Stream the new Green Room Rockers/Pinstripes split!

I just did a review of the new 10″ split album from The Green Room Rockers and The Pinstripes, Midwest Soundclash at my other site, Ska Blah Blah.  There, you’ll find links to purchase and download the record- plus a little embedded player, where you can stream the whole thing for free.

 

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Playlist for Ska’s the Limit on September 27, 2009

I took a request for Agent 99, last week and decided to use that as a starting point for last night’s show.  Next, a couple of other tracks I have that feature Dunia Best, the lead singer from Agent 99.  Then, an all too tiny look back at some tracks that feature Jay Nugent- AKA Agent Jay- AKA Crazy Baldhead- also a former member of Agent 99.   If you stuck around for the whole show last night you got an earful of sounds like Klezmer-Ska, Pirate-Noire Ska-Jazz, Hungarian Revivalist Ska, and so much more.

 

I finally finished getting a radio edit together for the Hub City Stompers track, Ska Train To Dorkville.  Such filthy mouths!  But the song is scathing commentary on a certain schism that’s been growing for years.  No matter what side of the canyon that you’ve ended up on, I think the song was worth a listen-  which means a ton of bleeps.

 

If you missed the show, you’ve got two weeks to get your tail over to KDHX.org to stream this entire silly affair.

 

Matt Wixson – Ska’s The Limit Theme – -

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Agent 99 – Muder For Rent – Little Pieces – Shanachie – [Anybody remember In Music We Trust?  I sure do.  Here's their review of Little Pieces]

The Slackers feat Dunia Best – You Don’t Know I (1992) – Do The Ska With The Slackers – Self – [The Slackers first tape may not have been a major release, but someone made a Wiki page on it]

Dunia and The Stable Boys – I Can’t Touch You – Girls Go Ska – Simmer Down Productions – [Best's new group, Brave New Girl in a whole episode of The Checkerboard Kids]

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The Jammyland Allstars – California (by Crazy Baldhead) – Live Recording – NA – [Agent Jay was the guest on Roots Rock Rebel, last week- give it a listen]

Crazy Baldhead feat. Bucket – Victoria – Sounds of ’69 – Self  – [I interviewed Agent Jay as part of my coverage of Ska Weekend '07 for SkaBlahBlah.com]

King Django feat. Agent Jay Nugent – Reason – Reason – Hellcat – [Agent Jays Wiki bio]

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Warsaw – Shalom – Battle Ska Galactica – Invisible Mass

Klezska! – Klezska! (live) – Live Recording – NA

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King Django’s Roots and Culture Band – L’khayim – Still Standing – Megalith / Jump Up – [Check out another King Django Klezmer Rocksteady Hit]

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Ngobo Ngobo – Hangin’ Around – Rude Fruit – Grover – [Six live tracks in one tiny video, passing the savings on to you]

Bedouin Soundclash – Gyassi Went Home – Sounding A Mosaic – Side One Dummy
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Sublime – Doin Time (Uptown Remix) – Second Hand Smoke – MCA

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Sic & Mad – Like Boom – Songs For The Revolution – Stubborn – [Check out the album review at reggaemusictalk.com]

Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra – Like Jazz On Fire – Paradise Blue – Avex Trax
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Da Whole Thing – Jakarta – @ Version City – Stubborn – [Da Whole Thing is the best ska band you've never heard, please help Patrick raise the funds to release the underground classic, Tooth]

Streetlight Manifesto – Would You Be Impressed – Somewhere In Between – RISC* – [this link bears repeating]

Rotterdam Ska-Jazz Foundation – Magyar Posta – Sunwalk – Megalith / Jump Up

Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra – Break of Dawn – The Return of The Pannonians – Megalith – [the offical PASO website]

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Hub City Stompers – Ska Train To Dorkville – Ska Ska Blacksheep – Stubborn – [what's the difference between a Ska Geek and a Ska Dork?]

The Slackers – Face In My Crowd – Live at Ernesto’s – Hellcat – [why you wannabe?]

