Finishing up the week of Ska as promised with Bad Manners. No live sessions unfortunately (since they were banned from the BBC for a time), but three cuts from their debut album Ska n' B, which was released in 1980.

Not from the Two-Tone stable of acts, but contenders nonetheless in the Ska Revival sweepstakes in the early 1980's. Forming in 1976 and calling it a day in 1987, they managed to keep a loyal following and issue a string of albums to their credit. Fronted by the ever-popular and somewhat gargantuan Buster Bloodvessel, Bad Manners were one of the more outrageous bands to take part in the Ska genre.

Tonight the tracks are:

1. Ni Ni Na Na Na Na Nu Nu
2. Here Comes The Major
3. Fatty Fatty

Here comes the weekend. Enjoy.

The 80's were also political. Heaven 17 were ample proof of that. Blazing the trails of Techno/Dance/Electronica, Heaven 17, a three piece from Sheffield, managed to get themselves tossed off the airwaves right at the starting gate.

Their debut single, and the one we're proudly featuring tonight, was a reaction in 1981 to the Thatcher government and the about-to-become Reagan Years. (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang was almost instantly banned from the BBC and turned what could have been a sizable commercial hit into an underground classic.

Given the events of the past couple of weeks, this track certainly sparks interest.

Protest you can dance your ass off to.

Has a nice ring to it.