It was only a matter of time before the oft-maligned music genre of ska-punk re-entered the musical mainstream, and in 2018, The Interrupters pulled off the unlikely feat of getting a ska-punk song on ...
“We’re the Interrupters! We’re from Los Angeles, California!” the young guitarist announces over a fanfare, as the camera pulls back and reveals a four-piece band, plus a singer, and a crush of ...
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 ...
Ska-punk, the sunny and uptempo and relentlessly cheery mutation of early-’60s Jamaican dance music that took over alt-rock radio sometime in the mid-’90s, is not considered remotely cool these days.
No Doubt announces six additional dates for their highly anticipated Sphere residency, marking their first extended run of ...
“Black coat, white shoes, black hat, Cadillac, yeah/The boy’s a time bomb.” Can anyone forget the first time they heard Armstrong’s shopping list of rebel style shouting out of a radio or MTV?
Ska has been making its way back into the public consciousness more and more each year, it continues to attract new generations, and there continue to be so many great ska and ska-punk records coming ...
Joe Maier’s collection of KEDJ memorabilia might be small, but its definitely heartfelt. Inside his Tempe home, the photographer, blogger, and local music booster who goes by Every Show Joe has ...
In the late ’80s and throughout the ’90s, Southern California was the center of the ska revival. Oh, and let’s also include the two biggest and most commercially successful bands to come out of that ...
Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...
What: Reel Big Fish at Vans Warped Tour. When: Gates open 11 a.m. June 16. Where: Portland Expo Center, 2060 N. Marine Drive, Portland. Cost: $35 to $45 through ...
Ska-punk, the sunny and uptempo and relentlessly cheery mutation of early-’60s Jamaican dance music that took over alt-rock radio sometime in the mid-’90s, is not considered remotely cool these days.