Do the dog, but don’t get caught by your mum

By Andy

DO THE DOG MUSIC NEW RELEASES

Various Artists – This Are UK Ska vol. 3 20 unstoppable tracks from the UK’s finest new ska bands! Features: Shootin Goon, Smoke Like A Fish, Splitters, Howards Alias, Pama International, Ye Wiles, King Prawn, Honeyshop Screamers, Too Many Crooks, The Amphetameanies, APB, Muttly’s Dastardly Skam, Flying Marrows, Ska Gal & The Hands Of Ra, Sonic Boom Six, 2 Tonic, Kingsize, Catch It Kebabs, Goldmaster Allstars & Rebelation! This is an essential comp of British 2 tone ska fun!

APB – Karoshi (Work Yourself To Death)
An awesome debut mini album by a truly fantastic Leeds based crew! APB deliver an intoxicating fusion of 2 tone ska, reggae & dub flavourings underpinned by strongly anti-establishment lyrics & incredible bubbling reggae keyboards!

Dave Hillyard & The Rocksteady 7 – United Front
Smoking authentic ska/jazz/latin/reggae instrumentals from this brilliant NYC ska supergroup! The killer Rocksteady 7 line up features Dave Hillyard & Victor Ruggiero of The Slackers, plus former Stubborn All Stars members Sheldon Gregg, Eddie Ocampo & Dave Hahn. This is an essential purchase for all fans of old school Jamaican music!

Too Many Crooks – Bounce
The brilliant debut CD from Brighton’s favourite ska sons is at last available again! A riotous party of super catchy melodies, super bouncy rhythms & super sing-a-long vocals make this a 2 tone ska/pop masterpiece! Re-mastered with new artwork & bonus tracks!

For ordering details on these & all other Do The DogMusic releases go to www.dothedog.com

DO THE DOG MUSIC NEWS

Issue 30 of Do The Dog Skazine is out now! As always the zine is jam-packed with all the global ska news & reviews that is fit to print! For a 4 issue subscription to Do The Dog Skazine send a cheque for £5.00 (made payable to Do The Dog Music) along with your name and address to the Do The Dog address below.

Smoke Like A Fish will be on tour across the UK from October through to December. These dates will be to promote the release of their eagerly awaited 2nd
album. The new album will be titled “Survival Of The Hip ‘est” & will feature 12 tracks. It should hopefully be released in October on Do The Dog Music.

In addition to the release of the band’s brand new CD, Do The Dog Music also hope to put out a Smoke Like A Fish early years CD. The disc will include remixed
tracks from the band’s never released debut album, “The Great White Trombone Hunter”, plus other demo & rare SLAF tunes. The working title for this release is
“Here’s One We Made Earlier”.

After a number of recent line up changes, Norfolk’s finest export Rebelation returned to gigging in June with shows in Bourne & Boston. Both July & August will see the band play summer festival dates in Belgium, while they also plan to tour across the UK in September (with US band Skanic) & Holland in October.

Do The Dog Music will hopefully be re-releasing Rebelation‘s debut CD “Steppas” & “Hey Where Is Your Soul” EP on one CD in the not too distant future and the band also hope to get in the studio to start working on a new album over the course of this summer. Rebelation also have a website up & running, check it out at www.rebelation.co.uk

Former members of The Honeyshop Screamers and current members of Victor FME have formed a new dub reggae side project outfit called The Home Town Rockers. Home Town Rockers have been playing a few shows around the North West in recent months & look set to release their debut CD mini album later in the year on Do The Dog Music.

Also due out later in the year on Do The Dog Music is the debut album by The Catch It Kebabs. This band has been making waves on the Yorkshire ska scene for
several months now with their hyper active live performances. Their sound wraps jazz, punk and rock influences around a super infectious 2 tone ska base.

TOUR DATES – support your local ska scene!

Rebelation
02 08 Norwich, Earlham Park Free Festival

Smoke Like A Fish
26 07 Newcastle, Boat Club
16 08 Llanidloes, Music Festival
23 08 Newtown, Monty Club
25 08 Hereford, The Barrels
29 08 Rochdale, Backdoor
30 08 Pontagigroes, Bike Rally
08 11 Wellingborough, Embankment Club
22 11 Harlow, Square

DO THE DOG MUSIC CATALOGUE

CD albums £7.00 each post paid
The Bakesys – self titled (2 tone & 3rd wave ska)
Various – This Are UK Ska vol. 1
Various – This Are UK Ska vol. 2
Smoke Like A Fish – self titled (2 tone ska)
Rebelation – Yo Swing Dat Mama (trad ska/2
tone/reggae)
Too Many Crooks – Spanish Fly (2 tone ska/pop)
Too Many Crooks – Bounce (2 tone ska/pop)
Various – This Are UK Ska vol. 3
Dave Hillyard – United Front (trad ska/jazz/reggae)

CD mini albums £5.00 each post paid
Honeyshop Screamers – Going Out Dancing (2 tone ska)
APB – Karoshi (2 tone ska, reggae & dub)

*Grab any 4 Do The Dog Music CD’s for just £20 post paid. To order send a cheque (payable to Do The Dog Music) along with your order & your name & address to the Do The Dog Music address below.

Do The Dog Music
26a Craven Road
Newbury
Berkshire
RG14 5NE
England

Email – kevindothedog@yahoo.co.uk
Website – www.dothedog.com

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