Ska Parade, also known as SP Radio One, is a

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show whose goal is to promote up-and-coming ska artists, as well as other types of new bands. The show was created by Tazy Phyllipz and Albino Brown. The show was a part of the

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third-wave ska movement of the mid-1990s. In 1998, the Ska Parade was raided by the heavy metal band Gwar, who fought The Aquabats. Ska Parade's first compilation album, ''Step On It: The Best of The Ska Parade Radio Show'', helped the career of Sublime and helped launch third wave ska onto the airwaves of many commercial radio stations (e.g.

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, KCXX, 91X). Ska Parade's second compilation, ''Runnin' Naked Thru the Cornfield'', featured exclusive tracks by

Reel Big Fish Reel Big Fish is an American ska punk band from Orange County, California. The band gained mainstream recognition in the mid-to-late 1990s during the third wave of ska with the release of the gold-certified album '' Turn the Radio Off''. Soon ...

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and

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. **Ska Parade (based in OC, CA) currently airs o
www.DirtyRadio.FM
(commercial alternative) every Sunday from 8p-10p Pacific.

References

"Ska Parade at 10" article in OC Weekly:

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