Last night’s episode started off as a love letter, of sorts, to The Ska Parade compilation CDs from the late ’90′s.  The Ska Parade was probably the highest profile ska radio show, back in the day, and they released two excellent Skampilations that served as my introduction to the wonders of California Ska.

Of course, the first 30 minutes of the episode were plagued with technical problems, that kept me from getting to the planned playlist.  Otherwise, this would have been a nearly all-Cali episode of STL.  Once the glitches were resolved, most of the bands and/or songs from last night’s episode were featured in the aforementioned Ska Parade CDs.

The Ska Parade is no longer a radio show, per se, but it’s far from dead.  Host, Tazy Phillipz, still spins the finest ska tunes from CA and parts beyond on SP Radio One, on Live365 online radio.  We’re all big fans around here.  Be sure to check out this Rolling Stone article on The Ska Parade from ’98.

If you missed Ska’s The Limit, last night- you’ve got two weeks to catch the archived stream over at KDHX.org.  Thanks for listening, everybody!

Don Drummond – Knock Out Punch – Knock Out Ska – Treasure Isle/Heartbeat

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Dion Knibb – Driving Me Mad – Driving Me Mad – Bib

Eric “Monty” Morris w/ Justin Hinds and The Dominos – Penny Reel – Knock Out Ska – Treasure Isle/Heartbeat

Stingers ATX – Being Deceived – This Good Thing – Grover

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The Aquabats – Theme – The Fury of The Aquabats – Time Bomb

Suburban Rhythm – Game Show – Suburban Rhythm – Solid

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The Untouchables – Amatures Ranking – Decad of Dance: Live – Restless

One Eye Open – Sour Dough Head – 1 in 3000 Nerds Can’t Be Wrong – Dill

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Hepcat – Come Out Live – Live – Live Recording

Skankin’ Pickle – Turning Japanese – Sing Along With Skankin’ Pickle – Asian Man/Dill

7 Seconds – New Wind – New Wind – Better Youth Org.

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Unsteady – Kalinda – Tightrope – Immune

Voodoo Glow Skulls – Los Hombres No Lloran – Give Em The Boot Vol 1 – Hellcat

Mealticket – Super Positive – 13 Appologies – Pork n Beans

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Rhythm Doctors – W’happen? – Rhythm Doctors – White

See Spot – Mercy, Mercy, Baby – Who Got It? – Jump Up!

Fishbone – Date Rape – Look At All The Love We Found- A Tribute to Sublime – Cornerstone Ras

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Goldfinger – Superman – Hang Ups – MOJO+

Jump With Joey – Move Your Body – Generations United – Rykodisc

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Dance Hall Crashers – Othello – The Live Record – Fat Wreck Chords+

Ocean 11 – Stop That Train – Ska Island – Island

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The Siren Six! – Get It Right – The Voice With a Built in Promise – Kingpin

Hepcat – Relation (In Your Bedroom Again) – Scientific – BYO

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After Hours – Almost Like Being In Love – The Trouble With Those Guys… – Jump Up!

Three Spivees – Fire Safety – Ska Parade Vol 2 – A to Y

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Chris Murray – Cooper Station Blues – The 4-Track Adventures of Venice Shoreline Chris – Moon Ska

The Aggrolites – Pop the Trunk – Dirty Reggae – Axe Records

The Impalers – Holding On To You – Blood, Rum and Reggae – Axe Records

The Debonaires – No Dice – Longshout – Jump Up!

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What can I say?  There was a Ska show, las night.  Nothing special, just a whole lotta tunes…

If you missed it live, you can catch the archived stream from KDHX.org for the next two weeks.  Thanks for listening!

Unsteady – Martha – Tightrope – Immune Records

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Monkey Shop – Can’t Stand It – Common Sense Common Ground – Grover

Dirty Revolution – Failure To Communicate – It’s Gonna Get Dirty – Do The Dog

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Violent Femmes – Please Do Not Go – Violent Femmes – Slash Records

The Federals – In This World – You Better Call On Me single – Camel

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Prince Buster and The Skatalites – King of Kings – Ska Island – Island

Gregory “Rocksteady” Kraj – Rudies All Around – Rudies All Around – A1 Records.net

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The Selecter – Danger – BBC Sessions – Live at The Paris Theatre ’79 – BBC

