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On Tuesday February 17, 2004, 3 bands that had been friends for years, BIG D AND THE KIDS TABLE, MUSTARD PLUG, and THE PLANET SMASHERS, got on stage in front of 400 kids in Buffalo NY and performed the very first gig on the very first Ska Is Dead tour. Three years, and 140 shows later, the tour has gone beyond all expectations, selling over 55,000 tickets in 3 different countries and proving that indeed, ska is not dead. In fact, the tour started out to prove just that.

At a time when retail had forgotten the genre and most live venues had only marginal faith, the tour was put together on the simple principal that ska is as valid as it ever was, it just needed to be rebuilt from the grass roots on up.

To document and commemorate this success, we proudly present Ska Is Dead: The Compilation CD. Featuring 23 of the most important bands performing in the genre. From the laid back Jamaican-style sounds of Hawaii's GO JIMMY GO to the aggressive ska-core of Miami's AGAINST ALL AUTHORITY, from newcomers like BOMB THE MUSIC INDUSTRY to legends like FISHBONE, and pretty much everything in between, this compilation represents the very best of a very dynamic scene, one that is back on the upswing and proving that ska will never die.

AVAILABLE FROM:

USA - ASIAN MAN RECORDS
Canada - STOMP RECORDS
UK & Europe - HOUSEHOLD NAME RECORDS
Japan - SKA IN THE WORLD RECORDS
Australia - CARE FACTOR RECORDS

THE LINEUP:

BIG D & THE KIDS TABLE | NOISE COMPLAINT

From the album STRICTLY RUDE
Courtesy of SIDE ONE DUMMY RECORDS
 
 
BUCK-O-NINE | I'M NOT DEAD

From the album SUSTAIN
Courtesy of ASIAN MAN RECORDS
 
 
THE TOASTERS | NIGHT TRAIN TO MOSCOW

From the album ONE MORE BULLET
Courtesy of STOMP RECORDS
 
 
DEAL'S GONE BAD | MESSIN' AROUND

From the album THE RAMBLERS
Courtesy of MEGALITH RECORDS / JUMP UP! RECORDS
 
 
THE PIETASTERS | DON'T WANNA KNOW

From the album ALL DAY
Courtesy of SLUGTONE RECORDS
 
 
MUSTARD PLUG | PUDDLE OF BLOOD

From the album IN BLACK AND WHITE
Courtesy of HOPELESS RECORDS
 
 
THE FLATLINERS | OPEN HEARTS AND BLOODY GRINS

Unreleased demo track
Fat Wreck Chords
 
 
BOMB THE MUSIC INDUSTRY! | I'M TERRORFIED!!!

From the split 10" with O PIONEERS
Available free on QUOTE UNQUOTE RECORDS
 
 
MU330 | PLEASE DON'T RUN

unreleased NO RECORD CO., ST. LOUIS
 
 
FISHBONE | SKANK N' GO NUTS

From the album STILL STUCK IN YOUR THROAT
Courtesy of SOUND IN COLOR RECORDS
 
 
GO JIMMY GO | DON'T STOP EVERYTHING
(Dancehall version featuring JAH-SON of THE TOASTERS)

From the album GIRL WITH THE FISHBOWL EYES
Courtesy of MOON ROOM RECORDS
 
 
CHRIS MURRAY | DANGEROUS HEARTS

From the album SLACKNESS
Courtesy of UNSTRICTLY ROOTS RECORDS
 
 
THE PLANET SMASHERS | RAISE YOUR GLASS
(featuring BIG D & THE KIDS TABLE)

From the album UNSTOPPABLE
Courtesy of STOMP RECORDS
 
 
SUBB | GOT IT ALL WRONG

From the album THE MOTIONS
Courtesy of STOMP RECORDS
 
 
STREETLIGHT MANIFESTO | A BETTER PLACE, A BETTER TIME (Live in Boise, ID)

Unedited soundboard recording
VICTORY RECORDS
 
 
AGAINST ALL AUTHORITY | SILENCE IS GOLDEN, BUT DUCT TAPE IS SILVER

From the album THE RESTORATION OF CHAOS AND ORDER
Courtesy of HOPELESS RECORDS
 
 
WESTBOUND TRAIN | PLEASE FORGIVE ME

From the album TRANSITIONS
Courtesy of HELLCAT RECORDS
 
 
KING DJANGO | HARD, HARD THING

From the album ROOTS TONIC
Courtesy of STUBBORN RECORDS / JUMP UP! RECORDS
 
 
CATCH 22 | THE SPARK

From the album PERMANENT REVOLUTION
Courtesy of VICTORY RECORDS
 
 
VOODOO GLOW SKULLS | DD DON'T LIKE SKA

From the album ADICCION, TRADICION, Y REVOLUCION
Courtesy of VICTORY RECORDS
 
 
THE PORKERS | TOO BIG FOR YOUR BOOTS

From the album TIME WILL TELL
Courtesy of SOUND SYSTEM RECORDS
 
 
THE JOHNSTONES | ACTION

From the album WORD IS BOND
Courtesy of STOMP RECORDS
 
 
TIP THE VAN | CIRCLES

From the album SOMETHING WICKED
Courtesy of ASBESTOS RECORDS
 
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Anyone interested in helping sponsor the tour or website, please contact daveplug1@aol.com.
(Big cheers go out to our current sponsors….touring is difficult and expensive!)