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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Last night’s show kicked off with some brand new Vic Ruggiero, as well as brand new Big D and The Kids Table.  Big D got a special apology from this host, right off the bat- I was under the mistaken impression that they were simply a cover band.  It turns out they’re much better than that.   Hepcat’s Earthquake and Fire went out to the people of LA.  I gave you a taste of some spaghetti western-style ska before dropping some seriously skankable Brenda Lee and other country flavored tunes.  Shortly before I fell asleep on the sound board, I put a long set of deep ska-jazz into motion, featuring Royal Roost, Da Whole Thing and The Drastics.  I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

If you missed it, you can stream this episode from KDHX.org for the next two weeks.

Vic Ruggiero – Yes It’s True – On The Ragtime – Thought Squad* – [Learn everything you need to know about the mysterious Victor Ruggiero]

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Big D and The Kids Table – Doped Up Dollies On A One Way Ticket To Blood – Fluent In Stroll – SideOneDummy Records* – [Lot's of great content at their official site]

The Robustos – Lloyd’s Choice – The New Authentic – Beatville

The Specials – Farmyard Connection – Best of the Ska Parade vol 2 – A to Y

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The Scofflaws feat. King Django – Grazzin in the Grass – Joint Ventures In Ska – Asian Man

Skinner Box feat. Dennis B – Why Can’t I Touch It – Mashin Up The Nation vol 3 and 4 – BIB

Ska Men – Frankie and Johnnie -  – White

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Hepcat – Earthquake and Fire – Out of Nowhere – Epitaph

The Top Cats – Caught In The Fire – Mr. Donkey Paradise – Jamdown – [The Top Cats doing Ali Babba Live]

The Aggrolites – Firecracker – The Aggrolites IV – HellCat

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The Skatalites – Ringo Rides Again – Ska-Boo-Da-Ba – West Side

Prague Ska Conspiracy – A Dream – Lies For Everyone – Grover

Let’s Quit – Sergio Ska – The Southern Belles Party Beat – Vodli 04

Ministry of Ska – Head ‘Em Up Move ‘Em Out – Rarin to Go – Future Legend Records

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Brenda Lee – Jambalaya – Jambalaya Single – White

Chris Murray – The World’s About Me – Slackness – Unstrictly Roots – [You must get to know Chris Murray]

The Slackers – Dave’s Friend – Wasted Days – HellCat

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The Speakeasies – Top Ranking – Version City Session – Stubborn

Pressure Cooker – Bully – Future’s History – [Pressure Cooker is my new favorite band, behold]

The Skalars – Hold Me Tight – Change Up – Moon

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Big D and The Kids Table – Fluent in Stroll – Fluent in Stroll – SideOneDummy Records*

Mr. T-Bone – E Lo Sai – Mr. T-Bone Sees America – Megalith / Jump Up

The Pilfers – Climbing – Chawalaleng – Umvd Labels

Rude Bones – Another Sun – The Downstairs Sessions – White

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Pama International – Earthquake – Pama International – Rockers Revolt – [Here's Pama Intl. feat. Lynval Golding doing Earthquake live, amazing]

Da Whole Thing – Yeah – At Version City – Stubborn – [There's only one place in the world to get anything by Da Whole Thing - this is it]

The Drastics – Septentrion – Waiting – Jump Up

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Royal Roost – Spanish Grease – Royal Family Blues – Megalith

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My voice was back for this episode, which allowed me to talk too much, once again.  What was I talking about?  Well, all the new music, that’s what.  The first hour featured brand new tracks from, Maddie Ruthless, The Easy Star All-Stars, The Bosstones, Pama Intl, Predator Dub Assassins and Westbound Train.

Plus, I spent the entire second hour hashing out a few of the sub-styles of 3rd Wave Ska.   I started by showing off some late-80′s tracks that feature a somewhat cheesy “game-show” style of ska.  Then, I played a set featuring the Dill/Asian Man style of Ska Core.  Then, I wagged my finger at a few late-90′s Ska-Punkers that squandered their opportunity to put Ska on the map, before bringing it home with a few legit Ska-Punk acts. Finally, topping it off with St. Louis’ own, The Skalars.  This was by no means a comprehensive look at the 3rd Wave, but I feel that I succesfully connected some dots between America’s post-2Tone attempts, and the higher-profile, late-90′s tsunami.  You can listen to the whole episode here.

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

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Green Room Rockers – Broke – On The Wabash – Self Released*

Esco Chris – Not Happy Now – Complete – Esco Music*

Maddie Ruthless – Graveyard Rocksteady – Unreleased – NA* – [Check out the coolest kid in the ska scene, today.  Hear her music- Listen to her webcasts- Read her blogs and zines- I dare you to prove me wrong.]

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Dobby Dobson – Carry The Weight – Mellow Dubmarine: A Reggae Tribute to The Beatles – Trojan

Easy Star All-Stars – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band – Easy Star* – [Listen to the entire new record- streaming!]

Easy Star All-Stars – With A Little Help From My Friends – Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band – Easy Star*

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Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Next to Nothing – The Impossible Dream – Big Red*

Pama International – Happenstance Radio – Happenstance Digital 7″ – Rockers Revolt* – [Hear The Forthcoming Pama Intl. digital 7"]

Rasta4Eyes – The Herb – Boss Sounds of the Boom & Bust – Do The Dog*

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Predator Dub Assassins – Air Force One  – The Hardest – Stubborn

The Drastics – Prophet (Queen Majesty Riddim) – Live in STL ’08 – NA

Westbound Train – Come and Get It – Come and Get It – HellCat

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Pressure Cooker – You’re The One – What She Wants – Jump Up!

Symarip – I’m Outnumbered – Moonstompin’ At Club Ska – Moon

Sic & Mad – Shopping For More – Songs For The Revolution – Stubborn*

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The Deltones – Make Me Smile – Nanna Choc Choc in Pars – Unicorn

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The Toasters – Shocker – Ska-Boom – Moon

Public Service – Bad Thing – Mashin’ Up The Nation – BIB – [Read all about Public Service's long history]

Suburban Rhythm – Game Show – Step On It: The Best of the Ska Parade – A to Y – [Learn more about this highly influential Ska-Punk act]

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Skankin Pickle – Rotten Bannana Legs – Sing Along With… – Dill – [Great Vid of Skankin' Pickle from their hayday]

Blue Meanies – Acceleration 5000 – Misfits of Ska – Dill – [Very professional looking Vid from The Blue Meanies]

Unsteady – BA – Mailorder is Fun! – Asian Man

MU 330 – Got Caught – Chumps On Parade – Asian Man – [Swing by the MU Wiki page and add all the info that they are missing]

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Reel Big Fish – Sell Out – Turn The Radio Off – MOJO

Goldfinger – This Lonely Place – Hang Ups – MOJO – [High budget Vid for this single]

Less Than Jake – Downbeat – Pick It Up! It’s a ska luncheon – Beach Records

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Dance Hall Crashers – DHC – Live Record – Pink and Black Records

Leftover Crack – Crack City Rockers – Give Em The Boot II – HellCat

Operation Ivy – Unity – Energy – Lookout!

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The Skalars – JAM – Change Up – Moon

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