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Two-tone ska band The English Beat will be releasing a 5-disc box set titled The Complete Beat this summer. The set compiles the band's three studio albums-- I Just Can't Stop It , Wha'ppen? , and Special Beat Service -- with bonus tracks, as well as bonus material including several sessions recorded with John Peel, selections from a live show at Boston's Opera House, as well as remixes of the band's singles. The set is due out on July 10th, 2012 , with a greatest hits collection due [...]

On July 31, Parlophone is issuing the complete body of work by Blur as a boxed set. Blur 21 contains more than five hours of previously unreleased material and rarities, three DVDs and a collector's edition book … Also receiving the boxed set treatment is the English Beat, which will reissue its entire catalog (including unreleased [...]

Good news with the announcement that The English Beat catalog will be reissued. Beginning on July 10th, a new compilation titled Keep The Beat: The Very Best Of The English Beat will be released. Even better, there will be a new box set titled The English Beat: The Complete Beat . The 5-CD Complete Beat box set features all 3 studio albums with bonus tracks, all remastered from the original tapes; 2 discs of bonus material, including three sessions recorded with John Peel for his show on BBC Radio 1, tracks from a live show recorded at Boston's Opera [...]

Already confirmed to play Coachella , British new wave pop legends Squeeze have now mapped out a U.S. tour for this spring. Kicking off April 10th in San Diego, the band will stick mainly to coastal states during the 14-date run, including a number of East coast shows with The English Beat. Squeeze will also make time for an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on April 17th. To go along with the dates, Squeeze will be releasing a limited white vinyl edition of their Live at the Fillmore album. Available at all U.S. tour stops, the double-LP [...]

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Once again, here is every newly announced show this week! Two-tone ska band the English Beat will be playing Blueberry Hill on April 21; time to dig up your wingtip shoes and checkered suspender... Continue reading "English Beat, Willie Nelson, Orgone and More in This Week's New Show Announcements" >

The English Beat will join them onstage for three shows in the Northeast.

This Week in Boston By Julie Stoller Big Shows at Johnny D's Davis Sq., Somerville: The English Beat - Wed., Sept 7th 8:00 p.m. - Tickets The Motels - Fri, Sept 9th 7:30 p.m. - Tickets The English Beat [...]

The English Beat : Tears of a Clown [ purchase ] The sad clown is an irony that many artists have found irresistible. Smokey Robinson took it and created a pop music classic. But, for me, this version by The English Beat really does the job. The opening rat-tat-tat of the drums sets the stage musically, and that figure reappears throughout the song to push it forward. Tears of a Clown was the first ska cover I ever heard. The sheer surprise of it, plus the undeniable energy of the performance [...]

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The English Beat are set to pass through the area once again this year. This time around the veteran ska/funk group will be performing at NYC's Irving Plaza .

After not one but two spots at last weekend's North by Northeast , the Devolution is going on a bit of a road trip. The drive would certainly be easy if Colorado and California were just closer, as those are the only two states that get the pleasure of Devo 's seven-stop summer tour. One of those stops will be at, of all places, the inaugural Denver County Fair , which came into being because apparently someone made chickens legal in Denver; sounds like a reason to party if there ever was one. [...]

From May 23, 2009 it's Episode 19, Jake Ryan's first episode. PLAYLIST: The Lilys – The Night Sun Over San Juan The Dears – Lost In The Plot Shack – Time Machine The Joggers – Ziggurat Traffic Beck – Youthless Wire – Three Girl Rhumba Stereolab – Three-Dee Melodie Super Furry Animals – The Very Best of Neil Diamond The Stone Roses – Something Burning GoGoGo Airheart – So Good Ambulance Ltd – Primitive (The Way I Treat You) The Melody Unit [...]

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With a 55 year old front man and a 40-something crowd, The English Beat proves that age really is just a number.

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News WireImage, Getty Images Elvis Costello may have mellowed with age, but a humorous story about the one-time angry young man has emerged thanks to a former musical acquaintance. The English Beat 's Dave Wakeling says that he and Costello were casual friends for a number of years even though Costello C. gave him hell over his involvement in Greenpeace. As Wakeling explained to Denver [...]

Of great shows big and small: ► With a new album "Wit's End" on the way in April, singer-songwriter Cass McCombs plays the Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock, joined by Big Search and Frank Fairfield . ► Har Mar Superstar and Marijuana Deathsquads wind up their residency at the Satellite — and it's been quite a party — but the curiosity tonight is opener Samantha Ronson , performing with a live band. ► Sebadoh's "Bakesale/Harmacy Remembering Time Tour" moves across town to [...]

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Okay, so this is my first concert review for The ColorAwesome... scary! Haven't written a review of anything since college (a mere 20 some years ago) but here goes... Paige picked me up at my parents' in Belmont and we made our way up to "the city" for The English Beat at Bimbos . Thank goodness she knows the city like the back of her hand 'cause I'm no help when it comes to driving. I've lived in SoCal for over 15 years now. The highlite of our mini-roadtrip was the [...]

More Photos Here Photos & Recap by: Jeff Wickliffe On Tuesday December 14 th , fans braved the 16 degree temperatures to pack the room and party the night away to the unique sounds of The English Beat at Maxwell's in Hoboken. With 30+ years experience, this band always delivers and this night was no exception. The English Beat brought great energy to the stage and kept the audience moving all night long. The crowd hit every age range and social type, [...]

Filed under: News , Exclusive When Dave Wakeling heard Pete Townshend was on the phone for him, the English Beat frontman reacted like most people would -- he figured the caller was full of it. "When they said it was Pete Townshend on the phone, I immediately thought it was Mickey Billingham, my piano player," Wakeling tells Spinner. "That was the sort of thing he'd say on a Saturday morning. So I was saying, 'How are [...]

Filed under: News , Exclusive When Dave Wakeling heard Pete Townshend was on the phone for him, the English Beat frontman reacted like most people would -- he figured the caller was full of it. "When they said it was Pete Townshend on the phone, I immediately thought it was Mickey Billingham, my piano player," Wakeling tells Spinner. "That was the sort of thing he'd say on a Saturday morning. So I was saying, 'How are [...]

Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive Dave Wakeling's shower nozzle won't get credit for a new English Beat song, even though he admits it played a significant part in the songwriting process. "They clog up and become more of a pain than useful, but I enjoyed one of those tropical rain storm shower heads," Wakeling tells Spinner. "I was sitting under this, and I started hearing this song. I thought it was somebody outside the [...]