Ok. This is LMC number one hundred. That is kind of a big deal (to me and no one else). I had a Phoenix song all planned out to post this week. Then… when I saw what number of LMC this was going to be, I had to call an audible. Just to give you …
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Here I go with the ska, again. In some previous LMC posts, I mentioned how my affinity for ska, growing up, was heavily influenced by the plethora of extremely talented local ska bands that were around, at the time. One of my very favorites was Swim Hershel Swim. I don’t even remember how they came …
Continue reading La Musica Coolica #65 (SHS) →
One day when I was about 10 years old or so, I asked my older brother, who had a pretty extensive collection of music, if I could borrow a couple CDs. I was looking for something besides my usual suspects: symphonic rock, the Phantom of the Opera, and the Chipmunks. One of the CDs he …
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I know that I said I was going to try to chill, with the whole ska thing, but dude, I guess I just can’t At least the song I’m sharing today probably wouldn’t really fit under that genre, although Madness, is definitely one of the quintessential Ska groups of all time. Madness was formed in …
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As cleche as it may be, I had to do a Christmas song this week. This is the second ska song that I have shared. I promise, I’m not some sort of rude boy wannabe, or something. It is just happens that this is one of my favorite (secular-style) Christmas songs. The last ska song, …
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For whatever reason, there was a huge Ska scene in SLC during the early 90’s. I mean, 3 out of 4 local bands that regularly played gigs were Ska groups. Some of my favs were Swim Herschel Swim, Stretch Armstrong (from Provo), and Model Citizen (from Logan). After seeing so many local Ska shows, I …
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Like the old one, but newer