The Uptones
16 New Songs Out Today
Listen to new songs by Born Without Bones, Grade 2, Bedouin Soundclash (ft. Aimee Interrupter), Eric Din (The Uptones), Old Fire (ft Adam Torres), and more…
Stream Eric Din's (The Uptones) new solo album 'Street Party'
Eric Din of Bay Area ska pioneers The Uptones channels twitchy new wave, folksy psych-pop, glam rock, and a little ska on his new solo album, which you can stream in full now…
64 Essential Ska Albums from 1964 to Present
With ska gaining mainstream traction in the U.S. once again, we put together a list of 64 essential ska albums from 1964 to present, with albums released during each of the past seven decades by artists from all over the world.
'Ska Boom!' book highlights U.S. ska in between 2 Tone & 3rd wave - Q&A w/ author Marc Wasserman
The narrative that ska comes and goes in ways in damaging to the genre, and not even all that accurate. Marc Wasserman’s new oral history ‘Ska Boom!’ looks at the American ska scene of the 1980s, and the bands that bridged the gap between 2 Tone and the third wave…
Jeff Rosenstock & Polyvinyl have made a 9-hour playlist of ska songs
The 9-hour, 181-song playlist includes songs from all across ska’s long, rich history — from its origins in Jamaica to some of today’s best DIY ska bands — and it also includes ska-adjacent songs by The Beatles, Vampire Weekend, Weezer, Pixies, and more…
