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, Agent 99,

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, Sic & Mad,

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, Cocktaillica, The Hurtin' Buckaroos, Living Colour, Perfect Thyroid, the

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, and The Klezmatics, and is led by Slackers frontman Vic Ruggiero. Considered one of the first ska supergroups, the Skandalous All Stars built their reputation on ska and reggae stylized versions of popular rock and pop tunes. Their first two albums—''Hit Me'', released in 1997, and ''Punk Steady'', released the following year—included dance-inspiring interpretations of songs by the

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, and White Zombie. With their third album, ''The Age of Insects'', released in 1999, the group began focusing on the original songs of keyboardist and vocalist Ruggiero.

Discography

*''Hit Me'' – (1997),

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*''Punk Steady'' – (1998),

*''Age of Insects '' – (1999),

Members

* Ara Babajian –

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* Nathan Breedlove – Trumpet * Dan Dulin – Trumpet * Greg Robinson – Trombone * Donna Lupie – Vocals * Chris "Skunk" Hanson – Vocals * Britt Savage – Vocals *

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– Vocals *Doug Dubrosky – Saxophone, vocals, percussion *

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, vocals, percussion * T.J. Scanlon – Guitar * Brendog – Lead guitar * Corey Glover – Vocals * Vic Ruggiero – Vocals, piano,

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, percussion, guitar, stick bass *

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* The Tiny Tim Irregulars – Backing vocals

External links

The SKAndalous All Stars on AllMusic

SKAndalous All-Stars, Rolling Stone

Review of "Age of Insects" by Rick Anderson
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