I was out of town for this last episode, but I was in full control, having pre-recorded the entire thing ahead of time.  Big ups to Brother Dan from The Smoking Lounge for pushing all the buttons when they needed pushing.

I put less thought towards the selection this week as well, but I’m very happy with the way it turned out.  Essentially, I went through my library and pulled out a bunch of my most played tracks, along with a few newer sides that I like.  I ended up with more instrumentals than usual and a few unplanned themes reveled themselves as the show progressed.

As always the episode is online for two weeks at STL’s Program Page at KDHX.org

Matt Wixson – The Ska’s The Limit Theme – [Matt's got another free album up for grabs]
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The Debonaires – Broken Heart – The Debonaires – Rivercidal Syndicate
The Slackers – You Don’t Know I – Better Late Than Never – Special Potato
The Stubborn All-Stars – Grand Masters – Nex Music – Stubborn Records
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The Skatalites feat. Ben Harper – Be My Guest – Goin’ Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino – Vanguard Records
Tommy McCook and The Supersonics – Ska Jam – Trojan Ska Box Vol 2 – Trojan
Rasta 4 Eyes – The Herb – Boss Sounds of the Boom & Bust – Do The Dog*
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Lord Kaya & The Kinky Coo Coos – Hooligans – Co Tonga Tonga – Liquidator Music – [Lot's of great videos from Liquidator]
Mephiskapheles – Alfredo Lopez – Might-Ay White-Ay – Koch Records – [Video for Meph's hit Break Your Ankle, Punk]
Crazy Baldhead feat Bucket – Victoria – Sounds of ’69 – Self-Released*
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No. 1 Station – She’s So Sweet – Boss Beat – Rockers Revolt
The Toasters – Radiation Skank – Skaboom! – Moon – [Classic Video for Radiation Skank]
The Pepper Pots – Young Girl – Now! – Black Pepper Recors*
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Hepcat – I Can’t Wait – Right On Time – HellCat – [Quality Live Video of I Can't Wait]
Desorden Publico – Hipnosis – Estrellas Del Caos – Full House
The Slackers – 86 The Mayo – Peculiar – HellCat
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8º6 Crew – Rude Boy Escape – Bad Bad Reggae – White
Ava Leigh – Mad About The Boy – Rollin’ – Virgin Records – [Offical Video for Mad About The Boy]
The Aggrolites – Let’s Pack Our Bags – Reggae Hit LA – HellCat
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Hepcat – Lovin Man – Scientific – BYO
Bitty McLean – I’m In Love – Made in Jamaica – Perkings
The Dead 60′s – Just Another Love Song – The Dead 60′s – SONY
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The Beatdown – One Night – Online Release – Self-Released – [Brand new Beatdown Video!]
Dion Knibb and The Agitators – Escape In The Night – Driving Me Mad! – BIB
Madness – Night Boat To Cairo – One Step Beyond – Rhino Encore – [Wonderful live performance from 1979]
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Mephiskapheles – Scram – Maximum Perversion – Moon
The Pietasters – Change My Ways – All Day – Indication Records
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Ska Cubano – Ay Caramba! – Ay Caramba! – Cumbancha
The Stingers ATX – She’s My Only 16 – This Good Thing – Grover
Don Drummond – Let George Do It – Trojan Ska Box – Trojan
Royal Roost – No Way Jose – Royal Family Blues – Megalith Records

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Arrrrgh!  What a frustrating show it was!  Computer glitches and a general lack of preparedness conspired to nearly derail the entire show.  Ironically, a big part of the show was dedicated to boastful DJ chatting.  While the show went smooth enough during the Open Season segment, where I played every track I could find in the Open Season DJ battle-  I proved to not be a “boss dj” as the show descended into chaos.   No matter, I learned a few lessons on not trusting my technology, and having backup music close-by.  Good thing I’ve never recorded a track- claiming to be the best.

Below, you’ll find last nite’s playlist with the usual links to explore… pay close attention to the links within the Open Season segment for a little bit of history on the matter.  You can also click here to hear the online stream of the episode, if you’re into the whole morose delectation thing.

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

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Green Room Rockers – Reggae Revival – Reggae Revival Single – Dashiki Clout Records*

Westbound Train – Check Your Time – Live at KDHX – KDHX*

The Pinstripes – The Boot – Demo – NA – [The Pinstripes are coming to St. Louis!]

