Crass Course: Ska Punk & 3rd Wave Ska

[@davidr5658]

I worked at a club in college in the mid90s where Skankin Pickle came to play an amazing show. While helping set up, I told Mike Park how much I loved his band and ska-punk in general, so he gave me a cassette tape demo of a band he was getting ready to release on his Dill Records label (pre-AsianMan Records) called Less Than Jake. I was blown away, and LTJ has been one of my favorites for nearly 30 years! It was so cool to bring my teenage girls to see Less Than Jake just a few weeks ago, and they were still great.

[@ASM881]

I loved Skankin Pickle sooooo much as a kid. I finally got to see them on my 18th birthday in 1996 at a legendary venue in Vancouver called “The Town Pump” that’s (unfortunately) long gone. We got backstage and Lynette (RIP) smoked a joint with me and my friends in the Pickle Van. We were so stoked we thought they were better than the Beatles. The whole band was soooo nice to us and I’ll never ever ever forget that night. I still play Mike Park and SP to this very day.

[@tinkertheprol]

Do you still have the tape? That's a rad piece of memorabilia!

[@briantomcollins]

Skankin' fuckin' Pickle.... holy shit. I haven't heard that name in years. '' I missed the bus. I missed the bus again''... 😂

[@briantomcollins]

Ever hear of Thumper?

[@MrVongogol]

You're starting to have a ''BBC documentery'' type of delivery when narrating. It's definetly cool

[@ChristopherJames1993]

Without the Tory propoganda I agree.

[@tim01263]

Props for talking up Capdown. They are sacrosanct to the UK skapunk crowd , as a teenager i got a capdown tattoo on my chest.

[@camiloescobar9154]

Thank you for mentioning international bands. As a person who consumes a lot of ska (mainly from Latin America and USA) I appreciate you showing that there are music scenes outside of USA and England. I recommend you from my country, Colombia, Mojiganga (hardcore/punk ska). It's a very important band for ska and punk rock in my country. 🤙🏼

[@DabbaRanx]

For me, the early to mid 00s UK ska-punk scene was the genre at its peak. The sound was far removed from the stereotypical 3rd wave sound, far more hard hitting and far less corny. Couple of adjacent bands from that wave worth checking out if you haven't heard of them are Adequate 7 and No Comply. Never played ska but were big players on the scene.

[@skapunker21]

I would love to see a history of Moon (Ska) Records. You very briefly mentioned a couple of the bands that were on the label in this video, but it was so important to east coast ska that I think it might deserve its own video. They used to have storefront in the east village; my friends and I took the train to nyc specifically to go there (circa 1999 or 2000) and then wander around the city a while (we were all from south jersey.) The place had a jukebox filled with moonska records, and it was free to play. But, the song that was playing when we got there was "bumblebee tuna" by mephiskapheles. And it never stopped the entire time we were there. It kept going, and going, and going. The last person who touched that jukebox evidently just hit play on that song over and over again to fuck with people. Eventually we left, but that song was stuck in my head for weeks after. l needed to get that song out of my head, so I searched for that record ("God Bless Satan" is the name of the album.), and eventually found it in the hot topic at my local mall. To this day, it's one of my favorite albums. I know, probably too much information; but I just thought someone might relate to the backstory of why I love Moonska Records.

[@thepunkhistorian6397]

I’m gonna start covering labels soon. It’s on the list for sure

[@chickrepelant]

MOON SKA!!!! YES!!!! i'm from hawaii, and they signed one of our bands early on, "go jimmy go"

[@Puckrocker]

Fuck any haters, I’ll fly the ska flag til I die. Some of my best nights were spent at shows in the early 2000s, seeing great bands like The Suicide Machines and Against All Authority. Also, I always find it strange how little credit NOFX gets for helping popularize ska punk in the punk scene. Of course they weren’t a strictly ska punk band, and were far from the originators of the sound, but they included a healthy dose of ska elements in some hugely popular records and i would venture to guess they turned a lot of kids onto the sound. Great vid, bro! Keep making em, I’ll keep watching!

[@dingdongism]

Ska predates reggae. Just wanted to note that; I felt the overview of the history of the related genres in Jamaica was either ambiguous or incorrect on the matter. Great vid, always fun to watch your stuff.

