100% Ska Podcast

DJ Ryan Midnight
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DJ Ryan Midnight hosts the weekly all-vinyl podcast 100% Ska, playing a selection of cuts across the genre’s spectrum and history. You’ll hear an emphasis on current ska bands carrying the checkered banner including plenty of new releases, along with 2-Tone era and 3rd Wave classics and rarities, original Jamaican 60s and everything in between. Some episodes will feature interviews with bands, with the rare episode segueing into Ryan’s non-ska guilty pleasures. When not hosting the podcast, Ryan Midnight can be found livestreaming ska sets, spinning locally in NYC, supporting live musicians, and producing the Subway to Skaville series.

  1. 04/08/2024

    100% Ska Podcast S07E08 – Somewhere Between an Earthquake and an Eclipse

    Well, we just had an earthquake, and we’re about to have an eclipse. How about some good ol’ ska music to distract us and dance along? Tonight we’ve got a heaping of traditional-inspired tunes – including several fantastic instrumentals – plus some 80s ska styling, and a block of new-ish “digital only” released music! Let’s play on and see what catches your ear! Full Playlist: Klikk Panikk – Satan Pa Bybanen The Bodysnatchers – 007 (Shanty Town) The Skadows – Ska’d For Life The Toasters – Haitian Frustration (TV Mix) The Bouncing Flowers – Fire Satelite Kingston – Plomo Don Cosmic – Iguana Dance The Dynamics – Su Su Shuffle Luana Point – In Flagranti Ska Girth Control – Neverending Coffee Late For Life – M357 Sleepy Nicks – Slice Not From Concentrate – Comfortable Life Old Dodge Fellows – Compass Rose The Moskito Bite – Don’t Give It Away Jackie Mendez & Thee Hurricanes – I Can’t Stay The Slackers – Wrongful Suspicion Boomtown United – Love Like Fire Local or visiting NYC? Check out the upcoming shows hosted by (or featuring) DJ Ryan Midnight: 4/12 – Buford O’Sullivan & the Roosters, The West Kensingtons, Across the Aisle, Not From Concentrate (DJ and Host) 5/10 – Subway to Skaville 5th Anniversary Show with Beat Brigade, Dunia & Aram, and The Simulators (DJ and Host) 6/14 – The Phensic, Last Reel Hero, The Going Rate, Smugly Ugly (DJ and Host) 7/12 – The Fuss, The Operators, Foolish Relics (DJ and Host) Check out the Subway to Skaville website too, and find out what we’re up to! Like, Subscribe, and all that Jazz! Follow DJ Ryan Midnight and the 100% Ska Podcast on Facebook and subscribe to the podcast if you haven’t already! Subscribe to the Subway to Skaville Newsletter! The post 100% Ska Podcast S07E08 – Somewhere Between an Earthquake and an Eclipse appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

    1h 7m

  2. 03/26/2024

    100% Ska Podcast S07E07 – Tribute to Hepcat’s Greg Lee and more Neo-Traditional Ska

