On this week’s episode of In Defense of Ska, members of ska supergroup Mutiny — Efrem Schulz (Death by Stereo, Voodoo Glow Skulls), Chris Ruckus (Dissidente), and Mike Cambra (Death by Stereo, ...

It’s no secret that ska music is alive and well, and not just in the United States. On this episode of in defense of ska, English ska-punks Call Me Malcolm join to chat about the current scene, the ...

It was a real magical time in the late ‘80s, early ‘90s, where he had all these different types of bands and they all ...

Ska had a pretty bright moment in the U.S. in the ’90s, when bands like No Doubt, Reel Big Fish and Less Than Jake helped push the then-mostly underground genre into the mainstream. But it was ...

A beloved ska punk band is returning with its first new album in 12 years. Streetlight Manifesto announced Wednesday that it will release “The Place Behind The Stars” on June 24 via the Pentimento ...

Bright Eyes recently posted an Instagram of the McDonald’s “ska is back” sign that went kinda viral a few years ago, with the caption “Coming soon…” And if you were wondering why they did that, it’s ...

Fans of the genre can get their fill of music at the second annual Pioneer Valley Ska Festival on Friday and Saturday at 52 Sumner in Springfield. The former church will host ska bands from all over ...

After ska became cool again, Fall Out Boy singer Patrick Stump decided to shed more of a public light on his ska roots by going on Aaron Carnes & Adam Davis’ In Defense of Ska podcast in 2021, and ...

Don’t call Mephiskapheles ska-punk. The band, headlining eSKApe at Yellow Cab Tavern in Dayton on Sunday, April 23, brings a certain hardcore intensity but the music is more complex. Since forming in ...

“There’s people who rely on us not doing anything to keep their power … you have everything to lose if you’re not taking a chance.” JER — musician, composer, teacher and official Chief Executive ...

Las Cruces, New Mexico, may sound like an unlikely place for a ska music scene, but it’s been home to at least two ska bands that have properly represented the music. One band is directly responsible ...

Southern California’s punk rock history is often focused on Orange County and Los Angeles, but 60 miles east of L.A,. the ...