Posted last month by Richard: "Nice to have you back - I was getting worried! Excellent choice of tunes; thank you for doing what you do!"

Richard...I got some bad news.

World Ska Radio is going on hiatus. Not permanently, but at least for a while.

Why?

A couple of reasons.

A) Most of my sources for music have dried up. The ska section at Amoeba Records has shrunk by 66%. Plus, MySpace Music is now streaming only, no downloads. So I simply can't get my hands on enough music to keep putting out episodes.

B)Time. From start to finish, it takes up to 3 hours to produce an episode. I just don't have that kind of time anymore.

C) I've traded one expensive hobby for another. It costs about $120 a year for Podomatic Pro, plus the expense of buying music. But recently, I've gotten into ghost hunting, and going on a ghost hunt can easily run $300 to $500. But, what can I say? I love doing them.

So, aside from the marketing I do for Bucket, 3FOS and Megalith Records*, this is going to be it for a while. But I did put a lot of effort into this episode. So hopefully, it will be a fitting farewell.

Before I go, a few "Thank You's". BIG Thanks to Gabe Paredes at the Pressure Drop Soundcast for designing my home page and WSR's logo! And thanks to Jason Boyd for teaching me how to use Audacity.
And THANK YOU to the over 5,000 subscribers who've downloaded episodes!!!

Will I ever return to podcasting on a regular basis?

Someday...I suppose.

01. Raskahuele: "New Ska"
02. Madness: "One Step Beyond!"
03. Passafire: "Behind Closed Doors"
04. Deal's Gone Bad: "Good Ol' Days"
05. The Pepper Pots: "Lucky Girl"
06. Don Segundo: "I Will Not Beg"
07. Don Segundo: "Censura"
08. The Pietasters: "G to F"
09. Firebug: "Finding My Way"
10. Raskahuele: "Gasparin"
11. Blue Asia: "Abyssian Dub"
12. Passafire: "Feel It"
13. The Pepper Pots: "Stay On Your Way (feat. Dr. Ring Ding)"
14. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones: "Someday I Suppose"
15. Green Room Rockers: "Everday"
16. See Spot: "Robbery"
17. Mandorico: "One Last Reminder"
18. Mandorico: "Ojala"
19. The English Beat: "Save It For Later"
20. Bedouin Soundclash: "12:59 Lullaby

*The Pepper Pots latest album, "Shake It!" is now available on Megalith Records! If you can, catch The Pepper Pots next month at The SXSW Festival, and/or their mini US Tour!

Mar 20 2009: Blue Bubble Ballroom, San Antonio, Texas
Mar 21 2009: South by Southwest 2009 Festival, Austin, Texas
Mar 22 2009: Take II, El Paso, Texas
Mar 23 2009: The Rhythm Room, Phoenix, Arizona
Mar 24 2009: Winston’s Beach Club, San Diego, California
Mar 25 2009: Bluebeat Lounge, Hollywood, California
Mar 26 2009: Spaceport 2058, Atascadero, California
Mar 27 2009: Balazo Gallery, San Francisco, California
Mar 28 2009: Phoenix Theatre, Petaluma, California

For more info, visit The Pepper Pots on MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/thepepperpots

You can read my review of "Shake It!", here:
http://musicaloccupation.blogspot.com/2007/10/review-pepper-pots-shake-it.html

The Pepper Pots are now on Megalith Records!
http://www.megalithrecords.com/store/product_info.php/products_id/396