If you were with us, last night, you heard a plethora of various Ska sub-genres.  I was playing popular Ska styles like, Latin Ska, Acoustic Ska and Cowboy Ska- as well as little-known branch themes like, Pirate Ska and the House Music inspired, Skacid.  Check out the playlist below, and the fun links that I’ve added to them.

If you missed any or all of the show and you want to check it out, click on over to KDHX.org and have a listen.  As always, the show will be up for two weeks.

Matt Wixson – Ska’s The Limit Theme -  -

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The Aquabats – Martian Girl – The Fury of The Aquabats – Time Bomb

The Slackers – Robots – Boss Harmony Sessions – Special Potato

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Dan Pothast – My Favorite Song – Eyeballs – Asian Man

Chris Murray – I Can’t Wait – NA – Live Recording

The Slackers – I’d Rather Die Happy – Peculiar – Hellcat

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The Granville Williams Orchestra – Honky Tonk Ska – Trojan Ska Box – Trojan – [I've never been able to find out much about this group, other than a handful of early Ska Novelties]

The Cabrians – Bang Bang Shot – For A Few Pussies More – Redstar73

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The Selecter – James Bond – BBC Sessions Live at The Paris Theatre ‘79 – BBC

Bluekilla – Secret Agent Man – Ska Is Our Business – Pork Pie

The Kingpins – Beatgirl – Skarmageddon 4 – Moon Ska

Tommy McCook – Goldfinger – Tribute to Tommy – Heartbeat

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Parka Kings – Midnight Sails – Bienvendios – Jump Up!

Warsaw – Monkey Bone – Battle Ska Galactica – Invisible Mass

Deals Gone Bad – Pirates – Skarmageddon 4 – Moon Ska – [Check out this vintage video of DGB doing the Pirate thing]

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Ska Cubano – Ay Caramba! – Ay Caramba! – Cumbancha

Jump With Joey – Undecided – Swingin Ska Goes South of The Boarder – Will – [If you like Latin-influenced Ska, you'd do good to check out this record right here]

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Desorden Publico – Baila Mi Cha Cha Ska – Estrellas Del Caos – RADIO PIRATA

Laurel Aitken – Perfidia – Latin Ska Vol 1 – Moon Ska – [Please, please, please get to know the Godfather of Ska]

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Zeda’s Beat Box – Havenu Shalom Aleichem – Seven – Self – [This St. Louis Jewish Ska and Reggae group's MySpace]

King Django – Ska Mitzvah – Roots and Culture – Stubborn

Matisyahu – Chop ‘Em Down – Live At Stubbs – Or Music

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Johnny Moore – South China Sea – Ska Down Jamaica Way Vol 7 – Top Deck/Warner Special Marketing – [Produced by Chinese-Jamaican, Justin Yap, who ran the killer Top Deck studio]

Don Drummond & The Skatalites – Chinatown – Top Deck Ska 45’s – Top Deck/Warner Special Marketing – [It's unfortunate that most of the info available on Yap is in his obituary]

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The Scofflaws – Rumanian Ska – Record of Convictions – Moon Ska

Pannonia Allstar Ska Orchestra – Skattila – Feel The Riddim! – Megalith – [I honestly cannot find a legitimate link for purchase, but a Google search brings up lot of illegal alternatives.]

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Fishbone – Ma & Pa – Truth and Soul – CBS

Mealticket – Defunct – Misconceptions – Pork and Beans

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Longsy D – Mental Ska – Ska Beats – [Marco On The Bass has a great post about this strange ska splinter style, Skacid or Acid House Ska]

Swagga – Rude Boys – Swagga – Self

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I love brand new music- and this past week, I got a ton of it.  Brand new tracks from Pama International, The Drastics, and Deals Gone Bad found there way into my possession and into your eager ear drums.  Inspired by the new DGB side, Quiet Keys (live), I followed up the new stuff with a couple sets of acoustic ska.   I laid down some espionage-themed ska and soul before easing into some classic 2 Tone and early-era reggae- then I closed everything up with some dubby and electro ska.  If this sounds like something you might be into, I wholeheartedly recommend listening to it over at The Ska’s The Limit Page at KDHX.org

And check out the playlist below- bursting with links and such:

Pama International – I Still Love You More – Pama Outernational – Rockers Revolt* – [Pressure Drop Soundcast is my favorite on-going podcast - Here is their interview with Sean from Pama Intnl.]

The Drastics feat. Michael Jackson – I Want You Back – MJ A Rocker – Self* – [Get your free download of MJ A Rocker- 6 Michael Jackson hits remixed and mashed by The Drastics]

No 1 Station – Too Experienced – Keep Up The Pressure – Agitator

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Deals Gone Bad – Quiet Keys (acoustic) – The Mixes – Self* – [Musical Occupation tell you what you're missing if you don't have the new DGB EP- The Mixes]

Rancid – Liberty and Freedom (Acoustic) – Let The Dominoes Fall – Acoustic – HellCat*

http://www.dailymotion.com/videox59v9nWestbound Train – When I Die (Acoustic) – Five To Two – Stomp – [Speaking of Westbound Train on the acoustic tip, check out Drew Wade's cover of I'm No Different]

