Rude Girls: Women in 2 Tone and One Step Beyond
Ska historian Heather Augustyn chronicles the history, experiences, and struggles of the women who shaped the two-tone scene in Rude Girls: Women in 2 Tone and One Step Beyond. Jay Stooksberry reviews.
Tag: Ska
Russkaja
Turbo Polka Party (Napalm Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
SKA BOOM! An American Ska & Reggae Oral History
Marc Wasserman gives us an oral history of American Ska. Bob Pomeroy reviews.
The Aquabats!
Kooky Spooky In Stereo (Gloopy Records). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
The Restarts
Uprising (Pirate’s Press ). Review by Scott Adams.
The Specials
Encore (Island Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
The English Beat
Here We Go Love (Here We Go Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Various Artists
Money Maker (Studio One). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
The Skints
FM (Easy Star Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Out of Many
50 Years of Reggae Music (VP Records ). Review by Scott Adams.
The English Beat
The English Beat , a division of the Two Tone Army, invades Firestone Live in Orlando, but it’s opening band Fishbone that emerges victorious.
The Beat goes on for ska icon Dave Wakeling
The English Beat refuses to die with the ’80s. Ink 19’s Robert M. Sutton chats with The Beat’s Dave Wakeling about the early days of the 2-Tone ska revival in England and the challenge of taking the past back into the future.
The Guild League
Speak Up (Matinee). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Studio One Reissues Series
Trying to put the sprawling creative mess that is Jamaican music into order is a daunting task… until you realize that a lot of it sprang from Studio One. Scott Adams recaps several reissues from C.S. “Coxsone” Dodd’s pivotal recording studio.
Buck-O-Nine
Sustain (Asian Man Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
The Dead Pets
Too Little Too Late / Revenge of the Village Idiots (Village Idiot Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Give ’em the Boot IV
Give ‘em the Boot IV (Hellcat Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone?
It takes Ted Leo and the Pharmacists performance at the Sarasota Film Festival to get Bob Pomeroy thinking about ska again. Trust us, it makes sense. A few days later he finds the rude boys skanking with the Toasters in St. Petersburg.
The Briggs
Leaving the Ways (Side One Dummy Records). Review by Jen Cray.
Monty Alexander with Ernest Ranglin
Rocksteady (Telark Jazz). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
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