Subject: FAQ: Ska (alt.music.ska) Frequently Asked Questions (Part 3 of 3) Supersedes: Date: Fri, 12 Jan 96 02:02:23 CST Expires: Sunday, 28 Jan 96 01:01:01 CST Summary: Answers to frequently-asked questions about ska music. Archive-name: music/ska-faq/part3 Version: $Revision: 3.37 $ Part: 3 of 3 URL:ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/music/ska-faq/part3 URL:http://www.smartpages.com/faqs/music/ska-faq/part3/faq.html URL:http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/music/ska-faq/top.html FAQ for (news:alt.music.ska) Questions and answers about ska music Tomas Willis tomas@cae.wisc.edu Administrivia: Go forth and skank. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: 3.1: Introduction In response to all of those ``Isn't ska some dance form of reggae?'' questions, I present the following historical background to the music we call ska, gleaned from liner notes I have lying about the place, various postings to (news:alt.music.ska), and sundry emailings with helpful ska fans. This is part 3, $Revision: 3.37 $, posted to (news:alt.music.ska), (news:rec.music.info), (news:alt.skinheads), (news:alt.answers), (news:rec.answers), and (news:news.answers). This FAQ is posted twice a month, whether it needs to be or not. This FAQ file is also available for anonymous ftp on the archive site rtfm.mit.edu as the file `pub/usenet/news.answers/music/ska-faq/part3'. This FAQ file is on the Web as URL: http://www.smartpages.com/faqs/music/ska-faq/part3/faq.html Disclaimer: I am not a musician, nor do I play one on TV. Neither am I a musical historian. I do love ska music, so I offer this material unto the public domain. Acks: Michael Cancilla (mailto:mcancill@polyslo.calpoly.edu) posted a long list of ska bands that I have incorporated into this FAQ. That list has grown to list over 500 bands! Mike Fragassi (mailto:mfragass@ucs.indiana.edu) emailed me about 10k in response to my request for more info and is still at it. Thanks Mikes! Thanks also to everyone else in a.m.s and other reaches of netspace who sent me info. Dance harder! Tomas Willis (mailto:tomas@psycco.msae.wisc.edu) ================= now in digest format, for easier digestion ================= ================ but, maybe not for long! tell me if you care ================ Also, you can get at this document on the World Wide Web (WWW) at URL:http://www.smartpages.com/faqs/music/ska-faq/top.html -or- URL:http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/music/ska-faq/top.html ------------------------------ Subject: 3.2: Table of Contents The ska FAQ is now distributed in three sections. Part one addresses background questions, part two contains information about ska via various media, and part three contains infomation about bands. Table of Contents: Part 1 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Table of Contents 1.3 What is ska music? 1.4 Where did ska come from? 1.5 What is first-wave ska? Second-wave ska? Third-wave ska? 1.6 What is ska-core? 1.7 What is a rude boy? 1.8 What is with the narrow-brim hats, dark suits and narrow ties? How come some of these ska bands look like the Blues Brothers? 1.9 What is skanking? 1.10 What about reggae? 1.11 Oi! What about skinheads? 1.12 Recommended reading and Bibliography Part 2 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Table of Contents 2.3 Where can I hear ska on the radio? 2.4 Where can I hear ska live? 2.5 Is anyone doing ska video? 2.6 Are there any ska movies? 2.7 Are there any books about ska? 2.8 What are some ska-related 'zines (fan-created magazines)? 2.9 How do I get a ska email-based mailing list? 2.10 What are some more Internet ska resources? 2.11 Can anyone reccommend some good ska albums for someone who has absolutely no clue about ska? 2.12 What are addresses of some record labels producing ska discs? 2.13 Are there some mail order stores that carry ska? Part 3 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Table of Contents 3.3 What are the names of some ska bands? 3.4 Can I write to any of these bands? ------------------------------ Subject: 3.3: What are the names of some ska bands? These names are culled from various sources, especially Michael Cancilla (mcancill@polyslo.calpoly.edu), Brian Rosenthal (brianr@america.com) and some others on a.m.s. Thanks to everyone who sends me info. We now list over 500 bands! Yes, we finally go `A' to `Z'. The format: Bandname (Location) {Style} [time period] e.g. Fubars, The (Verona) {Funky ska} [1989--1992] So, please help! Send me any info you have for this little project, which I think will make this band list much more informative. Also, for bands with non-English names, I will alphabetize by the name, including the article (`Los,' `Die,' `La,' etc.). That is, `Les Enfants de St. Gall' are listed under `L,' even though, in a more multilingual world I would list them under `E.' 0 to 9 ------ "100 Men" (UK) {traditional/rocksteady} See section 3.4, for address infomation. "2000 Flushes" (Pennsylvania) [1995-] See section 3.4, for WWW information. "3rd. Way, The" (Netherlands) [Current] "4-Skins, The" (UK) {punk/ska/oi} A to E ------ "A Dream I Had" (Montreal) {Post-tropical Celtic Ska Swing} [Current] See , for address information. "A-Kings" (New York City) {Modern ska} "Active Culture" {hyper/funky ska} [Current] "Adams, Aubrey" (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s] "Agent 99" (New York City) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Agent Bulldog" (Sweden) {oi/ska} [Current] "Agent Groundhog" (Duluth, MN) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Against All Authority" (Florida) {punky ska} [Current] "Aitken, Bobby" (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s] "Aitken, Laurel" (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s-present] "Akrylykz" (UK) {2 Tone (Roland Gift)} [1980] "Alcapone, Dennis" (Jamaica) "Allniters, The" (Australia) {Traditional} [Early-mid 1980s] "Allsorts, The" (Australia) "Allstonians, The" (Boston) [1992-present] See section 3.4, for address information. "Alphonso, Rolando" (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s-present] "Anderson, Frank" (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s] "Andy and Joey" (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s] "Andy, Bob" (Jamaica) {Jamaican Ska} [1960s] "Apollo 7" (UK) "Area 7" (Melbourne, Australia) [Current] "Army, The" (Europe) [80s] "Arpioni" (Bologna, Italy) {ska/reggae} [Current] "Arsenals" "Arthur K and the Originals" (UK) "Assassomators, The" (Cleveland, OH) [Current] "Babysnakes" (Sweden) [Current] "Bad Manners" (UK) {2 Tone} [late 1970s-1980s] See section 3.4, for address information. "Bakesy's Midday Joggers" (UK) "Banana Boat" (Spain) "Banana Buster" (Chicago) [Current] "Banana Peel Slippers" (Cologne, Germany) "Banditos, The" "Banton, Pato" (UK) {Mostly Reggae} [Current] "Beat Soup" (Boston) {ska/reggae} [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Beat, The (English)" (UK) {2 Tone} [late 1970s-mid 1980s] "Beatbusters, the" (The Netherlands) [Current] "Beatdowns, The" (Ohio) [1994-] See section 3.4, for WWW information. "Beckford, Theophilus" (Jamaica) {Jamaican} "Bender" {ska-influenced punk} "Beurk's Band" (France) "Big Bad Chubba" [Current] "Big Lick" (Boston, MA) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Bigger Thomas" (New Jersey) {skalypso} [Current] See , for contact information. "Bill Wennington Fan Club" [Current] "Bim Skala Bim" (Boston) [1983-present] See section 3.4, for address information. "Bingo Mut" (Florida) {punky ska} [Current] "Bishops, The" (Omaha, NebraSka) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Black Happy" (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) {jazz/ska/metal/rock} [Current] "Bleichreiz" (Germany) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Blind Spot" (California) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Bluebeat, The" (Julich, Germany) "Blue Beat Stompers, The" (Berkeley, California) {first wave} [1991-] See section 3.4, for address information. "Blue Beats, The" (New York City) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Blue Chateau" (Germany) See section 3.4, for address information. "Blue Meanies, The" (Chicago) {punk/ska} [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Bluekilla" (Germany) {Third-wave} [Current] "Blues Blenders, The" (Jamaica) {Jamaican Ska} [1960s] "Bob and Marcia" () "Bodysnatchers, The" (UK) {2 Tone} [1980] "Boilers, The" (NY) See section 3.4, for address information. "Bombassa Beed" (Germany) "Boothe, Ken" (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s] "Bop