The BBC has commissioned a six-part drama about the UK’s ska and two-tone music scene, which hails from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight. Two Tone (working title) will tell the story of an ...

As if Orange County didn’t get enough of ska at this past weekend’s Back to the Beach Festival, the next few months could be considered the Summer of Ska. At least, that’s what Cameron Hallenbeck and ...

You never know what you might find when you listen to a cross-section of Colorado music, because the state has so many flavors to sample – and this week’s lineup is no exception. There’s a two-tone ...

The six-part series will be set in the ska scene in Knight's hometown of Birmingham. By Alex Ritman U.K. Correspondent Two Two (working title) is set to tell the story of an extended family and four ...

40 years ago a new, fresh sound exploded out of the UK music scene which is still fervently loved today.... Ska was born! This second article looks at the history of ska, especially Two Tone, and how ...

For British singer Matthew Murphy, honoring his musical influences and honoring his late father are one and the same. Murphy, 37, who performs as Ranking Jnr and Mini-Murphy, hails from Birmingham, ...

It’s a chilly night in early November, but the crowd of kids gathered outside 910 Live in Tempe is feeling plenty warm. It isn’t surprising, given that they’ve spent most of the past hour skanking up ...

Bad Operation believes in the joyous retaliation of ska. The New Orleans band released its debut, self-titled album last week on Community Records and ska punk label Bad Time Records. It’s a tight 10 ...