On The Upbeat

It's the On The Upbeat podcast you love, with that The Boy Detective flavor we know you'll enjoy! There's a lot coming up for the band, and we get into it. All of it. It's the Matt and Anthony guaran…

This week Kevin and Dave from P-Funk North join us. First, we discuss what ska songs would be our intro songs would be to the wrestling ring. Kevin and Dave tell us about their early days in music an…

This week JER ( Skatune Network) joins us. We start our time by discussing what we do first when we return home from tour (traveling). Next, JER tells us their history with ska music and how Skatune …

This week Matt Sullivan from Title Holder joins us. First we discuss if it’s helpful to have a worst of list in the ska community? Matt (Title Holder) talks about what he has learned from releasing m…

This week Scott and Dave from Stretsch Armstronng join us. We discuss rules for the pit, Stretsch Armstronng’s history, name changes and we listen to their new song, American’t Berzerker. Scott and D…

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This week we spoke with Matt Collyer

from The Planet Smashers. First, we discussed some favorite ska album covers and talked about some Ska …

This week Nick and Scott from Nick and The Adversaries join us. First, we have a fun chat about what should be the official soda of ska and we give you ska news. Next the band tells us some of their …

This week Nick and Austin from The Odd Advantage join us. We discuss if the stigma of "ska is dead" is finally dead. Nick and Austin talk about playing in different cities in Southern California. The…

This week Nate Tredinnick from Something To Do. We discuss underrated ska albums, Nate’s ska and musical history and how Something To Do’s origin story.  Nate tell’s us about the band’s latest music …

This week Cody Okonski from Millington joins us. Matt and Cody discuss a concert that reminds them of why they love ska. Cody talks about picking songs for last year’s Brass Emo Vol. 2 and he tells u…

his week Michi from Mega Infinity, Ric from Courtesy of Tim and Saxton from Space Monkey Mafia and Runaway Ricochet all join us. We breakdown all the details of SPI Fest 2025. We talk about what goes…

This week Craig Yarnold from Buck-O-Nine joins us. We discuss the band’s early years and what it was like in the 90’s skating scene. Craig gives us the  breakdown of the new record and we listen to t…

This week Angelo Moore and Hassan Hurd from Fishbone join us. We discuss the lasting influence of ska music, Fishbone’s legacy and we listen to a song of  the band’s new album, Stockholm Syndrome. An…

This week Ben Basile joins Anthony for a one-on-one interview. They discuss the importance of affordable bass gear,  the musicians featured on “Benergy,” hot drops in Fortnite, and what Ben’s jazz fr…

This week Brittany and Tim from Catbite join us. They breakdown the band’s new EP, Doom Garden. We discuss making music videos, song writing, recording and we listen to their song Eyes Wide. We also …

This week Tony and Christian from Skappository join us. We discuss the good and band of concert venues, Skappository’s new EP, how the band got their name, the Long Island ska scene and we listen to …

This week we are joined by Chris Lucca from Suburban Legends and The Littlest Man Band. Chris tells us about learning to play the trumpet and his early ska years in Philadelphia, PA. We learn how he …

This week Charles and Tricia Some Ska Band join us. First, we discuss how we listen to music. Do we listen to playlists, albums, digital or physical media? Tricia and Charles tells how they got into …

This week Tyler and Spencer from Swigfoot join us. First, we discuss what we think is best ska album opener.  We also learn about the early days of Swigfoot , putting together their new self titled a…

This week Sammy Kay from The Kilograms joins us. Sammy breaks down the band’s new record, Beliefs and Thieves. We discuss the album’s title, song writing, the art of fading a song out and Sammy and A…