#or a better place a better time also by streetlight manifesto

[charlotte-family-apologist]

When he met Suchin Kenshi had accepted he’d die for the yakuza eventually and was waiting for it to happen

Suchin never tried to fix that (at least not on purpose) but she did give him the wake up call he needed and let him figure out what he really wanted from life on his own

[shevr]

thinkin back to that post a while ago i'd tagged w/ "sorry for not being hornier" actually; like i know this stacks on top of my general issue with failing to draw more in general but sometimes i somehow feel bad or inadequate for not indulging in drawing nsfw things. never been a thing i feel like ive ever rly naturally left like doing so much

idk if that's me wishing i could feel like it, or wanting to do what the other cool artists do, or just another extension of wishing to do anything

but. monday 2am rambles, nothin serious. i can draw dicks whenever, whatever, no rush

[lo-sulci]

tagged by @itshighjuniper to share 5 songs i've been listening to recently!! thank you juni ^u^ i am not including songs that are on the playlist that plays at my work (which I have been listening to ad nauseam but not by choice) or songs from the OSTs of stuff, just because those would probably dominate the list (that said, some of the OSTs I've been listening to lately: Across the Spider-Verse, Revue Starlight, Gatchaman Crowds, fanmade g witch covers). anyways!!

- PRESSURE BOMB 2!!!! by Jhariah: have been listening to a LOT of jhariah lately, super super cool style and I always always always love narrative albums. this song in particular just makes my brain happy and also, like, vibrate aggressively. it's nice!!!! other favorites include ENTER: A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO FAKING YOUR OWN DEATH (the opening track off the album A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO FAKING YOUR OWN DEATH), Promises, Needed A Change of Pace, and Flight of the Crows

- Riptide by the Scary Jokes: been a fan of the scary jokes for a whiiiile now, and this has been one of the songs from their newest album that i've been listening to the most (other two favorites from the album probably being Forever In You and Rage). Burn, Pygmalion!!! is still an all timer to me tbh (MEANWHILE ON THE ROOF JEANNIE CONSIDERS THE VASTNESS OF THE COUNTRYSIDE THE DARKNESS OF THE MOUNTAINS-) but I am also enjoying RB and bonus points the cassette looks SICK AS HELL

- Love Me Dead by Ludo: introduced to by way of a podcast and thoroughly wormed its way deep into my brain along with Tick Tick Boom by The Hives, Electric Version by The New Pronographers, and Picture, Picture by Harvey Danger. anywhays, god DAMN that chorus kicks ass. also, the video is pretty fun!!

- Venus Ambassador by Bryan Scary: song that I actually found ages ago and only recently checked out the rest of the album for- it's really good!! i think there's a narrative going on here even if I havent quite figured it out in its entirety but in the meantime gosh the music is good and the vibes are exquisite. other favorites off Flight of the Knife include La Madame on the Moon, Mama Waits, and Son of Stab

- A Better Place, A Better Time by Streetlight Manifesto: Streetlight Manifesto singlehandedly made my opinion of ska as a genre do a 180. one day while cleaning/organizing stuff in my room I decided to listen to, like, almost if not all of their discography, and this one was my favorite. made me cry the first time I listened to it!! anyways, my personal recommendation is to do what I did and listen to the entire Streetlight Manifesto discography just fuxking do it

anyways, tagging @theclairewitch @plaintivemeow @lvnarsapphic @sg-x00-airgetlam @destructix (absolutely no pressure tho yall lol) and, like, anyone who sees this and wants an excuse to do one of these!!

[the-witchhunter]

#the dental floss instead of thread is legit#also folk punk has ended up being one of my fav sub genres#highly recommend Days N Daze and Mischief Brew if anyones looking for recs#specifically “Olde Tyme Mem'ry” or “Roll me through the gates of hell” by Mischief Brew#actually i'll just list some of my fav bands and songs#Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution / Streetlight Manifesto#Star Fucking Hipsters#The Taxpayers#Bad Religion (a classic)#Night Gaunts#The Distillers (female vocalist with incredible grit and range check out the whole Coral Fang album)#I could go on!#so i will!!!#bomb the music industry#the real mckenzies#AND OF COURSE#ME FIRST AND THE GIMMIE GIMMIES#actually that last one would be a great entry point for anyone new to punk because its all covers of pop songs#great stuff

homie name dropping my favorite Mischief Brew songs <3

all great recommendations

Me First in the Gimmie Gimmies is fun punk covers of popular songs though I gotta say some songs convert better to punk than others. Billy Joel makes the transition to punk well, so does Jolene, and of course Goodbye Earl are all great, but kind of on the fence on if it's a good entry point

