Narrated by Tim Armstrong (Rancid, Operation Ivy, The Transplants), the series traces the roots of New York Hardcore, British 2-Tone Ska, and German Krautrock with conversations with the founders of ...

2 Tone music started in Coventry in the 1970s. Here’s a quick guide introducing the style if you haven’t heard of it before. 2 Tone music was a blend of Jamaican reggae, ska, and British punk ...

“We tried to look at the musical roots of 2 Tone as well,” Roberts continues. “As well as punk feeding into it, the other key influence was Jamaican ska. We tried to cover that story – of how Jamaican ...

Read about those here, along with some recent vinyl reissues and a book that takes a deep dive into the 2-Tone ska revival of 1979.

On a cold Friday night in Leeds, Rhoda Dakar - former Bodysnatchers vocalist and 2 Tone ska icon - treated audiences to a ...

Bumsy and the Moochers are going to put out a new EP! It's called Anywhere But Here and it's out November 1st, 2024 via sellt ...

Three-and four-button suits were first popularised in the early 20th century before being adopted by the Mods in the 60s. Inspired by the stiff Edwardian cut, the Mod look was characterised by ...

Coventry's The Specials were just one of many bands to come from the ska and two tone era An upcoming BBC drama exploring the beginnings of the two tone scene is a "love letter to Birmingham and ...

Australia’s largest and zaniest ska-reggae band, Melbourne Ska Orchestra, combines cabaret-style showmanship with ...

Famously, punk and reggae were first brought together during the intermission between bands at the first London punk clubs - punk bands themselves simply hadn’t made enough records to fill the gaps, ...

Unspooling in Cadiz over Oct. 25-31, the South International Series Festival is a bellwether on trends and highlights for the ...

How The Bomb Factory Art Foundation celebrates cultural fusion in Britain - IN FOCUS: Mark Hudson explores how a radical ...