I was trying out the new KDHX slogan, last night, “Independent Music Plays Here.”   I gotta say, I love the new direction the stations been heading-  and it’s not just because of my new time slot.  The phone was ringing off the hook; mostly calls from other KDHX DJs, which I took as a huge compliment.  I’ve recreated the playlist below, but there just aren’t that many videos and sounds to show off this week.  Instead, I’ve included more educational links, and I encourage you to learn more about these artists- you’ll be hearing more from them, I promise.

If you missed the show, click over to KDHX.org to stream the archive.

Ticklah – Mi Sonsito – Ticklah vs Axelrod – Easy Star – [Here's an interview I did with Victor Axelrod AKA Ticklah]

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The Dualers – The One That I’ve Been Looking For – The Cooking Pot – Self* – [The Dualers MySpace has all the info you need on the new album, plus all kind of video and musical content]

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After Hours – Head In The Clouds – The Trouble With Those Guys… – Jump Up! – [Learn more about this Californian All Star band, feat. members of Hepcat, Aggrolites, See Spot and Jump With Joey!]

Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra – Break Of Dawn – The Return of The Pannonians – Megalith – [This Hungarian band is making it all happen- check 'em out]

The Black Seeds – One By One – In The Dojo – Easy Star – [It turns out that The Black Seeds have been around for a while...]

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Black Cat Zoot – My Place – Main Attraction – Grover

King Django – I Don’t Wanna Work That Hard – King Django Meets the Scrucialists – Jump Up! – [Jump Up Records thinks you would like this record]

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Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Graffiti Worth Reading – Pin Points and Gin Joints – White*

Scrappy – DJ… DJ – The Smart Sensation – Phantom Sound & Vision – [Isn't it just tragic, that we still have to go to MySpace to get the scoop on the new bands?]

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The Toasters – Razor Cut – Dub 56 – Moon Ska

Pama International – Are We Saved Yet? – Pama Outernational – Rockers Revolt* – [Visit Rockers Revolt and find all the music you didn't know existed]

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Rocker T & The Version City Rockers – Showdown @ Version City – Nicer By The Hour – Stubborn Records

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

Glen Adams – Hey There Lonely Girl – Wonderthirst – Landmark – [Mr. Adams has one of the coolest stories in Jamaican history, wouldn't you say?]

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Courtney John – Lucky Man – Made In Jamaica – Jamaica Records

Bitty McLean – I’m In Love – Made In Jamaica – Peckings

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – I Learned The Hard Way – Promo Download – Daptone – [Go get you a copy of this new track, while it's still on the Daptone front page]

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Fun Boy Three – The More That I See – Waiting – EMI – [What?  You ain't hip to my favorite Specials spin-off band?  Get with it!]

The Specials – Rudy, A Message To You – Glastonbury 2009 – Live Recording

Bad Manners – Special Brew – Don’t Knock The Baldhead: Live – Receiver Records

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007 – No Dope Me Pony – You Only Drop Once – Self? – [Review of You Only Drop Once]

The Skatalites feat. The Wailers – Simmer Down – Foundatioin Ska – Heartbeat – [What about Simmer Down?]

The Slackers – Axes – Close My Eyes – Hellcat

No. 1 Station feat Ms. Moretti and MC Boss – Friday Night – Boss Beat – DLP Digital

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Lord Tanamo – Big Trombone – Best Place In The World – Elmo – [Learn more about Tanamo's pre-ska days at Mento Music]

Dr. Ring-Ding – Trombone Sound – Bang OST – Moon Ska

The Drastics feat Fada Dougou – Fraudulent (parts 1&2) – Fraudulent digi 7″ – Self – [Here, you'll find the link to get vol 1 of The Drastics' new digi 7' collection]

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Here’s what happened on last night’s Ska’s The Limit…  The first hour was filled with high energy, contemporary ska and ska-punk from the likes of Common Rider, Vic Ruggiero, Big D and The Operators 780.  By contrast, hour two focused more on Rocksteady and neo-trad Ska, with a tiny tribute to Lyn Taitt followed by smooth sounds from Hepcat, Dr. Ring-Ding, Jackie Opel and many more.  I received a ton of positive phone calls, cheering me on- thanks everybody!