They cover songs someone new to punk probably already is familiar with, and they're very fun and enjoyable, points in their favor

but they're a bit of a novelty band, which is a neutral fact, but the fact they are a novelty band might not make the best entry point for the genre since it's mostly pop songs in a more punk style

still well worth a listen

Everything is Awful by the Taxpayers holds a special place in my heart. Blasting that in my shitty first car that was slightly older than me, the speaker kind of fucked up so the bass get distorted as I drove down the highway to go to a friend's gig, scarecrow mask in the backseat

good times

You know, if Spider Punk gets people interested in punk, good. We all have to start somewhere and Hobie is a damn good representation. If he is what makes a person go “hey, this seems cool, I should check it out.” good. That’s one more person interested in punk and wanting to get into it. 

That being said, if you are new to punk(hi baby punks!) some things to keep in mind

1. Punk philosophy is largely anti-authoritarian. Individual and even punk communities differ on specifics, and some are more political than others, but the core themes tend to be resisting those who would control and oppress us, and supporting and including people in your community

2. Punk fashion SHOULD NOT BE EXPENSIVE. A lot of fashion companies will try and sell you jackets for a couple hundred bucks, but that’s just corporations trying to cash in on a subculture. A big part of Punk and its history is DIY because Punk should be open to everyone and putting that behind a fashion paywall is just not punk. You don’t even need to be dressing punk to BE punk, but thrift your clothes. Make stencils and use spray paint or bleach to give it a pattern. Use old jeans to make patches. Buy your spikes and studs in bulk and go wild. Turn your old t shirt that doesn’t fit anymore into a back patch. Go crazy with some safety pins. You can make more with $30 than you can buy from a designer for $300. And skill is not needed, frankly if it looks a little wonky it makes it look more punk

3. Dental floss makes for good thread for sewing on patches. It’s good for thick, stylistic stitches and is both cheap and durable. Don’t know why I made this its own point but it’s one of the most common tricks for punk DIY besides taking paint to scraps of fabric to make a patch. Honestly, if you want to know how to do more, just ask other punks how they made their vests and jackets, they’ll probably be happy enough to tell you

4. Punk philosophy and music is closely related. The communities evolved around the music scene so it is closely linked. Give some punk bands a try if you haven’t already. There’s a bunch of subgenres so you’ll probably find something you like. From OG “proto punk” where the sound was still developing into what we call punk, to pop punk, anarco punk, and folk punk. There are people who say you can’t be punk if you don’t listen to the music, and there’s a whole conversation to be had about all that, but it’s just a good idea to try listening to some punk music

5, Nazis fuck off

6. Seriously, nazis fuck off. There’s a whole history behind it and why we associate skinhead punks with neo nazis. Largely we’ve made it clear we don’t want nazis in our community and the street punk music scene that nazi punks became associated with has made strides to separate themselves from that.

7. Be cool and respectful of people regardless of religion, ethnicity, race, sexuality, gender, background, etc. Solidarity with our community is important and all sorts are welcome. Gatekeeping isn’t cool and frankly women and minorities have done a lot for punk as a whole. Respect for everyone

[hopelesshardrockfan]

Streetlight manifesto is great!

some of my favs from them are

Point/Counterpoint; Down, Down, Down to Mephisto’s Cafe; A better place, a better time; A moment of silence; A moment of violence; we will fall together; +others. They're so rad.

There's also the Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Skanatra (Frank Sinatra songs turned into ska), and Fantàctels!

thank you!

[l-x-x-i]

hey also given your current mood. id recommend the song "a better place, a better time" by streetlight manifesto

I listened to it ur right that's a good song

[bastardgoblinwolf]

oooh man i checked out a better place a better time by streetlight manifesto bc of u and WOWW i am in love w that song !!! ty for streetlight manifesto posting

heghghrgh HELL yes brother a better place is the song ever and also you should listen to more. you know you wanna. you know

[intheseautumnhands]

I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT DAWSONS CHRISTIAN

I LOVE THAT SONG-

@nsfwitchy (you have good music taste pls gimme the rest of ur narrative songs)

IT'S SUCH A GREAT SONG. Also a favorite for singing along to, it can be so much fun in that telling-a-story kind of tone.

