Your New Favorite Band – Episode 03 – The Topshots
The Topshots – Your New Favorite Band #3 With a shared love of old ska and reggae, members of various …
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Your New Favorite Band – Episode 02 – Maria Blues
LA-based singer, songwriter, guitarist, drummer and percussionist Maria Blues is about to take over your playlists. Her new album, Look …
Your New Favorite Band – Episode 01 – Sally and the Monkeys
In the first edition of our new feature, Your New Favorite Band, I interview Sally and the Monkeys, a cool …
I said to my buddy, “Man, if I could be in any band in this genre …” An interview with Ken Stewart of the Skatalites
There is no band more important to the development of ska, rocksteady and reggae than The Skatalites. Sure, something new, …
The only goal we ever have is to crack each other up – An interview with FIVE HEAD
“The only goal we ever have is to crack each other up.” An interview with FIVE HEAD Superette by …
Under the Clock: a Two-Tone Novel
An interview with author Shelley Hinchliffe-Reece A few years back, I visited Coventry, England, home of The Specials and The …
An interview with Rafael Frías of Ska Jazz Messengers
Respecting the old, bringing the new, and keeping it together when things fall apart – An interview with Rafael Frías …
Not a Best Of list – What I listened to most in 2019
I believe there’s a law that says if you write about music then you’re required to post a Best Of …
The Life and Times of Joseph Hill & Culture – A chat with the author, Eric Doumerc
The first time I heard Culture was between bands at a basement punk show in the late 70s. The DJ—who …
Everybody should have a Heavensbee (and a brewery): An interview with Roger Apollon Jr.
I get it—you’re busy. We’re all busy. But are you Roger Apollon Jr. busy? A member of the legendary New …
An old skool sax player from Ha(a)rlem: An Interview with Thomas Tornado
First off, that’s not the name he was born with. Nobody’s parents are that cool. When he first arrived thirty-eight …
Rastamonk Vibrations – Monty Alexander talks about his new album
When he was a young teen, Monty Alexander would sneak out of school and hop a bus down to Federal …
This just in: An interview with Stop The Presses
It’s about 1,270 miles (2,043km) from Hialeah, Florida, a suburb just north of Miami, to Brooklyn, a borough in south-east …
Memoirs of a Ska Librarian: an interview with author Kevin Flowerdew
There are more ska bands in more countries releasing more new tunes than ever before. To keep up with this …
Mento is exuberant and lively: An interview with Los Apartmentos
The name of this website is Reggae-Steady-Ska, and if you’re here, you probably know how the three are connected. Ska …
The Royal Treatment: King Zepha grants us an audience
When the album “Introducing … King Zepha & The Bluebeat Renaissance” dropped in 2015, it won a spot on my …
Diggin’ the scene with a gangsta lean – Prince Fatty and Earl 16 roll up in an R&B classic
One of the highlights of Record Store Day 2019 was the release of Prince Fatty’s 7” cover of the William …
“A team that stays together, wins together”: A conversation with The Skapones
A new album that’s earning rave reviews from the critics (here, here and here), a rapidly growing fan base with …
Book review: Dub Poets in Their Own Words by Eric Doumerc
I read a lot of poetry and listen to a lot of dub, so you’d think I’d know something about …
Three Special Questions about The Specials
To celebrate the release of Encore, I reached out to 21 people I’ve interviewed over the past few years and …