Dave Wakeling brings the current iteration of the English Beat to Atlanta on Dec. 1-2. Formed in 1978, the band keeps the fire burning for British ska.

Terry Hall, frontman of the Specials, the British ska band that blended pub-fight energy with socially conscious lyrics that explored the political and racial tensions of Britain in the late 1970s and ...

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Terry Hall, who fronted the groundbreaking British ska-punk band the Specials and went on to a noteworthy career in his other bands and as a songwriter and collaborator, died on Dec. 18. He was 63. On ...

If you are a fan of legendary British ska band The English Beat and have never seen them in concert, don’t save that time for later: See them when they come to the Rio Theatre Friday. Formed as The ...

Terry Hall, the lead singer of ska-punk band the Specials and a defining voice in British music history, has died at age 63. According to an emotional post on the band's Instagram page, Hall died ...

A new generation of ska-punk bands has a message for you, Rudy, and it’s all about unity. Embracing the 80s British ska scene’s politically charged idealism while taking musical inspiration from 90s ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The Specials, whose ska music heyday 30 years ago coincided with a grimly familiar backdrop of economic hardship and unemployment in Britain, are to embark on a 13-date reunion tour ...

In 1992 — well after ska music’s 2 Tone era — no one could’ve told The Miggedys lead singer Tricia Lynn Gonzales there was a seedy underbelly to the music that saved her world. She was 17, and the ...

Harvey Weinstein Verdict: Jennifer Siebel Newsom Says Producer Did Rape Her, Even As Jury Disagrees; Gavin Newsom Says "So Incredibly Proud Of My Wife" Hall and the Specials reached their widest ...

Terry Hall, the longtime voice of legendary ska group The Specials has died after what the band termed a brief illness. He was 63. Hall and the Specials reached their widest appeal with the haunting, ...