Take Two: In the studio with The Skamanians
You can hear hints of mento, jazz, blues, and/or R&B in just about any ska song, and if that song …
Interviews
“Jamaicans and Greeks have a lot of things in common”: An interview with Les Skartoi!
If you’ve been to Greece, you’ve got a thousand reasons why you want to go back. Let me add one …
Freedom Sounds Festival 2017 – A Chat With Organiser Peter
Five years ago, three ska and reggae fans based in Cologne with no experience in the matter set out to …
Monique Powell is an open book: Checking in with Save Ferris
You never forget your first time. And for thousands of ska fans, that first time was back in 1998 at …
“I love the hard jam” – A conversation with drummer Fred Campbell
I can usually tell how a phone interview is going to go by the first question. Sometimes there’s a long, …
Drunken, slack and fun: Complicated Men of Leisure have nothing to apologize for
You can tell a lot about somebody by checking out their exes. Good or bad, they’ll be judged by the …
Boomtown Fair – Welcome to the Town of Fun
Boomtown Fair in the lovely countryside near Winchester in the south of England is a festival like no other. The …
Something Better: chattin’ with Steve Jackson of The Pietasters
Back in October of ‘95, I got a copy of The Pietasters’ Oolooloo stuck in the CD player of my …
Interview with Bob’s Ska Radio – So you want to run a ska radio station?
In the US, it’s possible to live your whole life and never hear a ska song on commercial radio. Maybe—and …
A Special Libertine: an interview with Gary Powell
When John “Brad” Bradbury died last December, his family and friends lost a loved one, and the ska world lost …
Sao Paulo Ska-Jazz – The Interview
My hometown of Rochester, New York is a jazz city. It’s where you’ll find one of the finest jazz schools …
Mr T Bone presents The Uppertones
He is one of the most-loved ska musicians ever to come from Europe. You may know him from The Bluebeaters …
Ten Questions with Virginia Ska Fest Organizer Tim Receveur
Ah, mid-winter, the time of the year rude boys and rude girls in the Northern climes dream about the summer …
Playing Music – An interview with Horace Panter – Part 2
Read part 1 of the interview first With a crisp, bold palette and a sharp eye for iconic images, Horace …
Painting Music – An interview with Horace Panter – Part 1
It’s not a coincidence that so many band bios start off with a version of “we met in art school.” …
Here We Go Love – An interview with Dave Wakeling
One of the coolest parts about writing for Reggae-Steady-Ska is introducing little-known and/or up-and-coming bands (The Ska Vendors, The Hometown …
The Selecter – Box Fresh! – The Interview
To mark the release of Subculture, which was our “Album Of The Month June 2015”, we took the chance to …
“The universe has conspired to pull us together” – An interview with The Ska Vendors
I met Steve Montgomery last summer when the Melbourne Ska Orchestra rolled into Canada [read the RSS interview with MSO’s …
One Step Beyond The Covers Scene – The Hometown Hi-Fi interview
It’s every band’s story. A handful of musicians with a shared love of music get together, play some covers, land …
The Meow Meows – Soundtracking the Revolution
We have been following the remarkable rise of The Meow Meows at RSS headquarters for the last five years or so. The 9-piece troupe from Brighton are a welcome breath of fresh air to the Ska scene.