#60

Nu raver dates this very precisely doesn’t it

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#61

Never known someone just into ska, as an extension to skate punk loads

#62

Failing to believe that Amy the Indie was the most ridiculous out of these.

There’s a nu-raver ffs

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#63

13th April 2007

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#64

Halcyon days.

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#65

Yeah, it never goes further than Reel Big Fish’s cover of Take On Me

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#66

Nu Raver Numbers

#67

Wasn’t there a band called The Dead 60’s that the nme called nu-ska round this time.

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#68

Riot on the radio

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#69

didn’t really like klaxons that much

until someone at school who i didn’t like that much said that it was just a load of noise

and then i kinda liked klaxons a bit after that

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#70

Does anyone have a link to the Nu Raver video? I don’t remember it at all.

Been thinking a lot about nu rave recently. What a time that was.

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#71

Singular

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#72

How the fuck is emo not on there. Already been and gone? Or is that scene kid.

#73

http://www.bbc.co.uk/switch/them/jazz-scenester.shtml

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This must mean something.

#75

Ska kids were absolutely a thing, in the NE of England at least. Less than Jake, Reel Big Fish et al basically played the O2 Academy all the time on cheapo package tours.
Around 16/17, most people left the ska behind and either went full Rancid/Nofx or went Gallows/Enter Shikari.
My good mate in sixth form stayed true to ska, and the first time we took acid together as a big group, he wouldn’t shut up about how great ska was and kept putting ska songs on. He also bought a unicycle and got a Zebrahead tatooo.
A real insight into small town northern England there, considering writing a thesis on this topic.

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#76

Top memories of this era: Adam the mosher running over, taking a scene kid’s shoes and running off saying “TAXED YOUR SHOES, YOU GREEB”

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#77

I had mates who were super into Green Day and stuff and definitely got into Reel Big Fish / Less than Jake (same band to me) but they never went full ska. Certainly didn’t end up going back to reggae and stuff.

#78

This is giving me intense flashbacks.

#79

They should do a 7 Up style series every few years on them, would be a lovely, sweet and touching programme.

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