#2-tone — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #2-tone, aggregated by home.social.
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Released 47 years ago today
Gangsters, the first single by the Special A.K.A. (The Specials).The Specials (The Special AKA) - Gangsters (1979) • TopPop
#punkrock #ska #skalegends #skabands #2tone #thespecials #theselecter #history #skahistory
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Reggae'n'Soul Night
16.05.2026
Beginn: 21:00
Kulturraum, Freiburghttps://geisterstadt.eu/concerts/reggaensoul-night
#kulturraum #freiburg #2tone #nighter #reggae #rocksteady #ska #neuaufgeisterstadt
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In memory of the great and unforgettable Terry Hall 💔
March 19, 1959 – December 18, 2022
The Specials – Too Much Too Young
#punkrock #ska #skalegends #skabands #skamusic #terryhall #thespecials #2tone #history #punkrockhistory #otd
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Remembering Terence Edward Hall, English musician and lead singer of The Specials, born on this day in 1959, Coventry, England.
Photo by Eugene Adebari
#punkrock #ska #skalegend #thespecials #2tone #terryhall #history #skahistory #otd
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Le seul véritable échec, c'est de trahir nos aspirations, nos rêves et de ne pas être fidèle à ce que nous croyons au plus profond de nous-mêmes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS-24H0LzAE&list=RDDS-24H0LzAE&start_radio=1
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Le multiculturalisme est la voie à suivre pour toute société, pour toute société civilisée, et si nous pouvons le défendre à travers la nouvelle musique que nous créons, alors je pense que c’est fantastique.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjLLvHtkz0U&list=OLAK5uy_laENNNv6qJABC3-Tl6CqsQVfQDSmb2jUQ&index=13
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPTlqisNpRE&list=OLAK5uy_laENNNv6qJABC3-Tl6CqsQVfQDSmb2jUQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83UIWA525KU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZmWGJDsBWs&list=RDEMPrTAaE2UAtSMcEUOnY5fCQ&index=2
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10JwCjVhsLw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MURiLpmi1Dc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgCZN1rU5co&list=PLQfsT3gUJhZFJj_ErnSKAJLCKrlgUWLRo&index=7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ2oXzrnti4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9U-tXagwRQ&list=PLQfsT3gUJhZFJj_ErnSKAJLCKrlgUWLRo&index=5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOa7OrV6sWs&list=PLQfsT3gUJhZFJj_ErnSKAJLCKrlgUWLRo&index=2
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Punk Rock History (@punkrockhistory.bsky.social)
https://bsky.app/profile/punkrockhistory.bsky.social/post/3mc4nu5b6fk2a
> 46 years ago today Too Much Too Young - The Special A.K.A. Live! is a live EP by the Specials with Rico Rodriguez, released January 11, 1980 #punk #punkrock #ska #skamusic #thespecials #2tone #toomuchtooyoung #history #skahistory #otd
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46 years ago today
Too Much Too Young - The Special A.K.A. Live! is a live EP by the Specials with Rico Rodriguez, released January 11, 1980#punk #punkrock #ska #skamusic #thespecials #2tone #toomuchtooyoung #history #skahistory #otd
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AlternateFridayMusic
Jan 2 2026
We start the year with #HopeThe Specials, “We Sell Hope” from “Encore” (2019)
The Specials were the cornerstone of UK second-wave #ska, with mastermind Jerry Dammers founding 2Tone Records.
They came together in the late 70s and splintered in the early 80s, coming back together in a variety of permutations with members of their 2Tone label mates and others, but came closest to a true reunion after reuniting for a 30th Anniversary tour in 2009, with Terry Hall back on vocals, albeit sans Dammers.The Specials always had a social conscience, being vocally anti-racist. My sense was they looked around in the late twenty-teens and saw they were needed, delivering their message via their first studio album of new material in many years (depending on how you define "they"). With Terry’s passing in 2022, it became their last.
