It was a whirlwind tour of Australia for their first trip down under, but Montreal’s Planet Smashers made their mark on ska fans in the “lucky country” by hitting all the major east coast cities, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide with 5 dates spread across Melbourne Cup Day Weekend. The band landed in Brisbane and had a day off, so they took that time to see some off our distinctive wildlife, and singer/guitarist Matt Collyer had one of his highlights of the trip when he saw “a wallaby lick a kangaroo’s nuts”.

Well-rested after that first day off the band launched into their first show at Jubilee Hotel in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley. Supported by the punk reggae upstarts Kingston Stomper’s, the big 10 piece second wavers and 30 year veterans The FunAddicts, and Stomp records labelmates The Resignators, the night was a great success, partly due to $2 Coronas and the presence of Anarchist Ducks, Jules and Flawless who jumped up with the Resignators on “Emotional”. Thanks to the Jamies for putting up a bunch of folks before and after the show!

On to Sydney, at the legendary Annandale Hotel, still holding court despite threats of closing due to neighbours complaints (they need to read a brief history of The Tote to learn how to stay afloat). This room had the best production of the tour, resulting in a great show for Planet Smashers and Resignators, as well as Pete Porker (backed by Los Capitanes) and Chris Royal and the Dukes. Unfortunately that many ska musicians went through the rider too quickly and the upstairs bar got raided by the bands resulting in a $600 tab that had to be paid. The house was a bit quick to cut things off (I guess due to neighbour’s complaints) and The Planet Smashers could not do the encore that the crowd called for….cue house music, turn on lights, go sleep on bench at airport. (Who ever heard of a major international airport closing at midnight?)

Melbourne was next, with a saturday All Ages family style show in a warehouse in Clayton South behind the very hospitable Fairbanks Cafe, who kept everyone fed with their tasty and reasonably priced wares. Area 7, Kujo Kings, The Bennies and FunAddicts joined The Smashers and Resignators here, and a great time was had by all (even in a no-alcohol environment!) There is something very special about families that skank together, and the giant Panda and Hippo were a great hit with the kids!

The Ska Nation event at The Corner Hotel on sunday was next with Pete Porker, Los Capitanes, and Kujo Kings back on the bill with fresh faces Jobstopper from Queensland and the Resignators and Planet Smashers. Kujos started with a spoof of The Resignators “See you in Hell”, altered to “get off the unicorn, get on the bong”. Due to a late arriving Resignator, Los Caps did their own set first, then Resignators, then Los Caps/Pete Porker’s “I Can’t believe it’s not The Porkers” set. I think Pete was glad to be back in Melbourne for a show, cause he really came into his groove here. The Resignators set was fast and furious and short but sweet to make up for their lateness, then The Planet Smashers pounded out hit after hit, culminating in the oft-requested “Super Orgy Porno Party” during which the entire crowd spilled onto the stage in mayhem. The conjunction of Skalloween and the Melbourne Zombie Walk made for interesting costumes in the house. The Corner’s excellent sound system in the hands of Jacob Munnery made all the bands shine!

After several days of recovery over Cup Day monday and tuesday, the Smashers road the train to the final wednesday show in lovely Adelaide at Enigma Bar with locals Son of Dad, who opened the show well for The Resignators and Planet Smashers. Matt opened the floor for requests at the end of the night and played my favourite punk anthem “Death Threat” and Son of Dad’s request “Girlfriend” (for the first time this tour). A smaller but dedicated weekday crowd dominated the dance floor, moshing, skanking, and even stage diving. It is always a bittersweet moment at the end of a tour, but despite farewell tears and beers, we all had a great time!

Various Smashers went off to stay with various Resignators to wind out their time down under, scattering around Sydney, Melbourne, Dandenongs, Daylesford (where Alex Smasher sat in with myself and Stacy in a Radio Springs “Family Farm” set). We will miss the zany Canadians, and can’t wait to get back over to their fine country for more touring, maple syrup and poutine!

If you missed this legendary tour, you can still get a taste of The Planet Smashers, as Care Factor Records has released their newest CD “Descent into “The Valley of The Planet Smashers” in Australia, with 12 bonus tracks from previous releases. Thanks to Francis, Cassie, Stephanie, Jacob (sound) and crew for putting this whole event together, and a big “good on ya” to all the bands that made this such a fun week!

Cheers!

Steve Douglas

The Resignators Canadian Tour blog • day 1 Run Ressies Run!