    Tonight we say goodbye to Greg Lee, co-founder and co-singer of Hepcat, who tragically and unexpectedly passed away last week. We also focus on some of the great modern neo-traditional ska sounds that Hepcat helped usher into the 90s and the 21st century. As part of that we listen to some of newer music hitting your turntable and digital players that has come out recently. Grab your shoes, roll up the rug, and come dance wid’ me! Full Playlist: Lucky Luxury – Camp for the Night Hepcat – Dance Wid Me Hepcat – Black Sky Hepcat – No Worries Hepcat – Nigel (Quarantine Version) Skinnerbox – Hepcat Season The Georgetown Orbits – Fool”s Game Caz Gardiner and the Badasonics – Tic Tac Toe Monica Vanderwyde – Hard to Be True The Bandits – El Corral Caribbean Beat Combo – Surfin’ Out The Delegators – I Don’t Mind The Utopians – On The Road The Soularites – Time Is Up Los Caurolites – Veo en Ti The Manor – Kelly’s Heroes Skanky Banks – One For All NYC Ska Orchestra – On a Clear Day Local or visiting NYC? Check out the upcoming shows hosted by (or featuring) DJ Ryan Midnight: 4/12 – Buford O’Sullivan & the Roosters, The West Kensingtons, Across the Aisle, Not From Concentrate (DJ and Host) 5/10 – Subway to Skaville 5th Anniversary Show with Beat Brigade, Dunia & Aram, and The Simulators (DJ and Host) 6/14 – The Phensic, Last Reel Hero, The Going Rate, Smugly Ugly (DJ and Host) 7/12 – The Fuss, The Operators, Foolish Relics (DJ and Host) Check out the Subway to Skaville website too, and find out what we’re up to! Like, Subscribe, and all that Jazz! Follow DJ Ryan Midnight and the 100% Ska Podcast on Facebook and subscribe to the podcast if you haven’t already! Subscribe to the Subway to Skaville Newsletter! The post 100% Ska Podcast S07E07 – Tribute to Hepcat’s Greg Lee and more Neo-Traditional Ska appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

    1h 8m

  3. 03/05/2024

    100% Ska Podcast S07E06 – Supernova Preview, Croydon Fest, and more Touring Bands

    This week we’re highlighting two great festivals coming up in 2024 – This is Not Croydon Fest 5, and of course Supernova Ska Festival – both of which still have tickets availableWe’re also just generally highlighting bands that are out on the road this spring – whether its a weekend tour or longer and ready to play live for you! Additionally, we’re highlighting new music specifically from Danny Rebel and the KGBs, Half Past Two, and Cenzo! Check out some tunes, get psyched, and then see ’em live when they come through your town! Full Playlist: Danny Rebel & the KGB – Spiral Eyes Half Past Two – Dominoes Spring Heeled Jack – Electric The Toasters – Weekend in LA Eastern Standard Time – Tick Tock The Aggrolites – The Volcano We Are The Union – Big River Stop the Presses – Terminator Buford O’Sullivan and the Robots – Stolen Soul Madness – House of Fun The Planet Smashers – The Manta Ray Dance The Pietasters – Crazy Monkey Woman The Slackers – Wrongful Suspicion Mephiskapheles – Satan on the Beach Catbite – Come on Baby Flying Racoon Suit – Driftwood The Prizefighters – Follow My Sound The Steady 45s – Maria Julia Cenzo – Beg, Borrow & Steal Local or visiting NYC? Check out the upcoming shows hosted by (or featuring) DJ Ryan Midnight: 3/8 – Danny Rebel & the KGB, The Penniless Loafers, Sneaky Heat Missiles, DJ Duff Guy (DJ and Host) 4/12 – Buford O’Sullivan & the Roosters, The West Kensingtons, Across the Aisle, Not From Concentrate (DJ and Host) 5/10 – Subway to Skaville 5th Anniversary Show with Beat Brigade, Dunia & Aram, and The Simulators (DJ and Host) 6/14 – The Phensic, Last Reel, Hero, +1 TBA (DJ and Host) 7/12 – The Fuss, The Operators, Foolish Relics (DJ and Host) Check out the Subway to Skaville website too, and find out what we’re up to! Like, Subscribe, and all that Jazz! Follow DJ Ryan Midnight and the 100% Ska Podcast on Facebook and subscribe to the podcast if you haven’t already! Subscribe to the Subway to Skaville Newsletter! The post 100% Ska Podcast S07E06 – Supernova Preview, Croydon Fest, and more Touring Bands appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

