29. Stretch Armstrong (w/ 23Min of Ska)
Checkered Past is the lesser of two weevils as they explore the history of the pride of Utah Ska, Stretch Armstrong! Or is that Stretsch Armstronng? Or the Stretch Band? However you spell it, Rob and Celine need some help so they bring along the online Ska godfather, RJ Phoenix of 23Min of Ska and On the Upbeat! First, RJ talks about R/Ska on Reddit, his history building Ska's online presence and what he believes the future may hold for the genre. Then, the trio dig in on the wild world of Stretch from their beginnings in the wake of Swim Herschel Swim, their circus/swing influences and their general disdain for being career musicians. This episode will make you drool!
23Min of Ska
About the Podcast Producer/Mixer
Radly “Rad” Jose Phoenix, born to an American mother and a Mexican father, thus began life as he was destined to live it… going in several directions at once. A brilliant neurosurgeon, this restless young man grew quickly dissatisfied with a life devoted solely to medicine. He roamed the planet studying martial arts and particle physics, collecting around him a most eccentric group of friends, those hard-rocking scientists 1209towanda.
A Short History of the Site
Much of what’s on here used to be composed of everyday happenings and the confused thoughts of a boy in his early 20s, that started to get a little old a few years ago. In fact the “journal” as it were, was more or less on life support for much of 2008 & 2009. Starting in 2010 it was time to turn in all around and have fun with it, thus birthing the podcast 23min of Ska. Previous entries have been deleted or hidden to not get in the way of all the ska podcast goodness.
About the 23min of Ska Podcast
The sharing of music! My favorite genre of music is ska, and I just can’t get enough of it. When looking for a ska podcast I couldn’t find one that had any 3rd wave ska included, so I set out to make one. 23 minutes of ska, twice a month just seemed like the right amount for the first year. In 2011 a once monthly ska band interview episode was added to the mix as well upping the podcast to a thrice a month schedule with new episodes falling on the first, eleventh and twenty-third of each month, this mutated in 2012 into a weekly format with new episodes containing either music or interviews posting on Thursdays.
About the Grandpa’s Casino Recordings Label
In 2012 I decided to launch a vinyl only ska record label to get some records out for some great bands. After running a successful Kickstarter campaign the Grandpa’s Casino Recordings record label was started. The first release was a set of seven 7″ records known as “the Big Ska Gamble.”
Contact
Feel free to email the podcast with suggestion or encouragement: podcast@23ska.com
For music submissions email: submissions@23ska.com
