2009 has shaped up to be quite a year for new Ska and Reggae releases. Just last week, I acquired brand new material from King Django, The Slackers, Chris Murray and Go Jimmy Go.  As it follows, I brought all that down to the station, last night, for your listening pleasure.  Just to keep things on that new tip, I also debuted new stuff from The Specials, Ken Boothe, Dawn Penn, Unlikely Alibi, Bedouin Soundclash and so much more.

New stuff is my favorite stuff.  If you missed your chance at the live broadcast, click on over to KDHX.org for the archived stream.

Matt Wixson – Ska’s The Limit Theme – -

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Chris Murray – Shades Of The Same Color – Yard Sale – Unstrictly Roots* – [Get your hard or digi copy of Chris Murray's lost gems from Unstrictly Roots]

King Django and The Forthrights – Anywhere I Roam – Anywhere I Roam 7″ – Stubborn* – [Stubborn loves to present their music in a traditional style... vinyl]

The Slackers – Wasted Days – Lost & Found – Special Potato* – [The Slackers have just cleaned out their back room and discovered an entire album's worth of lost material]

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Dawn Penn – You Don’t Love Me (No No No) – Rocksteady: The Roots Of Reggae – Moll-Selekta*

The Specials – Poor Litte Rich Girl – Live In Glastonbury 2009 – Live Recording

Ken Boothe – Shanty Town (007) – Rocksteady: The Roots Of Reggae – Moll-Selekta* – [Learn about Rocksteady music and the new documentary on the subject]

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Unlikely Alibi – Do It All Over – At The Ready – Stubborn* – [my apologies to Unlikely Alibi for stating that they are from NYC, they are actually from Indiana- check out there sound here]

Mr. T-Bone and The Young Lions – Money – Heroes – Rudeboy Corner*

Channel One – Hum – Pose Posture – Do The Dog* – [Channel One sounds great live]

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Rancid feat Booker T – Up To No Good – Let The Dominoes Fall – Hellcat*

Sic and Mad – Policeman – Songs For The Revolution – Stubborn* – [Some dumb podcast where you can hear The Silencers/Rancid demos feat. Policeman]

Bedouin Soundclash – Disgeneration – Where Have The Songs Played Gone? – Side One/Dummy Recordings* – [You can listen to this entire EP from RollingStone.com]

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Courtney John – I Want To Get Next To You – Made In Jamaica – Jamaica Records / FiWi Music*

Westbound Train – Critical Ska – Come And Get It – Hellcat*

The Titans feat Roger Rivas – Teardrops – Rehearsal Daze – Self* – [Check out Roger Rivas performing at the final night of LA's Bluebeat Lounge]

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Cartoon Violence – Rattlesnake – Whatever Happened To The Likely Lad? – Do The Dog* – [A fun little video from Cartoon Violence]

Madness – We Are London – Liberty Of Norton Folgate – Lucky Seven*

The Slackers – What Went Wrong – Lost & Found – Special Potato* – [Read The Slackers explanation of all this Lost & Found material]

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King Django and The Stubborn All-Stars – Open Season part 2 – Open Season 7″ – Stubborn* – [Open Season is back again, remastered and generally re-did - on wax!]

Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra – Lightning Sword – Paradise Blue – JUSTA RECORD* – [The best site for English speakers to learn about TSPO is still their MySpace]

Chris Murray – Play That Fiddle Boy – Yard Sale – Unstrictly Roots*

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Prague Ska Conspiracy – Not For Free – Lies For Everyone – Grover*

The Pepper Pots – Take A Chance – Now! – Black Pepper*

Go Jimmy Go – Devil’s In Her Soul – Go Jimmy Go – * – [check 'em out!]

