WHAT:  Movement Electronic Music Festival WHEN: May 26-28 WHERE: Detroit, MI WHO: Public Enemy, Major Lazer, AraabMuzik, Actress, SBTRKT, Lindstrøm, Tiger & Woods, Todd Terje, Photek, Radioslave, more WHAT: Vivid LIVE WHEN: May 25 - June 3 WHERE: Sydney, Australia WHO:  Karen O's "Stop the Virgens", Sufjan Stevens with Bryce Dessner & Nico Muhly, Janelle Monae, Zola Jesus, Danny Brown, Florence + the Machine, Shut Up & Play the Hits (LCD Soundsystem documentary), My Brightest Diamond, Amon Tobin, Efterklang, MED, more WHAT: I Love This City WHEN: May 25-26 WHERE: San Francisco, CA WHO: James Murphy, AraabMuzik, Holy Fuck, Holy Ghost!, Duck Sauce, Cut ...

No es que hayamos hablado demasiado del festival Cruïlla BCN 2012, la verdad. Por no decir nada. Su mezcla de estilos no acaba de convencernos demasiado (aunque su lema de ‘Joy, No Division’ sea muy respetable), y pese a contar con leyendas como The Stooges">Iggy Pop & The Stooges o The Specials, no es precisamente nuestro [...]

Artist: The Specials Album: Live EP Released: 2012 Style: Ska Format: MP3 224Kbps Size: 18 Mb Tracklist: 01 – Too Much Too Young 02 – Nite Klub 03 – Gangsters 04 – Guns of Navarone DOWNLOAD LINKS: RAPIDGATOR: DOWNLOAD FILE...

The Vermin Suicides From: Liverpool, United Kingdom For a city that have been regularly scarred by tragedy and industrial decline it's surprising that ska, the voice of the seemingly voiceless, of the downtrodden and the forgotten. If the Clash took themselves a little less seriously they'd probably sound like The Vermin Suicides . If Rancid eat scouse and talked with an accent exceedingly rare they'd sound like The Vermin Suicides. If 2-Tone had been born underneath the a statue exceedingly bare The Specials would have sounded liked the Vermin Suicides. This is the sound of ska from a ...

I had misgivings about seeing The Specials in a tin shed on the waterfront, but with a sizeable crowd in there to soak up the sound it worked surprisingly well (not unlike the dance parties in the sheds next to the old Auckland railway...

It was at Gatwick Airport some 14 months ago when catching the connecting flight to Glasgow have arrived overnight from Florida. I was tired and jet-lagged and a bit grumpy. I noticed that a new edition of Q was out on the shelf, and I picked it up to have a look at what they had listed as their '50 Ultimate British Songs'. But before I got to that, I noticed from the index that there was also an in-depth feature on Edwyn Collins , so this was the first thing I turned to. I had a quick glance over it ...

tony \TOH-nee\, adjective: High-toned; stylish. An Americanism, tony entered the language in the 1870s. Its precise origin is unclear, but it is related to the word tone meaning "a particular quality or way of sounding." shift To make out, snog, french kiss "Will you shift my friend over there?" Trivia Which state was home to the very first Dunkin’ Donuts shop and the very first Howard Johnson’s restaurant? Massachusetts. Both chains were launched in Quincy—HoJo’s in 1925; Dunkin’ Donuts in 1950. History Napoleon Bonaparte: abdicated as emperor of France and was banished to Elba (1814) The Tramp ...

DRUNKSOULS is an indie reggae/rock band from Marseille, France and the band released their second disc, Revolution , late last year. The band has gotten some comparisons to Gorillaz (don’t hear it at all) and Manu Chao (never heard his music) but I think a better comparison is to the light, breezy reggae sounds of Michael Franti’s last Spearhead album crossed with hints of The Specials along with some elements of commercially accessible worldbeat thrown in the mix. DRUNKSOULS formed in 2002 and the band has progressively generating a buzz with over 100,000 downloads of their debut ...

Thirty-odd years on from their beginnings, The Specials still have a lot to offer fans in the live department.

Odd spelling of Rico Rodriquez here on this Pama single from 1968. A chugging ska instrumental takes on two big soul hits of the 60's. "One of the most prolific session players of Jamaica's pre-ska era, trombonist Rico Rodriguez recorded both as a solo artist and as an honorary member of The Specials. Born October 17, 1934, his musical pursuits began while attending Kingston's Alpha Boys School, an institution for wayward boys, where he studied trombone under the legendary Don Drummond. In the years to follow, Rico emerged as one of Jamaica's most highly regarded session ...

More belated summer weather brought Byron Bay to life for the second day of Bluesfest, and you couldn’t help being drawn to the sunshine vibes of Queensland’s Bobby Alu , especially as his trademark percussion breaks lured more hip-shakers to the dancefloor. The other early drawcard of the day was G3 , in the last Australian show of Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Steve Lukather 's guitar tour de force. Steve Vai yelled in his solo set ‘You ready to build a church in here?’, and it most certainly felt like people had gathered in reverence for the guitar. Although ...

Photographer: Stuart Blythe Photographer: Stuart Blythe Bands: “Crosby, Stills & Nash”, “Fire">Earth, Wind & Fire”, The Specials… Event: Bluesfest Byron Bay Date: 6th April 2012 VIEW FULL PHOTO GALLERY – CLICK HERE Related: * More Galleries/Articles by Stuart Blythe…

Sunday saw the return of the West Coast Blues and Roots Festival to Fremantle Park. Now in its ninth year, the festival produced a diverse line up, full of local, national and international talent. Despite the ominous rain clouds at the beginning of the day, the event went ahead with only a slight shower of rain, which did little to dampen the spirits of those in attendance. With more energy than should have been physically possible for the time of the day, local band The Seals kick started the festival action. Having won the chance to be there only days ...

The Specials look back on drugs, performing with Amy Winehouse and changing the course of modern music.