MNSKA veterans 3 Minute Hero are throwing a party to celebrate their first musical release in over 10 years, F-Minus: Uncollected Works.  The show will be on Friday, October 28th at the Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis.  Doors are at 8pm and fellow MNSKA band The Dropsteppers will be opening.  To get you geared up for the new music, we posting an exclusive track from the new album:

“Happy” by 3 Minute Hero from F-Minus: Uncollected Works

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Here’s what the band had to say about their upcoming show and release:

“3 Minute Hero – isn’t that the band that…” Yes, yes, yes: public urination – but that is all in the past, like so many other things. First, let us dispose of the third person introductions. The 3 Minute Hero Show is back after a stint in our creative chrysalis and ready to emerge like the tantalizingly lurid butterfly that we are. We could tell you about our throbbing rhythm section, our undeniably handsome horn section, and our non-stop frontal assault on the banality of live music, but that tells you nothing. Come closer. Smell that? It’s electricity, and sweat, and liquor, and laughter, and possibly hair product. It’s the smell of you at our next show – and you smell great.

3 Minute Hero will be debuting their completely unexpected and unnecessary musical response to 9/11, the new album “F Minus: Uncollected Works.” Each album is numbered and features original, uninspired lino-cut art on the cover,  as well as containing a one-of-a-kind band photograph (which may or may not contain the band and will undoubtedly be out of focus &/or irrelevant). In addition to this, there will be a shiny disc with music on it – terrible music – from a touching ballad of pant-wetting  to a butchered Duke Ellington cover to a chalupa-induced hallucination. This promises to be the least earnest, most bullshitty,  fleeting,  uneven, and incomprehensible album of 2011. It’s also awesome as hell. You’re welcome.

MNSKA band The Prizfighters have unveiled the covert art for their upcoming vinyl release Follow My Sound Special Edition LP, available on Friday, October 21st on Jump Up Records.  You can get your own copy at the MNSKA Double Release Party at Nomad World Pub in Minneapolis on October 21st, also featuring The Dropsteppers and Umbrella Bed.

Tracklisting:

Side A
Brujeria
Follow My Sound
Karma
Before Tonight
Hypocrite
There’ll Be A Day

Side B
Moonlight
Take More Time
Ghost In The Night
Truth And Lies
Fibbers Dub

If you follow this site, you know by now that we are sponsoring a big ol’ release party featuring 2 brand new releases from MNSKA bands The Dropsteppers and The Prizefighters on Friday, October 21st at The Nomad World Pub.  To get you geared up for their special edition vinyl LP, The Prizefighters are streaming 3 brand new songs on their website, each of which can be found on the upcoming release.

Here’s what the band had to say:

We are proud to announce our release of the Follow My Sound special edition vinyl LP on Jump Up Records!  Almost a year ago, we put 5 years of writing, rehearsing, performing and overall hard work into our debut album Follow My Sound.  To commemorate that effort and to show our lovely fans a hint of things to come, we have recorded new bonus tracks and reworked old favorites with our new band members to put forth a special vinyl edition of our debut album.

As a treat for you all, you can check out our music player and stream 3 new songs from the special edition LP!  “Moonlight” is a previously unreleased rocksteady tune we wrote a long time ago that we dusted off and improved with our new members.  “Take More Time” is an instrumental horn version of our song “Take Some Time” written by our horn players Courtney Klos and Ryan Peterson.  “Fibber’s Dub” is dub version of our song “Truth And Lies” created by our friend Anthony Abbinanti (The Drastics, Deal’s Gone Bad).

You can check out the hot new tracks as well as videos of their recent performances HERE

Peep this hilarious Beatles spoof poster promoting the new album Get Up In It! from MNSKA band The Dropsteppers.  The album officially is available on October 21st, 2011 on Megalith Records.

Be sure to catch the band at the MNSKA Double Release Party with The Prizefighters and Umbrella Bed on Friday, October 21st at the Nomad World Pub!