[@thepunkhistorian6397]

Yeah I know. I made note of the first wave stuff briefly. But I tried to focus more on 2-tone and roots reggae as they were the main predecessors to 3rd wave.

[@xp8969]

@@thepunkhistorian6397 2tone was def the more immediate predecessor but without Jamaican ska there would have never been a 2tone as it was the mass influx of Jamaican immigration moving to England for work in the 1970's that brought ska there, not trying to throw any shade cause I love your content but as huge ska fan from back in the early 90's I had to clarify that

[@thepunkhistorian6397]

@@xp8969 yeah I know about all that dude. 2tone is a separate video in its own and that will be discussed in much larger detail there. But this video is focused on 3rd wave and ska punk which is further removed from first wave ska.

[@xp8969]

@@thepunkhistorian6397 no doubt, I trusted that you knew the facts, I just felt that calling 2tone the main predecessor rather than immediate predecessor might be leave some confusion in the minds of people reading the comments who might not be as familiar with the full history, again no shade being thrown at you cause I love your content and the work that you put in on it, ska (specifically a MMBT show in the very early 90's) is what got me into punk in the first place so I loved seeing you covering the whole 3rd wave here and I'm stoked to hear you're planning on doing a full video on 2tone, keep up the great work brother, lookin forward to your next vid

[@theactorjohnlarroquette]

I wish that 3rd wave ska retained more of the first wave but unfortunately they’ve kinda abandoned the roots altogether these days (besides the nice horn arrangements) and as a result ska has become a meme. And yes it is ABSOLUTELY 3rd wave’s fault. No not fishbone and op ivy… all those late 90s bands

[@davidscott3124]

When I see a CapDown logo on the thumbnail it's definitely a video I need to watch. Nice to see them getting some recognition. Their first two albums are fantastic

[@robing7481]

Same reason I clicked. Most ska fans don't know capdown but they should definitely give them a listen.

[@IndigoDrum101]

King Prawn, Capdown and Random Hand... excellent mentions!

[@rakseiify]

This is great stuff man, you put Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Panteon Rococo, Desorden publico and Ska-P in your list... you instantly won my subscription, A+ material.

[@TolietWater]

Finally someone who acknowledges how big of an influence the Lookout! Records bands were on Less Than Jake’s early style! The non ska and punk with horns songs on Pezcore and Losers, Kings and Things definitely feel like something that would’ve been on Lookout in its prime and it’s an underrated part of the band’s history

[@ARosPFC]

YES! So gratifying to see Capdown getting a mention here and great to hear your love for them! They were from my nearest city (Milton Keynes) growing up and were massive local heroes in the punk scene. I remember going to their final gig (pre-reforming) at a, sadly now defunct, MK venue called The Pitz (where I had played a couple of times too in my teenage punk band) and it was absolutely incredible. Also a massive shout for Sonic Boom Six and The Filaments. So good to hear anyone talking about all these bands, let alone an American, as these were very underground bands here in the UK.

[@MrUnknowne187]

Great video! Just an FYI: “Latinx” is considered a slur by most Latin Americans.

[@thepunkhistorian6397]

Shit I did not know that. Let me see if there’s a way I can add a lil blurb in that section that says what u said.

[@littleswedishboy]

@@thepunkhistorian6397 It's not really considered a slur, it's just not something most of us use to refer to ourselves (more of an American thing). It's harmless though, don't worry about it.

[@donnix1192]

Thanks for mentioning the Asian Man Records bands Blue Meanies, Slapstick, The Lawrence Arms, Alkaline Trio - all great Chicago area bands, another few great ones are Hot Stove Jimmy, Lucky Boys Confusion, and Penny and the Loafers.

[@PostPunkProductions]

There's a couple of LA Skacore bands not mentioned aside from 8K & La Recistencia that are really good like La Pobreska, Chencha Berrinches, South Central Skankers + many more!

[@nevarez77]

Yeah, Rascahuele

[@Str8EdgeJesse]

And Matamoska

[@ActionNerdGo]

One of the wild things about how popular ska was in the late 90s early 2000s was that it even had a visible presence on the Christian Rock scene. The Insyderz, The OC Supertones and Five Iron Frenzy were all really well known. As a kid from a pretty conservative Christian background, it was those three bands especially The Supertones and Five Iron that introduced me to the Punk scene. Because of hearing them at Christian festivals, I branched out into the Ska-Punk scene and into skatepunk and pop punk.

