Ska

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This lens is dedicated to everything ska. For those who happened accross this lens out of curiosity and have no clue what ska is. Check out some of the links below and get yourself acquainted. As this is a new lense, any input is welcome and appreciated. If you feel that there's a link that belongs here, email me and I'll consider your request. By the way, the design on the left is available on t-shirts, stickers, buttons, etc. at Cafepress.

Also be sure to check out... This is SKA-Cast, the ska music podcast on Gcast and The SKA Profile on Myspace!

This is SKA-Cast

A SKA Podcast on G-Cast.

The History of SKA on YouTube

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The Aquabats: The Aquabats win the award for best dressed!
Bob Marley: The legendary reggae musician was also a part of the ska elite in Jamaica when ska was first conceived.
Buck-O-Nine: A Buck-O-Nine lens for your 28 Teeth to chomp into.
Dance Hall Crashers: A little DHC never hurt anyone.
Five Iron Frenzy: Five Iron Frenzy Info from Kevin Hendricks.
Less Than Jake: Less Than Jake Info from yours truly.
MU330: MU330 is a high energy rocket fueled chainsaw wielding ska punk band from St. Louis.
Pain: Let's not put them into the ska category because they aren't but if you like ska, you'll like Pain!
The Pietasters: Oolooloo is a palindrome!
Rancid: Rancid is famous for it's punk ska innovations.
Silverback - An Introduction to Ska: Some ska history and information by Derek Bate.
The Specials: The Two Tone legends are the inspiration for some of the greatest third wave bands.
Toots and the Maytals: Toots and the Maytals were one of the most popular ska/reggae bands.

Ska Band Links

Less Than Jake: Pez obsessed pop punk ska giants out of Gainesville, Florida.
The Know How: Ska clowns out of Gainesville, Florida.
Buck-O-Nine: San Diego ska band.
Fuzigish: South African ska band.
Spunge: Catchy ska from the United Kingdom.
The Specials: British ska legends.
Superbus: A French ska punk band that's kind of reminiscent of old No Doubt.
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones: Boston's hardcore ska punk giants.
Hepcat: Southern Californian traditional ska band.
MU330: Catchy chainsaw wielding punk ska band.
Rancid: Raw punk and ska quartet known for their innovative collaborations and genre crossovers.
Spitvalves: Florida punk ska band.
Pietasters: DC ska punk band.
Reel Big Fish: Self proclaimed ska punk sellouts made popular in the late 90's.
Sofapunch: Ska band known for intense live shows, and a progressive sound.
Streetlight Manifesto: A third-wave ska band from NJ that formed with some of the original Catch 22 and One Cool Guy members.
Madness: The 80s wouldn't have been the same without Madness.
Chris Murray: The ex-front of King Apparatus is a "One Man Ska Band".
Catch 22: New Jersey catchy punk ska.
Skatalites: One of the original ska bands from the 60's who helped forge the style.
Sublime: Popular ska punk rasta funk band from the 90's.
Dance Hall Crasher: One of the best female fronted ska bands.
Save Ferris: Ska punk out of the OC.
Against All Authority: Lively punk ska band out of Miami.
The Clash: Popular ska band from the 80's.
Desmond Dekker: Old school ska.
Doctor Manette: Mix ska with Weezer and this is what you get!
Filibuster: Ska a la Sublime.
Goldfinger: Very catchy pop punk ska.
Jaya the Cat: Hardcore ska punk from the Midwest.
Jeffries Fan Club: Ska for broken hearts.
Los Fabuloses Cadillacs: Ska from Argentina.

Miscellaneous Ska Related Links

Ska on MySpace: Ska has a lot of friends on MySpace. You can be one too. Check out Ska's profile and request an add while you're at it!
Skahoo Search Engine: Website directory and search engine, reviews, articles, and forums.
Ska Brewing Company: This company specializes in what many people consider the "official beverage of ska music", beer.
Blank TV: A vast collection of ska and punk music videos.
Lyric Wiki: Would you like to find lyrics to your favorite ska song? This site is awesome for looking up lyrics.
Ska Summit: Here's a great web portal for all things ska!
SKA TV on YouTube: Here's a YouTube playlist featuring classic and not so classic ska videos.
SKAspot: A SKA music portal created by the lensmaster!

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The Usuals on YouTube

Here's a collection of videos featuring an incredibly talented traditional ska band from Gainesville, FL, The Usuals.

The Usuals - Orange Boy

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The Usuals - C'est La Cha Cha

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The Usuals - Sweet Pea

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Less Than Jake on YouTube

Here's a collection of videos featuring Gainesville, Florida's most popular ska punk band, Less Than Jake.

Less Than Jake - My Very Own Flag

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Less Than Jake - Never Going Back to New Jersey

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Warped Tour 2006 - Less Than Jake

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More Ska on YouTube

Mephiskapheles - Doomsday

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Dance Hall Crashers - Lost Again

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The Know How - Daniel Larusso Is Going to Fight

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This is SKA-Cast

A SKA Podcast on G-Cast.

The History of SKA on YouTube

Some other Ska Lenses on Squidoo

Ska Band Links

Miscellaneous Ska Related Links

Is ska dead?

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The Usuals on YouTube

Less Than Jake on YouTube

More Ska on YouTube

Ska Pictures on Flickr

Ska and Punk Bands (On Listible)

Vote for Your Favorite Ska Album

(or buy it from Amazon Plexo!)

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