Ska Rocksteady Early Reggae interviews are listed in this category.
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.
It will be hard to find a more passionate and out-spoken person in the worldwide ska scene than Chuck Wren. Unfortunately, …
Sean Flowerdew is a busy man. In January, he released Pama International Meets Manasseh, putting the band’s amazing Trojan Sessions …
Jamaica meets Motown. That’s the spot-on way The Big Takeover describe their soulful ska sound. Jamaican-born lead singer Nee Nee …
Bosstones-esque vocals, Pietaster-ish lyrics, Slackers-level musicianship and Reel Big Fish energy. You could make a solid case that The Pandemics …
Back-to-school sale ads have taken over the airwaves so I suppose that the summer of 2017 is winding down to …
Have you heard about the new podcast series “Reggae 45”? Well, you should. The number one reason being that Don …
Thick, black outlines, bold colors, quirky characters and stray ink spots. CHema’s style is instantly recognizable. If you like your …
A good hunk of my spare time is spent to listening to debut releases from just-getting-started ska bands. These formative …
You can hear hints of mento, jazz, blues, and/or R&B in just about any ska song, and if that song …
If you’ve been to Greece, you’ve got a thousand reasons why you want to go back. Let me add one …
Five years ago, three ska and reggae fans based in Cologne with no experience in the matter set out to …
You never forget your first time. And for thousands of ska fans, that first time was back in 1998 at …
I can usually tell how a phone interview is going to go by the first question. Sometimes there’s a long, …
You can tell a lot about somebody by checking out their exes. Good or bad, they’ll be judged by the …
Boomtown Fair in the lovely countryside near Winchester in the south of England is a festival like no other. The …
Back in October of ‘95, I got a copy of The Pietasters’ Oolooloo stuck in the CD player of my …
In the US, it’s possible to live your whole life and never hear a ska song on commercial radio. Maybe—and …
When John “Brad” Bradbury died last December, his family and friends lost a loved one, and the ska world lost …