[@calebthespy]

Same here, Five Iron is still my favorite band ever and I love that they are alive and well and still putting out music!

[@nathanross1460]

SO happy to read this comment! I also grew up in a Christian household and I was obsessed with all three bands stated. Also lesser known bands like Nifty Tom Fifty were fun, too. Honestly, Mojo from OC ST is such an underrated singer and emcee. Ahhhh the memories....

[@dr.juerdotitsgo5119]

FISHBONE! So underrated, although they came to be known as a "funk metal" band. The band RHCP wish they were, as many have said.

[@ianthomas5658]

When I first met Roger from LTJ I was shorter than him, and now I am taller. Nice guy. Mike Park is super friendly too. I would have mentioned Jeff Rosenstock by name in the later section too. I meant to check out We Are The Union, but I forgot, so thanks for reminding me. Great video, more ska plz.

[@thepunkhistorian6397]

I usually think of Jeff as more of an indie punker because of the stuff he does these days. And yeah dude check out WATU for sure!

[@larkprof]

Lol, I was surprised the first time I saw less than jake live and got them to sign some vinyl that they were all pretty tall. I'm 6'2 and didn't have to look down at them. When I mentioned that I didn't realize how tall they actually were because I had only ever seen them on video; Chris made a crack about not being Deryck Whibley and kind of bent him self down and shrunk into his knees.

[@calebthespy]

Great call out, Jeff was still pushing the scene in the mid 2000's when so many others had bailed on the scene!

[@rich3371]

I was so pissed when Bradley Nowell OD'd & died. It still makes me sad to this day. He was a genius songwriter & so talented

[@chadjazeera9960]

Growing up behind the Orange Curtain in the early and mid 90s, Sublime was like the Beatles to my friends and I... There were other local bands (No Doubt, Fu Manchu, Supernova, Aquabats, Pennywise, etc.) but Sublime were the band that best represented what we were in to. One day my homies and I were grabbing a late breakfast at the Sugar Shack and they had KROQ on the radio and the DJ broke the tragic news... There were many events that chipped away at my innocence of youth, and this was by no means the worst, but for whatever reason, I remember that sad moment more clear than the others. R.I.P. Brad!!! 💚

[@theahab]

Thanks a lot! I must say though I would love to hear some snippets of the discussed music in the videos. It would enhance the immersion I think.

[@domb5900]

I might of missed it but Slackers and Hepcat we're pretty big and their albums really stood the test of time.

[@mkjiisus]

Glad to see authority zero getting some love. Awesome band that definitely deserves to be bigger than they are. I personally prefer Andiamo to A Passage in Time but really all of their stuff is great.

[@larryriley8802]

Actually the Clash we’re doing the reggae thing long before London Calling. Check out White Man in Hammersmith Palais and the cover of Junior Murvin’s Police and Thieves two of the best songs on The Clash’s debut album. Also the Ruts were around at the same time and were friends of the reggae band Misty in Roots. Some great reggae like songs from them -Jah War, Love in vain and West One. The Ruts were loved by those from the DC scene like Ian MacKaye, Henry Rollins and the Bad Brains. D.O.A. (Vancouver) and The Offs (San Francisco) were also messing around with it.

[@alkirton4832]

In the UK white man isn't on the 1st album. As I recall the US edition has some diff track ordering & added tracks off singles. As for The Ruts .....LOVE THEM!! only wish I was old enuff to have seen them with Malcolm. Saw their 1st RUTS DC reunion show after 20odd years & ppl were actually crying & physically shaking with adrenalin as they were so good!!

[@larryriley8802]

@@alkirton4832 That’s true and I do have both US and UK versions of that Lp. Off my head I was trying to remember whether or not White Man was on the UK so I kind of glossed through that. Here in the US most that have it of course have the US version.

[@craigfoulkes]

I'm sure Henry Rollins also sung as the lead singer on the ruts .

[@alkirton4832]

@@craigfoulkes only for a benefit gig to help Paul Fox. One nite in London. But he is a HUGE fan!!

[@craigfoulkes]

@@alkirton4832 yes I remember watching a great video of the gig on KZbin.

