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The Best Protest Songs In History: Timeless Political Anthems

Unafraid to speak up against injustice, the best protest songs take on the issues of their day, but transcend their eras to speak to future generations.

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Features3 months ago

Rebel Music: 11 Of The Best Reggae Protest Songs

Whether fighting for the legalisation of cannabis or battling dark forces in politics, the best reggae protest songs spoke to their times yet continue to resonate today.

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News3 months ago

The Specials’ Terry Hall To Curate Four-Day Music Festival In Coventry

Titled 'Home Sessions' the event will feature The Libertines, UNKLE and Roni Size as well as an exclusive solo set from Hall.

Features5 months ago

25 Of The Best Reggae Songs: Classics From (And Inspired By) Jamaica

An introduction to just a few of the incredible songs the genre has to offer.

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News10 months ago

‘Peaky Blinders’ Creator Steven Knight To Helm TV Series About 2 Tone Music Scene

Emerging in the aftermath of punk, 2 Tone fused Jamaican ska with punk and made stars of bands such as The Specials and Madness.

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Features1 year ago

‘We Believed In Ourselves’ Charlotte Caffey On ‘The Go-Go’s’ Documentary

Guitarist and songwriter Charlotte Caffey talks getting candid on-screen and her role in the revelatory new Showtime documentary, ‘The Go-Go’s’.

News2 years ago

The Specials, Michael Kiwanuka Among BBC 6 Music Albums Of 2019

The station’s 22 presenters each chose their favourite releases of the year to compile the list.

News2 years ago

Cream, The Who, David Bowie Test Pressings For Sale In National Album Day ‘White Label’ Auction

Titles by artists including PiL, Arctic Monkeys, The Specials, T-Rex and Coldplay will also be going under the hammer.

News2 years ago

Ocean Colour Scene’s ‘Moseley Shoals’ And ‘Marchin’ Already’ Set For Vinyl Reissue

Big sellers during the mid-1990s, these legend-enshrining albums were also spawned a succession of highly-acclaimed UK Top 10 hits.

News2 years ago

Queen, Billie Eilish Register UK’s Best-Selling Vinyl Albums Of 2019 To Date

Thanks to the release of Queen’s 'Bohemian Rhapsody' biopic, sales of the band’s 'Greatest Hits', which was first released in 1981, have soared.

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News2 years ago

Los Angeles Declares 29 May ‘The Specials Day’

On that day there will be an official commemorative certificate presentation at City Hall, with The Specials’ founding members Terry Hall, Lynval Golding and Horace Panter in attendance.

News3 years ago

The Specials Score UK No. 1 With New Album ‘Encore’

Reacting to the news, the band said: "A real thanks to the fans who have stayed with us for all this time. We all share in this, thank you.”

Features3 years ago

“We’re Still Angry”: The Specials’ Terry Hall Talks ‘Encore’

Their first album of new material in over a decade, ‘Encore’ finds The Specials adding to their legacy, “trying to make people aware of what’s going on”.