The Slackers

This week’s Notable Releases include Prince Daddy & the Hyena’s remarkable Pure Noise debut, Kurt Vile’s latest, the killer Home Is Where/Record Setter split, and more…

”Tunes like ‘Don’t Let The Sunlight Fool Ya’ were written right after we had just gotten out of lockdown. It was May 2020 and the sun was out, the Covid had receded, but it was by no means gone.”

Eichlers has also shared a new song, ”Anthem for a New Tone,” featuring members of Louser and Shinobu.

From ’90s ska to Nina Simone, from Anti-Flag to the history of hip hop, there’s something for everyone in this roundup of new and recent documentaries to stream.

This year’s Cassette Week features exclusive tape releases from Bad Brains, The Good Life, Pylon, Bim Skala Bim, The Slackers, The Queers, and more.

With ska gaining mainstream traction in the U.S. once again, we put together a list of 64 essential ska albums from 1964 to present, with albums released during each of the past seven decades by artists from all over the world.

Ska legends and pioneers The Skatalites — still with original vocalist Doreen Shaffer — will return to the road this month….

Philly ska band Catbite’s anticipated sophomore album ‘Nice One’ comes out in August via Bad Time Records (pre-order our cyan blue vinyl variant) and they’re playing some shows with some awesome lineups…

Boston ska legends Bim Skala Bim are back with a new album, which features contributions from members of The Slackers, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Skatalites, and more…

The narrative that ska comes and goes in ways in damaging to the genre, and not even all that accurate. Marc Wasserman’s new oral history ‘Ska Boom!’ looks at the American ska scene of the 1980s, and the bands that bridged the gap between 2 Tone and the third wave…