) Ska Albums That Changed My Life

Welcome to Top 5 Fun Friday, a regularly-occurring blog feature where I give you a list of extremely specific pointless shit from my life no one asked for. Why? Because the internet is STILL incredibly un-fun in 2021 and I enjoy blogging. It’s Friday and these will be fun! This week’s list… The First 5…

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Ep. 190: Chuck Robertson – Lead Singer of Mad Caddies

Chuck Robertson is the lead singer of the Mad Caddies, one of my favorite bands of all-time. They played here last Friday and Saturday as part of Scallywag Fest, which marked somewhere it the neighborhood of 20 times I’ve seen them live. Chuck shares the story of how the Caddies got started in high school,…

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First Job: Chuck Robertson

Chuck Robertson (second from right) is the lead singer of the Mad Caddies and he joins me Wednesday, September 26 for a full episode talking about the history of the band, where they’re going from here, and a ton more. But first, Chuck tells me about his very first job mowing lawns in his neighborhood…

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Ep. 175: Vinnie Fiorello – Drummer and Lyricist, Less Than Jake

Vinnie Fiorello is the drummer and chief lyricist of Less Than Jake, which is, to put it mildly, only one of my absolute favorite bands of my entire freaking life. I’ve enthusiastically consumed Less Than Jake’s music for more than 20 years. I’ve seen them live more than 10 times. And I still can’t believe…

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