Man, where do we start, I love narrative songs nad I have way too many. XD Let's see, I might be stretching the definition slightly, some are more "songs clearly about a character in a way that sketches a story around it" if that makes sense, but --

Heather Dale does a lot, most is based on mythology/legends, but some favorites: Sedna, The Maiden and the Selkie, Joan, Skeleton Woman, Up Into the Pear Tree

SJ Tucker also does this a lot, often based on books. Seanan McGuire also does this a fair bit, but it's hard to find her music online. I am under the impression Talis Kimberly does this a fair bit too, but the only songs of hers I know well enough to recommend are Still Catch the Tide (which I REALLY REALLY do), Archetype Cafe, My Lady of the Underpass, and Small Mended Corners

Vixy & Tony: The Girl That's Never Been, The Collars, Ladies Don't Do Those Things, Thirteen, Persephone, Siren Song, Anna

Dessa also does a lot in a MUCH different tone; If and When is maybe my favorite, but also Mineshaft 2, Children's Work, Dixon's Girl, Skeleton Key, I Hope I'm Wrong, and if you don't mind some intense subject matter, The Lamb and Annabelle

Vienna Teng: 1br/1ba, Say Uncle, Shasta (Carrie's Song), Homecoming (Walter's Song), Passage, Grandmother Song, Radio

The Doubleclicks: Wrong About Gender, Now I Am the Fastest, Lasers and Feelings

Radical Face basically has like. a narrative career. at least three albums (the Family Tree albums + The Bastards) form the stories of various characters, starting with one family and sprawling from there. there are charts. the songs are beautiful alone and scratch this itch as well, but when you see the narratives develop it gets even better. special mentions: The Dead Waltz, Holy Branches, Secrets (Cellar Door)

Relatedly, Jordan Reyne's album Children of a Factory Nation tells a story through the album, and Mama Gina's album Nine-Toes the Bard is told in-character, giving the title character's life story and things that have happened around her

Dar Williams: The Christians and the Pagans; The Ocean; When I Was a Boy; The Babysitter's Here; This Is Not the House That Pain Built; The Pointless, Yet Poignant, Crisis of a Co-Ed; Mortal City

Sleeping at Last: Next to Me, Mars

Kat Flint: London Lullaby, Ohio, Saddest Blue Dress

Ani Difranco: Both Hands, Fixing Her Hair, Two Little Girls

I feel like I could name quite a few comedy songs that do this? Easier to make a joke from. XD But I'm specifically gonna go from the Brobdingnagian Bards for now, not all of which are original: Do Virgins Taste Better Medley, A Prudent Theif, A Fairy Story, The Unicorn Song, The Orange and the Green, Oor Hamlet

Misc:

Come On Eileen (Dexy's Midnight Runners)

A Better Place, A Better Time (Streetlight Manifesto)

Winter's Carol (Tori Amos)

Next to Me (Alan Cumming)

One Last Drink (Enter the Haggis)

Brother (Murder by Death)

My Manic and I (Laura Marling)

Anywhere On This Road (Lhasa de Sela)

Space Girl (The Imagined Village)

Home (Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros)

Fairies Stole My Keys (Emerald Rose)

Taylor, The Latte Boy (Kristen Chenoweth, but also the Alan Cumming version is adorable)

Hit and Run (LOLO)

The Wintry Queen (Coyote Run is my favorite of the available covers)

Pierre (Ryn Weaver)

Magic Man (Heart)

The Way (Fastball)

Your House (Alanis Morissette)

Larissa's Lagoon (Idina Menzel)

-- I feel like I'm gonna hit post and immediately think of like twenty more but that is probably. way more than enough. XD