[@maxreiter4108]

Hey dude! Absolutely love to see you do a ska video, thanks!!! I know I may be in the minority here but I'd love to see a video about Bomb the Music Industry :)

[@michaelfischerbassmaster]

THIS, THIS RIGHT HERE, IS THE VIDEO I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!!!!🎆🎉🎇

[@SubJStan]

Clearly there are a ton of great bands in that genre but I’m still surprised Aquabats didn’t get a nod here other than the skate deck in the background.

[@burialbrigadevideos7498]

The two bands that got me into ska were MU330 and the Blue Meanies. I’m so happy I got to see both of them live in 2023. They don’t get the recognition they deserve.

[@punkratsxxx]

I don't think Stza Crack is a bad person and we have to many people jumping to conclusions when they don't have any solid evidence against him, I am not trying to be mean about his ex girlfriend ( wife or whatever ) but every time I've seen her interviewed in the past few years she's been high out of her mind, it's okay to love Choking Victim either way, Stza isn't the same person he was when he wrote those songs in the early to mid 90's, his lyrics were always a little screwed up anyway, there's tons of aggressive screwed up people in punk, totally fucked up on all sorts of drugs and talking about killing cops but one fucked up punk guy apparently gets abusive ( with no evidence, and possibly just with his words knowing him ) and we drop his best record like a sack of shit ? it was over 22 years ago, if talking about drugs and alcohol and killing cops is fine then so is Choking Victim, No Gods should be highly recommended when it comes to Ska-Core !

[@budfromkansas3082]

My wife and i were bummed you didnt mention the Urge. They were and are THE premier ska punk band of the midwest. And worth the mention is the now defunct Zero to Panic from Pittsburg, KS.

[@AnarchistCatGrrl]

Glad you included Kemuri in your playlist!

[@karl_margs]

My ska band in high school had the chance to play with Link 80 when they were on one of their early tours before Nick died (RIP). It was at the Living Room in Goleta, CA, and I also saw tons of other bands mentioned in this video there. It was run by teens with adult supervision, and shows were usually $5 or less. It was such a special place for teens and kids in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. I was a little young for peak Nardcore, but there was still a bit of bleeding between the scenes in that area in the mid-90s.

[@soapypunchers9257]

YO, DIG THE NOOGY SHIRT!! Those guys are my buddies!

[@thepunkhistorian6397]

Yeah they’re rad! We opened for them in Portland

[@adammcelroy8137]

This video was great! I just wished you had explained the musical difference between ska-punk and third-wave ska instead of just saying "they're different." I spent the whole video thinking "cool, he's about to explain it..." only to be left hanging 😕

[@cowmark67]

I'm not that into ska & ska punk (mostly 'cause I haven't listened to a lot of it) but Rancid and The Interrupters are two of my favorite bands so it was still cool to see where their sounds originated from in this video.

[@shawneckhardt668]

Dude you killed it! I grew up in the third wave early 90s on and you hit it perfectly!

[@jedhatcher252]

Did he say bosstones? When they were good.

[@3229343]

Awesome video!!! please make more videos about Ska.

[@briantomcollins]

I feel like Authority Zero's A Passage, was right on the ragged edge of breaking out. This vidja brought back so many great memories, so many great bands.

[@plusmin09]

Ya, let's hear some Less Than Jake!

[@moviesfordudes]

Thank you for pointing out the abusive Sturgeon. Too often people ignore it because his bands are awesome. And as a Canadian thank you for sharing the Planet Smashers!!

[@shredhead4604]

