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 ...

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 post Dr. Ring Ding on Two-Tone’s Influence and German Ska: Podcast appeared first on Consequence. Initially popularized by UK two-tone bands like Madness, The Specials, and The Selecter, ska ...

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, ...

Don’t Miss a Moment. Join 30,000 locals who stay current on San Antonio news, culture, and events. Get our free newsletters in your inbox three times a week. For a cultural nano-second, ska music was ...

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 ...

Two-tone ska, one of Great Britain’s most influential musical eras, arrived on the heels of Margaret Thatcher-era mass unemployment and ongoing racism following decades of immigration from the West ...

Earlier this year, Philadelphia's Catbite released Nice One. The record is a snappy mix of punk, two-tone, ska, and power pop that address personal and the political. There is also a very cool Selena ...

In 1992 — well after ska music’s 2 Tone era — no one could’ve told The Miggedys lead singer Tricia Lynn Gonzales there was a seedy underbelly to the music that saved her world. She was 17, and the ...