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

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

All change, all evolution, all revolution in music comes from the street. It’s up to indie musicians, indie labels and

Here is a truth that some people find very uncomfortable: rock, alt-rock and indie rock are predominantly white. Why is

All change, all evolution, all revolution in music comes from the street. It’s up to indie musicians, indie labels and

When a bunch of British punk fans became enamoured with the music of Jamaican immigrants in cities like Coventry, some

I’m all shopped out and I can’t eat another bite. Thank God for the World Junior Hockey Championship. How else

This is no way for Labour Day to be later than this. Enjoy it. There is, however, still music news

Shane Alexander at sister site Geeks&Beats points us to this Voice/Noisey documentary on the era of 2 Tone ska.

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver