Published on April 10th, 2017 | by Charles
If you’ve been to Greece, you’ve got a thousand reasons why you want to go back. Let me add one more to your list—the nine-piece ska band out of the picturesque resort town of Egio (aka, ... Read More →
Published on April 7th, 2017 | by Joachim
Five years ago, three ska and reggae fans based in Cologne with no experience in the matter set out to start an annual festival on their own. By taking risks with unheard-of bands in the mix, ... Read More →
Published on March 31st, 2017 | by Charles
You never forget your first time. And for thousands of ska fans, that first time was back in 1998 at a Save Ferris show. It was there that they fell madly in love with a style ... Read More →
Published on March 10th, 2017 | by Charles
I can usually tell how a phone interview is going to go by the first question. Sometimes there’s a long, quite, reflective (or bored, indifferent) pause, other times the answer’s coming before I’m done with the ... Read More →
Published on February 15th, 2017 | by Charles
You can tell a lot about somebody by checking out their exes. Good or bad, they’ll be judged by the company they kept. Same is true with bands. So when you hear that there’s a new ... Read More →
Published on February 15th, 2017 | by Pete
Boomtown Fair in the lovely countryside near Winchester in the south of England is a festival like no other. The atmosphere, the musical mix, the whole concept are unique. As a fan of Ska and Reggae, ... Read More →
Published on February 1st, 2017 | by Charles
Back in October of ‘95, I got a copy of The Pietasters’ Oolooloo stuck in the CD player of my car, the same 11 tracks playing over and over every time I drove. It popped out ... Read More →
Published on November 23rd, 2016 | by Charles
In the US, it’s possible to live your whole life and never hear a ska song on commercial radio. Maybe—and it’s a big maybe—you’ll hear one of the two Bob Marley tunes they sometimes play during ... Read More →
Published on August 29th, 2016 | by Charles
When John “Brad” Bradbury died last December, his family and friends lost a loved one, and the ska world lost a musician whose distinctive “attack style” drumming drove a band and defined an era. You don’t ... Read More →
Published on July 20th, 2016 | by Charles
My hometown of Rochester, New York is a jazz city. It’s where you’ll find one of the finest jazz schools in the world, one of the last 24-hour jazz radio stations in the US and a ... Read More →
Published on June 23rd, 2016 | by Joachim
He is one of the most-loved ska musicians ever to come from Europe. You may know him from The Bluebeaters (with and without Giuliano Palma), The Young Lions or New York Ska Jazz Ensemble to name ... Read More →
Published on January 21st, 2016 | by Charles
Ah, mid-winter, the time of the year rude boys and rude girls in the Northern climes dream about the summer ska fests they’ve attended and the ones yet to come. And the biggest dreamers among us ... Read More →
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