Bit of an odd one on eBay, it's a tonic suit made for Terry Hall. Except he didn't wear it. The suit was made by a company called Ace Face Clothing and obviously left a bit of room for growth. It was made for the reunion tour and was worn […]
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Dumplins ska night in London
We mentioned the first night on here, which apparently went down very well, so now a second instalment of Dumplins is incoming. It takes place on February 19th 2011, a ska, rocksteady and early reggae night with live bands and DJs at The Horatia, 98-102 Holloway Road, London N7 8JE. […]
Madness by Ben Sherman range
I'm not featuring these because I like them. Far from it. But if nothing else, the Madness by Ben Sherman range is a talking point. A rather strange collaboration between a mod-related label (at least, once upon a time) and 'bloke' band Madness, it offers up polo shirts, a Harrington […]
The Specials – 2011 European tour
Looks like The Specials reunion is more permanent than initially anticipated, with the dates now in place for a European tour for September and October 2011, with a final London date at the Alexandra Palace scheduled for November. It sounds a long time off, but tickets actually go on sale […]
Super Size Two Tone artwork
Over on Retro To Go some months back we featured Super Size Art – large-sized artwork of classic singles. The original batch had a mix of eras and genres, but now it's been joined by Gangsters by The Special AKA on the Two Tone label. It's a replica of a […]
Everybody Ska night in Manchester
If ska is your thing and you happen to be in the north west, you might want to check out Everybody Ska, which takes place on Saturday 18th September 2010. Described as 'a club night of original reggae, rocksteady, ska, early roots and Two Tone', the selectors are Me Mass […]
The Beat 30th anniversary show
Hot on the heels of The Selecter doing a 30th anniversary comes something similar from The Beat, which is doing its own 30th anniversary gig, performing the I Just Can't Stop It album (the band's debut) in its entirety. Yes, the album that brought us Mirror in the bathroom, Best […]
The Selecter 30th anniversary gig
If old school Two Tone is your thing, you might want to beat a path to the The Selecter 30th anniversary gig, specifically to celebrate 30 years since their debut album Too Much Pressure. Fronted by the Original vocalists, Pauline Black and Arthur 'Gaps' Hendrickson, The Selecter will perform two […]