If you missed the show, you’ve got two weeks to stream the archive from KDHX.org

Hopeton Lewis feat Lynn Taitt – Take It Easy – 300% Dynamite – Soul Jazz – [If you're not familiar with Lyn Taitt (or even if you are) you might learn a lot about the man from his recent obit]

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Square Roots – Ground Zero – Pick It Up! – Beach Records – [Square Roots' MySpace page has a comprehensive history of the band with lots of old videos]

Common Rider – Classics of Love – Last Wave Rockers – Panic Button – [Ink 19 has a great interview with Jesse Michaels of Common Rider and Operation Ivy]

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Big D & The Kids Table – Wailing Pool – The Gypsy Hill LP – Fork In Hand – [Here's a vid of someone playing a video game to this very tune- weird]

Skandalous All-Stars – American Psychopath – Age Of Insects – Shanachie

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Skankin’ Pickle – My Hair – Green Album – Dill Records/Asian Man

The Clash – Long Time Jerk – Super Black Market Clash – Epic – [Here go one of dem dere ho'made youtubes of Long Time Jerk]

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Bedouin Soundclash – Immigrant Workforce – Sounding a Mosaic – Side One Dummy

Kid British – Part Time Job Shirt & Tie – It Was This Or Football – Mercury Records

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Vampire Weekend – M79 – Vampire Weekend – XL – [Here's the Vampire kids doing M79 inna live fashion]

The Valkyrians – Reggae Allnighter – The Beat of Our Street – Stupido*

Secret Cajun Band – Big House – Big House – Razor Boy Records+ – [SCB is still kickin' at least on MySpace, that is]

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The Pinstripes – Come On In – Midwest Soundclash – Dashiki Clout Records – [You can hear a lot of great GRR and Pinstripes songs at this dumb ska site]

The Operators 780 – Indecision – The Operators – Longshot Music – [PunkNews has got the 411 on the 780]

The Expos – Blackwater – Blackwater – Stomp

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Johnny Nash – Hold Me Tight – Greatest Hits – Black Tiger

Baba Brooks Band – Twilight Zone – Knockout Ska – Heartbeat

Desmond Dekker and The Aces – Intensified ‘68 – Best Of – Trojan

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Hepcat – Rudies All Around – Right On Time – Hellcat

Jimmy Cliff – Harder They Come – Harder They Come OST – Island

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Toots and The Maytals – John James – Intensified! Original Ska 1962-66 – Mango

Dr. Ring-Ding and The Senior All-Stars – Save a Bread/Save a Toast – Dandymite – Moon Ska

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Jackie Opel – You’re Too Bad – Single – White

The Upsessions – Cool Ska Time – The New Heavyweight Champion – Moon Ska UK

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The Debonaires – Interrupted – Longshout! – Jump Up!

No 1 Station – You Wanna Get Busy With Me – Boss Beat – Rockers Revolt

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Ska Cubano – Big Bamboo – Ay Caramba! – Cumbancha

Desorden Publico – Monkey Ska – Estrellas De Caos – RADIO PIRATA

The Ratazanas – King Kong – Ouh La La – Grover

Kinky Coo Coo’s – Hooligans – Co Tonga Tonga – Liquidator

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February is looking promising when it comes to ska and reggae events in St. Louis.  Here’s what’s lined-up so far, possibly more to come…

Stoopid Records recording artists Outlaw Nation will be coming to Pops on Wednesday February 3rd click here for more info.

For 2 nights, Murder City Players will be hosting their annual tribute to Bob Marley at The Duck Room at Blueberry Hill.  Marleyfest 6 will not only feature the Murder City Players but also DJ Ranx, Ashaka, Desirae & Gypsy and many more!  It all happens Feb. 5th & 6th-  Click here for more information on this 2 night event.

Finally, on Feb 19th- smack dab in the middle of Mardis Gras in Soulard- Cincinnati Ska/Reggae sensations, The Pinstripes, bring their soulful sound to the carnival.  The Pinstripes will share the stage with Team Relevance at The Library on Lafayette.  Click here to learn more about this event.

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