No rhyme or reason for last night’s episode…  just a lot of scorching tunes.  Be sure to tune in next week, when I’ll be spinning all the best X-Mas and Holiday Ska and Reggae; and again the week after that, when I’ll review the best music the scene gave us in 2009.  Big things be happnin.

Down below, you’ll find lots of links and other goodies- but if you missed last night’s episode, there’s only one link you need:  Listen to Ska’s The Limit online at KDHX.org

Matt Wixon – Ska’s The Limit Theme -  -

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Let’s Go Bowling – Rude 69 – Freeway Lanes – Asian Man

Bedouin Soundclash – Shelter (live) – Warped Tour Bootleg Series – Rhapsody – [I've become a big fan of Bedouin Soundclash despite my initial hesitation, this bootleg live set is for fans.]

The Slackers feat Glen Adams – Cypriano – Upsettin Ernesto’s – Music Machine

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The Aggrolites – Brother Jacob – Aggrolites IV – Hellcat

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Contratempo – Funky Reggae Tonight – Psychotropical – Redstar73

Crazy Baldhead feat Billy Ital – Funky Drummer – Sound of 69 – Self – [Get yourself a history lesson on the original JB tune, Funky Drummer]

Albino Brown’s All Funk Ska Collision – Double Dutch Bus Ska – Step On It – A to Y – [What? you don't have the original Ska Parade skampilation?  Fix it.]

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Michael Franti – Soundsystem – All Rebel Rockers – Anti

Cherry Poppin Daddies – Soundsystem – Take Warning: The Music of Operation Ivy – Glue Factory

Hepcat – Thank You – Skauthentic – Stiff Dog

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Skandalous All-Stars – 1969 – Punk Steady – Shanachie

The Debonaires – Spirit of ’69 – Groovin’ After Sundown – White

Too Hot – Agent 69 – Stay S.H.A.R.P. vol 2 – Step One Records

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Desmond Dekker – Gimme Gimme – Rudy Got Soul – Trojan

Viking’s Remedy – Rocksteady Memories – Rain Is Coming – Patate

Bongo Man – Where Is Garvey – 45 – Muzik City – [You love the Hepcat version, now love the original.  Act now, and we'll throw in some background noise]

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The Pietasters – Don’t Wanna Know – All Day – Indication Records

Dodger – Stomp – Stomp – Upper Left Side – [Decent enough live vid of Dodger doing Stomp]

The Operators 780 – Playing With Fire – Power Version – Longshot – [You have to check out this band, lot's of tunes up on their MySpace Music page]

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Skankin’ Pickle – Hate – Sing Along With Skankin’ Pickle – Asian Man

Stubborn All-Stars – Going With Him – Root, Branch and Stem: Living Tradition in Ska! – Stubborn

The Bustups – Linton Bob – They’re Airborne – Step Aside Records

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Monkey – Soul Breakdown – Changito – Self

Pressure Cooker – Nothin’ Better – Leisure Riddims For The Working Class – Spit Shine

Anger Management League – Janie Jones – Clashed By The AML – Blue Esquire

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The Clash – The Right Profile – London Calling – Epic

The Specials – Farmyard Connection – Demos, Rarities and Outakes – White – [Click here if you want a heaping helping of XSpecials unreleased material]

Rancid – Under A Red Hot Moon – Indestructable – Epitaph – [Click here for the Official Video, or see the Live Version below]

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Westbound Train feat Alex Desert – Soapbox – Five To Two – Megalith – [I don't think I actually played this last night, but I typed it, so maybe it's true]

Dr. Ring-Ding & HP Setter – Louis Gone A Foreign – Bang OST – Moon

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It was a rainy 4th of July, and the streets were quiet, but if you were listening to KDHX, you heard a killer two hours of Ska and Reggae.  I started the show off with six tracks from the Asian Man catalog-  it’s hard to make a living running a completely DIY ska/punk record label, and I sent off my appriciation to the one, Mike Park.

As the show progressed, I dropped a lot of new stuff-  from Spain’s Liquidator records, a couple of cuts from La Famillia Torelli and Contratempo-  two brand new Aggrolites songs, covers in fact, from the Endless Bummer Soundtrack, Ghost Town and Pass the Dutchie-  brand new tunes from Rancid, Vic Ruggiero, The Titans and The Pepper Pots-  all this, plus classic hits from The Rhythm Rulers, Sublime, Clive Wilson, The Drastics and so much more.  Truely a mixed bag.  If you missed the show on Sat, you can always click over to the STL page at KDHX.org and listen to the archive.

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

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Skankin Pickle – Gas In My Car – The Green Album – Asian Man

The Tantra Monsters – Boto Changee – Misfits of Ska – Asian Man – [Check out a live video of this very song from the 90's]

MU330 – Hang Tough Hold Tight – Chumps On Parade – Asian Man

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Mealticket – Picture This – Lisa Marie – Asian Man – [Awesome live set of Mealticket from the 90's]

One Eye Open – Paul Sharrar – Misfits of Ska – Asian Man

Skankin Pickle – $13,000 is alot of food – Sing Along With Skankin’ Pickle – Dill Records

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La Famillia Torelli – Fat Back – Beyond Organic – Liquidator* – [The Torelli Family doing a live cover of Perhaps, in Spanish]

The Aggrolites – Ghost Town – Endless Bummer OST – BLACKHEART* – [You can stream all of the tracks from the Endless Bummer Soundtrack here]

Gorillaz feat. Terry Hall – M1A1 – Space Monkies vs Gorillaz – Sony

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Generation X – Ready Steady Go – Perfect Hits 1971-1985 – Capitol

Rancid – Liberty and Freedom – Let The Dominoes Fall – Epitaph*

The Adjusters – Armstrong – Moonshot! – Moon

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Vic Ruggiero – Never Go Back Home – On The Rag Time – Silver Sprocket/Thought Squad*

The Void Union – Monkey Ska – Live At KDHX – *

Bim Skala Bim – Not Natural – Universal – Jamdown

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House of Rhythm – Sign of The Times – Bang OST – Moon

Mephiskapheles – Demon Weed – Maximum Perversion – Moon

The Pepper Pots – Real True Love – Now! – Black Pepper Records*

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The Titans feat Roger Rivas – Teardrops – Rehearsal Daze – Unreleased*

No 1 Station feat. Persia – You Wanna Get Busy With Me – Boss Beat – Rockers Revolt*

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The Aggrolites feat. General Smiley – Pass The Dutchie – Endless Bummer OST – BLACKHEART*

Clive Wilson – One Ska, One Ounce of Weed and One Beer – One Minute To Zero – Ska vol 1 – White

Sublime – Smoke Two Joints – 40oz to Freedome – Skunk

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Rhythm Rulers – Mudie’s Mood – Mudie’s Mood – Moodisc/Trojan

DJ Hunnicut – Fu Manchu – Unity: A Tribute to Desmond Dekker – Bacteria Buffet Records

The Drastics – Here Comes The Bass – Live in STL ’08 – Unreleased – [Were you at The Drastics' show in STL, last year?]

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Ed Rome – Mind – A Life In Minutes – Rockers Revolt*

Contratempo – Funkey Reggae Tonight – Psycotropikal – Liquidator*

Flight of The Conchords – You Don’t Have To Be a Prostitute – The Unofficial FOTC Songbook Season 2 – HBO*

DubXanne – Roxanne – Police in Dub – Echo Beach*

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