[monstermashdefunct]

ska recommendations please

OH SHIT!!!!!! okay im not particularly well-versed in ska because i was Into Ska (TM) when i was six and just listening to my dad’s CDs and im just barely trying to get back into it so any ska purists who might see this dont get on my ass about technicalities

so my like Classic All Time Favorite is Madness, like i said in my last post i had their “best of” cd (by which i mean my dad had the cd and let me play it on my siblings old discman) when i was a kid and listened to it SO much. if u want to feel the exact emotion of “what plays in a twelve year old boy’s brain at a bowling alley when his mom says he can get pizza” its perfectly conveyed by One Step Beyond which was my favorite song for like quite literally my entire childhood 

getting into the stuff i’ve been into recently i listen to the 2003 album Everything Went Numb by streetlight manifesto pretty much every day. my fav songs from them are point/counterpoint, a better place a better time (my friend put this on a playlist for me last year and i think ive developed a parasocial relationship with it), forty days, and the recieving end of it all. 

some groups that im not as well versed with but still kinda into r like. the specials (ghost town is my fav for “my username on the internet is monster mash” purposes), the mighty mighty bosstones (i feel like tmmb very much kind of revolutionized the overlap between ska and the late 80s punk mvmt. my fav is the rascal king) save ferris (their cover of come on eileen is why im gay), rancid, the dead 60s, reel big fish, goldfinger, anti-flag, no doubt, russkaja (i was SUPER into russkaja when i was like 14 because of these two covers they did). 

this is all i can think of rn but when my dad gets out of the meeting he’s in i’ll ask him for any additions and add them in a reblog!! also any of my followers who have suggestions pls feel free to drop some in the replies :-)

[strwbrrypulp]

#’s:1,2,22,25?

1 favorite memory

So this is gonna sound bad, but I'm now 4 years sober and living a much healthier life than i was back then. But honestly favorite memories were the first few months of doing opiates heavily. I was in such a broken mental state back then and was constantly having panic attacks, which led to me using. But my best friend and I would just drive around and sing our hearts out all day, spend hours researching or reading, and basically providing free therapy for each other lol. The drugs had to end obviously, but we had stepped out of life for a bit. Those few months caused so much change to happen. I was able to teach myself to step back and not care so much. It really taught me to appreciate my time and the small things and the people around me and to talk about the icky stuff. It was such an oddly beautiful and transforming period of my life. This may not have been a lighthearted answer, but its an honest one. 😅 I will appreciate those memories forever, bc something better came out of something that could have been catastrophic.

Also im feeling like sharing more than usual today lol

2 song to describe my mood rn

A mix of A Better Place, A Better Time - Streetlight Manifesto, Telescope - Cage The Elephant, and Who's Got The Crack - Kimya Dawson

22 favorite scent

Sooo my favorite scent to wear is either peach or coconut, but if we're talking house scents I need cinnamon and hazlenut everything

25 what do you like about yourself

I've been learning to appreciate a lot of things about myself, these last few years. But ig what i like the most is probably my empathy/compassion. I feel like its a huge thing missing from alot of society idk. Its something i cant turn off, and its hard to make myself choose me sometimes, but its a necessary ingredient in being a good person.

[kennyhoemega]

For the ask... let's do... 9, 21, 39, 62, 63, and 100 (Matt or Nick)

9. What do you/did you study?

i study bio and minor in computer science but i’m actually switching it around! i’ve taken all the classes i need to complete biology as a minor and would rather continue taking computer science classes instead

21. How was your day?

it was really good actually. i went for a hike at a local state park with my dog and enjoyed the warm weather and had ice cream for dinner!!!

39. What does your last text message say?

why does this song actually fuck

62. Hated popular songs/artists?

ariana grande (sorry bre & kayla, pls don’t kill me)

63. Put your music on shuffle and list first 5

a better place, a better time - streetlight manifesto

the slowest drink at the saddest bar on the snowiest day in the greatest city - the lawrence arms

focus on your own family - off with their heads

daly city train - rancid

pet sematary - ramones

100. Matt or Nick?

nick. always. every single time. you’ll never change my mind. he’s so talented. matt gets all the credit cuz he’s kind the ring general of the two and don’t get me wrong, i do love matthew elizabeth too, but nick is so so so good at what he does. i think he’s one of the most underrated wrestlers in the business and everything he does is so smooth. his in-ring ability blows me away. the dude is an athletic workhorse and his high flying shit is incredible. ALSO the only way matt beat him in their fight against one another was because he cheated with the thumbtack shoe so there’s that. plus his sleeby bedroom eyes are gorgeous and his smile is pure sunshine and he never had ugly mutton chops like his brother :)

[fugandhi]

What Ska Means & Why It Matters

‘What Ska Means & Why It Matters’ (A Film Review) by Adam Wękarski

I recently went to check out a brand new documentary called “Pick It Up! Ska in The ‘90s” at the local Enzian Theater (literally the only showing I think I saw in the central Florida area). For anyone who was alive in America in the 1990s - you may or may not be familiar with the incredibly energetic and upbeat explosion of Ska music in the 1990s. The “Third Wave of Ska” had officially arrived in the U.S.A. thanks to a lot of younger people having grown up listening to all of the previous (and totally awesome) acts of the second wave of Ska (up in the U.K.) and of course the original wave of Ska in Jamaica back in the 1960s (and then forming their own bands with the ‘90s vibe and flavor of the time).

