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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.

Dave Chappelle headlining SummerFest, doing other shows

Dave Chappelle will be the first comedian to headline a night of Milwaukee’s huge SummerFest

Riot Fest reveal daily 2021 lineups, add Machine Gun Kelly, Rancid, Dropkick Murphys & more

Riot Fest added more acts to its 2021 lineup and revealed the day-by-day lineups. Single-day tickets go on sale today…

'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…

Riot Fest adds NIN, Faith No More, Devo, Dinosaur Jr & more to 2021 lineup

After My Chemical Romance postponed until 2022, Riot Fest has revealed a revamped version of their 2021 lineup, with lots of cool additions.

Jeff Rosenstock & Polyvinyl have made a 9-hour playlist of ska songs

The 9-hour, 181-song playlist includes songs from all across ska’s long, rich history — from its origins in Jamaica to some of today’s best DIY ska bands — and it also includes ska-adjacent songs by The Beatles, Vampire Weekend, Weezer, Pixies, and more…

Thou's Bryan Funck made a 2-hour ska-punk mix with a very entertaining track-by-track breakdown

”Ska punk is truly ‘a young person’s game’ if there ever was one,” Bryan says. ”That being said, since I made this mixtape a couple of days ago, I’ve probably listened to it ten times.”

NOFX's Fat Mike lists his top 10 albums of 2020

Fat Mike’s list includes some Fat Wreck Chords releases, the demos for the new Fishbone album he’s producing, a comedy special, Billie Eilish, and more…

watch Alice In Chains tribute w/ mems of Metallica, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam & more

The Museum of Pop Culture’s Alice in Chains tribute also featured Fishbone, Mastodon, Mark Lanegan, members of Jane’s Addiction, Heart, Foo Fighters, Guns N’ Roses, and more.

Alice In Chains tribute livestream w/ mems of Metallica, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam & more coming

The virtual event is for the Museum of Pop Culture’s Founders Award benefit ceremony, and it also features Billy Corgan, Tom Morello, Les Claypool, Mastodon, Fishbone, and more…
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