Cool Skapunk bands
 

Only just discovered the awesomeness of ska punk. Apart from the obvious ones (LTJ, The king blues) what good Skapunk bands are there? Any suggestions would be awesome :D

I grew up with the guys in Mustard Plug, they are from Michigan. I watched them go from local band to touring internationally. You might like them, can't post a link right now because i'm new but search them on YouTube.

big d and the kids table is awesome, depends how punk you like your ska. I will always love Leftover Crack

Sk'a never cool unless you're in the 80's which you're not.

Instead of derailing this thread you could've at least named one ska punk band. Come on man, don't be like this.

To stay on topic: try Reel Big Fish.

Maybe that definition was based in the Late 70's-Early 80's Two Tone scene - if it was then that's a bit narrow. One my favorite friends introduced me to bands like the Toasters and Bim Skala Bim that came later. Of course, there's Operation Ivy as well, which started out Ska Punk but went a little more into the Punk side - although very good at it.









There was a band in the 90's called Metaskaphelies (Satanic themed Ska) who had the skills to make a potentially limited concept work well.



And, the aforementioned Mustard Plug are of good standing.

Again:

They're starting to sound more and more like generic radio-friendly pop punk but The Flatliners used to be pretty rad as far as newer(-ish, considering it's been like 7 years since they've done anything ska-like) stuff goes. Skankin' Pickle are worth mentioning. RX Bandits, aka Pharmaceutical Bandits are pretty neat too. They're not strictly ska, but ska's the main 'theme' of their music.

More punk oriented (no horns or sometimes 1 horn):
- Snuff (older snuff was punk, but they have some awesome skapunk songs - Drummer=singer here btw)
- NOFX (punk band, but when a mexican joined the band he introduced ska/reggea in some of the songs and are some of my favorites!)
- Goldfinger (punk band, but have a handful of skapunk songs you'd definately like)
- Rancid (the successor of operation ivy, actually a punk band but they have skapunk vibes still ringing)
- The Flatliners (punkband, with some skapunk influences (but again, reallllly good)
- Random Hand ('anger managament'! - singer plays trombone)
- Authority Zero (really neat, check it - mexican influences)
- RX Bandits (really really good technical band, they threw skapunk away their latest album(s?) but their first 2-3 albums are awesome skapunk)
- The Fad (more punk oriented)
- Sublime (you can call this more reggea/punk, but very good)
- Operation ivy (skapunk without horns)

More horns:
- P.O.Box
- Mad Caddies
- Catch22 (old songs are with streetlight singer/writer)
- Mustard plug (as mentioned before, more ska oriented but have some really good skapunk songs!)
- Reel Big Fish (most songs are more ska than punk)
- Streetlight Manifesto
- The JB Conspiracy
- Big D and the kids table
- Ska-P (spanish skapunk band reunited)
- Less Than Jake (as you mentioned)
- Five Iron Frenzy (christian skapunk, but have awesome songs to make up for it)
- Buck-o-nine (more ska than punk, but have some great songs: 'My town' i.e.)
- Slapstick (really awesome to bad they're no more)
- Link 80

Bands in Red don't exist no more, band in blue exist and play, orange i'm unsure.
I could go on & on and list individual songs or songs of bands who just have like 1 great skapunk song but nothing else. Mail me if you need to.:)

*disclaimer: this is not a complete list offcourse, but these are the bands I mainly listen and go to.

The Clash started it all. The only band that mattered.
Listen to their covers of 'Louie Louie', 'police and thieves', 'armagideon time', 'pressure drop'
And also these originals 'Bankrobber', 'Rudie Can't Fail', 'Guns of Brixton', 'White Man in Hammersmith Palais'.
Probs more out there but cbf