100% Ska Podcast
by DJ Ryan Midnight
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.
Episodes
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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...
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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…
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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 available We’re also just generally highlighting bands that are out on the road this spring – whether its a weekend tour or…
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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…
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100% Ska Podcast S06E15 – Digital and Vinyl New Releases, Uncommon Ska 45s, and Ska-Punk Fun
Tonight we’re checking out several new digital singles we’ve been sent over the past few weeks, listen to some new and new-ish vinyl releases, hop in the time machine with some 90s singles, and get our circle pit on with some high-crunch ska-core. On the digital side we have a track from the…
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100% Ska Podcast S06E14 – New Singles, 90s Fun, and Ska-Jazz for Everyone
Tonight we’re listening to some brand new tracks (and new-ish) tracks from The Classy Wrecks, Be Decent, Inokasira Rangers, The Hotknives, along with Max Iss and the Minions, and The Skamotts. We also get in some great ska-jazz material, as David Hillyard and the Rocksteady 7 have been announce…
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100% Ska Podcast S06E13 – More Supernova Anticipation, New-ish Releases, and 7″ Rarities
Tonight we’re listening to some more music from more bands that will be playing at Supernova Ska Festival 2023 – specifically the bands of Bad Time Records who will have a dedicated block at the festival! We’re also getting into some rare ska singles from the late 70s, listening to some newish...
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100% Ska Podcast S06E12 – Spotlight on Escape Hatch Records, San Diego, and New Digital Singles
Tonight we’re putting the spotlight on Escape Hatch Records, the new San Diego-based label that has come out both guns blazing and ready to take turntables by storm! We’re checking out some of their brand new releases including The Dynamos, along with the reissue of Unsteady’s debut album, the...
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100% Ska Podcast S06E11 – Countdown to Supernova Ska Festival 2023 Anticipation Episode
With only two months until the beginning of Supernova International Ska Festival 2023, I thought it was time to start counting down and giving the bands playing this year some extra love! So here are about half the bands you’ll hear all weekend long, between the official festival and the after...
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100% Ska Podcast S06E10 – Brand New (and New-ish) Music to Keep Your Summer Fun
Tonight we’re checking out a bunch of new (and new-ish) tunes to keep your summer library hot with releases from Jump Up Records, Canana Records, Old Neighborhood, and Ska Punk International! Of note are brand-new releases from The Prizefighters and Amy Gabba & the Almost Famous, plus the...
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100% Ska Podcast S06E09 – Let the Summer of Ska 2023 Begin
As we ramp up to the summer of ska, we’re getting the podcast going again, and if you’re local in the NYC area be sure to check out the upcoming Subway to Skaville calendar at the bottom of the page. There’s no Bandcamp Friday this month, but we’re highlighting two releases on tonight’s episode,...
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100% Ska Podcast S06E08 – New Tracks, 90s Ska, Songs of the Heart, and Songs of Herb
On tonight’s episode we hear brand new music from The Prizefighters off their album coming later this year, and the newest release from The Night Owls. We also hear several tracks from the 90s that have recently been making their way to vinyl. Plus we’ll hit you we some international ska, this…
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100% Ska Podcast S06E07 – New Tunes, Spanish Tunes, 2-Clone and more
Tonight we’re checking out some new tunes and new reissues that have come out in the past few weeks, diving into the Spanish ska scene, and checking out some of the “2-Clone” singles that are new to the collection. Of note is the new 12″ from Tyrone Turtle and the Steady Rockers (limited copies...
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100% Ska Podcast S06E06 – Bandcamp Friday Ska Spectacular: March 2023
Bandcamp Friday is back! This month we’ve got our Bandcamp ska spectacular looking ahead some of the new releases, and a look back on a few albums you should get into your collection if you haven’t already! Some of the newest releases you’ll find highlighted here include The Pomps, Some Ska Band,...
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100% Ska Podcast S06E05 – Productions Impossible and Happy People Records Spotlight, plus 45s Fun
Tonight we’re taking a look at some of the exceptional releases from two labels! First up is Productions Impossible Records, from France, focusing on the French ska scene, along with other subcultures including surf and rockabilly! Check out their full offerings! We also dive into some of the...
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100% Ska Podcast S06E04 – 2022 Catch-Up, 2023 New Releases, and 90s 7″ Fun
Tonight we’re checking out some more of the 2022 releases from the tail-end of the year (including releases from Jump Up Records and Guerroro Records), getting into some of the newest 2023 releases and pre-orders available now, along with another trip back to the 90s with a stack of 7″ records!…
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100% Ska Podcast S06E03 – Best-to-Me Albums of 2022
Tonight we finally get around to showcasing some of the best ska albums of 2022! You’ll find an assortment of debut albums, followups, neo-traditional, ska-punk, pop-driven and everything in between. It’s been a great year for ska indeed! Take a listen, and if you like what you hear, check out…
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100% Ska Podcast S06E02 – Spotlight on 2022 Reissues and New-to-the-Collection Titles
Tonight we’re looking back on some of the best reissues of 2022, allowing us to fill in the missing slots of our collection without breaking the bank, and getting some “debut on vinyl” too. This includes The Slackers and their reissue of “Wasted Days” (Pirates Press Records) The Skalars vinyl…
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100% Ska Podcast S06E01 – 2023 Supernova International Ska Festival Celebration pt. 1
On our first episode of 2023 (our sixth season!) we are highlighting some of the amazing bands that have been announced to play at the 2023 Supernova International Ska Festival! The festival has already announced some incredible headlining acts including Fishbone, The Untouchables, Tokyo Ska...
