The ska-punk, reggae blend that Sublime would later explode with in the mid- to late-’90s wasn’t quite what cool kids were listening to in 1992. Pantera, Beastie Boys, Sonic Youth, Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots and even Megadeth were having memorable years with huge releases, but the third wave of ska, popularized in Orange…
For a lil ol’ blogger such as myself, seven years is geriatric. I was 23 when I started this blog. Now, I’m a little older…I’m a little wiser…actually I’m not that much wiser, and when I pretend to be, things get sweaty. I’m still sitting at the same laptop, wasting my time and yours, and,…
I almost forgot how much I love ska until last night’s Reel Big Fish / Goldfinger / Big D and the Kids Table / Suburban Legends show at Toad’s Place in New Haven, Conn. Sure, some of these bands’ heydays were back in the late 90’s/early 00’s, but it really renewed my love for horns,…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3JqGtjuLJk] R.I.P. to the godfather of rocksteady. Alton Ellis died from cancer at the age of 70. His signature sound created in Jamaica in the 1960s went on to influence tons of bands and spawn countless other sub-genres within the ska realm. Official news release here.