    1h 14m

  4. 03/01/2024

    100% Ska Podcast S07E05 – Putting that Spring of Ska in Your Step

    It’s already March, and we’re marching and dancing toward the first day of spring, so let this new episode put a spring in your step. Today is also Bandcamp Friday, so if you hear something you like, go check and see if the band has something to offer! This week we’re spending some time in the wayback machine, hitting you with some new vinyl releases, spotlighting some of the newer digital-only output, and presenting through the episode three fantastic bands from Mexico. Let’s listen on! Full Playlist: Old Boys in Town – Working Day Los Kung Fu Monkeys – Rudeboy Rockers The Step Daughters – Right Sound Los Placebos – Rocksteady Rollercoaster Brixton Sounds – Skachondo Machtoc – The First Time House of Rhythm – Nothing in Life Monkey Shop – Where to Go Headline – Scrounger The Rins – Greener Rum Luck – Ghost Town Mike Ska – Arson Killers Last Reel Hero – The Heat and the Pressure Cool Wise Men – King’s Boogaloo Boomshot – Keep Moving On Travelers All-Stars – Yellow Laces The West Kensingtons – Django The Boy Detective – A Dreadful Collection of Memoranda Local or visiting NYC? Check out the upcoming shows hosted by (or featuring) DJ Ryan Midnight: 3/8 – Danny Rebel & the KGB, The Penniless Loafers, Sneaky Heat Missiles, DJ Duff Guy (DJ and Host) 4/12 – Buford O’Sullivan & the Roosters, The West Kensingtons, Across the Aisle, Not From Concentrate (DJ and Host) 5/10 – Subway to Skaville 5th Anniversary Show with Beat Brigade, Dunia & Aram, and The Simulators (DJ and Host) 6/14 – ??? 7/12 – The Fuss, The Operators, Foolish Relics (DJ and Host) Check out the Subway to Skaville website too, and find out what we’re up to! Like, Subscribe, and all that Jazz! Follow DJ Ryan Midnight and the 100% Ska Podcast on Facebook and subscribe to the podcast if you haven’t already! Subscribe to the Subway to Skaville Newsletter! The post 100% Ska Podcast S07E05 – Putting that Spring of Ska in Your Step appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

    1h 5m

  5. 02/23/2024

    100% Ska Podcast S07E04 – From Anarcho Ska-Punk to Sweet Soulsteady and Back

    Once again we find the pendulum of ska shaking back and forth this episode with a wide variety of sweet soulsteady, reggae, and all the way to anarcho ska-punk to scratch that energetic itch.We’ve got new release music from Tyrone Turtle, reissues from Coolidge (vinyl debut) and Against All Authority, sweet ska from Spain, and a few fun covers scattered throughout.We also continue our dedication to spotlighting newer digital-only music (the cost of record pressing is so prohibitive!) with the likes of Fratelli Lambretta Ska-Jazz, The Write-Ups, The Fishska, and Rock Shed Rangers!Listen on, and discover some new tunes for collection! Full Playlist: Fratelli Lambretta Ska Jazz – CSB Coolidge – Barely Getting By Against All Authority – Watered Down and Passive The Decepticonz – You Must Fight To Live on the Planet of the Apes Geier Sturzflug – Bruttosozialprodukt Tyrone Turtle and the Steady Rockers – Only You The Rocksteady Conspiracy – Trouble & Danger Winston Groovy – Reggae Fever The Pepper Pots – Stay On Your Way The Write-Ups – Operation Arrowhead Rock Shed Rangers – Frame of Reference Part-Time Genius – Digital Now The Fishska – Banned in Jakarta Mungo’s Hi-Fi x Marina P – Soma Solomon Jabby – Tone Wheel Express The Void Union (featuring Hayley Jane) – Garden of Eden Go Jimmy Go – Valentine’s Day Trying to Get By – OHNO Local or visiting NYC? Check out the upcoming shows hosted by (or featuring) DJ Ryan Midnight: 3/8 – Danny Rebel & the KGB, The Penniless Loafers, Sneaky Heat Missiles, DJ Duff Guy (DJ and Host) 4/12 – Buford O’Sullivan & the Roosters, Across the Aisle (DJ and Host) 5/10 – Subway to Skaville 5th Anniversary Show! 6/14 – ??? 7/12 – The Fuss, The Operators, +1 TBA (DJ and Host) Check out the Subway to Skaville website too, and find out what we’re up to! Like, Subscribe, and all that Jazz! Follow DJ Ryan Midnight and the 100% Ska Podcast on Facebook and subscribe to the podcast if you haven’t already! Subscribe to the Subway to Skaville Newsletter! The post 100% Ska Podcast S07E04 – From Anarcho Ska-Punk to Sweet Soulsteady and Back appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

