This week on Ska’s The Limit, it was strictly LIVE Ska and Reggae.  Whether it was from a live album, a live studio session, or from my own extensive bootleg collection, it was hot and it was live and it was last night.  Check it out:

The episode will be streaming for the next two weeks at KDHX.org

The Slits “Typical Girls” from “Cut” on Koch
Crazy Baldhead “Riker’s Island” from “Crazy Baldhead Has a Posse” on Stubborn

Madness “Night Boat To Cairo” from “Universal Madness (Live in Los Angeles)” on Golden Voice Records
The Scofflaws “After the Lights” from “Live – Volume 1″ on Moon Ska
Alton Ellis and ASPO “Girl I’ve Got A Date” from “Workin’ On A Groovy Thing” on Patate Records
Prince Buster and The Aggrolites “Don’t Throw Stones” from “Live” on Live Recording
Derrick Morgan and The Rough & Tough All Stars “Housewife’s Choice” from “Live” on Live Recording
Green Room Rockers “Red Red Wine” from “10-04-08 Chicago, IL (Bottom Lounge)” on Live Recording
Roy Ellis and Eastern Standard Time “Stay With Him” from “10-04-08 Chicago, IL (Bottom Lounge)” on Live Recording

Deal’s Gone Bad “Messin Around (clean)” from “6-22-08 Chicago, IL (Bottom Lounge)” on Live Recording
Eastern Standard Time “Mad Dog” from “10-04-08 Chicago, IL (Bottom Lounge)” on Live Recording
Lord Mike’s Dirty Calypsonians “Louis Gone Away” from “10-04-08 Chicago, IL (Bottom Lounge)” on Live Recording
The Moon Invaders “Big Bamboo” from “Moon Invaders Live (AB Club)” on Grover
Galaxy Of Prizes “Ska Lip Soul” from “Mashin’ Up The Nation: The Best Of American Ska – Volumes I And II” on Red Distribution
The Slackers “I Still Love You” from “Slack in Japan” on Disk Union Japan
Ego Wrappin’ “A Love Song feat. The Determinations” from “Swing For Joy” on RD Records

Special Beat “Tears of a Clown” from “Best of Ska Live” on MCI
Jump With Joey “Summer Come Lovin’” from “Keep Pressure On – Contemporary Traditional Ska!” on Kingpin
Harry Belafonte “Man Smart (Woman Smarter)” from “Belafonte At Carnegie Hall” on RCA
The Drastics “Fraudulent” from “Live at KDHX 8-20-10″ on KDHX
The Jammyland Allstars “California feat. Vic Ruggiero and Agent Jay” from “Live with the Jammyland Allstars” on Live Recording
King Django “Nex Finga (live) (Clean)” from “Brooklyn Hangover” on Stubborn Records
The Skatalites “El Pussy Cat” from “Stretching Out” on ROIR

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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

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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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I took a request for Agent 99, last week and decided to use that as a starting point for last night’s show.  Next, a couple of other tracks I have that feature Dunia Best, the lead singer from Agent 99.  Then, an all too tiny look back at some tracks that feature Jay Nugent- AKA Agent Jay- AKA Crazy Baldhead- also a former member of Agent 99.   If you stuck around for the whole show last night you got an earful of sounds like Klezmer-Ska, Pirate-Noire Ska-Jazz, Hungarian Revivalist Ska, and so much more.

I finally finished getting a radio edit together for the Hub City Stompers track, Ska Train To Dorkville.  Such filthy mouths!  But the song is scathing commentary on a certain schism that’s been growing for years.  No matter what side of the canyon that you’ve ended up on, I think the song was worth a listen-  which means a ton of bleeps.

If you missed the show, you’ve got two weeks to get your tail over to KDHX.org to stream this entire silly affair.

Matt Wixson – Ska’s The Limit Theme – -

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Agent 99 – Muder For Rent – Little Pieces – Shanachie – [Anybody remember In Music We Trust?  I sure do.  Here's their review of Little Pieces]

The Slackers feat Dunia Best – You Don’t Know I (1992) – Do The Ska With The Slackers – Self – [The Slackers first tape may not have been a major release, but someone made a Wiki page on it]

Dunia and The Stable Boys – I Can’t Touch You – Girls Go Ska – Simmer Down Productions – [Best's new group, Brave New Girl in a whole episode of The Checkerboard Kids]

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The Jammyland Allstars – California (by Crazy Baldhead) – Live Recording – NA – [Agent Jay was the guest on Roots Rock Rebel, last week- give it a listen]

Crazy Baldhead feat. Bucket – Victoria – Sounds of ’69 – Self  – [I interviewed Agent Jay as part of my coverage of Ska Weekend '07 for SkaBlahBlah.com]

King Django feat. Agent Jay Nugent – Reason – Reason – Hellcat – [Agent Jays Wiki bio]

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Warsaw – Shalom – Battle Ska Galactica – Invisible Mass

Klezska! – Klezska! (live) – Live Recording – NA

King Django’s Roots and Culture Band – L’khayim – Still Standing – Megalith / Jump Up – [Check out another King Django Klezmer Rocksteady Hit]

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Ngobo Ngobo – Hangin’ Around – Rude Fruit – Grover – [Six live tracks in one tiny video, passing the savings on to you]

Bedouin Soundclash – Gyassi Went Home – Sounding A Mosaic – Side One Dummy

Sublime – Doin Time (Uptown Remix) – Second Hand Smoke – MCA

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Sic & Mad – Like Boom – Songs For The Revolution – Stubborn – [Check out the album review at reggaemusictalk.com]

Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra – Like Jazz On Fire – Paradise Blue – Avex Trax

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Da Whole Thing – Jakarta – @ Version City – Stubborn – [Da Whole Thing is the best ska band you've never heard, please help Patrick raise the funds to release the underground classic, Tooth]

Streetlight Manifesto – Would You Be Impressed – Somewhere In Between – RISC* – [this link bears repeating]

Rotterdam Ska-Jazz Foundation – Magyar Posta – Sunwalk – Megalith / Jump Up

Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra – Break of Dawn – The Return of The Pannonians – Megalith – [the offical PASO website]

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Hub City Stompers – Ska Train To Dorkville – Ska Ska Blacksheep – Stubborn – [what's the difference between a Ska Geek and a Ska Dork?]

The Slackers – Face In My Crowd – Live at Ernesto’s – Hellcat – [why you wannabe?]

Mephiskapheles – Rock To The Chin – Might-ay White-ay – Koch Records – [break your ankle punk]

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Prague Ska Conspiracy – Raise The Hell – Lies For Everyone – Grover

The Valkyrians – Hooligans – High and Mighty – Pork Pie

Mr. T-Bone – Give Me A Call – Sees America – Brixton Records

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Tim Armstrong – Into Action – Life of a Poet – Hellcat

The Dead 60′s – Control This – The Dead 60′s – Sony

Pietasters – I Don’t Want To Know – All Day – Indication Records

Gregory Kraj – Rudies All Around – Rudies All Around – A1 Records* – [A1 Records is giving away their entire library, but please consider donating to this amazing stable of musicians]

Green Room Rockers – Northbound Train – Hoosier Homegrown – Oi! the Boat – [Green Room Rockers y'all!]

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