Playlist for Ska’s the Limit on January 30, 2010

Here’s what happened on last night’s Ska’s The Limit…  The first hour was filled with high energy, contemporary ska and ska-punk from the likes of Common Rider, Vic Ruggiero, Big D and The Operators 780.  By contrast, hour two focused more on Rocksteady and neo-trad Ska, with a tiny tribute to Lyn Taitt followed by smooth sounds from Hepcat, Dr. Ring-Ding, Jackie Opel and many more.  I received a ton of positive phone calls, cheering me on- thanks everybody!

 

If you missed the show, you’ve got two weeks to stream the archive from KDHX.org

 

Hopeton Lewis feat Lynn Taitt – Take It Easy – 300% Dynamite – Soul Jazz – [If you're not familiar with Lyn Taitt (or even if you are) you might learn a lot about the man from his recent obit]

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Square Roots – Ground Zero – Pick It Up! – Beach Records – [Square Roots' MySpace page has a comprehensive history of the band with lots of old videos]

Common Rider – Classics of Love – Last Wave Rockers – Panic Button – [Ink 19 has a great interview with Jesse Michaels of Common Rider and Operation Ivy]

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Big D & The Kids Table – Wailing Pool – The Gypsy Hill LP – Fork In Hand – [Here's a vid of someone playing a video game to this very tune- weird]

Skandalous All-Stars – American Psychopath – Age Of Insects – Shanachie

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Skankin’ Pickle – My Hair – Green Album – Dill Records/Asian Man

The Clash – Long Time Jerk – Super Black Market Clash – Epic – [Here go one of dem dere ho'made youtubes of Long Time Jerk]

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Bedouin Soundclash – Immigrant Workforce – Sounding a Mosaic – Side One Dummy

Kid British – Part Time Job Shirt & Tie – It Was This Or Football – Mercury Records

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Vampire Weekend – M79 – Vampire Weekend – XL – [Here's the Vampire kids doing M79 inna live fashion]

The Valkyrians – Reggae Allnighter – The Beat of Our Street – Stupido*

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Secret Cajun Band – Big House – Big House – Razor Boy Records+ – [SCB is still kickin' at least on MySpace, that is]

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The Pinstripes – Come On In – Midwest Soundclash – Dashiki Clout Records – [You can hear a lot of great GRR and Pinstripes songs at this dumb ska site]

The Operators 780 – Indecision – The Operators – Longshot Music – [PunkNews has got the 411 on the 780]

The Expos – Blackwater – Blackwater – Stomp

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Johnny Nash – Hold Me Tight – Greatest Hits – Black Tiger

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Baba Brooks Band – Twilight Zone – Knockout Ska – Heartbeat

Desmond Dekker and The Aces – Intensified ’68 – Best Of – Trojan

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Hepcat – Rudies All Around – Right On Time – Hellcat

Jimmy Cliff – Harder They Come – Harder They Come OST – Island

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Toots and The Maytals – John James – Intensified! Original Ska 1962-66 – Mango

Dr. Ring-Ding and The Senior All-Stars – Save a Bread/Save a Toast – Dandymite – Moon Ska

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Jackie Opel – You’re Too Bad – Single – White

The Upsessions – Cool Ska Time – The New Heavyweight Champion – Moon Ska UK

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The Debonaires – Interrupted – Longshout! – Jump Up!

No 1 Station – You Wanna Get Busy With Me – Boss Beat – Rockers Revolt

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Ska Cubano – Big Bamboo – Ay Caramba! – Cumbancha

Desorden Publico – Monkey Ska – Estrellas De Caos – RADIO PIRATA

The Ratazanas – King Kong – Ouh La La – Grover

Kinky Coo Coo’s – Hooligans – Co Tonga Tonga – Liquidator

 

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Playlist for Ska’s the Limit on January 16, 2010

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

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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*

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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*

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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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