Terry Hall, the longtime voice of legendary ska group The Specials has died after what the band termed a brief illness. He was 63.
Hall and the Specials reached their widest appeal with the haunting, socially conscious “Ghost Town,” which spent three weeks at No. 1 on the U.K. singles charts in 1981. The song was a commentary on economic strife in Margaret Thatcher’s England and the social unrest of the era, including riots that year in Britain. It was named “Single of the Year” by all three of the major UK music magazines.
The Specials were formed in the late ’70s by songwriter/keyboardist Dammers, vocalist Tim Strickland, guitarist/vocalist Lynval Golding, drummer Silverton Hutchinson and bassist Horace Panter (a.k.a. Sir Horace Gentleman). Strickland was replaced by Hall shortly after the band’s formation. They were at the vanguard of the the 2 Tone ska revival of the late 1970s in Britain,...
Hall and the Specials reached their widest appeal with the haunting, socially conscious “Ghost Town,” which spent three weeks at No. 1 on the U.K. singles charts in 1981. The song was a commentary on economic strife in Margaret Thatcher’s England and the social unrest of the era, including riots that year in Britain. It was named “Single of the Year” by all three of the major UK music magazines.
The Specials were formed in the late ’70s by songwriter/keyboardist Dammers, vocalist Tim Strickland, guitarist/vocalist Lynval Golding, drummer Silverton Hutchinson and bassist Horace Panter (a.k.a. Sir Horace Gentleman). Strickland was replaced by Hall shortly after the band’s formation. They were at the vanguard of the the 2 Tone ska revival of the late 1970s in Britain,...
- 12/20/2022
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
New Delhi, Jan 7: American rock band Limp Bizkit is set to perform in India as part of the Fly Music Festival, to be held here Feb 16-17.
Fly Music Festival, organised by Percept Live, a global entertainment venture of Percept Ltd, will bring together popular bands like Limp Bizkit, Anthrax, The Wailers (original band of Bob Marley) and The Doors (original band of Jim Morrison) on one platform.
The festival will also see artists like KT Tunstall, The Dhol Foundation, Deap Valley, Dub Pistols, Cuban Brothers, Kittty Daisy & Lewis, Nervecell enthralling the Indian audiences with their music.
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Fly Music Festival, organised by Percept Live, a global entertainment venture of Percept Ltd, will bring together popular bands like Limp Bizkit, Anthrax, The Wailers (original band of Bob Marley) and The Doors (original band of Jim Morrison) on one platform.
The festival will also see artists like KT Tunstall, The Dhol Foundation, Deap Valley, Dub Pistols, Cuban Brothers, Kittty Daisy & Lewis, Nervecell enthralling the Indian audiences with their music.
"Live entertainment has.
- 1/7/2013
- by Machan Kumar
- RealBollywood.com
The Original Playstation; the console that launched a thousand games, the triumphant first foray into the console market for the Japanese company known as Sony. But for a console with so many games to its name, just which ones are worth playing? Well, you don’t have to play them all because WhatCulture has taken the time to find out for you, sit back and enjoy our definitive top ten.
In the early nineties things were looking up for video games, since the crash of the mid-eighties the industry had gone from strength to strength, helped by the fact that games are awesome! Home consoles were more popular than ever, with the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and the Sega Mega Drive leading the way. While Nintendo and Sega battled it out for the 16-bit console era in the early nineties, the next generation was glistening on the horizon.
The mighty...
In the early nineties things were looking up for video games, since the crash of the mid-eighties the industry had gone from strength to strength, helped by the fact that games are awesome! Home consoles were more popular than ever, with the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and the Sega Mega Drive leading the way. While Nintendo and Sega battled it out for the 16-bit console era in the early nineties, the next generation was glistening on the horizon.
The mighty...
- 3/12/2012
- by Rob John Downer
- Obsessed with Film
Glade has published the full lineup for the 2012 festival. New acts added to the bill include rave legends SL2, drum & bass star Dillinja and Glade regulars Ceephax Acid Crew. Other previously-confirmed acts include Sven Väth, Andy C, Vitalic, Rusko, Tricka Technology, Dub Pistols, Don Letts, Dr Alex Paterson, Oliver Huntemann, Stanton Warriors, System 7 and more. Stages at this year's festival include the Overkill Arena, (more)...
- 2/28/2012
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Stephan Bodzin and Oliver Huntemann have been added to the lineup of this year's Glade Festival. As well as the exclusive UK performances from the Plantage 13 pair, other new acts added to the bill include Stanton Warriors, System 7 (Live), The Correspondents (Live) and Lewah. Last month, the festival announced Sven Väth, Andy C and Vitalic as its Glade Stage headliners. The electronic music event returns to Houghton Hall in Norfolk this year from June 14 to 17. Other acts lined up include Rusko, Tricka Technology, Dub Pistols, Don Letts (more)...
- 2/14/2012
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Glade Festival has announced the headliners and a number of other acts for this year's event. The festival returns after last year's cancellation and takes place on June 10 to 12 at a secret location, with capacity limited to 5,000. The Glade Stage will feature performances from Trentemøller with a full 7-piece band, Drumcode featuring Adam Beyer, Andrew Weatherall, Dreadzone, Hybrid, Dub Pistols, (more)...
- 3/11/2011
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
The Piranha 3D soundtrack. Fish! Terrifying, aren’t they? Whadda you mean no? We’re not talking about a breadcrumb-coated bit of cod here – these are piranhas! The aquatic menace of choice for Bond villains seeking fishy means with which to punish those underlings unfortunate enough to have incurred their wrath.
Picking the songs for Piranha 3D was a task of balancing context against quality. After all, the human characters in Alexander Aja’s remake of the Corman-produced ’70s schlocker are a mix of spring breakers and porno performers, showcasing their well-honed bods and empty heads out on the beach. Given that then, how in the name of Captain Birdseye can the Piranha people possibly unearth music that will offer a decent listen and yet still correspond to a group of vacuous narcissists so objectionable that the movie in which they exist is asking its audience to take immense pleasure...
Picking the songs for Piranha 3D was a task of balancing context against quality. After all, the human characters in Alexander Aja’s remake of the Corman-produced ’70s schlocker are a mix of spring breakers and porno performers, showcasing their well-honed bods and empty heads out on the beach. Given that then, how in the name of Captain Birdseye can the Piranha people possibly unearth music that will offer a decent listen and yet still correspond to a group of vacuous narcissists so objectionable that the movie in which they exist is asking its audience to take immense pleasure...
- 8/26/2010
- by Paul A. Martin
- Movie-moron.com
What: Glade. When: July 16, 2009, to July 19, 2009. Where: Matterley Bowl, near Winchester, Hampshire, U.K. Relevance: Started as a stage at Glastonbury and still strongly tied with its mother festival, the Glade has grown into a full-fledged party of its own. It attracts about 16,000 people each year for its mix of psy-trance, techno, drum ’n’ bass, and every other incarnation of dance music. “Don’t expect to see any instruments lying around!” laughs musician Rory Guinness. Highlights: Underworld, Freestylers, Femi Kuti, Nitin Sawhney, Dub Pistols, and the Egg. Who: Electronic-music lovers. More Information: gladefestival.com Related: More events on the International Social Calendar...
- 7/16/2009
- Vanity Fair
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