    1h 6m

  6. 02/04/2024

    100% Ska Podcast S07E03 – New Release Catchup, 80s Rarities, and 7″ of Fun

    This week we continue doing some major new releases catchup, highlighting some great albums, singles and a compilation that have come out in 2023. Additionally we’re highlighting some digital only releases as we continue to spotlight great music that hasn’t (yet) appeared on vinyl. We also hop in the time machine to check out some 80s rarities that we’ve recently added to the 100% Ska library! Follow along on the playlist, and see what bands you need to explore further and check out live when they come to your town! Full Playlist: Something to Do – Legal Abortion Loving Paupers – Mary Inspecter 7 – Sway Inciters – Love Comes Around Staya Staya – Tiempos Duros Smoke & Mirrors Sound System – Band of Gold Crazy Baldhead w/ Ali Presses – Love on Loop Half Past Two – See You Again A Contra Tiempo Ska-Jazz – Massive The Stars That Wouldn’t Shine – Anything #3 Trowsers – Come Dance The Squids – Bottle Cap The Untouchables – Whiplash  The Kittyhawks – Rally Cry The Rag – Showdown Brehdren – Garrrie!! Mel Tepid & Them Soul-Ska Farmers – I Wanna Know Eric Din – Rabbitus Maximus Local or visiting NYC? Check out the upcoming shows hosted by (or featuring) DJ Ryan Midnight: 2/9 – The Pandemics, El Grande, Llama Tsunami, DJ Maddie Ruthless (DJ and Host) 3/8 – Danny Rebel & the KGB, The Penniless Loafers, Sneaky Heat Missiles, DJ Duff Guy (DJ and Host) 4/12 – Buford O’Sullivan & the Roosters, Barbicide, Across the Aisle (DJ and Host) 5/10 – Subway to Skaville 5th Anniversary Show! Check out the Subway to Skaville website too, and find out what we’re up to! Like, Subscribe, and all that Jazz! Follow DJ Ryan Midnight and the 100% Ska Podcast on Facebook and subscribe to the podcast if you haven’t already! Subscribe to the Subway to Skaville Newsletter! The post 100% Ska Podcast S07E03 – New Release Catchup, 80s Rarities, and 7″ of Fun appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

    1h 5m

  7. 01/30/2024

    100% Ska Podcast S07E02 – Fantastic 2023 Releases, New Reissues, Digital Spotlight, and More