Harvey" (Rhode Island) {debateable} See section 3.4, for address information. "Boris Gardner" (Jamaica) {Old School} "Boss" (UK?) [1980s] "Boston Stranglers SC" (Boston, Massachusetts) See section 3.4, for address information. "Botor, Ska and Eiren" (The Netherlands) "Bouncers" (Netherlands) [Current] "Bowler Boys" (Austin, Texas) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Boxboys, The" (Los Angeles) [late 1970s] "Boy O Boy" {now Fighting Gravity} See section 3.4, for address information. "Braces, The" (Germany) "Brooks, Baba" (Jamaica) {Old School} "Brownies, The" (San Jose, CA) {ska-core} [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Bruisers, The" "Buck-o-Nine" (California) See section 3.4, for address information. "Bunny and Skitter" (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s] "Burial, The" "Burma Jam" (Richmond, Virginia) "Burnt Toast" (Houston, TX) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Buster's All Stars" (UK) {all-star Band with Bad Manners and others} "Busters, The" (German) {Third-wave} [Current] "Butlers, The" (German) {soul/ska} [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "BVD (Bij Vorrbatt Dank)" (Amsterdam, Netherlands) [Current] See section 3.4, for WWW connections. "Byron Lee and The Dragonaires" (Jamaica) {Old School} "Cables, The {Rocksteady}" "Cairo" (Europe) [80s] "Cairo East" (London) {Madness covers} [Current] "Camerini, Alberto" (Europe) [80s] "Camper Van Beethoven" (California) {early albums only} "Can't Say" (Albany, NY) {Modern Ska} [1992 - present] "Capone and The Bullets" (Scotland) [1985-present] "Carlos Malcom and the Afro Caribs" (Jamaica) {Old School} "Carre Blanc Pour Serie Noir" (France) "Case" "Casino Royale" (Italy) {ska} [Current] "Charmers, The" (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s] "Cheasecake Circus" (Montreal) {Progressive ska} [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Checkered Cabs" (Washington, D.C.) {Motown/British pop/Jamaican ska} [Current] "Checkmates, The" (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s] "Cherry Poppin' Daddies, The" (Oregon) {big-band swing/punk/horns} [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Chickenpox" (Fagersta, Sweden) {2-tone style} [Current] "Citizen Fish" (UK) {ska-core} [Current] "Citizens, The" "City Kids" (New York City) {Modern ska} "Clancy Eccles" (Jamaica) {Old School} "Claredonians" (Jamaica) {Old School} "Cliff, Jimmy" (Jamaica) {Rocksteady} [mid-1960s] "Club, The" (UK) {former Loafers members} "Clue J and His Blues Blasters" (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s] "Collins, Dave and Ansel {rocksteady/blue beat} [60s-]" "Colourfield, The" (UK) {Hall of Specials/FB3} "Connotations" "Conspiracy" (San Francisco) [Current] "Conspiracy, The" (Ohaha, NebraSka) [1990-1993] "Coolie Ranx" (New York) [Currently with the Toasters] "Cornell Campbell" (Jamaica) {Old School} "Courtjester's Crew" (Germany) {reggae/ska} [Current] "Crank" (Switzerland) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Crawdaddy" (California) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Crazy 8's" (Oregon) [1980's-1995] "Crime In Italy" (Saratoga, CA) {Two-tone} [1994-present] "Crisis Band" (New York) {late rocksteady/early reggae} "Crucial Dread Beat Control" (Santa Barbara, California) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Cryin Out Loud" (Hoboken, NJ) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Culture Shock" {ska-influenced punk} "Daddies, The" (Eugene, Oregon) "Dance Cleopatra" (Netherlands) [Current] "Dance Hall Crashers" (Berkeley) See section 3.4, for address information. "Dandy" {Old School, original "Rudi, Message to You"} "Dave's Big Deluxe" (Tuscon, Arizona) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Dawkins, Horrell" (Jamaica) {Jamaican Ska} [1960s] "Daybreakers" (USA) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Deals Gone Bad" (Chicago, IL) [Current] "Deep Six" (Sacramento, California) {ska-core} See section 3.4, for address information. "Defactos, The" (New York City) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Dekker, Desmond" (Jamaica) {Old School - Master} [1960s-] "Delroy Wilson" (Jamaica) {Old School} "Deltones, The" (London) {2 Tone} See section 3.4, for address information. "Desmond Dekker and the Aces" (Jamaica) {Old School} "Desorden Publico" (Venezuela) "Die Aeronauten" (Zurich, Switzerland) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Dig This" (Boston) {Ska/pop rock} [-1994] "Dillon, Phyllis" (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s-present] "Dobson, Dobby" (Jamaica) {Jamaican Ska} [1960s] "Donaldson, Eric" (Jamaica) {Rocksteady} [late 1960s-early 1970s] "Donkey Show" (Los Angeles) "Downbeat Rulers" (Washington, DC) See section 3.4, for WWW information. "Downfall" (Berkeley) {ska-core} [late 1980s] "Dr. Calypso" (Spain) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Dr. Castrato and the Measles" (Des Moines, Iowa) {castrato punk/ska} [Current] See section 3.4, for WWW information. "Dr. Ring Ding" (Germany) {traditional} "Dr. No" (France) "Dr. Ring Ding" (Germany) {60's-style} [Current] "Dr. Skankworthy" (Halifax, Canada) {Ska/punk} "Dreamletts, The" (Jamaica) {Jamaican Ska} [1950--1960s] "Drips" (Quincy, CA) {Third Wave} [1994-present] "Drummond, Don" (Jamaica) {Old School - Master} "Duffus, Shenley" (Jamaica) {Old School} "Durgano 95" "Earth Citizen" (South Africa?) {ska/punk} "East Of Eden" "Easy Big Fella" (Seattle, WA) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Ecclectics" (Chicago, IL) {punky ska} [Current] "Edna's Goldfish" (Long Island, NY) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "El Bosso and The Ping Pongs" (Germany) "Elevators, The" (Milwaukee) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Ellis, Alton" (Jamaica) {Old School} "Ellis, Bobby" () "Employees, The" (Europe) [80s] "English Beat" (UK - 2Tone, US name for The Beat) [1980s] "Engine 54" (Germany/Olympia, Washington) See section 3.4, for address information. "Erector Set" (Brighton, Massachusetts) See section 3.4, for address information. "Ernies" (Virginia) [Current] "Eskalators" (Italy) [Current] "Eskarabajo" (Puerto Rico?) "Etch-A-Sketch" (Ann Arbor, MI) "Ethiopians" {old school, "Train to Skaville"} "Exceptions, The" (Detroit) {metal/punk/ska} [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. F to J ------ "F-Troop" (Australia) "Fabulosos Cadillacs" (South America) "Fast Yellow Tuesday" (San Francisco, CA) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Featherheads, The" (South Oxhey, Herfordshire, UK) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Fiascos, The" (Columbia, SC) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Fiddler's Green" (Erlangen, Germany) {irishindependentskafolk} [Current] See , for address information. "Fighting Gravity" (Richmond, Virginia) {formerly Boy O Boy} [Current; StarSearch winner] See section 3.4, for address information. "Filibuster" (Sacramento, California) {ska/rocksteady} See section 3.4, for address information. "Fishbone" (California) {funk/ska/metal/MTV} [1978-present] "Flames, The" (Jamaica) {Jamaican Ska - Became The Maytals} [67] "Floor Kiss" (New York) See section 3.4, for address information. "Flux Skapacitor" (Alexandria, MN) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Folkes Brothers, The" (Jamaica) [1960s] "For Your Information" (Philadelphia, PA) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Forest Hillbillies, The" (UK) "Fratelli Di Soledad" (Bologna, Italy) {ska/rocksteady} [Current] "Free Cheese for All" (Lausanne, Switzerland) {punk/funk/rap/hardcore/beat/fusion/ska} [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Free Radicals, The" (UK?) {Dave Wakeling's new band} [Current] "Freedom of Expression" (Nashville, Tennessee) See section 3.4, for address information. "Frits, The" (Germany) {Third-wave} [Current] "Fun Boy Three" (UK) {Hall, Staples, and Golding of Specials} "Fun Republic" (Germany) {former Skaos members} See section 3.4, for Skaos address information. "Funicello, Annette" (Disneyland) {covers "Jamaica Ska"} [1980s] "Funny Bone" (Seattle, Washington) [Current] "Gadjits, The" [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Gal's Panic" (Austin, Texas) See section 3.4, for address information. "Galaxy of Prizes" () "Gangbusters" (San Diego) "Gangster Fun" (Detroit) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Gangster Politics" (Montreal, Canada) {Furious ska} "Gangster Pump" (Wilmington, Deleware) {ska-core/hip-hop} [Current] See , for address