Early March 1st, the four Resignators still in Australia (3 of the boys had already headed off to NYC 3 days earlier) met up at Tullamarine to start our marathon jaunt to Toronto.

Stacy and I caught a ride down from Daylesford with mate Keith Jack, who coincidently was on the same flight as us, off on his first trip to America to seek campy and kitschy roadside attractions. Francis was first on the scene as usual, and we were happy to see Jai, our new bass player arrive in plenty of time, dropped off by his sweetheart Courtney. We distributed merch between us all to share the weight, and got checked in for our first flight on V Australia to L.A., a long flight, but well entertained with endless movies and good food.

The line at USA immigration in L.A. was incredibly long, and took several hours to get through, causing us to be late checking in at Delta for the next leg. It was only through the super efforts of a lovely “special services” lady at the Delta counter that we made the flight to Detroit, the four of us took off running the kilometre or two to the gate, putting our shoes and belts back on at a trot after security checks. Francis barely held out for the toilet at the gate, and we made the flight!

It was a beautiful daytime flight with great visibility across the Idaho and Colorado Rockies covered in snow, the heartland of Nebraska and Iowa with frozen paddocks, finally soaring over Lake Michigan, after which we had to go into a holding pattern over Detroit, which lasted just long enough to put us an hour late.

We landed on the other side of the airport from the gate where our flight was already boarding, so again we took off on a kilometre sprint through the Detroit airport, finally passing through a futuristic tunnel with changing psychedelic colours that felt like something from 2001 A Space Oddyssey (or maybe we were just tripping from lack of sleep)! We made the plane with no time to spare, and were delighted to see that our other 3 members, the horny horn boys Tom and Jono and le petit drummer boy Sharpey were already onboard and equally happy to see us.

Had a nice chat with a Toronto couple on the way back from Vegas (they were pretty happy so must have won) who gave me lots of tips on what to do and see in Toronto.

Next step the big one, IMMIGRATION!. On the last two Canada trips immigration took 5 and 7 hours, so we were expecting the worst, but we cleared immigration in minutes thanks to our preparedness, Alex from Stomp’s documentation, and sheer luck in drawing very helpful and polite border guards. On to the baggage claim……where we waited and waited, but despite our vitesse in airport cross-country sprinting, our bags were not as quick, so they missed the flights. Only good thing about that was that they felt sorry for us at Customs and allowed us to jump the line and clear with no checks at all. We passed the last barrier and hit the bracing outdoors, where Tom and Steve satisfied their intense nicotine craving while we all shivered in the icy winds waiting for the airport shuttle.

A very nice Winnipeggian loaned me his mobile to make a call for the free shuttle, as none of us had credit on our phones. A quick trip to the Days Inn and we had finally made it…still waiting on the verdict on our suitcases, but update will follow tomorrow.

Lesson learned today, Burger King will not let you order through the drive-in window if you are not in a car, in fact would not even let the local paramedic who was parked nearby drive through and order for us, but an alternate solution was the nearby 7-11 where I stocked up on all the products I can’t find down under, including a new limited edition Reeses Peanut Butter bar and Dill Pickle Potato Chips!

Francis is snoring now, Stace as well but a bit quieter….my turn now….ZZZZZZZZ

Addendum: luggage delivered that night to our hotel, which means all our merch got in safely with no duty charges…

St Kilda Fest 2011

Sunday Feb 13th, 2011 was a lot more than just Valentines Day Eve. The Resignators had scored a slot on the coveted St. Kilda Fest! After 6 years in Australia, this day turned into one of my most memorable events I have ever experienced down under. Stace and I left the Central Highlands bright and early (well not so bright, it was cloudy and raining), having been warned by all about the traffic and parking situation that occurs when close to a million people come to the same neighbourhood in Melbourne at once. Knowing we would not get close to St. Kilda, we drove to Dittman and Naf’s house in Port Melbourne, and were surprised to find them up and moving already…in fact literally moving. Naf’s father and brother had just pulled up with all of Naf’s belongings on a trolley to help him move into the Port Melbourne house. We quickly shuttled his bed, wardrobe, and CDs into the house, and caught a ride into the festival with them. They got us as close as they could (Atkins St, the “cake street”) and we set out on foot with keyboard, 2 guitars, and a bag of leads and such.

