I don’t want to be long-winded here, but I do want to thank you for swinging by the site to check out another episode of Ska’s the Limit.   Last night was a lot of fun, classic tunes from The Upsetters, The Pioneers and Stranger Cole, as well as BRAND NEW tracks from The Aggrolites, On Your Marx and Smooth Beans.

The track list is below, but if you’d like to listen to the episode, click here to stream the archive from KDHX.org

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Thanks for checking out another episode of Ska’s The Limit!  Last night was a blast!  I can’t believe how good the requests that have been coming in are.  For a while there, all the phone calls were requestion RBF and other such nonsense- but last night I got calls for The Aggrolites, The Slackers and The Specials.  Heavy sounds to say the least.

Brand new tracks from Mos Dub, Mustard Plug, Sharon Jones w/Roger Rivas, and Babyhead rounded off an otherwise mixed bag of Ska, Reggae and Rocksteady.  Check out the links below for videos, fun info, and even a few free downloads-

If you missed the show, you can always check out KDHX.org, where the episode will be available for the next two weeks.

 

Downbeat Alley – Django Kill – Downbeat Alley EP – Avex Trax

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Pama International – Greatest Show On Earth – Too Many Freaks – Rockers Revolt

Desmond Dekker – Fu Manchu – Rockin’ Steady – Rhino / Wea – [A D. Dekker tribute album is in the works, check out this behind-the-scenes look at this Aggrolites sponsored project]

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Deal’s Gone Bad – Messin’ Around – Live At The Bottom Lounge ’08 – Live Recording – [Here's a not-so-high quality video of this very tune]

The Aggrolites – Free Time – Reggae Hit LA – Hellcat+

Green Room Rockers – Confession – WFHB Fund Drive ’10 – WFHB

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Mr. T-Bone and The Young Lions – The President Of The Republic of Bananas – Heroes – Rude Boy Corner

Mark Foggo – Married A Monkey – Haircut – Raoul Records

The Specials – Skinhead Moonstomp – The Best of Ska Live – Mci+

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Dave Hillyard and The Rocksteady 7 – Soul Thing For Ray – Get Back Up! – Whatevski

Mustard Plug – Aye Aye Aye – Digi Single – Promo/Self – [Mustard Plug has a brand new hit and they're giving it away for free!]

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Mos Def vs The Slickers vs Max Tannone – Johnny Too Beef – Mos Dub – Self

Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings vs Roger Rivas – Keep On Looking (Reggae Rog Remix) – Digi Single – Self – [I was going to link directly to the free download of this track, but the Musical Occupation link has so many more...  links!]

Deal’s Gone Bad – The Cost – The Ramblers – Megalith

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Jackie Edwards – Sea Cruise – Ska At The Jamaican Playboy Club – Island

Clarence Curvan & His Mod Sounds – Calypsoul – Calypsoul 70 – Strut – [Marco Werman, of PRI's The World, has excellent taste in music, as evidenced by this review of Calysoul 70]

On Your Marx – Don’t Let Me Go Solo – EP – Self – [On Your Marx is the latest Chicago group that demands your attention]

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Lionsclub feat. Mark Foggo – Fireball XL5 – The Spirit of Ska – 20 Year Edition – Pork Pie

Ernest Ranglin – Exodus Ska – Ska at The Jamaican Playboy Club – Island – [Give Ranglin Glory]

The Slackers – Sarah 2004 – Split – Do Tell+

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Joe Jackson – One More Time – Look Sharp! – A&M

The Toasters – Haitian Frustration – Thrill Me Up – Moon Ska – [This and many other early-Toasters tracks feature the vocals of The Unity 2.  Follow this link to learn more about this little-know piece of NY Ska history.]

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The Selecter feat Prince Buster and Lester Sterling – Rough Rider – Ska Giants – Cleopatra

Bigger Thomas – Matinee Idol – Pure – Unreleased – [The Brand New Bigger Thomas record is their best work to date, in my humble opinion]

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Lord Mike and The Dirty Calypsonians – Sweet Lord Mike – Jump Up’s Carribean Sundown – Jump Up!

Johnny Cakes and The Four Horseman – Long Island Ice Tea – In The Butt EP – White

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Babyhead – Jungle Law – Digi Single – Self – [Find out why Duff Guide To Ska is calling Babyhead, "the future of Ska music."]

Rude Bones – Another Sun – Rude Bones and The Downstairs Sessions – White

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Last night was one of those mix-bag episodes of Ska’s The Limit.  A long-standing list of requests were finally dealt with, as well as a ton of brand new tunes.   We had new stuff from The Slackers, The Dualers, Pama Intl, On Your Marx Colin Giles and Maddie Ruthless; as well as STL debuts from the likes of The Simmertones, The Expendables, The Dendrites and The Brothers Ignatius.

If you didn’t catch the show, last night,  you still have two weeks to stream the archive from KDHX.org

Gregory Kraj – River City Ska Step – This Is Rocksteady – A1 Records

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The Simmertones – Dr. Who – Presentng The Simmertones – Self

The Dualers – Head In The Clouds – The Cooking Pot – Galley

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Murder City Players – Turn Back – Speak No Evil – Nighthawk

Ava Leigh – Who Told You – Rollin’ – Virgin

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Bigger Thomas – Say It Again – We Wear The Mask – Megalith

The Expendables – Down, Down, Down – The Expendables – Stoopid

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Moon Hop – Mango Tree – Rockets To New Highs – Banana Juice

Vic Ruggiero – Eye Of The Beholder – Songs For Clandestine Lovers – Ska In The World

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Laurel Aitken and The Ska Flames – Lonesome Lover – Damn Good – Toshiba EMI Japan

On Your Marx – Don’t Let Me Go Solo – EP – Self

ASPO – Under The Mango Tree – In The Web Of Love – Patate

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The Starlights – Soldering – Soldering – Heartbeat

Roland Alphonso – Pheonix City – Trojan Ska Box – Trojan

Pama International – Question The Answer – Pama Outernational – Rockers Revolt

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Fatter Than Albert – Panda King – The Last Minute – Community Records

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The Slackers – Mr. Tragedy – The Great Rocksteady Swindle – Hellcat

Colin Giles – Gimme Gimme – 4 Song Demo – Self

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The Operators 780 – Indecision – The Operators 780 – Longshot

Bedouin Soundclash – Back To The Matter – Root Fire – Stomp

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Vampire Weekend – Cousins – Contra – XL Recordings

The Dendrites – Murder Mystery Weekend – Mountain Standard Time – Megalith

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Southern Culture On The Skids – House Of Bamboo – Plastic Seat Sweat – Fontana Geffen

The Strangeways – Mango Man – Moonshot! – Moon Ska

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The Brothers Ignatius – Sandal Ska – Get The Habit! – Bear Foot Records

Maddie Ruthless and The Secret Afair – Heat Fever – Promo Single – Community Records/Unreleased

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The Gramophone All Starts – In A Sentimental Mood – Simbiosi – Liquidator

Viking’s Remedy – I’m In The Moog For Love – Welcome – White

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