information. "Gangsters" (Europe) [80s] "Gaylads, The" (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s] "General Public" (UK) {pop/ska, former Beat members} [mid 1980s] "Geoulah" (Monreal) {Spritiual skanking} [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Giant Steps" (New Mexico) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Girlsmen" (Stockholm, Sweden) [Current] "Ghetto84" (Bologna, Italy) {oi/ska} [Current] "Glory, The" () "Gobblestones, The" (Seattle, WA) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Goonsquad" () "Graduate, The" (UK?) {current Tears for Fears members} [1980s] "Granville Williams Orchestra, The" (Jamaica) {Jamaican Ska} [1960s] "Gray, Owen" (Jamaica) {Jamaican Ska} "Greenhouse" {ska et cetera} [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Grown Ups, The" (Denton, Texas) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Guava Groove Guitiao" (Puerto Rico) {Ska/Reggae/Rocksteady} [Current] "Haddock" (Netherlands) [Current] "Halftones, The" [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Happy Campers, The" (Massachusetts) "Harriott, Derek" "Harry J and His Allstars" (Jamaica) [60's] "Heavy Manners" (Chicago) [early 80's] See section 3.4, for address information. "Heft" (New Jersey) {punk/ska} [Current] "Hepcat" (Van Nuys, California) See section 3.4, for address information. "Her Majesty's Secret Service" (Milwaukee) [1980s] "Highball Holiday" (Milwaukee) [Current] "HL Syndikat" (Germany) "Headline" [early 1980s] "Hepcat" (Los Angeles) {old school} [Current] "Hersang and the City Slickers" (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s] "Hihats" (Boston) "Hitch-hikers" (Stockholm, Sweden) [Present] "Hitmen, The" [Current] "Holsteins, The" (Orlando, Florida) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Holt, John" (Jamaica) {Rocksteady} [late 1960s-early 1970s] "Home Grown" (Orange County, California) {punk/ska} [1995-] "Hoodlum Empire" (San Francisco) {ska/punk} [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Hoovers, The" (San Francisco) [late 1970s] "Hopping Penguns" (Canada) "Hotknives, The" (UK) [late 1980s] "HoT stove JimmY" (Chicago) {ska-core} [1994-] "House of Whoopee" (Kirkwood, Missouri) [Current] "Hubcaps, The" (St. Louis, Missouri) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "I. H. Ska" (Germany) "I-Spy" (Chicago) {2-Tone/R&B} [mid 1980s] "Imperials, The" (Los Angeles) See section 3.4, for address information. "Independants, The" (Florence, South Carolina) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Inner City Unit" (Europe) [80s] "Insatiable" (Salt Lake City, Utah) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Inspecter 7" () "Inspector 12" (Nashville, Tennesee) [Current] "Insteps, The" (New York City) See section 3.4, for contact information. "Instigators, The" (Washington, DC) [Current] See section 3.4, for email information. "Intensified" (Forkenstone, Kent, UK) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "International Beat, The" "International Jet Set" (Milwaukee) [late 1980s-?] See section 3.4, for address information. "Invaders, The" (Milwaukee) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Israelites" (California) "Itals, The" (Jamaica) {Jamaican Ska} [1960s] "Jack Kevorkian and The Suicide Machines" (Michigan) See section 3.4, for address information. "Jack Rabbit Slim" (De Kalb, Illinois) "Jamaican Survivers, The" (Europe) [80s] "Jamaicans, The" [1960s] "Jammah Tammah" (Netherlands) [Current] "Janitors Against Apartheid" (San Jose, California) {hyper-ska} [1991-present] See , for address information. "Java Dog" (Michigan) [Current] "Javatones, The" (Massachusetts) {high-energy} [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Jesus Christ Superska" (New Haven, Connecticut) [Current] "JFK and the Conspirators" (Winnipeg, Canada) {Modern Traditional} "Jimmy Bastard" (Switzerland) [Current] "Jimmy Skaffa" (Ohaha, Nebraska) [1993-] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Jinkies, The" (Minneapolis, Minnesota) {60s-style} [1995-] See section 3.4, for address and WWW information. "Jiving Juniors, The" (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s] "JJ All Stars" () "Johnny Moore" () "Johnny Socko" (Bloomington, Indiana) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Johnson, Cluet (Clue J)" (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s] "Jolly and the Flytrap" (Switzerland) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Judge Dread" (London) {ska/dub} [1970s-] "Jump With Joey" (Los Angeles) [1989-present] See section 3.4, for address information. "Jumpstarts, The" (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) {ska/pop} [Current] See , for address information. "Just Kidding" () "Justin Hines and the Dominos" (Jamaica) {Old School} K to O ------ "Kale Manneh" (Netherlands) [Current] "Keith and Tex" {rocksteady} [1960s] "Kelly, Pat" () "Kelly's Heroes" (Louisiana) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Kicker Boys, The" () "Kill Me" () "King Apparatus" (Toronto, Canada) {punk/ska} [Current] "King Hammond" (UK) "Kingpins, The" (Monreal) {modern ska} [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Kingstonians, The" () "Klink Hammer" (The Netherlands) [Current] "Knockouts, The" (Spain) {mod+ska horns} [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Komando Moriles" (Spain) "Kongo Shock" (Phoenix) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Kortatu" (Pamplona, Spain [Basque]) See section 3.4, for address information. "La Mano Negra" (France) "La Piche" (Japan) {punk/ska} "Latenotes, The" (Australia) "Lawsuit" (California) {R&B/jazz/ska} [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Le Tremende" (Bologna, Italy) {ska, female group} [Current] "Legal Gender" See section 3.4, for address information. "Les Bubars" (France) "Les Ejectes" (France) "Les Enfants de St. Gall" (Geneve, Switzerland) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Les Frelons" (France) "Les Giovannis" (France) "Les Internes" (France) "Les Miserables" (Brooklyn, NY) See section 3.4, for address information. "Les Saxas" (France) "Less Than Jake" (Gainesville, Florida) {punk/ska} [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Let's Go Bowling" (Fresno, California) [late 1980s-1994] See section 3.4, for address information. "Let's Quit" (The Netherlands) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Lettuce Boy" (Rhinebeck, New York) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Lewis, Hopeton" (Jamaica) {Jamaican Ska} [1960s] "Liberator" (Lund, Sweden) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Lidds, The" (Pennsylvania) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Life Bal" (Osaka, Japan) {punk/ska} [Current] "Liquidators" (San Francisco) "Livingston, Dandy" () "Loaded" (USA) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Loafers" (UK) "Lodgers" (Germany) "Loin Groin" (Melbourne, Australia) [Current] "Loonee Toons" (UK) {Two tone pop} "Lord Brynner and the Shieks" [1960s] "Lord Creator" (Jamaica) {Jamaican Ska} [1960s] "Los Fabulosos Cadilacs" (Venezuela) "Los Hooligans" (Fresno, California) [1993-] See section 3.4, for address information. "Los Naborias" (Puerto Rico) {Ska/Rocksteady/Oi/Hardcore/Latin Jazz} [Current] "Los Pies Negros" (Puerto Rico) {Modern ska} [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Los Rudiments" (San Francisco) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Lot Boy Steele" () "Lou and the Hollywood Bananas" (Europe) [80s] "Lucky Hiob" (Switzerland) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Machtoc" (France) "Mad Cow" (UK) {funk/ska} "Mad Monster Sound" (Germany) {ska/oi} "Madness" (UK) {2 Tone} See the Madness newsgroup, available on some news servers. "Magadog" (Tampa, Florida) {Traditional/2-tone} [1993-present] See , for address information. "Malarians, The" (Spain) "Many Dogs, The" (Europe) [80s] "Mark Foggo's Skasters" (The Netherlands) [Current] "Marley, Bob" (Jamaica) {Ska, then rock-steady, then reggae superstar} [1960s-1980s] [new!] "Marley, Rita" (Jamaica) {Ska, then rock-steady, then reggae} [1960s-current] "Maroon Town" (UK/Massachusetts) {ska/reggae/rap} [late 1980's-?] "Marsvilla" (San Francisco) [Current]/ "Martin Dupont and His Gitane Mais" (France) "Maytals, The" (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s] "McCook, Tommy" (Jamiaca) {Old School} [1960s-present] "Me Mom and Morgentaler" (Canada) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Meal Ticket" (California) See section 3.4, for address information. "Melodians, The" (Jamaica) {Old School} "Melk