Ska Boom Stories - Mephiskapheles Introduce America To Satanic Ska

Welcome to Ska Boom! Stories, which is the audio companion to my new book Ska Boom: An American Ska & Reggae Oral History now available for pre-sale through DiWulf Publishing.  The first 500 pre-orders get a rare 80 minute all USA ska mix CD courtesy of DJ Chuck Wren of Jump Up Records.  Click here to order: http://www.diwulf.com/booksIn this episode I focus on the origin story and the important role that Mephiskapheles have played in American ska.  From its early beginnings in 1990, the band set out to carve out its own niche within the so-called "third wave" ska scene and in my humble opinion created one of the most uniquely American versions of ska there is. Un my opinion, Mephiskapheles are the logical culmination of what I would define as the earliest days of the American ska era that started in the early 80s – began to take form in 1985 -- and then through the hard work of many of the bands featured in Ska Boom gave birth to what some, but not all ska fans refer to as the 3rd wave that took off in the mid 90s. I’d count Mephiskapheles as one of those bands whose embrace of a mutated version of ska influenced legions of future American ska and ska punk bands.    Please note: The music clips included in this podcast fall under the “Fair Use Doctrine” as defined by Section 107 of the Copyright Act. The law allows for use of music clips for purposes of criticism, comment, and news reporting.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices