2 Tone Records
Rock Hall: Dozen acts that deserve induction
...decades, it has to be Jerry Dammers and The Specials, who forged the sound in England in 1977 and launched 2Tone Records, signing the likes of Madness and the Beat. 12. JOY DIVISION
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Specials Bring Socially Conscious Ska to North America
...to the reception we got here [in the UK]." Formed in Coventry, England, in 1977, the Specials spearheaded the 2 Tone movement, so named for the record label cofounded by keyboardist,...
"Oi! -The Truth", Garry Bushell wrote: "Scarborough's Burial cited Oi and 2-Tone as forebears and mixed the sounds of ska and rowdy bootboy punk in their set."
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Interview: Horace Panter of the Specials
...but they spawned a movement of like minded bands both in England and in America. They also created the 2-Tone record label and were part of the Rock Against Racism movement. By...
Jerry Dammers interview: booted out of the band I founded
...death of his father, Horace, is telling. Just as Jerry helped to unleash a new vision of Coventry through 2-Tone Records' defiantly anti-racist stance, so also did Horace, through a more...
Music videos: Classic female punk and New Wave bands
...and click "Tip" to submit! Here are some you may have missed: The Bodysnatchers. They were an all female 2 Tone band that can be seen in the video, "Dance Craze." The Bodysnatchers...
You just can't stop it
...States) formed amid a late-'70s ska revival in England that bridged waning punk rock and rising new wave. The 2-Tone Records label provided a home to the Beat, the Selecter, the...
On tour - the English Beat, Fishbone, and Outlaw Nation
...were rolling, and I still got nervous," Fisher said of the recording. The two-tone movement, named after 2 Tone Records, was the first of its kind to mix ska music with reggae, punk,...
Fishbone Frontman Says Sony Owns His Soul
...John Norwood Fisher -- retains a respectable cult following, and this month, it teams with the legendary 2 Tone ska group the English Beat for a U.S. tour. 'Everyday Sunshine,'...
Heidiminx: What's Special About the Specials
...my self with all genres of alternative music -- whether it was punk, mod, or ska, I was open to it all. 2-Tone ska was some of my favorite -- the music was built out of cultures...
Reunited Specials to launch U.S. tour on Fallon
...debut album was produced by Elvis Costello and the band's music was released on its own record label, 2 Tone, which also handled the first singles from groups like Madness and...
The Specials To Make U.S. Return On 'Fallon' Show
...was produced by Elvis Costello and the band's music was released on its own self-started record label, 2 Tone. The label spearheaded a ska craze, releasing the first singles from groups...
Tonight in Music: Visqueen, the English Beat, Undertow, Dethlok, Datarock, and More
...to a neoliberal order. This shift put a lot of pressure on the urban poor, and from this pressure emerged the 2 Tone sounds of the Specials, the Selecter, and the English Beat. 2 Tone was...
