Yes, it was a busy week- yes, I was lazy in my selection- yes, I was very sleepy with a sore belly-  but I make no apologies for last night’s show.  I played a bunch of “Commandments” style tunes, adding up to 39 commandments, all together. And just to fill in the gaps, I threw in a bunch of contemporary heavy-ska-hitters like Westbound Train, The Slackers, Pressure Cooker and The Aggrolites.

Speaking of The Aggrolites- how great was their show in STL?  I know that there weren’t a ton of people at the show, but those that were there were true Aggro fans- it was the best show I’ve been to in ages.

So here’s the playlist for last night’s Ska’s The Limit.  Be sure to click the links for lots of great videos and music.  As always, you can listen to archived episodes at KDHX.org

Thanks for listening!

Matt Wixson – Ska’s The Limit Theme

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Westbound Train feat Alex Desert – Soul Revival – Transitions – Hellcat – [ever wonder why Hepcat went away for so long?]

Delroy Wilson – Gonna Make It – Original Eighteen – Heartbeat – [last night I told you that this was a new retrospective of the man, but it turns out to be a re-release of the retrospective, learn more here]

Presure Cooker – Mr. Precious – Future’s History – Pressure Cooker – [Ska Music's best kept secret, Pressure Cooker]

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The Black Seeds – One By One – Into The Dojo – Remote Control

Chris Murray – Rock Steady – Roots, Branch and Stem – Stubborn Records – [hi quality live vid of Chris Murray performing Rock Steady]

Bedouin Soundclash – When The Night Feels My Song – Sounding A Mosaic – Side One Dummy – [you don't love Bedouin Soundclash enough]

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Prince Buster – Ten Commandments of Man – Single – Blue Beat – [listen to this classic track straight from the vinyl]

National Lampoon – Which Of The Ten Commandments Am I Breaking? – The Best of National Lampoon – Rhino

Little Norma – Ten Commandments of Woman – Single – Dice – [don't listen to Buster without listening to Norma's response]

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Culver City Dub Collective – No More My Love – Dos – Everloving – [here's a great mellow, groovy video from CCDC]

Man Man – Banana Ghost – Six Demon Bag – Ace Fu Records

The Aggrolites – Ghost Town – Endles Bummer OST – Blackheart Records Group

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Magic Lord and The Mighty Drakkars – 5 Commandments – New Day Return From The Moon – Drakkar Records – [get to know The Mighty Drakkars]

The Expos – Fire – Blackwater – SELF – [get friendly with The Expos]

One Groovy Coconut – The Come Along Driving Song – More Like This Than That – Ska Satellite

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The Kingpins – 10 Commanments of Ska – Watch Your Back – Stomp Records

The Slackers – No More Crying (Ska) – Minha Menina/No More Crying (Ska) – Music With Soul

The Ratazanas – WC Groove – Ouh La La – Grover – [you are crazy about The Ratazanas, and so am I]

The Pepper Pots feat Dr. Ring-Ding – Stay On Your Way – Shake It! – Megalith – [here's the Pepper Pots live from SXSW]

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Westbound Train – Come and Get It – Come and Get It – Hellcat – [Westbound performing at Warped Tour in KC]

The Aggrolites – Don’t Let Me Down – Live Recording – Live Recording

The Slackers feat Doreen Schaffer – The Party – The Slackers and Friends – Jdc Records

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Roland Alphonso – Bongo Tango – Ska Bonanza – Heartbeat

Green Room Rockers – Northbound Train – Hoosier Homegrown – Oi The Boat – [GRR doing Northbound on cable access]

King Django – As Tears Go By – Avenue A 10″ – Stubborn – [King Django is recording in the ska style once again, everybody wins]

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Culver City Dub Collective – Houdini (Cool G Murder Remix) – Dos – Everloving – [why does CCDC groove so well?]

Dub Is A Weapon – Fever – Jump Up’s Carribean Sundow – Jump Up! – [Lee Perry loves to play with Dub Is A Weapon, here they be live from SXSW '07]

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Last night’s show kicked off with some brand new Vic Ruggiero, as well as brand new Big D and The Kids Table.  Big D got a special apology from this host, right off the bat- I was under the mistaken impression that they were simply a cover band.  It turns out they’re much better than that.   Hepcat’s Earthquake and Fire went out to the people of LA.  I gave you a taste of some spaghetti western-style ska before dropping some seriously skankable Brenda Lee and other country flavored tunes.  Shortly before I fell asleep on the sound board, I put a long set of deep ska-jazz into motion, featuring Royal Roost, Da Whole Thing and The Drastics.  I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

If you missed it, you can stream this episode from KDHX.org for the next two weeks.

