Last night was one of those mix-bag episodes of Ska’s The Limit.  A long-standing list of requests were finally dealt with, as well as a ton of brand new tunes.   We had new stuff from The Slackers, The Dualers, Pama Intl, On Your Marx Colin Giles and Maddie Ruthless; as well as STL debuts from the likes of The Simmertones, The Expendables, The Dendrites and The Brothers Ignatius.

If you didn’t catch the show, last night,  you still have two weeks to stream the archive from KDHX.org

Gregory Kraj – River City Ska Step – This Is Rocksteady – A1 Records

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The Simmertones – Dr. Who – Presentng The Simmertones – Self

The Dualers – Head In The Clouds – The Cooking Pot – Galley

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Murder City Players – Turn Back – Speak No Evil – Nighthawk

Ava Leigh – Who Told You – Rollin’ – Virgin

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Bigger Thomas – Say It Again – We Wear The Mask – Megalith

The Expendables – Down, Down, Down – The Expendables – Stoopid

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Moon Hop – Mango Tree – Rockets To New Highs – Banana Juice

Vic Ruggiero – Eye Of The Beholder – Songs For Clandestine Lovers – Ska In The World

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Laurel Aitken and The Ska Flames – Lonesome Lover – Damn Good – Toshiba EMI Japan

On Your Marx – Don’t Let Me Go Solo – EP – Self

ASPO – Under The Mango Tree – In The Web Of Love – Patate

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The Starlights – Soldering – Soldering – Heartbeat

Roland Alphonso – Pheonix City – Trojan Ska Box – Trojan

Pama International – Question The Answer – Pama Outernational – Rockers Revolt

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Fatter Than Albert – Panda King – The Last Minute – Community Records

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The Slackers – Mr. Tragedy – The Great Rocksteady Swindle – Hellcat

Colin Giles – Gimme Gimme – 4 Song Demo – Self

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The Operators 780 – Indecision – The Operators 780 – Longshot

Bedouin Soundclash – Back To The Matter – Root Fire – Stomp

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Vampire Weekend – Cousins – Contra – XL Recordings

The Dendrites – Murder Mystery Weekend – Mountain Standard Time – Megalith

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Southern Culture On The Skids – House Of Bamboo – Plastic Seat Sweat – Fontana Geffen

The Strangeways – Mango Man – Moonshot! – Moon Ska

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The Brothers Ignatius – Sandal Ska – Get The Habit! – Bear Foot Records

Maddie Ruthless and The Secret Afair – Heat Fever – Promo Single – Community Records/Unreleased

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The Gramophone All Starts – In A Sentimental Mood – Simbiosi – Liquidator

Viking’s Remedy – I’m In The Moog For Love – Welcome – White

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Here it is… the playlist for my first Ska’s The Limit in it’s new prime time slot!  Sorry to all the kids who called in requests which I wasn’t able to fill, I’ll be able to keep up with you in a couple of weeks.  Last night was your chance to get to know me and the kind of music I play.  Regular listeners from the old time slot will recognize a lot of this material, but I thought I’d give the early evening kids their first listen.

As always, KDHX.org will host streaming archives of this episode for the next two weeks.

The Slackers – Minah Mininah – Boss Harmony Sessions – Rockers Revolt – [Here's The Slacks doing this Os Mutantes classic in the city of it's origins, Sao Paulo]

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The Caroloregians – Another Saturday Night – Pum Pum Hotel – Grover – [You may never get to see this band live, but this link will show you what you're missing]

The Skalars – Hold Me Tight – Change Up – Moon Ska

Dirty Revolution – I Love Reggae – It’s Gonna Get Dirty – Do The Dog

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The Specials – Poor Little Rich Girl – Glastonbury 2009 – Live Recording – [Here's a very shaky video, recorded at the same time as this very track]

Operation Ivy – Healthy Body – Operation Ivy – Lookout!

Louisville Sluggers – Gangsters – Spare Shells – Modern Interpretations of Songs Performed by The Specials – Pork Pie

Kid British – Our House Is Dadless – It Was This Or Football – Mercury UK*

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Da Whole Thing – Intello Punk – Tooth – Self

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World/Inferno Friendship Society – All The World Is A Stage (Dive) – Just The Best Party – Gern Blandsten / Redeye

Ska Cubano – Istanbul (Not Constantinople) – Ay Caramba! – Cumbancha

The Dualers – Money – Melting Pot – Galley Music- [Another lo-fi vid, this time it's The Dualers!]

Hepcat – Goodbye Street – Right On Time – Hellcat

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The Bodysnatchers – Let’s Do Rock Steady – The 2 Tone Collection – Chrysalis

Dave Hillyard and The Rocksteady Seven – Angry Lady – Playtime – Hellcat

Toots & The Maytals – Pressure Drop – Time Tough (The Anthology) – Island

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The Expos – Dying Too Long – Blackwater – Stomp*

The Dead 60′s – A Different Age – The Dead 60′s – Sony

Streetlight Manifesto – Here’s To Life – Everything Goes Numb – RISC

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The Forthrights – Other People – Other People 7″ – Stubborn*

King Django and The Forthrights – Anywhere I Roam – Other People 7″ – Stubborn* – [Get you a copy of this hot wax!]

