Ska’s the Limit is always trying to bring you music from all facets of the Ska Spectrum, and doing so means that sometimes I have to step aside and let another DJ takeover. In the past, we’ve had guest DJ sets from DJ Bliss, Anthony from The Drastics and 100 dBs, just to name a few.

Last night was one of those times. Towards the end of this episode featuring the usual Vic, Ring-Ding, Django fare, I turned things over to the Ska Geek Podcast. Ska Geek spins all the newest ska-punk, ska-core and post-3rd wave cuts, and he brought these heavy sounds to my own show.

Check out the whole episode, streaming from KDHX.org, for the next two weeks-

And be sure to check out the Ska Geek Podcast which is up to its twelfth episode!

Artist / Song / Disk
Mr. T-Bone / STL Theme – Mr. T-Bone Intro / STL Themes
Roland Alphonso & Mute Beat / Man In The Street / R. Alphonso Meets Mute Beat
Mr. T-bone and The Young lions / The President Of The Republic Of Bananas / Heroes
Eastern Standard Time / It’s Alright / Jump Up’s Caribbean Sundown
The Slackers / Dave’s Friend / Snowbound in Killington
Expos / Old Friends / Old Friends
Stubborn All-Stars / Friend / Open Season
Dr. Ring-Ding / Run Run / Ram Di Dance
Eastern Standard Time / Call Me Crazy / Club Moonstomp
Streetlight Manifesto / They Provide the Paint for the Picture-Perfect Masterpiece That You Will Paint on the Insides of Your Eyelids / 99 Songs of Revolution: Volume I
Big D And The Kids Table / Not Effing Around / Fluent In Stroll
The Unlimiters / The Reaper / The Unlimiters
Chris Murray Combo / The Real Ska / Why So Rude
Lee Perry / Solid as a Rock / Chicken Scratch
The Clarendonians / Rules of Life / The Trojan Story
Deal’s Gone Bad / Ruff And Schnooty (feat. Dr.Ring Ding) / The Mixes
Mr. T-Bone / Rude Boy / Club Moonstomp
Carlos Dingo / I Know That Road / Ska Is Dangerous
The Snails / No More / From Kingston To Memphis
The Forthrights / Carla / Live at The Beat Kitchen, Chicago
Da Whole Thing / F-Train / Tooth
Harold Richardson / Country Gal / Mento Madness
The Bullets / Top Cat / Belly Up LIVE
James Volpe / Intro / Ska Geek
Gunday Monday / Bruceman Theme Song / The Awakening Of A Superhero
UNRB / FUBAR / EP
Kujo Kings / Senile Delinquents / Regal Riot
Secondhand Ska Kings / Carrie / The Official MN Ska Mix Tape Volume One
Shortstop From Tokyo / Better Off / A Decade Too Late
Shotgun Diplomacy / Doppleganger (Mediocrity Gets You Peers) (The G-Minor song) / Try Our Product!
Rising Strike / Nowhere Left To Run / Not For Public Consumption
James Volpe / Outro / Ska Geek

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So much new music dropped last night!  Brand new tunes from The Forthrights, Lord Mouse, Mr. T-Bone and 65 Mines Street- as well as classics from Jackie Mittoo, The Hippy Boys, Lloyd Charmers and Glen Adams.  Speaking of classics, I also presented what little Classical Reggae I could find, both (originally) by Tchaikovsky- Swan Lake and Piano Concerto No. 9 both done in an Early Reggae style.

I hope you get a chance to give the show a listen- you’ve got two weeks before the archived stream dissolves into thin air.  Click on over to KDHX.org to stream this episode.

The Jolly Boys “Blue Monday” from “Great expectation” on Wall Of Sound
Lord Mouse & The Kalypso Kats “Rat Race Calypso” from “Lord Mouse & The Kalypso Kats 10″” on Jump Up
Lord Melody “Booboo Man” from “Calypso Awakening” on Smithsonian Folkways
The Forthrights “Carla” from “Ska Is Dead III” on Asbestos
Mr. T-Bone “Rude Boy” from “Club Moonstomp” on Jump Up!
Kingston Rudieska “Ska Bless You” from “Ska Bless You” on Rudie System

Jim Murple Memorial “Ding Dingo” from “À la recherche du son perdu” on Murple & Co.
Vic Ruggiero “Policeman Medley feat. Tim Armstrong, Maddie Ruthless, The Forthrights and Sic & Mad” from “Medley” on Unreleased
The Forthrights “Stay out Late” from “Camp Birdman” on Panic State Records
Transilvanians “Horror Reggae” from “The Vault Of..” on Liquidator
Jackie Mittoo “Earthquake” from “Champion in the Arena” on Blood & Fire Records
65 Mines Street “Nite Shot” from “65 Mines Street” on Unsigned

The Operators 780 “Indecision” from “The Operators” on Longshot
Dave Barker & Lloyd Charmers “Doctor Jekyll” from “Trojan Mod Reggae Box Set Vol 2″ on Trojan
The Expos “Borders” from “Blackwater” on Stomp
The Hippy Boys “Capo (Drum Song)” from “Trojan Instrumentals Box Set” on Trojan
King Hammond “The Loop” from “The King And I” on N.1. Records
The Aggrolites “Free Time” from “Reggae Hit L.A.” on Hellcat
Green Room Rockers “Basement Song” from “Green Room Rockers” on Jump Up!

Vampire Weekend “Holiday (iTunes Session)” from “iTunes Session” on iTunes
The Smiths “Girlfriend In A Coma [Demo]” from “Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals” on Bootleg

[Respect to Marco on the Bass for telling the world about this Ska Rarity]
Lord Mouse & The Kalypso Kats “Chicken Calypso” from “Lord Mouse & The Kalypso Kats 10″” on Jump Up
Roland Alphonso “The Cat” from “King Size Ska” on Trojan
Winston Groovy “Funky Chicken” from “Trojan Skinhead Reggae Box Set” on Trojan
Vic Ruggiero “Animals” from “Alive At The Ladybug House” on Thought Squad
Smiley Culture “Cockney Translation” from “The Fashion Records Story” on Polydor
The Cats “Swan Lake” from “Swan Lake Single” on BAF
Ken Boothe “Everything I Own” from “Live In Paris” on A La Folie
The Neasden Connection “Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 9″ from “Trojan British Box Set” on Trojan

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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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