Vic Ruggiero – Yes It’s True – On The Ragtime – Thought Squad* – [Learn everything you need to know about the mysterious Victor Ruggiero]

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Big D and The Kids Table – Doped Up Dollies On A One Way Ticket To Blood – Fluent In Stroll – SideOneDummy Records* – [Lot's of great content at their official site]

The Robustos – Lloyd’s Choice – The New Authentic – Beatville

The Specials – Farmyard Connection – Best of the Ska Parade vol 2 – A to Y

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The Scofflaws feat. King Django – Grazzin in the Grass – Joint Ventures In Ska – Asian Man

Skinner Box feat. Dennis B – Why Can’t I Touch It – Mashin Up The Nation vol 3 and 4 – BIB

Ska Men – Frankie and Johnnie -  – White

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Hepcat – Earthquake and Fire – Out of Nowhere – Epitaph

The Top Cats – Caught In The Fire – Mr. Donkey Paradise – Jamdown – [The Top Cats doing Ali Babba Live]

The Aggrolites – Firecracker – The Aggrolites IV – HellCat

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The Skatalites – Ringo Rides Again – Ska-Boo-Da-Ba – West Side

Prague Ska Conspiracy – A Dream – Lies For Everyone – Grover

Let’s Quit – Sergio Ska – The Southern Belles Party Beat – Vodli 04

Ministry of Ska – Head ‘Em Up Move ‘Em Out – Rarin to Go – Future Legend Records

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Brenda Lee – Jambalaya – Jambalaya Single – White

Chris Murray – The World’s About Me – Slackness – Unstrictly Roots – [You must get to know Chris Murray]

The Slackers – Dave’s Friend – Wasted Days – HellCat

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The Speakeasies – Top Ranking – Version City Session – Stubborn

Pressure Cooker – Bully – Future’s History – [Pressure Cooker is my new favorite band, behold]

The Skalars – Hold Me Tight – Change Up – Moon

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Big D and The Kids Table – Fluent in Stroll – Fluent in Stroll – SideOneDummy Records*

Mr. T-Bone – E Lo Sai – Mr. T-Bone Sees America – Megalith / Jump Up

The Pilfers – Climbing – Chawalaleng – Umvd Labels

Rude Bones – Another Sun – The Downstairs Sessions – White

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Pama International – Earthquake – Pama International – Rockers Revolt – [Here's Pama Intl. feat. Lynval Golding doing Earthquake live, amazing]

Da Whole Thing – Yeah – At Version City – Stubborn – [There's only one place in the world to get anything by Da Whole Thing - this is it]

The Drastics – Septentrion – Waiting – Jump Up

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Royal Roost – Spanish Grease – Royal Family Blues – Megalith

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Here’s the run down from last night’s show.  Some acoustic ska, a brand new Aggrolites track, and some old favorites.  If you missed it live, you can always stream it from STL’s Program Page at KDHX.org

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Lord Kaya & The Kinky Coo Coos – Rub Up Push Up – Go Tonga Tonga – Liquidator Music

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Liam O’Kane – Happy Days Sad Songs – Happy Days Sad Songs – Do The Dog*

Babyboom – Scatterbrain – Babyboom EP – Self-Released  Vid Link

Chris Murray – Real Ska Live – NA – NA Vid Link

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Dunia Best – I Can’t Touch You – Stubborn Freebies – Stubborn

Dan Potthast – My Favorite Song – Eyeballs – Asian Man

Bandits of The Acoustic Revolution – They Provide The Paint – Bandits of The Acoustic Revolution – RISC

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The Aggrolites – The Sufferer – The Aggrolites IV – Hellcat*  Free MP3

The Pinstripes – Set Me Free – The Decay – Self-Released  Band Link

The Chinkees – Hana – Mailorder is Fun! – Asian Man

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John Holt – Ali Baba – Moonwalk – Treasure Isle Skinhead Anthems – Treasure Isle

The Stingers ATX – Pickup – All In A Day – Grover

Steady Boys – Rewind The Mess – Roots – Do The Dog

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

See Spot – Robbery – The Robbery – Unsigned*

The Caroloregians – Roll With It – Pum Pum Hotel – Grover  Band Link

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Flight 404 – Big Platic Spliff – Trip To Moon – Liquidator Music*  Vid Link

St. Petersburg Ska-Jazz Review – Too Good To Be True – Too Good To Be True – Grover

The Toasters – Chuck Berry – Hard Band For Dead – Moon

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Don Drummond – Knockout Punch – Knock Out Ska – Heartbeat+

New York Citizens – Brooklyn’s On Fire – The Truth About The… – Moon

The Skoidats – Moonstomp ’97 – The Times – Moon

Streetlight Manifesto – 40 Days – Somewhere In Between – RISC  Band Link

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The Stinger ATX – Let’s Be In Love – All In A Day – Grover
[ Produced by Victor Rice ]

Dr. Ring-Ding vs. Victor Rice – True Dub – Pick Up The Pieces – Grover

Victor Rice – Fernandinho – In America – Megalith  Artist Link

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Chris Murray w/ The Slackers – The World’s About Me – Slackness – Unstrictly Roots

Bedouin Soundclash – Immigrant Work Force – Sounding A Mosaic – Stomp

Sonic Boom Six vs. The Bosstones – Mighty Mighty Boom – Rare, Raw and Refixed – Self Released

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The Slits – Typical Girls – Cut – KOCH

Mr. T-bone and The Young Lions – The President of The Republic of Bananas – Heroes – Mossburg Records  Vid Link

Mr. Symarip – I’m Gonna Knock – Skinheads Dem A Come – Jump Up!

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