Monday, July 20, 2009

Go Jimmy Go In A Dancing Mood


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!

Monday, July 13, 2009

Moose Goes Postal At Ska Shrine!?

From Ska 4U article...

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.

Skank you very much.



Tuesday, June 30, 2009

More Uptones Merch!

As you may know, there have been many a great response to The Uptones album Skanking Foolz Unite, here in the San Francisco bay area. During a live show any fan may pick up a T shirt, or button and wear it proud.

But what if you are not in the Sf bay area and you want to buy a bumper sticker?

What if you are willing to support ska music and the Uptones with your on line shopping abilities, but have no idea where to shop?

Well...

Just go here.

Ska 4U On Line Store

There a few items on sale now. And it seems they are adding new items by the week.

So there ya go.

Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up!

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Ska 4U!