Welcome to my music page. First all ya are probably wondering: what does the music playing, Higher Ground, has to do with SKA?!?! Beats me, I just think it sounds kewl:) Secondly you are probably asking who the character besides the text is. He is a Rude Boy, his style of dress orginated in Jamaica in the mid 60's. Groups of these Rude Boys used to go round terrorizing and looting the Shanty Town's they lived in. This was when the form of music known as Ska orginated. These first 15 years were known as the first wave of ska. It occurred primarily in Jamaica and included such bands as : The Maytals, Desmond Dekker, and The Pioneers.

The next generation of ska took place from about '79 to the middle 80's. What brough it about was a revival of ska music in England by a British band called The Specials. They combined pure Jamaican Ska with the energy of the punk rock of the time, this style is known as two tone. Many other bands were to follow, like The Selector, Bad Manners, The Beat, Madness, and the Bodysnatchers.

The third and last, so far, wave of ska started around '85 and has been going on ever since. What makes this era unique is that it blended two tone sound with modern day Alternative Music and Punk Rock. It is characterized by such bands as: Operation Ivy, Sublime, No Doubt, Rancid, and Reel Big Fish.

What would a music page be with out a custom sound files section? Here are some of favorite sound files that I've downloaded off the internet or created.

*By the way you'll need a MP3 player to listen to some of the songs, there's a link to one on my linkz page. All songs are © by their respected owners.

File Name	Format	Description
Rocky Top	MP3	A local Tennessee song that my mom, and my brother (The Scab), and I, arranged for my mom's piano recital. It features: Me- Bass Guitar, Scab- Trombone, My Mom- Piano. BTW we put this together in less than 24 hours. And the voice at the beginning is me :)
Maxwell Murder	MP3	This is just the bass solo from the song. It's played by Rancid and Operation Ivy's bassist Matt Freeman. Yup, itz pretty fast:D
Knowledge	MIDI	This is the super cheesy midified version of an Operation Ivy song.
James Bond Theme	MP3	A pretty kewl song. Transferred to MP3 by DrsBaitso.
Chef Song	MP3	This is a song off the hit show South Park. I got it from my brother (The Scab).
Up for the Down Stroke	MP3	Here is a song by Parliament, a funk band. Download it now!
Pressure Drop	MP3	This song is done by a first wave ska band called The Maytals.
A Message to you Rudi	MP3	You probably have heard a few lines of this song at the end of DJs by Sublime, or maybe even heard The Specials cover of it, especially if you go to KCHS :) This is the orginal version by Dandy.