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Big D and The Kid’s Table – Strictly Rude (Babysitters Mix) – Rude Remix Revolution – Silver Sprocket*

The Drastics feat. Michael Jackson – Rock With You – MJ a Rocker – Self* – [Drastically different takes on the MJ hits]

Culver City Dub Collective – Bad Reaction – Dos – Everloving*

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Yes, it was a busy week- yes, I was lazy in my selection- yes, I was very sleepy with a sore belly-  but I make no apologies for last night’s show.  I played a bunch of “Commandments” style tunes, adding up to 39 commandments, all together. And just to fill in the gaps, I threw in a bunch of contemporary heavy-ska-hitters like Westbound Train, The Slackers, Pressure Cooker and The Aggrolites.

Speaking of The Aggrolites- how great was their show in STL?  I know that there weren’t a ton of people at the show, but those that were there were true Aggro fans- it was the best show I’ve been to in ages.

So here’s the playlist for last night’s Ska’s The Limit.  Be sure to click the links for lots of great videos and music.  As always, you can listen to archived episodes at KDHX.org

Thanks for listening!

Matt Wixson – Ska’s The Limit Theme

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Westbound Train feat Alex Desert – Soul Revival – Transitions – Hellcat – [ever wonder why Hepcat went away for so long?]

Delroy Wilson – Gonna Make It – Original Eighteen – Heartbeat – [last night I told you that this was a new retrospective of the man, but it turns out to be a re-release of the retrospective, learn more here]

Presure Cooker – Mr. Precious – Future’s History – Pressure Cooker – [Ska Music's best kept secret, Pressure Cooker]

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The Black Seeds – One By One – Into The Dojo – Remote Control

Chris Murray – Rock Steady – Roots, Branch and Stem – Stubborn Records – [hi quality live vid of Chris Murray performing Rock Steady]

Bedouin Soundclash – When The Night Feels My Song – Sounding A Mosaic – Side One Dummy – [you don't love Bedouin Soundclash enough]

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Prince Buster – Ten Commandments of Man – Single – Blue Beat – [listen to this classic track straight from the vinyl]

National Lampoon – Which Of The Ten Commandments Am I Breaking? – The Best of National Lampoon – Rhino

Little Norma – Ten Commandments of Woman – Single – Dice – [don't listen to Buster without listening to Norma's response]

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Culver City Dub Collective – No More My Love – Dos – Everloving – [here's a great mellow, groovy video from CCDC]

Man Man – Banana Ghost – Six Demon Bag – Ace Fu Records

The Aggrolites – Ghost Town – Endles Bummer OST – Blackheart Records Group

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Magic Lord and The Mighty Drakkars – 5 Commandments – New Day Return From The Moon – Drakkar Records – [get to know The Mighty Drakkars]

The Expos – Fire – Blackwater – SELF – [get friendly with The Expos]

One Groovy Coconut – The Come Along Driving Song – More Like This Than That – Ska Satellite

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The Kingpins – 10 Commanments of Ska – Watch Your Back – Stomp Records

The Slackers – No More Crying (Ska) – Minha Menina/No More Crying (Ska) – Music With Soul

The Ratazanas – WC Groove – Ouh La La – Grover – [you are crazy about The Ratazanas, and so am I]

The Pepper Pots feat Dr. Ring-Ding – Stay On Your Way – Shake It! – Megalith – [here's the Pepper Pots live from SXSW]

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Westbound Train – Come and Get It – Come and Get It – Hellcat – [Westbound performing at Warped Tour in KC]

The Aggrolites – Don’t Let Me Down – Live Recording – Live Recording

The Slackers feat Doreen Schaffer – The Party – The Slackers and Friends – Jdc Records

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Roland Alphonso – Bongo Tango – Ska Bonanza – Heartbeat

Green Room Rockers – Northbound Train – Hoosier Homegrown – Oi The Boat – [GRR doing Northbound on cable access]

King Django – As Tears Go By – Avenue A 10″ – Stubborn – [King Django is recording in the ska style once again, everybody wins]

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Culver City Dub Collective – Houdini (Cool G Murder Remix) – Dos – Everloving – [why does CCDC groove so well?]

