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Ska’s Fourth Wave? Doubtful

May 29, 2009
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Ska’s Fourth Wave? Doubtful

Ska has repeatedly risen to near-mass appeal and then fallen back into obscurity. About a year ago, Dave Wakeling of the 2-Tone era band The English Beat told me to watch out for a fourth wave of ska in America and Britain. He described the music’s potential to be uplifting in times of crisis,...

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Dave Wakeling: An Englishman in Southern California

May 1, 2008
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Dave Wakeling: An Englishman in Southern California

The politically outspoken English Beat front man is playing 140 shows a year and getting more radio play than he did in the 80s.

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