Hey!  I made this ska show!  Give it a listen, won’t you?

Playlist will be available for the next two weeks at KDHX.org

Artist / Song / Disk
The Nods / Red Onions / Before There Were Slackers There Were The Nods
The Skatalites / Man in the Street / Hi-Bop Ska
Roland Alphonso / Dr. Ring Ding / Something Special – Ska Hot Shots
Prince Buster / Day-O / Ska Lip Soul
Tommy Mckenzie & His Orchestra / Fiddlesticks / Ready Steady Go Rocksteady
Buster Shuffle / You’re Alright / Our Night Out
The Aggrolites / Out of Sight / Rugged Road
No.1 Station / You Wanna Get Busy With Me (Ft. Persia) / Boss Beat
Bim Skala Bim / Kelp / Krinkle
Keyser Soze / Next To Me / But Not For You
Blue Beat Players / Piggy Baggy / Eastern Leo
Jim Murple Memorial / In Walked Bud / À la recherche du son perdu
The Kinky Coo Coo’s / Tons of Fun (feat. Alex Desert & Greg Lee) / Tons of Fun (feat. Alex Desert & Greg Lee)
Lester Sterling / Spoogy / Dawning Of A New Era – The Roots Of Skinhead Reggae
Kevin Batchelor / Five Minutes / Kevin Batchelor’s Grand Concourse
Kingston Rudieska / Their Own Legend / Ska Bless You
The Skatalites / Cornerstone / African Roots
Boss 501 / Be True / Digi Promo
Dirty Soul Riders / D.S.R ARE IN TOWN / Just Tonite With
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra / Blue Mountain / Arkestra
The Upsessions / Gunfight On The Westbank Of The Mississippi / Below The Belt
Downbeat Alley / Django Kill / Downbeat Alley EP
Esco Chris / Return To Reggae City / Reggae Imposter
Royal Roost / Spanish Grease / Royal Family Blues
New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble / Elegy / Collection 1995-2004
House of Rhythm / Sign Of The Times / Ska Splash
Dr. Ring-Ding & H.P. Setter / Emergency case / Big things
Dr. Ring-Ding & Vic Rice / rice and dub (pt.1) / Pick Up The Pieces
The Articles / Ska’s The Limit / Flip F’real

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Thanks for checking out another episode of Ska’s The Limit!  Last night we checked out some punk influenced ska and reggae, with a little garage rock and straight punk thrown in for good measure.

If you missed the live show, you can stream the archive for two weeks at KDHX.org

Common Rider – Classics Of Love – Last Wave Rockers – Lookout!

The Caroloregians – Working In A Coal Mine – Hot Blood In Cold Weather – Jump Up!

The Pilfers – What’s New (Here We Go Again) – Chawalaleng – MOJO

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The Slackers – Strychnine – Live From The West Side NYC – Whatevski – [You can hear the original version of Strychnine here, if you want to]

Wire – Three Girl Rhumba – Pink Flag – EMI

Esco Chris – Killer From The Cellar – Complete – Self

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Toots and The Maytals – Sweet and Dandy – Sweet and Dandy – Jetset Records

The Expos – Blackwater – Blackwater – Stomp – [The Expos' sound is hard to describe, but ThePunkSite gave it a shot]

The Chob – We’re Pretty Quick – 100 60′s Garage Rock Hits – Garage Masters

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Suicide Machines – So Long – Destruction By Definition – Hollywood Records

Steady Earnest – Take It Easy – Take it! Take it! Take it! – BIB

The Beatdown – Beatdown – The Beatdown – Stomp

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Green Room Rockers – Irony – Midwest Soundclash – Jump Up!

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

The Duppies – Artibella – Throw One Punch – The Duppies

The Moon Invaders – I Believe – Hot Blood In Cold Weather – Jump Up!

