So much new music dropped last night!  Brand new tunes from The Forthrights, Lord Mouse, Mr. T-Bone and 65 Mines Street- as well as classics from Jackie Mittoo, The Hippy Boys, Lloyd Charmers and Glen Adams.  Speaking of classics, I also presented what little Classical Reggae I could find, both (originally) by Tchaikovsky- Swan Lake and Piano Concerto No. 9 both done in an Early Reggae style.

I hope you get a chance to give the show a listen- you’ve got two weeks before the archived stream dissolves into thin air.  Click on over to KDHX.org to stream this episode.

The Jolly Boys “Blue Monday” from “Great expectation” on Wall Of Sound
Lord Mouse & The Kalypso Kats “Rat Race Calypso” from “Lord Mouse & The Kalypso Kats 10″” on Jump Up
Lord Melody “Booboo Man” from “Calypso Awakening” on Smithsonian Folkways
The Forthrights “Carla” from “Ska Is Dead III” on Asbestos
Mr. T-Bone “Rude Boy” from “Club Moonstomp” on Jump Up!
Kingston Rudieska “Ska Bless You” from “Ska Bless You” on Rudie System

Jim Murple Memorial “Ding Dingo” from “À la recherche du son perdu” on Murple & Co.
Vic Ruggiero “Policeman Medley feat. Tim Armstrong, Maddie Ruthless, The Forthrights and Sic & Mad” from “Medley” on Unreleased
The Forthrights “Stay out Late” from “Camp Birdman” on Panic State Records
Transilvanians “Horror Reggae” from “The Vault Of..” on Liquidator
Jackie Mittoo “Earthquake” from “Champion in the Arena” on Blood & Fire Records
65 Mines Street “Nite Shot” from “65 Mines Street” on Unsigned

The Operators 780 “Indecision” from “The Operators” on Longshot
Dave Barker & Lloyd Charmers “Doctor Jekyll” from “Trojan Mod Reggae Box Set Vol 2″ on Trojan
The Expos “Borders” from “Blackwater” on Stomp
The Hippy Boys “Capo (Drum Song)” from “Trojan Instrumentals Box Set” on Trojan
King Hammond “The Loop” from “The King And I” on N.1. Records
The Aggrolites “Free Time” from “Reggae Hit L.A.” on Hellcat
Green Room Rockers “Basement Song” from “Green Room Rockers” on Jump Up!

Vampire Weekend “Holiday (iTunes Session)” from “iTunes Session” on iTunes
The Smiths “Girlfriend In A Coma [Demo]” from “Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals” on Bootleg

[Respect to Marco on the Bass for telling the world about this Ska Rarity]
Lord Mouse & The Kalypso Kats “Chicken Calypso” from “Lord Mouse & The Kalypso Kats 10″” on Jump Up
Roland Alphonso “The Cat” from “King Size Ska” on Trojan
Winston Groovy “Funky Chicken” from “Trojan Skinhead Reggae Box Set” on Trojan
Vic Ruggiero “Animals” from “Alive At The Ladybug House” on Thought Squad
Smiley Culture “Cockney Translation” from “The Fashion Records Story” on Polydor
The Cats “Swan Lake” from “Swan Lake Single” on BAF
Ken Boothe “Everything I Own” from “Live In Paris” on A La Folie
The Neasden Connection “Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 9″ from “Trojan British Box Set” on Trojan

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Happy New Year!

2010 was a great year for Ska and Reggae, and it was tough to choose my Top Albums of 2010.  Last night’s episode was audio companion to this list, a variable round-up of my favorite tunes from my favorite records of last year, presented as deconstructed rock blocks.  Each artist is represented 2 or 3 times throughout the episode, giving you a chance to really get a feel for each of my Top 10s.

If you missed it, you can check out this episode for the next two weeks, while KDHX holds it in their archives.  Let me know what you think about this format, this music, or even the show in general.  I’m well open to feedback and I don’t get enough of it.

Ska Cubano “Cumbia Del Monte” from “Mambo Ska” on Casino Sounds
Maddie Ruthless and The Secret Affair “Abracadabra” from “Hold The Phone” on Community Records
The Caroloregians “Alton Knows” from “Funkify Your Reggay” on Grover
Bobby Pins & The Saloon Soldiers “The Revenge” from “Dancing On The Moon” on Rain
Green Room Rockers “Broke” from “Green Room Rockers” on Jump Up!

