Blackwood Kings are one of the newer bands to emerge from Vancouver Island's ska and reggae scene, but these boys are bringing a whole new groove to the island. Their sound is hard to pin, but something totally all their own. We got a chance to talk wi

The Drastics are an amazing band to see live! While as a live band they usually count on improvisation to really nail the live experience, this album stands up to their live performance, if not makes it stronger. 

10 Ft. Ganja Plant Have already earned the reputation for making some of today's best reggae beats as well as having stellar production, and this album carries on that tradition.

When the call for submissions to SkaBlog registered with me, I immediately thought of all the memories of my first band, One Track Mind, who D’Arcy Briggs (now organizer with the Victoria BC Ska Society) played trombone for with gusto and pizzazz

The Beatdown Walkin' Proud CD - LP Stomp Records - STMP099   The Beatdown have become masters of their craft! Their 2010 debut album saw the group carry on the work put down with One Night Band and carried into into garage rock terri...

This sounds like the clash between the end of the two-tone era with the sharp sounds of The Jam, The Clash, and the reggae influence from groups like Katchafire and 10FT Ganja Plant. The production is pretty smooth and really makes the album an above a

We've been gone for some time, but we're back and ready with a review of a great ska record!

Each month we pick one record to hold the title of "Album of the Month." This month we take a look at Early Reggae by The Revivers.

It is with a smile that we close the book on the 14th chapter of the Victoria Ska Festival. This entry is a look back on what made this year so special, and what we hope to build on in the future.

With another year of amazing shows and musicians, so too is it another year of summer playlists to play in the car, at work, and wherever you go. We've put together a list of our playlists for our 2013 festival.

We've had plenty of awesome bands come through our festival, and here are just a few memories from some of the artists we've had come by.

In the "How did blank ska?" feature, we'll get into just how our organizing team got into ska and reggae music. This first edition features our merchandise coordinator, D'Arcy Briggs

This interview also appears in issue #51 of Absolute Underground. New York’s The Slackers have been combining ska, dub, reggae, and rock n’ roll for over 20 years. The Hellcat Re

For people who don’t know much about your band, you were on a major label for a while, Capitol Records, right?&a&l

Welcome to Victoria. Have you ever been here before? If not, what are your first impressions?   Ryland “Rabbit” Steen: This is my first time ever being here, and I think it’s the band’s firs

2012 was a great year for ska and reggae music. We've produced a list of what we feel are the top 10 albums that were the best of the genre in 2012.

This is a list of our top-ten ska, rocksteady, and reggae records of ALL TIME! We've all been doing this for a long time and it was tough to narrow our lists down, but here they are.   D’Arcy Briggs, Merchandise Coordinator1. T...

Interview with Shane Philip was done in October, 2012 by D'Arcy Briggs Ska Fest:  How are you doing today? You just got back from playing Tofino and Salt Spring Island, how was that? Shane:  Yeah yeah, it was great. It's good to...

Interview with RMRM done in October, 2012 by D'Arcy Briggs Ska Fest: So first off, RMRM have become known as one of the region's best ska, reggae, and party bands. What were some of the original ideas behind the group and how would yo...

Interview with The Delirians done in June, 2012 by D'Arcy Briggs Ska Fest: When and where did you guys meet? When did you decide to form the band? Delirians:  Most of us, like many other bands, grew up in the punk rock scene, ...

Interview with Dope Soda was done in June, 2012 by D'Arcy Briggs Ska Fest: When and where do you guys meet? When did you decide to form the band?   Dope Soda: Well Dope Soda was a project I have been wanting to do for a v...

Interview with HHH was done in June, 2012 by D'Arcy Briggs Ska Fest: When and where do you guys meet? When did you decide to form the band? HHH: We all met through playing in other projects together. For example, our drummer, Pher, and Ch...

Interviewwith Sweatleaf done in October, 2012 by D'Arcy Briggs Ska Fest: First off, who is in this band and why do you play music? Sweetleaf: Let's start with Zack Knippel on bass. Jay Ramalho plays sax. We've got Scott Renton on the tr...