In 1996, long time ska DJ and Jump Up! Label head Chuck Wren took his world famous radio show to a new level, to commercial radio station WCBR-FM 92.7 in Chicago. In order to keep complete control over the programming and focus of the show, he decided to broker the weekly 2 hour time slot, selling his own ads and puttin' on benefit shows: 100% DIY radio! The show currently plays the largest variety of any ska show in the world, boasting archives of over 5000 titles. To help cover the costs of this latest venture, some of Chicago's top ska bands have donated EXCLUSIVE new tracks to keep the show financially healthy for years to come! PUNX-SKA is the main order of the day, with Jump Up! recording artists HOT STOVE JIMMY and the ECLECTICS leading the way, plus compilation veterans DR MANETTE, TANGO WEDDING BAND, and the MONSIGNORS kickin' great in-yo-face energy. CD debuts from SKALLOPS (metal-ska), SKAGINA (punx ska), Deals Gone Bad spin off THE ALDERMAN (Clash-style), SKABEATLES and SKALI BABA (swing ska), plus cool 3rd wave sounds from ALPHA SKOOL (ex-SKAPONE) and the JESTERS, and old skool Jamaican ska from SPACE HEATERS and the MIBs. Throw in more punk ska from THE TARDIES, LUKE SKAWALKER, MODOCKS and you've got the whole deal! For the countless stores that blow through the American Skathic series, this one will follow in their footsteps! And with a suggested retail of only $7.99, this will fly off shelves!! JUMP UP's profile as a top U.S. ska label continues in ‘97, in a small elite with MOON SKA NYC, ASIAN MAN, and DVS/BIB. Once again, Jump Up! exposes the best and newest ska talent in the middle of the U.S. and puts them in one great place!
EOB Volume #1 - only $5 post paid!! -or- Buy both EOB Volume I & EOB Volume II for only $8!! (That's 40 tracks/bands over both CD's!) [and you get that warm-fuzzy feeling inside for supporting DIY radio!]

Everything Off-Beat Volume 1 - DISK TRACK LISTING 1. HOT STOVE JIMMY "Downsides Ahead" 2. SKALLOPS "Traffic Light Eyes" 3. ALDERMAN "Kill ‘Em With Kindness" 4. SKAGINA "Puppy Love" 5. ECLECTICS "The Fireside Song" 6. LUKE SKAWALKER "Macho Sexist Piece o' Trash" 7. DR MANETTE "15 Labels" 8. THE TARDIES "Mortal Skambat" 9. THE MONSIGNORS "Introducing Razor Ramone" 10. SKALI BABA & THE 40OZ HORNS "The Day From Hell" 11. SPACE HEATERS "The Girl Next Door" 12. THE MIBs "It Won't Die" 13. ALPHA SKOOL "Rhinestone" 14. SKABEATLES "Just Get By" 15. TANGO WEDDING BAND "Straighten It" 16. THE JESTERS "Closure" 17. THE MODOCKS "Ga Ga For Gwen"

Various Artists - Everything Off-Beat Vol. 2 - Catalog #JUMP943    * CD $5 post paid Download the Dr. Manette - "15 Labels" MP3 for free from emusic.com   In 1996, we moved from our original home (college radio) to WCBR-FM 92.7. After nearly two years there, we got word that the station was being sold....and in the beginning of June, we searched for our new home, nothing was going to stop us from celebrating our 10th year on the air!!! In the beginning of August, we found the station: WJKL-FM "The Fox" 94.3, and we started broadcasting "Everything Off-Beat" on Tuesday nights starting at 9:OOpm! Just like our previous home, we pay for the air time and sell commercials and DJ around town to support the radio program....this ensures that we control our own destiny, and that nobody tells us what to promote and who to play!! It's DIY radio!!! If we were on some "alternative" station, do you think we'd still be on the air? They're only interest in "trends" that they create and expolit! We're here the long haul, playing ska evey week well into the new millenium!! So, once again, we come to you support! The band's on this GREAT compilation have donated tracks in order to generate some pulicity in their music, and we sell the CD to help keep our radio program on the air!!! It's that simple, your purchase of this CD helps solidify our scene, and keep shows and bands coming through our great city. We need your help!! EOB Volume #2 - only $5 post paid!! -or- Buy both EOB Volume I & EOB Volume II for only $8!! (That's 40 tracks/bands over both CD's!) [for even more warm-fuzziness inside!] Everything Off-Beat Volume 2 - DISK TRACK LISTING Blue Meanies "Ride My Bike" (1st ever studio ska trx, from the VAULTS!), Runforyerlife "Te Vi" (summery, female Beat style ska), Racecar "I'm Not Waiting Anymore" (boy/girl 3rd wave ska), Greenhouse "Jitterbug" (Wake me up, before you go go...ska Wham!), Deals Gone Bad "Stack O Lee" (Prince Buster/Lloyd Price 60T's classic), Danny Dan & Revelation Rocker's "Closer Fire Burn" (peppy 60's trad ska), Adjusters "Our Town" (1998 Version) (Killer updated soul/ska version), Skapone "Jump Up And Shout" (Tribute to the label and show), Nostrilsaurus "90210" (Legenday punk-ska pioneers from Lake County), Small Mediums At Large "50's Song" (Anthemic pop-punk ska, new LTJ), plus new material from great punk-ska and 3rd wave bands like The Shuttlecocks, Middlemen, 1072 With A Push, Saxons, Dolemites, Situation Normal, Cibaphones, Executives, Nobody Home, New Left Standard, New Jacks, and The Goofs!