This documentary goes well into detail over many aspects of the first & second waves of ska (aptly narrated by Tim Armstrong of Operation Ivy & Rancid notoriety). For anyone who loves (or has loved) Ska music - this documentary is for you! I speak as someone who very happily (and very thankfully) had got to experience the Ska movement of the ‘90s (which absolutely without-a-doubt helped shape me into the person I have become today), and without the third wave of Ska music I wouldn’t be playing music. Having said that, it must be mentioned that this documentary is a smorgasbord of all of the big players in the Ska scene (throughout all generations of ska) and is a real reward for any devoted lovers of Ska music.

This documentary has a very informative take on Ska music (which honors the style of music) and a wonderfully-animated historical story or two of Jamaican Rude Boys crashing Ska shows in the ‘60s and English Skinheads in the ‘80s adopting Jamaican attitude through style and expression (in addition to a ton of other stories from first-hand accounts). The documentary also has the best sense of humor exuded through every person on screen who gets that Ska music is kind of a butt-of-a-joke to a lot of people who listen to other styles of music. The unfortunate reality is that Ska did have a rise and a fall in the mainstream due to the eventual lack of interest and appeal (and in my own humble opinion: especially after “9/11” - after that happened, everyone got really angry & miserable and the music industry bought into that and kept feeding that negativity).

When Ska was at it’s height in the ‘90s, it was indeed everywhere and everyone had at least heard a Ska band on the radio or had known what Ska music was (due to the rising popularity of the genre). I truly enjoy how the documentary does show all of the people who made the Ska scene happen in the ‘90s, and who brought SO MUCH INFLUENCE to people like me (I was also TOTALLY in my band program in school and felt like Ska music gave people like me a CHANCE - Band Kids Unite! Hahaha). It was truly refreshing seeing a ton of photos and video footage of all of those bands, and then having everyone pretty much “sit around the campfire” so-to-speak to talk about how their experiences were being a part of that movement in music. The positive atmosphere cultivated due to the most energetic and dance-friendly (and jump friendly) bands with the raddest shows had never really happened in such a manner before (with exception of The Specials and The English Beat and the like during the second wave) - at least certainly not in USA.

The somewhat bizarre and unorthodox nature of the musical instrumentation of Ska bands even gets discussed in this totally excellent documentary. All of the borderline awkwardness of Ska music and how it’s basically the ultimate party music (while at the same time being a party for dorky, dweeby, unwanted, unnoticed group of people who really love to have a good time despite going through ups and downs in life just like everybody else). I think that it’s also very commendable that YES Ska music has values and convictions (i.e. Ska Against Racism), and something I always noticed and appreciated was how so many Ska bands had a variety and DIVERSITY of people on stage. You’ll see all people come together unlike any other style of music - and it’s all good - there’s no isolation or hatred when the party is on - people in the ska scene “have arrived” in terms of understanding one another. This is a genre for the enlightened.

Ska music is the one place where you can find unity & fun and a lot of people with really awesome styles or outlooks. The genre itself is full of a unique variety of bands and people who have been around for a long time and typically know a great deal of the in’s and out’s of Ska. ALL of the AWESOME bands of the Ska scene are featured in this documentary: Operation Ivy, Sublime, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Reel Big Fish, Save Ferris, The Aquabats!, Less Than Jake, No Doubt, Chris Murray, Hepcat, The Slackers, Skankin’ Pickle, Rx Bandits, The Hippos, Buck-O-Nine, Mad Caddies, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Five Iron Frenzy, Dance Hall Crashers, Rancid, Goldfinger, Mustard Plug, The Suicide Machines, Big D and The Kids Table, The Pietasters, Mephiskapheles, The Toasters, Spring Heeled Jack, Fishbone, The Selecter, The Wailers, The Skatalites, Madness, The Specials, Oingo Boingo, Pilfers, Bim Skala Bim, Kemuri, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, Catch 22, Streetlight Manifesto, Bomb The Music Industry! (and plenty more! - Seriously).

