Right off the top of my head (ha!): The Toasters "Frankenska" Dead Kennedys "Halloween" And then there is my friend's list of 450+ Halloween-related ska and reggae songs at Hoi Polloi Skazine: .by Familyman
Delvin wrote: > > Holy crap--what an inspired theme for a radio show! > > Why thank you, Fam! But just to re-affirm, Reno deserves the > credit for the > inspiration. > Thanks, Delvin! Props to Reno!by Familyman
Holy crap--what an inspired theme for a radio show! I particularly like the Oingo Boingo/Screaming Blue Messiahs and U2/Psychedelic Furs Q and As selections.by Familyman
Duff Review: The Selecter at The Gramercy Theatre, NYC (10/6/16) By Steve Shafer (Originally posted here: .) After being blindsided by their surprisingly great show in NYC three years ago, The Selecter featuring Pauline Black and Arthur "Gaps" Hendrickson drew out a wonderfully large contingent of old school stalwarts (Chris Acosta of The New York Citizens/Moon Records, Marc Wassermby Familyman
Pulling for Bad Brains, The Cars(!), Chic, Kraftwerk, and MC5.by Familyman
On My Radio - The Selecterby Familyman
Gotta say I'm very partial to "Stupidly Happy," "I'm the Man Who Murdered Love," and "We're All Light." But, I've always been a sucker for Andy Partridge's pop songs...by Familyman
I have tix for the NYC date. And the 10" "Double Trouble" EP is pretty good!by Familyman
Love the theme of this show! There are some great choices here. Thanks for remembering Rico!by Familyman
Some good shops there! Sad that nothing rates in NYC...by Familyman
"Holiday Head" to "Holiday in Cambodia"--what a great segue!by Familyman
The BAD line-up for this reunion tour is all original members: Mick Jones - vocals and guitar Don Letts - sound effects and vocals Dan Donovan - keyboards Leo Williams - bass Greg Roberts - drums and background vocals and they are playing material from 1985-1989 (This is Big Audio Dynamite through Megatop Phoenix).by Familyman
Yeah, I've got tix to the NYC show at Roseland (don't ridicule me for what I paid) and am going with a few friends. I figure this will be the only time to see the original BAD line-up in action (plus how many more chances am I going to have to see Mick Jones on stage?).by Familyman
I love "45"--one of the best songs ever about seeing one's life through one's love of pop music/record collecting.by Familyman
Universal health insurance for all Americans would be the right and moral and decent thing to do--but I'll take whatever we can get right now. Baby steps. Let the worried folks come to realize that all the crazy Tea Bagger stuff won't materialize if we make sure everyone can go to a doctor and/or hospital when they need to and not go to the poor house as a result. A Consumer Protectiby Familyman
TLNF was in MOJO's top 50 albums of 2009--at #9!by Familyman
Terry Edwards' book (covering "One Step Beyond..." track by track) makes for a pretty good read (you learn the true origin of the title "One Step Beyond" from Prince Buster himself and it's not referring to the TV show)--but Irvine Welsh's liner notes are just so well-written and compelling that they almost blot out any memory of Edwards' tome.by Familyman
Delvin: The deluxe, mega-expanded reissue of "One Step Beyond..." (only available as an import to the USA) is also worth picking up just for the beautifully written liner notes by Irvine Welsh (!). He lurvs his Madness! And the second disc has all sorts of cool tracks from singles, etc. from that era that I never knew about...(hey, I was in middle school at the time!). Dammers is doby Familyman
Delvin! Thanks for the review of Madness' "The Liberty of Norton Folgate!" It's an extraordinarily rich, textured, and (ahem) mature album from a band that just could have easily phoned it in (see the reunited Specials--without Jerry Dammers, sadly--who will be playing this year's Coachella Festival and dates in LA and NYC and are content to play the hits from 30 yearsby Familyman
My name is Steve Shafer (spelled a little differently, but sounds the same). Kinda creepy. Bad way to go, too.by Familyman
My kids have the first few Dan Zanes and Friends CDs ("Rocket Ship Beach," "Family Dance," "House Party," and "Night Time")--and they are pretty fantastic. What's great is that the music (a good mix of rootsy originals and folk songs from diverse cultures) is both accessible for young kids, but sophisticated enough for adults to enjoy, too (i.e.: it wby Familyman
Top players whenever I could liberate the family Oldsmobile (remember them?) diesel stationwagon (god, it was like driving a tank: slow, noisy, and cumbersome): English Beat: "Special Beat Service" English Beat: "What is Beat?" The Cars: "Candy-O" The Cars: "Panorama" Echo and the Bunnymen: "Ocean Rain" Echo and the Bunnymen: s/t 5-song EP The Poby Familyman
Amen!by Familyman
"Clampdown" or "The Right Profile"by Familyman
Elvis Costello - Waiting for the End of the World Men at Work - It's a Mistake Bonzo Goes to Washington (Jerry Harrison & Bootsy Collins) - Five Minutes (Which samples a quote from Ronnie Reagan, who didn't know the mic was on: "My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in fivby Familyman
[Nile wrote: > MrFab wrote: > > > Anyone remember a lovely single "Afraid of the Russians" by > > Made For TV, produced by John Cale? > > This > one? > > Also: > > http://hallwayofmemory.blogspot.com/2008/05/made-for-t.html > > > Post Edited (10-14-09 15:25) I still have the Made for TV single that I picked up in high school...by Familyman
Amen, Brother Nosepail! From All Music Guide news... On the eve of the release of The Beatles: Rock Band, the Rolling Stones’ former guitarist Bill Wyman has come out against Rock Band and Guitar Hero, saying at an Abbey Road recording session, “It makes less and less people dedicated to really get down and learn an instrument. I think it’s a pity so I’m not really keen on that kind of stuff.”by Familyman
The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl: "Fairytale of New York" This section of the tune always brings tears to my eyes (even a more-than-decent version of it I heard on WXRP--a rock/alternative station here in NYC--with Matt Pinfield on vocals!?!): The boys of the NYPD choir Were singing "Galway Bay" And the bells were ringing out For Christmas day...by Familyman
The Untouchables in "Repo Man" Post Edited (08-06-09 15:31)by Familyman
Jermoe: Thanks for your comments! I think my reaction was more about whether or not the 2 Tone bands played "real" ska, not questioning whether they themselves were authentic enough to take a stab at it. I realize I strayed into that territory with my post (sorry!) and took a cheap 'n' dirty swipe at VW in doing so (my bad, again). I was trying to point out that the 2 Toby Familyman