The title of this track shows their sardonic wit had not dimmed, underlining the chorus giving a litany of Orwellian doublespeak. The down-stepping melody of the verses feels ominous, but by taking the tone of a warning, suggests hope to me; only where there’s hope would a warning matter, and indeed the verses turn sincere, using decidedly sweet vocals to give prescriptive measures for arresting our slide into dark times.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8KYo8CY8Uw
#TheSpecials #Specials #ska #TwoTone #2Tone #JerryDammers #TerryHall
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Released 45 years ago
The Specials debut album featuring this song 'Too Much Too Young'
#ska #skalegends #thespecials #2tone #toomuchtooyoung #punkrockhistory
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The Special AKA, Nelson Mandela, 1984 on Two Tone
Extended version 12″ single from The Specials (Special AKA), produced by Elvis Costello. One of my favorite early 80s ska protest songs. Now dated in its reference but hey – never forget: Mandela was in prison for 27 years but would go on to be the president of South Africa. It’s an amazing story in which the song is just a footnote, but was very compelling, real, and timely in 1984.
My copy—a UK pressing on 2 Tone labels with Chrysalis copyright and marketing and a picture sleeve—via Antone’s Records in Austin TX.
#1984 #2Tone #AntoneSRecords #AustinTX #ElvisCostello #ska #Specials #TheSpecialAKA #TwoTone #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds
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Snow is falling all around...
https://friendica.world/display/84b6ef2b-1068-bbb4-5ed9-883789493969
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Tired of the same old same old when it comes to music? Then skank it up by ska-ifying it all! I just love ska as a music genre! It's so festive and lifts my mood. Skameleon has taken it upon themselves to make every song better by ska-ifying it. Thank you, you crazy Germans, for the fun you bring!
#ska #skamusic #skameleon #skaifying #skank #upstroke #2tone #skarevival #germanmusic #hornsection #skapunk #rudeboy #coversongsska #festivemusic #moodlifter #VeroMusic https://vero.co/seb_tmg/WrDz-Q4fDnCXxXc1fvfcdpLf
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Really excited to see The Beat live on stage at the #BermondseyCarnival tomorrow afternoon. One of my favourite #2Tone #ska bands. Entry is free.
More info here:
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#BostonWeekend 2/x
Thu #SKA 4 bands, doors at 7, show at 8, $20, all ages “It’s the time of the season for Skaaaa. Join us for a night of community, joy, and skankin’ as we bring some of the area’s finest ska bands to lift your hearts and your feet to vibin’ beats.” https://therockwell.org/calendar/summer-of-ska/
#BostonMusic #Boston #SomervilleMA #TheRockwell #2Tone -
In visit 173 of The Groove Yard We have some Motown, Some Pub Rock, Some Two Tone and lots more.
Playlist: https://grooveyard.mataroa.blog/blog/visit-173-playlist/
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/groove-yard/id1732120555
AccessMediaNZ: https://accessmedia.nz/programme-page?PID=bd513235-08f8-4f47-a358-02a2230dd55e
#Radio #Podcast #Podcasts #Music #CommunityRadio #Motown #PubRock #2Tone #Rock
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The Selecter, Celebrate the Bullet, 1981 on Chrysalis
The Selecter were a Coventry band on 2 Tone; Celebrate the Bullet was their second album, following Too Much Pressure. Neol Davies, Pauline Black, and Arthur Hendrickson did most of the songwriting here, with production by Roger Lomas.
My copy—via Lucky Records in Reykjavik—is a 1981 Santa Maria pressing.
#1980s #1981 #2Tone #Chrysalis #Coventry #LuckyRecords #NeolDavies #PaulineBlack #Reykjavik #RogerLomas #TheSelecter #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds
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Released 46 years ago today
Gangsters, the first single by the Special A.K.A. (The Specials)The Specials (The Special AKA) - Gangsters (1979) • TopPop
#punkrock #ska #skalegends #skabands #2tone #thespecials #theselecter #history #skahistory
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46 years ago today
Gangsters is the first single by the Special A.K.A. (The Specials), released on this day in 1979 as a double A-side along with 'The Selecter' by label mates The Selecter#punkrock #ska #skalegends #skabands #2tone #thespecials #theselecter #history #skahistory
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Definitely one to remember to watch if you're in the UK tonight. Sky Arts have a Pauline Black documentary at 9pm and it sounds like it's going to be a good one. #70sMusic #80sMusic #ska #TheSelecter #2tone #PaulineBlack #TOTP
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Love this album. Took a long time in the pre-internet days to find a 2 Tone original with the bonus 7”. Never gets old for me. #thespecials #2Tone #skarecords #ska #recordcollection #nowplaying #vinyl @vinylrecords
