There’s a feeling I get when my mind turns to The English Beat (or The Beat, for you purists). I’d call it nostalgia, but nostalgia alone can’t explain how the band continues to pack nightclubs some 25-30 years after its last major hit. And it can’t be dismissed as some uncanny, one-hit-wonder attraction either. For […]
Mustard Plug – Masterpieces: 1991-2002
If The Toasters only knew the third wave of ska would someday be crushed by a ‘Reel Big Fish’, Bucket and the boys might never have tried to bring the sound stateside. Ironically, similar trends seem to be pervasive in punk, as everybody’s favorite whipping boy Good Charlotte is most certain to be responsible for […]