I was at a Slightly Stoopid show the other night but also saw Slipknot few nights prior. I have guitars set up for Drop B and A tunings, but I have my standard tuning setups also on guitars and is what I use primarily for my skankn riff reggae/punk writing, but I will bring out the thicker gage drop tuned guitars and infuse the upstroke reggae/ska within in that with my writing also. I am a percussive shredder anyway with the riff chugs, but I believe it helps with my reggae riff skanks(chucks), just as that style helps make me better with my metal/hardcore writing also. Brutal bands such as Soulfly incorporate that sound and style at times. Bands like Dub War/Skindred, and the one and only biggest influence BAD BRAINS, but point being as I saw you quickly show an album cover to Dying Fetus, I thought that was the coolest and I am in the same boat as far as I love all genres of music, and though I probably listen to hardcore, hard rock, and metal more than anything, the ska and reggae/rock bands I am fans of always pop up somewhere in a playlist mix of mine and also gives me a break away from some of the brutal hard shxt I listen to. More of my positive and put me in a good mood style of music when diving into bands such as Sublime, Stoopid, 311, Rancid(Op-Ivy), Bosstones are which are all heavy influences of mine. Back in the day while playing in a Deathcore band I would be sporting a shirt on stage of either The Specials, The Clash, Rancid, Slightly Stoopid for example, and I would have people come up to me sometimes asking who some of these bands were and then they would check them out on their phone or something and would walk back up to me like 10 minutes later, and be like WHAT?!! Not what they were expecting lol. These are not deathcore bands, and they would say something like how they could maybe dig some of the Rancid and Slightly Stoopid punk stuff but just were not expecting to hear what band shirt they would see me in. Same exact thing would happen when I played in more of a 2-Tone (ska) style of a band, I would look like someone who should be in a metal band. For example would sport many band shirts from say Alice In Chains, to, Soulfly, Demon Hunter, Sevendust, Meshuggah, Van Halen, Pantera, Whitechapel, just some examples of more known bands that I am a fan of and influenced by in one way or another. It’s a respect thing, showing how I luv good music period, and how some of these bands that have really nothing to do with whatever particular genre of music I may be on stage performing, how they all still influence me one way or the other. I think it’s neat to introduce fans who maybe only like one style of music to other genres and to ask questions. Anyway good video content man. 🤙🤘🎸🤘

[@crustydread]

A couple honorable mentions for non english bands, spanish : nana pancha ; japanese : u cant say no! (also just to throw in here, check out Autonomads!!!!!!!)

[@Rhonder517]

Still pretty new to ska-punk, but it's quickly becoming one of my favorite new sub-genres! No Doubt and Sublime back in the day technically would have been my introduction before I really knew what ska was as a kiddo, but more recently getting roped into the genre by the likes of Streetlight Manifesto and The Interrupters has been a great time. Additional shout out to the Replicators! As someone who has just been getting into the Seattle local scene recently, they're absolute standouts- not just in Ska-Punk, but in general. Fantastic band!

[@yahirtv5676]

Great video! Less Than Jake is definitely one of my favorite bands as well, and I would love to see you make a video on them at some point. :D

[@Stritty]

If you made a LTJ video that would be great! Less Than Jake is my favorite all time band. (my pfp is a LTJ EP) Their recent releases have been sub par IMO, but their 20+ year consistent run is astounding. Great video, done very... very well.

[@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance]

I was born too late (1999) from when ska punk's small stint in the mainstream was going on. With that being said, I went through a Ska Punk phase in high school, and was an avid listener to The Suícide Machines, Less Than Jake, and two fish bands (Fishbone and Reel Big Fish). I even listened to Ska Punk's British ancestors; 2 Tone.

[@toothpastehombre]

Solid research, informative video and a playlist - Oi!

[@DerwoodEllington]

Historical correction my friend. Ska predated reggae in Jamaica.

[@jasondomonousky9070]

Dude someone finally gave Matt Freeman his props!! Thanks Also thanks for mentioning DRI

[@jamesm7626]

Really Kool video until you mentioned The Interrupters, that's shit..... Fake, Fake, Fake, what was she doing before this..... Look it up and you should think different about mentioning them. Bubble Gum BS

[@DKdrop]

40:05 JER has (or had) a Streetlight Manifesto in the background of their Skatune Network studio area, so I think the inclusion is justified.

[@AndrewJShirley]

I can't let it go, The Impression I Get was released in 1997 ;-) I love you mentioned King Prawn. Great band, always amazing live and the guys were always awesome to everyone they met.

[@ak2-22]

great video dude! you basically lsited all of my favourite bands, just missed three of them: max stern's " The Skatastrophes", "The Good Skamaritans" and "The fad" with their "kill the punk rocks stars" album mid west ska-punk scene was a thing man and it was pretty rad, i suggest you check them out, promise it will be worth it!

[@robertsteinberger]

Gimme that LTJ video! They were my favourite band as a kid and a huge influence on my songwriting.

[@humanbeing5300]

Operation Ivy was so inspirational and life changing for me. Jesse’s lyrics were incredible and highly intelligent about economics, politics, and the world in general. Really opened my eyes as a teen.

