The Specials on Roots Rock Rebel! Sept. 8 podcast
Roots Rock Rebel
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
10pm-12am
CKUT, 90.3FM, Montreal!
Greetings!
31 years ago, a group of working class kids in the poverty-striken town of
Coventry, England, were looking for something to do to break away from the
racism, monotony, and boredom of everyday life in the UK. They took ska
and reggae music from Jamaica, threw in a pinch of British punk, a dash of
New Wave, and so became The Specials! The Specials would go on to kick off
the 2-Tone ska craze, and change the face of popular music to come.
In 2009, 30 years after taking the world stage, The Specials reformed for
a reunion tour, which included 6 of the original members of the band. And
on August 27 and 28th, the band came back to Canada to play two shows in
Toronto after many decades of absence.
Aaron Maiden of Roots Rock Rebel was at the show, and caught up with The
Specials guitarist Lynval Golding for an interview. On this week’s
podcast, we bring you a 2-hour special on the Specials, featuring that
interview with Golding. Plus we had some live guests in the studio:
Lorraine from the Kingpins, Clarence from the Fundamentals, and Charles
(aka DJ Rudie). Enjoy yourself, it’s later than you think!
Until next week,
Stay rude, stay rebel,
Aaron Maiden
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Playlist – September 8, 2010
The Specials – Little bitch
The Specials – Friday night Saturday morning
The Specials – Stereotype
The Specials – Do the dog
The English Beat – Ranking full stop
The Specials – Concrete jungle
Culture Shock – You are not alone
Mari Elliot – Silly Billy
Interview with Lynval Golding
The Selecter – On my radio
Desmond Dekker – Shanty town
Byron Lee and Dragonaires – Monkey man
The Skatalites – Guns of Navaronne
The Specials – Guns of Navaronne (live)
Rancid – Hooligans
Voodoo Glow Skulls – Blank expression
Fishbone – Lyin’ ass bitch
The Specials – Gangsters
Madness – Swan lake
Xray Spex – Oh bondage up yours
The Slits – New town
Devil’s Brigade – Protest song
Street Dogs – Punk rock and roll
The Clash – Wrong ‘em boyo
The Specials – You’re wondering now
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