News on Ska

bad manners

2009-12-14T17:33:36Z

Buster Bloodvessel of 80s Ska band Bad Manners playing live at The Academy. Dublin, Ireland - 13.12.09

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Florida News - September 10, 2009

2009-09-15T14:02:08Z

SP_311653_cerr_bestdress_6 of 6(09/08/2009 St. Petersburg) In honor of Fashion Week Tampa Bay, the Deal Divas have chosen Tampa Bay's 10 best dressed. This is Ivanka Ska, designer, stylist, producer, and owner of House of Ska in St. Petersburg [LARA CERRI, Times....

No Doubt Tickets - Hope That, No Doubt, There Will be a Tour

2010-02-25T13:29:36Z

It?s been played off for months now that the ska punk group led by the new mother Gwen Stefani is returning to the stage with a new lease on life, though not a new soundtrack. While reports still haven?t changed much since their first few episodes via the group?s website, they are making strides to finally put some details and dates together. The initial report, via http://LiveDaily.com and others, is that the punk rock quartet will be s...

amy winehouse

2009-08-23T09:17:31Z

* WINEHOUSE MAKES SURPRISE APPEARANCE WITH THE SPECIALS AMY WINEHOUSE made her return to the stage by teaming up with her heroes THE SPECIALS at a British music festival on Saturday (22Aug09). The soul star was backstage at V Festival in Chelmsford, England when she met the s...

Island Records stars pay tribute at Montreux Jazz Festival

2010-02-26T10:46:10Z

<div><p>MONTREUX (Reuters) - Baaba Maal and Angelique Kidjo were among the headliners in a tribute to Island Records founder Chris Blackwell that rocked into th...

Jackson death takes shine off Glastonbury festival

2010-02-26T16:12:47Z

<div><p>The death of Michael Jackson cast a shadow over the world-famous Glastonbury music festival on Friday but his music rang out across the fields of the site in southwest England.</p><p>Although there was no official tribute, many of the 140,000 crowd took part in impromptu mass sing-alongs to some of the King of Pop's be...

Ska band The Specials plan British reunion tour

2010-02-26T23:53:47Z

<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - The Specials, whose ska music heyday 30 years ago coincided with a grimly familiar backdrop of economic hardship and unemployment in Britain, are to embark on a 13-date reunion tour of the country.</p><p>The band says on its website the tour will start in November, after a string of success...

WINEHOUSE PERFORMS AT RAINY FESTIVAL

2010-02-28T15:38:45Z

<div><p>AMY WINEHOUSE played her last scheduled gig of the year (08) at British music festival Bestival this weekend (beg05Sep08) - despite torrential rain that forced several other acts to cancel.</p><p> The troubled star showed up 40 minutes late and was welcomed by a mixture of cheers and boos from the crowd of thousands as she headlined the event on the Isle of Wight in

THE SPECIALS TO REFORM FOR TOUR

2010-03-04T02:36:02Z

<div><p>Legendary ska band THE SPECIALS are to reunite for a reunion tour later this year (08).</p><p> The Ghost Town stars, who split at the height of their success in 1981, are planning to hit the road in the autumn (08) - after plenty of rehearsals.</p><p> Frontman Terry Hall says, "We're still trying to put dates together, but hopefully (we'll tour) September/October time.</p><p>...