Is Ska dead? Can an entire musical genre and it’s cultural influence ever completely vanish? We think not.  So where is the fourth wave of Ska, and will it be better than the third?
Let’s face it, although the third wave produced some good music from many great bands like The Toasters (thought to be the [...]

Huggy Bear’s Lambretta , originally uploaded by chicagoscooterclub.
Check out Huggy Bear’s 1957 Lambretta 150 Li Rat. The 1970’s TV show Starsky & Hutch has a special place in my heart, it’s like one of the first shows I can remember.
Not that I was allowed to watch it, but my parents did and I would hide [...]

Well it took me a some time to get all the footage together, but as promised here is the third episode of Movies with Scooters. Special thanks to those who sent in movie tips!
On the previous videos I used scenes from Quadrophenia in both of them so I felt it more fitting to use that [...]

In 1979 Eddie Piller got bored with all the Mod clubs he went to. He thought he could do better than the aging DJ’s spinning at the clubs, and he set out to relieve his boredom. Thus his journey began, laying the musical foundation for a remarkable style which he continues to share and expand [...]

We miss you Jez!!!
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