Dave Wakeling

The English Beat’s tour includes two NYC-area shows in late March.

Dave Wakeling is set to release the first new English Beat album since 1982. Here We Go Love is out June 15 and finds him revisiting the ska sound of the band’s early days as well as the more pop-oriented direction of Special Beat Service…

Holy 1980! As gimmicks go this is a pretty good one: Power pop pioneer’s The Paul Collins Beat and The English Beat are hitting the road together for a string of dates dubbed “Two Beats Heart As One” tour which includes a stop in NYC on October 16 at B…