News:

12.05.01 The COLD WEATHER ISSUE will be coming out shortly. So far we have three interviews and about six reviews to post. Get ready!
10.11.01 Damn!! Pulped, one of the best sources for Ska and other 'street music', is going away. I strongly reccomend you check 'em out before someone buys up all their stock. Pulped, you will be missed.
10.05.01 Okay, the September issue is turning into the September/October issue. I'm working on the next one, I promise.
09.25.01 A message from Cris from the Cover-Ups:
Ready to Rock Steady?!! Please help us welcome in the Fall Season with the Sweet Rocksteady Rhythms of '60's Jamaican songstress, Phyllis Dillon! Sunday, September 30th, the Original Queen of Rocksteady will be making a rare appearance at the famous Whisky A Go Go accompanied by local favorites, Kingston 10. Also on the bill will be Irie Beats, The Debonaires and The Vessels. KXLU's Junior Francis will be our host for the evening. You don't want to miss this show! It is hot, hot, hot! Tickets are $15.00 and are on sale now at the Whisky box office, Ticketmaster outlets or call 213-480-3232 to charge by phone (Ticketmaster will have service charges). Show starts at 8:00pm. All Ages. The Whisky A Go Go is located at 8901 Sunset Blvd. in West Hollywood. This show is brought to you by Steady Beat Productions and Conshus Vibz.
09.20.01 10,000 hits! Woo hoo! Wonder how many of them were me updating the site.
09.09.01 The Message Board is up! Post away!
09.08.01 I've added a new Lo-Fi station on Live365. The show features all original ska and rocksteady hits from the sixties, and fear not, I've made it just as good as or better than the shows broadcast at higher bitrates. Just play this location in Winamp, Sonique, or MusicMatch: 64.152.82.194:24038
09.04.01 Hope you like the tentative redesign. I know the rounded-edges approach is overused in web design, but it looks good. The Search and Message board features don't exist yet, and will come to life in future versions of Rude Roots.

More importantly, September is Women of Ska Month at Rude Roots! So far, two of the women of ska have granted Rude Roots interviews this month, and the number is only growing. Right now, check out these two interviews:
Cris from the Cover-Ups (RIP) grants Rude Roots her first interview ever, and gives us some insight on being a woman in ska and her upcoming projects.

Lorraine from the Kingpins talks about being a multilingual ska artist as well as the new frontwoman.

Plus, one interview with a guy:

Nate from 2 1/2 White Guys is our token testosterone toter this month. We rap with him about some pretour thoughts and what it's like playing Jamaican music in god's country.