In Defense of Ska Ep 180: Frank Turner

In Defense of Ska

Frank Turner is a big name in punk and singer-songwriter folk-style music. Since he has such a huge presence in these scenes, we needed to know what he thinks of ska. Turns out, he has a lot of thoughts, and he tells them all to us!

Frank’s got quite the ska resume. He’s toured with The Interrupters, Bedouin Soundclash, he grew up going to UK skacore shows in the 2000s—he has a lot to say about this amazing UK scene. We find much more ska in his history, including a reference to the genre on his new album, Undefeated (release date: May 3, 2024)

We also talk about his love for Converge, Koo Koo Kanga Roo (Including a weird show of theirs he dragged Dan Ozzi to), having NOFX cover his song “Thatcher Fucks The Kids,” and turning it into ska. And we talk about some of the toughest runs of shows Frank has played.

Listen to Frank Turner talk about on the In Defense of Ska podcast. Then, follow the series wherever you get your podcast. Fans can also get early and ad-free episodes by joining the IDOS Patreon, and don't forget to check out all the Consequence Podcast Network series here.

You can also support the In Defense host Aaron Carnes by purchasing a copy of his book, In Defense of Ska. The 2nd, expanded edition will be released in Oct 2024.

If you like our theme song, go download the EP Lives by Slow Gherkin. They wrote the opening and closing songs for our podcast. You can get both tunes from their Lives EP. Also, check out Dan P and the Bricks two LPs. They provided the mid-roll ad transition music.

Co-host Adam Davis has a band called Omnigone. Their latest record, Against The Rest released on March 31, 2023.

The In Defense of Ska editor Chris Reeves runs a record label called Ska Punk International. They have new releases coming out all the time.

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