EPISODE · Mar 31, 2021 · 1H 17M
Ep.62-Joystick
from On The Upbeat · host On The Upbeat
This week we are joined by Duck, lead singer of Joystick. Duck tells us about how he got into ska music, where he got his nickname, Joystick’s history and the meaning of their song 7675. Duck also tells us about the new album, I Can’t Take it Anymore. We have a group discussion about what bands we would like to see have action figures. Lastly, we give you ska news and our ska picks of the Week. On The Upbeat Social Media: www.Instagram.com/ontheupbeatska www.facebook.com/ontheupbeatska www.twitter.com/ontheupbeatska Support On The Upbeat: https://ko-fi.com/ontheupbeat Joystick: http://smarturl.it/joystickcanttakeit •Ska News: -Bruce Lee band On March 25 The Bruce Lee band dropped a new song Division in the Heartland. You can download it on the band camp page for Asian man records. All the money from the track goes to stop Asian hate. New album drops May 28. https://asianmanrecords.bandcamp.com/track/division-in-the-heartland -The Third Rates On March 19th The Third Rates announced they are crowd sourcing their new album, See What Sticks on vinyl. For ordering the album you get three bonus tracks and a digital copy of the album. https://qrates.com/projects/23339-the-third-rates-see-what-sticks-vinyl-record -Ska Box The only all-ska membership-based subscription box. A monthly, curated (mystery) box designed for ska fans by ska fans. Every month you will receive several hand-selected items from ska bands all over the world. Small town to big names, SKA BOX includes ska bands from all over the world! Patches, pins, stickers, and more! Ska-punk or 3rd-wave, two-tone, trojan & rocksteady, trad-ska, skacore, and everything in between! Monthly Order Deadline is the 5th. Boxes ship the 15th-25th every month . www.skaboxrox.com Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2DikTsRPk4dspXejk9bFko?si=4t99iodzRYieAhd3qT1ZkQ Ska News Theme Song by Dang!t https://dangitband.bandcamp.com/music On The Upbeat Main Theme by Millington https://millingtonband.bandcamp.com/music You can buy the main theme song here: https://ontheupbeat.bandcamp.com/releases
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This week we are joined by Duck, lead singer of Joystick. Duck tells us about how he got into ska music, where he got his nickname, Joystick’s history and the meaning of their song 7675. Duck also tells us about the new album, I Can’t Take it Anymore. We have a group discussion about what bands we would like to see have action figures. Lastly, we give you ska news and our ska picks of the Week. On The Upbeat Social Media: www.Instagram.com/ontheupbeatska www.facebook.com/ontheupbeatska www.twitter.com/ontheupbeatska Support On The Upbeat: https://ko-fi.com/ontheupbeat Joystick: http://smarturl.it/joystickcanttakeit •Ska News: -Bruce Lee band On March 25 The Bruce Lee band dropped a new song Division in the Heartland. You can download it on the band camp page for Asian man records. All the money from the track goes to stop Asian hate. New album drops May 28. https://asianmanrecords.bandcamp.com/track/division-in-the-heartland -The Third Rates On March 19th The Third Rates announced they are crowd sourcing their new album, See What Sticks on vinyl. For ordering the album you get three bonus tracks and a digital copy of the album. https://qrates.com/projects/23339-the-third-rates-see-what-sticks-vinyl-record -Ska Box The only all-ska membership-based subscription box. A monthly, curated (mystery) box designed for ska fans by ska fans. Every month you will receive several hand-selected items from ska bands all over the world. Small town to big names, SKA BOX includes ska bands from all over the world! Patches, pins, stickers, and more! Ska-punk or 3rd-wave, two-tone, trojan & rocksteady, trad-ska, skacore, and everything in between! Monthly Order Deadline is the 5th. Boxes ship the 15th-25th every month . www.skaboxrox.com Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2DikTsRPk4dspXejk9bFko?si=4t99iodzRYieAhd3qT1ZkQ Ska News Theme Song by Dang!t https://dangitband.bandcamp.com/music On The Upbeat Main Theme by Millington https://millingtonband.bandcamp.com/music You can buy the main theme song here: https://ontheupbeat.bandcamp.com/releases
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