    This week we continue to look back on 2023 and some of the great new vinyl releases, some “finally available” on vinyl reissues, and of course continue our spotlight on some of great digital (and CD) only releases that have been coming out recently.Of particular note, Barbicide’s new album Songs about Heartbreak and Nazis is a must listen, you have to check out the new Roots and Basses Latin Ska compilation from Asbestos Records, and Pietasters fans rejoice, for All Day is finally on vinyl! Check out the entire episode and find some new music, then go see ’em live! [powerpress Full Playlist: Barbicide – Jezebel Cenzo – Move Like Ya Gone Skappository – R U Rude 2? Llama Tsunami – Sweet Release La Muerta – Batle The Dance Crashers – Unity Jr. Thomas and the Volcanoes – Bumps in the Night Westbound Train – For the First Time The Scotch Bonnets – The Good One The Pietasters – Dream of You Reel Big Fish – Beer Suicide Machines – Hey Isaac Green and the Skalars – Spoiled Brat The Scofflaws – Lost to the TV Sound System Seven – Wherezat Ska Band Chilled Monkey Brains – Nostalgia Just Ain’t What It Used to Be The Overits – No Problem The Bracers – Borstal Breakout Foolish Relics – Words on Bathroom Walls Local or visiting NYC? Check out the upcoming shows hosted by (or featuring) DJ Ryan Midnight: 2/9 – The Pandemics, El Grande, Llama Tsunami, DJ Maddie Ruthless (DJ and Host) 3/8 – Danny Rebel & the KGB, The Penniless Loafers, Sneaky Heat Missiles, DJ Duff Guy (DJ and Host) Check out the Subway to Skaville website too, and find out what we’re up to! Like, Subscribe, and all that Jazz! Follow DJ Ryan Midnight and the 100% Ska Podcast on Facebook and subscribe to the podcast if you haven’t already! Subscribe to the Subway to Skaville Newsletter! The post 100% Ska Podcast S07E02 – Fantastic 2023 Releases, New Reissues, Digital Spotlight, and More appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

    1h 17m

  8. 01/19/2024

    100% Ska Podcast S07E01 – The Return of the Podcast

    The 100% Ska Podcast returns! After a way too-long, and way-unintended hiatus, we’re back with stacks of records and inbox full of digital-only releases to start catching up on.This week we play some of the great record releases of 2023 including Mustard Plug, Sgt. Scag, Fishbone, and J. Navarro & the Traitors, while slipping into new digital releases from Killer Diller, The Bakesys, Western Mecanique, and The Unsustainables.Let’s get right into it! Full Playlist: Killer Diller – Brass Knuckles The Bakesys – On The Way Back Home Mustard Plug – Vampire Sgt Scag – Everest Bite Me Bambi – This Love is Dead Fishbone – All We Have is Now Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings – How Long Do I Have to Wait for You The Upshitters – Not Franco Nero Quito Ska Jazz – Apollo – ECUADOR Top Shotta Band – Ska Ska Joker’s Republic – Anxiety The Resignators – Bluebird Tattoo Dope Times – Drink With Me J. Navarro and the Traitors – World For Us Western Mecanique – On The Road Rebelation – Ever Fallen in Love The Unsustainables – Window Washer Atlas & Oracle – Greed Le Grand Miercoles – Fukushima Local or visiting NYC? Check out the upcoming shows hosted by (or featuring) DJ Ryan Midnight: 2/9 – The Pandemics, El Grande, Llama Tsunami, DJ Maddie Ruthless (DJ and Host) 3/8 – Danny Rebel & the KGB, The Penniless Loafers, Sneaky Heat Missiles, DJ Duff Guy (DJ and Host) Check out the Subway to Skaville website too, and find out what we’re up to! Like, Subscribe, and all that Jazz! Follow DJ Ryan Midnight and the 100% Ska Podcast on Facebook and subscribe to the podcast if you haven’t already! Subscribe to the Subway to Skaville Newsletter! The post 100% Ska Podcast S07E01 – The Return of the Podcast appeared first on DJ Ryan Midnight - NYC Ska DJ and Podcast Host.

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DJ Ryan Midnight hosts the weekly all-vinyl podcast 100% Ska, playing a selection of cuts across the genre’s spectrum and history. You’ll hear an emphasis on current ska bands carrying the checkered banner including plenty of new releases, along with 2-Tone era and 3rd Wave classics and rarities, original Jamaican 60s and everything in between. Some episodes will feature interviews with bands, with the rare episode segueing into Ryan’s non-ska guilty pleasures. When not hosting the podcast, Ryan Midnight can be found livestreaming ska sets, spinning locally in NYC, supporting live musicians, and producing the Subway to Skaville series.

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  • Creator
    DJ Ryan Midnight
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2024
  • Episodes
    161
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    100% Ska Podcast