This past Friday night saw the closing of yet another venerable club here in New York City. The Knitting Factory joined CBGB's, The Continental and many others that helped to grow, nurture and support the NYC ska scene over the last 25 years. The Knit (as it was affectionately known) regularly booked ska bands and (read whole article)
This cd is starting to get world recognition. The fact that people from all over planet earth are starting to actually buy tracks, is awesome! The internet is allowing folks to skank in all cities, towns, villages, hostels and even resorts from around the globe. So thank you folks for keeping music...SKA music alive and well!
A mighty biggups to all of you that are spreading the word about these provocative and inspiring tracks:
So take a break from the headlines (Palin, Obama, and Healthcare oh my! ) and load some songs. And sing along with The Uptones when they hit the stage in your town...
Dancing Mood? Me? Usually. That's what Ska is. It's a dancing mood that you experience with your whole body. It's what the ska music does to people. Whether you're shaking your hips, your legs, feet, booty, head, whatever....if it's Ska...it's like involuntary muscle reflex with a smile. I found a blog that must agree. Check out Dancing Mood's blog and start with this article about Go Jimmy Go!
Musashi “Moose” Lethridge, Uptones guitarist and builder of the world’s first Ska Shrine, recently demonstrated Proper Shrine Use and Etiquette, to help publicize the Ska Shrine Ska4Ever Postage Stamp. On hand to witness the first Solo Ska Shrine Skankfest, were Official Ska Shrine Videographer Jake Small, and assistant Shrine builder and Ska Music DJ Eric Din.
After a solemn entrance, Moose called out tracks from the Uptones’ Skankin’ Foolz Unite CD and suddenly went into an all out skanking frenzy. His gravity-defying moves tested the physical limits of the Shrine, but it held together in all its two-tone glory even at skanking speeds of Mach 2 and beyond. Several spectators who got too close had to be carried out on stretchers, giggling uncontrollably.
Proud Ska Shrine architect Matthew King Kaufman also witnessed the events, describing them as “uncanny” and “paranormal.”
Afterward, we all sat cross-legged around the shrine, wrote letters to friends around the globe, and proudly sent them off using Official Ska Shrine Ska4Ever Postage Stamps. We encourage you to purchase a sheet of these beautiful, self-adhesive stamps, to help spread the word about Ska Music and the Ska Shrine, far and wide.
The Uptones are all very grateful to Moose, for his exskaordinary and inspiring efforts to spread Ska Music and make the world a better place.
