New Tunes!  Courtroom Ska!  Cowboy Reggae!  Hooligan Anthems!  …and a Slackers Rock-Block!  This show’s got everything you need out of ska show.  Find out for yourself by visiting KDHX.org where it will be archived for two weeks.

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Thanks for looking into yet another episode of Ska’s The Limit!  Last night featured some new music debuted from Toh Kay & Dan P, Matt Wixson and brand new live tracks from The Slackers.  We also checked out some rare demos from OPIV and Mephiskapheles, and briefly yet fondly remembered the early days of Hellcat Records.

I hope you enjoyed the show, but if you missed it, you’ve got two weeks to catch the archived stream over at KDHX.org…

Matt Wixson “Ska’s The Limit Theme” from “STL Themes” on self
Toh Kay & Dan P “Downtown” from “You By Me: Vol. 1″ on Pentimento
Matt Wixson “Things Is Getting Rougher” from “Forthrights Version!” on self
Big D And The Kids Table “Little Bitch” from “How It Goes” on Springman

Operation Ivy “Unity” from “Unreleased Energy” on Bootleg
Common Rider “Conscious Burning” from “Last Wave Rockers” on Panic Button
Leftover Crack “Gay Rude Boys Unite” from “Mediocre Generica” on Hellcat
The Supervillains “Little Girl” from “Massive” on LAW
65 Mines Street “Stuck In the Middle With You” from “65 Mines Street” on Unsigned
Mephiskapheles “Doomsday” from “The Demo” on Unreleased

Scrapy “Rudie Can’t Fail” from “Unsteady Times” on Disk Union
The Skoidats “Moonstomp ’97″ from “The Times” on Moon Ska
The Adjusters “Armstrong” from “Before the Revolution” on Adjusters
The Specials “Stupid Marriage” from “The Specials” on Two Tone
Buccaneer “Bruk Out” from “Give ‘Em the Boot, Vol. 2″ on Hellcat
The Slackers “Rider (clean)” from “San Francisco 12/31/10″ on Whatevski.org

[Get 24 Live Slackers tracks, recorded on NYE '10 for 8 bucks!]
The Slackers “Want a Man” from “San Francisco 12/31/10″ on Whatevski.org

Rancid “Hooligans” from “Life Won’t Wait” on Epitaph
Dropkick Murphys “Barroom Heroes” from “Give ‘Em the Boot, Vol. 1″ on Hellcat
Sonic Boom Six “Rum Little Skallywag” from “City of Thieves” on Rebel Alliance
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones “Don’t Worry Desmond Dekker” from “Medium Rare” on Big Rig

Lord Kaya and the Kinky Coo Coo’s “Swing A Ling (Aka Do The Beng Beng)” from “Boss Sound Boosters” on Rudeness Records
ASPO “Nut House Shuffle” from “Romance Without Finance” on Patate
DJ Bliss “Part 1″ from “International Rude Boy Ska Mix” on self

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I was still a bit jet-lagged from flying into town earlier that morning, but I think I mustered some actual enthusiasm on the mic.  Things were kept fairly light and upbeat, with a fair amount of 60′s popcorn ska, modern acoustic ska and reggae, and some laid-back rocksteady.  See the links below for informative links to music and videos

As always, you can check out the archived stream of this episode over at KDHX.org

Matt Wixson – Ska’s The Limit Theme – [You must get to know Matt Wixson]

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Scrappy – That’s Right – The Smart Sensation – Grover – [Here more songs from this anti-facist, anti-racist group from Bavaria]

See Spot – Hush – The Robbery – Jump Up!* – [Check out Andrew Barker's glowing review of the newest release from See Spot]

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Annette Funicello – Jamaica Ska – At Bikini Beach – Disney Int’l

Tracy Dey – Ska-Doo-Dee-Yah – “Hangin’ On To My Baby” / “Ska-Doo-Dee-Yah” – Amy – [It ain't much to look at, but this video will get you movin']

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Dead 60′s – Riot Radio (Acoustic) – Train To Nowhere – Sony

http://www.dailymotion.com/videox86fn

Babyboom – Sister – Babyboom EP – Self

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Dave and Ansel Collins – Monkey Spanner – The Heavy Heavy Monster Sounds… – Beatville Records – [Watch as the record spins]

Max Romeo – Wet Dream – Trojan X-Rated Box – Trojan – [Read what The Gleaner had to say about the story behind the song]

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Alton Ellis and The Flames – Girl, I’ve Got A Date – Trojan Ska Box – Trojan

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1446093885635894229

The Valkyrians – Valkyrian Ska – High and Mighty – Phantom Sound & Vision

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The Playmates – While The Record Goes Around – The Very Best Of… – Master Classics Records – [Doo-Wop meets Popcorn Ska in this Playmates tune]

Roy & Millie Todd – We’ll Meet – Trojan Duets Box – Trojan

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Oceans 11 – Miss Understanding – The Good The Bad and The Ugly – Stiff Dog Records

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Let’s Go Bowling – More Than A Person – Runnin Naked Thru The Cornfeild: The Best of Ska Parade Vol 2 – A to Y

Lionsclub – Fireball XL5 – The Spirit of Ska – 20 years Jubilee Edition – Pork Pie

Jackie Mittoo – Real Gone Loser – 7″ – White

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Westbound Train – When I Die – Five To Two – HellCat

Chris Murray – Real Ska – Sesion de Radio en Tre Botones – Live Recording – [Chris Murray, Victor Rice, Vic Ruggiero and Firebug doing that Real Ska live from Brasil]

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The Slecter – Cherry Oh Baby – Trojan Songbook Vol 2 – Trojan

Pama International feat Billy Bragg – To Have and Have Not – Highrise – Rockers Revolt – [Listen to Billy Bragg]

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Sir Lord Comic – Lon Chaney – King Edwards What A Skandal – King Edwards

The Wailers – What’s New Pussycat – Ska-Va-Voom – White

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After Hours feat. Greg Lee – Mad Hearted Woman – The Trouble With Those Guys… – Jump Up!

Jump With Joey – Dig That Rock – Swingin’ Ska Goes South of The Boarder – Will Records

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Busty Brown and Clancy Eccles – Here Comes The Night – Fatty Fatty 1967-1970 – Trojan

The Aggrolites – Gotta Find Someone Better – The Aggrolites IV – HellCat

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Firebug – The Quest – On The Move – Jump Up!

Stubborn All-Strs feat. Vic Ruggiero – I’ll Never Go Back Home – Nex Music – Stubborn

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Taj Mahal – Johnny Too Bad – World Music – Sony

One Night Band – Trigger – Hit & Run – Stomp – [The fabulous video for One Night Band's Trigger]

Augustus Pablo – East of The River Nile – 500% Dynamite – Soul Jazz

Dave Hillyard and The Rocksteady Seven – Duppy Conqueror – United Front – Do Tell

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