Them" (Switzerland) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Mento Buru" (Bakersfield, CA) {Traditional, kinda} [Current] "Mephiskapheles" (New York, NY) See section 3.4, for address information. "Messer Banzani" (Germany) "Mexicano, The" (Europe) [80s] "Miggedys" () "Mighty Mighty Bosstones" (Boston) {ska-influenced} [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Mighty Vikings" (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s] "Millencold in" (Sweden) {hardcore/skate/ska} [Current] "Millie" (Jamaica) {Jamaican Ska} "Mission Impossible" (Massachusetts) "Mister Bungle" () "Mobsters, The" (Italy) {ska/reggae} [Current] "Mobster Syndicate" (Montreal, Canada) {Modern ska} [1989-1995] See section 3.4, for address information. "Mock Turtle Soup" (New York) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Model Citizen" (Logan, Utah) {Ska-core/third wave} [1993-present] See , for address information. "Monks, The" (Canada) {Ska/Rock} [early 80s] "Monsignors, The" (Chicago) {ska-core} [Current] "Monsters, The" (Switzerland) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Morgan, Derrick" (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s-] "Morris, Eric" () "Mr. Cranky" (Boston) [-1993] "Mr. Review" (The Netherlands) See section 3.4, for address information. "M.S.Q." () "MU330" (St. Louis) [-present] See section 3.4, for address information. "Mud Sharks" (Reno, Nevada) {ska} [Current] "Murphy's Law" () "Mustard Plug" (Grand Rapids, Michigan) {ska/funk/metal} [Current] See , for address information. "My Name" (Tacoma, WA) {punk/ska/funk} [Current] "Nabat" (Bologna, Italy) {oi/ska} [Current] "Nails, The" (Denver) [late 1970s] "Napoleon Solo" (Denmark) "Native Sun" {Bigger Thomas} "Natural Rhythm" "Neosorskin" "Neurones En Folie" (France) "New Breed, The" (London) [Current] "New York Ska Jazz Ensemble" (New York City) {jazz-influenced} [Current] "Ngobo Ngobo" (Germany) {Old Style} [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "No Doubt" (Los Angeles) See section 3.4, for address information. "No Nonsense" (Australia) {Nutty} [Early-mid 1980s] "No Sports" (Germany) {hip-hop influenced} [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "NOFX" (California) "Noir" (France) "Noses, The" (Switzerland) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Now, The" (Greenbelt, Maryland) {More Mod} See section 3.4, for address information. "Nude Club" (Switzerland) [current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Nutty Boys" (UK) {former Madness members} See news:alt.music.madness/Madness newsgroup, available on some newsservers. "NY Citizens" {NY Citizens were previously Legal Gender} See section 3.4, for address information. "Ocean 11" {traditional style} [Current] "Oddly Enough" (Cambridge, Massachusetts) [late 1980s] See section 3.4, for address information. "Odi Odi" (Netherlands) [Current] "Off the Shelf" "Offbeats, The" (Wellington, New Zealand) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Offs, The" (San Francisco) {ska/punk?} [late 1970s] "Omnious Seapods" (Upstate NY) {Ska influences} [modern] "One" (Toronto, Canada) {reggae/ska} [current] "One Eye Open" [Current] "Opel, Jackie" (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s] "Operation Ivy" (Berkeley) {Ska-core} [1980's] See section 3.4, for WWW links. "Originals, The" () "Os Paralamas Do Sucesso" (Brazil) {skambalypso} [1980s-present] "Otis Reem" (Greensboro, North Carolina) {ska/metal/rap} [Current] See , for contact information. "Out of Order" (West coast US) [Current] See section 3.4, for WWW home page information. P to U ------ "Pacers, The" (Minneapolis, was Milwaukee) [199x-present] See section 3.4, for address information. "Paragons" {Old School; "Tide is High"} [1960s] "Parka Kings" (Kalamazoo, Michigan) See section 3.4, for address information. "Peacocks, The" (Switzerland) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Peapod Junior" (Jacksonville, Illinois) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Pelukera Perez" (Spain) "Perfect Thyroid" (NY) {ska/funk} [Current] "Perkins, Lascelles" (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s] "Perry, Lee "Scratch"" (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s] "Persiana Jones e le Tapparelle Maledette" (Italy) {ska} [Current] "Piala" (Japan) {rock/thrash/ska} "Pick It Up" (France) "Pie Tasters" (Washington, D.C.) "Pigbag" (UK) "Pioneers, The" (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s] "Piranas" (UK) [early 80s] "Planet Smashers, The" (Montreal) {modern ska} [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Plate O' Shrimp" (Cambridge, Massachusetts) See section 3.4, for address information. "Plugs, The" (Europe) [80s] "Pork Hunts, The" (Australia) "Pork Pie Tribe" (Florida) {Ska w/Bagpipes!} [Current] "Porkers, The" (New South Wales, Australia) See section 3.4, for address information. "Potato" (Spain) "Potato Five, The" (London, UK) See section 3.4, for address information. "Preschoolers, The" (Baltimore, MD) {Ska/Rocksteady} [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Press, The" (New York) See section 3.4, for address information. "Pressure Cooker" (Victoria, BC, Canada) {ska-core} [Current] See section 3.4, for address infomation. "Prince Buster" (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s-present] "PROI" (Edinburgh, UK) [Current] "Public Service" (Philadelphia) {ska/funk} [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Punch the Clown" (Davis, California) [Current] "Question, The" {More Mod} "Radio Noise" (San Francisco) [Current] "Rancid" (Berkeley, CA) {punky ska} [Current] "Randy" (Sweden) {hardcore/skate/ska} [Current] "Ranking Roger" (UK) {Former Beat/Gen Public} "Red Session" (Hawaii) See section 3.4, for address information. "Refrescos, The" (Spain) "Regatta Sixty-Nine" (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) {ska/reggae/world beat/pop} [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Regulators, The" (The Netherlands) [Current] "Reingolds" (Stockholm, Sweden) [Late 80s] "Reply" () "Rhyth-o-Matics" (San Francisco) {Afro-Caribbean/Ska} "Riffs, The" (UK) "Rimshots" (Europe) [80s] "Rock Steady Posse" (San Luis Obispo, CA) {Ska/reggae} [Current] "Rodrigues, Rico" (Jamaica/UK) {ska trombone heir to Don Drummond} [1960s-present] "Rolondo and the Soul Brothers" "Romeo, Max" "Roscoe P. Soultrane" (Urbana, Illinois) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Rottweilers" {Fishbone-style} [Current] "Rude Boys, The" "Rude Boys" (Uppsala, Sweden) {2 Tone covers} [Current] "Rude-O-Rama" (Boston) [late 1980s] "Rudeness 8" "Rudeness Empire" (The Netherlands) "Ruder Than You" (Pennsylvania) [Current] "Rudiments, The" (San Francisco, CA) {Punk/Ska} [1989-present] "Rulers, The" (Jamaica) {Old School} "Samuel, Winson" (Jamaica) {Jamaican Ska} [1967] "Saxawhaman" (France) See section 3.4, for address information. "Scarper" (UK) "Scatologists, The" (Delaware) {funky ska} [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Scene, The" (NY) "Scooby and the Skamatics" (Houghton, Michigan) {Ska-energy} [1992-1993] "Scofflaws, The" (Huntington, NY) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Seattle Ska All-Stars, The" (Seattle, Washington) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Second Grade" (Utah) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Second Step" (New York City) See section 3.4, for address information. "Secret Cajun Band" (St. Louis, MO) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "S.E.E.D" (Connecticut) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Selecter, The" (UK) {2 Tone} [197x-1981, and current] "Sensations, The" {Rocksteady} "Seven Foot Politic" (Athens, GA) {swing/ska} [Current] See section 3.4, for WWW information. "Shaken 69!" (Berkeley, CA) {Rancid all-ska side project} [Current] "Shakin' Not Stirred" (New Jersey) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Shanties, The" (California?) {All-girl} [Current] "Sharp Sound Connection" "Shot Black and White" (NY) "SHU" (New York) {rock/ska} [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Shy Five" (Massachusetts) "Sideburns" (Japan?) {traditional} [Current] "Silly Walks" (Netherlands) [Current] "Silvertones, The" (Jamaica) {Jamaican Ska} [1960s] "Simaryp" (Jamaica) {Old School; They do the `skinhead girl' tune} a.k.a. The Pyramids. "Sir Lord Comic" (Jamaica) {Jamaican Ska} [1960s] "Six Feet Deep" (Bell Gardens, CA) See section 3.4, for address information. "Six Feet Under" (Connecticut) "Ska Blazers" (Pennsylvania) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Ska Flames, The" (Tokyo) {New Ska in the old style} "Ska Humbug" (Richmond, Indiana) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Ska King Crab" (Alaska) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Ska Trek" (Germany) "Skablins" (Pittsburg) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Skaboodah and the Skalaktites" (New Hampshire) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Skaboom" (UK) "Skadanks,The" () "Skadows" () "Skaface" (Toronto, Canada) See section 3.4, for address information. "Skaferlatine" (France) {hyperfast} [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Skaflaws, The" (Boston) {!