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The Ongoing History of New Music encore presentation: A not-so-brief history of ska, part 2

August 10, 2018August 12, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Fishbone, Gangster Fun, Less Than Jake, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, No Doubt, Planet Smashers, Ska, Specials, Sublime, Toasters, Untouchables

As I said in the preamble to part one, ska seems to be one of those immortal musical genres. And

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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 17 February 2017

February 17, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adam and the Plants, Blaenavon, Cairobi, Del Paxton, Desperate Journalist, Don Kincaid and the Wait, IDLES, Las Kellies, Less Than Jake, Sleaford Mods, Strand of Oaks

This week’s playlist comes to you from Albany, Western Australia, one of the most remote places on the planet. I

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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 06 June 2014

June 6, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adversary, Bots, Emma Ruth Rundle, Less Than Jake, Life in Vacuum, Lisa Doll, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Roll The Tanks, Sage Francis, Teenage Bottlerocket, Trapdoor Social

As usual, here’s another eleven brand-new tracks hand-picked by me just in time for your weekend.  What do you think?

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