[@xneurianx]

Genuine question not intended to come across as confrontational or obnoxious: How come Tim Armstrong seems to get a pass on the accusations against him? It is rarely acknowledged that he dated Brody Dalle when she was underage. It's rarely acknowledged that she made some pretty credible accusations against him about grooming, gaslighting, emotional abuse etc. People write it off like Brody Dalle is some greedy bitch but she was a child when they met and started dating. People also say she's just making accusations due to a messy breakup... but isn't messy breakups when a lot of these accusations come out? Why is this situation so different? I feel like if any other guy did what he did there would be a lot of attention on it, but because he owns a label and is so entrenched in gthe punk scene, outing him would be like uprooting a tree whose root system covers the whole garden; it would just rip everything up with it. But I don't think that's a good enough reason to give him a pass. Am I readiing this all wrong? Is it okay to travel overseas, hook up with 16 year olds and then fly them to the US to marry them as soon as it's legal? Seems at least ropey to me.

[@piinkhat]

bro you are absolutely killing it, I'm SO glad you did a ska video. Your videos are great, your stuff is like Cocaine and Rhinestones for punk music.

[@sayonara9377]

My introduction to ska punk was freaking Five Iron Frenzy at like 10 years old Such a good band

[@haolekoa737]

Great video, stoked to see you give credit to Bim Skala Bim, the Slackers, Buck-O-Nine, the Hotknives (REALLY didn't expect to see them), Mephiskapheles, the Toasters, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Mustard Plug, Skankin' Pickle and, especially, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. Anyone who didn't see the Bosstones in their pre-MTV era never really saw them. Not "gatekeeping," just stating facts. Early 90s Bosstones shows were some of the greatest shows I've ever seen. The night they caved in the floor of the Horizontal Boogie Bar in my hometown of Rochester, NY is absolutely legendary. Mighty! Mighty! Bosstones! Mighty! Mighty! Bosstones! Edit: Someone else already mentioned it, but I have to agree, Moon Ska NYC was a HUGE part of the third wave explosion and really deserved a mention. Otherwise, great video. Edit #2: Huge shoutout to Rochester's own ska band, the Miggedys!

[@darianmongiovi1052]

On ska hate.... Ska kids just want to have fun, we will wear fedoras when its a meme not to. We really don't care and that just drives some people crazy.

[@scottmccrimmon1]

A Less than Jake video would be awesome dude - your recent vid on Rancid was 10/10 I’d love one in AFI too!

[@Opforvideo2]

Bad Manners is the Black Sabbath/Deep Purple of the 3rd Wave Ska sound.

[@blakerunyon8523]

LA’s ska core scene is so awesome. They’re really accepting about playing with other non ska core bands. UNITY 🏁 Check out La Pobreska, Matamoska, Major League Skankers and The Scuba Kids!

[@thepunkhistorian6397]

I’ve heard LA still has a killer ska/skacore scene. I’ve been wanting to dive into it a little more. Cheers for the recs

[@calebthespy]

Fishbone deserves all the praise you gave them, I was so late on them and feel ashamed to admit it! Five Iron Frenzy is my all-time favorite, so glad they are still making music! One last shout out, I think MU330 is super underrated! I know you can't mention everyone, but Crab Rangoon might be the most slept on ska/punk album ever. Great video!!!!

[@isaitorres2501]

Ska is a punk rocker's jazz🎺🎷🎶🏁

[@humanbeing5300]

As a Floridian I saw Less Than Jake multiples times. Always a kick ass show.

[@obnoxiousdave]

I "accidentally" saw the blue meanies with one of my buddies at the somber reptile, totally blew out minds.

[@robertpoole5652]

My favorite Ska-Punk band is Less Than Jake too

[@BrownBear636]

Op Ivy is goated

[@willwarren4625]

The most I have learned in 46 minutes. Awesome video bud!

[@TheMonkeyworks105]

Oreskaband is my favorite J-Ska, all female, tons of energy.

[@ginger_crvst]

I normally listen to black metal and crust punk but I still love operation ivy

[@larkprof]

Good watch dude! You gained a like and a sub! I was one of those kids who got into Ska during it's heyday and never really left it behind. And as a fellow LTJ enthusiast I would love too see your breakdown on the band.

