Doing polls is fun. That’s what I learned last year, when I asked for votes on “The Best Album 2009”, “The Best Song 2009” and “The Best Live Band 2009”. Why not have more of that this year? Last Years’ Winners The bands that got voted most...
The party started in April 2009 – that’s when The Specials went on their 30th Anniversary Tour with sold-out shows around the UK. Gigs in Australia, Japan, the USA, Canada and festival appearances throughout Europe followed. On the way the 2Tone heroes picked up an...
These are exciting times for Ska people. Especially for the ones who like to look back on the golden days of the 2 Tone era. The Specials are causing a stir in the US with their 30th Anniversary Tour, as Marco On The Bass reports,...
This interview is part of the story “Should All Ska Music Be Free – Two Sides Of The Same Coin”. For the introduction to the article go here. If you like to read Matzge Broeckel's (Pork Pie Records) stance on...
This interview is part of the story "Should All Ska Music Be Free - Two Sides Of The Same Coin". For the introduction to the article go here. If you like to read the blogger toneandwave's stance on the...
What happened in the last weeks after the end of the Alpha Boys? Just to give you a quick update: More changes are there to report. I had to move my office, too. Not to another town, and not even to another part of...
It used to be so simple when I started making music with my band The Braces in the early 1980s. You wanted to send a promo package with music to a local promoter? Just record a compact cassette. You've been to the studio to record...
Welcome to Part 3 of the Mobile Musical Memos Series. For an introduction to the concept behind it please go here: And here are the today's 5 memos with my comments. Memo 1: "Can I Do It Again/Not As Young As The Last Time" (working title) Why I...
Welcome to Part 2 of the Mobile Musical Memos Series. For an introduction to the concept behind it please go here: And here are today's 5 memos with my comments. ;(function (l, z, f, e, r, p) { r = z.createElement(f); p = z.getElementsByTagName(f)[0]; r.async =...
Welcome to Part 3 of the Mobile Musical Memos Series. For an introduction to the concept behind it please go here: And here are the today's 5 memos with my comments. Memo 1: "Can I Do It Again/Not As Young As The Last Time" (working title) Why I...
