2Tone central will be opening their doors to the Specialized charity event on the 23 March. nuttyboys.co.uk are proud to be part of this fund raising campaig. Rumours are ripe with a 'SPECIALIZED' weekender imminent. As soon as the event is known you will be the first to know.
nuttyboys.co.uk can confirm their is interest from the USA to stage a 'Specialized' event, again as soon as this is evident ur read it here on nuttyboys.co.uk or on Facebook!
The Paradimes formed in 2011 by members of ska band El pussycat, The Specials and former members of Reggae band Stiff Naked Fools.
Original songs, with skanking one drop rhythms, Gospel vocal harmonies and killer brass lines Studio One style!
Heavily influenced by old skool legends, Toots and the Maytals, Bob Marley and Prince Buster.
'ORANGE STREET' will kick off the south coast's launch of Specialized CD, when they will be appearing in Poole Dorset on the Quay. This will take place on Bank Holiday Monday 9th April, they will be supported by Sound of the Suburbs a local band who recently supported Bad Manners at the famous Mr Kyps venue.
Entry is by donation to this SPECIAL cause.
There will be a large covered stage erected on the quay.
Please donate by giving your shrapnel (change from your beer tokens) to the collectors, this event is for the charity trust for cancer in our children who are the our future.
'Support this event'
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REGGAE SCENE IN THE STATES
The USA has seen the second coming of many Reggae stars from the 60's & 70's , Jimmy Clffe above being one. Jimmy Cliff hooked up with Tim Armstrong last year who put together a backing band of the best musicians he could to create a collection of tunes that would showcase Cliff’s distinctive vocals and gangster personality with Tim’s punk esthetic. It looks perfect on so many levels as we mentioned before.
Back in the beginning of December they staged a secret show and LA Record was there to give a report.
The bigger news though is that Jimmy Cliff, Tim Armstrong and The Engine Room (featuring J Bonner on Bass, Dan Boar on Organ, Tim on Guitar and Scott Abels on Drums!!) are playing the 2 weekend Coachella Festival in April. Pretty much already sold out so if you didn’t get your tickets you’ll have to find some other way to make it out there.
Specialized is an album of modern takes of Specials songs.Each artist and band do it their way, and that way is an assortment of genres ranging from indie, punk, folk, electronic to rap and dance, all in the aid of Teenage Cancer Trust.
2-Tone Central web guru and Specials biographer Paul Williams has for many years been responsible as the co-host of the official Specials2 forum site. I asked Paul how the project came about?
"I do all I can to keep the Specials in the public eye, and more importantly to help young people who are so unfairly seriously ill at a very difficult stage in their life and try and raise as much money as we can to try and help eradicate this horrible disease.
"The album is jam-packed with tracks specifically commissioned especially for this album and is all previously unheard material.
"All the acts have given up their time and energy to pull off some superb and unusual versions in homage to The Specials".
So who is on the album, I hear you cry?
Well there's the likes of Friday Night Saturday Morning by King Hammond, Do The Dog by Liverpool band The Amnesiacs, Specials support bands Stone Foundation are there performing Sock It To Em JB and the other Specials support band By The Rivers cover Man at C&A, Orange Street one of the south's top bands have covered 'It does'nt make it alright'
'Bongo Bob' aka nuttyboy, recently spotted playing the bongo's. Well what can i say, been caught out, i was invited to play with the south coast's top band Orange Street at the Isle of Wight Scooter rally, it was an experience i enjoyed. Further Gigs followed which saw 'Bongo Bob' join the band supporting Pauline Black's the Selecter, also when the band headlined at the Railway Christmas Party Pompey, home of the Pompey fans. Not a safe place for a saints supporter, i came out unscathed, seriously they were a great crowd and they love their ska.......
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Sinead O'Connor Unveils New Track
Grammy Award-winning vocalist Sinead O'Connor guests on track with reggae producer Kemar ?Flava' McGregor, titled How About I Be Me, available now on iTunes.
The track - a melodic dance-club reggae anthem told from the female perspective - was produced by Jamaican beatmaker Kemar ?Flava' McGregor, and will be included on McGregor's upcoming various-artists compilation, Club Dance Riddim, scheduled for digital release this fall.
This track represents the continuation of her longtime penchant for reggae, as she plans to collaborate with McGregor to produce additional reggae tracks with her during 2012, McGregor said.
The Specialized ball is rolling with a great response. Next week the nuttyboys.co.uk website will make an announcement for your diary later in the year. Stay in touch.....this is ska
Will they, wont they....The specials will they perform live again this year in the UK. I like many hope they will, every event was a sell out. Lobby the website lets get these guys back on stage.
London Ska Festival 2012
With the London International Ska Festival coming back in style, a new player called Rocking Steady (magazine, label, download store, booking agency) on the rise, AND The Specials continuing to play sold-out shows across the globe, 2011 was definitely a great year for many Ska people.