[@jimmymelnarik3873]

Been into this stuff for half of my life and you still mention stuff I've never heard of. Big ups

[@iainrachelwheeler716]

Great work. If you're into more obscure ska-pop-punk bands, check out Codename Colin from the UK. Kind of a LTJ/Goldfinger sort out sound.

[@brendanoprey762]

Also Faintest Idea

[@TheMattCallahan]

If anyone’s looking for more, there’s a great doc called Pick It Up: Ska in the 90’s

[@thepunkhistorian6397]

I still haven’t seen that yet actually. Was it any good?

[@TheMattCallahan]

@@thepunkhistorian6397 I really enjoyed it. I believe it's available on Amazon Prime.

[@closrod8856]

Props for mentioning Potshot as well. Such a great Ska band.

[@shipwreckedonapopulatedisland]

I'm a Hardcore/punk guy but Mustard Plug - Evildoers Beware! Is awesome. Hugely underrated Australian 90's Skacore band Gilgamesh were amazing

[@mementomori681]

ayooo, sick noogy shirt!

[@thepunkhistorian6397]

The homies! We played with them in PDX. They fucking rip!!

[@mementomori681]

@@thepunkhistorian6397 Thats fucking amazing!

[@xp8969]

I love your videos and think you always do a great job of covering all the major bases so I was shocked to see no mention of Moon Ska Records, started by Bucket from the Toasters to put their own albums out it grew to be the largest and most important record label in the 3rd wave scene, I definitely loved Asian Man Records and appreciate what they did for the scene but I would definiyely consider them 2nd to Moon Ska in terms of importance to the scene because Moon came first and put out records from more bands representing a more diverse range of ska styles than Asian Man did, again no shade against Asian Man cause I absolutely love a ton of the records they put out and I have a ton of respect for how Mike ran the label out of his house with his family but Moon was just as DIY and they came first and made the scene that Asian Man grew up in possible in the first place

[@danielhutchinson295]

I've never seen some from outside the UK speak so passionately about capdown, it almost brought a tear to my eye haha nice one. If you've not heard it, the first album by jb conspiracy "this machine" is a must listen

[@TheMexicanWeeb]

I think my favorite Ska band would definitely be Panteón Rococó, that mixture of punk, ska and Latin rhythms simply gives it an unique flavor. In addition, in recent years, Hey-Smith has easily become my favorite Japanese band in general. From Mexican ska I also recommend Inspector, although is more oriented to British 2-tone than 3rd wave. And Genitallica, which mixes elements of hard/funk rock and metal

[@sayonara9377]

King Chango is also so good but they dabbled in so much

[@valentinej2345]

There was a surprisingly strong and varied array of Christian Ska-Punk bands in the mid 90's to early 2000's that didn't get any mentions here- OC Supertones, Five Iron Frenzy, The Insyderz, etc. They received recognition outside of their target Christian audience and were pretty popular in the scene as a whole (though they could certainly be deemed "cheesy" when compared to their non-religious peers).

[@calebthespy]

I think those bands especially Five Iron and The Insyderz are pretty respected still. I still listen to all three to this day. I'm glad Five Iron is still making music!

[@comeonyouyellows]

One of my favourite ska-core bands has to be Adequate Seven. They were absolutely class. Blew my mind when I saw them in my mid-teens.

[@seanphil112]

Anyone looking for newer ska should be paying attention to Bad Time Records. Every release is solid and their bands are basically defining the current scene.

[@djevans1976]

This was a good video thanks. Mike Park + Catbite combo album coming out in a few weeks.

[@captainbeefart883]

Wow, a hotknives recommendation! Nice!

[@neppy6319]

One band I like that came out less than 10 years ago... And now just release some new material. It would be Night Gaunts. It's a little bit of like cabaret mixed with two tone mixed with ska and punk. But one of the songs I love is tripping in the basement or $8.. the whole album Conversations With Creation is a great upbeat album to put you in a good mood

[@missjemmac]

I know this is an old video but please do a less than jake video!!

[@ariv5800]

Great video. I’m enjoying your content. Please don’t call us Latinos, LatinX…. Just Latinos is fine.

