Burning questions for Phoenix City All-Stars
Sean Flowerdew is a busy man. In January, he released Pama International Meets Manasseh, putting the band’s amazing Trojan Sessions …
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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 …
My hometown of Rochester, New York is a jazz city. It’s where you’ll find one of the finest jazz schools …
He is one of the most-loved ska musicians ever to come from Europe. You may know him from The Bluebeaters …