This week we are joined by Tim and Joe from Space Monkey Mafia. The episode starts with some chitchat, Ska News and Gary give us his review of the latest Hans Gruber and The Dir Hards album, With a Vengeance. Next Joe and Tim tell us how they got into ska music and how Space Monkey Mafia started. We also learn where their band name comes from and we listen to the band’s latest song, Stand Tall. We discuss their upcoming new album, Banned From California. Tim and Joe tell us the story behind the album title. Lastly, we give you pure ska picks of the week.
On The Upbeat Social Media:
www.Instagram.com/ontheupbeatska
www.facebook.com/ontheupbeatska
www.twitter.com/ontheupbeatska
On The Upbeat Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/ontheupbeatska
On The Upbeat Merch:
https://on-the-upbeat.creator-spring.com/
Space Monkey Mafia:
https://spacemonkeymafia.bandcamp.com/
Space Monkey Mafia Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0YDHzu1EeRjKSTjjDJxfC4?si=IJuDHwmTQPSZqao4WDFJwg
Ska News-
-Title Holder
On Sunday April 24 Title Holder dropped an ep entitled Story of My Life. This ep features 5 previously released tracks as well as the new song Story of My Life.
https://open.spotify.com/album/2VbeH2vlO4sPm0n6JrTU5r?si=884HgjKMS4KHgYEoiY2JTg
-JER
On Friday JER dropped a new song called Decolonize Your Mind of their upcoming album. Their new album Bothered/Unbothered drops on May 27th.
https://badtimerecords.limitedrun.com/categories/jer
-Oklahoma Stackhouse
On Friday April 22, Florida based Oklahoma Stackhouse released their last eat album entitled OK.
https://open.spotify.com/album/40HtiOpwhnZ1PcS1DkLVHs?si=hqZtnLoQTiSvXu-r2qK3kA
Spotify playlist Ska Favorites:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2DikTsRPk4dspXejk9bFko?si=vaPlX9V7QVW9JsTRSUdqCg
Ska News Theme by Dang!t:
https://dangitband.bandcamp.com/music
Main Theme by Millington:
https://millingtonband.bandcamp.com/music
You can buy the main Theme Song:
https://ontheupbeat.bandcamp.com/track/on-the-upbeat
