Is Radio One really playing ska?

[Chris71]

I've never heard it properly, but I keep catching snippets of what appears to be a proper old school ska track on the radio. Am I imagining things?

They also played Incubus and Feeder yesterday - could it be the chavs and teeny boppers are losing their grip on Radio One?

[Fifer]

Paolo Nutini's new one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X3T4VThYFc

[Chris71]

Yep, I think that was it. I quite like it. He's no Apocryphalite though.

[Fifer]

Not a Paolo fan usually, but I think I'll give the album a listen now.
Never heard The Apocryphalites before(I listen to a lot of older Ska/reggae/dub like Desmond Dekker, The Skatalites, Lee Perry etc.), gave them a quick listen on YT and now need to see them!

[massivemoto]

About time too and fairly authentic in it's sound.
I'm sure the OP knows this well, but here's a treat from a previous era for comparison.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eUidBUrPcE

[anonymous-user]

save the world by the king blues got a bit of airplay a couple of months back, and before that king prawn got a bit of play. kid british were played a fair bit by the weekday afternoon DJ too... loving Kid British since i saw them support the enemy!

[andy_s]

My ears are alight

[jet_noise]

Dear All,

un paso adelante!

regards,
Jet

[Ferg]

Chris71 said:

Not really intended as a rampant plug, I know a couple of other PHers are involved with them too...

It's bloody hard for bands playing real music to get heard in these days of Simon fking Cowell, so plugs are never bad!!!


So here is one:

New Town Kings - 'Round and 'Round
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbDu2UKL2gw

Edited by Ferg on Friday 22 January 18:30

[Chris71]

Ferg said:

plugs are never bad!!!

Ah, go on then...

My OH's band are playing at The Old Police station in Deptford tonight and the whole gig is being broadcast on http://www.opticalradio.net/

If you're very lucky you might even catch me on the video stream.