British pop and ska band Madness are to mark their 50th anniversary by joining the line-up for Lincoln Castle's 2026 summer series of concerts. The group will headline at the castle on 19 June, making ...

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If you are a fan of legendary British ska band The English Beat and have never seen them in concert, don’t save that time for later: See them when they come to the Rio Theatre Friday. Formed as The ...

A new generation of ska-punk bands has a message for you, Rudy, and it’s all about unity. Embracing the 80s British ska scene’s politically charged idealism while taking musical inspiration from 90s ...

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 ...

LEGENDARY British band Madness is set to headline a Herefordshire festival in 2026. Known and loved for chart-topping ...

The post Bad Manners’ Paul Hyman on Trumpets, British Ska, and The Beatles: Podcast appeared first on Consequence. As only someone who was there from the start can, Hyman tells stories of Bad Members’ ...

Most music critics and industry wonks want neat buzzwords to categorize acts, but the best music is not always easy to categorize. That’s certainly the case with British group Project Blackbird, ...

Ranking Roger, a vocalist for the popular British ska band the Beat in the late 1970s and early ‘80s who carried on that group’s infectious sound in subsequent bands and solo projects, died Tuesday in ...