Thanks for stopping by for another Ska’s The Limit episode overview.  Last night’s episode was eclectic to your face!  So eclectic, it might have been to the detriment of the episode itself.  Sometimes a nice strong theme is what’s needed to carry the episode across a two hour span.  I don’t know, maybe you’ll still enjoy it, but I felt like I was all over the place.

Give it a listen over at the newly revamped, KDHX.org

Bob Andy “Games People Play” from Trojan Jamaican Hits on Trojan

Skull-a-Ball “Willie’s Work Song” from Demo on white – [Get you a copy of these rare demos from this Mephiskapheles offspring project]

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No. 1 Station “Air Strip One” from Boss Beat on Rockers Revolt

Skinnerbox “Nex Finga” from Moonshot! on Moon Ska

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The Ratazanas “Grandma DJ” from Ouh La La on Grover

Steve Kitchen “Station ID” from NA on NA – [Great Ska/Punk/Skate/Rock/Hip/Mod/Graffiti Graphic Design]

The Upsessions “Ready For The Beat” from Beat You Reggae on Grover

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The Specials “Why?” from The Singles on Shanachie

Operation Ivy “Unity” from Energy on Lookout!

Dirty Revolution “I Love Reggae” from Before The Fire on Dirty World Records

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Taj Mahal “Johnny Too Bad” from World Music on Sony

The Dead 60′s “Red Light” from The Dead 60′s on Sony

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Skavoovie & The Epitones “Nut Monkey” from Fat Footin’ on Moon Ska

Less Than Jake “Johnny Quest (Thinks We’re Sellouts)” from Losing Streak on Hollywood

The Bullets “Realies” from Sweet Misery on Jump Up

Hepcat “Daydreamin’” from Push and Shove on Hellcat

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Scrapy “Jenny Soho” from The Smart Sensation on Grover

Madness “Bed And Breakfast Man” from Madstock! on Live Recording

On Your Marx “Knock’er Loose” from EP on self

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The Aggrolites “Love Isn’t Love” from The Aggrolites on Hellcat

Ngobo Ngobo “Spaceflight 505” from Rude Fruit on Grover

Vic Ruggiero “Station ID” from NA on NA

The Nods “You Don’t Know I…” from Before There Were Slackers There Were The Nods on Special Potato

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The Offs “Johnny Too Bad” from The Offs 7″ on white

Subb “Reggae Radio” from To This Beat on Stomp – [Learn about Subb, maybe you like them]

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My Superhero “Long Gone” from Solid State 14 on Risk

Mephiskapheles “Dans Me Not” from Demo on self

MU 330 “Got Caught” from Chumps On Parade on Asian Man

Murder City Players “Police Woman” from Live at KDHX on KDHX

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Goldfinger “This Lonely Place” from Hang-Ups on Mojo

The Scam “What Goes Around” from The Scam on self – [The told me that track 3 was "ska as fuck."  I'm inclined to agree.]

The Toasters “Recrimination” from Ska-Boom! on Moon Ska

Maddie Ruthless “Station ID” from NA on NA

Maddie Ruthless and The Secret Affair “Heat Fever” from Promo Single on Community Records

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My recent one-off podcast for Music Is Our Occupation just dropped days ago, and it’s got me in a live ska kind of mood.  So here’s the playlist from last night, chock fulla ska and reggae, and every track recorded live.  If you missed it, you can still listen online for the next two weeks.

The idea was to recreate the tracklist of The Slackers seminal record, Redlight, using only tracks from my extensive live bootleg collection.  The result is called, Redlight Redid.  Please enjoy it.

 

Below, I’ve included links where you can get your hands on many of the live sets that these tracks were selected from- be it from live albums, or fan-recorded tapes.

Matt Wixson – Ska’sThe Lmit Theme -  -

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The Slackers – You Must Be Good – Live in Toledo 2001 – Live Recording
[ From my new podcast for MusicalOccupation.com: JJ Loy presents Redlight Redid ]

The Slackers – Married Girl – Live in Montreuil 2004 – Live Recording

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The King Django Quartet – Does He Love You – From an as of yet untitled, unreleased live album – which is sure to be on Stubborn Records

Deal’s Gone Bad – Movin On – Live at the Bottom Lounge 2008 – Live Recording

AKA Rudie – Oliver’s Army – Live Inna Windows – Ready Room MultiMedia – [Get to know AKA Rudie inna live fashion via Stubborn Record Shop]

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Tim Armstron w/The Aggrolites feat. Lars Frederiksen – Time Bomb (Rancid) – Live at KROQ Weenie Roast 2007 – Live Recording – [This is one of the roughest sounding tracks of the episode, but if you love Rancid and/or The Aggrolites, this free download is a must]

Royal Roost – Unlabled – Live – Live Recording

The Void Union – Fatty Fatty Boom Boom (Westbound Train) – Live at KDHX – KDHX – [Remember?  eh?]

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Dance Hall Crashers – Dance Hall Crashers – The Live Record – Fat Wreck Chords – [DHC at the top of their game, worth every penny]

Arthur Kay & The Originals – George Marshall – Live In Berlin – Step-1

The Drastics – Profit Song (Queen Majesty Riddim) – Live in STL 2008 – Live Recording

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Bim Skala Bim – Wise Up – Live At The Paradise – BIB

Madness – Harder The Come – Madstock! – Live Recording – [Madness has the most devoted fans of any ska band I know of.  If you've never attended Madstock, here's your chance to hear what you're missing.]

