The record is a snappy mix of punk, two-tone, ska, and power pop that address personal and the ... The album of course keeps the band down stroke style while pushing the band a bit more toward Tragic ...

Birmingham and Coventry's 1980s 2 Tone ska scene is at the center of an upcoming BBC series. " This Town opens in 1981 at a moment of huge social tension and unrest," says a press release from the ...

Narrated by Tim Armstrong (Rancid, Operation Ivy, The Transplants), the series traces the roots of New York Hardcore, British 2-Tone Ska, and German Krautrock with conversations with the founders of ...