1.0The Hard Timeshttps://thehardtimes.netChris Bowenhttps://thehardtimes.net/author/chris-bowen/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="6Ixmui7jzh"><a href="https://thehardtimes.net/opinion/opinion-ska-is-still-the-best-music-genre-to-be-chased-by-mall-security-while-rollerblading/">Opinion: Ska Is Still the Best Music Genre To Be Chased by Mall Security While Rollerblading</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://thehardtimes.net/opinion/opinion-ska-is-still-the-best-music-genre-to-be-chased-by-mall-security-while-rollerblading/embed/#?secret=6Ixmui7jzh" width="600" height="338" title="“Opinion: Ska Is Still the Best Music Genre To Be Chased by Mall Security While Rollerblading” — The Hard Times" data-secret="6Ixmui7jzh" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://thehardtimes.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/shutterstock_1055659667-1.jpg1200630Ska music seems to be the proverbial "whipping boy" of the counterculture music scene, but there is one vibe that ska is absolutely the best at capturing. Say what you will about the cheesy horns and even cheesier lyrics, ska provides the perfect soundtrack to when you're in a race for your life with a rent-a-cop through a crowded shopping mall.