The Ska Album Giveaway Series December 2010 – Winner Sends Thanks – Round Three In Effect

January 12, 2011

Those on the joescholes mailing list already know about last month’s Ska album winner. Tam from Scotland was the lucky one. He chose “About Time” by The Hotknives as his prize and seems fully satisfied with what he got. Here is what I had in my inbox today: Hotknives are here more beer. Hi joe [...]

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Best Ska Rocksteady Early Reggae Album 2010 – the intermediate results – poll runs until 15th Jan 2011

January 7, 2011

The following poll is closed. The results will be published Jan 17th 2011. Are you as curious and impatient as I am? Then you might want to know the intermediate results of the Best Ska Rocksteady Early Reggae Album 2010 poll as of today. The numbers should be accepted only with a major reservation: There [...]

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Vote for the Best Ska Rocksteady Early Reggae Album 2010

December 14, 2010

The following poll is closed. The results will be published Jan 17th 2011. People, let’s get ready to vote The Album Of The Year. I had a lot of fun searching for the music and videos to include. I hope you have as much fun voting and watching. If you have a closer look at [...]

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How The Braces Got Blackmailed Into Their First Album Deal (And Enjoyed Every Minute Of It)

December 9, 2010

This post is part of the Ska Memoirs series. Today I would like to take you back to my hometown Krefeld in the summer of 1988. My mother speaks English fairly well. She can easily impress her family and friends when reciting a monologue from Shakespeare’s „Macbeth.“ She will start with the words „Is that [...]

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Toolspotting 01: The Valkyrians At The Sonic Ballroom November 14th 2010

November 30, 2010

Cologne. Sunday, November 14th 2010. It is the last warm evening of the year. As I have to leave home for another night out on the streets, the thermometer of my unmarked investigation vehicle shows 18 degrees Celsius. Trying to squash some newly slipped midges on the driver’s wheel I rethink my mission: Uncover the [...]

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The Ska Album Give Away Series November 2010 – Winner Sends Pic

November 19, 2010

Along with the pic came this short and sweet notice Received the cds today, just in time for my birthday ; ) Thanks a lot! All the best Louis You’re Welcome! For more details on the background to the give aways, go here. The next round has already started. This time there will be three fab [...]

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The Ska Album Give Away Series November 2010 – First Winner, Second Chance

November 16, 2010

The “Ska Album Give Away Series” at joescholes.com is really on now. For more details on the background, go here. We have our first winner: It’s Louis from Reims in France. In the pot were two brilliant albums to choose from: The Slackers, “The Great Rocksteady Swindle” and Liberator, “Stand And Deliver”. Guess which of them [...]

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The Start Of The Karneval Season In Cologne: Memories Of Skarneval

November 11, 2010

It’s November 11th, one of the most important days of the year in my hometown Cologne: the start of the Carneval season. My daughters are in Kindergarten dressed up as fairies. The notorious “Kölsch” (the dialect spoken by Cologne natives) music will be heard in the overcrowded pubs from 11:11. And I would like to [...]

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12 Months For Me, 12 Free Ska CDs For You

November 4, 2010

Today is a big day for me. My blog’s first birthday. It’s been quite a journey these twelve months, a constant tweaking of content and design. Up and Down. Activity and Inertia. And activity again. I’m very grateful for everything I have learned and the connections I was able to make with fellow bloggers and [...]

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The Best In 2010 Ska – Rocksteady – Early Reggae Polls

October 29, 2010

Doing polls is fun. That’s what I learned last year, when I asked for votes on “The Best Album 2009”, “The Best Song 2009” and “The Best Live Band 2009”.  Why not have more of that this year? Last Years’ Winners The bands that got voted most in 2009 were: Best Album: Alaska, ”Something In Between” Best [...]

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