Watching ‘Pick It Up!’ truly brings out the overall sense of a person who listens to Ska (as well as dabbles a bit with a hilarious remote done with Scott Klopfenstein asking people on the street if they know Ska music - SO Funny!). This documentary has an undying sense of humor (and sense of heart) throughout telling the entire story of Ska in the ‘90s - especially when learning about how these people were working day-jobs prior to their break-out in their respective bands. It was fascinating watching that human story behind the show and understanding a bit better the effort that was put in behind the scenes while these bands were getting rejection letters from record labels that didn’t believe in their sound (despite the success of those of whom had kept going strong through the years to keep the Ska sound alive & well).

“Pick It Up! Ska in The ‘90s” does go over a lot, and pretty much covers all you need to know to become a true Ska scene aficionado (if you haven’t lived like all of us who have been to a sh!t ton of Ska shows since way back when).

There are, however, a few things that I did notice weren’t necessarily covered: 1) The term “Ska” originates from the sound of the guitar having that upstroke “scratch” sound on the “off-beat” in a measure of music (as opposed to the downbeat) - hence, “uhn-ska, uhn-ska” which did indeed originate in Jamaica in the 1960s. 2) Ska music is correctly described as “fast reggae”, and “The Godfather of Reggae” - but it must be mentioned that the reason why Reggae birthed from Ska music is due to the Jamaican weather of the late ‘60s. As it’s said, there was an overwhelming heat wave in Kingston, Jamaica during “The Orange Street Sound” around ’68-’69 which wore down the dance halls so they would begin jamming a bit slower and a bit easier and smoother - thus the Reggae boom in the 1970s. 3) The real reason why the Ska scene dissipated and eventually dissolved (as far as “mainstream” styles go) was primarily due to big business getting involved and trying to make all of the Ska (and Ska/Punk) bands basically become the same carbon-copy acts that were already “industry standards” or “successful acts”. 

So, there were Ska bands that did drop their horns (which was lightly gone over in the documentary) due to either economy, or not wanting to sound like Ska anymore, or just simply transforming their sound. There were some bands that completely sold out - and then there are other bands that stayed true and have kept Ska music and the dance scene FUN & AWESOME this entire time and never gave up in the true power of music and the possibilities that come with creativity, fun, and optimism through adversity (coughcoughREELBIGFISHcoughcough).

Aside from all of the fun facts, familiar faces, and excellent music throughout the entire documentary - there is a moment when the documentary goes into the heart & soul of the sound of Ska music and how it provided such an important & positive outlet and release for people (of all types) who would simply put on a good Ska band or album or song to replace any sense or feeling of sadness, frustration, anger, loneliness, or problems and by the end of the experience can have a form of newfound happiness or refreshed outlook. There was actually a moment when viewing the documentary (at least in my own humble opinion) where I could completely and whole-heartedly relate to the underlying message of Ska bands and Ska Music and what it means to people now who experienced it (and still push for the scene to thrive to this very day).

I still believe it can literally save lives. Ska music saved my life and I know that if it wasn’t for all of the people who have been working hard through the years to perform their hearts out - I wouldn’t have worked so hard in my own life to keep fighting for my dreams, and, in a greater picture - keep working towards more unity, fun, and good times in the world around me - because that’s what Ska is really about at the end of the day. I never thought Ska was a joke (despite how humorous the style can be) - I always knew Ska was a really big deal and it’s still the best style of music (in my own opinion) and I still think the music industry has failed music-lovers and music-listeners by not developing more of an open mind to Ska music (which is the only style of music that can use all styles of music to express itself amidst the traditional formula of the genre). It’s literally the most interesting music to experience (melodically, lyrically, rhythmically).

Despite the reality of Ska music and the judgmental stigma towards the genre - there are still a ton of people in the world who believe in having Ska music and Ska bands and Ska shows. There’s a reason why people love Ska music and there is a totally awesome reason why Ska will never die - because it’s THE MOST FUN STYLE OF MUSIC EVER! I have always been proud and fearless with my admiration for Ska music and Ska bands and people who still believe in having a really good time and sweatin’ our asses off dancin’ at shows and singin’ along to the party. There is no other style of music like it - it’s completely unique & completely awesome. It’s not for everybody, and that’s all good because the people that “get it” will always sing along and dance their hearts out - I know I will!