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100% Ska Podcast S05E31 – A Goodbye to Terry, Daptone Records Spotlight, and Ska-Jazz Melodies
Tonight we say goodbye to Terry Hall, who passed away earlier this week, in shocking news to the ska community. He will be great missed, but the music he helped create will go on, and continue to go on and inspire. We also put the spotlight on NYC’s Daptone Records label, with a look at some of...
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100% Ska Podcast S05E30 – Out of COVID Jail, Back on the Decks
Well, the end of the year is coming, its starting to get a little frosty outside, but the decks are always hot with the sound of ska! Tonight we get into a few new releases, get into some fun covers and interpretations, and as almost-always, run the gambit of ska styles before the episode is...
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100% Ska Podcast S05E29 – The Calm Before the Chaos
This week we open with the only Blue Beat single released by Brigitte Bond, a transwoman singer, performer, and activist in the 1960s and 70s, who would go on to inspire the classic Beat Girl logo. A new documentary about her life, Blue Beat Baby, is now available for streaming on YouTube. We…
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100% Ska Podcast S05E28 – Halfway to Halloween Episode
We’re halfway to Halloween, so let’s break out some spooky ska (and a little dub) to start really getting you in the mood, because why wait for the 31st, right? Let this be your soundtrack to costume making, pumpkin carving, house decorating, or maybe some inspiration for your playlist come trick...
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100% Ska Podcast S05E27 – Fall of the House of Midnight
As we settle into autumn, its time to also settle in with some good rum and excellent tunes to keep the heart beating and feet tapping! Tonight we take a listen to the brand new 12″ release from The Slackers, New York Berlin (available now direct from Pirates Press Records!), a toe-tapping tunes...
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100% Ska Podcast S05E26 – Almost Time for Vacation Episode
Your DJ Ryan Midnight is about to bounce for vacation, but here’s one more episode before heading off for a week. Plus an important message about this podcast being irrefutably pro-choice! On this week’s episode, we take a listen to recent reissues from Maroon Town and The Burial, spend some time...
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100% Ska Podcast S05E25 – Summer of Ska isn’t Quite Over Yet
The summer isn’t quite over yet! Tonight’s new release focus includes the newest output from Old Neighborhood Music with Victor Rice, the newest release from AloeVera Records with Le Birrette, and the EP release by Late for Life from earlier this year. We also take a look at some of the previous...
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100% Ska Podcast S05E24 – Even More International Ska, New-ish Releases, and Deep Cut Fun
This week we expand the look at some great international ska from Japan, England, Northern Ireland, Sweden, and another look at more fun tunes from France. We also get into some new releases including Smoke and Mirror Sound System’s new LP, Undercover (available on Escape Hatch Records), Buster...
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100% Ska Podcast S05E23 – It’s an All French and Spanish Ska Episode
Tonight we’re taking a trip across the Atlantic to the fertile ska grounds of France and Spain to spotlight some of the great bands and songs that have been coming from the region as far back as the 2-Tone craze! From Spain, we highlight some of the melodic ska and roots reggae tunes with The...
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100% Ska Podcast S05E22 – Fighting Entropy with New Releases and New-to-Me Records
Tonight we’re getting this podcast back on the tracks and going full steam ahead! Its a been a bit since the last episode, and we’ve got a bunch of brand new tunes, some new reissues on wax, and a few other goodies that have found their way into the collection. Of note on the new releases include...
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100% Ska Podcast S05E21 – No Witty Title, just New Tunes and Soul Healing Ska
On tonight’s episode, we take a listen to a new track from Joker’s Republic (off their upcoming album Necessary Evil) and The Untouchables from their new 7″ picture disc release. We also dive into some recently acquired rarities via Toxic Toast Records, some catalog tracks from Angel City Records...
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100% Ska Podcast S05E20 – Current Releases, Old-Sounding Newer-Sounds, and more!
Tonight we listen to some of the newer releases that are out there, including some of the digital-only singles and albums released in the past month or so. Additionally we listen to a track off The Frightnrs’ new album Always (available via Plaid Room Records) and get hyped for some of the bands...
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100% Ska Podcast S05E19 – Stranger Things Have Happened Before This Episode
Its been a few moments, but we’re back with a new episode, and trying to get back on schedule! Tonight hear a track from the new David Hillyard & the Rocksteady 7 album “Plague Doctor”, a new track from The Gravelites (out of Indonesia!), and a track from the new-ish Left Alone album “Checkers &...