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Bedouin Soundclash – Trinco Dog – Street Gospels – Side One Dummy Records

Boss 501 – Na Na – Drinking With Boss 501 – Self – [Go get you some free tracks from Boss 501]

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Lord Sluggo and The Dmaners – Cocaine – Stubborn Records Presents Version City – Stubborn

Rancid – Cash, Culture and Violence (demo) – The Life Won’t Wait Sessions – Unreleased – [Here's a podcast I made showing off some ska demos]

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The Clash – (White Man) In Hammersmith Palaise – From Here To Eternity – SONY

The Opperators 780 – Magnificent – Power Version – Cockroach Media/Longshot Music – [Officially broken up, but these guys are still active... and awesome]

Bobby Pins & The Saloon Soldiers – The Revenge – Dancing On The Moon – Rain Records – [The Bobby Pins Girls sound amazing, but what I really like is there knee socks]

Dancing On The Moon Cover

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The Toasters – Two-Tone Army – Hard Band For Dead – Moon Ska+

Babylove and The Van Dangos feat Coolie Ranx – Big Baboon – Lovers Choice – Megalith Records

Stiff Little Fingers – Suspect Device – Anthology – Caroline

Smoke Like A Fish – The Price – Here’s One We Made Earlier – Do The Dog

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Rasta4Eyes – The Herb – Boss Sounds Of The Boom and Bust – Do The Dog

The Stingers ATX – Being Deceived – This Good Thing – Grover

King Django – Does He Love You – Brooklyn Hangover – Stubborn

Pama International feat Billy Bragg – To Have and To Have Not – Highrise – Rockers Revolt

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Thanks for checking out this, the first real summer-time episode of Ska’s The Limit, this year!  I was in a tropical espionage ska and reggae kind of vibe, last night, and the playlist proves it!

If you missed the show, last night night, you’ve still got two weeks to catch the archive over at KDHX.org

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

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Isaac Green and The Skalars – High School (Jessica ’97) Remix – Ska Down Her Way – Shananchie – [Finally found a CD that has this track, you can too!]

Millie Small – Bloodshot Eyes – My Boy Lollipop: The Best of Millie Small – 101 DISTRIBUTION

The Heptones – I Love You – 22 Golden Hits – Sonic Sounds – [You know it from when the Skalars covered it, but you had better get to know the roots with this Heptones original]

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Tommy McCook and The Supersonics – Get Me To The Church On Time – Trojan Calypso Box – Trojan

Phyllis Dillon – Long Time – Phyllis Dillon Selected Hits – Charly Records – [watch the record spin and have a listen to the original Long Time]

Boss 501 – Waste My Time – The Spero Demo – Self

Randy’s Allstars – Mission Impossible – 300% Dynamite – Soul Jazz

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

The Toasters (feat. Coolie Ranx) – Secret Agent Man – Hard Band Fe Dead – Moon Ska

Jamo Thomas – I Spy For The FBI – Soul Cargo Vol 1 – Popcorn/Groove

Westbound Train – Come And Get It – Come And Get It – Hellcat

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Eli “Paperboy” Reed – Come and Get It – Come and Get It – Capitol – [There's a new record from the Paperboy?  Better go get it]

The Aggrolites – Reggae Summertime – The Aggrolites IV – Hellcat

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The Clash – Should I Stay Or Should I Go? – From Here To Eternity Live – Sbme Special Mkts.

Ziggy Piggy – Green Banana – Old Songs – Jimmy Jazz

The Aggrolites – Banana – Yo Gabba Gabba – Nick Jr.

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The Busters – Summertime (Live) – Cheap Thrills 150% Live – Weser

The Slackers – I’ll Stay Away – Close My Eyes – Hellcat

Laurel Aitkin & The Skatalites – Summertime In The Ghetto – Clash of The Ska Titans – Moon Ska World – [Here's a lead on this essential recording]

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The Upbeat – Oh No – Mashin’ Up The Nation Vol 1 and 2 – Red Distribution

BB Seaton – Summertime – DJ Spooky In Fine Style… – Trojan

Secret Hate – The Ballad of Johnny Butt – Vegetables Dancing – Cornerstone Ras – [Here's Secret Hate's version mixed into the Sublime cut- kind of cool]

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The Specials – Gangsters – 30th Anniversary Tour – BLINK TV – [This cut came from the 30th Anniversary Tour DVD]

The Determinations – Mango Rock (Shock Steady) – Chat Chat Determination – Zion Japan

The Strangeways – Mango Man – Moonshot! – Moon Ska

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Ministry Of Ska – Danger Man – Rarin To Go – Fu.Le

The Kingpins – Beat Girl – Skarmageddon #4 – Moon Ska

Inspecter 7 – Agent 86 – …The Infamous – Radical

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Gangster Fun – Mario’s Hideout – Mashin’ Up the Nation Vol 1 & 2 – Red Distribution

David Hillyard & The Rocksteady 7 – Come and Get Me – United Front – Dotell Records
 

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