I give “Pick It Up! Ska in The ‘90s” a Perfect 10 out of 10. It is the best music documentary I have seen. This documentary does for the ‘90s what “American Hardcore” did for the ‘80s. 

This is the Perfect Documentary for any fan of Ska.

“...Take me back to my happy land, take me back to my happy land, take me back to my happy land, take me back to my happy land...” ~The Aquabats!

[arr-jim-lad]

What’s your favorite Streetlight Manifesto song/album? What do you like about their music?

Oh man this is another band I’ve loved for YEARS. I like ska but Streetlight Manifesto are especially up my alley, their music is so energetic, and their brass instruments are a really outstanding feature of their music

I think Hands that Thieve is probably my favourite album, and the titular song might be my absolute favourite song of theirs, but I also have to mention A Better Place, A Better Time, as it’s been one of my favourite songs for a very long time. Honourable mentions definitely go to They Broke Him Down, Toe to Toe and The Three of Us

I actually like this band so much that I named my JoJo OC after the singer’s last name lmao (combined with the last name of Flogging Molly’s singer)

[koromo-amae]

Rules: Spell out your URL with song names and tag 10 people!

I was tagged by @monkberrymoondelicious​

i’m not gonna tag anyone but if you scroll by this and decide to do it tag me in it!! i’m also going to use the - in my name for a random song!

k 悲しみがとまらない (Kanashimi ga Tomaranai/I Can’t Stop The Loneliness) - 杏里 (Anri)

o オツキミリサイタル (Otsukimi Recital/Moon-Viewing Recital) (ゆいこんぬの歌ってみた Yuikonnu’s Cover) - じん (jin)

r  劣等上等 (Rettou Joutou) FantasticYouth cover - giga

o On A Sea of Blood - Amon Amarth

m Mosquitoes (Days n Daze cover) - Night Gaunts

o Oh Mama - Run The Jewels

- Fury of the Storm - Dragonforce

a A Better Place, A Better Time - Streetlight Manifesto

m My Life Is A Party CLAWZ Remix - Italiobrothers

a Attention - Charlie Puth

e Every Planet We Reach Is Dead - Gorillaz

i’ll also do my punk/music blog’s name cause why not

m Meant To Be Mine from Heathers: The Musical

i If And When We Rise Again - Streetlight Manifesto

c ちるちる (Chiruchiru) - REOL

h Heart-Shaped Box - Nirvana

u Universe on Fire - Gloryhammer

n Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na) - My Chemical Romance

t Two Headed Boy (AJJ cover) - Neutral Milk Hotel

a Äventyr - Grand Thaw

r Red Sweater - The Aquabats!

[funpointcast-blog]

Ska has finally arrived. This week your Funpoint! buddies slip on our checkered Vans to talk about Streetlight Manifesto's Everything Goes Numb. If you're into crimes (check), old white guy authors (check) or starting a circle pit after some extremely sad lyrical content (check check check) you're gonna feel right at home listening to this one.

Also: Content warning for discussions of suicide throughout the album, but mainly for the songs A Better Place, A Better Time (30m40s-34m40s) and Here's to Life (41m-46m50s).

Slap City picks: "Somewhere in the Between" by Streetlight Manifesto, "Get Up" by Goldfinger. Join us next week when we'll talk about AJJ's Knife Man! 

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[crobatics]

Rules: make a new post and spell out your URL with song titles, then tag as many people as there are letters in your URL.

I got tagged by @iinsectaa!! C - Chasing It Down (Mother Mother)

R - (The) Reasons (The Weakerthans)

O - Oh No! (MARINA)

B - Boys Will Be Girls (We Are The Union)

A - A Better Place, A Better Time (Streetlight Manifesto)

T - Time Machine (Punpee)

I - Innuendo (Queen)

C - Closure (Jill Scott)

S - Sour Candy (Melt)

i literally do not know who is active on tumblr anymore besides bug (who tagged me lol). If you wanna do this you can go ahead and tell 'em I tagged you!!

I also 100% recommend listening to all of these songs, they are some of my favorites