ska Archive
10 Feb 2023
‘Later’ is Now for The English Beat’s Dave Wakeling
When The English Beat hit the UK music scene in late ‘70s England, the Birmingham group found a huge audience for its brand of 2-tone/ska with elements of punk, reggae, […]
08 Jan 2023
They Built This (Ska) City
Originating in 1960s Jamaica, ska is an uptempo dance music that predates reggae. The style’s popularity grew in England, where it became a favorite of the mod subculture. A ska […]
01 Jan 2022
30 Days Out, January 2022 #1: Ska City, Nordista Freeze, James McMurtry, Caravan Palace
Happy New Year! And today also marks another, more personal celebration: This is the seven-year anniversary of “30 Days Out.” Through the years, its mission has never changed: twice a […]
21 Jul 2016
The English Beat: Life is Difficult, but Life is Good
The English Beat (known in the UK simply as The Beat, and in Australia as The British Beat) were at the forefront of the late 1970s and early ’80s musical […]
12 Aug 2014
Hundred Word Reviews for August 2014, Part 2
Today’s set of five 100-word capsule reviews looks at recently-reissued, previously-unreleased, and/or compilation albums. How to Stuff a Wild Bikini: Original Stereo Soundtrack What we have here, in my estimation, […]
31 Oct 2012
45rpm Roundup
The 45rpm vinyl format isn’t dead. In fact, I see more of those little seven-inchers in my mailbox these days than I did even a couple of years ago. Here […]