Marco On The Bass
Friday, December 31, 2010

Glory Daze TV Show Features The Music Of The English Beat/General Public

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Glory Daze is a relatively new television show broadcast here in the U.S. on the TBS cable network. Set in 1986, it centers on a group of ...
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Thursday, December 30, 2010

Interview With Joyce Rooks of Trowsers - Early 80's San Diego-based Band Perform Eclectic Take On Ska & Reggae

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As part of my ongoing quest to document the origins of the American ska scene of the early and mid-80's, I am profiling key bands and m...
Monday, December 27, 2010

The Smiths Go 2-Tone! - Hear A Ska/Reggae Demo Version Of 'Girlfriend In A Coma' From 1987

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Ever wondered what Morrissey and The Smiths might have sounded like if they embraced a 2-Tone ska and reggae sound? Well guess no longer! ...
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Sunday, December 26, 2010

Marco On The Bass Takes A Look Back At The Year In Ska 2010

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While 2010 was a stressful year for most people (continued job losses, mounting unemployment rates, continued home foreclosures) it's g...
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Friday, December 24, 2010

Marco On The Bass & Duff Guide To Ska Host 'NYC Ska Music Party' at Dusk Lounge on December 29th: Say Farewell to 2010 and Welcome In 2011!

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While 2010 will likely be a year that many of us will be happy to see go into the books, it was also a high point for all things ska relate...
Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Interview with Martin 'Sugar' Merchant of Audioweb/SupaJamma

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It's no surprise that Manchester gave birth to Audioweb and Martin 'Sugar' Merchant, their English-born Jamaican lead singer. T...
Saturday, December 18, 2010

Neol Davies' Version of The Selecter Kicks Off 2011 With London Show: ENTER TO WIN 2 FREE TICKETS TO THE SHOW!

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In all the frenzy around The Specials 30th anniversary reunion tours during 2009 and 2010, their 2-Tone label mates The Selecter have marke...
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Marco On The Bass
South Orange, NJ, United States
I heard ska and reggae music for the first time when I was 14 and it was love at first listen. I loved the sound, the look and the energy. It changed my life. A little bit later I picked up a bass and taught myself to play and in 1988 started the first ska/reggae band from New Jersey called Bigger Thomas. Maybe you've heard of us? As a musician I've had the good luck to meet and play with most of my musical heroes. That allows me to give readers the inside scoop on all the bands they love. I also tell the stories of the many bands who helped popularize ska in the U.S. and the U.K. I pay special attention to the birth of American ska and the stories of the bands and musicians who were ahead of their time and never received the recognition they deserved. I recently helped to form two new musical projects -- Rude Boy George, a band that performs ska, reggae and rocksteady versions of 80's new wave songs and Heavensbee, an original studio project that makes dub pop. My first book titled "Ska Boom: An Oral History About The Birth Of American Ska & Reggae 1976-1991" is available through DiWulf Publishing and Amazon.
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