On The Upbeat
A podcast all about ska music, talking about ska, interviewing bands, and keeping you up to date on new music & events in the ska community!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 70 minutes
- Episodes
- 266
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
EP.125-Hornless Ska
This week is a host only episode. So join Matt and RJ as they tell you about some of their favorite ska songs without horns. They also world premiere a new song by The Classy Wrecks, Grey Skies. They…
00:59:34 |
Tue 09 Aug 2022
EP.124-Brian Mashburn from Bite Me Bambi
This week Brian Mashburn from Bite Me Bambi joins us. Brian talks about how he got into ska music, how he started playing music and some early bands he played in. We also discuss the early days of Bi…
01:13:01 |
Tue 02 Aug 2022
EP.123-Tryingtogetby
This week Tyler Miller from Tryingtogetby joins us. Tyler tells us how he got into ska music, when he started playing music and how Tryingtogetby got it’s start. Tyler also talks about being a tourin…
00:57:06 |
Tue 26 Jul 2022
EP.122-The Guilty Parties
This week we chat with James and Anthony from The Guilty Parties. They tell us how the got into ska music and how the band got their start. We also talk about the early years of the band, playing sho…
01:11:03 |
Tue 19 Jul 2022
EP.121-Codename:Rocky (Bill Adams)
This week we are joined by Bill Adams, trumpet player for Codename:Rocky. Bill tells how he got into ska music, how he came to play the trumpet and how Codename:Rocky got their start. Bill talks abou…
01:08:05 |
Tue 12 Jul 2022
Bonus: Going Deep w/ Matt (Featuring Catbite)
This episode was originally record as a Patreon only episode back in January of 2022. We are sharing it on our main podcast feed to give you a glimpse into what content we have on our Patreon. For th…
01:04:46 |
Tue 05 Jul 2022
EP.120-DeadBeat At Dawn
Aaron from DeadBeat At Dawn joins Gary and RJ to discus his history w/ ska, the formation of the band, and maybe we talk a little about the Sex Pistols, the Ramones and UK punk vs. US punk, dadding a…
01:00:31 |
Wed 29 Jun 2022
EP.119-Rude Girl Revue (Jenny, Lindsay & Tara)
On this episode RJ & Gary are joined by three members of the all-woman collective ska band Rude Girl Revue! We're welcoming Jenny Whiskey, Lindsay and Tara to the show to talk about the origin of the…
01:00:19 |
Wed 22 Jun 2022
EP.118-Joker's Republic, but with All 3 Members!
RJ and Gary are proud to welcome Austin, Billy and Patrick from Joker's Republic to the show! Not only do we have the full band, but WE HAVE THE DEBUT OF THEIR BRAND NEW SONG "GIN & TONIC!" Get excit…
01:02:09 |
Wed 15 Jun 2022
EP.117-For The Record
RJ and Gary welcome Asa and David from the ska/punk band For The Record to this weeks show! We talk about how the band formed, what got them into ska, and the recording of their upcoming release!
Fo…
00:58:23 |
Wed 08 Jun 2022
EP.116-The Ska Draft
This week’s episode is a host only episode. So listen as RJ and Matt talk about meeting in real life since April of 2020 and Gary tells jokes and funny stories. Also, Matt makes an announcement about…
01:13:09 |
Tue 31 May 2022
EP.115-Chase Long Beach
This week we are joined by Karen Roberts from Chase Long Beach. Karen tells us how she got into ska music and where the name Chase Long Beach came from. Karen also discusses how the band got back tog…
01:22:24 |
Tue 24 May 2022
EP.114-Common Sense Kid
This week we are joined by Common Sense Kid. Craig (Common Sense Kid) tells us how he got into ska and how he started making music. We learn the story behind his name and what the UK ska scene is lik…
01:11:33 |
Tue 17 May 2022
EP.113-The Great Ska Podcast Summit
This week we have a super sized episode with some of our ska podcast friends. On this episode we have Brian Cambra from The Rudie Librarian, Aaron Carnes and Adam Davis from In Defense of Ska and Chr…
01:55:50 |
Tue 10 May 2022
EP.112-Hans Gruber and The Die Hards With A Vengeance.
This week Kurt, Rosey and Chris from Hans Gruber and The Die Hards join us. They tell us about picking tracks for the album, how the album art work came together and we listen to a song off the album…
01:49:16 |
Tue 03 May 2022
EP.111-Space Monkey Mafia
This week we are joined by Tim and Joe from Space Monkey Mafia. The episode starts with some chitchat, Ska News and Gary give us his review of the latest Hans Gruber and The Dir Hards album, With a V…
01:14:22 |
Tue 26 Apr 2022
EP.110-The Ruffolos
This week we are joined by Rob Casas from The Ruffolos. First we start the show off with some chitchat and some ska news. Next Gary tells us about Tip The Van. Than Rob tells us how he got into ska m…
01:11:54 |
Tue 19 Apr 2022
EP.109-Rundown Kreeps
This week we are joined by Richard Lamas from Rundown Kreeps. Richard tells us how he got into ska and how the band came together. We discuss their musical influences and what it’s like playing in th…
00:59:01 |
Tue 12 Apr 2022
Ep.108-Coolie Ranx
This week RJ and Matt start the show by discussing how they spent their weekend. Than they tell you about the latest ska news. Next they chat with Coolie Ranx. Coolie talks about how he got into ska …
01:42:26 |
Tue 05 Apr 2022
EP.107-Half Past Two Strikes Back
This week we are joined by Tara and Max from Half Past Two. They tell us about their weekend of shows with We Are The Union and Eichlers. We discuss what touring is like with Half Past Two and we dis…
01:34:30 |
Tue 29 Mar 2022
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