YES WE ARE BACK IN LIVE ACTION!

Friday 6th August sees us back on the road after the enforced 18 month sabbatical.

We are playing our home town of Darlington at The Forum Music Studios .

Tickets…

Say hello to our new single , our second split single with USA 's Detroit Riddim Crew, its  "Eyes Of A Child".

Written by  Mark and Dave, mixed by Paul Ayriss and featuring Chuzz from Cartoon Violence on additional…

Yes- the shows with Dave Wakeling's The Beat on their 40th anniversary tour  are back on track for a THIRD TIME  due to the Covid pandemic but have been moved to 2022.  It must  have been a logistical nightmare for…

YES! Its landed! 

Recorded in the north east and Scotland ,mixed and mastered in Devon and released in 3 days! 

Available now from the Specialized Bandcamp page - The Skapones and our friends from Edinburgh Big Fat Panda…

Well, we all find ourselves in the situation of the relaxing of lockdown stages that mean more freedoms. The vaccination roll out seems to be taking effect the but the new strain Indian variant is a worry we need to…

Hello there!

Yes- another release we have on Bandcamp this week ending May 7th is the  mini live album "Still A-Live" recorded on our travels around the UK.

There's also a small remix of "Dyna-Mite!" chucked in and…

We have a Bandcamp page - Now here you'll find a the obscure tracks we don't release on a big scale. 

Today we have issued a LIVE version of "Betrayal Of Trust" that was recorded on tour. 

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Yes- on Wednesday 21st April 2021!

We will be appearing on national radio with BBC Radio 5  Live;s drivetime programme.

Be on about 6.30pm. 

Willo will join a panel to chat about the pandemic and its effect…

After much ado over the coronavirus pandemic and 2 rescheduling logistical nightmares for the promoters, The Beat ft Dave Wakeling have released the dates for the tour in 2021 covering end of June and through July.  We were originally scheduled…

The reviews are still coming in and here's a cracker from Guy Shankland of Vive Le Rock and Original Rock for the new single "The Eyes Of A Child".  Big love to Guy & Original Rock.

" North…

Thanks to ButtonDown radio blog for the review of the new split single. More to come when we get em.

"...Ska-Line Round up of the Global Ska Scene 21st February 2021 

Whilst we await the next version…

Hows everyone doing in these strange old times? 

Our forthcoming  brand new single, recorded mainly ona  remote levbel at home due to the pandemic, is mixed and mastered by Paul Ayriss and is away to the vinyl pressing plant…