A ton of good ska and ska-punk records came out in 2020. Here are 18 -- plus some non-album singles and honorable mentions -- that we highly recommend.
Live albums are more important than ever in this concert-less year, and if you haven't heard it already, we'd like to turn your attention to the recent one by genre-blurring UK band The Skints...
The band -- which also features members of Westbound Train, Bomb the Music Industry, Reel Big Fish, and more -- have written an album and an accompanying comic book, and their expanding universe already includes an offshoot folk punk band too...
As Less Than Jake gear up for their first full-length album in seven years, we spoke to Roger Lima about the new music, new lineup, influences, favorite new bands, taking a stand against racial injustice, and more...
Listen to new songs by The Smashing Pumpkins, Portugal. The Man, Big Boi/Killer Mike, Channel Tres, Lykke Li, Django Django, Mannequin Pussy (Rilo Kiley cover), Drew Citron, and more...
Ska and ska-punk are thriving right now, thanks to a community of great bands with fierce DIY ethics and equally fierce politics. Here's a look into the scene, including interviews with the musicians and labels who are shaping it...
Boris live albums and rarities, Mikey Erg demos, a Hot Snakes rarity, a William Tyler EP, unearthed Hop Along songs from 2005, a Jason Isbell live album, Hedwig's John Cameron Mitchell, three huge compilations, and more special releases out for Bandcamp Friday...
The "A Song for Joe: Celebrating the Life of Joe Strummer" livestream also featured performances from Grateful Dead's Bob Weir, Queen of the Stone Ages' Josh Homme, The Gaslight Anthem's Brian Fallon, Lucinda Williams, Hinds, and more.
The event benefits Save Our Stages and also features Brian Fallon, Hinds, Dropkick Murphys, Lucinda Williams, Steve Buscemi, Strokes members, Bad Brains' HR, never-before-seen Joe Strummer footage, and much more...
plus Courtney Marie Andrews, Major Lazer, Sheck Wes, The Interrupters, Kehlani, Billy Bragg, Steve Gunn, and more livestreams you can watch today since there are no live concerts to attend.