People were already turning out in throngs for the 7 stages of music that had already gotten underway. We navigated through the crowds as quickly as we could to the Alfred Square Stage where we were scheduled to play. Despite our best efforts to catch Graveyard Train, a horror-country outfit that I had heard such good things about, we only caught several of their songs, but we knew we had found the right stage when we heard the sound of a hammer on a giant chain. (yes that is one of their instruments!)
As I predicted, Francis was the only one that had arrived so far, and he and Stace and I spent a half hour of semi-panic before Naf, Dittman, and then Jono showed up, but still no Sharpie…

Once Graveyard Train cleared the stage, we were given the green light to set up. Thank goodness the backline was provided, because it would have been a nightmare getting my 67 pound Vox through that crowd. I had a nice Marshall JCM800 and Naf a beautiful Trace Elliot, and we both got dialed in and line-checked. It was a huge stage so the horn boys had plenty of room, and Stacy had a dedicated foldback for her Nord. We were given the 10 minute warning, and still no Sharpie, so I started formulating an “acoustic” set in my head. Just when we were giving the “5 minute warning”, Ben came running up, out of breath, cymbals in hand…just in the nick of time!

We had a great set, lots of folks ran to the front and started dancing from the start of See You in Hell. The Daylesford contingent were out and representing; Andre, Georgia, Farley, Pat, Leda and Grace and a few others were down front shaking it. Both of the previous guitarists, Benji and Christos were on the scene, as well as lots of our regular fans, including the young girl we met at RAW with the Rancid shirt and her friend. They had been hanging out for an all-ages show to catch the band again. We really need more of those all-ages shows! Jessica, our trumpet player in waiting, came up on Trainrobbaz and dazzled, and Naf finally got on a mic and gave his farewell and thank you speech to family and fans. It was a great show for him to go out on…he and I had a blast on our side of the stage getting tangled up in each others leads. We are really gonna miss Naf, but like he said, “you haven’t seen the last of me.” We squeezed in some Mighty Mighty Bosstones to close the set out, and got off stage quickly to clear the way for the next band. Our stage manager Maggie had us hooked up with cold ones and sandwiches as we retired backstage for a brief cool-down. Francis hit the sidestage to move some merch and the rest of us went out front and met some new fans including a lovely couple from Vancouver, Canada.

Didn’t notice the band after us very much, they were a laid back outfit doing a kinda My Morning Jacket style, not very exciting after our high energy set, but pretty dreamy songs that helped us wind down. Stace and I took a trip down to the beach behind the main stage and watched the girls volleyball and caught the beautiful offshore breeze. The clouds that had threatened rain earlier in the morning had given way to beautiful blue skies, and we couldn’t imagine any better weather for the festival. We went back up to catch the Cumbia Cosmonauts who were mixing it up with a latin style techno mixed with live accordion. Naf told me their accordion player also plays with one of his favourite bands The Barons of Tang, who do a gypsy jazz style repertoire and pack them out in Melbourne.

During the next break on our Alfred Square stage we went down to the food vendors and Stace had a turkish spinach and feta flatbread thing, while I went to Naf’s uncle’s stall Delicious Mauritius and had chilli balls, like spicy hush puppies. Paris Wells was playing on the main stage, and she did not do much for me, although her keyboard player was fantastic on his Nord Electro with Wurlitzer and clavinet sounds. We hustled back up to Alfred Square just in time for Mikelangelo and the Tin Star. I had seen Mikelangelo at National Folk Festival before with his Black Sea boys, and enjoyed it, but the Tin Star boys were great. Surfy, Ennio Morricone style cabaret sounds with Mikel’s beautiful Johnny Cash baritone all drenched in reverb. During “Action Man” he tumbled off the stage attacking the crowd with secret agent moves, jumping back to the stage to comb his hair…he is a well-groomed and handsome Croat. Got to meet and chat with his mom and dad, who were so proud of their son.

Back to the main stage for Hungary Kids of Hungary, who surprised me with their catchy pop tunes and Beach Boy style harmonies. They really got the crowd on the main stage going (for the first time). We returned to the Alfred Square stage to catch the band I was most curious about, Tijuana Cartel. They were nothing like I envisioned. In fact much better than I thought they would be. Brothers Paul and Kerry on flamenco guitars, along with superb trumpet and percussion, all over Ableton Live driven beats, these guys would take it as far as you thought possible then drop an atom bomb to blast through further. Check out these Gold Coast boys if you get a chance, I assure you that they will not disappoint! Stace and I got to meet them all backstage after the show, and they were a pleasant mob…their percussionist said he had warmed up backstage playing to our set.

