Ska
The English Beat’s Dave Wakeling on the Wha’ppen? Reissue and High Ticket Prices: Podcast
The singer touches on the progressive politics of the band's second LP. The English Beat’s Dave Wakeling on the Wha’ppen? Reissue and High Ticket Prices: Podcast Consequence Staff
Reunited Sublime may record new music
Drummer Bud Gaugh said the band will “see how it goes,” but he feels “pretty certain we’re gonna see some music coming out.” Reunited Sublime May Record New Music Jo Vito
Sublime to reunite with Bradley Nowell’s son, Jakob, at Coachella in 2024
The trio will also play “additional music festivals in 2024.” Sublime to Reunite with Bradley Nowell’s Son, Jakob, at Coachella 2024 Jo Vito
Sublime reunite with Bradley Nowell’s son Jakob on vocals
Surviving members Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh played eight classic Sublime tunes with Jakob Nowell on vocals. Sublime Perform with Bradley Nowell’s Son Jakob at Benefit for Bad Brains’ H.R.: Watch Spencer Kaufman
Sublime reunite with Bradley Nowell’s son Jakob on vocals
Surviving members Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh played eight classic Sublime tunes with Jakob Nowell on vocals. Sublime Perform with Bradley Nowell’s Son Jakob at Benefit for Bad Brains’ H.R.: Watch Spencer Kaufman
Madness release new album Theatre of the Absurd Presents C’Est La Vie
The album is the first full-length release from Madness since 2016. Madness Release New Album Theatre of the Absurd Presents C’Est La Vie: Stream Jo Vito
Madness release new album Theatre of the Absurd Presents C’Est La Vie
The album is the first full-length release from Madness since 2016. Madness Release New Album Theatre of the Absurd Presents C’Est La Vie: Stream Jo Vito
The Fest Unveils 2023 Lineup with Thursday, Descendents, Less Than Jake, and More
The festival will feature over 350 bands across 15 venues for three days in Gainesville, Florida. The Fest Unveils 2023 Lineup with Thursday, Descendents, Less Than Jake, and More Jo Vito
Operation Ivy’s Jesse Michaels and Tim Armstrong Form New Band
Check out Bad Optix's debut single, "Raid". Operation Ivy’s Jesse Michaels and Tim Armstrong Form New Band Alex Young
The Specials Singer Terry Hall’s Cause of Death, Final Days Revealed By Bandmate: ‘The World Has Lost a Unique Voice’
Just says after the death of The Specials singer Terry Hall at age 63 after what the band described as a “brief illness,” the group’s bassist revealed the beloved singer’s cancer diagnosis, as well as the previously undisclosed album the group was preparing to record. “We had it all planned out. Make the album we were going to do in 2020 – a reggae album,” wrote Horace Panter, an original member of the second wave British two tone ska revivalist group of the sessions that were already booked in Los Angeles during the first winter of the COVID-19 pandemic. Panter said Aggrolites keyboardist Roger Rivas was set to co-produce the set and famed street artists Shepard Fairey was on board to create the cover. With 8 songs prepped for the sessions by Hall, “confidence was high,” Panter wrote, not...
Terry Hall, Singer of The Specials, Dead at 63
Terry Hall, lead singer of influential UK ska band The Specials, has died at the age of 63. The band announced Hall’s death on Monday (December 19th): “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing, following a brief illness, of Terry, our beautiful friend, brother and one of the most brilliant singers, songwriters and lyricists this country has ever produced.” “Terry was a wonderful husband and father and one of the kindest, funniest, and most genuine of souls,” the statement continued. “His music and his performances encapsulated the very essence of life… the joy, the pain, the humour, the fight for justice, but mostly the love.” Related Video Hall joined The Specials shortly after their formation in 1977, replacing original vocalist Tim Strickland. The band initially went by the...
The Story Behind Danny Elfman and Oingo Boingo’s Halloween Classic “Dead Man’s Party”
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | YouTube | RSS Over the last 40 years, true renaissance man Danny Elfman has delivered it all through various incarnations. As performer, frontman, composer, conductor, and visualizer, he is the consummate multi-dimensional artists. Always unconventional, always out of place — and always slightly dangerous because of it — the Grammy- and Emmy-winning innovator and his body of work are undeniably genius — and also all a bit mad. Advertisement The frenetic and haunted mind of so many mediums, Elfman was meant for the Halloween season. For this special spooky season edition of The Story Behind the Song, Elfman — Jack Skel...
