Two posts in a day! Ska on a ska blog! Return to former glory? Possibly!
Daly's Gone Wrong are an amalgam of some of the trendy things to do in punk and metalcore these days. They do they pop punk/metalcore verse/chorus switch and they have the humorous bursts of other genres except here they're mostly ska. There's even a straight acoustic love song. It's incredibly catchy through its six songs, with shout-along repetitions and and clean singing/screaming juxtaposition. I think they do it better than anyone else. Recommended if you like The Flaming Tsunamis, A Billion Ernies, or Folly.
"Whatever happened to Suburban Rhythm? Why did Ed and Scott quit? Please don't go, Suburban Rhythm. All the other bands are just shit."
This is pretty much the only way people discovered the band Suburban Rhythm after they disappeared. Suburban Rhythm was a band that existed in the early nineties, when ska was underground in Southern California but not hitting mainstream yet. These guys played alongside bands like Reel Big Fish, Sublime, and No Doubt when they were all new bands. Constant bickering between the band members led to their early demise. This self-titled compilation album is all of their recorded material, but it's no longer in print. The band is most noteworthy for their genre bending. Besides ska and punk elements, they have funk ("18 Inch Ruler"), reggae ("Incomplete"), bluegrass ("Blue Hawaii"), psychedelia ("99 Degrees"), jazz ("Bright City Lights"), and whatever the fuck "Bixville" is. That's why Reel Big Fish plays "S.R." in so many styles live. (Aaaaah, now it makes sense!)
I just discovered that they recorded a music video. However, I don't deem that song worthy enough of being the one I embed. Note that every comment is related to the Reel Big Fish song.
Choking Victim were one of the more popular bands of the Crack Rock Steady scene. They're obviously pretty rebellious because they sing about smoking crack and Satan and stuff. Their bassist kicks ass, too. Here's what I have by them:
There's not too much to know about this band. Buck-O-Nine is a southern-Californian ska punk band (surprising to see them here, right?) from San Diego. They were one of the first bands I liked when I first started listening to ska punk on Pandora radio two (or three I lost track) years ago. There's some obvious Joe Jackson influence, which I love. This is the only album I currently own by them, but I'll find more if anyone wants more.
Another band in the mid-to-late-nineties wave of ska that achieved minor, minor success. (Inclusion on Tony Hawk video game soundtracks.) They were probably too energetic for the mainstream mass to handle. I have three albums of theirs. The latter two are solid skacore releases, but Destruction by Definition is a must listen. They disbanded in 2006 after the release of War Profiteering is killing us all.
The King Blues were, at one point, underground. Then their sophomore release Save the World, Get the Girl got mainstream attention by the British media, and they began touring with "punk rock" (pfffft) bigwigs like Anti-Flag and Rise Against. (You know, those mainstream bands that claim to be rebellious.) Despite its incredibly "mainstream" status, their newest album is an enjoyable mix of ska and pop, and their first record is a hodge-podge of folk, ska, reggae, and punk rock. Here are both of their full-lengths:
Bomb the Music Industry! are one of those ridiculously D.I.Y. hardcore bands. Even though they offer all of their music for free, I shelled out $15 to see them (awesome) and $10 for Album Minus Band on vinyl. It made me feel like such a punk. I usually don't feel like that. Since they offer all of their music for free download on their site, I'm not going to post my own links for them.
One of the most popular bands of third-wave ska, they hit it big (big for a ska band, anyway) with the single "Sell Out." In recent years their quality has dwindled, but back in the height of their popularity (and when they play live) they're masters of what they do. I have two studio albums and one live album (the latter being incredible). If anyone wants me to post more, I'll be glad to do that.
I don't know whether or not this really basic first choice makes my blog "cool." However, I do know that they're of super-duper quality. It's likely that, if you're here, you've heard (of) this band. They're supposed to be releasing a cover album soon, called 99 Songs of Revolution, but their label is giving them some sort of crap. Damn record labels. Here's all of their studio material:
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Two posts in a day! Ska on a ska blog! Return to former glory? Possibly! 