Jonathan Archer and Justin Hinds – Medley – Let’s Rock Live – Trojan

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Hepcat – Nigel (live) – No Worries Single – Hellcat

The Pietasters – Night Owl – Strpped Live – Moon

Bad Manner – My Girl Lollipop – Greatest Hits Live – Dojo

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Dave Hillyard and The Rocksteady Seven – Baby – Way Out East – Brixton – [The DHR7 are one of those bands that will most likely never play a town like St. Louis, luckily they've recorded Way Out East to give us a listen]

Rude Boy System – Our Mission – Live Injection – Melodie

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MU 330 – The Punisher/Downtown – Live – Live Recording

The Selecter – On My Radio – Live Injection – Blue Moon

The Toasters – Talk Is Cheap – Live In London – Megalith – [I can't find any of the many live downloads that Megalith used to offer, but fear not The Toasters Live In London is amazing enough]

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The Dead 60′s – You’re Not The Law – The Black Sessions – France Inter – [Get yourself a copy of this entire live set by the late Dead 60's]

Westbound Train – Check Your Time – Live at KDHX – KDHX – [What?  You didn't hear Westbound Train live from KDHX?  Try harder.]

The Scofflaws – Spider On My Bed – Live – Vol 1 – Moon Ska

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Skankin Pickle – Fights – Live – Asian Man

Green Room Rockers – Broke – Live at the Bottom Lounge 2008 – Live Recording

Playlist for Ska’s the Limit on December 06, 2009
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Alright kids, here’s the new episode of Ska’s The Limit.  Last night’s was a veritable grab bag of Jamaican styles covering 2 Tone, Early Reggae, Mento, Roots Reggae and Ska-Jazz- with a special showcase of classic and modern Skinhead Reggae from groups like The Hot Rod All-Stars, The Upsttemians and The Aggrolites.  I even threw in some Hip-Hop infused Reggae with Michael Franti and Wyclef Jean.

If you missed it, I hope you’ll click over to KDHX.org to listen online.

The Specials – Blank Expression/Man From C&A/Rudy, a Message To You – Glastonbury 2009 – NA

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The Beat – Rankin Full Stop – The 2 Tone Collection – Capitol

Madness – My Girl – One Step Beyond… – Rhino – [Here's the original video for My Girl]

The Clash – Wrong ‘em Boyo – London Calling – Sony

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Jacob Miller – Tenament Yard – Rockers OST – Island – [Watch the classic Stepping Razor scene from the JA film, Rockers]

Phyllis Dillon – Perfidia – Trojan Reggae Sisters Box – Trojan

Ken Boothe – Artibella – Best of.. – Sanctuary Records – [Witness Ken Boothe's amazing voice (and wardrobe) in 1993]

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Jolly Boys – Requimbine Song – Sunshine N’ Water – Rykodisc

Cool Wise Men – Miss Walker – Faith – Daiki Sound

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Michael Franti and Spearhead – Say Hey (I love you) – All Rebel Rockers – Anti* – [Check out the new video for Franti's single, Say Hey]

Flash Bazbo in a Restaurant – National Lampoon – Best of The National Lampoon Radio Show – Rhino / Wea

Wyclef Jean – Jaspora – The Carnival – Sony

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Jump With Joey – Pigeon Club – Generations United – Rykodisc

Dr. Ring-Ding – Ram Di Dance (Ska Version) – Back and Forth – Jump Up – [Get a taste of the Reggae version of this very tune]

The Rhythm Doctors – Wha’ Happen – Reggae Injection – TKO – [Learn how The Rhythm Doctors gave rise to The Aggrolites]

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The Aggrolites – Keep Movign On – The Aggrolites IV – HellCat*

The Upsttemians – One Two Three – Turn It Up – Upbeat* – [You gotta get to know The Upsttemians, Dirty Reggae from Madrid]

The Upsessions – Pharoh’s Last Wish, Cleopatra For A Dish – The New Heavyweight Champion – Moon Ska World

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The Hot Rod All-Stars – Skinhead Moondust – Single – White – [Check out this zip-cast with a heavy lean towards the Hot Rod All-Stars]

Cool Sticky – Casa Boo Boo – Trojan Skinhead Reggae Box Set – Trojan

John Holt – Ali Baba – Moonwalk – Treasure Isle Skinhead Reggae Anthems – Heartbeat – [Here's John Holt doing Ali Baba live]

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The Moon Invaders – Blow Blow Blow – Movin’ and Groovin’ – Phantom Sound and Vision

New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble – More Whiskey – Skankaholics Unanimous – Moon

After Hours – Almost Like Being In Love – The Trouble With Those Guys Is… – Jump Up

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Hepcat – The Region – Push n Shove – HellCat – [Hepcat is back, here's proof]

The Slackers – Mommy – Slack In Japan – Disk Union – [The Slackers doing a few live tunes, including Mommy]

Boitovision – Big Bamboo – The Best of The Ska Parade vol 2 – AtoY – [Check out Original Calypsonian, Mighty Sparrow do the Big Bamboo inna Soca style]

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