Rudie Can't Fail Ska & Reggae

13/11/2024

Liam Curtin and Steve Kaged will be playing reggae and ska records from 9pm until 1am at St Fagans in Penarth Town Centre this Saturday, 16th November 2024. We’re looking forward to it. Come join us!

07/11/2024

45 years ago today

The 2 Tone Tour

The Specials + Madness + The Selecter - Cardiff Top Rank - 7th November 1979

28/10/2024

Liam will be playing records at this gig…

Buy tickets for 2 RUDE at The Earl Haig Memorial Club from the official retailer, Ents24.

28/10/2024

If you get the chance to see this film, ‘Pauline Black: A 2-Tone Story’, on its Doc'n Roll festival tour, please do make the effort! It is at once interesting, informative and insightful! A wonderful story of self discovery and very much a peak behind the curtain! And yes, I’m in it!

Ticket link here:
https://www.docnrollfestival.com/films/pauline-black-a-2-tone-story/

18/10/2024

RECORD OF THE DAY: The Swinging Cats - Away

Listen here: https://youtu.be/5tkUu57QxXk?si=YbzDoRIkwXwcsLEo

17/10/2024

RECORD OF THE DAY: Sis Nya - You Call It Pressure

Listen (and purchase) here: https://happypeoplerecords1.bandcamp.com/album/sis-nya-you-call-it-pressure-7

16/10/2024

RECORD OF THE DAY: Rico and his Blue Boys - Soul of Africa

Listen here: https://youtu.be/CCJUYmOyHSI?si=5IBPOKzps5mKmXTb

12/10/2024

RECORD OF THE DAY: B.B. Seaton’s cover of Bill Withers classic ‘Lean On Me’ on the Camel label from 1972. Produced by Lloyd Charmers.

Listen here: https://youtu.be/hgl3e8Gu4Dw?si=LkWG6CzEIgR3e8DI

11/10/2024

Liam will be playing records at Rhoda Dakar’s gig at The Globe Cardiff tonight. Doors at 7. See you there.

30/09/2024

28/09/2024

44 years ago today The Bodysnatchers played in Cardiff supporting T***s and the Maytals. On Friday 11th October 2024 Rhoda Dakar will be playing in The Globe Cardiff - Rhoda Dakar sings 45 years of The Bodysnatchers. Tickets are available here: https://premier.ticketek.co.uk/shows/show.aspx?sh=DAKAR24

44 years ago today

T***s & The Maytals + The Bodysnatchers at the Top Rank Suite, 28th September 1980

08/09/2024

More photos and videos from Blam Blam Fever 6 in Redcar…

07/09/2024

We’re in Redcar for the 6th Blam Blam Fever Festival. Here’s some photos and videos from the past couple of days…

30/08/2024

15/06/2024

From Rhoda's solo acoustic album, Cleaning In Another Woman's Kitchen. An acoustic cover of The Maytone's classic.Album available from https://www.musicglue....

23/10/2023

Happy birthday to Pauline Black of The Selecter who is 70 today.

Back in 2017 Liam presented a Pauline Black special on Radio Cardiff featuring tracks recorded throughout her career. You can listen to the show via the link below ⬇️

Tracklisting:
1. The Selecter - They Make Me Mad (Peel Session)
2. The Selecter - Black & Blue
3. The Selecter - Red Reflections
4. The Selecter - Deepwater (Peel Session)
5. Pauline Black - I Threw It Away
6. Pauline Black with Sunday Best - Pirates on the Airwaves (Dance Hall Style)
7. The Selecter - Ladders
8. The Selecter - Die Happy
9. The Selecter - Cruel Britannia
10. Selecter Acoustic - Unbeaten & Unbowed
11. The Selecter - My England
12. The Selecter - Breakdown
13. The Selecter - Daylight
14. The Selecter - Bristol & Miami

Listen here:

This edition of Rudie Can't Fail was broadcast on Radio Cardiff between 11pm and midnight on Monday 24th October 2017. The show is a Pauline Black special. Stay in touch with Rudie Can't Fail: Facebook: www.facebook.com/RudieCantFailPenarth Twitter: Email: rudiecantfailpenarth@hotma...

18/10/2023

Music Venue Trust hosted yesterday. I went along as a patron, but also a trustee of Music Venue Properties. This was one of the stands.

I had come across Music Minds Matter as part of Help Musicians, a hundred year old charity that supports musicians financially and with career advice. They gave me a small grant to help me record my album Version Girl!

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