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Well, if anyone's interested, I am in a British ska band called The Lockup. We play heavily two-tone flavoured stuff with some dub and reggae influences thrown in. We're not huge, but we get around the underground scene a fair old bit, and I'd say we have quite a good name for ourselves. We've been gigging about 3 years, and have played with The Beat and The Pietasters to namedrop a couple. There's a couple of songs up on https://www.myspace.com/thelockup, and we have a some newer, unreleased (and in my opinion more mature) stuff that I could maybe host for goons, if anyone likes it. We're playing with The Trojans in Birmingham (UK) at the end of the month, if anyone fancies it. p.s. hot female vocalist!  (I also used to be in a ska-punk band called The Brass Monkeys, we are practicing for a couple of reunion gigs at the moment, but we're a bit rubbish currently, so I'm not posting any links.) chippy fucked around with this message at 04:10 on Nov 13, 2007 |
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Thanks a lot guys. That may well be me first ever positively received post on SA. We have a not quite finished album that's kind of sat in limbo due to lack of funds, lineup changes and people disagreeing over what to do with it. It's kind of sad, because it's slightly rushed but I do think it's mostly all good, and I'd like people to hear it. I'll choose a couple of choice tracks and stick them up here. To the guy that asked, we've never played in Devon, but one of our singers is currently residing there (in a caravan, no less) so I'll have to get her to ask about and find a venue. We're having a quiet few months at the moment after a rather busy summer. p.s. if you're a UK goon and fancy supporting us, you can get our first EP for a very fair price at http://www.punkermentality.com/moreinfo.php?id=6900. I'm not sure if they would ship to America but I can find it. p.p.s. ^ I'm really sorry if I'm not allowed to do that.
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Nov 14, 2007 02:22
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UK ska-punkers might appreciate this little wander down memory lane.. *sniff* http://drownedinsound.com/articles/2512478 I won't quote it, it's a bit long. But it's a good look at the rise and fall of the UK ska underground with some good videos. Reminds me how proud I am to be still be part of that scene.
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Nov 16, 2007 02:19
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If any UK Goons fancy seeing The Trojans this weekend, along with my band The Lockup and some others, there is a drat good ska/dub/reggae party going down in Birmingham (UK) at the Rainbow Warehouse on Saturday night. And entry's only a fiver before midnight. Here's the myspace with details for the event: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=76349623 And here's a lovely flyer:  
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Nov 23, 2007 03:41
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Wizard Mannequin posted:assuming thats the Trojans that mixes trad ska with Celtic music, that looks like it'll be an awesome show and I wish I could go. It is, and it was. Had a sweet night and The Trojans were brilliant. And we were pretty good as well. Facebook goons, please join our (new) fan page if you like our stuff. Tunes on the page. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=5990478570 chippy fucked around with this message at 02:15 on Nov 28, 2007 |
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Nov 28, 2007 02:13
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My band (https://www.myspace.com/thelockup) just signed to "Do The Dog" records! Do The Dog are one of the UK's larger ska and reggae labels, with some cracking bands on (http://www.dothedog.com/ http://www.myspace.com/dothedogmusic), so we are well pleased with this development. If anyone fancies seeing us, we are headlining a "Ska Burlesque" show this evening in South London: The Amersham Arms 388 New Cross Street London And we will be playing tomorrow in Reading, Berkshire at The Face Bar, along with Catch It Kebabs, my other band The Brass Monkeys, and some others.
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Apr 4, 2008 11:11
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Thanks guys. Josh Wow, friend us up, I'd do it myself but I don't really run our myspace and I can't even remember the password at the moment. Loving your stuff, it's reminding me of Quality Softcore/Duck and Cover era Mad Caddies at the moment. Heyyyy.. I just read our myspace, it's gone all pretentious! Our Bio used to be funnier than that. 
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Apr 4, 2008 14:12
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Josh Wow posted:I'll have my guitarist send you a friend request since I don't run our myspace either. One of the perks of being in a ska band - so many band members that you can always find something else to do the boring stuff. One the other hand, it does mean you need more than one vehicle to get anywhere and have to share the free beer with more people.