= Scofflaws} [Current] "Skallie MacDougal" (Canada) [Current] "Skaltere Club" (Germany) "Skamp Boys" (France) See section 3.4, for address information. "Skandal, The" () "Skandanks, The" [Current] "Skank" (Brasil) "Skankhead" (California) "Skankin' Pickle" (Monte Sereno, CA) {Punk/Ska} [1989-present] See section 3.4, for address information. "Skanksters, The" (Canada) {modern/traditional} [Current] "Skanus" (Netherlands) [Current] "Skanxters, The" (UK) "Skaos" (Germany) See section 3.4, for address information. "Skaooters, The" (Europe) [80s] "Skaoters" [1980s] "Skapa" (Wellington, New Zealand) "Skapone" (Chicago) {traditional-style, contains former members of State of Emergency} [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Skapelle" (Germany) "Skapulario" (Puerto Rico) [Current] "Skarab" (Europe) [80s] "Skarabajos" (Spain) "Skarface" (France) "Skarotum" (New Hampshire) [Current] "Skarred By Ska" (Massachusetts) "Skasquatch" (Oxford, Ohio) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Skastafarians" (Dallas, Texas) [Current] "Skatala" (Spain) {punk/ska} [Current] "Skatalites" (Jamaica; now USA) {*The* Old School ska band;, Tommy McCook, Don Drummond, Roland Alphonso, Lloyd Knibbs, Lloyd Spence, Jah Jerry, Lester Stirling, Baba Brooks} [1964-1965, and present] "Skatalogicals" (Netherlands) [Current] "Skatet" (Minneapolis) {old school-style} [Current] "Skatilater" (New Zealand) "Skatrek" () "Skatroits" (Japan) "Skatterbrains, The" (Ottawa) "Skavengers" (Europe) [80s] "Skavengers" (Boston) {instrumental ska/rocksteady/swing/jazz} [1993-] "Skavenjah" "Skavoovie and the Epitones" (Boston) {Old style} [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Skeletones, The" (Anaheim/Riverside, California) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Skif Dank" (Port Orange, Florida) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Skin Deep" () "Skinnerbox NYC" (New York City) {The Boilers;funk/heavy ska} See section 3.4, for address information. "Skolars, The" (Detroit, Michigan) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Skooby and the Skamatics" (Houghton, MI) {Ska-Engery} [1992-93] "Skunks, The" (Washington, D.C.) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Slackers, The" (New York City) {ska/punk/mod/soul/jazz} [Current] See , for contact information. "Slap and Tickle" (Colorado Springs, Colorado) {all styles} [Current] "Slapstick" (Chicago, IL) [Current] "Slickers, The" () "Sleestacks, The" (Cincinnati, Ohio) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "SLK" (Whitmore Lake, Michigan) See section 3.4, for address information. "Slow Children" (Concord, MA) {ska/funk} [Current] See section 3.4, for WWW infomation. "SMA" (Westfield, Massachusetts) {modern ska} [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Small Axe" (The Netherlands) {Featuring Floyd Lloyd} [Current] "Smugglers, The" (Washington, DC) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Snappers, The" (Connecticut) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Soilers, The" (Seattle, Washington) {horns} [Current] "Songhai" (Spain) {Afro-reggae-ska} "Soul Brothers, The" (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s] "Soul Vendors, The" (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s] "Soulmates, The" () "Special Beat, The" (UK) {Specials and The Beat, 2 Tone} "Specials, The" (UK) {*The* 2 Tone band(1)} [1978-1984] "Special A.K.A, The" (UK) {a.k.a. The Specials} [1978-] "Specs, The" (California) [Current] "Sprawl" (Houston) {ska/psycho-funk} [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Spring Heeled Jack" (New Haven, Connecticut) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Spy Eye" (Trieste, Italy) See section 3.4, for address information. "Square Roots" (San Francisco bay area) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "State Of Emergency" (Chicago) {now Skapone} "Statics, The" () "Steadys, The" () "Steady Earnest" (Boston) {includes members of Bim Skala Bim, others} [Current] See , for address information. "Stiff Breeze" (Stockholm, Sweden) [Current] "Stinkfish" (Madison, WI) {Third Wave} [1993-present] "Strange Tenants" (Australia) {Traditional} [Early-mid 1980s] "Stranger Cole" (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s] "Stubborn All Stars" (New York City) {traditional} [Current] "Stretch Armstrong" (Provo, Utah) See section 3.4, for address information. "Sublime" (California) {ska/dancehall/hip-hop} "Sugar and Spice" (Germany) {all female} "Suggs" (UK) {Madness front solo work} [Current] "Sunday Best" (UK) {Staples, Golding of FB3/Specials} "Suspect Bill" (Minneapolis, Minnesota) {big band ska} [Current] "Suspects, The" (Houston, Texas) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Swan Lake {a la Madness}" Swim Herschel Swim (Provo, Utah) "Symarip" (Jamaica) {occasionally the Pyramids} [1960s] "T-Shirts" (Sweden) [early 1980s] "Taitt, Lynn" (Jamaica) {Jamaican Ska} [1960s] "Tango Wedding Band" (Chicago) {ska-core} [Current] "Tantra Monsters" (Hawaii) {Ska} [1992-1995] "Ten Cent Fun" (St. Paul, Minnesota) [1992-1993] See section 3.4, for address information. "Tension Friends" (Spain) "Those Darn Accordians" (California) {Some Ska/Mostly Polka- Funny} [Current] "Techniques, The" (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s] "Three Tops, The" () "Thumper" (Somerville, Massachussetts) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Tic-Tox" (Stockholm, Sweden) [Current] "Tigers, The" (Europe) [80s] "Tiny Hat Orchestra" (Seattle) [-1995] See section 3.4, for address information. "Tjalling and The Heli's" (Netherlands) [Current] "Toasters, The" (NY) {pretty much head Moon Records} [1983-present] See , for contact information. "Tom Collins and The Cocktail Shakers" (Michigan) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Tommy McCook and the Supersonics" (Jamaica) {Old Style/Rocksteady} "Too Fat To Skate" (Lexington, Kentucky) {ska-funk} [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Too Hot" (Devon, UK) See section 3.4, for address information. "Too Many Crooks" (London) {third wave} [Current] "Too True" (Montclair, NJ) See section 3.4, for address information. "Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra" (Japan) "Toots Hibbert" (Jamaica) "Toots and the Flames" {Old School, pre-Maytals} "Toots and the Maytals" {Old school, "Pressure Drop", "Monkey Man"} "Tosh, Peter" (Jamaica) {Old School} "Trenchtown" () "Tribe, Tony" (Jamaica) [1960s] "Trippin' Phils All Ska's" (Melbourne, Australia) [Current] "Trojans" (UK) "TwistOffs, The" (Kent, Ohio) [1987-] See section 3.4, for address information. "Two Tonne Bowlers" (Penticton, BC, Canada) {2 Tone/ska-core} [-1995] See , for internet information. "The Umpires" (Winnipeg, Canada) {ska-influenced hard-core} "Undercover S.K.A." (San Francisco) {all covers} [Current] "Unsteady" (California) {ex-Gangbusters members} "Untouchables, The" (Jamaica) {Old School} [1960s] "Untouchables, The" (Los Angeles) {esp. earlier work} [1981-present] "Usuals, The" (Gainsville, Florida) [Current] "Upbeat, The" (Carpinteria, California) See section 3.4, for address information. "Upsetters" (Jamaica) {Old School, Lee Perry} "Uptones, The" (Berkeley, CA) [mid 1980s] "Uptown Rulers, The" (Illinois) {ska/reggae} [mid 1980's] "Urban Blight" (NY) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Urge, The" (St. Louis) {Ska/punk/funk/thrash} [198x-Current] See , for address information. "Usuals, The" (Gainsville, Florida) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. ---------- Footnotes ---------- (1) Jerry Dammers founded 2 Tone. V to Z ------ "Venice Shoreline" (Toronto, Canada) {King Apparatus' Chris Murray's solo project} "Ventilators, The" (Buren, Switzerland) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Venus In Furs" (Houston, Texas) [1990-present] "Verska Vis" (France) "Vikings, The" (Jamaica) {became the Maytals} [1960s] "Village Beat" () "Vodska" (France?) [80s] "Volcanoes, The" "VooDoo Glow Skulls" (Riverside, California) {ska-core} [-present] See