The popularity of ska bands like No Doubt and Goldfinger paved the way for what seemed to be inevitable success for Sublime. But lead singer Brad Nowell died of a heroin overdose in May 1996, two months before this major-label ...

With their debut, 40 Oz. to Freedom, Sublime appeal to alterna-punks but they cut a little deeper with their lyrics and their very aesthetic, which blends different cultures and sounds. Since Sublime have a knack for combining dancehall reggae with ...

This is the second independent release from Boston's skacore giants since their return from a multi-year hiatus in the mid-2000s, and while it offers no surprises, The Magic of Youth still yields plenty of satisfaction. It may seem strange to ...

Ska music. There's a saying that there can never be too much of a good thing, and Rancid could've coined the phrase. Their irresistible old-school punk and their ska-in-the-garage guitar sound are sure to please anyone who thought the Clash were the ...

Ska album. Though they remain well-known only to reggae fanatics, the Pioneers were, without doubt, one of the three or four most important and influential of the late rocksteady and early reggae vocal trios. Their two songs about the ill-fated racehorse Long ...

Ska songs. This is a Hyper CD, which contains regular audio tracks and also provides a A key element of the late-1970s/early-'80s UK ska revival, the English Beat nevertheless always had more pop smarts and a wider stylistic palette than compatriots like the ...

Ska album. All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology. 311's fourth release on Capricorn has an aggressive energy that proves the band to be more than just a one-trick pony. On TRANSISTOR, 311 remains true to their basic musical premise; straightforward ...

Ska music. The Long Beach Dub Allstars, headed up by the rhythm section from Sublime, returns for another collective effort that effortlessly bridges the gap between dancehall, roots reggae, ska, dub, pop, and R&B. From the pumping ska feel of "Rolled Up" ...

Ska songs. Three years after the accidental overdose of Sublime's Brad Nowell prematurely derailed the band's impending success, his rhythm section (Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh) reconvened with the Long Beach Dub Allstars. Joined by a cadre of friends, Wilson and Gaugh ...

Upon adding drummer Steve Brotherdale and singer Ian Curtis, the members of post-punk frontrunners Joy Division originally annointed the quartet Warsaw, supposedly after David Bowie's song "Warszawa." WARSAW displays the startling urgency of Joy Division's sound with tracks like "Transmission," ...

The popularity of ska bands like No Doubt and Goldfinger paved the way for what seemed to be inevitable success for Sublime. But lead singer Brad Nowell died of a heroin overdose in May 1996, two months before this major-label ...

Pieced together rather quickly, Robbin' the Hood wasn't really intended to be the follow-up to Sublime's debut, 40 Oz. to Freedom, but what is shocking is how much better the record is than its predecessor. Boasting a wider range of ...

The popularity of ska bands like No Doubt and Goldfinger paved the way for what seemed to be inevitable success for Sublime. But lead singer Brad Nowell died of a heroin overdose in May 1996, two months before this major-label ...

You have to respect a band for sticking with it. While the aggressive, energetic, sometimes sophomoric hybrid of skacore is limited by the ...