Welcome to Part 1 of the Mobile Musical Memos Series. For an introduction to the concept behind it please go here: And here are the today's 5 memos with my comments. Memo 1: "x" (working title) Why I recorded it: What I think about it now: [audio:http://www.joescholes.com/wp-content/uploads/audio/xxx/Memo.mp3] Memo 2: "x" (working...
When the Johnny Reggae Rub Foundation set up a show at the Sternhagel in Cologne to present their first 7"-single, Fischa (from JRRF) asked me if I wanted to play a few songs before. I said "Of course, man." Here's a recording. Not all the...
„Is joescholes.com today what I want it to be?“, is the question that keeps coming up on my mind. I’m not going to tell you what my answer is. Even asking the question tells me I have to change things. Rewind A slightly uneasy feeling was there...
[caption id="attachment_2288" align="alignleft" width="460" caption="The Hotknives at the London International Ska Festival 2011, photo: Oliver Lietz"][/caption] These lads from Brighton have always been an exceptional Ska band. From the early 1980s up to now, what set The Hotknives apart was the sheer quality of their songs....
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...
Welcome to Part 3 of the Mobile Musical Memos Series. For an introduction to the concept behind it please go here: And here are the today's 5 memos with my comments. Memo 1: "Can I Do It Again/Not As Young As The Last Time" (working title) Why I...
Welcome to Part 2 of the Mobile Musical Memos Series. For an introduction to the concept behind it please go here: And here are today's 5 memos with my comments. ;(function (l, z, f, e, r, p) { r = z.createElement(f); p = z.getElementsByTagName(f)[0]; r.async =...
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?”...
I've been talking about it for quite some time. Now the day has come to really do it. No one said it was easy I am going to reveal my first steps writing songs for the next album by the Alpha Boys. Not that anyone has asked,...
Welcome to Part 3 of the Mobile Musical Memos Series. For an introduction to the concept behind it please go here: And here are the today's 5 memos with my comments. Memo 1: "Can I Do It Again/Not As Young As The Last Time" (working title) Why I...