section 3.4, for address information. "W8ters" (The Netherlands) "Wailers, The" (Jamaica) {originally Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer} "Wakeling, Dave" (UK) {Ex Beat/Gen Public, 1 Release: No Warning} "Warsaw" (Arizona) {ska/punk/funk/reggae} [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. "Weaker Youth Ensemble" (Madison, Wisconsin) [1992-1995] See section 3.4, for address information. "What" (Florida) [Defunct] "Whole Lotta Milka" (Winnipeg, Canada) {Modern ska/funk/punk} See section 3.4, for contact information. "Wild Kingdom" (Milwaukee) {ska/funk} [1980s-1992] "Wilson, Delroy" (Jamaica) {Old School/rocksteady} [1960s-present] "Wise, Duke" (Jamaica) {Old School} "World Service" {inudtrial electronic ska} [Current] "Yebo" (Germany) {traditional style} [Current] "Yeska" (Los Angeles) {Latin jazz/ska} [Current] "Youth In Asia" (Long Beach, California) [Current] See section 3.4, for contact information. "Zwit" (Netherlands) [Current] See section 3.4, for address information. Additionally, Jay Vidheecharoen, jvidhee@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu, snail mail at: 1800 Engel Road #747, Lawrence KS 66045, is developing a "Directory of Ska." Contact Jay for details. ------------------------------ Subject: 3.4: Can I write to any of these bands? A> Why not? Here are some addresses (unverified!) of some bands: 100 Men ------- 100 Men 18 Westend Ave Bentley, Doncaster South Yorkshire, DW5 9RG, UK .[3mSend "a large SASE" for.[0m `100 Men Newsletter' 2000 Flushes ------------ 2000 Flushes http://www.crayola.cse.psu.edu/~gordon/2000.html. A Dream I Had ------------- A Dream I Had 2022 St-Laurent Montreal, QC H2X 2T2 CANADA Agent 99 -------- Contact Agent 99 via See . Agent Groundhog --------------- Agent Groundhog Duluth, MN Contact Michael Klemetson, mklemets@ub.d.umn.edu, or, Jason Wussow, jwussow@ub.d.umn.edu, or Chris Felton, cfelton@ub.d.umn.edu. The Allstonians --------------- The Allstonians 62 W. Rutland Square #5 Roxbury, MA 02118 USA noel_jonathan/svoa0001@ssb.com. fisk@moebius.clas.suffolk.edu. http://www.profane.com/allstonians/index.html. Bad Manners ----------- Bad Manners 33 Springhill London E59 BY, UK Beat Soup --------- Beat Soup 12 Bigelow St Brighton, MA 02135 http://machine.wworks.com/beatsoup. Dan Cuetara - Lead Singer, levon@world.std.com. The Beatdowns ------------- The Beatdowns http://www.iac.net:80/~tbone/. Ben Rosenfield - Bass, tbone@iac.net. Check out their sampled songs, in Mac and Windows formats. Big Lick -------- Big Lick Boston, MA USA gnetter@aol.com. Bigger Thomas ------------- Bigger Thomas New Jersey, USA Marc Wasserman - Bass, mwasserm@edelman.com. Bim Skala Bim ------------- Bim Skala Bim c/o Bib Records P.O. Box 441606 Somerville, MA 02144 USA The Bishops ----------- The Bishops Omaha, NE USA mbechtel@s-cwis.unomaha.edu. Bleichreiz ---------- Bleichreiz Leberstr. 63 1000 Berlin 62 GERMANY Blind Spot ---------- Blind Spot California, USA Achilles Poloynis - Trombone, apoloyni@nermal.santarosa.edu. The Blue Beat Stompers ---------------------- Blue Beat Stompers c/o Dan Pinkas 1305 Boulevard Way #316 Walnut Creek, CA 94595-1250 USA pinkas@uclink3.berkeley.edu. The Blue Beats -------------- The Blue Beats New York, NY USA Steve Prisco - Guitar, sprisco@pb.net. Blue Chateau ------------ Blue Chateau Gojenbergsweg 104 2050 Hamburg 80, GERMANY Blue Meanies ------------ Blue Meanies Chicago, IL USA lmn52210@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu. http://herb.ema.wisc.edu/bluemean/. The Boilers ----------- The Boilers 340 E. 64th St. #23B New York, NY 10021 (212) 758-9254 Bop Harvey ---------- Bop Harvey PO Box 23257 Providence, RI 02903 Boston Stranglers SC -------------------- Boston Stranglers SC c/o Greg Woodbury 51 Melcher Street, Apt. 9 Boston, MA 02210 USA Bowler Boys ----------- Bowler Boys 1609 Lupine Lane Austin, TX 78741 USA (voice) (512) 445-7114 bowler_b@eden.com. The Brownies ------------ Brownies, The P.O. Box 623 Morgan Hill, CA 95038 USA Jack Powers, jackp@well.sf.ca.us, [Ask for Brownies FAQ]. Buck-O-Nine ----------- Buck-O-Nine P.O. Box 151141 San Diego, CA 92175 USA the.saint@esbbs.esnet.com, or keybree@aol.com. Burnt Toast ----------- Burnt Toast Houston, TX USA Herman Gartler - Vocals, herm@rice.edu. The Butlers ----------- The Butlers HEATWAVE Christian Fritsch/Thorsten Rehahn Heidelbergerstr. 46 69221 Dossenheim, GERMANY (49) 6222-860164 BVD --- BVD (Bij Vorrbatt Dank) Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS http://dutita0.twi.tudelft.nl/users/sev/BVD/bvd1.html. g.j.a.sevink@math.tudelft.nl. Cheesecake Circus ----------------- Cheesecake Circus 657 Fleury Fabreville, QC H7P 3B6 CANADA The Cherry Poppin' Daddies -------------------------- Daddies Merch 1260 1/2 Patterson Street Eugene, OR 97401 USA http://www.bitech.com/daddies/index.html. Crank ----- Crank, Jolly and the Flytrap, Lucky Hiob, Melk Them, The Monsters, The Peacocks, The Noses, and Nude Club c/o Benno Riedmann Schonengrundstrasse 2 CH-8600 Dubendorf, Switzerland Crawdaddy --------- Crawdaddy 513 Wilshire Clvd. Box 178 Santa Monica, CA 90401 USA Crucial DBC ----------- Crucial DBC Dread Beat Control 1418 1/2 Euclid Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Cryin Out Loud -------------- Cryin Out Loud Golda Bowlfish Records Box 1553 Hoboken, NJ 07030 Dance Hall Crashers ------------------- Dance Hall Crashers P.O. Box 40219 Berkeley, CA 94704-4219 USA http://www.xmission.com/~grue/dhc/. dhc1000@aol.com. Daves Big Deluxe ---------------- Dave's Big Deluxe c/o Paul Sachelari 136 N. Euclid Tucson, AZ 85719 USA pauls@gas.uug.arizona.edu. Daybreakers ----------- Daybreakers Barry Kuula, Sunrise Enterprises (212) 865-8505 USA Deep Six -------- Deep Six 2424 P St #5 Sacramento, CA 95816 USA (916) 444-9639 The Defactos ------------ The Defactos New York, NY USA Martin Cunningham - Tenor Sax, mac7386@is.nyu.edu. The Deltones ------------ the Deltones Stella Manzos 76 Lincoln Rd. East Finchley London N2 9DL England Desorden Publico Fan Club ------------------------- Desorden Publico Fan Club c/o Ingrid Dreissig Aptdo 66820 Caracas 1061-A VENEZUALA albums and other merchandise are available Die Aeronauten -------------- Die Aeronauten c/o Hipp Mathis and Michael Bugmann Seefeldstrasse 199 8008 Zurich, SWITZERLAND Downbeat Rulers --------------- Downbeat Rulers Washington, DC USA http://worldweb.net/~krooney/drulers.html. Dr. Calypso ----------- Dr. Calypso Capita Swing Ap. Co. 8041 08080 Barcelona, SPAIN Dr. Castrato ------------ Dr. Castrato Des Moines, IA USA http://www.mac.drake.edu/people/dereks/castrato.html. Easy Big Fella -------------- Easy Big Fella New York, NY USA Mike Birenbaum - Keyboards/Vocals, mikesha@wolfenet.com. Edna's Goldfish --------------- Edna's Goldfish Long Island, NY USA dag0517@is2.nyu.edu. The Elevators ------------- The Elevators 2605 N. Prospect #5 Milwaukee, WI 53211 USA Engine 54 --------- Engine 54 HEATWAVE Christian Fritsch/Thorsten Rehahn Heidelbergerstr. 46 69221 Dossenheim, GERMANY (49) 6222-860164 Erector Set ----------- Erector Set 112 Colborne Road Brighton, MA 02135 USA The Exceptions -------------- The Exceptions Detroit, MI USA Jim - Trombone, Xceptions@aol.com. Fast Yellow Tuesday ------------------- Fast Yellow Tuesday San Francisco, CA USA ska123@ix.netcom.com. The Featherheads ---------------- The Featherheads 244A Gosforth Lane South Oxhey, Herfordshire WD1 6PA ENGLAND The Fiascos ----------- The Fiascos Columbia, SC USA Drew Sentivan - Guitar, andrews@univscvm.csd.scarolina.edu. Fiddlers Green -------------- Fiddler's Green Deaf Sheppherd Recordings Gebbertstrasse 28 91052 Erlangen GERMANY Fighting Gravity ---------------- Fighting Gravity (formerly Boy O Boy) P.O. BOX 666 Richmond VA 23205 fgravity@delphi.com. Filibuster ---------- Filibuster 1611 22nd St #3 Sacramento, CA 95816 Floor Kiss ---------- Floor Kiss Illuminati Music ASCAP 46 E. 29th St. New York, NY 10016 Flux Skapacitor --------------- Flux Skapacitor Alexandria, MN USA Michael Klemetson, mklemets@ub.d.umn.edu. Jason Wussow, jwussow@ub.d.umn.edu. For Your Information -------------------- For Your Information Philadelphia, PA USA John Abercrombie - Guitar, johna@ccat.sas.upenn.edu. Free Cheese for All ------------------- Free Cheese for All CP 1304 1001 Lausanne, Switzerland Freedom of Expression --------------------- Freedom of Expression 4821 Foley Nashville, TN 37211 USA The Gadjits ----------- The Gadjits Brandon - Guitar, Lead Vocals, eeyore@sky.net, or rudeness@aol.com. Gal's Panic ----------- Gals Panic P.O. Box 8717 Austin, TX 78713-8717 USA