By Stacey Lynn
Feb 25, 2021
Today’s song is by a British ska and pop band and was released in November 1982. In the MTV friendly days of the day, the video made all the difference for a new song’s chances of becoming a hit.
In this video, The band portrays a working-class family, including one with a stubbly face, dressed in an apron and bonnet, playing the mother. The band members perform with their instruments in the living room, as they prepare for work and school. In some scenes, the family plays squash and relaxes in a hot tub. The video also includes exterior shots of other houses including the Playboy Mansion, AND Buckingham Palace.
Noel Gardner
, February 8th, 2021 08:51
Noel Gardner s first New Weird Britain column for 2021 looks at what it means to be an international artist currently trapped in London/ Britain by the pandemic and what this means for their practice
The world of early 2021 remains stiflingly, medievally small, most weeks in fact extending no further than the shops either side of my flat, and the “Britain” in which these places are supposedly situated becomes – again, measurable by the week – increasingly insular and hateful, be that by legislative means or shifts in the aggregate public mood. I take minor solace in writing this column, whose woolly boundaries ensure there are always more things to be bundled under its categorical tarpaulin.
Various Artists
King Of Kings - Prince Buster & The Skatalites
Magic Star - The Skatalites
The Stage - The Toasters
Barefootin - Dan-I/Jump With Joey
Penny Reel - Hepcat
Take Five - Rico & Freetown
Shame & Scandal In The Family - Dr. Ring-Ding/The Senior Allstars
Housewife s Choice - The Determinations
Kiss Bam Bam - The Ska Flames
Keep On Running - The Trojans
Release Date: 9/16/1997
Number of Discs: 1 (5 out of 5 stars) The mixture of artists in this album really sets this CD apart from other compilatons. Prince Buster, Laurel Aitken, Japan s The Determinations & The Ska Flames, Rico Rodriguez. plus the new ska artists such as Ocean 11, Fishbone, The Toasters. First wave meets third wave! Really worth listening to, mon.
Sounds Local: Jamaican ska band to headline Green Fest
The Skatalites, an influential Jamaican band that essentially created the genre of music known as ska, will headline Green Fest on Friday night at Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center. Contributed photo
HUNTER
Published: 4/18/2018 3:50:05 PM
Ska, reggae, jazz, funk, hip-hop and rock. You will hear all this and more when the second annual Green Fest kicks off at Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center in Greenfield Friday night, starting at 7:30 p.m.
Co-sponsored by The Enthusiast, the Green Fest will take place in both the main room and the Wheelhouse at Hawks & Reed, 289 Main St. The dance floor will be on fire with sets by local acts: Dave Noonan’s Green Island, The Diamondstones, The Equalites and Delawater. I-ganic Sound System and DJ FunkyBottoms will also be in the house, as will hip-hop artist Machakas Kyalo.