According to my sources over at Spinner.com,  legendary ska, punk, funk, metal, hip-hop band Fishbone has a documentary coming out entitled Everyday Sunshine.  The documentary will be narrated by Morpheus himself, Laurence Fishburne, and will feature many celebrity interviews with Chuck D, George Clinton, Tim Robbins, Gwen Stefani, Ice-T, Flea and many other famous fans of the storied band.  Everyday Sunshine will most likely debut at the SXSW festival in Austin, TX in March, then have a wider release later this year.  You will also get to see some footage from some vintage Fishbone shows from the mid-to-late 80′s submitted by fans.

Fishbone will be playing in Minneapolis on Thursday, March 4th at The Cabooze with The English Beat as part of the Spring Skaward Tour.

Welcome to another edition of Miss Upsetter’s Retro Vinyl Review!  Miss Upsetter is originally from Arizona where she was very involved with the ska scene and used to run the now-defunct ska site Get Up Edina! Being the vinyl junkie that she is, she posted many quick-hit reviews of some classic ska and reggae albums on that site.  We have unearthed these reviews and will share as many as we can for a somewhat daily review segment.

Today’s review is of the album The Best Of Jackie Opel by Jackie Opel (Studio One):

Now that companies are repressing older albums, certain artists are easier to find now, Jackie Opel being one of them!  This album has all of the normal songs associated with Jackie Opel, and would be a great album to have if you DJ (you know, playing only the songs people know).  Nontheless, this is a great album.

Colorado ska band Ska Skank Redemption receives “Genius” honors from The Onion’s A.V. Club‘s tongue-in-cheek list of the worst band names of the year.  This list is always good for a laugh as they poke fun at how ridiculous band names can be.

You can check out this year’s list HERE.

Tip The Van are the up-and-coming  female-fronted ska-pop group from Connecticut.  They have appeared on the Ska Is Dead compilation and have played many shows with bands like Less Than Jake and Big D and the Kids Table.  This video is a behind-the-scenes look at how they made their music video for the song “Cherry Red.”

It’s been a long time since Five Iron Frenzy has had any recent news since they called it quits in 2003.  According to a recent newsletter from Asian Man Records, Christian ska-punk staples Five Iron Frenzy will be releasing a full-length documentary called “The Rise and Fall of Five Iron Frenzy,” which lead singer Reese Roper has been working on for the past 6 years.  No release date or pre-order date has been set for the DVD, but it will be available on the Asian Man Records site in the near future.

To satisfy your curiosity and to follow FIF on the “FaceTwitterTube,” you can check out the DVD’s official site HERE.

In other news, Mike Park is turning 40 on November 11th!  He’s as old as Brett Favre!

This Saturday has a very exciting show in store: Sublime tribute band 40 oz. To Freedom is performing at Station 4.  The show is 18+, and tickets are $12.  Doors open at 8 p.m. and the show starts at 9.  This show might be made even more interesting by the recent news that Sublime has “reunited” with a new singer . . . 

Also, 2 Tone Runts open their Can’t Stop Won’t Stop Tour on Wednesday March 18 at the Hat Trick Lounge.  Music is at 5 p.m., and the cost is $5.  Streetwise Professors also perform.

This weekend is packed with MNSka shows.  Tonight, Airwave Bandits perform alongside local Hip-Hop powerhouse The Blend at The Depot.  The cost for the show is $4, and music starts at 9p.m.

Also tonight, Duluth ska-punkers Mikey Talented share the stage with fellow Duluth ska-rockers Coal Car Caboose at The Boathouse in Ely.  Music is at 9, and there’s no cover–so if you’re in the Twin Ports area, check it out.

And finally, The Hat Trick Lounge hosts the Skaliticians and Zero’s Heroes tomorrow night from 4-7 p.m. as part of the Eric Shaw’s Saturday All Ages Showcase.

You saw them last weekend, now they are right here on MNSka.com!  Here is the latest music video from Deal’s Gone Bad; the song “Movin’ On” from their excellent record, The Ramblers.

Lots of show announcements lately!  MNSka bands Rocksteady Breakfast and Small Kitchen Appliances are playing at Eclipse Records in St. Paul on Saturday, September 27th.  Special Guests include Alcoholic Bomb Squad and Kick Face Smile.  The show starts at 6 pm and is ALL AGES.

More show details after the jump.

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