Suggs, Graham McPherson, born 13 January, 1961
Graham McPherson a.k.a. Suggs was born on 13 January, 1961 in Hastings, Sussex. With his mother, he moved to London …
Graham McPherson a.k.a. Suggs was born on 13 January, 1961 in Hastings, Sussex. With his mother, he moved to London …
An interview with author Shelley Hinchliffe-Reece A few years back, I visited Coventry, England, home of The Specials and The …
After founding Madness with his North London mates Mike Barson und Chris Foreman in 1976, it took saxophonist, performer and …
Madness will be on tour in the UK in late 2018. The headquarter has just announced the following dates: 30 …
Thick, black outlines, bold colors, quirky characters and stray ink spots. CHema’s style is instantly recognizable. If you like your …
That was it, the public voting for The Album Of The Year 2014 poll is over. Thanks to everyone who …
This video is also on the Reggae Steady Ska playlist called “Video Of The Year 2014” where we collect all the official music videos from Ska Rocksteady Early Reggae artists.
Part 3 of our interview series about the Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra is an interview with Darren Fordham.
In the wake of the Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra’s album release “The Benevolence Of Sister Mary Ignatius”, we were happy to catch Lee Thompson (of Madness) for an interview.
As the flying man on sax with Madness, Lee “Kix” Thompson has become a true legend in his on right since the days of 2Tone. Now he and his orchestra pay tribute to the Jamaican originators of Ska.
The London International Ska Festival 2013 come with Rico Rodriguez performing his classic album “Man From Wareika”plus sets from Ken Boothe to B.B. Seaton
To me the interesting story behind it is how connecting with good people and just starting can make things happen. You should try, too. Maybe this piece about the Freedom Sounds Festival 2013 also serves as a How To Organise A Festival.
The pool becomes bigger every year with bands from all over the world adding their take on Ska, Rocksteady and Early Reggae. The producers of the album of the year 2012 need not come from Jamaica or England, they can also live in Denmark, Russia or India.
Having played on top of Buckingham Palace and at the closing of the Olympics…
The setlist included not only all the big hits from earlier albums…
“Oui Oui, Si Si, Ja Ja, Da Da” the tenth album by Madness is released worldwide today.
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by Joachim Uerschels | Songs like „Lovestruck“, „4am“ and „Saturday Night Sunday Morning“ had so much…
by Tubagus Boris Herlambang. Back in 1995 I started to take an interest in Ska music. It was the time when I used to look for any kind of information about Ska history and new bands.