I took a request for Agent 99, last week and decided to use that as a starting point for last night’s show.  Next, a couple of other tracks I have that feature Dunia Best, the lead singer from Agent 99.  Then, an all too tiny look back at some tracks that feature Jay Nugent- AKA Agent Jay- AKA Crazy Baldhead- also a former member of Agent 99.   If you stuck around for the whole show last night you got an earful of sounds like Klezmer-Ska, Pirate-Noire Ska-Jazz, Hungarian Revivalist Ska, and so much more.

I finally finished getting a radio edit together for the Hub City Stompers track, Ska Train To Dorkville.  Such filthy mouths!  But the song is scathing commentary on a certain schism that’s been growing for years.  No matter what side of the canyon that you’ve ended up on, I think the song was worth a listen-  which means a ton of bleeps.

If you missed the show, you’ve got two weeks to get your tail over to KDHX.org to stream this entire silly affair.

Matt Wixson – Ska’s The Limit Theme – -

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Agent 99 – Muder For Rent – Little Pieces – Shanachie – [Anybody remember In Music We Trust?  I sure do.  Here's their review of Little Pieces]

The Slackers feat Dunia Best – You Don’t Know I (1992) – Do The Ska With The Slackers – Self – [The Slackers first tape may not have been a major release, but someone made a Wiki page on it]

Dunia and The Stable Boys – I Can’t Touch You – Girls Go Ska – Simmer Down Productions – [Best's new group, Brave New Girl in a whole episode of The Checkerboard Kids]

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The Jammyland Allstars – California (by Crazy Baldhead) – Live Recording – NA – [Agent Jay was the guest on Roots Rock Rebel, last week- give it a listen]

Crazy Baldhead feat. Bucket – Victoria – Sounds of ’69 – Self  – [I interviewed Agent Jay as part of my coverage of Ska Weekend '07 for SkaBlahBlah.com]

King Django feat. Agent Jay Nugent – Reason – Reason – Hellcat – [Agent Jays Wiki bio]

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Warsaw – Shalom – Battle Ska Galactica – Invisible Mass

Klezska! – Klezska! (live) – Live Recording – NA

King Django’s Roots and Culture Band – L’khayim – Still Standing – Megalith / Jump Up – [Check out another King Django Klezmer Rocksteady Hit]

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Ngobo Ngobo – Hangin’ Around – Rude Fruit – Grover – [Six live tracks in one tiny video, passing the savings on to you]

Bedouin Soundclash – Gyassi Went Home – Sounding A Mosaic – Side One Dummy

Sublime – Doin Time (Uptown Remix) – Second Hand Smoke – MCA

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Sic & Mad – Like Boom – Songs For The Revolution – Stubborn – [Check out the album review at reggaemusictalk.com]

Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra – Like Jazz On Fire – Paradise Blue – Avex Trax

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Da Whole Thing – Jakarta – @ Version City – Stubborn – [Da Whole Thing is the best ska band you've never heard, please help Patrick raise the funds to release the underground classic, Tooth]

Streetlight Manifesto – Would You Be Impressed – Somewhere In Between – RISC* – [this link bears repeating]

Rotterdam Ska-Jazz Foundation – Magyar Posta – Sunwalk – Megalith / Jump Up

Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra – Break of Dawn – The Return of The Pannonians – Megalith – [the offical PASO website]

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Hub City Stompers – Ska Train To Dorkville – Ska Ska Blacksheep – Stubborn – [what's the difference between a Ska Geek and a Ska Dork?]

The Slackers – Face In My Crowd – Live at Ernesto’s – Hellcat – [why you wannabe?]

Mephiskapheles – Rock To The Chin – Might-ay White-ay – Koch Records – [break your ankle punk]

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Prague Ska Conspiracy – Raise The Hell – Lies For Everyone – Grover

The Valkyrians – Hooligans – High and Mighty – Pork Pie

Mr. T-Bone – Give Me A Call – Sees America – Brixton Records

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Tim Armstrong – Into Action – Life of a Poet – Hellcat

The Dead 60′s – Control This – The Dead 60′s – Sony

Pietasters – I Don’t Want To Know – All Day – Indication Records

Gregory Kraj – Rudies All Around – Rudies All Around – A1 Records* – [A1 Records is giving away their entire library, but please consider donating to this amazing stable of musicians]

Green Room Rockers – Northbound Train – Hoosier Homegrown – Oi! the Boat – [Green Room Rockers y'all!]

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