Thanks for checking out another episode of Ska’s The Limit!  Last night’s show covered a lot of bases- from the blazing ska horns of The Skatalites and Dr. Ring-Ding to more modern remix projects like Courtney John, Jay-Z at Studio One and Mos Dub; plus a little ska punk and hooligan reggae for a good balance.

If you haven’t tried it yet, you’ve got to check out the new KDHX Archive Player.  It always features the 2 most recent episodes of Ska’s The Limit.

Gregory “Rocksteady” Kraj / River City Ska Step / This Is Rocksteady / A1 Records /  /
NOFX / Radio (Rancid) / BYO Split Series, Vol. 3 / BYO /  /
The Bandulus / Steal My Soul / Ska. Reggae. Soul. / Soul Shot Records / New / [Learn more about The Bandulus from this interview by Roots Rock Rebel]
Dr. Ring-Ding / Dandimite Ska / Dandimite / Moon Ska /  /
Monkey / Rito / Station Wagon Living / Asian Man /  /
Jay-Z / Change Clothes / Jazy-Z at Studio One / self /  /  [Go get you a free copy of this mash up project]
Tim Armstrong / Translator / A Poet’s Life / Hellcat /  /

Slackers, The / Nurse / Slackfest @ Bowery Ballroom 9/25/2009 / Whatevski /  /
See Spot / Drink The Money, Don’t Go / Who Got It? (1996 – 2003) / Jump Up /  /
Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution / It’s A Wonderful Life / A Call To Arms / RISC /  /
Toots & The Maytals / I’ll Never Grow Old / Never Grow Old / Heartbeat / Pgd /  /
Predator Dub Assassins / Air Force One / The Hardest / Stubborn /  /
Top Cats / Calling Your Name / Mr. Donkey Paradise / Jamdown /  / [If you like Ska Cubano, you'll dig Top Cats]
Sublime / Get Out / Second-Hand Smoke / MCA /  / Request
Westbound Train / If Only / Come And Get It / Hellcat /  /
The Skatalites / Ska-racha / Phoenix City: History of the World’s Greatest Ska / Trojan /  /
Aquabats / Pizza Day / Myths, Legends, And Other Amazing Adventures, Volume 2 / Fearless /  / Request

Alton Ellis / The Message / Ready Steady Go Rocksteady / Pama /  /
Vessels / Money Man / Primosonic Rhythms Vol. 2 / Rivercidal Syndicate /  /
Selecter / Danger / BBC Sessions – Live at the Paris Theatre ’79 / BBC /  /
The VOID UNION / Fatty Fatty Boom Boom / Live at KDHX / KDHX /  / [Remember when The Void Union played KDHX?]
Toasters / Talk Is Cheap / Live In London / Moon Ska /  /
Mustard Plug / Hit Me! Hit Me! / In Black and White / Hopeless /  /
Dan P and The Bricks / Mess It Up / Live in Santa Cruz / Live Recording / New /

Ryan Scroggins and the Trenchtown Texans / Money / The Trenchtown Texans / Megalith /  /
Pressure Cooker / Little Bird / What She Wants / Jump Up /  /
Courtney John / Lucky Man / Made In Jamaica / Jamaica Records / FiWi Music / New /

Blue Beat Players / You Really Make Me Feel Good / Eastern Leo / Phalanx /  /
Mos Dub / History Town / Mos Dub / white / New /
The Pinstripes / Resting Dub / Digi Promo / self / New /

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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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