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Reggae punk (also known as punk reggae) is a genre of music originating in England in the late-1970s. It is characterized by a fusion of reggae music with punk rock . The genre originated amongst punk rock artists who mixed in reggae (and sometimes lovers rock [ 2 ] ) elements into their punk rock sound.
The Skints are an English reggae punk band from London, described by Clash Music as "the torchbearers for modern British reggae music."The Skints mix reggae, ska, dub, punk rock, dancehall, soul, and rap, touring extensively across the UK, Europe and the United States.
In the UK, the title track was released as a single and peaked at number 11—the highest position any Clash single reached in the UK before the band's break-up. [3] London Calling was released in December 1979; it peaked at number 9 on the British album chart and at number 27 in the United States, where it was issued in January 1980. [3]
A rock/punk rock/reggae band with former members of Boys Night Out and Jersey. The Sainte Catherines: Montreal, Quebec, Canada: 1999–2012: A hardcore punk band. The Saints: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: 1973–2022, 2024: A classic punk rock/alternative rock/pop rock band. The Salads: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada: 1993–2016: A ska punk ...
It was covered by Jim Capaldi, drummer for the band Traffic, on his third solo album, 1975's Short Cut Draw Blood. Later it was also covered by the British reggae group UB40 , [ 6 ] the American reggae punk band Sublime , [ 7 ] American power pop band The Silencers (1980, Columbia Records ), [ citation needed ] and blues artist Taj Mahal . [ 8 ]
This is a timeline of punk rock, from its beginnings in the 1960s to the present day. Bands or albums listed either side of 1976 are of diverse genres and are retrospectively called by their genre name that was used during the era of their release.
The band's origins date to 1976, when the members first came together as a jazz fusion band called Mind Power, [5] in the mold of bands such as Return to Forever and Mahavishnu Orchestra. [9] The group included lead guitarist Dr. Know (Gary Miller), bassist Darryl Jenifer , and brothers Paul Hudson (later known as H.R. ) on rhythm guitar and ...
In early 2018, the band announced a full World Tour in celebration of 10 Years of Nothing to Prove as well as playing in Indonesia for the very first time. In Spring of 2019, H 2 O would announce 25th Year Anniversary Tour dates, in the United States and Europe. In January 2020, H 2 O would tour Europe on the 2020 Persistence Tour.