Ska!

The sweet thing about having a 160 gig ipod is that I can fit a shitload of music on there. Like, heaps and heaps. So I've been ripping some of the better ska records from my absurdly large collection of cheesy ska. In the process I've rediscovered The Planet Smashers, The Toasters and the Gadjits, as well as The Australian Ska Orchestra. It would appear that the Australian Ska Orchestra is no longer around, at least not in the form that it was in when they recorded "Storm Warning" and "Rainy Night in Horsham" (released on File Under Ska vol. 2). I did, however, discover the Melbourne Ska Orchestra, who suck only moderately. I also have a ridiculous amount of CD's that are, and only ever were, complete and utter rubbish. One example is Ruskabank, who against all reason, are apparently still around. Ha, check this shit from their website:

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Classic. I can practically feel Joel's rage from here. He's all "@Ruskabank: You IDIOTS!!!!!11". Unfortunately the fact that I paid money for their music also fills me with rage.