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Apr 4, 2008 14:34
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CRIP EATIN BREAD posted:Look, it's a shame that most of the traditional two-tone Brit ska bands have died out We're trying to keep the tradition alive! Here, have a live track.  https://www.myspace.com/thelockup
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Apr 10, 2008 10:52
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Midget Gems posted:I've just recently got into ska; shame on me, I know. I'm a UK goon and not only was I unable to get tickets to LTJ, I also see I've recently missed Streetlight. I'm not up on what shows are coming up soon.. however I can recommend a truckload of UK ska bands for you. Lightyear - Now split up, excellent frantic ska-punk, their album was called Call of the Weasel Clan. I'm not sure if it's still available anywhere, I'll try and find out. Capdown - Excellent band, combining ska, reggae, dub, jazz, and harcore punk influences. Albums are Civil Disobedients and Pound for the Sound. I'm not sure what they're up to these days. Definitely currently active bands: Sonic Boom Six - http://www.myspace.com/sonicboomsix - Very diverse ska punk, give them a listen. Smoke Like a Fish - http://www.myspace.com/officialsmokelikeafish Dirty Revolution - Are awesome. http://www.myspace.com/dirtyrevolution Catch it Kebabs - http://www.myspace.com/catchitkebabs - Great guys, excellent party band. Ska punk with swing influences. The Lockup - http://www.myspace.com/thelockup - MY BAND. Old school two-tone ska, dub and reggae with a touch of punk. The Brass Monkeys - MY OLD BAND. Ska punk with a bit of rock/metal. We've split but still do the occasional gig for a laugh. Excuse the myspace, our semi-literate trombonist wrote it. Oh, and some our songs are crap, but some are good. A lot of these bands (including us) are on Do The Dog records: http://www.dothedog.com/ And you can probably find a lot of their CDs at http://www.riotrecords.co.uk/ and http://www.punkermentality.com/ Check the myspaces for shows. The ska scene grew quite a bit in the days of Lighyear and Capdown but seems to have dropped off again in the last few years. There are a lot of gigs, bu they're quite small scale. Still poo poo-hot though. Whereabouts in the UK are you?
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Jun 19, 2008 16:28
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Quest For Glory II posted:Nothing. They've broken up. Yeah, I thought that might be the case. Still, I haven't heard that album, so I'll just pretend it's new. 
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Jun 20, 2008 01:23
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US folks - how 'into' UK ska are you guys, generally speaking? Are you particularly aware of it? Or do most UK ska bands not cross the pond? What about older UK two-tone bands from the 70s such as The Specials, Madness, Bad Manners etc?
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Jul 9, 2008 11:26
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FeatherPants posted:
You're right really. A few years ago we had Lighyear and Capdown getting reasonably big, but the UK scene is very small and underground at the moment. I guess it's natural that as a Brit I view bands like The Specials etc as so fundamental and important to the roots of the ska sound, but a lot of the American bands just seem to me to be very far removed from what I think of as the 'real' ska sound, and just seem more like pop-punk bands that happen to have a brass section. But it's a matter of your own personal culture and perception I suppose. chippy fucked around with this message at 10:38 on Jul 10, 2008 |
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Jul 10, 2008 10:35
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guppy posted:Can we not descend into a stupid argument about what is and isn't ska, Jesus gently caress Yeah, god forbid we have a discussion about ska on this thread, of all places, jesus. Everyone go back to talking about the same three bands, nothing to see here.
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Jul 11, 2008 13:19
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guppy posted:Just trying to follow the guidelines from the OP. I see your point, but no-one was really saying "gently caress them, they're not ska". I don't think a bit of discussion over what makes the sound really does any harm. I may have said those bands are more like punk with horns to me but I wasn't dissing them. They're great, used to be some of my favourite bands, and I'll happily still refer to them as ska bands, I'm not being a snob about it. But you must admit this thread has been a little one dimensional.
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Jul 12, 2008 19:57
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Yeah, that's me. I'm in a two-tone band and a 3rd wave band. Actually, the after 3/4 years of hard work and finally getting a deal with Do The Dog, The Lockup now seems to be in its death throes. Band members have moved to stupid parts of the country and started acting like divas, people aren't pulling their weight, and there were basically two or three of us doing all the work and driving and paying for stuff, so it was getting a little bit painful. We're going to go back to like 3 core members and take it from there. We're all pretty about it. But if anyone fancies bumping us on the sixty one we're at http://www.thesixtyone.com/thelockup
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Jul 12, 2008 20:13
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gerfatty posted:Well, then I'm not too old. I still dance like complete fool. drat straight. If you ask me the kids don't even know how to do it properly. Too much running on the spot, not enough hopping about and flailing. [DISCLAIMER: Tongue in cheek post, before someone starts trying to get on my case about how "you can't define skanking" or some other such bollocks] mix.lunar posted:Possible stage fright. I can't look at people when I play for my friends and family so I end of staring at the guitar the whole time. I'd probably do that too if I was ever up on stage. You might not find that you know. I'm better with bigger audiences, it's less personal. I've been totally comfortable doing festivals in front of a couple of thousand people, however I'm poo poo scared of doing an acoustic set down my local pub. I even clam up if my girlfriend asks me to play her a song. chippy fucked around with this message at 09:04 on Jul 25, 2008 |
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Jul 25, 2008 09:01
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Can I just ask - is there an American band called Beat? I only ask as you guys keep referring to "English Beat", whereas I've always just known them as "The Beat".
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Aug 19, 2008 12:10
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Well if they did, they changed it back again. We did a gig with them in Camden a couple of years back, and I saw them play at a festival last year, and they were listed as The Beat both times.
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Aug 19, 2008 12:54
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mix.lunar posted:In their wiki it says something about them calling themselves The English Beat in America as not to be confused with a band called Beat. Or maybe I'm full of poo poo. Why on earth do I never think to look in wikipedia for these things? Wiki posted:The Beat had a sizeable following in North America, where the band was known as The English Beat for legal reasons (to avoid confusion with the American band The Beat).
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