It was interesting talking with promoter/DJ Richard Moffat several days later in an interview on Triple R, as he told me that for 30 years the Alfred Square had been a “world music” stage. I told him that most of the bands including The Resignators were indeed a modern take on world music with our Jamaican ska and reggae styles, and there were also Balkan, Columbian, and Spanish influences amongst the many Aussie bands that performed there that day. All in all, we had the best line-up in my mind of the 7 stages at St. Kilda Fest!

We walked the long journey out of the festival listening to Neil Finn sing that big Crowded House song “Weather With You”, and yes the weather was with us that day. I am not sure if we were loud enough for Neil to hear our cover of “Now We’re Getting Somewhere” (requested by our beautiful TV personality MC), but that day at St. Kilda Fest it seemed to ring true. Thanks to all that came out to support us on this very fine day…hopefully we will be there again next year….cheers, Steve

Spa Ska

Spa Ska at Dooleys!

Thanks to all our fans who came out for the first Spa Ska festival in Hepburn Springs! It was great seeing some folks
from the Big Smoke get outta town and take a break and get to meet our lovely little community here in Daylesford/Hepburn.

We packed out Dooley’s on a Sunday arvo/evening, a great country pub run by one of the greatest publicans, Jason Dooley.
The rest of the band was astounded at the meals he provided us, huge parms and gorgeous steaks, and a thick booklet of drink tickets.

Geoffrey Williams kicked things off with his funky island soul and got folks moving. I was beckoned to the dance floor a number of times
by the lovely Rani, a three year old that just couldn’t stop dancing. DJ Dan hit the turntables before and after Geoffrey’s set with
boxes of old school and second wave ska vinyl. I noticed Francis singing along to most of the classic tunes.

King Stone took the stage next…I had been waiting a long time to see Jim and his 8 piece band with their beautiful tight horn arrangements
of classic Skatalites, Laurel Aitken, Prince Buster, etc. Highlight for me was their version of “Big Bamboo”. Lots of skanking going on on the
dance floor, with punters aged 2 to 60 years old. Our horn boys arrived and were a bit worried, asked me why I booked such a good band before us…

But the Resignators hit it hard from the get-go, cranking out with “See You in Hell” the title track from the new CD, and the dancers multiplied
as whole families went wild all the way through a blistering hour set. Heaps of Dreamfest teens were out, after our huge finale there last month.
They are a great supportive group, most still under 18 so this was only their second chance to see us this year. Even the little kids stuck around
through the aural onslaught, in fact nobody left til long after the band finished, but I saw lots of sleeping kids slung over shoulders as we were
packing out.

Jason was extremely happy with the turnout, so I think you can expect to see a second Spa Ska in the works soon. Thanks to all the bands,
and to Sheri and Jade for working the door, and especially to Scottie, Jason, Pauline and Flic for keeping us well lubricated.

Francis and Sharpy had to head back to Melbourne, but Jono, Dittman, Naf, and Stace and I headed down to Horvat’s to wind down,
where Gabe extended our drinks rider, even though it was a different venue! The horn boys had to head out for early work next day, so
Naf, Stace and I went back to our place listened to some sweet Dub til the magpies started singing….

see ya at the next one!

Please allow me to introduce myself… I’m not a man of wealth but I’m a man of taste,
I know a good thing when I see and hear it, so when I heard that The Resignators were looking
for a new guitarist, I had to give it a go.

My name is Steve Douglas, I grew up in the Bahamas listening to Jamaican radio stations
playing old school ska, reggae, mento, and calypso. My first guitar lessons were with
two old Bahamian sisters who turned out to be Voodoo priestesses. Once I got a scratch
and rake rhythm and a few chords under my belt I started gigging in the tourist bars
late night after the regular island bands would pack it in, usually about 3 AM, but folks
party all night in the islands, so we would keep it going ’til dawn.

I moved back to the USA, and settled in Virginia to go to University and got a job in a
rock club there, all the while studying bands and trying to figure out the next move.
It seemed so hard to get anywhere in those days of major labels and rock stars, but to my delight,
the music business was suddenly shaken up by the beast that would be known as “punk rock”.
All rules changed, and finally there was a DIY ethic and aesthetic, whereby mere mortals
could record and release music independently. A gig at CBGB’s changed everything. We opened for
Alan Vega and Suicide, and in the same night I met The Ramones, The Dead Boys, Billy Idol & Generation X,
Joan Jett and The Runaways, Deborah Harry and Blondie, Tom Verlaine from Television, etc.
I was hooked!

