Undoubtedly one of THE highlights of the recent London Intenrational Ska Festival for me were THE SKINTS! Check out this awesome new video for their tune “Can’t Take No More”! The track is taken from the band’s superb new “Part & Parcel” album which you can order from the good people at Bomber Music here: http://www.bombermusic.com/new-shop
Salisbury’s One Man Ska Explosion ROBB BLAKE has a new Facebook page up & running! You can follow him & his adventures here: http://www.facebook.com/#!/RobbBlakeTheOneManSkaExplosion Robb will very soon be posting a brand spanking new tune on the page as a taster for his upcoming 5th CD release on Do The Dog Music, which he is busy recording now!
Really enjoyed my 2 days at the LONDON INTERNATIONAL SKA FESTIVAL 2012 last weekend! It was so cool to meet so many wonderful ska-loving folk from all over the globe! I chatted to people from Australia, Chile, Canada, the USA, Sweden, Spain, France, Germany & Japan! Highlights of the festival for me were the live performances by The Skints, Buster Shuffle, Chris Murray, Rebelation & Capone & The Bullets, but all the bands that played did themselves proud! The festival organisers put together a wonderful linited edition 120 page book & 2 fantastic limited edition 7” vinyl singles (featuring The Dualers/Neol Davies & Phoenix City All Stars/Dave Barker) for the event. They have a few copies of the book & singles left, so anyone wishing to snap up these collector’s items should do so pronto by visiting http://www.londoninternationalskafestival.co.uk/shop
3 Do The Dog Music bands, Cartoon Violence, Rasta4Eyes & Drewvis, will be appearing at THE 4TH SWANSEA SKA FESTIVAL! The event will take place on Saturday 14th July at The Garage venue in Swansea & looks set to be filmed for a live DVD release by Skabertawe Presents Promotions. Other bands on the bill include: Miacca, Popes Of Chillitown, Estevez, The Spartans, Sharks Don’t Sleep & Beneath The Reef. You can check out the Facebook event for the festival here: http://www.facebook.com/events/282294918494902/#!/events/282294918494902/ & buy tickets online here: http://www.derricksmusic.co.uk/eventdetails.php?eventid=2508
Sam Evans, former trumpeter with the awesome Bristol based Do The Dog Music outfit THE SCRUB, has put together a fab new 2 tone ska/reggae/hip hop crew based in Swansea called THE RUDE ‘EM OUTS! You can check out some kick ass Rude ‘Em Outs’ demos on their Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/rudeemouts#!/rudeemouts/app_2405167945 The band are hoping to gig solidly this summer, so anyone interested in putting them on can contact them via their Facebook page.
More exciting news for London’s all conquering reggae kings THE SKINTS! it has just been announced that they will be appearing at this year’s Reading & Leeds Festivals in August on the Lock Up stage! They will be playing Leeds on Friday 24th & Reading on Sunday 26th. The Skints will also be playing a headline UK tour in October to promote their superb new “Part & Parcel” album. Check the flyer above for the tour dates.
There are now less than 3 weeks to go until the 2012 LONDON INTERNATIONAL SKA FESTIVAL kicks off in Islington on Thursday 3rd May! Here is the poster for Day 3 of the festival, which features The Dualers, Ska Cubano, Freddie Notes, The Goldmaster All-Stars, Buster Shuffle & Capone & The Bullets! For more information on the London International Ska Festival & to order your tickets now go to http://www.londoninternationalskafestival.co.uk
Following the recent release of their superb 4th album, “Here Today, Gone Tomorrow”, Brighton 2 tone ska kings TOO MANY CROOKS headed back into the studio in February to record a cover version of “Pearls Cafe” for the new Specials’ tribute compilation “Specialized”. All proceeds from the comp’s release will go to the Teenage Cancer Trust. Mid May will see the Crooks head to Germany for a short 3 date tour. They will also be supporting King Hammond at the Islington Bar, London on 22nd April. Check out Too Many Crooks’ awesome new promo video for their tune “Peanut Butter” above. You can order the “Here Today, Gone Tomorrow” CD & the band’s other 3 superb CD albums from our Distro page at http://dothedogmusic.tumblr.com/distro
Rising from the ashes of Barnsley based Do The Dog Music ska/punk crew CATCH IT KEBABS is a new 7 piece outfit called THE MIGHTY VIPERS. The Mighty Vipers’ line up inlcudes Dave, Jamie, Alex & Tim from the Kebabs & their sound looks set to be an eclectic cocktail of syles heavily influenced by Jamaican & South American music. The Vipers have been working on material since August last year & hope to record a debut album & start gigging in the not too distant future.
DIRTY REVOLUTION have released a fab new promo video for their tune “Failure To Communicate”. The track is taken from the band’s excellent self-released “Before The Fire” debut CD album & also featured on their debut “It’s Gonna Get Dirty” CD mini album released on Do The Dog Music!
Just realised that from our first issue of Rude Skazine way back in 1989 & first “Rude Vibes” CD release back in 1996 through to our brand new issue 64 of Do The Dog Skazine & latest Caroloregians’ “Fat Is Back CD release, we have now unleashed a grand total of 170 SKA ZINES & CD’S into the world! Yay for us!
