The Specials to reform? (or 'stop me if you've heard this one before')

You've probably read the headline and already thought 'yeah right, I've heard this one a million times before - chump'.  However, we can bring you news that The Specials may reform later this year... and this is probably as strong as suggestion as there's ever been.

According to the BBC, singer Terry Hall said the band had been inspired to perform together again by recent reunions of bands such as The Pixies. Hall commented: "Because I saw Patti Smith do Horses, and I saw The Pixies reforming...you do it with dignity or don't do it at all. We need to spend the summer rehearsing, I think it's taken me 30 years to realise we could do it really well."

Ska-punk fans. Start practising your skanking now.