Bim Skala Bim – Wise Up – Live At The Paradise – Bib

King Django – Avenue A – Avenue A 10″ – Stubborn

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Julian Lennon – Too Late For Goodbyes – Let Me Be/Too Late For Goodbyes – Atlantic Records

Victor Rice – Parabens – In America – Grover – [Here's a conversation I had with Mr. Rice a few years ago]

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The Skalars – This Is It – Change Up – Moon Ska

The Skatalites – Little Irene – On The Right Track – Aim Records

Hepcat – Gimme A Little Sign – Push n Shove – Hellcat

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Babylon Party Machine – Body Upsettin’ – Riddim and Flow – Self – [Get yourself a copy of this scorching ska/reggae mashup record, for free!]

Rancid w/The Stubborn All-Stars – I Wanna Riot – B-Sides Collection – Self/Online/Sony Japan

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Jackie Mittoo – Ghetto Organ – Macka Fat – Studio 1

Kofi – Long Shot Kick The Bucket – Wishing Well – RAS

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The Toasters – Weekend In LA – Ska-Boom! – Moon Ska

The Smiths – Frankly, Mr. Shankly – The Queen Is Dead – Warner Bros

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Goldfinger – I Need To Know – Hang Ups – MOJO

Aquabats – Pizza Day – Myths, Legends and Other Amazing Adventures, Vol. 2 – Fearless Records

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Viking’s Remedy – Over and Over – Rain Is Coming – Patate

Shenly Duffus – I’m a Lonely Boy – King Edwards – What a Skandal – King Edwards

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Regina Spektor – The Calculation – Far – Warner Bros

Ian Dury – Dance Little Rude Boy – Reasons To Be Cheerful – Music Deluxe

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Last night was one of those mix-bag episodes of Ska’s The Limit.  A long-standing list of requests were finally dealt with, as well as a ton of brand new tunes.   We had new stuff from The Slackers, The Dualers, Pama Intl, On Your Marx Colin Giles and Maddie Ruthless; as well as STL debuts from the likes of The Simmertones, The Expendables, The Dendrites and The Brothers Ignatius.

If you didn’t catch the show, last night,  you still have two weeks to stream the archive from KDHX.org

Gregory Kraj – River City Ska Step – This Is Rocksteady – A1 Records

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The Simmertones – Dr. Who – Presentng The Simmertones – Self

The Dualers – Head In The Clouds – The Cooking Pot – Galley

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Murder City Players – Turn Back – Speak No Evil – Nighthawk

Ava Leigh – Who Told You – Rollin’ – Virgin

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Bigger Thomas – Say It Again – We Wear The Mask – Megalith

The Expendables – Down, Down, Down – The Expendables – Stoopid

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Moon Hop – Mango Tree – Rockets To New Highs – Banana Juice

Vic Ruggiero – Eye Of The Beholder – Songs For Clandestine Lovers – Ska In The World

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Laurel Aitken and The Ska Flames – Lonesome Lover – Damn Good – Toshiba EMI Japan

On Your Marx – Don’t Let Me Go Solo – EP – Self

ASPO – Under The Mango Tree – In The Web Of Love – Patate

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The Starlights – Soldering – Soldering – Heartbeat

Roland Alphonso – Pheonix City – Trojan Ska Box – Trojan

Pama International – Question The Answer – Pama Outernational – Rockers Revolt

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Fatter Than Albert – Panda King – The Last Minute – Community Records

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The Slackers – Mr. Tragedy – The Great Rocksteady Swindle – Hellcat

Colin Giles – Gimme Gimme – 4 Song Demo – Self

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The Operators 780 – Indecision – The Operators 780 – Longshot

Bedouin Soundclash – Back To The Matter – Root Fire – Stomp

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Vampire Weekend – Cousins – Contra – XL Recordings

The Dendrites – Murder Mystery Weekend – Mountain Standard Time – Megalith

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Southern Culture On The Skids – House Of Bamboo – Plastic Seat Sweat – Fontana Geffen

The Strangeways – Mango Man – Moonshot! – Moon Ska

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The Brothers Ignatius – Sandal Ska – Get The Habit! – Bear Foot Records

Maddie Ruthless and The Secret Afair – Heat Fever – Promo Single – Community Records/Unreleased

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The Gramophone All Starts – In A Sentimental Mood – Simbiosi – Liquidator

Viking’s Remedy – I’m In The Moog For Love – Welcome – White

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