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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I was still a bit jet-lagged from flying into town earlier that morning, but I think I mustered some actual enthusiasm on the mic.  Things were kept fairly light and upbeat, with a fair amount of 60’s popcorn ska, modern acoustic ska and reggae, and some laid-back rocksteady.  See the links below for informative links to music and videos

As always, you can check out the archived stream of this episode over at KDHX.org

Matt Wixson – Ska’s The Limit Theme – [You must get to know Matt Wixson]

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Scrappy – That’s Right – The Smart Sensation – Grover – [Here more songs from this anti-facist, anti-racist group from Bavaria]

See Spot – Hush – The Robbery – Jump Up!* – [Check out Andrew Barker's glowing review of the newest release from See Spot]

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Annette Funicello – Jamaica Ska – At Bikini Beach – Disney Int’l

Tracy Dey – Ska-Doo-Dee-Yah – “Hangin’ On To My Baby” / “Ska-Doo-Dee-Yah” – Amy – [It ain't much to look at, but this video will get you movin']

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Dead 60’s – Riot Radio (Acoustic) – Train To Nowhere – Sony

http://www.dailymotion.com/videox86fn

Babyboom – Sister – Babyboom EP – Self

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Dave and Ansel Collins – Monkey Spanner – The Heavy Heavy Monster Sounds… – Beatville Records – [Watch as the record spins]

Max Romeo – Wet Dream – Trojan X-Rated Box – Trojan – [Read what The Gleaner had to say about the story behind the song]

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Alton Ellis and The Flames – Girl, I’ve Got A Date – Trojan Ska Box – Trojan

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1446093885635894229

The Valkyrians – Valkyrian Ska – High and Mighty – Phantom Sound & Vision

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The Playmates – While The Record Goes Around – The Very Best Of… – Master Classics Records – [Doo-Wop meets Popcorn Ska in this Playmates tune]

Roy & Millie Todd – We’ll Meet – Trojan Duets Box – Trojan

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Oceans 11 – Miss Understanding – The Good The Bad and The Ugly – Stiff Dog Records

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Let’s Go Bowling – More Than A Person – Runnin Naked Thru The Cornfeild: The Best of Ska Parade Vol 2 – A to Y

Lionsclub – Fireball XL5 – The Spirit of Ska – 20 years Jubilee Edition – Pork Pie

Jackie Mittoo – Real Gone Loser – 7″ – White

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Westbound Train – When I Die – Five To Two – HellCat

Chris Murray – Real Ska – Sesion de Radio en Tre Botones – Live Recording – [Chris Murray, Victor Rice, Vic Ruggiero and Firebug doing that Real Ska live from Brasil]

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The Slecter – Cherry Oh Baby – Trojan Songbook Vol 2 – Trojan

Pama International feat Billy Bragg – To Have and Have Not – Highrise – Rockers Revolt – [Listen to Billy Bragg]

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Sir Lord Comic – Lon Chaney – King Edwards What A Skandal – King Edwards

The Wailers – What’s New Pussycat – Ska-Va-Voom – White

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After Hours feat. Greg Lee – Mad Hearted Woman – The Trouble With Those Guys… – Jump Up!

Jump With Joey – Dig That Rock – Swingin’ Ska Goes South of The Boarder – Will Records

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Busty Brown and Clancy Eccles – Here Comes The Night – Fatty Fatty 1967-1970 – Trojan

The Aggrolites – Gotta Find Someone Better – The Aggrolites IV – HellCat

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Firebug – The Quest – On The Move – Jump Up!

Stubborn All-Strs feat. Vic Ruggiero – I’ll Never Go Back Home – Nex Music – Stubborn

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Taj Mahal – Johnny Too Bad – World Music – Sony

One Night Band – Trigger – Hit & Run – Stomp – [The fabulous video for One Night Band's Trigger]

Augustus Pablo – East of The River Nile – 500% Dynamite – Soul Jazz

Dave Hillyard and The Rocksteady Seven – Duppy Conqueror – United Front – Do Tell

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