Ska Boom-Episode 010: MTV Skaturday

Those of you of a certain age may remember that during Memorial Day weekend of 1997, MTV set up shop at an abandoned aquatic park outside Los Angeles and converted it into the set for the “Motel California”. The network used the beachfront location that whole summer to broadcast a mix of hair metal, grunge and hip hop which then ruled their video programming.  They also aired a one time show they called "Skaturday" on Saturday June 28, 1997 that was hosted by Carson Daly.In this episode, I take a look at the summer of 1997, when MTV briefly turned the spotlight onto American ska bands and how that attention helped grow an audience for the genre as well as cement the legacy of a uniquely American ska sound that many of us who love the music continue to debate and argue about. Is it ska?  Is it punk with horns? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices