On The Upbeat

It’s a Mutiny on this episode. Chris and Eric join us to discuss Mutiny’s history, writing and recording process. They also talk about creating the manga and what they would like to see more of in sk…

It’s The What Nows?! We chat with Andrew and Austin about using phones at shows and other concert etiquette. They tell us about their musical journey, how the band got started, song writing and we li…

We started a new spin-off podcast called, Every Song Sucks: A Reel Big Fish Podcast. On this podcast we breakdown every Reel Big Fish song. We discuss the music, the lyrics and the history. We are sh…

Nick and The Adversaries features members and ex-members of Pilfers, Lost City Angels, Big D and Kid's Table and The Glow. This week Ben, Scott and Nick join us to discuss their musical journey and h…

It’s Scott Klopfenstein on our reel big 200th episode. We chat with Scott about getting into playing music, getting into ska, joining Reel Big Fish, touring, the 90’s ska explosion and starting The L…

his week Tim Snow from Ninguid Records stops by the show. Tim tells us about Ninguid Record Music Festival happening this July in Missouri. Tim also gives us an update on new music coming to Ninguid …

This week Andrew and Kerley from Flying Raccoon Suit join us. First, Andrew and Kerley go head to head in ska music quiz. Then we give you some ska news. Next, Andrew and Kerley tell us about their u…

It’s the Arcade Allstars! This week Sam and Cody give us the full breakdown of the band's history. We discuss song writing, recording, Vans vs Converse, video games, ska news and our ska picks of the…

This week we chat with Girth Control! Mark, Jay and Bob join us to discuss how they got together, the origin of the band’s name and their upcoming new album, Life’s Too Short for Girth Control. We al…

Sammy Kay is here representing The Kilograms! Who are the Kilograms? Well they're a brand new group consisting of Sammy Kay, Joe Gittleman, J Duckworth, and Michael McDermott! Sammy let's us know how…

Special delivery from The Ska Mailman! This week we chat with Adam Wallace, AKA The Ska Mailman. We announce that Adam is joining the On The Upbeat team, we give you ska news, Adam plays Reel Ska Ban…

We got Mike Park on the episode, y'all! You may know him from Asian Man Records, Skankin' Pickle, the Bruce Lee Band, or about a half dozen other fantastic acts. We talk with Mike about his storied h…

Kill Lincoln, Bad Time Records, This Is New Tone, Mike Sosinski does it all, so we talk about it all! We also discuss ska hats, ska news and our ska picks of the week.

Bad Time Records:

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Woah! It's the O.C. Supertones' very own Matt Morginsky! Holy heck! Matt joins Matt, starting of with a silly discusstion on what horns are most important in ska. We give you some ska news. Matt brea…

Listen up you hoopy froods, we got Barbicide on the debut 2024 episode of On the Upbeat! Brendog, Irena, and Mikal are all here to share with us the stories behind their album "Songs About Heartbreak…

This week Karen Roberts  from Chase Long Beach and Gary Mastriano from Backyard Superheroes join us. We spend much of the episode break down this year in ska. We discuss favorite shows, favorite vide…

This week Steve and Zac from Chilled Monkey Brains join us. They tell us how the band got started and how early shows went. Chilled Monkey Brains give us the break down of their new album, Back To Th…