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