It’s the MOST wonderful time of the year- leaves are turning, the Cards are world champs, and the dead walk among the living! It’s October, and more importantly, it’s Halloween! Time for my favorite episode of the year.

Ska’s message of unity and tolerance is embodied in this monstrous dance party, where Vampires and Zombies dance alongside Hooligans and Rude Boys. So climb out of your coffin and roll up the rug, it’s time to do the Graveyard Dance!

Stream this episode at your Halloween Party for 2 hours of lightly-interrupted skary ska nonsense- it’s available at KDHX.org for the next two weeks.

Artist / Song / Disk
The Butlers / Refugium in Black / Trash for Cash
The Toasters / Frankenska / Thrill Me Up
Viking’s Remedy / Frankenstein / Welcome
Lord Jellicoe / Zombie Jamoree / Trojan Selecta Vol 2
The Upsetters / The Vampire / Loch Ness Monster
Magic Lord and the Mighty Drakkars / Blood Eater / New Day Return From the Moon
The Caroloregians / Pit’s Monster / Organic Coal Beat From The Groovy Mines
Frank Zappa / Let’s Make The Water Turn Black / Strictly Commercial
Hurtin’ Buckaroos / Skalloween / Freedom Sounds – A tribute to the Skatalites
Bad Manners / Monster Mash / Ska ‘N’ B
Bim Skala Bim / Golden Arm / Bones
Babylon Party Machine / Confictions / Confictions
Desmond Dekker & The Aces / Dracula / Rudy Got Soul- The Early Beverley Sessions – 1963-1968
Viking’s Remedy / Blackula / Rain is Coming
Dad Mom God / Monster Rock / Poems Like The Gun
Steady Earnest / Vampires / Dr. Earnest’s Nerve Steadying Spirits
Bloody Night, Bloody Knife / The Independents / Misfits of Ska
Devil’s Brigade / Vampire Girl / Devil’s Brigade
King Fatty / Fe-Fo Fi Fum / Rocksteady Dynamite
Transilvanians / Horror Reggae / The Vault Of..
Desorden Publico / La Danza De Los Esqueletos / Canto Popular De La Vida Y Muerte
Lars Frederiksen And The Bastards / Army Of Zombies / Lars Frederiksen And The Bastards
The Slackers / The Mummy / The Question
Moon Hop / Tales from the Crypt / Rockets to New Highs
The Upsttemians / Dejavu / Turn It Up
Da Whole Thing / Graveyard Dance / Tooth
Jeffrey Lewis / If You Shoot The Head You Kill The Ghoul / It’s The Ones Who’ve Cracked That The Light Shines Through
Splitters / Monsters in my Mind / International Smugglers
Die Aeronauten / Horror Beach / Skampler 3
Hillbilly Hellcats / Dead Man’s Party / Rev It Up With Taz
The Ratazanas / Lee “Fried” Perry’s Specter / Ouh La La
Lion / Death / Fall of Man: Calypsos on the Human Condition 1935-1941
King Horror / Dracula Prince of Darkness / Loch Ness Monster
Mephiskapheles / Satan on the Beach / Maximum Perversion
The Nods / Dead Girl / Before There Were Slackers There Were The Nods
The Upsessions / Boogeyman / Beat You Reggae
Transilvanians / Arredemo / Transilvanians
The Mushmen / Beetlejuice / If You Ride with the Devil
Blue Rivers and the Maroons / Witchcraft Man / From Ska to Reggae
Music Doctor / Ghost Chicken / Trojan Mod Reggae Box Set Vol 2
Magic Lord and the Mighty Drakkars / The Mummy / New Day Return From the Moon

And if that’s not enough spooky ska for you, check out these great podcasts for a more 3rd-wave take on Halloween Ska-

-Ska Geek’s Skalloween Spectacular

-Ska Crazy’s Devil’s Night Skalloween Special

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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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Oh man- we went all over the Ska map, last night.  Brand new stuff from Mr. T-Bone and others; Classics from Roland Alphonso, Laurel Aitken and Owen Gray; as well as few sets of NYC Ska and Reggae.  I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

If you missed it, you can always catch the archived stream at KDHX.org.  But hurry, archives expire after two weeks.

Artist / Song / Disk / Label / New / Request
Mr. T-Bone and Friends / Do It Right feat. King Django and The Soul Captives / Instrumental Sessions Vol 1 / Unreleased /  /
Jump With Joey / Ska Train / Swingin’ Ska Goes South Of The’ Border / Will /  /
Roland Alphonso / A Shot In The Dark / Ska Down Jamaica Way (Vol. 6) / Top Deck/Warner /  /
Da Whole Thing / 7 / At Version City / Stubborn /  /
The Clash / Stay Free (clean) / Give ‘Em Enough Rope / Epic /  /

Pistoleers / Bank Robber / This Is Rockabilly Clash / Raucous UK /  /
Slackers, The / Daddy / The Great Rocksteady Swindle / Whatevski /  /
Dr. Ring-Ding / Ruff Like A Rock Vs. Mashed Beans / Nice Again / Kingstone Records /  /

Devil’s Brigade / Gentleman Of The Road (featuring Tim Armstrong) / Devil’s Brigade / Hellcat /  /
Maddie Ruthless & The Secret Affair / Inside Out / Hold The Phone / Community Records /  /
The Dualers / Hook Or By Crook / Rhymes & Rhythms / Galley Music /  /
Scrapy / The Smart Sensation / The Smart Sensation / Phantom Sound & Vision /  /
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra / Boggies Not Dead / Stompin’ On DOWN BEAT ALLEY / Cutting Edge /  /
Suburban Rhythm / Gameshow / Suburban Rhythm / Solid Records /  /
Skankin’ Pickle / I’m In Love With A Girl Name Spike / Live / Dill/Asian Man /  /
MU330 / Tune Me Out / Oh Yeah! Live / Asian Man /  /

The Toasters / Manipulator / Ska-Boom / Moon Ska /  /
The Scofflaws / Spider On My Bed / Ska in Hi-Fi / Moon Ska /  /
New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble / Properly / Properly / Grover /  /
Selika Drake / Baby / Stubborn Records Presents Version City / Stubborn /  /
Royal Roost / Spanish Grease / Royal Family Blues / Megalith Records /  /
Mephiskapheles / Doomsday / God Bless Satan / Moon Ska /  /

Skandalous All Stars / Parking Lot / Age of Insects / Shanachie /  /
Mr. T-Bone and Friends / How About the Moon (Slackers Riddim feat Kincaid Smith and Dave Hillyard) / Instrumental Sessions Vol 1 / Unreleased /  /
Pilfers / Chawalaleng / Chawalaleng / Umvd /  /
Bim Skala Bim / Not Natural / Universal / BIB /  /
Big D & The Kids Table / Noise Complaint / Strictly Rude / Side One Dummy Recordings /  /

Chris Murray / Shades of the Same Color / Yard Sale / Unstrictly Roots /  /
Laurel Aitken / (Hey) Bartender / Street Corner – Ska Classics And Original Rude Boy Sound / Metro Music /  / Request
The Mohawks / Mony Mony / Mony Mony 7” [PM 757A] / Pama /  /
Owen Gray / Guava Jelly / Trojan Tribute To Bob Marley / Trojan /  /
Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra / skattila / Feel The Riddim! / Megalith Records /  /

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