Word: ska
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...have a good time, don't you worry," he promises. It was the same voices in Perry's head that sent him to Kingston to make music in 1961. Jamaica's capital was in ferment at the time, buoyed by imminent independence and bouncing to the sound of Ska, but increasingly mired in poverty and violence. Perry hustled, scouting records for sound systems, talent-spotting (Toots and the Maytals were a prize catch) and writing lyrics for others. Soon, at the mixing desk, he was helping make Studio One the island's hottest hit factory. In 1968, keen to make...
...band will play an extended stint on this summer’s Van’s Warped Tour. This will be the band’s second appearance on the ska and punk festival, which will descend on Boston’s Suffolk Downs on July...
...CLASH Inspired by both reggae and fellow English punks like the Sex Pistols, the band bluntly confronted Britain's class system and America's global influence with music that incorporated every popular genre from ska to rockabilly...
...typical day, music analyst Alex Helsinger ’98-’00 says, he spends his time expanding obscure playlists, like the hardcore ska list...
...Rock Steady is a very well mixed, written, and produced record that successfully incorporates ska-pop, new wave, and dancehall without sounding contrived or chaotic. It may not have the raw, high energy of their big hit album "Tragic Kingdom" (and probably won't sell as many copies), but it is, without question, their greatest effort to date. It is the sound of band dropping pretense to realize its potential...