REVIEW: Goldfinger still brings the summer heat

“Dad, what were you like in the 90s?” asks the popular social media viral trend. For starters, this writer was listening to Goldfinger’s 1996 self-titled debut in his room as part of an introduction to the ska/punk genre. On Friday night at Houston’s House of Blues, Goldfinger made its long awaited return to the stage in Texas and made many 16-year olds in the 1990s very happy.

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H.E Creative, Mike Damante partner on children's ska book 'Hey Ska-Burbia'-out Feb. 12

On Tuesday Feb. 12, just in time for Valentine’s Day, show your love for ska with the new children’s  book  HEY SKA-BURBIA written by MIKE DAMANTE and illustrated and published by H.E CREATIVE. Pre-orders for this limited release book are up, and you can pick-it up, pick-it up, pick-it up today!

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COMMENTARY: If The Warped Tour would return in 2024, what would it look like?

The Vans Warped Tour, the summer traveling punk rock summer camp that helped launch the careers of some of the biggest names in music, called it quits for good after 25 years in 2019.If the Warped Tour was to come back next summer, what would it possibly look like?

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