Justin Hinds, born 7 May 1942, died 16 March 2005. The beginning of Jamaican singer Justin Hinds’ career was an …
Album Release Radar: Monkey – Intermittent Waves
Friday, 4th May, 2018: US west coast band Monkey release their sixth longplayer “Intermittent Waves”. After three albums for Asian …
The Specials vs. The Rolling Stones in Coventry
It will be a special event on 2nd June, 2018 in Coventry’s Ricoh Arena. The Specials will be the support …
Madness UK tour dates December 2018
Madness will be on tour in the UK in late 2018. The headquarter has just announced the following dates: 30 …
Laurel Aitken, born 22 April, 1927
Hardly any musician had as much influence on each and every ska generation since the beginnings of this music as …
Record Store Day 2018
So, you haven’t come around to scan the list of 437 releases for Record Store Day 2018? Don’t worry, we …
Freedom Sounds Festival 2018 – the sixth edition
It’s the weekend of weekends for ska, old-school reggae and soul fans in the German Rhine area and around. The …
Hortense Ellis, born 18 April, 1941
One of the finest female voices to come out of Jamaica, Hortense Ellis, would have been 77 years old today. …
Buster Shuffle release new video “We Fall To Pieces”
London based Ska/Rock’n’Roll heroes Buster Shuffle have released a new single and video off their glorious album “I’ll Take What …
Jump Up Records & Ska Brewing present Two Legends & A Son
It’s going down tonight! Jump Up Records celebrate their 25th anniversary with a worldwide debut performance of TWO LEGENDS & …
Producer Mitch Girio on his work with Jamaican singer Susan Cadogan
Prior to the upcoming shows that Susan Cadogan will be playing in Europe in 2018, we shot a few questions at a man who has helped the singer come up with exciting new tunes so that she needn’t solely rely on her (nonetheless impressive) back catalogue. Canadian producer Mitch Girio talks about how they worked together without ever meeting in person.
El Inspector podcast premiere Maroon Town – “Freedom Call”
El Inspector podcast from Venezuela dedicate a whole episode to Maroon Town’s new album “Freedom Call”, playing all the tunes, …
Review: Maroon Town – “Freedom Call”
It had been rumored about for the past year or so, now it’s finally arrived in the shops: the sixth …
List of Ska videos 2018
Our fancy list of videos released in 2018. Work in progress... « Prev1 / 2Next »Jackie Mendez "Forever True" Angel …
Albums Released in March 2018
Check our list of Reggae Steady Ska albums released in March 2018. What's your favourite? Do you want to make …
The Reggae Steady Ska Band Questionnaire No 07 – The Royal Architects
You may have heard The Royal Architects on one of your favorite ska podcasts lately. The EP “The Brooklyn Sessions”, …
An interview with Chuck Wren of Jump Up Records
It will be hard to find a more passionate and out-spoken person in the worldwide ska scene than Chuck Wren. Unfortunately, …
Public Voting Results Album And Video Of The Year 2017
The polls for “Album Of The Year 2017” and “Video Of The Year 2017” are over. Here are the top …
The Reggae Steady Ska Albums Released In 2017
Throughout 2017, we compiled a list of album releases by artists relevant to the Reggae Steady Ska community. These are …
Voting For Our Album and Video Of The Year 2017 is now open
The Polls are closed. Thanks for voting. Let’s do this again. We have been asked quite a lot about our …