SKA BOOM! An American Ska & Reggae Oral History
Marc Wasserman gives us an oral history of American Ska. Bob Pomeroy reviews.
Tag: The Toasters
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.
Buck-O-Nine
Sustain (Asian Man 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 Toasters
Ska pioneers, The Toasters, are still inspiring kids to skank 24 years into their career. Jen Cray attends a ska triple bill in Orlando and tells us how they manage to do it.
Big D and the Kids Table
How It Goes (Springman Records). Review by Jah Boy.
Murphy’s Law
The Party’s Over (Artemis). Review by David Lee Beowulf.
The Toasters
Event Review by Julio Diaz
The Toasters
Don’t Let the Bastards Grind You Down (Moon Ska). Review by Julio Diaz
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Archikulture DigestSofia and Louise have just graduated nursing school. They have no idea what they’ve signed up for.
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Dark Water
Screen ReviewsJ-Horror classic Dark Water (2002) makes the skin crawl with an unease that lasts long after the film is over. Phil Bailey reviews the new Arrow Video release.