Thanks for checking out another episode of Ska’s The Limit!  Last night was a blast!  I can’t believe how good the requests that have been coming in are.  For a while there, all the phone calls were requestion RBF and other such nonsense- but last night I got calls for The Aggrolites, The Slackers and The Specials.  Heavy sounds to say the least.

Brand new tracks from Mos Dub, Mustard Plug, Sharon Jones w/Roger Rivas, and Babyhead rounded off an otherwise mixed bag of Ska, Reggae and Rocksteady.  Check out the links below for videos, fun info, and even a few free downloads-

If you missed the show, you can always check out KDHX.org, where the episode will be available for the next two weeks.

 

Downbeat Alley – Django Kill – Downbeat Alley EP – Avex Trax

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Pama International – Greatest Show On Earth – Too Many Freaks – Rockers Revolt

Desmond Dekker – Fu Manchu – Rockin’ Steady – Rhino / Wea – [A D. Dekker tribute album is in the works, check out this behind-the-scenes look at this Aggrolites sponsored project]

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Deal’s Gone Bad – Messin’ Around – Live At The Bottom Lounge ’08 – Live Recording – [Here's a not-so-high quality video of this very tune]

The Aggrolites – Free Time – Reggae Hit LA – Hellcat+

Green Room Rockers – Confession – WFHB Fund Drive ’10 – WFHB

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Mr. T-Bone and The Young Lions – The President Of The Republic of Bananas – Heroes – Rude Boy Corner

Mark Foggo – Married A Monkey – Haircut – Raoul Records

The Specials – Skinhead Moonstomp – The Best of Ska Live – Mci+

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Dave Hillyard and The Rocksteady 7 – Soul Thing For Ray – Get Back Up! – Whatevski

Mustard Plug – Aye Aye Aye – Digi Single – Promo/Self – [Mustard Plug has a brand new hit and they're giving it away for free!]

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Mos Def vs The Slickers vs Max Tannone – Johnny Too Beef – Mos Dub – Self

Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings vs Roger Rivas – Keep On Looking (Reggae Rog Remix) – Digi Single – Self – [I was going to link directly to the free download of this track, but the Musical Occupation link has so many more...  links!]

Deal’s Gone Bad – The Cost – The Ramblers – Megalith

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Jackie Edwards – Sea Cruise – Ska At The Jamaican Playboy Club – Island

Clarence Curvan & His Mod Sounds – Calypsoul – Calypsoul 70 – Strut – [Marco Werman, of PRI's The World, has excellent taste in music, as evidenced by this review of Calysoul 70]

On Your Marx – Don’t Let Me Go Solo – EP – Self – [On Your Marx is the latest Chicago group that demands your attention]

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Lionsclub feat. Mark Foggo – Fireball XL5 – The Spirit of Ska – 20 Year Edition – Pork Pie

Ernest Ranglin – Exodus Ska – Ska at The Jamaican Playboy Club – Island – [Give Ranglin Glory]

The Slackers – Sarah 2004 – Split – Do Tell+

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Joe Jackson – One More Time – Look Sharp! – A&M

The Toasters – Haitian Frustration – Thrill Me Up – Moon Ska – [This and many other early-Toasters tracks feature the vocals of The Unity 2.  Follow this link to learn more about this little-know piece of NY Ska history.]

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The Selecter feat Prince Buster and Lester Sterling – Rough Rider – Ska Giants – Cleopatra

Bigger Thomas – Matinee Idol – Pure – Unreleased – [The Brand New Bigger Thomas record is their best work to date, in my humble opinion]

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Lord Mike and The Dirty Calypsonians – Sweet Lord Mike – Jump Up’s Carribean Sundown – Jump Up!

Johnny Cakes and The Four Horseman – Long Island Ice Tea – In The Butt EP – White

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Babyhead – Jungle Law – Digi Single – Self – [Find out why Duff Guide To Ska is calling Babyhead, "the future of Ska music."]

Rude Bones – Another Sun – Rude Bones and The Downstairs Sessions – White

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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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