Farse were a Ska-Core band from Birmingham, they started in 1996, and went through a few lineup changes until they ended up with Ade, Chris, Dan, Ollie and Tomas as the final line up. They played loads of shows around the UK, supporting many UK ska bands like Capdown and King Prawn. They released 2 Studio albums, Boxing clever was recorded at DEP studios (the same studio UB40 recorded at). http://www.farse.co.uk/band.html
A energetic ska-band from the England's Midlands. Releasing a new album very shortly and often on tour around the country.
See grownathome.com for more information, tour dates and downloads.
The Fractions are a ska punk band from around Manchester UK, heavily influenced by 90s punk bands such as Leatherface and Samiam, as well as ska influenced bands such as Capdown and the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. The six piece band started off life as a ska band and gradually developed into their own unique blend of melodic punk and skacore.
1) CIVIL WAR is an aggressive Hardcore band from Sydney, Australia featuring ex-members of persist and influenced by New York hardcore, Crossover and 80's thrash. 2) Civil War was a ska/punk/hardcore band from Netherlands. 3) Underground hip-hop project by Infinity Gauntlet
The Rudiments were considered the dark side of ska. They mixed heavy punk with a bit of ska. Signed to Dill Records (home of Skankin' Pickle) but broke up in '97. They came from the East Bay Ska/Punk scene and drew heavily from other bands utilizing the fusion of the two sounds like Operation Ivy and The Clash. Originally known as Los Rudiments, the band released 2 full albums and a split with the Suicide Machines, and had a compilation album re-released through Asian Man records.
Band bio from their web site reads:
Fatter Than Albert has been throwing punches, exploding faces, and playing rock guitar since January of 2004. Pulling inspiration from their home town of New Orleans, the band has set out to challenge themselves musically and has created a unique blend of jazz influenced ska-punk music. They have displayed their energetic live show numerous times locally with crowds of over 400 in attendance.
There is more than one artist with this name: 1)Braindead is a hardcore / punk band from philly/south jersey area with a demo/7inch out and now a split out with Blackbirds in 2007. They also just released a album called No Consequences. http://www.myspace.com/braindeadhxc 2)Braindead (correctly spelled Brain Dead) are a hardcore punk/ powerviolence band from Leicestershire,UK influenced by bands like Infest and Man Is The Bastard. They have released a split with Rot In Hell, a demo, and a few EP's
Bomb the Music Industry! (commonly abbreviated as BtMI!) is a musical collective originally from Baldwin, Nassau County, New York. They write, produce, record, and distribute all of their music under the leadership of songwriter and producer Jeff Rosenstock, and you can get their albums FREE at quoteunquoterecords.com
They are known for their DIY punk ethic, embodied in such actions such as distributing six albums worth of their own material for free on their website, and offering free stencils and paint for fans to create their own T-shirts.