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Dr. Ring-Ding feat. Vic Ruggiero – What It Takes – Back and Forth – Jump Up!

Deal’s Gone Bad – Messin’ Around – The Ramblers – Jump Up!

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

Green Room Rockers – Stay With Him – Midwest Soundclash – Dashiki Clout*

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Lord Kaya & The Kinky Coo Coos – Housewife’s Choice – Co Tonga Tonga – Liquidator-Redstar73

The Pietasters – Keep On Lyin’ – All Day – Indication Records

Westbound Train – Check Your Time – Come And Get It – Hellcat* – [Missed Westbound on Ska's The Limit?  You can still take a listen]

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The Debonaires – Out Of My Life – Longshout – Jump Up!

The Drastics feat. John The Baptist – Nice – Chicago Massive – Jump Up!

Sideburns – Telstar – Pusher Man – unknown

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Doing a ska show at 2AM makes me sleepy, but you know, I’m always wide awake by the time 4 o’clock rolls around.  What can I say?  I’m not just the DJ, I’m also a pretty big fan of the show.  Last night, I played some new stuff for Resolution 242 and Rebelation from Do The Dog Records.  We heard the birth of King Django’s chatter on the 80′s ska tune, Free South Africa from the very first US Ska Compilation, NY Beat Hit & Run.  I slipped a decidedly non-ska tune from the Void Union side project, The New Collisions, Parchutes on the Dance Floor.  Otherwise, pretty standard fare…  Check out the playlist below for some cool links, videos and downloads.  If you’d like to listen to this episode, click over to KDHX.org where Ska’s The Limit is archived.

Resolution 242 – Britain’s Nasty Politics – Resolution 242 – Do The Dog* – [Band Page]

Streetlight Manifesto – Would You Be Impressed – Somewhere In Between – RISC*

Choking Victim – Crack Rock Steady – No Gods, No Managers – HellCat

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The Mighty-Mighty Bosstones – Wallet – Mashin Up The Nation Vol 1 – SQUARE – [Bosstones doing Wallet Live in '91 Video]

Common Rider – Conscious Burning – Last Wave Rockers – Panic Button – [Whatever happened to Jesse from OPIV?  Common Rider, that's what.]

The Aggrolites – Black Lung – Dirty Reggae – Axe Records

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Bedouin Soundclash – Trinco Dog – Street Gospels – Side One Dummy Records – [HQ Video of Trinco Dog]

The Slackers – The Nurse – Live – NYC Boat Cruise 2009 – Whatevski Records* – [NYC Boat Cruise 2009]

The Selecter – On My Radio – The Best of Ska Live – Mci

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The New Collisions – Parachutes On The Dancefloor – Unreleased – NA* – [New Collisions MySpace]

Special AKA – What I Like Most About You Is – The 2 Tone Collection – Capitol

$400000 – Chercher Le Chameau – Let’s Skank! – Unknown

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Too True – Free South Africa – NY Beat – Hit and Run – Moon – [Listen To and Learn About the first US Ska Compilation]

Dr. Ring-Ding feat. King Django and Rocker T – Sound Unity – Diggin’ Up Dirt – Jump Up/Victory

Stubborn All-Stars – Tired Of Struggling – NYC Ska Mob and Friends – Stubborn

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The Impalers – Holding On To You – Blood, Rum & Reggae – Axe Records

Susan Cadogan w/The Slackers – Since I Found You – The Slackers and Friends Upsettin’ Ernestos – MusicMachine

Royal Roost – Matt’s Tune – Royal Family Blues – Megalith Records

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AKA Rudie – Is It Okay? – Live Inna Windows – Ready Room Records

The Slackers – Have The Time – Live – NYC Boat Cruise 2009 – Whatevski Records* – [The Slackers do Redlight, on a boat mother fucker!]

See Spot – Cancion De Amor – Who Got It? – Jump Up – [Live Video of See Spot]

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Prince Buster – Red Dress – High Blood Pressure / Red Dress – White Label

Los Hooligans – Lady In Red – Keep The Pressure On – Kingpin

The Gaylads – Lady With The Red Dress – Ska Va Voom – White Label

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The Dualers – Money – Melting Pot – Galley – [Great live performance of this very tune]

Westbound Train – Sorry Mama – Transitions – HellCat

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Rebelation – You Will Know – The Berlin Session – Do The Dog*

Samia Farah – Le Temps S’immobilise – Samia Farah – Sony

Dub Is A Weapon – Armed & Dangerous – Armed & Dangerous – Jump Up

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