Ska Bike Videos - Pt. 5: Andy Gale & The Ska Machine

Original info text of the YouTube video:

"Sometimes cycling can be the only way to get from A to B in Birmingham. This gridlock was caused by an accident in the Hagley Road and the traffic was still going nowhere when a friend of mine drove through an hour later.

The music is performed by Andy Gayle and a band he was playing with at the time called "Ska Machine". The tune is Road Block by Tommy McCook. For more on Andy's music go to 

http://www.andygaylejazz.co.uk"

I was really enjoying this video for the excellent music selection and the hillarious idea of filming a gridlock caused by a single accident with a helmet camera on a bicycle. I can't stop watching it and keep on hitting replay. Road Block by Tommy McCook must have been written just for this sequence. I also never heard about the performing band Andy Gale & The Ska Machine, which made me poke around a bit to find out more. Well and I found out that I missed something important but it's never too late to learn and become less dumb. Andy Gale is a british saxophone player who toured with the Specials, the Special Beat, The Skatalites, Jazz Jamaica and different reggae groups amongst them Ziggy Marley.

The McCook song was released in 1996 on a self titled 4-track EP by the SKA MACHINE

1. You Can't be Serious (Ska Machine)

2. Joe 90 (TV Theme)

3. Pretty Women

4. Road Block (Tommy McCook) (mp3 sample)

Ska Bike Videos - Pt. 4: Ska-nk

Romenian band SKA-NK plays Ska and punk since about 2010 and recorded this nice uptempo bicycle song simply called "Bicicleta". If you like them you can give them a like on their FB: Ska-nk on Facebook.

Nothing more to say, just listen.

SKA Cruisers - Vol. 4: SKA Huffy

SKA Huffy! Now what is that? It takes quite a while to find out in this post but if you are patient and interested enough to read to the end, you'll find out what this post has to do with SKA & Bikes. It's a well researched article about american low quality bikes from the third quarter of the last century, and later on about end of century high quality SKA in the US. To cut to the chase: Read! The original article or did you think I'm copying other peoples work:
http://urbanadventureleague.blogspot.de/2011/11/other-peoples-bikes-part-3-ska-huffy.html

© by Urban Adventure League

SKA Euphoria - Beer in Bicycle Heaven

SKA Euphoria - Beer in Bicycle Heaven: This pale ale from SKA Brewing Company has been tested by Bicycle Heaven and has qualified for being "Beer of the Week" 12/05/2012.

"Nice hoppy flavor but not overpowering. This is a great seasonal beer that is very easy to drink and enjoy in the cold weather. This Beer gets a (A-) rating." (Rating by Chris @ Bicycle Heaven)

Ska Bike Videos - Pt. 3: Johnny & The Raindrops

Straight from Nottingham: Johnny & The Raindrops singing "Live Is Better on a Bicycle". How much is this true! A simple Ska jewel to sing along with in the early morning, having a breakfast with ham & eggs or whistling while - yeah guess what! - while commuting on your bike in sunshine or rain, weather doesn't matter. This song makes the sun shine even in a scandinavian winter. Thumbs up.

SKA, Beer & Bicycles

Combining three different obsessions to a piece of clothing isn't that hard. Just take a look at this nice jersey from The SKA Brewing Company. The name says it all: SKA Brewing Bike Jersey. Three words of truth on a red hot and checkered jersey. Makes me want to skank on my bike.

Btw, found it here. The typical 3rd Wave Ska design was created by Bobby Dean, a graphic designer from Phoenix, AZ.

Batman knows better

Batman's ultimate authority is so overwhelming that no one would have a doubt about his word of truth. A friend of mine gave me the empty template pic of that old Batman comic and I played around a bit abusing Batman's persuasive power. Unfortunately there's nothing you couldn't add to the speech bubble, the words could even be turned around! Aware of that fatal flaw I've let my senses pan my mind and that was what - how surprisingly - came to me first: SKA BIKE

If you like them, use them.