SKA BOOM! An American Ska & Reggae Oral History
Marc Wasserman gives us an oral history of American Ska. Bob Pomeroy reviews.
Marc Wasserman gives us an oral history of American Ska. Bob Pomeroy reviews.
The English Beat , a division of the Two Tone Army, invades Firestone Live in Orlando, but it’s opening band Fishbone that emerges victorious.
Sustain (Asian Man Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
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.
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.
How It Goes (Springman Records). Review by Jah Boy.
The Party’s Over (Artemis). Review by David Lee Beowulf.
Event Review by Julio Diaz
Don’t Let the Bastards Grind You Down (Moon Ska). Review by Julio Diaz
With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.
The Englert theater hosted Little Feat as they embark on their Last Farewell Tour.
Meiko Kaji’s katana is sharp and looking for revenge in Wandering Ginza Butterfly and its sequel, She Cat Gambler, a stylish pair of early ’70s action films.