Yes, it was a busy week- yes, I was lazy in my selection- yes, I was very sleepy with a sore belly-  but I make no apologies for last night’s show.  I played a bunch of “Commandments” style tunes, adding up to 39 commandments, all together. And just to fill in the gaps, I threw in a bunch of contemporary heavy-ska-hitters like Westbound Train, The Slackers, Pressure Cooker and The Aggrolites.

Speaking of The Aggrolites- how great was their show in STL?  I know that there weren’t a ton of people at the show, but those that were there were true Aggro fans- it was the best show I’ve been to in ages.

So here’s the playlist for last night’s Ska’s The Limit.  Be sure to click the links for lots of great videos and music.  As always, you can listen to archived episodes at KDHX.org

Thanks for listening!

Matt Wixson – Ska’s The Limit Theme

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Westbound Train feat Alex Desert – Soul Revival – Transitions – Hellcat – [ever wonder why Hepcat went away for so long?]

Delroy Wilson – Gonna Make It – Original Eighteen – Heartbeat – [last night I told you that this was a new retrospective of the man, but it turns out to be a re-release of the retrospective, learn more here]

Presure Cooker – Mr. Precious – Future’s History – Pressure Cooker – [Ska Music's best kept secret, Pressure Cooker]

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The Black Seeds – One By One – Into The Dojo – Remote Control

Chris Murray – Rock Steady – Roots, Branch and Stem – Stubborn Records – [hi quality live vid of Chris Murray performing Rock Steady]

Bedouin Soundclash – When The Night Feels My Song – Sounding A Mosaic – Side One Dummy – [you don't love Bedouin Soundclash enough]

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Prince Buster – Ten Commandments of Man – Single – Blue Beat – [listen to this classic track straight from the vinyl]

National Lampoon – Which Of The Ten Commandments Am I Breaking? – The Best of National Lampoon – Rhino

Little Norma – Ten Commandments of Woman – Single – Dice – [don't listen to Buster without listening to Norma's response]

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Culver City Dub Collective – No More My Love – Dos – Everloving – [here's a great mellow, groovy video from CCDC]

Man Man – Banana Ghost – Six Demon Bag – Ace Fu Records

The Aggrolites – Ghost Town – Endles Bummer OST – Blackheart Records Group

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Magic Lord and The Mighty Drakkars – 5 Commandments – New Day Return From The Moon – Drakkar Records – [get to know The Mighty Drakkars]

The Expos – Fire – Blackwater – SELF – [get friendly with The Expos]

One Groovy Coconut – The Come Along Driving Song – More Like This Than That – Ska Satellite

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The Kingpins – 10 Commanments of Ska – Watch Your Back – Stomp Records

The Slackers – No More Crying (Ska) – Minha Menina/No More Crying (Ska) – Music With Soul

The Ratazanas – WC Groove – Ouh La La – Grover – [you are crazy about The Ratazanas, and so am I]

The Pepper Pots feat Dr. Ring-Ding – Stay On Your Way – Shake It! – Megalith – [here's the Pepper Pots live from SXSW]

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Westbound Train – Come and Get It – Come and Get It – Hellcat – [Westbound performing at Warped Tour in KC]

The Aggrolites – Don’t Let Me Down – Live Recording – Live Recording

The Slackers feat Doreen Schaffer – The Party – The Slackers and Friends – Jdc Records

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Roland Alphonso – Bongo Tango – Ska Bonanza – Heartbeat

Green Room Rockers – Northbound Train – Hoosier Homegrown – Oi The Boat – [GRR doing Northbound on cable access]

King Django – As Tears Go By – Avenue A 10″ – Stubborn – [King Django is recording in the ska style once again, everybody wins]

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Culver City Dub Collective – Houdini (Cool G Murder Remix) – Dos – Everloving – [why does CCDC groove so well?]

Dub Is A Weapon – Fever – Jump Up’s Carribean Sundow – Jump Up! – [Lee Perry loves to play with Dub Is A Weapon, here they be live from SXSW '07]

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It was a rainy 4th of July, and the streets were quiet, but if you were listening to KDHX, you heard a killer two hours of Ska and Reggae.  I started the show off with six tracks from the Asian Man catalog-  it’s hard to make a living running a completely DIY ska/punk record label, and I sent off my appriciation to the one, Mike Park.

As the show progressed, I dropped a lot of new stuff-  from Spain’s Liquidator records, a couple of cuts from La Famillia Torelli and Contratempo-  two brand new Aggrolites songs, covers in fact, from the Endless Bummer Soundtrack, Ghost Town and Pass the Dutchie-  brand new tunes from Rancid, Vic Ruggiero, The Titans and The Pepper Pots-  all this, plus classic hits from The Rhythm Rulers, Sublime, Clive Wilson, The Drastics and so much more.  Truely a mixed bag.  If you missed the show on Sat, you can always click over to the STL page at KDHX.org and listen to the archive.

