Specials

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  Specials Singer Neville Staple Cancels 2024 Performances Due to Health Issues

  PUBLISHED Jan 18, 2024

  Neville Staple, the longtime vocalist formerly of ska band the Specials, has been forced to cancel performances planned for 2024 due to hea...

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  Duran Duran Cover Rolling Stones, Billie Eilish, Talking Heads on New Album 'Danse Macabre'

  PUBLISHED Aug 30, 2023

  New wave stalwarts Duran Duran have announced their 16th(!) studio album — and it's a spooky one, folks. Today, they've previewed the LP wi...

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  The Specials Vocalist Terry Hall Dead at 63

  PUBLISHED Dec 20, 2022

  Terry Hall — lead singer of legendary 2-tone ska band the Specials — has died from an unknown illness. He was 63 years old. The band confir...

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  The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Release New Song That Includes Guest Spots from Most of Ska

  PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2021

  The Mighty Mighty Bosstones have one hell of a huge hit, but they're far from a one-hit wonder. In fact, the band's robust and excellent di...

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  Me Mom and Morgentaler Reunite to Cover the Specials' "Racist Friend"

  PUBLISHED Sep 10, 2020

  Montreal third wave ska outfit Me Mom and Morgentaler have reunited to put their spin on a song from the Specials, ahead of a virtual festi...

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  Facebook Wrongly Bars the Specials' Neville Staple for Link to Skinhead Culture

  PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2020

  The Specials founding member and ska legend Neville Staple has accused Facebook of briefly banning his and his wife's pages because of a mi...

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  The Specials Return with Their First Album of New Material in over 20 Years

  PUBLISHED Oct 29, 2018

  U.K. ska legends the Specials are returning with their first album of new material in two decades. Titled Encore, the full-length will arri...

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  ​The Specials Plot North American Tour

  PUBLISHED Mar 8, 2017

  Ska legends the Specials are hitting the road this June, and the band's recently announced string of shows will see them touching down in T...