ska revival

Ska legends The Hotknives were originally formed in 1982 in England by a group of friends interested in ska, dub, reggae and Northern Soul. They recorded two live albums, "Live at the boatman" and "Live and Skanking" before recording their first studio album, "The Way Things Are" in 1989. Having reached the top of the 3rd Wave ska scene and been banned from Radio in the UK, the band decided to call it a day in 1993.

The Members were a UK punk rock band who scored a couple of sizeable hits in 1979. Fronted by the bizarrely named Nicky Tesco, they had a track; 'Fear On The Streets' featured on the 1977 Beggars Banquet LP 'Streets'. They subsequently signed with Virgin and acheived a number 12 placing on the UK singles chart with the classic 'Sound Of The Suburbs.'
Follow-up single 'Offshore Banking Business' peaked at number 31, while accompanying album 'At The Chelsea Nightclub' reached number 45.

Neville Staple was a composer and a singer for The Specials, and was one of the founding members of the Fun Boy Three. He has worked with such legends as Elvis Costello (The Specials 1979 - Chrysalis Records), David Byrne (Fun Boy 3 Waiting 1983 - Chrysalis Records), and Ali Campbell (Today's Specials 1996 - Kuff Records/Virgin), to name only a few. Some of Neville's recent projects and collaborations include hooking up with Roger Lomas, in Coventry...