The VOID UNION – Plain Jane – The VOID UNION – Megalith* – [...so are The Void Union]

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Stubborn All-Stars – Open Season – Open Season – Stubborn – [Here's Ink 19's take on the Open Season feud]

Hepcat – Open Season… is closed – Right On Time – HellCat

Skinnerbox – Hepcat Season – Demonstration – Tripple Crown – [Read King Django's explanation of the Hepcat feud]

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Dr. Ring-Ding – My Sound – Ram Di Dance – Moon

Crazy Baldhead feat Happy – Fishing Season – Crazy Baldhead has a Posse – Stubborn

Dr. Ring-Ding – No Reason For Season – Trombone Sound – Grover – [Dr. Ring-Ding gives his reason for joining the battle]

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King Django – Next Season – Reason – HellCat

Unknown – Unknown – Unknown – Unknown

Matt Wixson – Season Finale – Season Finale Single – Self Released* – [Wixson's MySpace]

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The Amnesiacs – Top Yourself – Forget To Remember – *

Sonic Boom Six – Monkey See Monkey Do – Sounds To Consume EP -

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The Selcter – Return of The Selecter – Web Promo – NA – [Download this track from The Selecter]

Lord Sluggo AKA Vic Ruggiero – Cocain – Version City – Stubborn

Looner – Dutchie – Promo – Two Sheps That Pass… [Learn more about Looner]

The Pinstripes – Everybody – The Decay – Grover*

The VOID UNION – Future 86 – The VOID UNION – Megalith*

Hortense Ellis – Secretly – Studion One Women – Studio One/Soul Jazz

Roy Ellis w/Eastern Standard Time – Banana – Live from Chicago’s Bottom Lounge 10-04-08 – NA

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I started last night’s show with the debut of the new Ska’s The Limit Theme Song, by Matt Wixson.  Wixson also makes music under the name Babylon Party Machine, and I offer up two of his mash-ups right off the bat.  Then, after a quick overview of Symarip we got into some Cops and Robbers themed ska and reggae.  Then I finished you off, with a whole lotta aggressive dub.  And, once again, I completely forgot to mention this site on the air.  What is wrong with me?

If the playlist looks good to you, head on over to STL’s page on KDHX.org and stream it to your brain.

Matt Wixson – Ska’s The Limit Theme – NA – NA*  – Matt Wixson Link

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Babylon Party Machine – Body Upsettin’ – Riddim and Flow – Self Released* – BPM Page

Babylon Party Machine – The Secret Message – Riddim and Flow – Self Released* – Wixson Vid

Symarip – Try Me Best – Skinhead Moonstomp – Trojan – Wiki Link

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Mr. Symarip – The Skinheads Them Crash The Moon – Skinheads Dem A Come – Liquidator

Prince Buster – Sit and Wonder – 200% Dynamite – Soul Jazz

The Piramids – Shotgun – Deep Ska – Proper/Treasure Isle

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Bim Skala Bim – Chief Inspector – Mashin’ Up The Nation – SQUARE

Dennis Brown – Johnny Too Bad – Studio One Rude Boy – Soul Jazz

Laurel Aitken and The Skatalites – Rude Boy Dreams – Clash Of The Ska Titans – Moon Ska

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Dirty Revolution – Police – It’s Gonna Get Dirty – Do The Dog – Dirty Revolution Vid

Sublime – STP – Robbin’ The Hood – Skunk

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The Clash – Police On My Back – Sandinista! – Epic

Joe Strummer – Police and Theives – Live 10/17/01 – NA – Strummer Vid

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Jackie Opel – You’re Too Bad – Studio One Rude Boy – Soul Jazz

Andy Capp – The Law – Trojan Skinhead Reggae Box – Trojan

Smiley Culture – Police Officer – Mash Up The Place – Rhino – Smiley Culture Vid

Mephiskapheles – Rank & File – God Bless Satan – Moon Ska

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The Impalers – Judge and Jury – Blood, Rum and Reggae – Axe Records – Official Site

The Specials – Stupid Marriage – The Specials – Two Tone/Chrysalis

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The Pinstripes – The Boot – Demo – NA

The Void Union – Atlas – The Void Union – Megalith

The Pinstripes – Evening Dub – The Decay – Self Released

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Bombtown feat. Dr. Ring-Ding – Lyrics By The Ton – Interrobang! – Stubborn – Bombtown Vid

Dub Trio – Fur Boots On The Party Moose (live) – Exploring the Dangers Of – ROIR – Dub Trio Vid

Beastie Boys – Dub The Mic – Anthology – Capitol

King Django – Precipice – Reason – HellCat

The Drastics feat Dr. Ring-Ding – Satet Version – Chicago Massive – Jump Up – Jump Up’s Site
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