MOON SKA ONLINE STORE OPEN

After much huffing and puffing, and late night candle burning the new and improved Moon Ska online store is now open! Payments are through Paypal which also offers the option to purchase by credit card as well... So good shopping!

All your Moon Ska favourites are there including the four new brand new MOON SKA WORLD titles

THE BiG - WHATEVER MAKES YOU HAPPY

The excellent new album from the UK's top Undergound Ska band mixing up Trad Ska to 2-Tone to Skinhead Reggae comes complete with a limited edition eclectic Disc 2 featuring tracks based on tracks from Disc 1 but in styles from Blues, and Folk to Punk!!!

THE UPSESSIONS THE NEW HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION

The brilliant debut album from the European Kings of Skinhead Reggae!
Features the bands classic Dirty Reggae 7" single "The Chambermaid" plus new versions of  "Baby Baby Baby", "Why You Done Me Wrong", "Cool It Down Rudie " and "Jackie Miller Down" from their 2005 self-released single plus 7 more Real Reggae scorchers!! Top notch stuff!

Buy this CD and get the bands 3 track CD EP promo sampler FREE!!! Limited offer!

GO JIMMY GO - FISHBOWL EYES

Hawaii's top Ska, Rocksteady smooth Reggae bands first European domestic release. This Moon Ska version features bonus cuts and is packaged in a digipak with picture disc CD and poster!

SKAVILLE UK - 1973

UK Super group featuring ex-members of SELECTER, BAD MANNERS, KING HAMMOND and BIG 5. Creating an updated 2-Tone Ska sound that collides with 1970's Glam Rock for a unique British UK Ska sound.
Features guest appearances from RHODA DAKAR and JENNIE BELLE STAR.

THE SUN BIG UPS SKAVILLE UK!

None less then the UK's biggest selling newspaper, The Sun, gave SKAVILLE UK a rave review from this years Guilfest, even bigging up the bands soon to be released "She's Mad About The Eighties" single (watch this space for more info soon). SKAVILLE UK fans meantime might like to catch them with RHODA DAKAR performing 0900 L-U-V from their debut album.

Ska fans might also like to see SKAVILLE UK frontman and all round Ska legend NICK "WBA FC" WELSH performing "Carry Go Bring Come" with The Chris Murray Combo at Chris Murray's LA Ska Club "The Bluebeat Lounge" earlier this year.
SKAVILLE UK will also be playing at the Hop & Anchor (207 Upper Street, Islington, London - Tickets £8 - Tel: 020 7354 1312) on Friday 7th September with RHODA and JENNIE "BELLE STAR" MATTHIAS making guest appearances. Support comes from KID KAMAKAZE. See you at the bar!

DUB CITY ROCKERS ALBUM FINISHED AT LAST

After some 2 years in the making we can announe that the UK/JA Ska-Reggae collective DUB CITY ROCKERS much anticipated debut album "Peace, Love, Faith, Hope, Respect, Co-Exist" is finally finished with mastering polished off last week. The album will contain 16 tracks and will feature some suprsie samples and collaberations with CHRIS MURRAY, a reworked version of "We Do The Ska", and those Dirty Reggae stars THE UPSESSIONS with the PRINCE BUSTER tribute "Rude Boy Hooligan"... More news very shortly!

SKINHEAD INVASION OF THE IoW

The Reggae Train boys who have more than supplied their fair share of great nights out.... step it up with a weekender of Original Reggae, Ska and Rocksteady, featuring DJ Jim Cox and other guest DJ's on the Isle of Wight on the 24th, 25th and 26th of August 2007. The 3 nights will be held at the Town Club at 25 Star Street, Ryde. For info call 0790 1834 901 or e: London band.

THE BiG INTERVIEW

Bella & Dave from The BiG

DJ TOAST, the man behind Tim Armstrong's fave old Skazine "TIGHTEN UP", the Ska newsletter "SKAVILLE UK" and resident DJ at the infamous London Ska and Punk club SUBLIME interviews some of the new Moon Ska signings as a new feature to the site... the first interview is with ED ROME singer and guitarist from THE BiG. Click here for full interview

THE RUDIMENTALS AND UB40

We can report from dispatches received direct from South Africa that THE RUDIMENTALS went down a storm as special guests on the UB40 tour of South Africa with the band playing to 9000 at the first two shows and a crowd of over 25,000 in Durban! Full details of all the goings on from the band themselves in our new Bands Blog Page. Have a good read!

Meanwhile for all you Afro-Skaster fans THE RUDIMENTALS, just fresh from the UB40 shows and the Billabong Jefferies Bay World Surf Champs, will be playing another huge gig in August this time with with the Violent Femmes, Jimmy Eat World, and Groove Armada at the Oppikoppi Music Festival.

SKA AT THE RHYTHM FESTIVAL 2007

Our good friend Jim Driver who used to host the excellent "Club Bang Bang" nights at the 100 Club, and will be back there very shortly with his new Friday club "Strictly Rhythm" has informed us that this years 2007 RHYTHM FESTIVAL will be taking place 3rd, 4th and 5th August at the Twinwood Arena Clapham Near Bedford MK41 6AB UK. As with all of Jim's shows and clubs Ska is well represented on the following days... for more details on tickets etc go to the festival website.
Friday 3rd
THE BEAT,
Saturuday 4th
PRINCE BUSTER with Delroy Williams &The Junction Band, THE DUALERS and SKACOUSTICA
Sunday 5th
NEVILLE STAPLE

NEW SKA AND REGGAE CLUB IN SWINDON

A brand new club night featuring Ska, Roots, Dub, Soul and Rocksteady called the ROCKERS REVOLT, run by Sean from PAMA INTERNATIONAL starts in August at the 12 Bar club in Swindon, the full address is the 12 Bar Club, 179 Westcott Place, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 5HT
For more info visit: www.myspace.com/rockersrevolt
Shows are as follows
Fri 17th August
EASY STAR ALL STARS
Fri 21st September
THE AGGROLITES
Fri 19th October
DREADZONE SOUNDSYSTEM