Mephiskapheles – Rock To The Chin – Might-ay White-ay – Koch Records – [break your ankle punk]

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Prague Ska Conspiracy – Raise The Hell – Lies For Everyone – Grover

The Valkyrians – Hooligans – High and Mighty – Pork Pie

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Mr. T-Bone – Give Me A Call – Sees America – Brixton Records

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Tim Armstrong – Into Action – Life of a Poet – Hellcat

The Dead 60′s – Control This – The Dead 60′s – Sony

Pietasters – I Don’t Want To Know – All Day – Indication Records

Gregory Kraj – Rudies All Around – Rudies All Around – A1 Records* – [A1 Records is giving away their entire library, but please consider donating to this amazing stable of musicians]

Green Room Rockers – Northbound Train – Hoosier Homegrown – Oi! the Boat – [Green Room Rockers y'all!]

 

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Playlist for Ska’s the Limit on September 20, 2009

Hello and thanks for checking out another episode of Ska’s The Limit.

 

There was no overreaching theme, last night- no particular sub-genre was explored- no time was spent lingering in a particular genre- just a lot of great ska and reggae scorchers.  I poked a little fun at ballsey white Rastas by playing Rocker T and JFK and The Conspirators on either end of Ras Trent.

 

Ska-Punk was peppered throughout, as I featured some of my favorite groups from the Do The Dog label in England.  In fact, last night featured quite a bit more Ska-Punk than usual, still I had too many calls from the listeners complaining of too much Reggae on the Ska show.

 

I have no respect for this way of thinking, but here’s your ska-punk.  Maybe next week, I’ll try to make the case that Reggae is actually a huge part of today’s Ska scene.

 

I have much work to do.  You can stream this episode from KDHX.org for the next two weeks.

 

The Versatiles – Children Get Ready – Single – White – [watch Children Get Ready take a spin on the turntables]

Skavoovie & The Epitones – Japanese Robot – Ripe – Moon

House of Rhythm – Sign Of The Times – Bang OST – Moon – [hear Sign of The Times live from Ska Splash in '96]

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JFK and The Conspirators – Wa Da Da – Mash Up The Dance – Bacteria Buffet Records / Stomp Records – [here go the video for that]

The Lonely Island – Ras Trent – Incredibad – Universal Republic

Rocker T – One More – NYC Ska Mob and Friends – Stubborn – [check out Rocker T live]

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Tommy McCook – Patricia – Trojan Mod Reggae – Trojan

Blue Beat Players – Grinnin’ – Eastern Leo – Phalanx

Shark Wilson & The Basement Heaters – Make It Reggae – 300% Dynamite! – Soul Jazz – [The Aggrolites covering this Dirty Reggae classic]

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Desorden Publico – Hipnosis – Estrellas Del Caos – Sony

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Dirty Revolution – I Love Reggae – It’s Gonna Get Dirty – Do The Dog – [listen to more Dirty Revolution]

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The Busters – Come On – Moonshot! – Moon

Vic Ruggiero – On The Rag Time – On The Rag Time – Ska In The World*

Sao Paulo Ska Jazz – Periferia – Sao Paulo Ska Jazz – Radiola – [Sao Paulo Ska Jazz needs your love and attention]

3 Minute Warning – Sussed Out – Tramps Jackpot – Do The Dog – [production video featuring Sussed Out]

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Cartoon Violence – Kite – What Ever Happened To The Likely Lad – Do The Dog

My Superhero – Long Gone – Solid State 14 – Risk Records

The Up-Beat – 17@17 – Give Em The Boot Vol 1 – Hellcat

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Lord Melody – Booboo Man – Calypso Awakening – Smithsonian Folkways

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The Slickers – Nana – The Trojan Story – Trojan

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King Stitt w/The Skatalites – Doctor Ring-Ding – Dancehall 63 – Studio One – [learn all about a man like King Stitt]

Skinnerbox – Pushing It – What You Can Do What You Can’t – Moon – [video for Pushing It]

Rasta 4 Eyes – The Herb – Boss Sounds Of The Boom and Bust – Do The Dog

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Jimmy Cliff – Ska All Over World – The Real Jamaican Ska – Sony

Sublime – Work That We Do – Robbin’ The Hood – Skunk

The Dead 60′s – Seven Nation Army – The Dead 60′s – Sony

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One Night Band – Sammy – Hit & Run – Stomp – [Entire episode of Checkerboard Kids feat. One Night Band]

The Allstonians – Mickey Dee – Leisure Riddims For The Working Class – SpitShine Records

Hepcat – Tek Dat – Push n Shove – Hellcat

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Westbound Train – Say It Twice – Version City Sessions – Stubborn

 

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