Buster Bloodvessel Interview: Bad Manners Frontman Takes a Trip Down Memory Lane

Currently in Mexico, before embarking on a UK tour of “exciting” Christmas shows, British Ska legend Buster Bloodvessel takes time out to revisit the old days with V13. Earlier this year, BFI launched the re-release (read our review) of Dance Craze, the 1981 concert movie that pulled together a brace of performances from the Two-Tone era, featuring the likes of The Specials, Madness, Selector and The Bodysnatchers. In the mix was also Bad Manners, a Ska band that in some ways felt like they stood on the outside of the fold, their performances being slightly less serious than those of their contemporaries but no less enjoyable or loyal to the genre of Ska. The Two-Tone legend has continued, with most of the bands of that era still performing in some form or other. Whilst never actually on t...

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