Thanks for checking out this episode of Ska’s The Limit!  Last night’s episode was jam-packed with new tunes and classic hits.   In the new stuff category, we had big names Maddie Ruthless, The Forthrights, King Django, The Pepper Pots and Roger Rivas!  We also debuted a few tracks from bands that are new to us like, Finks Constant and The Prisoner tribute group, Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling.  As for the classic hits- well, you don’t need me to tell you about Alton Ellis, The Specials and Jackie Mittoo-

Check it out for yourself-  This episode will be streaming from KDHX.org for the next two weeks.

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Merry Merry Christmas, from Ska’s The Limit to you!

Gregory Kraj “Let It Snow” from “Frostbite” on A1 Records
Unleaded Plus “Frosty The Snowman” from “A Punk & Ska Christmas Gone Wrong” on Drive-Thru
MU330 “Angels We Have Heard on High” from “Winter Wonderland” on Asian Man
Augie Rios “Donde Esta Santa Claus? (Where Is Santa Claus?)” from “Mambo Santa Mambo” on Rhino
Strange Manor “Run Rude Rudolph” from “The Christmas Album Vol. 2″ on self
National Lampoon “The Littlest Christmas Tree” from “Best of the National Lampoon Radio Hour – Vol. 3″ on Rhino
Gangsters “Rudi The Red Nosed Reindeer” from “Rudi The Red Nosed Reindeer” on white
Go Jimmy Go “Mele Kalikimaka” from “Holiday Hell Yeah!” on Moon Room
Los Granadians del Espacio Exterior “Adeste Fideles” from “Feliz Navidad con Los Granadians” on Liquidator
Matt Wixson and the Upsetters “The Other Nine Months” from “Christmas Party” on self New
Toots and the Maytals “Christmas Feeling Ska” from “Christmas Greetings” on Heartbeat
Buford O’Sullivan Experience “Did you Buy What I Bought” from “Christma-Ska” on Moon Ska
Sonics “Don’t Believe In Christmas” from “Here Are The Sonics” on Norton
Villains, The “7 In My Merry Batmobile” from “Do the Batman” on white
Toasters “Rudy Christmas A Jail” from “Christma-Ska” on Moon Ska
King Stitt “Christmas Tree” from “Trojan Christmas Box Set” on Trojan
Ramones “Merry Christmas (I don’t wanna fight)” from “Anthology” on Rhino
Mighty Mighty Bosstones “This Time Of Year” from “A Santa Cause (Its A Punk Rock Christmas)” on Immortal
Bob Marley “White Christmas” from “Destiny: Rare Ska Sides from Studio One” on Heartbeat
Frank Cosmo “Merry Christmas” from “Trojan Christmas Box Set” on Trojan
Rude Bones “Tonight It’s Christmas” from “Rude Bones & The Down Stairs Sessions” on Cutting Edge
The Chinkees “Christmas” from “Peace Through Music” on Asian Man
Alton Ellis and the Lipsticks “Merry Merry Christmas” from “Trojan Christmas Box Set” on Trojan
Long Beach Dub Allstars “Jockin Santa.mp3″ from “Kevin & Bean’s Last Christmas: 1999″ on KROQ
Mustard Plug “Real True Santa” from “Real True Santa Single” on self New
MU330 “Three Days Til Christmas” from “Winter Wonderland” on Asian Man
The Pepper Pots “Christmas Time Is Here Again” from “Waiting for the Christmas Light EP” on Jump Up New
North Pole United “Christmas Spirit of ’69″ from “Christmas Spirit of ’69 – Single” on Side One Dummy New
National Lampoon “The Evil Santa” from “Best of the National Lampoon Radio Hour – Vol. 3″ on Rhino
Millie Small “I’ve Fallen In Love With A Snowman” from “My Boy Lollipop” on Fontana
Skinnerbox “Happy New Year” from “Demonstration” on Tripple Crown
The Slackers “The Dreidel Song” from “Holiday Show 2009 Day 1″ on Whatevski
The Slackers “Winter Wonderland” from “Holiday Show 2009 Day 1″ on Whatevski
The Slackers “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” from “Holiday Show 2009 Day 1″ on Whatevski

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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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