EP.146-Does Ska's Humor Undercut It's Message?

This week Matt, RJ and Gary answer the question, Do you think the wacky reputation ska music has with non ska fans has hurts ska? They cover all things ska jokes and it’s effects on the ska scene. They also give you ska news and the 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 Ska News…. On Tuesday February 7 The Abruptors released a new song called Waiting Forever. The track is off their up coming new album called Noticeably Cheerless, which is out on February 24th. You can preorder now on Asainman records. Spotify Waiting Forever https://open.spotify.com/track/2KFp978vPC4lemKwYt6pvf?si=xq8dJ-qSQDmdKl46DNTLiw Preorder The Abruptors https://asianmanrecords.limitedrun.com/products/738214-the-abruptors-noticably-cheerless-lp -Title Holder On February 2 Title Holder released a new song called Going Insane. You can find the music video on the band’s YouTube page and the song is streaming everywhere now. https://open.spotify.com/track/0FqGbZnIIV289mPuRr7WFW?si=OCAbUYcXSgiYKj7P5xgdAQ -THE SPECIALIZED PROJECT The Specialized Project is a non profit music community project. Funded and staffed by volunteers. Producing musical products and events in support of charitable organisation Our Way: The Rat Pack Collection https://thespecializedproject.bandcamp.com/album/our-way-the-rat-pack-collection?fbclid=IwAR3Vp9eyUe7ZSLiPMIGFKdq-JYsVk-l_LUz8TwmqRW709EtPh8SKidPY9kI&mibextid=uc01c0 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