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Rock & Roll Globe Presents The Rock Books of 2024

December 26, 2024December 26, 2024 Gillian G. Gaar 1 Comment 2 Tone Records, Bikini Kill, Books, CBGB, Huggy Bear, Jesse Ed Davis, Jim Gordon, Kathleen Hanna, Lisa Marie Presley, MC5, The Specials

From Riot Grrrls to indigenous icons, this year brought an intriguing array of good reads

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New Wave Punk Ska 

On My Radio: A New Book Explores The 2 Tone Phenomenon

July 25, 2024July 25, 2024 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments 2 Tone Records, Daniel Rachel, Jerry Dammers, Lynval Golding, Madness, Pauline Black, Ranking Roger, ska, Terry Hall, The English Beat, The Selecter, The Specials, Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story

A chat with author Daniel Rachel plus 10 essential 2 Tone tracks!

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New Wave Pop Punk Ska 

The Nuttiest Sound Around: Madness’s One Step Beyond Turns 40

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 Kelley Simms 0 Comments 1979, 2 Tone Records, Cathal “Chas Smash” Smyth, Chris Foreman, Dan Woodgate, Graham “Suggs” McPherson, Jerry Dammers, Lee "Kix" Thompson, Madness, Mark Bedford, Mike Barson, One Step Beyond, The Beat, The Selecter, The Specials

The debut LP of this iconic British ska band introduced a genre revival in 1979

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