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

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Skankin Pickle – Gas In My Car – The Green Album – Asian Man

The Tantra Monsters – Boto Changee – Misfits of Ska – Asian Man – [Check out a live video of this very song from the 90's]

MU330 – Hang Tough Hold Tight – Chumps On Parade – Asian Man

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Mealticket – Picture This – Lisa Marie – Asian Man – [Awesome live set of Mealticket from the 90's]

One Eye Open – Paul Sharrar – Misfits of Ska – Asian Man

Skankin Pickle – $13,000 is alot of food – Sing Along With Skankin’ Pickle – Dill Records

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La Famillia Torelli – Fat Back – Beyond Organic – Liquidator* – [The Torelli Family doing a live cover of Perhaps, in Spanish]

The Aggrolites – Ghost Town – Endless Bummer OST – BLACKHEART* – [You can stream all of the tracks from the Endless Bummer Soundtrack here]

Gorillaz feat. Terry Hall – M1A1 – Space Monkies vs Gorillaz – Sony

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Generation X – Ready Steady Go – Perfect Hits 1971-1985 – Capitol

Rancid – Liberty and Freedom – Let The Dominoes Fall – Epitaph*

The Adjusters – Armstrong – Moonshot! – Moon

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Vic Ruggiero – Never Go Back Home – On The Rag Time – Silver Sprocket/Thought Squad*

The Void Union – Monkey Ska – Live At KDHX – *

Bim Skala Bim – Not Natural – Universal – Jamdown

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House of Rhythm – Sign of The Times – Bang OST – Moon

Mephiskapheles – Demon Weed – Maximum Perversion – Moon

The Pepper Pots – Real True Love – Now! – Black Pepper Records*

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The Titans feat Roger Rivas – Teardrops – Rehearsal Daze – Unreleased*

No 1 Station feat. Persia – You Wanna Get Busy With Me – Boss Beat – Rockers Revolt*

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The Aggrolites feat. General Smiley – Pass The Dutchie – Endless Bummer OST – BLACKHEART*

Clive Wilson – One Ska, One Ounce of Weed and One Beer – One Minute To Zero – Ska vol 1 – White

Sublime – Smoke Two Joints – 40oz to Freedome – Skunk

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Rhythm Rulers – Mudie’s Mood – Mudie’s Mood – Moodisc/Trojan

DJ Hunnicut – Fu Manchu – Unity: A Tribute to Desmond Dekker – Bacteria Buffet Records

The Drastics – Here Comes The Bass – Live in STL ‘08 – Unreleased – [Were you at The Drastics' show in STL, last year?]

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Ed Rome – Mind – A Life In Minutes – Rockers Revolt*

Contratempo – Funkey Reggae Tonight – Psycotropikal – Liquidator*

Flight of The Conchords – You Don’t Have To Be a Prostitute – The Unofficial FOTC Songbook Season 2 – HBO*

DubXanne – Roxanne – Police in Dub – Echo Beach*

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Last night was great, everybody.  I got so many positive phone calls and emails, not only in regards to The Void Union’s Live Session, but regarding the entire show, as well.  Thanks to everyone who had something nice to say!

I started things off, the best I knew how, with some brand new tracks from The Aggrolites and The Titans.  Then, after playing the Void Union’s KDHX set, I dropped some more new tunes from the likes of Vic Ruggiero, Dave Hillyard and The Pepper Pots.  I highly recommend that you swing by KDHX.org to listen to the online stream.

I want to officially thank The Void Union for making St. Louis a stop on their tour.  And I want to shout out The Pinstripes who tried to make it, but were stopped by a busted tire.  And thanks to you for listening to Ska’s The Limit.

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

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The Aggrolites – Gotta Find Someone Better – The Aggrolites IV – HellCat*

The Titans feat. Roger Rivas – Teardrops – Rehearsal Daze – Self* – [You must check out The Titans]

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The Void Union – Glass House – Live at KDHX -

The Void Union – In Like Flynn – Live at KDHX -[A great video feat. VU along side STL's own Kevin Batchelor]

The Void Union – Fatty Fatty Boom Boom – Live at KDHX – [Void Union's MySpace]

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Derrick Herriot – Fat Man – Trojan Singles Box – Trojan

Flight of The Conchords – She’s So Hot (Boom) – The Unofficial FOTC Songbook – HBO

Fat Girl, Sexy Girl – John Holt – The Tide Is High: Anthology 1962 to 1979 – Trojan

Eli “Paperboy” Reed and The True Lovers – Doin The Boom Boom – Roll With You – Q Division/Virgin

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Vic Ruggiero – Rudie Can’t Fail – Songs For Clandestine Lovers – Ska In The World* – [Check out Vic's new website with lots of downloadable bootlegs]

Stubborn All-Stars – Friend – Open Season – Stubborn

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The Pietasters – Keep On Lyin’ – All Day – Indication Records

The Pepper Pots – Time To Live – Now! – Black Pepper Records* – [Here's the new video for Time To Live - and - here's a live version!]

Westbound Train – Come and Get It – Come and Get It – HellCat* – [Here's a quality live video of this very song]

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Vic Ruggiero & Kepi Ghoulie – Neatly – The New Dark Ages – Asian Man*

Chris Murray – Janie Jones – Slackness – UNSTRICTLY ROOTS

Vic Ruggiero – Henderson Swamp – On The Ragtime – Silver Sprocket* – [Really nice video of Vic doing Lonely Nights feat. Lisa from Black Cat Zoot]

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Dave Hillyard & The Rocksteady Seven – Get Back Up – Unreleased – NA*

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The Clash – Bank Robber – Kingston Advice – Live in Kingston JA – Bootleg

Babyboom – Sister – Babyboom EP – Self

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

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Dave Hillyard and The Rocksteady Seven feat. Alex Desert – Angry Lady – Playtime – HellCat

Hepcat – Nigel (live) – No Worries Single – HellCat

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Isaac Green and The Skalars – I Love You – Skoolin’ With The Skalars – Moon

Toots and The Maytals – Broadway – 300% Dynamite – Soul Jazz

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