Thanks for checking out another episode of Ska’s The Limit!  Last night we checked out some punk influenced ska and reggae, with a little garage rock and straight punk thrown in for good measure.

If you missed the live show, you can stream the archive for two weeks at KDHX.org

Common Rider – Classics Of Love – Last Wave Rockers – Lookout!

The Caroloregians – Working In A Coal Mine – Hot Blood In Cold Weather – Jump Up!

The Pilfers – What’s New (Here We Go Again) – Chawalaleng – MOJO

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The Slackers – Strychnine – Live From The West Side NYC – Whatevski – [You can hear the original version of Strychnine here, if you want to]

Wire – Three Girl Rhumba – Pink Flag – EMI

Esco Chris – Killer From The Cellar – Complete – Self

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Toots and The Maytals – Sweet and Dandy – Sweet and Dandy – Jetset Records

The Expos – Blackwater – Blackwater – Stomp – [The Expos' sound is hard to describe, but ThePunkSite gave it a shot]

The Chob – We’re Pretty Quick – 100 60′s Garage Rock Hits – Garage Masters

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Suicide Machines – So Long – Destruction By Definition – Hollywood Records

Steady Earnest – Take It Easy – Take it! Take it! Take it! – BIB

The Beatdown – Beatdown – The Beatdown – Stomp

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Green Room Rockers – Irony – Midwest Soundclash – Jump Up!

Skandalous All-Stars – Clip The Cuffs – Age Of Insects – Shanachie

The Duppies – Artibella – Throw One Punch – The Duppies

The Moon Invaders – I Believe – Hot Blood In Cold Weather – Jump Up!

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Bedouin Soundclash – Trinco Dog – Street Gospels – Side One Dummy Records

Boss 501 – Na Na – Drinking With Boss 501 – Self – [Go get you some free tracks from Boss 501]

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Lord Sluggo and The Dmaners – Cocaine – Stubborn Records Presents Version City – Stubborn

Rancid – Cash, Culture and Violence (demo) – The Life Won’t Wait Sessions – Unreleased – [Here's a podcast I made showing off some ska demos]

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The Clash – (White Man) In Hammersmith Palaise – From Here To Eternity – SONY

The Opperators 780 – Magnificent – Power Version – Cockroach Media/Longshot Music – [Officially broken up, but these guys are still active... and awesome]

Bobby Pins & The Saloon Soldiers – The Revenge – Dancing On The Moon – Rain Records – [The Bobby Pins Girls sound amazing, but what I really like is there knee socks]

Dancing On The Moon Cover

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The Toasters – Two-Tone Army – Hard Band For Dead – Moon Ska+

Babylove and The Van Dangos feat Coolie Ranx – Big Baboon – Lovers Choice – Megalith Records

Stiff Little Fingers – Suspect Device – Anthology – Caroline

Smoke Like A Fish – The Price – Here’s One We Made Earlier – Do The Dog

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Rasta4Eyes – The Herb – Boss Sounds Of The Boom and Bust – Do The Dog

The Stingers ATX – Being Deceived – This Good Thing – Grover

King Django – Does He Love You – Brooklyn Hangover – Stubborn

Pama International feat Billy Bragg – To Have and To Have Not – Highrise – Rockers Revolt

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Here’s what happened on last night’s Ska’s The Limit…  The first hour was filled with high energy, contemporary ska and ska-punk from the likes of Common Rider, Vic Ruggiero, Big D and The Operators 780.  By contrast, hour two focused more on Rocksteady and neo-trad Ska, with a tiny tribute to Lyn Taitt followed by smooth sounds from Hepcat, Dr. Ring-Ding, Jackie Opel and many more.  I received a ton of positive phone calls, cheering me on- thanks everybody!

If you missed the show, you’ve got two weeks to stream the archive from KDHX.org

Hopeton Lewis feat Lynn Taitt – Take It Easy – 300% Dynamite – Soul Jazz – [If you're not familiar with Lyn Taitt (or even if you are) you might learn a lot about the man from his recent obit]

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Square Roots – Ground Zero – Pick It Up! – Beach Records – [Square Roots' MySpace page has a comprehensive history of the band with lots of old videos]

Common Rider – Classics of Love – Last Wave Rockers – Panic Button – [Ink 19 has a great interview with Jesse Michaels of Common Rider and Operation Ivy]

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Big D & The Kids Table – Wailing Pool – The Gypsy Hill LP – Fork In Hand – [Here's a vid of someone playing a video game to this very tune- weird]

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

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Skankin’ Pickle – My Hair – Green Album – Dill Records/Asian Man

The Clash – Long Time Jerk – Super Black Market Clash – Epic – [Here go one of dem dere ho'made youtubes of Long Time Jerk]

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Bedouin Soundclash – Immigrant Workforce – Sounding a Mosaic – Side One Dummy

Kid British – Part Time Job Shirt & Tie – It Was This Or Football – Mercury Records

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Vampire Weekend – M79 – Vampire Weekend – XL – [Here's the Vampire kids doing M79 inna live fashion]

The Valkyrians – Reggae Allnighter – The Beat of Our Street – Stupido*

Secret Cajun Band – Big House – Big House – Razor Boy Records+ – [SCB is still kickin' at least on MySpace, that is]

