Andrew Marvell perfectly encapsulated the bane of the human condition when he wrote “But at my back I always hear, times winged chariot drawing near”, reminding all and sundry that life is fleeting, and #that…
It’s been a long time coming, but finally The Slackers have polished their new material sufficiently to lay down the groove and unleash a brand new album. Typically, their recordings enable you to switch off and shake…
Today we are treated to a fresh brace of tasty slices of ska served hot and fresh by New Yorkers, The Slackers. This time, they tell a couple of stories with more of a personal…
Based around the father-son duo Pops and Korey Horn, Shuffle and Bang is Pirates Press Records’ first foray into the weird and wonderful world of ska-jazz. That’s right punk rockers, but before you spit your…
Outside, the predominant colours of Autumn are yellows and browns, but slip this record on and you\’re whisked right back off to those deep and relaxed Summer evenings of blue skies and red sunsets. The…
Whatever the weather, the sun always shines when The Slackers drop a new record. These two songs, recorded live at Ernesto’s in Holland are short sharp bursts of The Slackers, cramming melody, melancholy and a…
Despite the torrential rain pouring outside from a dark Autumn sky, a new record by Paris\’ ska outfit 8.6 Crew is guaranteed to bring a ray of sunshine into your day. I\’ve been listening to…
Some infinitely wiser than me fellow once said that you should try everything once and never being one to ignore rational advice, and just a mere three decades after they first released their first record,…
By no means as serious as their Two Tone counterparts in The Selector and The Specials, nor as musically diverse as Madness, Bad Manners nevertheless carved themselves a niche in the world of Ska and…
London-town Ska-Punk-Dubsters, Popes Of Chillitown have shared the new video for \’No Manners In Ireland\’, taken from the new album \’Work Hard, Play Hard, See You In The Graveyard\’ – Out Now. Speaking on the…
I’ve always been of the opinion that the reason Rancid rose to a positon of pre-eminence in the punk scene was primarily because And Out Come the Wolves defined the late nineties “underground” zeitgeist. With…
With the Mad Caddies, I have to admit to being a late arrival to this particular party. For years and years I couldn\’t really be bothered to give them the time of day – I…