[@thepunkhistorian6397]

I apologize for saying that. I didn’t actually know that was an offensive word

[@thtippigamershow]

wearing a noogy shirt. now that is underground as underground gets

[@AtheistDD]

The timing is perfect, i just strained my foot Saturday evening during a Skapunk concert (on a anual nearly 50 years old free festival), saw a band called Ratanplan, after around 10 years of avoiding that subgenre unintentionally, what a fun gig. That festival wasn´t easy on my body, 3 brutal shows back to back, A Metalpunk/Hardcore band, the skapunk Band, and a more traditional (Deutsch-)punkband. For a Festival (Festivalkult) that is so diverse (from HipHop/Rap, all and i mean all Rockgenres, folk, and a Goatrancefloor) that was a pretty punk heavy lineup.

[@JohnnyAngel777]

A pair of the, more recent, bands which I think show a lot of merit: Public Serpents (Don't let the severed connection to Stza scare you off. These guys have a lot of talent.) and The Skints. Give 'em both a quick listen to... if you haven't yet. ♪

[@thepunkhistorian6397]

I remember Public Serpents being pretty good. I haven’t listened to them in a fat minute tho

[@matthewhooper1119]

Agreed that Public Serpents are one of the best “newer”ska core bands…period. Saw them with Days n Daze in Stroudsburg, PA right before COVID. Such a charismatic n talented group! Then again in 2021 in Easton, PA…so worth it! Please revisit them!

[@notelijah4650]

Who tf would let a connection to Stza scare them off?

[@Stretchwreckedem469]

My friend used to have Operation Ivy's Here We Go Again as his alarm clock to wake him up so he could get ready for work lol

[@thepunkhistorian6397]

Oh god I bet that ruined that song for him lol

[@chuckiebobphil]

Ska came first then reggae followed

[@bgajdek]

Hell yea I’d love a video by you on Less Than Jake

[@d4cpuma514]

The noogy shirt !! I love that band

[@eyedolly1037]

Love the Noogy shirt! They're from my area and I know a few current and former members. Dallas Punx! Also, a badass Latin ska band from Texas worth checking out is Los Skarnales. They've got quite a few videos on KZbin.

[@thepunkhistorian6397]

Hell yeah! Noogy’s the best! We opened for them in Portland

[@croulantroulant3082]

this is one of the very rare areas of music where French bands were ahead of the curve. The "rock alternatif" explosion of the 80's around Paris had plenty bands mixing ska and punk. If you're curious, check out La Mano Negra, Nuclear Device, Ludwig von 88, Dirty District, La Souris déglinguée etc etc....

[@thepunkhistorian6397]

I’ll have to look into that

[@croulantroulant3082]

@@thepunkhistorian6397 I suggest starting with La Mano Negra: they were the first to get big and sign with a major label, then get a big international following (mostly in latin countries), and finally Manu Chao the lead singer got super famous with his solo career....plus well, they rocked!

[@RobMakowski]

As a young man growing up in the ninties, and actually living through the rise and fall of 3rd Wave Ska, I really enjoyed the video. My first exposure to Ska was my friends older brothers' Toasters CDs. Even though I liked it, I was still into the more MTV style music at the time, circa 1994. It wasn't until one night I was watching Headbanger's Ball on MTV, that my Ska journey started. I saw a video for Saba, or Bumblebee Tuna by Methaskapheles (I dont' recall which one). After that I really fell in love with Ska for the next few years till around 1998 or so. Around this time I started to notice that a lot of the Ska music coming out sounded the samey, so I started drifting towards more punk and hardcore, eventually settling on metal at the turn of the century. While I listen to less ska, I agree that Less than Jake is one of best bands to come out of that scene, their lyrics really have spoken to me over the years. All that being said, you called out a few of the bands, but didn't even mention Moon Ska Records. That seems like a huge omission, especially coming from the East Coast. While Asian Man records was also huge, I think they had more of a West Coast feel.

[@haolekoa737]

Agreed, omitting Moon Ska NYC was a HUGE oversight.

[@kingleper]

While not totally a ska band, NY hardcore outfit MURPHY'S LAW had their hand in quite a bit of that delicious ska sound. Fantastic band to those who never heard them. I've often felt Murphy's Law never got the full credit and love they most whole heartily deserved. They were also phenomenal live.

[@thepunkhistorian6397]

LOVE Murphys Law