http://www.eden.com/galspanic. Gangbusters ----------- Gangbusters c/o Image Development 3082 Driscoll Drive San Diego, CA 92117 Gangster Fun ------------ Gangster Fun 23 Niagra Pontiac, MI 48341 USA gangstrfun@aol.com. Gangster Pump ------------- Gangster Pump c/o Jeremy Green 5307 Dianna Dr. Newark, DE 19808 302-738-1921 Jeremy2470@aol.com. -or- c/o Jeff Zarge 317 North Star Road Newark, DE 19711 302-239-2209 borg@magpage.com. http://www.magpage.com/~borg/gpwww.htm. Geoulah ------- Geoulah c/o Antara Productions 33 Prince Montreal, QC H3C 2M7 CANADA Giant Steps ----------- Giant Steps New Mexico, USA hefman@swcp.com. The Gobblestones ---------------- The Gobblestones Seattle, WA USA Mr. Mark - Manager, shortwav@u.washington.edu, for contact information. Greenhouse ---------- Greenhouse Eric Ottens - Keyboard, slimy@ripco.com, or Mark Barthelemy - Tenor Sax, markb@nwu.edu. The Grown Ups ------------- The Grown Ups Denton, TX USA grown-ups@aol.com. The Halftones ------------- The Halftones erdesign@mindspring.com. Heavy Manners ------------- Heavy Manners 4409 1/2 Greenview #2W Chicago, IL 60640 USA Hepcat ------ Hepcat c/o Nigelex Music 6442 Hazeltine #2 Van Nuys, CA 91401 The Holsteins ------------- The Holsteins Orlando, FL USA Espinoza - Keyboards, spicy@magicnet.net. Hoodlum Empire -------------- Hoodlum Empire P.O. Box 10423 San Francisco, CA 94610-0423 [sic] USA The Hubcaps ----------- The Hubcaps 427 Lynwood Forest Drive Manchester, MO 63021 USA The Imperials ------------- The Imperials c/o Diego Carlin 1903 W. Folsom St. Anaheim, CA 92802 USA The Independants ---------------- The Independants c/o Gore Productions P.O. Box 1392 Florence, SC 29503 USA rockduster@aol.com. Insatiable ---------- Insatiable Salt Lake City, UT USA Jeff Evans- Keyboard, i.man.dub@aol.com. The Insteps ----------- The Insteps Contact Noah Roy, nr24@columbia.edu. The Instigators --------------- rudeboy464@aol.com. Mike Frank - Vocals, frankm@gunet.georgetown.edu. Intensified ----------- Intensified 82 Church Road Forkenstone, Kent CT20 3EN, ENGLAND International Jet Set --------------------- International Jet Set 124 W. Polk, Apt. 207 Chicago, IL 60605 The Invaders ------------ The Invaders 3731 S. 56th St. Milwaukee, WI 53220 The Investigators ----------------- The Investigators Tacoma, WA USA skullie@eskimo.com. Jack Kevorkian -------------- Jack Kevorkian and The Suicide Machines 15417 Deering Livonia, MI 48154 USA Janitors Against ---------------- Janitors Against Apartheid P.O. Box 700692 San Jose, Ca 95170 paponeggs@aol.com. worster@oxy.edu. The Javatones ------------- The Javatones Boston, MA USA Demetrius Grandel - Keyboard, dems@lyra.cis.umassd.edu. Jimmy Skaffa ------------ Jimmy Skaffa Ohaha, NE USA Matt Nelson - Trombone, q838@nemomus@academic.nemostate.edu. Johnny Socko ------------ Johnny Socko Sock-It-To-Me Productions P.O. Box 393 Bloomington, IN 47402 USA (Get their newsletter by writing to them.) http://mama.indstate.edu/users/falcon/socko/index.html. Jump With Joey -------------- Jump With Joey 1565 Labaig Ave. Hollywood, CA 90028 Jinkies ------- The Jinkies Minneapolis, MN Jesse Miner - Trumpet, jesse.miner@connects.com. http://www.iguys.com/jinkies/. The Jumpstarts -------------- The Jumpstarts Chapel Hill, NC USA (910) 273-8123 Karen Bencke - Band Manager, pjfz71c@prodigy.com. Kelly's Heroes -------------- Kelly's Heroes Louisiana, USA Lance, lburnet@beta.loyno.edu. The Kingpins ------------ The Kingpins Contact: Ian (514) 484-2238 Montreal, Quebec, CANADA Ian Hodkinson, bjcc@musicb.mcgill.ca. The Knockouts ------------- The Knockouts Ap De Correus 38.013 08004 Barcelona, SPAIN Kongo Shock ----------- Kongo Shock Phoenix, AZ USA shock911@aol.com. Kortatu ------- Kortatu Matxitxa Konde Kalea 12 Mutriku, Gipuzkoa Pamplona, SPAIN [Basque] Lawsuit ------- Lawsuit P.O. Box 10482 Pleasanton, CA 94588 USA (510)-426-9622 Les Enfants de St. Gall ----------------------- Les Enfants de St. Gall 1-3 rue Lissignol 1201 Geneve, Switzerland 022-738 99 34/022-346 82 47 Les Miserables -------------- Les Miserables 277 Washington St. #35 Brooklyn, NY 11025 USA Less Than Jake -------------- Less Than Jake Gainesville, Florida USA ltj@freenet.ufl.edu. http://yoda.fdt.net/~amarcus/ltj/index.html. Let's Go Bowling ---------------- Let's Go Bowling c/o Dion Watts 305 E. Harvard Fresno, CA 93704 USA Dean Olmstead, darrbo@cris.com. Let's Quit ---------- Let's Quit P.O. BOX 440475604 LA Eindhoven, The Netherlands Tel: (31) 040 - 418855 Merkx Management Lettuce Boy ----------- Lettuce Boy Rhinebeck, NY USA Chris Lafave - Trumpet, lettuceb0y@aol.com. Liberator --------- Liberator c/o Peter Andersson Domherrevgen 1A S-227 31 Lund, SWEDEN SMV95HEm@macpost.student.lu.se. http://www.student.lu.se/~SMV95HEm/Lib.htm. The Lidds --------- The Lidds Pennsylvania, USA awkatz@wam.umd.edu, akatz@bmgtmail.umd.edu, (Aron W Katz) Loaded ------ Loaded HEATWAVE Christian Fritsch/Thorsten Rehahn Heidelbergerstr. 46 69221 Dossenheim, GERMANY (49) 6222-860164 Los Hooligans ------------- Los Hooligans c/o Tony Luna (209) 226-8618 Los Pies Negros --------------- Los Pies Negros Preionero del Vietcong Box 2 Cabo Rojo PR006 Puerto Rico Los Rudiments ------------- Los Rudiments c/o Powell 657 Clayton San Francisco, CA 94117 USA Magadog ------- Magadog 309 E. North Street, Apt. B Tampa, FL 33604 USA -or- P.O. Box 320541 Tampa, Florida 33679-2541 USA (813) 238 3985 (813) 238 9668 fax ska@seas.marine.usf.edu. Me Mom and Morgentaler ---------------------- Me Mom and Morgentaler Chooch Records 3431 St-Denis Montreal, QC H3X 3L1 CANADA Meal Ticket ----------- Meal Ticket c/o B. Meadows 14943 Le May Street Van Nuys, CA 91405 USA dik@netvoyage.net. Mephiskapheles -------------- Mephiskapheles P.O. Box 1068 New York, NY 10009 USA (voicemail) (212) 780-3426 Brendog - Guitar, mephiska@aol.com. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones --------------------------- The Mighty, Mighty Bosstones 92 Sewall St. Brookline, MA 02146 USA http://www.reptech.com/bosstones/. Mobster Syndicate ----------------- Mobster Syndicate Contact Nick (514) 849-3566 CANADA Mock Turtle Soup ---------------- Mock Turtle Soup New York, USA mocktsoup@aol.com. Model Citizen ------------- Model Citizen c/o Steve Pervis 1100 North 106 West #4 Logan, UT 84321 USA On Unity Squad Records) Mr. Review ---------- Mr. Review Postbus 315 1270 AH Huizen THE NETHERLANDS (may be obsolete) MU330 ----- MU330 10000 Stonnell St. Louis, MO 63123 USA mu330hq@aol.com. Mud Sharks ---------- 2260 Budrow Drive Reno, NV 89509 USA Mustard Plug ------------ Mustard Plug P.O. Box 1440 Grand Rapids, MI 49501 (616) 774-7152 (Dave) http://www.etext.org/Zines/Intrrr.Nrrrd/mustard.html. Ngobo Ngobo ----------- Ngobo Ngobo HEATWAVE Christian Fritsch/Thorsten Rehahn Heidelbergerstr. 46 69221 Dossenheim, GERMANY (49) 6222-860164 No Doubt -------- No Doubt c/o Knock Yourself Out Music 1173 Beacon Ave. Anaheim, CA 92802 USA No Sports --------- No Sports Bernd Schelling Harmony 304 Georgetown, TX 78626 USA voice (512) 863 0948 fax (512) 863 2026 (This is the US contact address.) The Now ------- The Now 6216 Breezewood Dr. #304 Greenbelt, MD 20770 USA NY Citizens ----------- NY Citizens 1316 Halsey St. Brooklyn, NY 11237 Oddly Enough ------------ Oddly Enough PO Box 2129 Cambridge, MA 02238 The Offbeats ------------ The Offbeats Wellington, NEW ZEALAND David Gray - Vocals, skaville@actrix.gen.nz. Operation Ivy ------------- Try http://www.cs.nmt.edu/~bankshot/opiv.html, or http://turnpike.net/metro/punk/opiv.htm. Otis Reem --------- Otis Reem Greensboro, NC USA Karen Bencke, pjfz71d@prodigy.com. Out of Order ------------ Out of Order http://www.mac.drake.edu/people/dereks/ooo.html. tripleo@csulb.edu. The Pacers ---------- The Pacers <6442 W. Pierner Place> The Pacers have recently relocated to Minneapolis. (612) 625-4932 Parka Kings ----------- Parka Kings 610 Eldrige Kalamazoo, MI 49008 USA Peapod Junior ------------- Peapod Junior Jacksonville, IL Randall Anderson - Guitar, peapod_junior@hilltop.ic.edu. The Planet Smashers ------------------- The Planet Smashers 371 Carre St-Louis #5 Montreal, QC H2X 1A8 CANADA Travis Wilkinson - Trombone, bg61@musicb.mcgill.ca. Andrew - Tenor Sax, skow@binkley.mcgill.ca. http://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~skow/ps.html. Plate O Shrimp -------------- Plate O' Shrimp 56 Market St. Cambridge, MA 02138 Pork Pie Tribe -------------- Pork Pie Tribe Florida, USA Brian Rosenthal, brianr@america.com. The Porkers ----------- The Porkers P.O. Box 5093A Newcastle West New South Wales 2302 AUSTRALIA The Potato Five --------------- Potato 