Hey MNSka-ers! Since I realize that I have spread myself thin with doing everything for the website, I really need your help. We as a scene have laid some solid groundwork, I just need a few willing volunteers to help take it to the next level.

I am looking for people who will be committed to helping with the website and the best part is, you don’t even need any technical skills (aside from using the internet, but you are already doing that). I will teach you how to do anything you will need to do for your task.

Here are the different tasks you can sign up for:
-News Posts. If you read news blogs, forums, music sites, etc. and are up to date with the happenings in the ska world, I would like you to post that news on the site. It is really easy to do. The news would include things like Show Announcements for local shows, MNSka band news, National/International ska band news, etc. If you think you are able to post 3 times a week, please volunteer! I’m looking for multiple volunteers for this position!

-Show and Music Reviewer. Bari Sax has been our “sole reviewer” so far, but if anyone is interested in writing up reviews of local ska shows or any ska albums (past or present), please volunteer! I’m looking for multiple volunteers for this position!

-Bands page editor. I am working on putting together a page for every ska/reggae band that calls Minnesota their home.  This will require some research to find pictures, mp3s, and videos of each band.  I have already created some of the pages (click on BANDS and see 2 Tone Runts for an example).  Please volunteer if this interests you!

How To Volunteer:
Please email Courtney at klos0067@umn.edu with the subject line “MNSka Volunteer” and include your name, a way to contact you, and what task you would like to help with.

Hey everyone!  You may have noticed the new header to the site and the navigation bar.  This is an intermediate step to get the site to its final format.  There will be drop down menus and other cool features coming; lots of exciting things are in the works.  However, I’m not the greatest at making things look cool, so I am tasking you!

Are you good at creating digital images?  Are you artistic?
If so, I challenge you to create a really cool header image for the site as a part of the MNSka Website Design Contest.

Here are the guidelines:

• The image needs to be on the order of 700×200 pixels
• The image should include “MNSka.com” displayed prominently
• The image should be saved in .jpg format

Please send your images to Courtney at klos0067@umn.edu.  I will select the best submission and incorporate it into the website.

The month of ska continues on Rude Radio as MNSka band Sajak joined Reverend Evan and Citizen D at Radio K last Sunday, October 19th.  Part of the promotion of the upcoming MNSka show on November 8th at the Triple Rock, Sajak played a live in-studio performance.  The 7 song set included 2 brand new, never-performed songs as well as a number that have been written since their 2007 release, Kick It Back To Health.

Check out the full 2-hour episode of Rude Radio below (Sajak’s set starts at the 1:00 mark)

Rude Radio 10/19/08

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Next week on Rude Radio, MNSka band 2 Tone Runts will be live in-studio!  Check it out on Sunday, October 26th at 12 pm (770 AM Minneapolis-St. Paul or on the web at www.radiok.org)

Tyrus and Connor of MNSka band 2 Tone Runts have posted an update on YouTube.  The boys are promoting the upcoming All Ages MNSka show featuring Umbrella Bed, Sajak, 2 Tone Runts, Small Kitchen Appliances, and Rocksteady Breakfast on November 8th, 2008.  Kudos to the guys for promoting MNSka and trying to grow the scene.  Check out the video to find out how you can score a FREE 2 Tone Runts T-Shirt at the show.

2 Tone Runts will be playing on Rude Radio (770 AM Minneapolis-St. Paul) on October 26th at 12pm.