The post Rob Harvilla on ’90s Music, Ska Erasure, and the Defining Songs of the 2000s: Podcast appeared first on Consequence. As the host of 60 Songs That Explain the ’90s, Harvilla has explored quite ...

When the Specials’ Jerry Dammers’ launched the 2 Tone label in Britain in 1979, his group was more than just a ska revival band with good taste in covers — they were a multi-racial spearhead of a post ...

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 ...

The six-part series will be set in the ska scene in Knight's hometown of Birmingham. By Alex Ritman U.K. Correspondent Two Two (working title) is set to tell the story of an extended family and four ...

For 25 years, The Toasters have been spreading the gospel of ska music from their home base in New York. The band plays tonight at Historic Turner Ballroom. Here is a sample: ...

“We smashed a few genres together and ended up with a rippin’ tune that sounds like a dark ’70s cop-show theme song, where the bad guy always wins.” That’s Denver musician Nick Dolan on the sound of ...

Summer doesn't officially begin until this Sunday, June 21. But it's been a bit hot outside this week (when not raining), and in case you want to get an early start, why not begin with the official ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The Neville Staple Band will be kicking off their '3 Generations of Ska' ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A new festival celebrating ska music will be held in Birmingham later this summer. Skalabama! will be held at True Story Brewing Company July 11-12. The festival will feature ...