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The Pinstripes – Come On In – Midwest Soundclash – Dashiki Clout Records – [You can hear a lot of great GRR and Pinstripes songs at this dumb ska site]

The Operators 780 – Indecision – The Operators – Longshot Music – [PunkNews has got the 411 on the 780]

The Expos – Blackwater – Blackwater – Stomp

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Johnny Nash – Hold Me Tight – Greatest Hits – Black Tiger

Baba Brooks Band – Twilight Zone – Knockout Ska – Heartbeat

Desmond Dekker and The Aces – Intensified ’68 – Best Of – Trojan

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Hepcat – Rudies All Around – Right On Time – Hellcat

Jimmy Cliff – Harder They Come – Harder They Come OST – Island

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Toots and The Maytals – John James – Intensified! Original Ska 1962-66 – Mango

Dr. Ring-Ding and The Senior All-Stars – Save a Bread/Save a Toast – Dandymite – Moon Ska

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Jackie Opel – You’re Too Bad – Single – White

The Upsessions – Cool Ska Time – The New Heavyweight Champion – Moon Ska UK

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The Debonaires – Interrupted – Longshout! – Jump Up!

No 1 Station – You Wanna Get Busy With Me – Boss Beat – Rockers Revolt

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Ska Cubano – Big Bamboo – Ay Caramba! – Cumbancha

Desorden Publico – Monkey Ska – Estrellas De Caos – RADIO PIRATA

The Ratazanas – King Kong – Ouh La La – Grover

Kinky Coo Coo’s – Hooligans – Co Tonga Tonga – Liquidator

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No rhyme or reason for last night’s episode…  just a lot of scorching tunes.  Be sure to tune in next week, when I’ll be spinning all the best X-Mas and Holiday Ska and Reggae; and again the week after that, when I’ll review the best music the scene gave us in 2009.  Big things be happnin.

Down below, you’ll find lots of links and other goodies- but if you missed last night’s episode, there’s only one link you need:  Listen to Ska’s The Limit online at KDHX.org

Matt Wixon – Ska’s The Limit Theme -  -

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Let’s Go Bowling – Rude 69 – Freeway Lanes – Asian Man

Bedouin Soundclash – Shelter (live) – Warped Tour Bootleg Series – Rhapsody – [I've become a big fan of Bedouin Soundclash despite my initial hesitation, this bootleg live set is for fans.]

The Slackers feat Glen Adams – Cypriano – Upsettin Ernesto’s – Music Machine

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The Aggrolites – Brother Jacob – Aggrolites IV – Hellcat

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Contratempo – Funky Reggae Tonight – Psychotropical – Redstar73

Crazy Baldhead feat Billy Ital – Funky Drummer – Sound of 69 – Self – [Get yourself a history lesson on the original JB tune, Funky Drummer]

Albino Brown’s All Funk Ska Collision – Double Dutch Bus Ska – Step On It – A to Y – [What? you don't have the original Ska Parade skampilation?  Fix it.]

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Michael Franti – Soundsystem – All Rebel Rockers – Anti

Cherry Poppin Daddies – Soundsystem – Take Warning: The Music of Operation Ivy – Glue Factory

Hepcat – Thank You – Skauthentic – Stiff Dog

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Skandalous All-Stars – 1969 – Punk Steady – Shanachie

The Debonaires – Spirit of ’69 – Groovin’ After Sundown – White

Too Hot – Agent 69 – Stay S.H.A.R.P. vol 2 – Step One Records

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Desmond Dekker – Gimme Gimme – Rudy Got Soul – Trojan

Viking’s Remedy – Rocksteady Memories – Rain Is Coming – Patate

Bongo Man – Where Is Garvey – 45 – Muzik City – [You love the Hepcat version, now love the original.  Act now, and we'll throw in some background noise]

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The Pietasters – Don’t Wanna Know – All Day – Indication Records

Dodger – Stomp – Stomp – Upper Left Side – [Decent enough live vid of Dodger doing Stomp]

The Operators 780 – Playing With Fire – Power Version – Longshot – [You have to check out this band, lot's of tunes up on their MySpace Music page]

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Skankin’ Pickle – Hate – Sing Along With Skankin’ Pickle – Asian Man

Stubborn All-Stars – Going With Him – Root, Branch and Stem: Living Tradition in Ska! – Stubborn

The Bustups – Linton Bob – They’re Airborne – Step Aside Records

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Monkey – Soul Breakdown – Changito – Self

Pressure Cooker – Nothin’ Better – Leisure Riddims For The Working Class – Spit Shine

Anger Management League – Janie Jones – Clashed By The AML – Blue Esquire

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The Clash – The Right Profile – London Calling – Epic

The Specials – Farmyard Connection – Demos, Rarities and Outakes – White – [Click here if you want a heaping helping of XSpecials unreleased material]

Rancid – Under A Red Hot Moon – Indestructable – Epitaph – [Click here for the Official Video, or see the Live Version below]

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Westbound Train feat Alex Desert – Soapbox – Five To Two – Megalith – [I don't think I actually played this last night, but I typed it, so maybe it's true]

Dr. Ring-Ding & HP Setter – Louis Gone A Foreign – Bang OST – Moon

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