In Defense of Ska

The mid-2000s were a rough time to start a ska band. The mid-2000s in Nashville, Tennessee were a REALLY rough time to start a ska band. This is the story of Stuck Lucky. To tell it, this week, we bring on three members: Will Carter, Lee Doss and Jonzee.

We discuss the mid-to-late 2000s ska-punk scene they were part of, a scene that mostly existed in the south and on the east coast. In addition to there being a group of bands all over these areas that would tour together, we talk about two important annual events: Block Party in New Orleans and Ska Weekend in Knoxville, TX.

We also talk about seeing Kid Rock at their local grocery store, how Adam played with Bongzilla, all the various ways the members of Stuck Lucky have hurt themselves for the entertainment of their fans, and how weird it is to be a scrappy ska-punk band in a music industry city such as Nashville.

Plus we discuss Stuck Lucky’s new album, Counting Curses, available now on SPI Records.

There’s lot of bonus content this week, including a story about a leg! If you’d like to listen to the entire interview, and get early access, ad-free episodes with bonus content every week, sign up to our Patreon!

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If you like our theme song, go download the EP Lives by Slow Gherkin. They wrote the opening and closing songs for our podcast. You can get both tunes from their Lives EP. Also, check out Dan P and the Bricks two LPs. They provided the mid-roll ad transition music.

Support the In Defense host Aaron Carnes by purchasing a copy of his book, In Defense of Ska. The 2nd, expanded edition of In Defense of Ska will release in Oct 2024.

Co-host Adam Davis has a band called Omnigone. Their latest record, Against The Rest released on March 31, 2023.

The In Defense of Ska editor Chris Reeves runs a record label called Ska Punk International. They have new releases coming out all the time.