Marco On The Bass
Monday, October 28, 2013

MOTB Exclusive: Interview with Horace Panter of The Specials About His New Musical Project -- The Uptown Ska Collective

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The Specials bassist Horace Panter has just announced plans to launch a brand new ska and reggae musical project he has christened The Up...
Thursday, October 24, 2013

Suggs Autobiography "That Close" Now Available!

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Today marks the publication of the much anticipated autobiography of Madness front man Suggs. The 400 pager takes readers on a journey f...
Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Roddy Radiation & Lynval Golding Announce California Tour Dates!

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Brothers in arms from The Specials, Roddy "Radiation" Byers and Lynval Golding have just announced they are playing a west co...
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Sunday, October 13, 2013

The Selecter To Perform 'Too Much Pressure" 2014 UK Tour To Celebrate 35th Anniversary Of Album Release

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The Selecter ( who are currently on tour with PIL in the U.K. ) have just announced a 35th Anniversary "Too Much Pressure" UK ...
Saturday, October 12, 2013

The Next Electric Avenue Show: The Scofflaws, Across The Aisle and Rude Boy George on Saturday, October 19, 2013

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The next Electric Avenue show will kick off on Saturday, October 19, 2013 at Characters NYC in the heart of midtown Manhattan with a head...
Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Pauline Black: The Queen Of Ska Interviewed On WNYC Radio

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While in New York late last month, Pauline Black of The Selecter stopped by the venerable New York radio station WNYC for an interview w...
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Sunday, September 22, 2013

Elvis Costello & The Roots Cover The Specials "Ghost Town"

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Earlier this week Elvis Costello and the Roots celebrated the release of their new album "Wise Up Ghost" with a one-off, sold o...
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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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