Ska Boom Stories - Howard Paar, the O.N. Klub & The Birth of the LA Ska Scene

Welcome to Ska Boom! Stories, which is the audio companion to my new book Ska Boom: An American Ska & Reggae Oral History now available for pre-sale through DiWulf Publishing.  The first 500 pre-orders get a rare 80 minute all USA ska mix CD courtesy of DJ Chuck Wren of Jump Up Records.  Click here to order: http://www.diwulf.com/booksI became enchanted and obsessed by the ON Klub in Los Angeles during the early days of writing my ska blog Marco On The Bass. As I dug deeper into doing research for Ska Boom! I learned about the essential role that the club’s founder and visionary Howard Paar played in creating the Los Angeles ska scene.  My interviews with him help shape key chapters of my book. Howard has just published his second book – Top Rankin’ – a punk ska noir novel that captures the spirit of LA in 1980 and is populated with real-life characters from the music world in Los Angeles, New York, and London, and leads readers on a tour of the dangers and importance of providing refuge on the precipice of major political upheaval. The book is available in most bookstores and is also available on Amazon. Howard is my guest on this episode of the podcast.  Please note: The music clips included in this podcast fall under the “Fair Use Doctrine” as defined by Section 107 of the Copyright Act. The law allows for use of music clips for purposes of criticism, comment, and news reporting.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices