Thanks for looking into yet another episode of Ska’s The Limit!  Last night featured some new music debuted from Toh Kay & Dan P, Matt Wixson and brand new live tracks from The Slackers.  We also checked out some rare demos from OPIV and Mephiskapheles, and briefly yet fondly remembered the early days of Hellcat Records.

I hope you enjoyed the show, but if you missed it, you’ve got two weeks to catch the archived stream over at KDHX.org…

Matt Wixson “Ska’s The Limit Theme” from “STL Themes” on self
Toh Kay & Dan P “Downtown” from “You By Me: Vol. 1″ on Pentimento
Matt Wixson “Things Is Getting Rougher” from “Forthrights Version!” on self
Big D And The Kids Table “Little Bitch” from “How It Goes” on Springman

Operation Ivy “Unity” from “Unreleased Energy” on Bootleg
Common Rider “Conscious Burning” from “Last Wave Rockers” on Panic Button
Leftover Crack “Gay Rude Boys Unite” from “Mediocre Generica” on Hellcat
The Supervillains “Little Girl” from “Massive” on LAW
65 Mines Street “Stuck In the Middle With You” from “65 Mines Street” on Unsigned
Mephiskapheles “Doomsday” from “The Demo” on Unreleased

Scrapy “Rudie Can’t Fail” from “Unsteady Times” on Disk Union
The Skoidats “Moonstomp ’97″ from “The Times” on Moon Ska
The Adjusters “Armstrong” from “Before the Revolution” on Adjusters
The Specials “Stupid Marriage” from “The Specials” on Two Tone
Buccaneer “Bruk Out” from “Give ‘Em the Boot, Vol. 2″ on Hellcat
The Slackers “Rider (clean)” from “San Francisco 12/31/10″ on Whatevski.org

[Get 24 Live Slackers tracks, recorded on NYE '10 for 8 bucks!]
The Slackers “Want a Man” from “San Francisco 12/31/10″ on Whatevski.org

Rancid “Hooligans” from “Life Won’t Wait” on Epitaph
Dropkick Murphys “Barroom Heroes” from “Give ‘Em the Boot, Vol. 1″ on Hellcat
Sonic Boom Six “Rum Little Skallywag” from “City of Thieves” on Rebel Alliance
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones “Don’t Worry Desmond Dekker” from “Medium Rare” on Big Rig

Lord Kaya and the Kinky Coo Coo’s “Swing A Ling (Aka Do The Beng Beng)” from “Boss Sound Boosters” on Rudeness Records
ASPO “Nut House Shuffle” from “Romance Without Finance” on Patate
DJ Bliss “Part 1″ from “International Rude Boy Ska Mix” on self

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My voice was back for this episode, which allowed me to talk too much, once again.  What was I talking about?  Well, all the new music, that’s what.  The first hour featured brand new tracks from, Maddie Ruthless, The Easy Star All-Stars, The Bosstones, Pama Intl, Predator Dub Assassins and Westbound Train.

Plus, I spent the entire second hour hashing out a few of the sub-styles of 3rd Wave Ska.   I started by showing off some late-80′s tracks that feature a somewhat cheesy “game-show” style of ska.  Then, I played a set featuring the Dill/Asian Man style of Ska Core.  Then, I wagged my finger at a few late-90′s Ska-Punkers that squandered their opportunity to put Ska on the map, before bringing it home with a few legit Ska-Punk acts. Finally, topping it off with St. Louis’ own, The Skalars.  This was by no means a comprehensive look at the 3rd Wave, but I feel that I succesfully connected some dots between America’s post-2Tone attempts, and the higher-profile, late-90′s tsunami.  You can listen to the whole episode here.

Matt Wixson – The Ska’s The Limit Theme – NA – NA

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Green Room Rockers – Broke – On The Wabash – Self Released*

Esco Chris – Not Happy Now – Complete – Esco Music*

Maddie Ruthless – Graveyard Rocksteady – Unreleased – NA* – [Check out the coolest kid in the ska scene, today.  Hear her music- Listen to her webcasts- Read her blogs and zines- I dare you to prove me wrong.]

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Dobby Dobson – Carry The Weight – Mellow Dubmarine: A Reggae Tribute to The Beatles – Trojan

Easy Star All-Stars – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band – Easy Star* – [Listen to the entire new record- streaming!]

Easy Star All-Stars – With A Little Help From My Friends – Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band – Easy Star*

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Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Next to Nothing – The Impossible Dream – Big Red*

Pama International – Happenstance Radio – Happenstance Digital 7″ – Rockers Revolt* – [Hear The Forthcoming Pama Intl. digital 7"]

Rasta4Eyes – The Herb – Boss Sounds of the Boom & Bust – Do The Dog*

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Predator Dub Assassins – Air Force One  – The Hardest – Stubborn

The Drastics – Prophet (Queen Majesty Riddim) – Live in STL ’08 – NA

Westbound Train – Come and Get It – Come and Get It – HellCat

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Pressure Cooker – You’re The One – What She Wants – Jump Up!

Symarip – I’m Outnumbered – Moonstompin’ At Club Ska – Moon

Sic & Mad – Shopping For More – Songs For The Revolution – Stubborn*

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The Deltones – Make Me Smile – Nanna Choc Choc in Pars – Unicorn

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The Toasters – Shocker – Ska-Boom – Moon

Public Service – Bad Thing – Mashin’ Up The Nation – BIB – [Read all about Public Service's long history]

Suburban Rhythm – Game Show – Step On It: The Best of the Ska Parade – A to Y – [Learn more about this highly influential Ska-Punk act]

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Skankin Pickle – Rotten Bannana Legs – Sing Along With… – Dill – [Great Vid of Skankin' Pickle from their hayday]

Blue Meanies – Acceleration 5000 – Misfits of Ska – Dill – [Very professional looking Vid from The Blue Meanies]

Unsteady – BA – Mailorder is Fun! – Asian Man

MU 330 – Got Caught – Chumps On Parade – Asian Man – [Swing by the MU Wiki page and add all the info that they are missing]

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Reel Big Fish – Sell Out – Turn The Radio Off – MOJO

Goldfinger – This Lonely Place – Hang Ups – MOJO – [High budget Vid for this single]

Less Than Jake – Downbeat – Pick It Up! It’s a ska luncheon – Beach Records

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Dance Hall Crashers – DHC – Live Record – Pink and Black Records

Leftover Crack – Crack City Rockers – Give Em The Boot II – HellCat

Operation Ivy – Unity – Energy – Lookout!

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The Skalars – JAM – Change Up – Moon

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