Aaron Carnes fell in love with ska music in the early ’90s. Skankin’ Pickle was his favorite, but the list of bands he listened to in the genre was extensive: MU330, Blue Meanies, Suicide Machines, ...

Playing ska music is inherently problematic for two specific reasons. First of all, the typical skinny-tie-wearing, porkpie-hat-clad outfit has, on average, like, 10 members. It’s hard enough to ...

On Route 40 west of Baltimore, there is a warehouse used by dozens of bands as practice space. It’s a virtual musical foundry, with hardcore next to R&B; next to the fuzztone sounds of an indie band.

When Specials co-founder Jerry Dammers launched his 2 Tone Records ska revival label in England in the late ’70s, it sparked a 2 Tone movement with bands like his own, along with Madness, Bad Manners, ...

VAIL – There was a time in recent musical history when any rock band that incorporated a horn section into its repertoire was considered ska music. The Toasters’ frontman Rob (“Bucket”) Hingley has ...

Lemon Furia, groupe ska de Poitiers, accorde beaucoup d’importance aux paroles. Entre chanson française réaliste et musique festive, leur style à part montrera la diversité et la vitalité des musiques ...

Ska had a pretty bright moment in the U.S. in the ’90s, when bands like No Doubt, Reel Big Fish and Less Than Jake helped push the then-mostly underground genre into the mainstream. But it was ...

Since launching during the pandemic, the Mile High Ska collective has been a source of community and friendship for local fans. Credit: Justine Bean Photography Picture in your mind’s eye the average ...

l'essentiel De la musique percutante et de qualité, des animations phares comme le concours de lancer de fûts : grâce à Festimoun’s, le village des Barthes (Tarn-et-Garonne) a connu son week-end le ...

AFA copy 39088019752104 gift from Janet Stanley. Roots -- Reggae, Rastafarianism and Cultural Identity / Verena Reckord -- from "Reggae, Rastafarians and Revolution: Rock Music in the Third World" / ...