If you were with us, last night, you heard a plethora of various Ska sub-genres.  I was playing popular Ska styles like, Latin Ska, Acoustic Ska and Cowboy Ska- as well as little-known branch themes like, Pirate Ska and the House Music inspired, Skacid.  Check out the playlist below, and the fun links that I’ve added to them.

If you missed any or all of the show and you want to check it out, click on over to KDHX.org and have a listen.  As always, the show will be up for two weeks.

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The Aquabats – Martian Girl – The Fury of The Aquabats – Time Bomb

The Slackers – Robots – Boss Harmony Sessions – Special Potato

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Dan Pothast – My Favorite Song – Eyeballs – Asian Man

Chris Murray – I Can’t Wait – NA – Live Recording

The Slackers – I’d Rather Die Happy – Peculiar – Hellcat

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The Granville Williams Orchestra – Honky Tonk Ska – Trojan Ska Box – Trojan – [I've never been able to find out much about this group, other than a handful of early Ska Novelties]

The Cabrians – Bang Bang Shot – For A Few Pussies More – Redstar73

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The Selecter – James Bond – BBC Sessions Live at The Paris Theatre ‘79 – BBC

Bluekilla – Secret Agent Man – Ska Is Our Business – Pork Pie

The Kingpins – Beatgirl – Skarmageddon 4 – Moon Ska

Tommy McCook – Goldfinger – Tribute to Tommy – Heartbeat

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Parka Kings – Midnight Sails – Bienvendios – Jump Up!

Warsaw – Monkey Bone – Battle Ska Galactica – Invisible Mass

Deals Gone Bad – Pirates – Skarmageddon 4 – Moon Ska – [Check out this vintage video of DGB doing the Pirate thing]

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Ska Cubano – Ay Caramba! – Ay Caramba! – Cumbancha

Jump With Joey – Undecided – Swingin Ska Goes South of The Boarder – Will – [If you like Latin-influenced Ska, you'd do good to check out this record right here]

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Desorden Publico – Baila Mi Cha Cha Ska – Estrellas Del Caos – RADIO PIRATA

Laurel Aitken – Perfidia – Latin Ska Vol 1 – Moon Ska – [Please, please, please get to know the Godfather of Ska]

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Zeda’s Beat Box – Havenu Shalom Aleichem – Seven – Self – [This St. Louis Jewish Ska and Reggae group's MySpace]

King Django – Ska Mitzvah – Roots and Culture – Stubborn

Matisyahu – Chop ‘Em Down – Live At Stubbs – Or Music

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Johnny Moore – South China Sea – Ska Down Jamaica Way Vol 7 – Top Deck/Warner Special Marketing – [Produced by Chinese-Jamaican, Justin Yap, who ran the killer Top Deck studio]

Don Drummond & The Skatalites – Chinatown – Top Deck Ska 45’s – Top Deck/Warner Special Marketing – [It's unfortunate that most of the info available on Yap is in his obituary]

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The Scofflaws – Rumanian Ska – Record of Convictions – Moon Ska

Pannonia Allstar Ska Orchestra – Skattila – Feel The Riddim! – Megalith – [I honestly cannot find a legitimate link for purchase, but a Google search brings up lot of illegal alternatives.]

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Fishbone – Ma & Pa – Truth and Soul – CBS

Mealticket – Defunct – Misconceptions – Pork and Beans

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Longsy D – Mental Ska – Ska Beats – [Marco On The Bass has a great post about this strange ska splinter style, Skacid or Acid House Ska]

Swagga – Rude Boys – Swagga – Self

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Thanks for reading- if you’d rather listen to me spin some great JA-inspired tunes, click over to KDHX.org and stream the show.

The Drastics – Good Time Tonight – Waiting – Jump Up

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MU 330 – Jason – Crab Rangoon – Asian Man

MU 330 – Fist Fulla Nuts – Press – Asian Man

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Edna’s Goldfish – I’m Your Destiny – Moonshot! – Moon Ska

One Night Band – Let It Go – Hit & Run – Stomp

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Suicide Machines – Hey – Destruction By Definition – Hollywood – [Shaolin Soccer vs. Suicide Machines]

Skoidats – Smash Your Effing Head – NYC Ska Mob and Friends – Stubborn

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The Siren Six! – Young and Professional – Young and Professional – Kingpin – [The Siren Six! appear to still exist]

The Gadjits – Outsider – Wish We Never Met – Hellcat – [...can't say the same for The Gadjits]

Hub City Stompers – New Tattoo – Ska Ska Blacksheep – Stubborn

Resolution 242 – Britain’s Nasty Politics – Resolution 242 – Do The Dog

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The Aggrolites – Make It Reggae – ?Live? – Live Recording

