Some musical styles never die, they only recede to regroup and return again in a different guise. Ska is a great example of that. It developed as a uniquely Jamaican sort of folk music which drew on ...

Aaron Carnes fell in love with ska music in the early ’90s. Skankin’ Pickle was his favorite, but the list of bands he listened to in the genre was extensive: MU330, Blue Meanies, Suicide Machines, ...

A look at the new book In Defense Of Ska and a network of artists giving the oft-maligned genre a fresh burst of life When Aaron Carnes began research for his book nearly a decade ago, he didn’t ...