The Specials
Best Protest Songs In History: 20 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 agoBest Reggae Songs: 25 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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Features4 months ago
‘We Had To Make Our Voices Heard’: The Specials’ Track-By-Track Guide To ‘Protest Songs 1924-2012’
The 2-Tone icons’ fiery new album shows they won’t be silenced anytime soon.
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News5 months ago
The Specials Announce New Covers Album, ‘Protest Songs 1924-2012′
The new record features twelve singular takes on specially chosen protest songs across an almost 100-year span.
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Features7 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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News7 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.
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News1 year 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’.
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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.
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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.
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News2 years agoOcean 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.
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News3 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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News3 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.
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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.”
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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”.
