RODDY RADIATION from THE SPECIALS at Pinata Hour ( SXSW Special)
https://www.facebook.com/events/309363339116266/
TUNE THIS MARCH 7 COZ IN THE WORLD OF ROCKABILLY AND SKA THIS ENGLISH MAN WROTE SOME SERIOUS TUNES EVEN AMY WINEHOUSE COVER HIS SONGS.
go here and click live www.skidrowstudios.com on wed,march 7 at 7-9PM
plus live sets and NEW MUSIC.
An evening of Roddy’s original/favorite Specials tunes, plus his hot original Skabilly songs!
“Specialized”
New album for Teenage Cancer charity, featuring over 30 artists performing Specials cover songs.
http://www.specializedcharityalbum.co.uk/
Horace Panter (The Specials)
http://www.horacepanterart.com/news
Penny Lane Gallery
http://www.thewhiteroomgallery.com/
1st March – 31st March, 2012
An exhibition of originals, silk-screen and fine-art prints.
The Specials at Hyde Park in the Closing Ceremony Celebration Concert will be Joining Blur on this ‘Best of British’ line up.
Sunday 12th August 2012
The Specials Only UK Show 2012
Tickets go on sale Friday 24 February at 9am
http://www.btlondonlive.com/
Date: Saturday October 15, 2011
Venue: Caribbean Edge Hall
117 Bruce Grove, Tottenham, London, UK
Time: Doors open at 9:00PM – 4:00AM
Hosted by MC Dell Dodd aka Sister Nanny B
Lifetime Achievement Honoree: Bunny Striker Lee
Saluting: Clement Dodd and Elaine Dodd (Studio One – JA), Bob Marley, Alton Ellis, Gregory Isaac, Prince Lincoln, Knowledge, Culture.
PA’s: Lovella Ellis (tribute to her dad, Alton Ellis), Dennis Alcapone (for Gregory), Little Roy (for Culture), Tappa Zukie (for Knowledge), Jah T, Singer Blue (for Prince L), Junior Marvin (Tribute to Bob Marley and Clement Dodd of Studio One).
THE SKA PARADE 20th ANNIVERSARY TOUR
featuring Monkey, GoGo13, Chase Long Beach,
Warsaw, The Skank Agents + more,
and MC Tazy Phyllipz are going to:
Tempe, AZ (The Clubhouse – part of a 2-day SKA Fest – Jan. 28);
Las Vegas, NV (The Box Office – Jan. 29);
Fullerton, CA (The SlideBar – Feb. 3 [it's 21+]);
San Diego, CA (SOMA – Feb. 4);
Fresno, CA (Fulton 55 – Feb. 5 [it's 21+]);
San Francisco, CA (Bottom Of The Hill – Feb. 18);
and Petaluma, CA (The Phoenix Theater – Feb. 19)!
**All shows (except Fullerton & Fresno) are all ages!
Tix info is listed on each individual poster found via:
Horace Panter (legendary bassist of The Specials) has launched a brand new Web site dedicated to his visual art: http://horacepanterart.com
A graduate of Coventry’s Lanchester Polytechnic in Fine Arts, Panter was studying art when he met fellow student, Jerry Dammers. Soon after, The Specials was born.
His love of music (touring with The Specials, General Public), allowed Panter to travel the world and to visit some of the greatest museums and galleries.
Art has always been a big part of his life, including teaching art at a special needs school in Coventry for ten years.
The “thinking man’s” music maker is now also the “thinking man’s” artist.
Reminiscent of primitive religious art, Panter creates iconographic images (alone or mashed up), asking the viewer to consider their “practical” purposes. How much do we trust in the power of saints and other interpreted images…to help us in our daily lives?
Check out the “Robots on the Beach” series – “The robots meet Henry Rousseauʼs jungle … at the beach. An art version of King Tubby meets the Rockers Uptown! All the different elements (robot, foliage and sea) seem to work together.”
Horace Panter’s influences are eclectic and are reflected in his work, from Henri Rousseau and Peter Blake to Mark Rothko. His post-war modern style is distinct through the mix of cheery brights and neutral palettes, painterly quality and mix of street and religious themes. We just like them because they look cool!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Horace-Panter-Art/148462498499590
http://twitter.com/horacepanterart
BBC Coventry and Warwickshire: Horace Panter of The Specials makes art centre stage
Get the latest cd from the legendary guitarist who created the “skabilly” sound (ska and rockabilly), Roddy “Radiation” Byers (The Specials) and his band, The Skabilly Rebels.
The Skabilly Rebels – “Blues Attack”
http://www.roddyradiation.com/merchandise/merch.html
UK listeners can help out Voice of Africa Radio 94.3FM by attending their fundraising dinner and dance, Saturday 18th December, 2010 at 6PM.
