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Thursday Nov 5 | Bridlington Today

The Specials bring ska to the Spa

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Related Topix: Ska, World News, United Kingdom, East Riding of Yorkshire County, England

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Leighton Buzzard Online

Popular Ska band return to The Wheatie Moonstomp the night away . . . .

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Related Topix: Ska

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Burnhamandhighbridgeweeklynews.co.uk

The Communicators return to Burnham this November

BURNHAM ska favourites The Communicators make their triumphant return to the Railway Hotel on November 14.

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Related Topix: Ska, Madness

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Daily Express

Amy takes the plunge...and causes a stir

AMY Winehouse made a bold entrance yesterday at a music awards ceremony sporting a racy low-cut top - but failed to turn up on time to hand over a major prize.

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Related Topix: Breast Enlargement, Ska

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Daily Star

It's Wino unleashed

GOOD old Amy Winehouse... She went from classy to slutty yesterday in the space of just a few hours.

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Related Topix: Ska

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Plymouth Evening Herald

Explosive return of original Gangsters

IT'S 30 years since The Specials served up the first course of their ska revival menu to an unsuspecting British public with the hypnotic and all-round poptastic single Gangsters.

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Related Topix: Ska

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Plymouth Evening Herald

Bright Lights: The Specials are coming to visit Plymouth Pavilions on Bonfire Night

THOSE lucky enough to have tickets to see The Specials at Plymouth Pavilions can appropriately enough expect an incendiary show on Bonfire Night, November 5. Having formed at the height of the recession in the Seventies, they return at the height of another, 30 years down the line.

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Related Topix: Ska

Newkerala.com

Amy Winehouse 'stuck In Lift' At Awards

AMY WINEHOUSE caused chaos at the Q Awards in London on Monday when she got stuck in a lift as she was due to present a prize.

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Related Topix: Ska

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Hellomagazine.com

Amy's assets and Lily's spot-on style - music stars head to Q Awards

Making the most of her new curves, Amy arrives at the annual music awards with her goddaughter Dionne Photo: © Rex Lily, who won the best track prize, went for a classic look and was gorgeous in a long-sleeved beaded dress Photo: © Rex The Q Music Awards always provide a number of talking points, from the red carpet fashion to the winners ...

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Related Topix: Ska, Music, Entertainment

Wed Oct 28, 2009

No Rock&Roll Fun

Gordon in the morning: Specials, sauce

Is there anything more patronising in today's papers than Gordon Smart patting Lynval Golding on the head for having a cheap meal? THE IVY, Nobu or Cipriani - posh London restaurants where you expect to see celebs tucking into some post-awards bash grub.

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Related Topix: Ska

Tue Oct 27, 2009

The First Post

Lily Allen wins best song at the Q Awards

Allen trooped up to accept her gong with a pint of lager in her hand, then marched back to her table where she promptly sparked up - an obvious no-no in these days of the smoking ban.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Kasabian, Robert Plant, Ska

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Southern FM

Lily, Lady Gaga and Muse Celebrate Q Awards

Lily Allen, Muse and Lady Gaga were among the winners at this year's Q magazine music awards, but there was no fond farewell for Oasis.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Oasis, U2, Ska

The Tufts Daily

Ears Open | Musical midterm motivation

If you go to Tufts, I feel that I can safely assume you've had a pretty crappy week.

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Related Topix: Michael Franti & Spearhead, Reggae, Spearhead, Hip-Hop, The Meters, Funk, Ska

Fri Oct 23, 2009

Gulf Times

BBC defends BNP decision amid protests

Prime Minister Gordon Brown yesterday said British National Party leader Nick Griffin's appearance on BBC political programme Question Time would expose the party as "racist and unacceptable". Anti-racism groups and government ministers have criticised the publicly-funded BBC for giving Griffin a slot as a panellist on the Question Time television ...

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Related Topix: Ska

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Music-News.com

Pama International get The Special's support slot

With a number of UK tours under their belts and a summer full of festival performances Pama International now prepare for a full national tour including a fistful of dates supporting The Specials.

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Related Topix: Ska, Townshend, VT

Sunday Herald

BBC - bent over backwards' to accommodate BNP leader

The Scottish Government has intervened in the BNP row, attacking the BBC for "bending over backwards" to accommodate the far-right party on its Question Time programme.

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Related Topix: Ska

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Leeds Today

Ministers can ban BNP - BBC chief

The BBC's director general has challenged ministers to ban the BNP from the airwaves if it felt leader Nick Griffin should not be allowed to appear on Question Time.

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Related Topix: Ska

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Bridgwater Mercury

Communicators are back

THEY are big, bold and back at The Railway in Burnham next month for another skankin' set of ska and two-tone. The Communicators have proved a hugely popular band since their creation in the early part of 2005.

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Related Topix: Ska, Madness, Bad Manners

Sat Oct 17, 2009

The Independent

'We're proud but not prejudiced': George Marshall is a skinhead who...

The first time I met George Marshall was four years ago in the back of a Ford Transit van, careering around Glasgow with five other skinheads and two baseball bats.

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Related Topix: Ska

Mon Oct 12, 2009

The Pitch

Incoming: The Toasters at the Riot Room, October 21

The Toasters were stalwarts of the ska scene by the time I got into the genre at the age of 16.

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Related Topix: The Toasters, Ska

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