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Today's NYC-area shows include Lindsey Buckingham, Megadeth, Lamb of God, Lord Huron, Move Forward Fest, Wild Pink, Ratboys, 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.

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...

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...

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...

Cassette Store Day, the annual celebration of tapes and tape culture, holds its 2019 edition on October 12.

Plus: Geto Boys, This Is Hardcore, and more tour-related news.

The 2018 edition of Cassette Store Day happens October 13 at independent record stores around the globe with lots of exclusives in the ever-portable, still-with-us tape format -- in many cases it will be the first time these have ever been released on this format...

Punk legends Descendents are on tour now in continued support of last year's great Hypercaffium Spazzinate, which was their first album in 12 years. They opened with "Everything Sucks" and "Hope," and proceeded to play songs from all over their career...

Said he was stopping by to chill.