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1994 -- present stubborn all-stars
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stubborn all-stars

stubborn all-stars are a new york city ska band led by king django , front man of skinnerbox and owner of stubborn records .
by early 1994 , django 's original ska roots began to tug at him , and he assembled stubborn all-stars for a studio session which resulted in the 4-song `` old 's cool '' 7 '' ep .
choosing musicians very carefully from the large pool of new york ska bands such as skinnerbox , the insteps , the slackers , the scofflaws , and agent 99 , for their familiarity with and ability to play traditional jamaican ska .
django hit upon the sound he was looking for : ska in a very traditional jamaican style , reconnected with its own roots in american rhythm & blues .
they released their debut `` open season '' in september 1995 , featuring guest appearances by roland alphonso of the skatalites , chris dowd -lrb- ex-fishbone -rrb- , and robert `` bucket '' hingley of the toasters .
their second album , `` back with a new batch '' , was released in 1997 .
the video for the single `` pick yourself up '' went into heavy rotation on mtv , and `` alternative press '' reviewed it as `` the best reggae album of 1997 '' .
their third album , `` nex music '' , was released in 1999 .
the band also collaborated with famous punk band rancid on the song ' i wan na riot ' for the beavis and butt-head do america soundtrack .