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100% Ska Podcast S05E18 – New Releases and More Music to Dance to
Tonight we take a listen to a track from The Bruce Lee Band of their brand new album One Step Forward, Two Steps Back available now via Asian Man Records! We also hit you a classic buffet of ska styles and from around the globe and across time, as you’ve come to expect from the show! Dig in, and...
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100% Ska Podcast S05E17 – The Final Bandcamp Friday Ska Spectacular (May 2022)
Well, this is it, the final Bandcamp Friday currently on the calendar, and we’re making this one helluva Ska Spectacular preview of what you can currently get on Bandcamp. Most of the music you’ll hear on the episode has been released in the past month or so, but we do look back on some of the...
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100% Ska Podcast S05E16 – International Jet-Setting on S-K-Airlines
Tonight we take another trip on S-K-Airlines for trip around the world (and even back in time) to highlight some of great international ska acts from today and yesteryear! We start off with tracks from two brand new releases – the Too Hectic! Ska Punk Goes International compilation and the Best…
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100% Ska Podcast S05E15 – Coolie Ranx Interview, Mini-Retrospective, and Selections
Tonight we interview the one and only Coolie Ranx on the eve of the release of his debut solo album, Days Gone By. We talk about the genesis of the album, the 2021 Supernova International Ska Festival, his collaboration on “Mad Dog” with Eastern Standard Time, and so much more! We also highlight...
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100% Ska Podcast S05E14 – Celebration of Spring Ska Tours and Live Shows
Tonight we celebrate the bands currently, or are about to go on tour across the United States, as we continue heralding the return of live music and venues. If you are comfortable being out, please support your scene! We also start off with a track from The Slackers’ brand new album, Don’t Let…
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100% Ska Podcast S05E13 – Feels Like Spring, Feels Like Dancing Time
Cranking out this week’s episode on a Sunday to help finish out the weekend, or perhaps start the week, just right! We’ve got brand new music from NYC’s Not From Concentrate, released to celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility 2022, a selection from Flying Vipers’ new LP collecting their first…
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100% Ska Podcast S05E12 – Bandcamp Friday Spectacular Episode for April 2022
Its Bandcamp Friday again, April 1st, but this ain’t no joke! We’re bringing you another ska preview spectacular showcasing some great recently released singles and album tracks to give you some inspiration for your shopping cart. Support your scene! This episode has some amazing international...
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100% Ska Podcast S05E11 – Lets Dance and Bounce until we’re Pissed and Broke
After a slight, unintended hiatus, we’re back and bringing you an episode filled with an eclectic selection of ska styles you can find on each show. We are always here to fill that void of your favorite old ska college radio show! No brand new releases this week – though we’ll be publishing…
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100% Ska Podcast S05E10 – Come on Down to Ska City
Tonight we’re showcasing the various sounds you’re likely to hear on 100% Ska, from rare 80s tracks, to ska-punk, to boss reggae and jazz influenced tracks, and more, you’ll find it all here on every week. If one set doesn’t strike your fancy, the next one very well might! Of note on this week’s...
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100% Ska Podcast S05E09 – Bandcamp Friday Spectacular Episode for March 2022
March 4th is Bandcamp Friday once again, and we are hitting you up with a ton of great brand new and new-ish ska releases to celebrate the day! All these releases will be available from the bands for instant digital download, and some are available on vinyl as well! Of particular note are some of...
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100% Ska Podcast S05E08 – On a Jet Plane to Jamaica
We haven’t done an all-60s ska show in quite a while, so tonight we’ll be doing just that! Nothing but pure Jamaica ska and rocksteady for your listening pleasure. No breaks, no interruptions just pure dancing and grooving mood. Some songs you know, some you may not, but I think you’ll find a few...
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100% Ska Podcast S05E07 – New and Recent Releases, Shows, and Tours Galore
This week we’re taking a look at some of the new and recent releases coming out of early 2022 and late 2021, plus we get into celebrating the quickly returning concept of live shows and full tours! Be on the look out for massive tours this spring from Mephiskapheles, Stop the Presses, Big D and…
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100% Ska Podcast S05E06 – The Non-Ska-Pun Titled Valentine’s Day Episode
Well, Valentine’s Day is around the corner, so how about an episode full of love, romance, desire, and affection? Its our non-ska-pun-titled Valentine’s Day episode! We’re getting this out a little early, so hopefully you are sick of love songs. Enjoy! For those of you in the NYC area, we just...
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100% Ska Podcast S05E05 – Do the Ska for Six More Weeks of Winter
Welcome to our first episode of February! Looks like we’re getting six more weeks of winter, so grab a good stout, or a lovely aged rum, and let’s get our dance on inside while we wait to thaw out. On tonight’s episode we listen to a track from the brand new compilation from Stubborn Records…
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About this show
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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