Music like The Dead 60s

The Dead 60s were an English ska punk band from Liverpool. The band's sound is a mixture of punk rock, ska, dub and reggae. They have taken influences from artists such as King Tubby, Jackie Mittoo, Gang of Four and A Certain Ratio.

Matt McManamon, Ben Gordon, Charlie Turner and Bryan Johnson formed the band during their teenage years under the name 'Rest Home'. They changed their name to 'Pinhole' and released the 4-track "122 Duke Street" EP (named after the address of Liverpool bar The Pit, where the band played many of its first shows).

A while later they released the "Breaking Hearts & Windows " EP on Thrill City Records in 2001 and the "So Over You" / "Morning Rain" single on Too Nice Records in 2002. They also recorded a session for John Peel at the Maida Vale studios. This was broadcast on 7 February 2002. The tracks recorded were "Is This The End", "I'm So Bored of the USA", "City Living" and "Addicted To You". The band's single "So Over You" reached No.8 in the John Peel Festive Fifty of 2002. Pinhole toured extensively throughout the UK supporting artists such as Green Day and The Hives. The band announced that they had split up via their website in early 2003.