In Defense of Ska
Aaron CarnesSka no longer needs to be the butt of every joke. IDOS is flipping the narrative on this style of music that they love dearly.Hosts Aaron Carnes (author of "In Defense of Ska") and Adam Davis (Link 80, Omingone) chat with people in and outside of the ska scene to tell its stories, show its pervasiveness in culture, and defend it to their last dying breath.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 196 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | MusicMusic InterviewsMusic History | |||
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What drives a musician to play music overtly rooted in traditional ska and rocksteady? And how do they honor the roots while simultaneously giving it a contemporary flavor? This is the subject this week for our conversation with Jeremy Peña of the ba... more
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One of the best ska bands of the past decade is The Steady 45's, a trad ska group based out of Los Angeles. They are one of the few bands that have been able to call both LA’s lively trad ska and vibrant Latino ska scenes home. So we brought on four ... more
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Ska ska ska do the ska
Apple Podcasts5PhillipJ.Fry
United States5 months ago - I defend ska
Adam is my favorite
Apple Podcasts5Guacamole_JonUnited Statesa year ago - I defend ska
I like this podcast, the interviews are great
Apple Podcasts5Guacamole_JonUnited Statesa year ago - Good Conversations
Really enjoy the conversations on the podcast.
Apple Podcasts5Aaron&LauraUnited States2 years ago - Fantastic Discussions
This podcast is meaningful, well down. Thanks for your hard work.
Apple Podcasts5aaajnUnited States2 years ago
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Apple Podcasts | #112 | United States/Music/Music Interviews |
Apple Podcasts | #152 |  United Kingdom/Music/Music Interviews |
Apple Podcasts | #162 |  Australia/Music/Music Interviews |
Apple Podcasts | #68 |  Philippines/Music/Music Interviews |
Apple Podcasts | #153 |  Ireland/Music/Music Interviews |
Apple Podcasts | #180 |  South Africa/Music/Music Interviews |
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