What about YOU? Which new music touched YOUR heart, body and soul? It’s time to have your say and vote.
SELECTER TOUR DATES
FOR 2012
Jan 25th KingsmeadowLive - Kingston on Thames
Feb 11th The Talk - Norwich
Feb 18th Turbinalle - Oberhausen, Germany
Feb 21th Opera House - Buxton
Feb 24th Princess Pavillions - Falmouth
more dates available for 2012 on www.nuttyboys.co.uk
Orange Street have announced the following gigs for 2012
Sun 12th Feb - Sub 89,Reading
Fri 24th Feb - The Wedgewood Rooms,Albert Road,Southsea.
Sat 25th Feb - The Green Dragon, Gosport
Mon 9th April - (Specialized), Poole Quay
Sat 14th April - The Pyramids, Portsmouth
Sat 28th April - The Soul Cellar, Southampton supporting The Dualers
Sat 2nd June - The Gosport Festival,Gosport
Sat 28th July - The Rox Festival,Bognor Regis
Sat 18th August - The Barley Mow,Gosport...BBQ followed by live music
Sat 15th December - Rifle Club,Goldsmith Ave,Portsmouth
DESMOND DEKKER was born70 years ago tomorrow, he passed away anout 5 years ago. The Reggae world has missed the “King of Ska”. He was a legend and everyone remembers the song's the Israilites, It Mek and 007.
I understand there is to be a Desmond Dekker cover album recorded by Suzanne Couch that will be a tribute to the great man. It was recorded in 2008, its released is immenant.
Suzanne Couch a singer from Jamaica was attracted to his music when she was at a party, “Fu Man Chu”'e was playing she immediately asked the DJ who the artist was. He Replied 'Desmond Dekker'.
She knew who Desmond was and his hits such as “007″, “Isrealites” and “Honor Your Mother”. The song inspired her to perform & record a number of his songs.
In December 2008 Suzanne travelled to Los Angeles. She met up with The Aggrolites. In there band they had famous Reggae bass player Phil Chen. The Wailing Souls! also contributed, they recorded 13 songs in the studios, a tribute to Desmon Dekker who died from a heart attack in the UK in 2006. The tracks were recorded using specialize recording systems to produce the air of DD greatest tunes.
Catch the tunes on You Tube ''Suzanne Couch''
MADNESS TO PLAY IN CALIFORNIA
Madness are reportably off to the states to play at the Colchello event in California this coming April which will see them line up with the Artic Monkeys, Jimmy Cliff, AfroJacks. 2 other english bands who reportably played at conchello's in the past were the Bodysnatchers & The Specials. That must have been some ago. Also appearing will be Snoop Dog & Dr Dre, who will be playing on the same day as MADNESS.....now that is ska!
''Something Special''
During my visit to 2Tone Central i was fortunate to bump into Roddy Byers lead guitarist with Coventry's 'Specials'. Fitting that the Uni was the home of 2Tone as the band members were students before entering into the world of ska. Coventry is also the home to the Selecter & The Beat.
Talking about the Selecter I was lucky to once again meet Pauline Black when i was invited to play the congas for Orange Street who supported the Selecter at Bridport
The last time i met Pauline she informed me that the Selecter were calling it a day, with the reform of the Selecter Pauline has brought in a number of new musicians, a very lively keyboard player to mention one.
however back to Roddy, when i was touring with Dougie and the manners i remember meeting Roddy in a takeaway in Birmingham, a bit worse for wear, of course he did'nt remember. Roddy performed with Orange Street that evening.
Horace PanteR
COVENTRY'S Horace Panter is normally seen on stage playing bass with the Specials, but he is letting his paintings take centre stage in a new exhibition.
A fascination for icons and pop art combines in Horace's works, which are on show in Leamington's White Room Gallery's 10th annual Christmas show.
And it's not a case of a musician suddenly discovering art - Horace graduated in art from the then Lanchester Poly in 1975.
When on tour with the Specials he would make sure he got early nights so he could get up in the mornings and head off to visit galleries like the Guggenheim.
In the past couple of years with the reformation of The Specials he has found time to start painting again and has now staged a series of exhibitions.
Pauline Black of the Selecter
Pauline Black is my queen of Ska, when she first told me whilst performing at the joiners in southampton that the Selecter were to be no more after their last gig, i was stunned. Pauline was to perform as a accustic duo with Dave Wakeling. Selecter and the queen of ska was to be no more. So when i heard Pauline had reformed the band with new members i was as many of her fans, elated.
Rico Rodriguez
one of life's stalwarts of the Reggae world, still performing to packed out Halls, his music grabs a hold of you and takes you off to a special world of peace and love, forget the wars, discrimination, close your eyes and take in the sound, your probelms will dissapear in the oral of this great great Reggae artists, come with me, join the beautiful world that is Rico's world.
If you have'nt seen this legend then your resolution for 2012 is to embrace and enter the beautiful world of Reggae,