The Upsessions – Hooligan ‘69 – The New Heavyweight Champion – Moon Ska UK – [lala's got lotsa Upsessions tracks]

Rancid – Hooligans – Life Won’t Wait – Epitaph

Big D and The Kids Table – A Kiss A Week – Fluent In Stroll – Side 1 Dummy

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Sonic Boom Six vs Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Mighty Mighty Boom – Sounds To Consume – Moon Ska World – [SB6 does this mashup inna live fashion, too]

Magic Lord and The Mighty Drakkars – Blood Eater – New Day Return From Moon – Drakkar Records

The Ratazanas – Teeny Weeny, String Bikini – Ouh La La – Grover

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Culver City Dub Collective – Bad Reaction – Dos – Everlong

Easy Star All-Stars – Bed Of Roses – Until That Day – Easy Star

The Aggrolites – Free Time – Reggae Hit LA – Hellcat

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The Scorchers – Reggae Pioneers – Do The Ska! In With The New – STACCATO

Dr. Ring Ding – Ram Di Dance – Back and Forth – Jump Up

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Tim Armstrong – Inner City Violence – Life of a Poet – Hellcat

Santogold – Guns Of Brooklyn – Santogold vs Diplo Mixtape – Mixtape

Dub Trio – One Man Tag Crew – New Heavy – Ipecac Recordings

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The Dead 60’s – Controll This – The Dead 60’s – SONY

The Clash – This Is Radio Clash – Super Black Market Clash – Epic

The Debonaires – See You Again – Longshout – Jump Up

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I had a blast on Saturday night!  Not only did I spin a Ska-heavy set, with much traditional sounds, I also got to debut The Pinstripes Live Session that we recorded earlier in the day.  Many minor tech. difficulties ensued, but the music persevered.

A little dead air never killed anybody, right?

In the next week or so, I’ll post the permanent links for The Pinstripes set, but for now, you’ll have to just stream this episode to hear it.  Hurry, as always, episodes are only archived for two weeks!

Thanks for listening, everybody!

Matt Wixson – Ska’s The Limit Theme -  -

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Peter Tosh – Hoot Nanny Hoot – Best of… – Heartbeat

Ocean 11 – Solid As A Rock – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly – Stiff Dog

Eastern Standard Time – Housewife’s Choice – Second Hand – Beatville

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***Live In Session -  -  -

***From The KDHX Studio -  -  -

[Check back with STLSka.org - The full Pinstripes session will be posted, shortly]
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Jimmy Cliff – Ska All Over The World – The Real Jamaican Ska – Sony

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No 1 Station – Too Experienced – Keep Up The Pressure – Agitator

Tono Quirazco – Estambul Ska – Ska Vol 2 – Orfeon – [Here's a great fan page with lots of tunes from this Hawaiian/Mexican/Ska virtuoso]

Prince Buster – Ska School – Pain In My Belly – Blue Beat

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The Toasters – Maxwell Smart – Hard Band Fe Dead – Moon Ska

The Kingpins – Spy vs. Spy – On The Run – Stomp

Ngobo Ngobo – Hello Everybody – Up Your Ears! – vol 2 – Grover

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The Stingers ATX – Let’s Be In Love – All In A Day – Grover

Charlie & Sticky – Penny Reel – Penny Reel 45 – Scorpion

Lord Kaya and The Kinky Coo Coo’s – Hooligans – Co Tonga Tonga – Liquidator

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Hepcat – Together Someday – Right On Time – Hellcat

The Slackers – Watch This – Lost and Found – Whatevski Records

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Chris Murray Combo – Maga Dog – Why So Rude? – Unstrictly Roots

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Desmond Dekker – Get Up Edina – The Best of… – Rhino

The Skatalites – Ska, Ska, Ska – Hi Bop Ska – Shanachie

Toots & The Maytals – Broadway Jungle 98 – Ska Father – D & F Music Inc.

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Marcia Griffiths – Feel Like Jumping – Feel Like Jumping: The Best of Studio One Women – Heartbeat

The Message – Rum-Bum-A-Loo – Trojan Mod Reggae Box – Trojan

The Jamaicans – Ba Ba Boom – DJ Spooky Presents – Trojan

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Nora Dean – Mojo Girl – Studio One Rare Reggae – Heartbeat

Sound Dimension – Rock Fort Rock – Downbeat The Ruler: Killer Instrumentals From Studio One – Heartbeat

Alton Ellis – Remember That Sunday – Moonwalk: Treasure Isle Skinhead Reggae Anthems – Sequel

Cedric Brooks – Give Rasta Glory – Im Flash Forward – Studio One

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