Ska books have been all the rage lately, and here's a new one that focuses on women in ska, Rude Girls: Women in 2 Tone and One Step Beyond, by Heather Augustyn and out now on Sally Brown Publishing.
Ska has been in the air lately. The great documentary Pick It Up! – Ska in the ’90s came out in 2019, Aaron Carnes’ great new book In Defense of Ska just came out earlier this month, and there’s been ...
40 years ago a new, fresh sound exploded out of the UK music scene which is still fervently loved today.... Ska was born! This second article looks at the history of ska, especially Two Tone, and how ...
The BBC has commissioned a six-part drama about the UK’s ska and two-tone music scene, which hails from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight. Two Tone (working title) will tell the story of an ...
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As if Orange County didn’t get enough of ska at this past weekend’s Back to the Beach Festival, the next few months could be considered the Summer of Ska. At least, that’s what Cameron Hallenbeck and ...
The post Siouxsie and the Banshees’ Budgie on The Slits’ Cut, Two-Tone Ska, and John Bonham: Podcast appeared first on Consequence. Budgie discusses the recording of Cut and what it was like to drum ...
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Founded in 1978, the English Beat were one of the pioneering bands of the 2 Tone ska movement, blending pop, reggae, punk, R&B and ska influences on infectious songs such as “Mirror in the Bathroom,” ...
Sometime around 1978, revelation struck in Birmingham. During that period, Dave Wakeling, Andy Cox and David Steele had a nascent, nameless band in their U.K. hometown. As active participants in their ...
The Rude Boys a 7 piece Ska 2-Tone Reggae Outfit make their debut at The Mighty Brickhouse- who after their huge success with Rock Soul 80’s & Motown Nights, the Ska events have become the most ...