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64 Essential Ska Albums from 1964 to Present

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 Boom!' book highlights U.S. ska in between 2 Tone & 3rd wave - Q&A w/ author Marc Wasserman

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…

Sonic Youth album guide - a look back on all 16 studio albums

Sonic Youth put out 16 studio albums over the course of 27 years, all of it varying from good to some of the greatest rock music ever recorded. Here’s a deep dive into all 16 of those albums…

7Seconds playing Brooklyn, It's Not Dead Fest (full lineup) and other dates

Punk/melodic hardcore greats 7Seconds were recently announced for Riot Fest Denver (whose lineup was expanded today), and they’ll also be touring with Bishops Green and Success a…

Thurston Moore lists his favorite songs of all time

Chelsea Light Moving at Fun Fun Fun Fest 2013 (more by Tim Griffin) Thurston Moore, the guitar visionary of Sonic Youth, Chelsea Light Moving and many other collaborations (he just wrapped up a residency at The Stone with various collaborators), is set to receive The Fly’s Living Legend Award in London this February, and ahead of that The Fly asked him to list his Favorite Songs of All Time…