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  • For North Andover-based radio program, it's all about the music 25 Jul 2008 20:53 GMT
    ... “We wanted a way to get their music kind of out there.” “We wanted to ... What do they play? Pretty much anything. “Ska, punk, world music, artsy-weirdish,” Neuenfeldt says. “Irish ... Kristopher Roe with The Ataris, Rockport acoustic singer-songwriter Brad Byrd and two members of the ...

  • Not to sound rude, but Ghetto' not fabulous 25 Jul 2008 20:17 GMT
    ... Ska fans from Philly and State College likely will ... a wicked horn section and an adrenaline-laced punk attitude— “Ghetto” finds the crew attempting to incorporate ... “Drive Your Car” features some great funky guitar and seriously fresh horn parts, but it ...

  • Much ado: Vampire Weekend 25 Jul 2008 19:58 GMT
    ... its quirky name from the title of singer Ezra Koenig's amateur horror film, Vampire Weekend ... who've been inspired and taken West African music to heart. Calling from the band's recent ... such breakout tracks as "Mansard Roof," the ska-driven "A-Punk," the click-clack syncopation of "Oxford Comma" ...

  • Let's Shake, Rattle & Know: The Supervillains. 25 Jul 2008 19:31 GMT
    ... for the beachlike sounds of the reggae-influenced ska super-group known as The Supervillains. Get ready ... blend that's a refreshing change from everyday music dominating the airwaves. The band includes Scott ... song from "Eat the Meat," and their singer/bass player Fat Mike heard about it and ...

  • Adult Kids 25 Jul 2008 15:49 GMT
    ... find those people wherever you go." Black singers remain a novelty in indie-rock -- something ... puzzles Youngblood. "My father was a huge music fan and I was basically brought up ... Honeylocust -- seriously -- and plied soft-tempo ska. Actually, they plied soft-tempo Christian ska -- ...

  • The iTune In 07.25.08: Counting Crows, U2, Candlebox, CSS, One Day As a Lion, Samantha Crain, The Shys, More 25 Jul 2008 06:35 GMT
    ... and U2 highlight this week in new music (Miley Cyrus? Who?), plus The Whigs on ... or rocking dance with a female lead singer you're either going to love for her ... new album "Pink Crustaceans" mixing rock and ska together. They always provide good rhythms and ...

  • Lowell Folk Festival offers grassroots experience 25 Jul 2008 05:15 GMT
    ... clean, friendly and eager to hear great music, but it would have been impossible to ... strumming hippies playing Bob Dylan covers. Rather, concertgoers will find traditional music played in a ... playing the Festival this year is Jamaican ska pioneers The Skatalites. This group is credited ...

  • Talking Heads: Buster Bloodvessel 24 Jul 2008 16:48 GMT
    ... sweaty together! Some people were predicting a ska revival recently when Lilly Allen's single Smile ... a project where we've got 20 girl singers on a 30 track album of classic ... ska tracks. Bad Manners are providing the music and I'm the producer. They're all quite ...

  • Life on the Frontline 24 Jul 2008 16:13 GMT
    ... histrionics and, on occasion, may explain the etymology of their rhyming slang. Olly Fox’s ska-tinged songs veer between the good, the self-consciously anthemic, and the criminal. I’ll leave you to ...

  • It's a 50s fest at Morecambe 24 Jul 2008 15:39 GMT
    ... entertainment around the Platform buildings includes live music plus dance troupes Rock Til U Drop ... Wierdstring folk, gypsy swing, heavy rock and ska band. Doors open at 8pm and tickets ... to celebrate the launch of their new album, Limbo, Panto. Tickets are £6, available on ...


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