5 c/o Rackit 16 Cliffsend House Cowley Estate London SW9 6HE ENGLAND The Preschoolers ---------------- The Preschoolers Baltimore, MD USA Bob Phair - Guitar, ruderanger@aol.com. The Press --------- The Press Heavy Duty Productions 116 Norfolk St. #1 B New York, NY 10002 USA (212) 982-3158 Pressure Cooker --------------- Pressure Cooker 1240 Maywood ROad Victoria, BC, V8X 2R2, CANADA Public Service -------------- Public Service 709 Annin Street Philadelphia, PA 19147 USA Red Session ----------- Red Session PO Box 1825 1142 Auahi Street Honalulu, HI 96814 (808)396-2897 Chris - Bass, cmaas96734@aol.com. Regatta Sixty-Nine ------------------ Regatta Sixty-Nine c/o APB Records P.O. Box 1275 Chapel Hill, NC 27514-1275 USA (919) 416-0607 regata69@email.oit.unc.edu. http://www.cs.unc.edu/~priebe/regatta69.html. Roscoe P. Soultrane ------------------- Roscoe P. Soultrane Urbana, IL USA Ted Sammons - Bass, esammons@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu. Saxawhaman ---------- Saxawhaman Christine Cailleaux 1 rue du 11 Novembre 92700 Colombes FRANCE The Scatlogists --------------- The Scatologists 60 Elkton Road Apt. F-9 Newark, DE 19711 The Scofflaws ------------- The Scofflaws P.O. Box 802 Huntington, NY 11743-0802 USA The Seattle Ska All-Stars ------------------------- The Seattle Ska All-Stars Seattle, WA USA shortwav@u.washington.edu. Second Grade ------------ Second Grade Utah, USA Rich - Sax, slw25@usu.edu. Second Step ----------- Second Step 718-941-5171 212-870-0923 Secret Cajun Band ----------------- Secret Cajun Band St. Louis, MO USA Scarecrow - Slide Trombone, mnichols@saucer.cc.umr.edu. S.E.E.D ------- S.E.E.D Connecticut, USA Justin, cookjustin@aol.com. Seven Foot Politic ------------------ Seven Foot Politic Athens, GA USA http://www.hepcat.com/7fp/main.html. 7fp@io.com. Shakin' Not Stirred ------------------- Shakin' Not Stirred New Jersey, USA Andy Gumpper - Guitar, gumpper@gcsserv.attmail.com. SHU --- SHU New York, USA Freezehed@aol.com. Six Feet Deep ------------- Six Feet Deep 6761 Toler Ave Bell Gerdens, CA 90201 USA Joey Aguilera, arkham@ix.netcom.com. Ska Blazers ----------- Ska Blazers Pennsylvania, USA Eric Loyack - Bass, st92j9fe@dunx1.ocs.drexel.edu. Ska Humbug ---------- Ska Humbug c\o Mike Dixon Earlham College Box 642 Richmond, IN 47374 USA Mike Dixon - Vocals, dixonmi@earlham.edu. Ska King Crab ------------- Ska King Crab Alaska, USA dvoukydis@eagle.wesleyan.edu. Skablins -------- Skablins c/o Jump Up Records P.O. Box 1721 York, PA 17405 Skaboodah and the Skalaktites ----------------------------- Skaboodah and the Skalaktites New Hampshire, USA skaboodah@dartmouth.edu. Skaface ------- Skaface c/o Lynneda Scott P.O. Box 820 Streetsville, Ontario L5M 2C4 CANADA Skaferlatine ------------ Skaferlatine HEATWAVE Christian Fritsch/Thorsten Rehahn Heidelbergerstr. 46 69221 Dossenheim, GERMANY (49) 6222-860164 or Skaferlatine 194 Rue De Pont-a-Mousson 57158 Montigny les Mertz, FRANCE Skamp Boys ---------- Skamp Boys 21 rue de Toulon Bat A 94140 Alforville FRANCE Skankin Pickle -------------- Skankin' Pickle c/o Gerry Lundquist 3827 Mabel Ave. Castro Valley CA 94546 USA The Pickle Hotline - (408)395-0662 paponeggs@aol.com. http://www.xmission.com/~grue/pickle/index.html. Skaos ----- Skaos Ralph Lang (NPP) Viktor-Scheffel-Str. 4 8000 Munich 40 GERMANY Skapone ------- Skapone 1327 Parkside Park Ridge, IL 60068 (708) 679-2910 Skarface -------- Skarface 74 rue du Faubourg St Antoine 75012 Paris FRANCE Skasquatch ---------- Skasquatch Oxford, OH USA Brendan Bogosian - Bass, bdbogosian@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu. Skavoovie and the Epitones -------------------------- Skavoovie and the Epitones 14 Saxon Rd. Newton, MA 02161 USA Jesse Farber - Trumpet, jefarber@vaxsar.vassar.edu. The Skeletones -------------- The Skeletones c/o MJC Inc. 2295-B Renaissance Drive Las Vegas, NV 89119 USA Skif Dank --------- Skif Dank P.O. Box 290916 Port Orange, FL 32129 USA skaskif@aol.com. Skinnerbox NYC -------------- Skinnerbox NYC c/o Stubborn Records 504 Grand Street #F52 New York, NY 10002 USA The Skolars ----------- The Skolars Detroit, MI USA Mark Penxa - Guitar, weird@oeonline.com. Steve - Trombone, href="mailto:kachnows@emuvax.emich.edu"> kachnows@emuvax.emich.edu. The Skunks ---------- The Skunks c/o P.U. Records PO Box 5 Riverdale, MD 20737-0005 USA (202) 728-SKA1 The Slackers ------------ The Slackers New York, NY USA Jeremy Mushlin - Trumpet, jdm7548@acfcluster.nyu.edu. stubborn@interport.net. The Sleestacks -------------- The Sleestacks Cincinnati, OH USA sleestacks@aol.com. SLK --- SLK 9020 Walnut Drive Whitmore Lake, MI 48189 USA Slow Children ------------- Slow Children http://www.infosoc.com/clients/slowchildren. slowkids@inmet.com. SMA --- SMA 33 Atwater Street Westfield, MA 01085 USA [Shining Path Records] The Smugglers ------------- The Smugglers Washington, DC USA Kevin Rooney - Bass, krooney@worldweb.net. The Snappers ------------ The Snappers Connecticut, USA Cortney Roy Bird, crbird@bgnet.bgsu.edu. Sprawl ------ Sprawl 2140 Lexington Houston, TX 77098 USA Spring Heeled Jack ------------------ Spring Heeled Jack PO Box 382 Monroe, CT 06468 USA (203)268-4886 James Riley, james@ebs.com. shj@ebs.com. Spy Eye ------- Spy Eye Lorenzo Fragiacomo Via Romagna 58 34134 Trieste ITALY Square Roots ------------ Square Roots P.O. Box 1966 Aptos, CA 955001 [sic!] USA Steady Earnest -------------- Steady Earnest c/o DVS Media 321 South Huntington Ave. #1 Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 ratpic@usa1.com. http://www.profane.com/earnest/index.html. Art Cohen - Guitar, artc@artc.tiac.net. Stretch Armstrong ----------------- Stretch Armstrong c/o Bob Walter 2255 N. University Pkwy #15 Provo, UT 94604 Mike South - Guitar, msouth@itsnet.com. Stubborn All-Stars ------------------ Stubborn All-Stars New York, NY USA stubborn@interport.net. Superdot -------- Superdot Detroit, MI USA Eric Abbey, abbeyeri@pilot.msu.edu. The Suspects ------------ The Suspects c/o Bill Grady PO Box 73441 Houston, TX 77273-3441 Bill Grady - Guitar/Vox, bildo@neosoft.com. Ten Cent Fun ------------ Ten Cent Fun c/o Jesse Miner 1588 Dayton Ave. #10 St. Paul, MN 55104 USA (612) 645-3630 mailto:jminer@macalstr.edu .[3m(Ten Cent Fun has broken up.).[0m Thumper ------- Thumper 62 Powderhouse Blvd. Somerville, MA 02144 USA Doug Reichgott - Alto Sax, dreichgott@bics.bwh.harvard.edu. Tiny Hat Orchestra ------------------ Tiny Hat Orchestra P.O. Box 4652 Seattle, WA 98704-4652 USA The Toasters ------------ The Toasters c/o Moon Records New York, NY USA moonska@pipeline.com. Tom Collins ----------- Tom Collins and The Cocktail Shakers c/o Chuck Taylors 4409 1/2 Greenview #2W Chicago, IL 60640 Too Fat To Skate ---------------- Too Fat To Skate c/o Eric Little 632 Pasadena Dr. Lexington, KY 40503 USA plunney@macalstr.edu. Too Hot ------- Too Hot c/o G. Hardy 2 Seymour Villes Totnes, Devon TQ9 5QR ENGLAND Too True -------- Too True 211 Midland Ave. Montclair NJ 07042 USA The TwistOffs ------------- The TwistOffs P.O. Box 1832 Kent, OH 44240 USA DMarkovich@UAkron.Edu. Two Tonne Bowlers ----------------- Two Tonne Bowlers gmarshal@awinc.com. http://www.awinc.com/users/gmarshal/. Urban Blight ------------ Urban Blight 232 W. 22nd St. New York, NY 10011 USA The Urge -------- The Urge Patrick Hagin c/o Pagan Music Agency P.O. Box 13282 St. Louis, MO 63137 (314) 963-1015 fax (314) 963-9233 The Upbeat ---------- The Upbeat c/o Seider 6326 Via Real Carpinteria, CA 93013 The Usuals ---------- The Usuals Gainsville, FL USA Julie - Vocals, usuals@freenet.ufl.edu. The Ventilators --------------- The Ventilators Postfach 21 3294 Buren a.A. Switzerland 0-32-811-973 Voodoo Glow Skulls ------------------ Voodoo Glow Skulls 6871 Eagle Rock Dr Riverside, CA 92505 USA Warsaw ------ Warsaw 2012 North 2nd Street Flagstaff AZ, 86001 USA Contact Jim or Chris at (602) 773-0314 kaetz@nauvax.ucc.nau.edu. Weaker Youth Ensemble --------------------- Weaker Youth Ensemble c/o John Powell Madison, WI 5370x USA jpowell@facstaff.wisc.edu. Whole Lotta Milka ----------------- Whole Lotta Milka Winnipeg, CANADA Greg Crowe - Guitar/Vocals, umcrowe5@cc.umanitoba.ca. Youth In Asia ------------- Youth In Asia Long Beach, CA USA bshort@ucla.edu. Zwit ---- ZWIT P.O. Box 1739 3000 BS Rotterdam THE NETHERLANDS phone: +31 10 4331300 fax: +31 10 4134622 jmr@euronet.nl. ------------------------------ See section 1.12 (in part 1) for citations. ------------------------------ End of FAQ: Ska (alt.music.ska) Frequently Asked Questions: Part 3 ******************************************************************