TDIF Band Of The Week-Bad Manners

We've been looking forward to writing this post for a while... This week we present to you Bad Manners, one of the key bands in the 2-Tone Ska movement of the 1980's.  Bad Manners was there with the likes of The Specials and The English Beat and has had multiple UK chart topping hits and records. Bad Manners even at one time sponsored Margate FC (Ya we had never heard of them either, they are below the Conference level in the UK, but who cares... they sponsored a team!).

Bad Manners will be headlining next week at Johnny D's in Somerville Ma. on Tuesday May 3rd; we could have saved them for next week but we wanted to give plenty of notice.  Last time Bad Manners were in town they were to play at Showcase Live in Foxboro with The English Beat, but the venue did not allow them to play due to arriving late (although with plenty of time before the show started), would you expect anymore from a music venue owned by the Krafts at Patriot Place?  Nah we wouldn't either, it's kinda bullshit and I say that as someone who has been working in that industry for many years.  Long story short I ended up having them follow me to O'Briens in Allston in their RV that topped out at 50 MPH on the Expressway... We thought we were gonna get shot.

The point of this story is that with 2 hours notice they sold out O'Briens and the club turned away well over 50 people.  Showcase Live by our count had to refund at least 30 people and we all get to see one of the best shows of our life... So you need to do your duty... buy a ticket... get your ass to Johnny D's and see Bad Manners... you won't regret it... and with that we present the videos...