Ska Parade

05/28/2026

🌟 37 Years ago was the last show! 🏁🕴🎸🎶💖☮️🏆🎈

🔥 On May 28, 1989, Operation Ivy played their final concert at 924 Gilman Street in Berkeley, California. Jesse Michaels, Tim Armstrong, Matt Freeman, and Dave Mello closed the chapter on a band that, despite its short existence (1987-1989), became the definitive bridge between hardcore punk and ska, forever defining the sound that would soon explode worldwide with the punk rock of the '90s.

The importance of this concert and the band's immediate dissolution lies in the myth that grew up around it. Operation Ivy rejected offers from major record labels at the height of their popularity, maintaining a golden artistic integrity for the DIY ethos. Their only studio album, "Energy" (1989), is now considered a cornerstone: a 19-track work that fused the speed and rage of punk with Jamaican rhythms.

05/28/2026

05/26/2026

RIP Bradley! I still miss my talented friend! With respect & love! - T 🙏🌞🕴🎸🎶💖🕊

Lovin' is what he got, remember that ❤️

05/25/2026

🌟 ! EPISODE #406 RE-AIRS TODAY! (^starts at 8p PT / 11p ET) on www.DirtyRadio.fm

05/24/2026

Hoy celebramos el nacimiento de Justin Yap, el visionario productor chino-jamaicano que cambió el rumbo de la música en la isla caribeña durante la década de los 60.

A través de su legendario sello Top Deck Records, Yap unió lo mejor de dos mundos: la herencia multicultural de Jamaica y un oído clínico para el ritmo. Fue el cerebro detrás de algunas de las sesiones más potentes y sofisticadas de The Skatalites, llevando el ska hacia nuevos límites y pavimentando el camino para el nacimiento del rocksteady.

Temas inmortales como "Ska-Rach", "Marcus Junior" o las gloriosas sesiones de Jackie Mittoo y Don Drummond tienen impregnado su sello de genialidad y su obsesión por la perfección del sonido. Aunque su paso por la producción fue breve, su impacto es eterno y sigue haciendo bailar al mundo entero.

05/23/2026

The Specials have announced the band’s next — and final — music release. Recorded during their emotional 2019 run of shows at Coventry Cathedral, 'The Specials: Live From The Cathedral' will arrive on July 10 via Island Records.

The band described the four-night residency as “more than just concerts,” calling them some of the most memorable and emotional performances they ever played. The recordings also serve as a tribute to late frontman Terry Hall:

“They were some of the most memorable and emotional shows we have ever played, and these recordings serve as a fitting tribute to, and celebration of, our wonderful and brilliant friend Terry.”

The release will be available in multiple physical formats, including an exclusive 3LP edition featuring fan-submitted photos from the shows, as well as a 6CD box set containing full recordings from three of the four nights at the Cathedral.

To mark the announcement, “Gangsters: Live From the Cathedral” is now streaming, while the album is officially available for pre-order.

05/20/2026

❤️ Love Is What I Got! EPISODE #406 AIRS TODAY! (^starts at 2p PT / 5p ET / 10p UK) on www.DirtyRadio.fm