The Slackers “The Same Everyday” from “The Great Rocksteady Swindle” on Hellcat
The Gramophone Allstars “In A Sentimental Mood” from “Simbiosi” on Liquidator
The Bullets “On That Side” from “Sweet Misery” on Jump Up
Open Season “Louder!” from “Louder!” on Leech
The Caroloregians “Super Sonic” from “Hot Blood In Cold Weather” on Jump Up
The Beatdown “Justice” from “The Beatdown” on Stomp
Maddie Ruthless and The Secret Affair “Funeral Dirge” from “Hold The Phone” on Community Records

The Moon Invaders “I Believe” from “Hot Blood In Cold Weather” on Jump Up
Bobby Pins & The Saloon Soldiers “My Best Boy” from “Dancing On The Moon” on Rain
The Gramophone Allstars “Song For My Father” from “Simbiosi” on Liquidator
Ska Cubano “Pachito E’Che” from “Mambo Ska” on Casino Sounds
Green Room Rockers “Alone” from “Green Room Rockers (promo)” on Jump Up
Open Season “Hey Darling” from “Louder!” on Leech

The Bullets “Realies” from “Sweet Misery” on Jump Up
The Beatdown “Get Ready” from “The Beatdown” on Stomp
The Slackers “How It Feels” from “The Great Rocksteady Swindle” on Hellcat
Bobby Pins & The Saloon Soldiers “Duel By Dawn” from “Dancing On The Moon” on Rain
The Gramophone Allstars “Love You Like a Woman” from “Simbiosi” on Liquidator
The Bullets “Hotter Reggae” from “Sweet Misery” on Jump Up
Open Season “Hello” from “Louder!” on Leech
The Beatdown “Beatdown” from “The Beatdown” on Stomp

The Caroloregians “Super Jet Set” from “Hot Blood In Cold Weather” on Jump Up
The Moon Invaders “All I Have To Do Is Dream” from “Hot Blood In Cold Weather” on Jump Up
The Slackers “Long Way Off” from “The Great Rocksteady Swindle” on Hellcat
Maddie Ruthless and The Secret Affair “Inside Out” from “Hold The Phone” on Community Records
Ska Cubano “Lupita” from “Mambo Ska” on Casino Sounds

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Last night’s Ska’s The Limit was our first night of the current KDHX Fall Pledge Drive. Sure we were hitting you up pretty hard to put your money where your ears are, and to pledge your financial support to one of this nation’s last truly independent radio stations- but that didn’t keep us from spinning heavy ska and reggae hits.

KDHX is Community Supported Radio- that means that over 60% of our budget comes from the support of our listeners. With over 6 Reggae shows, plus Ska’s The Limit, KDHX is one of the most JA friendly stations in the States.

Give the episode a listen, and maybe, just maybe you’ll be convinced to take partial ownership of this St. Louis institution, and help to keep Ska’s The Limit on the air for another 18 years! Catch the archived stream over at KDHX.org.

Gregory “Rocksteady” Kraj “River City Ska Step” from “This Is Rocksteady” on A1 Records
Green Room Rockers “Alone (master)” from “Green Room Rockers (promo)” on Unreleased
The Valuables (Vancouver) “Downpour” from “The Valuables EP” on self

Dance Hall Crashers “Day Job” from “Lockjaw” on Fontana MCA
Slackers, The “Axes” from “Close My Eyes” on Hellcat
David Hillyard & The Rocksteady Seven “The Fool” from “Give ‘Em the Boot, Vol. 2″ on Hellcat
Westbound Train “Check Your Time” from “Live at KDHX vol 8″ on KDHX

Westbound Train Appears On This All KDHX Comp!

The Clash “Wrong ‘em Boyo” from “London Calling” on Epic
The Specials “You’re Wondering Now” from “BBC Peel Sessions” on BBC
The Swinging Cats “Away” from “The 2 Tone Collection – A Checkered Past” on CAPITOL

The Toasters “Run Rudy Run Redux” from “One More Bullet” on Megalith
Nora Dean “Mojo Girl” from “Collector’s Edition – Rare Reggae From The Vaults Of Studio One” on Studio One/Heartbeat
Alton Ellis “Remember That Sunday” from “Moonwalk – Treasure Isle Skinhead Reggae Anthems” on Treasure Isle/Sequel
B.B. Seaton & The Gaylads “Chipmunk Ska” from “Seal of Aprroval Vol 1+2″ on Soul Beat Records
Desmond Dekker “King of Ska” from “The Best of Desmond Dekker” on Rhino
The Skatalites “Just Cool (Cornerstone)” from “African Roots” on Moon Ska
Ocean 11 “Be Thankful” from “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” on Stiff Dog Records
The Bullets “Realies” from “Sweet Misery” on Jump Up
Dennis Walks “Belly Lick (Penny Reel)” from “Trojan Reggae Brothers Box” on Trojan
Hepcat “Nigel (Live)” from “No Worries (single)” on Hellcat

The Aggrolites “Feelin’ Alright” from “The Aggrolites IV” on Hellcat
Toots & The Maytals “54-46 That’s My Number” from “Sweet And Dandy” on Beverley’s
Clive & Naomi “Open The Door” from “Trojan Ska Box” on Trojan
Secret Cajun Band “Big House” from “Big House” on Ring Around 2-Beer Request
The Gadjits “B.C.” from “Wish We Never Met” on Hellcat
Prague Ska Conspiracy “Brainless” from “Lies For Everyone” on Grover
Sublime “Doin’ Time (Uptown Dub)” from “Second-Hand Smoke” on MCA

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