Valley Music Scene Oct 23, 2009
The English Beat - Friday, Oct. 23; Last Day Saloon - Santa Rosa; 545-2343. Sonny Landreth - Friday, Oct. 24; Last Day Saloon - Santa Rosa; 545-2343. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Tuesday Trivia: Songs About Mastu... Aug 18, 2009
"My Ding-A-Ling" by Chuck Berry "Darling Nikki" by Prince "Icicle" by "Orgasm Addict" by The Buzzcocks "Pictures of Lily" by The Who "I'm a Wanker" by Ivor Biggun and the Winkers "St. Swithin's Day" by Billy Bragg "Dancing With Myself" by Billy Idol "The Keys to Her Ferrari" by Thomas Dolby "Blister in the Sun" by The Violent Femmes "Praying Hands" by Devo "Turning Japanese" by The Vapors "She Bop" by "I Touch Myself by DiVinyls "Pump It Up" by Elvis Costello "The Stroke" by Billy Squire "I'm... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Exclusive: John Hughes Opens Up In Unpublished 1997 Interview Aug 8, 2009
He bemoaned losing the music of favorite acts like the Specials and the English Beat, and being forced to use sounds-alikes or alternative tracks. "The only place you could hear the music was on the [film] print," he said. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Just can't stop the English Beat May 28, 2009
The co-founder, vocalist and primary songwriter for The English Beat - whose 1970s and '80s hits included "Mirror in the Bathroom" and "Can't Get Used to Losing You," among numerous others - is back on the concert trail this summer ... " While Wakeling is commemorating The English Beat's legacy (there's also an English-based band of former members called The Beat), he's also enjoying his time performing, something he says he's really never turned away from. "The only time I left the road was for... (Athens Banner-Herald)
The Uptones First To Skank At Shrine Devoted To Ska Apr 20, 2009
When the music spread to England in the mid-'60s, it was adopted by Mod youth of the day and reprised in the '80s New Wave era by 2-Tone bands such as Madness, the English Beat and the Specials. The English, as they always do, translated the musical style into a fashion, complete with requisite dance steps, haircuts and wardrobes. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
SXSW features some local bands to watch Mar 13, 2009
The members of P&N sound as if they're all hopped up on a diet of pop rocks, high fructose carbonated beverages, and British New Wavers like XTC, English Beat, and Squeeze. An ecstatic racket, indeed. (Boston Globe)
Simmons and Stronach: hope to make beautiful music together Mar 12, 2009
Simmons apparently also added in the message that as a fan of the Special and the English Beat, let me say how much I enjoyed your stuff. Gene Simmons and ska. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
