In Los Angeles, Fishbone had combined ska and progressive rock with the frantic energy of Cold War hysteria, as celebrated in the 1985 single “Party at Ground Zero” featuring trombonist Chris Dowd, that would influence other California musicians like Frank Zappa and The Aquabats.
Read MoreThe rise of San Diego post-hardcore music in the early 1990s cultivated a serious demeanor throughout Southern California punk rock until a group of jokers from Orange County decided to openly mock the underground scene by forming a band of superheroes called The Aquabats.
Read MoreFollowing the lineage of Caribbean music with sociopolitical commentary, “Nite Klub” confronts the opulence and disparity of British nightlife during economic turmoil.
Read MoreReggae producer Dandy Livingstone knew a hit song when he heard it - especially when he had written it.
Read MoreWhen “Ghost Town” became a 1981 number-one single in the U.K., the future of The Specials was uncertain. Reflecting on the recession-fueled violence throughout England, the recording also captured the band’s own inner turmoil in attempting to re-create a Sly & Robbie production.
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