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Joe Jackson – Is She Really Going Out With Him (Acoustic) – Live 1980-86 – A&M – [Another live version of this track]

Vic Ruggiero – International War Criminal – Snippets From A Radio Interview – White

Moon Hop – Mango Tree – Rockets To New Highs – BANANA JUICE

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

The Skatalites – James Bond Theme – In Orbit Vol 1 – JUMP UP / GROVER – [Witness Roland Alphonso backed by Jump With Joey doin the old 007]

The Specials – Sock It To ‘em JB – More Specials – Capitol

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The Selecter – Missing Words – The Best Of Ska Live – MCI

Fun Boy Three – The More That I See – Really Saying Something: Best of Fun Boy Three – EMI Gold Imports

The Bodysnatchers – Easy Life – Dance Craze OST – Capitol – [Here's the Video for this very song]

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Dandy Livingston – Reggae In Your Jeggae – Suzane Beware Of The Devil – Trojan

Jackie Mittoo – Good Feeling – Macka Fat – Studio One- [Cool video of Dennis Alcapone doing his tribute to Mittoo]

Doreen Shaffer – Walk Through This World With Me – Trojan Country Reggae Box – Trojan

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Lizzy and Dennis Alcapone – Go Lizzy Go – Treasure Island Showtime – Heartbeat

Toots and The Maytals – Night and Day – 100% Dynamite – Soul Jazz

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Deals Gone Bad feat Dr. Ring-Ding – Rough and Schnooty – The Mixes – Self*

Easy Star All-Stars feat Ranking Roger – Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite – Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band – Easy Star*

The Stimulators – Gate Crasher – Girls Go Ska – Simmerdown Productions

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Bim Skala Bim – Wise Up (Version) – How’s It Goin? – Bib

One Groovy Coconut – Melinnium Falcon – More Like This Than That – Ska Satellite

Chris Murray and The Secondhands – Thrill Me Up – Love and Affection: Ska in the Key of Love – Moon

Royal Roost – Richard’s Ghost – Royal Family Blues – Megalith Records

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Neville Staple – Pressure Drop – Skanktastic – Moon – [Neville and Pauline doing Too Much Pressure/Pressure Drop live]

Ska Boys – Norweigan Wood Disco – Don’t Call Me Ska Face – Cedar, Dressed to Kill

Roughneck – Force Ten From Navarone – White – White

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In this episode, I showcased a few of the bands on A1 Records, as well as some of their Canadian contemporaries- live skinhead reggae from Deal’s Gone Bad, The Slackers, Green Room Rockers, and Mr. Symarip- and I even snuck in some Billy Bragg.

You can stream the archive at KDHX.org

Dr. Ring-Ding – Bad Company – Back & Forth – Jump Up!

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Dance Hall Crashers – Shelly (acoustic) – Blue Plate Special – MCA

Mojo Morgan – Tonight – Got Mojo EP – Gedion Soldiers*

Crazy Baldhead feat. King Django – 1969 – Sounds of 69 – Stubborn* – Band Link

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Jefferies Fan Club – Healthy Body – The Songs of Operation Ivy – Glue Factory

Dance Hall Crashers – Pictures – Lockjaw – MCA

Tim Armstrong – Translator – A Poet’s Life – Hellcat – Vid Link1 Vid Link2

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The Aggrolites – Prisoner Song – The Aggrolites – Hellcat - Vid Link

Gregory Kraj – China Town Bank Heist – The Red Demo – A1 Records

The Spades – Gutz! – Winnipeg Sound – A1 Records

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One Night Band – Wait A Minute – Hit & Run – Stomp – Vid Link

The Villains – Life Of Crime – Life Of Crime – Skinhead Records – Link

GROSS – Warp Speed Love Rocket!!!! – Incoming Transmission!!!! – A1 Records

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Gregory Kraj – Sha-la-la – Mama Don’t Cry – A1 Records

JFK & The Conspirators – Boom Sha-la-la – The All Ska-nadian Club – Stomp

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Bedouin Soundclash – St. Andrews – Street Gospels – Dine Alone – Vid Link

Roy Ellis AKA Mr. Symarip feat. Eastern Standard Time – Stay With Him – Live From The Bottom Lounge 10-04-08 – NA

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Esco Chris – Cave Of Rotten Bones – Complete – Esco Music*

Green Room Rockers – She Only Dates (skinheads) – Live and Misc. – NA

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The Debonaires – Left With A Broken Heart – The Debonaires – RSR Records

Deals Gone Bad – Movin On – Live From Ska Weekend ‘07 – Ska Weekend – Vid Link

The Slackers – Keep Him Away – Live 11/15/07 Syracuse, NY – NA

New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble – Properly – Properly – Grover

Pama International feat. Billy Bragg – To Have And Have Not – Highrise – Rockers Revolt*

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Billy Bragg and Wilco – Hoodoo Voodoo – Mermaid Ave – Elektra

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Ted Leo & The Pharmacists – Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone – Hearts Of Oak – Lookout!

The Steady Boys – What’s The Point In Fighting – Roots – Do The Dog*

Stubborn All-Stars – Lost Out Again – Back With A New Batch – Stubborn

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Orquestra Brasileria de Musica Jamaica – Aguas De Marco – Skabrazooka – Ska Para Todos

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