The front cover for ‘Original Rude Boy’ that didn’t make it…
A proposed front cover for the biography of Neville Staple – Original Rude Boy – published by Aurum Press
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Neville Staple joins The Specials
Tony McMahon co-wrote the biography of Neville Staple of The Specials titled Original Rude Boy published by Aurum Press in 2009
Neville Staple biography reviewed in the Huffington Post
Original Rude Boy is the biography of Neville Staple front man in The Specials and the book was co-authored with Tony McMahon
Young, black and British in 1970s Coventry
Being young, black and British in 1970s Coventry was tough but Neville Staple and Errol Christie escaped from the Ghost Town
Ghost Town – my ska 2tone optioned drama
Ghost Town is a ska 2Tone drama set in Coventry and optioned by author Tony McMahon based on real-life stories from the 1980s
Neville Staple – the Original Rude Boy
The biography of Neville Staple – Original Rude Boy – was co-written with Tony McMahon and published by Aurum Press
Ghost Town – The Specials and the 1981 riots
The Specials number one song Ghost Town brilliantly summed up the mood of Britain as it embarked on a summer of riots in 1981
NME pop music quiz from 1981
1981 is often heralded as one of the greatest years for British pop music but how good is your knowledge of that year?