After uni, I went to Richmond (Virginia, not Victoria) to see a friend and old bass player play in his
new line-up, The Orthotonics. I discovered there was a vibrant original punk rock music scene
there so I moved the next week, just in time for a famous Iggy Pop show that turned into a riot.
I knew I had found my spot. Within a year I was playing in 5 bands, including Mudd Helmut (who did a number
of dates with The Ramones and had Cheetah Chrome of The Dead Boys as a member for awhile when he had
to get out of NYC), and Death Piggy. Death Piggy was a 3 piece silly hardcore band had recorded on Ian McKaye’s
Dischord label and got huge props from Jello Biafra in Maximum Rock & Roll, the punk rock bible at the time, so we were hot shit!
Death Piggy was known for crazy antics onstage (like having a piñata filled with catshit and money at a show).
One time we were looking for a new gimmick and discovered a crew that was trying to make a sci-fi movie called
“Scumdogs of The Universe” that were working out the old Milk Bottle Factory where we rehearsed.
We pleaded and appropriated the costumes, wrote a whole new set in a day and emerged as GWAR!

GWAR quickly super-ceded Death Piggy, especially since our drummer went to jail. Lead singer Dave Brockie
(Oderous Urungus) retooled the band with me (Balsac Jaws of Death) on guitar and Rob Mosby from
Mudd Helmut and White Cross on drums, along with a slew of other musicians that rotated through the band.
We had a crew of artists and slaves making props, masks, comic books, etc to develop the mythology of GWAR.
We posed as crackhead immortals that came from space and were imprisoned in the ice of Antarctica until our
manager Sleazy P. Martini freed us to conquer the world. I made a promotional video of GWAR at an abandoned building,
we sent that off to Kramer (Bongwater, etc) of Shimmydisc Records in NYC, and were signed almost immediately and recorded
the GWAR debut “Hell-o”, which quickly put us in the limelight of punk rock madness. I was in GWAR for about 5 crazy years,
until band differences led to my leaving. I think some band members did not get the joke…
I am still great mates with Dave, who is the only original member in the band, and can’t wait to see him when GWAR comes to Oz
for the “No Sleep Til” tour with Megadeth, Descendents, NOFX, etc this December. Thank you Satan—– I mean Santa!

For a number of years in Richmond I ran the local punk club, booking thousands of bands, including Butthole Surfers,
Green Day, Smashing Pumpkins, and heaps of ska bands like Bosstones, Pietasters, Bim Skala Bim, Toasters, etc.
Richmond had a great music scene in those days, spawning bands like Avail, Lamb of God, House of Freaks, Sparklehorse, etc.

After GWAR I got married, and started a heavy 3 piece band with Terry, my wife at the time, called Log.
We were compared to Sonic Youth, Hole, Pixies, Breeders, Tool, etc. ….it was a huge sound!
We did several tours of the USA, and recorded at David Lowery of Cracker’s Sound of Music Studio with producer
John Morand, and released a CD called “Dodge & Burn” on Planetary Records,
a subsidiary of Plan 9 Records, one of the best indie record store chains in the world.
When I saw the label wasn’t doing much for us, I went to them and got a job releasing and promoting CDs,
including our own. I managed the label and ended up releasing 40 CDs by Richmond bands, including our alt-country band
The Shiners with my old lead singer from Mudd Helmut and Dirtball, Wes Freed. The Shiners did great things
in a very short time, many critically acclaimed tours, and 2 full-length CDs that went to as high as number 3 on the American charts
behind Dylan and Johnny Cash! Wes’ wife Jyl, got very sick, and that put an end to that great band.
Wes is a great painter, and still dies all the art for our friends the Drive-By Truckers.

When Planetary Records reached it’s end (due to declining record sales attributed to mp3 downloads)
and my marriage fell apart due to my wife’s lesbian lover (careful what you ask for), I was floundering… trying
to figure out what to do next, when a bluegrass star and friend James King came by my house and told me I should
come with him to play a festival in Australia. I booked a ticket and landed in Harrietville, in the Victorian Alps
to play bluegrass and do a seminar on The Carter Family, the fellow Virginians that basically started folk and country music in the 1920′s.
I was sitting on the verandah at the resort there, playing my guitar at about 3 AM, a bit pissed on Bundy and local smoke when
a fiddle playing girl walked out of the bush. After a bit of a jam and a make-out session, I knew I had found my new partner
for music and more, Stacy Kilpatrick. I went back to the states, got affairs in order, sold my house, and moved onto
Stacy’s rustic bush block in Daylesford, VIC.