Dub Is A Weapon – Fever – Jump Up’s Carribean Sundow – Jump Up! – [Lee Perry loves to play with Dub Is A Weapon, here they be live from SXSW '07]

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I spend so much time trying to defend the serious side of ska that I sometimes forget about the silly side.  There’s no denying that comedic themes and light-hearted innuendo have been a part of Jamaican music since before ska began- there I go getting serious again…

Last night- silly songs- please enjoy!

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Gregory Kraj – Rive City Ska Step – This Is Rocksteady – A1 Records – [not a very silly beginning, for sure.  I just kind of like this song to start the show with.  And I really like A1 Records.]

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The Dead Milkmen – If You Love Somebody, Set Them On Fire – Death Rides A Pale Cow – Ryko/Rhino – [live video of Punk Rock Girl and If You Love Somebody...]

Dr. Ring-Ding With The Stubborn All-Stars – Got The Wrong Number – Roots, Branch and Stem – Stubborn

Square Roots – Ground Zero – Pick It Up! – Beach Records

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Stranger Cole and The Techniques – Run Joe – Deep Ska – Treasure Isle

Lord Kitchener – Dr. Kitch – Trojan Mod Reggae Box – Trojan – [get wise to the original un-qualified physician]

Alex Desert and GoGo 13 – Pick It Up – Yo Gaba Gaba – Nickelodeon

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The Slackers – Fried Chicken/Mary Mary – Redlight – Hellcat – [same song inna live fashion]

The Aquabats – Magic Chicken – The Fury Of The Aquabats – Time Bomb – [the magic chicken in all it's live glory]

MU 330 – Fried Chicken – Chumps On Parade – Asian Man

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Desorden Publico feat. Vic Ruggiero – Monkey Ska – Estrellas Del Caos – RADIO PIRATA – [video for this very song]

Ween – Mister Would You Please Help My Pony – Chocolat and Cheese – Elektra / Wea – [he's chewin' bark and not the leaves]

Charlie Binger and his Calypsonians – Talking Parrot – Boogu Yagga Gal – Heritage Music

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Deal’s Gone Bad feat. Dr. Ring-Ding – Rough and Schnooty – The Mixes – Jump Up! – [speaking of silly, our man Gabe and the good Dr. Ring-Ding just got positively schnooty]

Lord Creator – Big Bamboo – Trojan Calypso Box – Trojan

The Mudsharks – Don’t Buy The Swag Bag – Joint Ventures In Ska – Red Distribution

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Madness – One Step Beyond – Madstock 94 – Live Recording

Mr. T-Bone and The Young Lions – The President of The Republic of Bananas – Heroes – Rudeboy Corner – [great mtv style video]

The Scofflaws – Nude Beach – Ska In Hi Fi – Moon Ska – [Ska In VHS]

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Hopeton Lewis – Boom Shaka Lacka – Moonwalk- Treasure Isle Skinhead Reggae Anthems – Treasure Isle

Westbound Train – Fatty Boom Boom – Transitions – Hellcat

Flight Of The Conchords – She’s So Hot (Boom) – Unofficial FOTC Songbook – HBO

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Mephiskapheles – Eskamo – God Bless Satan – Moon Ska

Skandalous All Stars – Take The Skinheads Bowling – Punk Steady – Shanachie

Skankin Pickle – My Hair – Green Album – Asian Man

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Bad Manners – Wooly Bully – Don’t Call Me Ska-face – Dressed To Kill – [wooly bully cut from Dance Craze]

Gangster Fun – I’d Buy A Gun – Time Flies When You’re Gangster Fun – 1 Cupp Records – [old live footage of Gangster Fun]

Matt Wixson – Season Finale – Season Finale Single – SELF – [that's him]

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New York Citizens – Boxer Shorts – The Truth About The NY Citizens – Moon Ska – [Duff Guide to The NY Citizens]

The Ratazanas – Big Kahuna Burger – Ouh La La – Grover

Skandalous All Stars – Clip The Cuffs – Age Of Insects – Shanachie

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