I found this short piece on Laurel Aitken. Not sure when it was made or for what but most likely a piece about the You get to see Sandra his wife and hear how he went about writing so many of his tunes. It goes into the late 70′s Two Tone revival period [...]
It’s a Ghosttown these days in Los Angeles. Ska has left us and the music is dead. Or is it? The Bluebeat Lounge (held for six years at the Knitting Factory and hosted by Chris Murray) was a weekly live injection of much needed ska (no matter what “style” you liked there was enough variety [...]
I missed this some weeks back but it’s never too late for a good read especially when it comes to one of the classics of the genre. Max Romeo made more then a few sweet tunes in his lifetime about many different subjects from Slack to Rasta to Militant, etc. About a month ago Mel [...]
All the Millie Smalls talk last week and I didn’t post the cover by 2 Tone act Bad Manners that was an 80′s hit. Here’s the video below from Buster and crew giving their take on the 1964 hit “My Boy Lollipop”. Classic – Enjoy!
Bad Manners never get old. Period. They are simply one of the best live bands ever. They have never stopped playing the ska or tried a new sound or direction (which isn’t a bad thing when you know what you love to do). You know what you are going to get when you see a [...]
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