From that time, she’s still friends with Rhoda Dakar, from the Bodysnatchers, but her closest friends are from when she was a radiographer. “Because I’m Miss Distrustful, Mistrustful. I don’t seek out people in the business, I don’t know how to hang out at parties and that kind of stuff. I’ve always been useless at that.”

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Charley Anderson moved to Sweden during the 1990s where he performed, recorded and released material with the Skalatones. In 2009, Anderson returned to Coventry to play a charity concert at the Central Hall to promote his Ghetto Child project. Joining him on stage were guests from UB40, the Specials, the Selecter along with saxophonist Carlos Garnett. [6] With our co-headline tour starting this FRIDAY in Glasgow we want to give you the heads up on times for both shows this weekend so you can make sure that you do not miss anything! We’re very pleased to announce that Emily Capellwill be supporting us on our 40th Anniversary tour in the UK later this year. We will be playing an extended, hit-rich set each night with some added live favourites and surprises. We will also be joined for a few songs by vocalist Rhoda Dakar who will also play a DJ Set to open the nights. In 2021 The Selecter performed at festivals & shows plus Pauline performed in the Coventry City of Culture opening ceremony, took part in numerous media events, was a proud supporter of the first dedicated 2-Tone exhibition at the Herbert Museum, launched & attended the Mobo Awards in Coventry and she also presented this year’s Turner Prize.

She credits her hometown saying “Coventry is responsible for making me who I am, today, it gave me the opportunity to study, work & ultimately creatively find my voice with the 2-tone movement which has spearheaded the musical conversation about racism and sexism for the past 42 years.” Neal Barnard is a man of many talents and many passions. Impressively, he’s found a way to blend his work, encouraging people to eat and live well with that of his work as an artist […] Augustyn, Heather (30 October 2010). Ska: An Oral History. North Carolina: McFarland & Co. p.146. ISBN 978-0786460403 . Retrieved 6 December 2016. How does one become qualified to write a fictional music novel? The author of Sophomore Songs offers some clues. Growing up reading NME, doing a stint at Clash, drumming for several bands on and off, and […]

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a b c G, Helen (20 March 2012). "Made in solidarity: The Selecter in the 21st century". The F Word . Retrieved 6 December 2016. We are teaming up with The Beat in 2017, hitting the road together for a number of dates around the UK and Ireland. After our show at Shepherds Bush Empire sold out in record time, we have added a show at the iconic Roundhouse in Camden on Friday 6 October 2017.We are honoured to announce we are playing on the Main Stage at the Biggest Weekend in our hometown Coventry on Sunday 27 May for BBC Radio 2 along side some amazing acts – more details HERE

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Charley Anderson Plays In Cov With Some Select Friends – Coventry City FC – Coventry MAD. Coventrycity-mad.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2012.Our co-headline tour with The Beat is heading to Germany, Finland, Norway, Sweden (SOLD OUT) & Denmark next month. See you there! Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band Add 22 European Stadium Shows to 2024 World Tour. Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band delivered “The Greatest Show on Earth” (Billboard) across Europe this past summer, […] Well, she was 10 years older than all of us. And if Debbie Harry turns up, everybody looks like chopped liver, don’t they? I often look at the picture because I’ve got it in my toilet. We were all interested in one another, but I see the expressions on my and Poly’s faces and they’re decidedly different from the others’ expressions… We’re like: ‘What are we doing here? Where do we fit into all this?’ There were other photos taken, she says, where she and Poly weren’t included. Favourite album: Impossible to choose but Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys is pretty awesome. Tone veterans prove their resurgent relevance……….haven’t sounded so energised since their 1979 debut” Mojo

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In episode #150 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar meets Guitar legend Peter Frampton to talk about his recent live album – Peter Frampton At Royal Albert Hall. Peter Frampton is one of the […] I ask how she felt about the death of the Specials’ singer, Terry Hall. She says she was far closer to Ranking Roger, from the Beat, and was very upset when he died, in 2019 (one of the songs on Human Algebra, Parade the Crown, is a tribute). About Hall, she says: “I didn’t know Terry that well. I didn’t know Terry from the 2 Tone tour, and he just wasn’t a person that… We didn’t warm to each other, but I did admire his talent. His talent was mighty.” The announcement comes during Coventry’s UK City of Culture 2021 year in which she has played a pivotal role – in the bid and the celebrations. In the last few years The Selecter celebrated their 40th Anniversary and returned to the Official UK Charts in April with a reissue of their debut album Too Much Pressure. What will be more surprising to most is that they’ve been almost consistently producing music since. This is their 16 th studio album.The band were one of the most successful ska bands of the 2 tone era, notching up several top forty singles in the British charts. Having co-released the first 2 tone ska single with the Specials, they were one of the founding acts of the movement. Though highly influential, the original lineup only remained together for a year, and even with replacement players the band only continued until breaking up in 1982. This is a double vinyl album, not available anywhere else, strictly limited edition, ONLY 4 AVAILABLE, It will be sent out for 08.06.2018 We have also added a LIMITED EDITION (only 500 copies available) YELLOW HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL this is only available online from Townsend HERE Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra". 18 December 2014. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014 . Retrieved 8 July 2018.