Sky News — The Specials singer Neville Staple has said he is "numb" following the fatal stabbing of his grandson Fidel Glasgow. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: Youth of Today, TEEN, Purling Hiss, Kali Uchis, Paul Simon, and more just-announced tour news. Continue reading… more info

Uncut — Liam Gallagher, Florence + The Machine, The Specials, Elbow, Richard Ashcroft and more Liam Gallagher, Florence + The Machine, The Specials, Elbow, Richard Ashcroft and more The post The Rolling Stones reveal support acts for UK tour appeared fi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The lineup also includes Pretenders, Kamasi Washington, The Specials, Seu Jorge, Margo Price, Violent Femmes, The Bangles, Margaret Glaspy, Hurray for the Riff Raff, and more. Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — Kings of Leon, Alanis Morissette, Belle and Sebastian, The Pretenders, and The Specials also confirmed for California festival. more info

Sweeping The Nation — 1980 has gone down as the year of unusual numbers of rock deaths - Lennon, John Bonham, Ian Curtis, Bon Scott, Malcolm Owen of the Ruts, Tim Hardin - which tends to overshadow that the improbable pace of development and diversification around these y... more info

Consequence of Sound — UK-based ska trailblazers to make their way across the pond in June. more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus: At the Drive-In, Wu-Tang Clan, Megadeth, The Offspring, and The Specials. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Also on sale: Mitski, Alex Lahey, Minus the Bear, Explosions in the Sky, Mastodon, Say Anything, Teenage Fanclub, Chairlift, Green Day, and more. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Brooklyn Steel dates is The Specials only North American date announced thus far. Continue reading… more info