The ABC News web music series Amplified today posted a nearly eight-minute segment on The Specials, presumably filmed last week while the reunited ska legends were in New York City for a pair of shows to cap off their very brief U.S. tour.
05
Apr
2010
New releases: David Byrne/Fatboy Slim, Robyn Hitchcock; Squeeze, Colourfield reissues
Tags: Argybargy, BBC, Bill Rieflin, David Bowie, David Byrne, Deception, Fatboy Slim, Fun Boy Three, Here Lies Love, Imelda Marcos, John Paul Jones, Johnny Marr, Peter Buck, Propellor Time, Robyn Hitchcock, Scott McCaughey, Sinead O'Connor, Squeeze, Talking Heads, Terry Hall, The Colourfield, The Housemartins, The Specials, The Venus 3, Virgins & Philistines
This week’s new releases include new albums from David Byrne & Fatboy Slim (’Here Lies Love,’ about Imelda Marcos) and Robyn Hitchcock (’Propellor Time’), plus expanded reissues from David Bowie, The Colourfield and Squeeze.
20
Jan
2010
The Specials to release ‘30th Anniversary Tour’ live concert DVD in March
Tags: 2 Tone, 30th Anniversary Tour, Coachella, Jerry Jammers, John Bradbury, Lynval Golding, Neville Staples, Roddy Radiation, Sir Horance Gentleman, Terry Hall, The Specials, Wolverhampton Civic Hall
[tweetmeme]Reformed 2 Tone ska legends The Specials will commemorate last year’s string of sold-out U.K. reunion concerts with the March release of a 24-track live DVD titled, appropriately enough, “30th Anniversary Tour,” according to the NME.
The band currently is taking pre-orders on its website for the film, which was recorded at last Nov. 10 at [...]
13
Aug
2009
Fun Boy Three’s debut album to be reissued with six bonus B-sides, 12-inch remixes
Tags: Bananarama, Fun Boy Three, Go-Go's, Jane Wiedlin, Lynval Golding, Neville Staple, Nouvelle Vague, Terry Hall, The Specials
The 1982 self-titled debut from Fun Boy Three — which spun off from ska revivalists The Specials — will be reissued in expanded form next month in the band’s native England.
Due out Sept. 21, the 11-track The Fun Boy Three, featuring the U.K. hit “The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)” and appearances by Bananarama, [...]
19
Jun
2009
The Specials plot ‘final’ dates of 30th anniversary reunion tour of U.K.
Tags: 2 Tone, Jerry Dammers, John Bradbury, Lynval Golding, Neville Staple, Roddy Radiation, Sir Horace Gentleman, Terry Hall, The Specials
Reunited 2 Tone ska legends The Specials have announced a second U.K. tour this fall as part of the band’s 30th anniversary celebration — a 13-concert run being billed as “the final dates” of the group’s reunion tour.
The Specials — minus founding songwriter/keyboardist Jerry Dammers — performed together for the first time since 1981 when [...]
08
Jun
2009
Ian McCulloch, Martin Gore lend vocals to third Nouvelle Vague album
Tags: Barry Adamson, Depeche Mode, Echo and the Bunnymen, Ian McCulloch, Magazine, Martin Gore, Nouvelle Vague, Terry Hall, The Specials
Having already released two albums of bossa nova-styled New Wave and postpunk covers, French collective Nouvelle Vague has given its upcoming third record a decidedly country flair — and has invited members of Depeche Mode, Echo and the Bunnymen and The Specials to sing along.
Due June 29 in the UK and July 3 in Germany [...]
11
Apr
2009
Video: The Specials reunion makes live debut on ‘Later with Jools Holland’
Tags: 2 Tone, Elvis Costello, Jerry Dammers, John Bradbury, Later with Jools Holland, Lynval Golding, Neville Staple, Roddy Radiation, Sir Horace Gentleman, Ska, Special Beat, Terry Hall, The Beat, The Special AKA, The Specials
After a series of half-baked attempts over the years — Special Beat, anyone? — the near-complete reunion of 2 Tone ska legends The Specials finally had its public coming-out this week on the UK’s “Later with Jools Holland.”
Performing together for the first time since 1981, the original lineup — minus founding songwriter/keyboardist Jerry Dammers — [...]
