10. The Special AKA, Gangsters (2 Tone, 1979) The single that kicked it all off, from the greatest ska band of them all. Written by visionary band leader and keyboard player Jerry Dammers, who ...

Only a few months after the North London show I saw, the record label Chrysalis signed up the Specials; their leader, Jerry Dammers, insisted the band retain its own independent imprint, 2 Tone. Other ...

As the frontman of The Specials, Terry Hall left an incredible mark on the face of British music. In 2016, he revealed the ...

Pauline Black, lead singer of 2-Tone hit band The Selecter, tells her extraordinary life story in the same frank manner that helped shape her as an iconic, era-defining female musician.

Come join us sailing the Thames, taking in London's historic sights, all to the sounds that inspired and defined the 2 Tone era ... We have been promoting ska since 1988 and host what are ...

Earlier this year, Philadelphia's Catbite released Nice One. The record is a snappy mix of punk, two-tone, ska, and power pop that address personal and the political. There is also a very cool Selena ...

Aitken relocated to the U.K. and recorded numerous hits throughout the 60s. He was later acknowledged as "an elder statesman to the Two Tone ska revival movement of the punk era" (AllMusic). The ...

That two-tone music was then disseminated into America and that inspired bands like Operation Ivy to start the third wave of ska in America which then spiraled off into a whole load of scenes ...

Bad Manners will be performing at The Brickyard in Carlisle on Friday, October 31. Tickets cost £28 and are available on the Fatsoma website. The act will feature the iconic vocalist Buster ...