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Tetris Theme (Ska Version) // Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra

Unity // Operation Ivy

_{“Operation Ivy was a ska punk band formed in Berkeley, California, often being credited as the founders of the 90s punk revival in California. They are also well-known as one of the earliest ska-core bands, a genre that fuses elements of hardcore with ska punk. The band had two lead singers and consisted of Jesse Michaels (lead vocals), Tim Armstrong (credited as “Lint”) (lead vocals/guitar), Matt Freeman (credited as Matt McCall) (bass/backing vocals), and Dave Mello (Drums/backing vocals). Although Operation Ivy had little mainstream success during their career, they had a large underground following and influenced many bands of the 90s punk revival. Their one and only full-length album, Energy, has been cited as one of the greatest punk rock albums of all time. The band’s name, previously abandoned by another Gilman group, Isocracy, was derived from the Operation Ivy series of nuclear tests.”}

Come On, Eileen! // Save Ferris
_{Save Ferris was a ska punk band formed circa 1995 in Orange County, California.Their name is a reference to the 1986 film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. The band formed in 1995 after the dissolution of a number of Southern California third-wave ska bands. Los Pantelones members Brian Mashburn (guitar/vocals), Bill Uechi (bass), Eric Zamora (saxophone), and José Castellaños (trumpet) joined with Larry vocalist Monique Powell, Nuckle Brothers trombonist Brian “T-Bone Willy” Williams, and drummer Marc Harismendy to form Save Ferris.}

Date Rape // Sublime

_{“Date Rape” is a song by the band Sublime originally recorded for their 1992 debut album, 40 Oz. to Freedom. It wasn’t released as a single until 1995 after the Los Angeles radio station KROQ began adding it into their playlists and it quickly became one of their most requested songs.}

A Little Doubt Goes a Long Way // Reel Big Fish
_{Reel Big Fish is an American ska punk band from Huntington Beach, California, best known for the 1997 hit “Sell Out”. The band gained mainstream recognition in the mid-to-late 1990s, during the third wave of ska with the release of the album Turn the Radio Off. Founding member Aaron Barrett has been with the band since 1992, and horn players Dan Regan and Scott Klopfenstein have been involved with the band for more than 15 years.}

One Step Beyond // Madness
_{Madness are a British pop/ska band from Camden Town, London, which formed in 1976. The band continue to perform with their most recognized lineup of seven members, although their lineup has varied slightly over the years. They were one of the most prominent bands of the late-1970s 2 Tone ska revival. Madness achieved most of their success in the early to mid 1980s. Both Madness and UB40 spent 214 weeks on the UK singles charts over the course of the decade, holding the record for most weeks spent by a group in the 1980s UK singles charts. However, Madness achieved this in a shorter time period (1980–1986).}

Pizza Day // The Aquabats!

_{The Aquabats are an American rock band formed in 1994 in Orange County, California. They have released four full-length studio albums and have toured internationally. They are best known for their mythology, in which they claim to be superheroes on a quest to save the world from evil through music. As a part of this mythology the band members have adopted superhero pseudonyms and dress in matching costumes. Their eclectic live show often includes onstage “battles” with costumed foes, and the band has built up an elaborate and ever-changing backstory of their origins and adventures, along with a roster of allies and enemies. The group’s lineup has fluctuated significantly throughout their career, with founding members The MC Bat Commander and Crash McLarson as regular fixtures. Jimmy the Robot has also remained a longtime member, having joined the band in 1997. The Aquabats’ early work was heavily rooted in the third wave of ska music, with touches of surf and punk rock.}