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6 Special Posts From The First 6 Months At Joescholes.com

4 May 2010 Diary

You know what day it is today? The 4th of May 2010. It has been 6 months exactly since I published the first post on joescholes.com.

I have been thinking about preparing a jubilee post for today. Never came along to starting it. Not much time is left now. So let’s cut it short: I am [...]

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Ska 80 – Magazine – a document from the 2 Tone days you have not seen

27 April 2010 Ska History

These are exciting times for Ska people. Especially for the ones who like to look back on the golden days of the 2 Tone era. The Specials are causing a stir in the US with their 30th Anniversary Tour, as Marco On The Bass reports, while the UK sees the opening of the first 2 [...]

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Should All Ska Music Be Free? Two Sides Of The Same Coin

13 April 2010 Diary

Here is something I am undecided about: “What to make of free Ska music offers on the Web?” That’s why I asked two experts on the subject for their opinions: a label owner and a blogger. As you can imagine they have views very different from one another. But there is evidence that both love [...]

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Interview With Blogger Toneandwave On The Fun And The Politics Of Sharing Free Ska mp3s

13 April 2010 Interviews

This interview is part of the story “Should All Ska Music Be Free – Two Sides Of The Same Coin”. For the introduction to the article go here. If you like to read Matzge Broeckel’s (Pork Pie Records) stance on the subject, follow this link.

1. When did toneandwave start sharing [...]

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Interview with Matzge Broeckel from the German Ska Label Pork Pie Records about the effects of free downloads

13 April 2010 Interviews

This interview is part of the story “Should All Ska Music Be Free – Two Sides Of The Same Coin”. For the introduction to the article go here. If you like to read the blogger toneandwave’s stance on the subject, follow this link.
1. Since the foundation of [...]

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My personal 30th Ska Anniversary

10 February 2010 Diary

The “30th Anniversary Tour“ by The Specials has been going on for quite a while now. “But what about my own 30-year-jubilee with Ska?”

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Doing The Ska – A Song Worth Recording For The Next Alphaboys Album?

15 January 2010 Diary

As I have mentioned earlier, there are four unreleased songs that could become part of the next album by the Alphaboys feat. Joe Scholes. After presenting Ballerina Valerie, Perfect and My Love Is Real here is the last one on the list: “Doing The Ska”.

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The Song “My Love Is Real”: Is it really Ska’s Antichrist?

12 January 2010 Diary

After publishing the blog entry on the song “Perfect” I visited an online forum called songwriterforums.com and posted the lyrics to “Perfect” there. First of all I was interested to hear praise on the lyrics. Secondly I planned to create awareness for joescholes.com. At the moment I have two feedback mails with “constructive” criticism. One [...]

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My Love Is Real: The Lyrics

11 January 2010 Lyrics

My Love Is Real by Joachim Uerschels
I admit he’s a better poet than I am
His words are floating through the sky and
His rhymes elaborate, his rhythms tight
Designed to make you sigh
He’s nominated for the Booker Prize
By the same people who often write
My poetic licence should expire
Unless I revoke my style
My poetic licence should expire
But this [...]

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Possible Setlist: Alpha Boys in Essen, 23. 01. 2010

8 January 2010 Diary

I would like to take a few minutes to keep you updated on the live efforts of my new band Alpha Boys. For the moment we agreed on doing only a show here and there. Mainly because for lack time, and we also need time for working on new sound & songs.
In this new constellation [...]

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