When Specials co-founder Jerry Dammers launched his 2 Tone Records ska revival label in England in the late ’70s, it sparked a 2 Tone movement with bands like his own, along with Madness, Bad Manners, ...

Arthur "Gaps" Hendrickson, one of two lead singers for the great UK 2 Tone ska band the Selecter, has died. The band reported the news of Hendrickson's passing on Twitter last night. That announcement ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It might sound like the plot of a movie. You know the one: teenagers throw a rager house party that explodes wildly to become a ...

A spokesperson for the Coventry, England, band confirmed on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the singer had died after a short illness, the BBC reported. “The world has lost a 2-Tone original, a ...

Soon after Pauline Black joined the Selecter in 1979 to complete the band’s original lineup the band from Coventry, England, scored a hit with its debut single, “On My Radio,” and found itself part of ...

Any artist will tell you that a great career is full of success, regret and comebacks. Then again, it’s not really a comeback if you’ve never left. These days, bands that were once the talk of the ...

It’s a big year for 2-Tone. Back in February, we got the first album from The Specials in 37 years, in addition to news of a full US tour. Now, another legendary ska-punk band, The Selecter, have ...

Pauline Black and Arthur “Gaps” Hendrickson of The Selecter (Credit: Dean Chalkley) It’s 2018, and we still love the Royals. We lose our minds over them, almost as if they were born on Main Street USA ...

Soon after Pauline Black joined the Selecter in 1979 to complete the band’s original lineup the band from Coventry, England, scored a hit with its debut single, “On My Radio,” and found itself part of ...