Category: Music History

Blank Generation Radio Introduces New Ska Show

“Skaturday Night” pays tribute to the genre with ska artists past and present.

Ska is a musical genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and has

Skaturday Night on Blank Generation Radio. Image courtesy
Garg21.

since become a global phenomenon. It is characterized by its upbeat and lively tempo, often featuring a prominent offbeat rhythm known as the “skank.” Ska music typically incorporates elements of jazz, rhythm and blues, and Caribbean music, creating a unique and danceable sound. Continue reading “Blank Generation Radio Introduces New Ska Show”

The Lasting Impact Of Sparks

With a career spanning more than 50 years, Sparks continues to entertain and innovate.

It was sometime in the Fall of 1981, and I, a high school senior and budding “New Wave” acolyte, heard a song on LA alternative station KROQ that discussed a man whose life was ruined by his beauty. Everyone only liked him for his looks, which left him shallow. The song concludes with the subject being involved in a terrible accident, disfiguring his face and thus providing him with a life of bliss.

Sometime later, I heard a song on the same radio station discussing someone who fell in love with a girl from Mars. They had a great time (And obviously, great sex) and had a quickie Vegas marriage. Once the vows were complete, she became an unrecognizable alien, thus ending the romance and the union. Continue reading “The Lasting Impact Of Sparks”