English Beat Is Back In Full Skanking Swing!

One of my fave things about MOG is knowing who is into what and thinking of each mogger when I come across the different news stories. Whenever I cover a tour in the US, the first thing I do is scan the dates to see if Minne MN is included because Rawkkiddo has drawn my attention to the fact that so many bands pass that city up. It's amazing how something stands out once you become aware of it. So, to highlight this great feature of MOG, I like to dedicate my news posts to a particular mogger whenever I find something that relates to them specifically.On that note, this news piece is dedicated to CrashPryor, one of my fave mogites. I actually remembered that you mentioned wishing you had been working in BeeB studios when the English Beat recorded there. This one's for you Crash - The English Beat Have Returned In Full Swing! They are touring, playing shows with INXS and UB40, they are interviewing, and they are working on a new album to be released later this year!Today, NPR's World Cafe did an interview with the band, that is interspersed with audio from a live performance the recently reunited band did in the UK. It's a beautiful show and you can listen to it right now on NPR's World Cafe page - Dave Wakeling: Ska and The English Beat. .

Set List From NPR World Cafe Show

"Whine and Grine/Stand Down Margaret""Tears of a Clown""I Confess""Mirror in the Bathroom""Save It for Later" .

English Beat & Dave Wakeling Tour Dates

Dave Wakeling:June 8 San Luis Obispo SLO Brewing CompanyJune 9 Santa Cruz CatalystThe English Beat with INXS:June 12 Glasgow, UK Clyde Auditorium June 14 Manchester, UK Carling Apollo Manchester June 15 Newcastle, UK Newcastle City Hall June 17 Brighton, UK Brighton Dome June 18 Birmingham Symphony Hall BirminghamJune 19 Bournemouth Bournemouth Opera HouseJune 21 London Carling Hammersmith ApolloJune 25 Sheffield, UK City HallThe English Beat:June 29 PA Sellersville TheatreJune 30 New York B.B. King Blues Club & GrillJuly 1 East Hampton Stephen TalkhouseJuly 3 Santa Fe Third Annual Santa Fe CommunityJuly 5 Solana Beach Belly Up TavernJuly 6 Solana Beach Belly Up TavernJuly 7 Los Angeles Los Angeles Mem. ColiseumJuly 12 San Jose Plaza de Cesar ChavezJuly 14 Fairfax 19 BroadwayJuly 17 West Palm Beach Sound Advice AmpthitheatreJuly 18 Tampa Ford AmpthitheatreJuly 19 Atlanta Hi Fi Buys AmpthitheatreJuly 21 Chicago Southside Arts & Music FestivalJuly 22 Virginia Beach GTE Virginia Beach AmpthitheatreJuly 24 NH Meadowbrook FarmJuly 25 Homdel PNC Bank Arts CenterJuly 26 Wantagh Jones Beach AmphitheatreJuly 28 Philadelphia Penn's LandingDave Wakeling:July 29 Mansfield Tweeter CenterAug 8 Cincinnati Riverbend Music CenterThe English Beat:Aug 9 Clarkston DTE Energy Music Theatre w/311Dave Wakeling:Aug 10 Hamilton Gage ParkAug 12 Arlington Festival on the RiverAug 18 Chula Vista Coors AmpthitheatreAug 19 Murphys Ironstone AmpitheatreAug 24 Las Vegas The Beach Mandalay BayThe English Beat:Aug 26 Los Angeles Greek Theatre w/UB40Sept 15 Cranford MusicFestDave Wakeling:Sept 7 Temecula Long Shadow Ranch WinerySept 8 Las Vegas Clark County Amphitheatre .

English Beat Links

Official Website - with the cutest flash intro I have seen in ages...You can also download mp3s of MANY songs directly from the SOUNDS page on their site.NPR's World CafeI hope the new English Beat album looks good next to the new Bad Brains album!! Perhaps a mashup will ensue?