LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Wednesday was declared "Oingo Boingo Day" in the city of Los Angeles in honor of the '80s pop band ... eccentric pop band with influences from ska, punk and other styles.

You probably know The Hooters best for their ’80s new wave/power pop hits like “And We Danced ... they actually were a ska band who’d made a name for themselves playing local clubs ...

One of the most important ska bands of all time, The English Beat helped revive the genre in the early '80s. Influenced by pop, punk and reggae, the group tackled political themes such as poverty ...

They were a Canadian phenomenon. But to a future Vancouver director he was just the next door neighbour. When the 90-minute chronicle “Doug and the Slugs and Me” premieres Sunday on CBC and ...

The post Potato 5 on the ’80s Ska Scene, Mad Professor, and the Reinvention of Traditional Ska: Podcast appeared first on Consequence. Potato 5 wasn’t exactly a two-tone band, per se.

The resurgent period — which began in the late ‘80s with bands like ... in favor of pop-punk and nu-metal at the turn of the century — is often referred to as third wave ska, and loosely ...

They released five albums during their first run in the late '80s and 90s that included hits ... No Doubt is coming back. The pop punk band featuring lead singer Gwen Stefani announced in a ...