Sunday, September 2, 2018

American Ska Oral History Book Update #7: Heavy Metal Singer Betsy Weiss' Ska Origins

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One the chapters of my book is devoted to the Boxboys who deserve credit for being the very first Los Angeles-based ska band and for help...
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Wednesday, August 22, 2018

American Ska Oral History Book Update #6: The New York Citizens Influence on 3rd Wave Ska

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I recently completed an interview with Daniel Marotta for the American ska oral history book! Dan was the guitarist for New York Citizens...
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Tuesday, August 21, 2018

American Ska Oral History Book Update #5: UB40's Impressions of America

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I had the honor of interviewing UB40 drummer Jimmy Brown for the American ska and reggae oral history. It's hard for me to describe ...
Monday, August 20, 2018

American Ska Oral History Book Update #4: You've Never Heard of The Boxboys?

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One of my goals in writing an oral history about American ska is to ensure that bands -- many of which you may have never heard of -- get...
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Sunday, August 19, 2018

American Ska Oral History Book Update #3: The Untouchables Bring American Ska To Europe

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A few of the early chapters of the American ska oral history are nearly finished! At the moment I'm busy scheduling and conducting ad...
Saturday, August 18, 2018

American Ska Oral History Book Update #2: The Hooters Write A Ska Version of Girls Just Want To Have Fun

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I interviewed Eric Bazilian, vocalist and guitarist of The Hooters for the American ska oral history! While many may be more familiar wit...
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Friday, August 17, 2018

American Ska Oral History Book Update #1

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I want to wish any of the readers of this blog a hearty hello! While I have neglected to post here regularly for some time, its because ...