Episode 122
This week, Aaron highlights music from a ska-punk band from Los Angeles and Brent spotlights a London group that helped lead the late-’70s ska revival in the UK.
Formed after vocalist Aimee Allen met the three Bivonas brothers backstage at a show, Aaron looks at three songs from The Interrupters.
With a band name and a hit song that pays homage to their idol, Prince Buster, Brent picks out three songs from the North London band Madness.
This Week’s Playlist
- One Step Beyond – Madness – One Step Beyond … (1979)
- Gave You Everything – The Interrupters – Fight the Good Fight (2018)
- Embarrassment – Madness – Absolutely (1980)
- She’s Kerosene – The Interrupters – Fight the Good Fight (2018)
- It Must Be Love – Madness – Madness (1983)
- Anything Was Better – The Interrupters – In the Wild (2022)
Show Notes
- (05:46) Sears Our House – YouTube
(06:56) Madness song in US commercial for Maxwell House – YouTube - (08:02) The Interrupters: Riding The Third Wave Of Ska – The Aquarian
- (11:04) Suggs And Mike Barson Of Madness: How We Made One Step Beyond – Guardian
- (12:35) Madness Reveal Their Wild Pasts – The Sun
(17:13) Madness – One Step Beyond (Official 4k Video) – YouTube
(25:19) Soundproof: The Interrupters – YouTube - (25:52) Interrupters emerge from Sugar Ray – San Francisco Examiner
- (27:57) T-Mobile TV Spot, ‘Never Settle for Verizon’ Song by The Interrupters – iSpot.tv
- (34:45) An Embarrassment No More – BBC
- (35:53) Lee Thompson: Embarrassment – YouTube
- (41:41) Meet The Interrupters, the First Female-Fronted Ska Band With an Alternative Radio Hit Since No Doubt – Billboard
(45:49) The Interrupters – “Family (feat. Tim Armstrong)” – YouTube - (46:51) The Interrupters: This Is My Family! – YouTube
- (49:15) Labi Siffre / Eminem Mashup – YouTube
- (52:30) The Tall Guy – Madness Scene – YouTube
- (53:34) Madness Performing At 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony – YouTube
- (54:29) Before We Was We – AMC
- (55:12) Album Of The Week: The Interrupters’ Fight The Good Fight – Kerrang
- (57:28) Aimee Allen – Revolution (Remastered) (Theme from “Birds of Prey”) – YouTube
- (58:28) The Interrupters – In The Mirror – YouTube
- (01:01:48) Dirty Heads – Rage feat. Travis Barker & Aimee Interrupter (Official Music Video) – YouTube
Other Links
- CLASSIC TRACKS: Madness ‘Our House’ – Sound On Sound
- Madness Frontman Talks Their Songs’ Hidden Meaning – Yahoo
Band Websites
Listen to the Playlist
Videos Mentioned
Bands Mentioned
- Madness
- The Interrupters
- The Specials
- Madness
- The Selecter
- Rancid
- Mighty Mighty Bosstones
- Less than Jake
- Reel Big Fish
- Goldfinger
- No Doubt
- Sublime
- Five Iron Frenzy
- The OC Supertones
- The Insiderz
- Squad Five-O
- The Ws
- The Telacasters
- Sugar Ray
- Tim Armstrong
- The Transplants
- The Beat
- The Bodysnatchers
- Leonard Cohen
- Mark Ronson
- Randy Jackson
- Unwritten Law
- The Dirty Heads
- Tom Morello
- Travis Barker
