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 …
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Read part 1 of the interview first With a crisp, bold palette and a sharp eye for iconic images, Horace …
It’s not a coincidence that so many band bios start off with a version of “we met in art school.” …
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 …
To mark the release of Subculture, which was our “Album Of The Month June 2015”, we took the chance to …
I met Steve Montgomery last summer when the Melbourne Ska Orchestra rolled into Canada [read the RSS interview with MSO’s …
It’s every band’s story. A handful of musicians with a shared love of music get together, play some covers, land …
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.
The Expanders from Los Angeles are on a mission to introduce the world to Roots Reggae music. Four years ago they released their self-titled debut, followed by “Old Time Something”, a free album of classic Roots covers two years later. As The Expanders are about to release their sophomore long player, “Hustling Culture”,
Just a few days before they will jump on the plane to Brazil, we caught up with the guys from German band Yellow Cap. With their still hot album “Pleasure” in the luggag
With one foot firmly planted in the early 60s’ sound of the Skatalites and the other foot tapping into 2Tone, jazz and blues, The Skamanians are gaining new fans worldwide
The Francbâtards are coming at you with a wild mix of reggae, ska, jazz, funk and punk. Don’t forget to check …
Heather Augustyn is the author of four must-read books on the history and allure of ska including her comprehensive 2013 biography of Don Drummond.
Here’s another episode of the Reggae Steady Ska band questionnaire series. With Prince Perry.
Here’s another episode of the Reggae Steady Ska band questionnaire series. With Wotka Trawolta.
As singer in The Bodysnatchers and The Special A.K.A., Rhoda Dakar secured her place in the music history books a …
Here’s another episode of the Reggae Steady Ska band questionnaire series.
And now over to gimpelakwa from Jena (Germany) who kick off the Reggae Steady Ska band questionnaire series.
“Miracle” is the title of Groundation’s excellent new album (released on October 21st) and while they might not be able to save the planet, their positive energy is highly infectious.
A few days ago the shocking news reached us that Style Scott, drummer extraordinaire and leader of Dub Syndicate was …
The Aggrolites Interview: Ten years after their first European tour, the famous inventors of Dirty Reggae are coming back once again for a whole month. A lot has changed in the meantime. The Aggrolites have pretty much changed the whole game, their influence on the global Ska scene can hardly be overstated.