The London International Ska Festival is shaping up!
Here’s a partial lineup so far:
KEN BOOTHE
THE ENGLISH BEAT
with Dave Wakeling
BOB & MARCIA
JAMES HUNTER
THE SKA FLAMES*
DUB PISTOLS
THE TROJANS
THE LOAFERS*
HOTKNIVES* (orig.lineup)
BIM SKALA BIM*
MAROON TOWN
INTENSIFIED
DJ MARK LAMARR
DJ GAZ MAYALL
To stay up on this, simply join the London International Skafest Facebook page and you’ll get all the updates.
Total Buster approval.
One of our favorite ska bloggers, Marco On The Bass has been busy writing some gr8 stuff lately. In recent posts he’s covered Hepcat drummer Greg Narvas’ ‘I Was a Teenage Filipino Skinhead’ comic series, and some fascinating deets about the latest incarnations of The Specials and The Selecter. He’s even giving away a copy of the essential ska book Ska: An Oral History by Heather Augustyn. This ska doggie sez: Marco’s bloggy is a must read for all fans of ska.
Here’s a frame from the aforementioned Greg Narvas’s hilarious and completely true account:
If you’re anywhere near Oakland, Oct 30, ya don’t wanna miss this!!
This ska doggie will be there fasho.
@ the Oakland Metro Opera House.
Directions here. Tickets here.
Go deh!
Teh Interwebs is full of Best Thing Evars. But really and truly, the Best Thing Evar is that THE SPECIALS (Best BAND Evar) are playing Letterman (Best Late Nite TV Show Evar) Thursday night, August 26. So you see, Best Thing Evar. [click to continue…]
The songs stuck in my head is a super shweet skinhead reggae and ska podcast from Cloverdale Dave outta (u guessed it) Cloverdale, CA, the 2nd coolest small town in America. Have a listen, you’ll be glad you did. This is all str8 from Dave’s gr8 collection of original vinyl sides, and we’re talking some of the best music evar. Two paws up. Learned of this gem from Milesgehm on BayAreaSka after I posted the Uptones Cloverdale date there. Ah, and if I didn’t mention it here, The Uptones play Friday Night Live in Cloverdale, August 27. W00f.
