Shfl Update, 3/30

A guide to first-generation ska by Rick Anderson plus new reviews from Jon Dale, Nate Patrin, Rick Anderson, Joe Muggs, Chris Catchpole, Harold Heath, Shy Thompson, Jeff Treppel and Philip Freeman

Guides

Rick Anderson on first-generation ska, and if you like that don’t miss his earlier guide to 2-tone ska

Reviews

Jon Dale on Butterfly Child, Mary Margaret O'Hara, Gong, Lewis Taylor, PJ Harvey and Sufi

Nate Patrin on Prince, Change and Kraftwerk

Rick Anderson on Gordon Bok, Ann Mayo Muir & Ed Trickett, The Proletariat, Bad Brains, Black 47 & Connie Dover

Joe Muggs on Yair Elazar Glotman & Jóhann Jóhannsson, Ras G, Tim Friese-Greene, The Asphodells and Nancy Wallace

Chris Catchpole on Joe Gibbs & The Professionals, Baxter Dury, Alain Goraguer and Emmett Finley. If you’ve never heard African Dub All-Mighty, Chapter 3 it really is one of the best things ever

Harold Heath on Floating Points and Four Tet

Shy Thompson on Kazmi with Rickies and Otis Clay

Jeff Treppel on Def Leppard and Anthem

Philip Freeman on Bad Company, Pentangle, Lana Del Rey, Rare Earth and Roky Erickson