Stacy and I started a band called The Family Farm, playing alternative and classic country and rockabilly.
After 3 trips to Japan playing onboard an old American paddlewheel riverboat (6 months each time)
we settled into playing country pubs and local Central Highlands venues, with a cast of musicians
alongside myself on guitar and Stacy on fiddle, sax, and keys. We still play in Central Vic and are one of the most
recognised bands on the circuit, and have incorporated swing jazz and reggae and calypso into our rootsy set.

We were both looking for a little more, though, so when The Resignators announced they were looking for a new guitarist,
I checked out the tunes and loved them and answered the call. We were ready to skank and rock, and both loved the
big horn sound and thundering rhythm section, along with Francis’ great voice and vision. I did not want to do it without Stacy,
so we were very lucky that the new CD “See You in Hell” was recorded in Canada with guest artist Larry Love on organ
and a few extra sax parts, so she fit the bill, too. After a gruelling audition process, we made the cut, and have been frantically
learning 5 years of Resignators tunes, including the songs off the new CD, which I believe are the best batch yet!
We are loving working with this great group of talented musicians and can’t wait to get to know them better!

Both Stacy and I are very excited about our upcoming debut with the band at the Ska Nation Finale show at the Corner,
and the CD launch with The Go Set at the Hi-Fi Bar, and believe that is only the beginning of the next phase that
will see The Resignators make a big splash all over the world. We can’t wait to meet all the Resignators fans out there,
so please come up after shows and introduce yourselves, you guys look like a great bunch of folks…
We have been rehearsing relentlessly to make it great for you!

I play a Gibson SG, Epi 335, and a Strat through a VOX AC50CP valve amp, but I am always looking at new guitars.
Stacy plays a Nord Electro 3 organ and a Yamaha tenor sax. Both of us love to sing too, so we will be chiming in with the guys.

Above all, help us make the new Resignators CD “See You in Hell” a success by requesting it on radio, buying it online or in stores,
and of course by coming out to all the shows for a good dance!

Cheers!
Steve Douglas

It’s just a matter of time

Hello hippsters

So I sit here, on the net, telling everyone how good The Resignators new album is.  It truly is. The masters arrived from Canada last week and our designer, Annie, finished the artwork around the same time so it went straight off to be manufactured. I can’t wait. We’re also releasing this album on limited edition vinyl which we hope to have either at Ska Nation on November 1st at the Corner Hotel or our launch on November 26th at the Hi Fi… wow…

So now we promote the recording to radio and other media. We hope as many people get a chance to hear this record as possible. It’s really, really good.

How can you help? I hear you ask. Simple get yourself a copy and tell everyone about it. Blogg, facebook, myspace, write a review for a fanzine, request it on public radio or even triple j… it all helps

Any way that’s enough from me

The Captain

 

Just got off the phone to Alex in Montreal, Canada, trying to finalize mastering of the new album, Luc, Mastering engineer and all round good guy (he engineered the album) has been busy with other projects, hopefully tonight we’ll receive the final master… as usual The Resignators cut it fine, leaving it to the last minute seems to be a trait of our, a trait I could do with out!

Ammie has been busy in here Sydney office doing our artwork, making all the changes we’ve asked for, it’s looking amazing, if you’ve seen the rough drafts floating about, I’m sure you’d agree…

Steve, ex GWAR and new guitarist, has really got into the swing of things, putting in the hard yards so we have a new video clip coming out around the same time as the album…

If you want to be in the film clip let us know – it involves dressing up as a zombie!!!!!!!

So… the album… “See You In Hell” is a 10 track album recorded at Indygene Studios in Montreal, QC, Canada in June 2010 it contains 7 never before released tracks plus re recordings (much better) from the “how you could rage” demo / EP that we released before we toured Canada in June 2010…

The album is due for release on November 5th through Care Factor / MGM if you’d like to order it it’s CAT # is cf031 – please do go into JB Hi Fi and ask to order it!!! We’ve priced it so it will be under $15 in most stores and JB is usually the cheapest place to get it… you will also be able to get it from http://www.skastore.bigcartel.com/ with postage included.

Also keep a look out for the Kujo Kings, they are a GREAT new, young, ska band from Melbourne who have a new EP, “Regal Riot” out now!

Well that’s enough rambling from me
keep skankin’

The Captain