The month of  October is a gigantic one for MNSKA.  Just look at the show calendar below…it’s crazy!  Let me highlight some of the shows that you, the MNSKA faithful, should be at.  This Sunday, the infamous crusty ska-punk heroes Leftover Crack will be playing at the Triple Rock Social Club with MNSKA band Rocksteady Breakfast.  A couple days later at the First Ave Mainroom is legendary Ziggy Marley.  Arizona surf/ska/punk band Authority Zero is bringing it to the 7th Street Entry on Sunday October 16th.  Looking ahead to that weekend, check out Thursday October 20th where the mighty Aggrolites are bringing their dirty reggae to the 7th Street Entry!  The next night is an all-out MNSKA Double Release Party at the Nomad World Pub.  On Friday, October 21st you can dance to the boss tunes from MNSKA’s The Dropsteppers, who are releasing Get Up In It! on Megalith Records, and The Prizefighters, who are releasing their special-edition vinyl of Follow My Sound on Jump Up Records.  The show opens up with the epic return of long-running two-tone massive known as Umbrella Bed!  But the month is not over yet, because the superhuman ska force known as 3 Minute Hero is playing a release show at the Fine Line Music Cafe on Friday, October 28th.  The band is only releasing a limited number of their new music collection, so you should make it your bee’s wax to be at that one!

Whew!  Tons of ska shows to attend.  Which shows will we see you at?  Be sure to continue to check our SHOWS page for updates.

Rude Radio is the place for ska, reggae, rocksteady, and dub, Sundays from Noon to 2pm on Radio K (KUOM 100.7 FM, University of Minnesota).  Here is last week’s playlist:

9/18/2011

Morwell Unlimited Meets King Tubby’s / Morpheus Special
Joe Gibbs & the Professionals / Tribesman Rockers
Augustus Pablo / Zion is a Home
The Revolutionaries / T.N.T.
The Aggrovators / Storm & Lightning
Yabby You / Rally Dub (Upsetter Mix)
Bunny Lee / King Zion Dub
The Mighty Diamonds / Right Time
Toots & the Maytals / Bam Bam
The Skatatlies / Ska Reggae Hi-Bop
Lord Creator / Don’t Stay Out Late
Dandy Livingstone / Rudy, a Message to You
Ken Boothe / The Impossible Dream
Oliver St. Patrick & Phyllis Dillon / Tulips (From Heaven)
The Upsetters / Ten Penny Nail

The Dropsteppers / Foolish Pride
Bandulus / Ska Reggae Soul
Kalles Kaviar / The Train is Leaving
Green Room Rockers / Conqueror
The Prizefighters / Outside My Window
Pama International / It’s Going To Be Beautiful
Square Roots / Ground Zero
Dub Station and Sonbeam / Friend For Life
Straw Cats / Stereo
Firebug / On the Move
The OC Supertones / Hallelujah
Madness / I Chase the Devil AKA Iron Shirt
The Pietasters / Nothing Good to Eat
Five Iron Frenzy / Every New Day (live)

Head over to RUDE RADIO and stream the 2 most recent episodes!  Check out Rude Radio on FACEBOOK

Lots of covers by MNSKA bands today!  The Dropsteppers stripped down their ensemble for their cover of Hepcat‘s song “Comin’ On Strong.”  Enjoy!

You can watch the video on YouTube HERE

Tom McDowall from MNSKA band The Dropsteppers has posted a video of a new rocksteady song “(Not Just A) Face In The Crowd” that will be become part of the band’s live set.  This one is special to us at MNSKA because it was apparently written for us!  Tom explains:

Wrote this Rocksteady number for Courtney Klos and Aaron Porter at MNSKA for helping the band out so much for the past year. Thanks dudes.

Color us flattered!  Can blogs blush?  Be sure to keep tuned to the site as The Dropsteppers get set to release their debut full-length Get Up In It! on Megalith Records this Fall.

You can watch the video on YouTube HERE

MNSKA band The Dropsteppers are releasing their new album Get Up In It! on Megalith Records and have been making a splash world-wide.  This past week, the band had songs played on GO FEET! Radio in Australia and on Roots Rock Rebel in Montreal, Canada.  Both of these radio programs are available in podcast form at Musical Occupation and are great showcases for the latest ska-related music.

Listen to GO FEET! Radio HERE

Listen to Roots Rock Rebel HERE

MNSKA band and Megalith Records artists The Dropsteppers are planning to release their debut full-length album Get Up In It! very soon.  So for your viewing pleasure, here is what the cover art, designed by MNSKA’s own Aaron Porter, looks like.

The Dropsteppers have planned a CD release show at The Nomad World Pub in Minneapolis on Friday, October 21st with The Prizefighters, who will be releasing their new vinyl, and the return of Umbrella Bed.  Stay tuned for more details.

Check out the tracklisting for Get Up In It! after the jump.

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