Re:Aahhh ska.. (Score 1)

Around 1997 ... That only lasted maybe two years.

I saw Ska shows more recently than that, eg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ska_Is_Dead

Story is related to the overall topic, so I'll elaborate... (bytes are cheap)

I'm an old fart & too uptight/unhip to illegally download or share music, but before one of the free (& legal) music sites was getting shutdown a few years back I thought I'd have a look around, search by genre, etc. -> Ska -> "Suburban Legends" who IMO were awesome.

Since then I've seen them play a few times (incl the concert tour referred to above), and have purchased their CDs & DVDs at the concert venue, so they've made WAY more money from me by making a few MP3s available online than if they had gone ye olde route - and AFAIK none of this backed by a RIAA label.