Yes folks, in less than a week, the biggest and greatest sporting event in the world, The World Cup, will be taking place in South Africa, the first ever World Cup on the African continent. The whole world, yes even here in the States, is feeling the World Cup Fever! How exciting! With that...
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Musical Occupation Special: The World Cup Podcast!
Mos Def meets…Desmond Dekker?
Kinda! Max Tannone, a DJ and producer from NYC, has recently made a Mos Def mashup with some reggae tunes. It’s some pretty neat stuff, and some clever track titles (e.g. Johnny Too Bad + What’s Beef = Johnny Too Beef). You can listen to the whole thing (and download it) for free at...
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Update your RSS Feeds and your Itunes/Winamp!
Hey everybody, we’ve made some changes to the site, so everybody’s feeds might be messed up…be sure to update them to be able to follow us! http://www.musicaloccupation.com/feed/ For the master feed, following all the great podcasts we have! http://www.musicaloccupation.com/category/pressure-drop/feed/ To follow The Pressure Drop Soundcast! Hope you guys update it!
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Strange Manor – The Christmas Album #4 (the Recession Album)
For the last 4 years, every time Christmastime comes around, the residents of Strange Manor up in the Bay Area, California, have conjured up nifty Christmas albums that helps you get into the spirit. 2009 is no different, so here’s a new Christmas album from Strange Manor! Christmas Album 4 (2009)
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Ongaku Ska Christmas Special!
Our buddy Rafael over at Ongaku Ska has let us know that he’s gotten a special Christmas episode up. Christmas ska, rocksteady, reggae with a Japanese twist! It’s pretty awesome, so check it out here: http://ongaku_ska.podomatic.com/entry/eg/2009-12-22T21_16_48-08_00 A Venezuelan podcaster playing music with Japanese musicians playing Jamaican music. How’s that for globalization?
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Jamaica to Toronto: Interview with Nardwuar
Some really great Jamaican History.. From CANADA!
NARDWUAR VS TORONTO TO JAMAICA.
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CHERRY POPPIN’ DADDIES TO RELEASE TWO ALBUMS IN SEPTEMBER
LISTEN TO 2:29 from the album SKABOY JFK In celebration of the bands 20th year in the music business, Eugene, Oregon’s horn-heavy, genre-bending, multi-platinum-selling Cherry Poppin’ Daddies are giving store shelves a double shot of musical goodness in September: both “Susquehanna” and “Skaboy JFK: the Skankin’ hits of the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies” are scheduled for release on...
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The Forthrights & Green Room Rockers Hit The Road
Come listen as two of the finest Young Guns on the reggae scene hit your town. They will make you laugh, they will make you cry, they will drink with you, they will help you up from under the table and get you back home safely to your East Coast or Midwest home! LISTEN!!!...
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Video Selection: Kingston Rudieska and Ska Rockets – FREEDOM SOUNDS!
Korean ska band Kingston Rudieska and Japanese ska band SKA ROCKETS together on one stage covering the Skatalites! That’s a huge horn section!
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