Welcome back to the Ska Boom podcast!  This season is called Soul Salvation and its the companion to my new book “Soul Salvation – A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat."

Through the book and this podcast I’m telling the story of the Special Beat Service album which embodies both the brilliance and the bittersweet end of the English Beat whose songs served as a soundtrack for thousands of Gen Xers like me.  

The book and this podcast is my tribute to the band’s final, triumphant act – which initially was largely overlooked – and how their music and the love of a young woman changed me forever.

This week I’m delving into the fascinating but futile attempt by VH-1 to reunite the band for their 2004 show “Bands Reunited” and the behind-the-scenes story of why it was doomed from the start.

My new book Soul Salvation: A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat is now available from DiWulf.com and from Amazon globally.

Here's a link to the full Ban's Reunited episode featuring the English Beat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUKLV9akM5c

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