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

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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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I love brand new music- and this past week, I got a ton of it.  Brand new tracks from Pama International, The Drastics, and Deals Gone Bad found there way into my possession and into your eager ear drums.  Inspired by the new DGB side, Quiet Keys (live), I followed up the new stuff with a couple sets of acoustic ska.   I laid down some espionage-themed ska and soul before easing into some classic 2 Tone and early-era reggae- then I closed everything up with some dubby and electro ska.  If this sounds like something you might be into, I wholeheartedly recommend listening to it over at The Ska’s The Limit Page at KDHX.org

And check out the playlist below- bursting with links and such:

Pama International – I Still Love You More – Pama Outernational – Rockers Revolt* – [Pressure Drop Soundcast is my favorite on-going podcast - Here is their interview with Sean from Pama Intnl.]

The Drastics feat. Michael Jackson – I Want You Back – MJ A Rocker – Self* – [Get your free download of MJ A Rocker- 6 Michael Jackson hits remixed and mashed by The Drastics]

No 1 Station – Too Experienced – Keep Up The Pressure – Agitator

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Deals Gone Bad – Quiet Keys (acoustic) – The Mixes – Self* – [Musical Occupation tell you what you're missing if you don't have the new DGB EP- The Mixes]

Rancid – Liberty and Freedom (Acoustic) – Let The Dominoes Fall – Acoustic – HellCat*

http://www.dailymotion.com/videox59v9nWestbound Train – When I Die (Acoustic) – Five To Two – Stomp – [Speaking of Westbound Train on the acoustic tip, check out Drew Wade's cover of I'm No Different]

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Joe Jackson – Is She Really Going Out With Him (Acoustic) – Live 1980-86 – A&M – [Another live version of this track]

Vic Ruggiero – International War Criminal – Snippets From A Radio Interview – White

Moon Hop – Mango Tree – Rockets To New Highs – BANANA JUICE

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Jamo Thomas – I Spy For The FBI – Soul Cargo Vol 1 – Popcorn/Groove

The Skatalites – James Bond Theme – In Orbit Vol 1 – JUMP UP / GROVER – [Witness Roland Alphonso backed by Jump With Joey doin the old 007]

The Specials – Sock It To ‘em JB – More Specials – Capitol

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The Selecter – Missing Words – The Best Of Ska Live – MCI

Fun Boy Three – The More That I See – Really Saying Something: Best of Fun Boy Three – EMI Gold Imports

The Bodysnatchers – Easy Life – Dance Craze OST – Capitol – [Here's the Video for this very song]

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Dandy Livingston – Reggae In Your Jeggae – Suzane Beware Of The Devil – Trojan

Jackie Mittoo – Good Feeling – Macka Fat – Studio One- [Cool video of Dennis Alcapone doing his tribute to Mittoo]

Doreen Shaffer – Walk Through This World With Me – Trojan Country Reggae Box – Trojan

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Lizzy and Dennis Alcapone – Go Lizzy Go – Treasure Island Showtime – Heartbeat

Toots and The Maytals – Night and Day – 100% Dynamite – Soul Jazz

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Deals Gone Bad feat Dr. Ring-Ding – Rough and Schnooty – The Mixes – Self*

Easy Star All-Stars feat Ranking Roger – Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite – Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band – Easy Star*

The Stimulators – Gate Crasher – Girls Go Ska – Simmerdown Productions

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Bim Skala Bim – Wise Up (Version) – How’s It Goin? – Bib

One Groovy Coconut – Melinnium Falcon – More Like This Than That – Ska Satellite

Chris Murray and The Secondhands – Thrill Me Up – Love and Affection: Ska in the Key of Love – Moon

Royal Roost – Richard’s Ghost – Royal Family Blues – Megalith Records

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Neville Staple – Pressure Drop – Skanktastic – Moon – [Neville and Pauline doing Too Much Pressure/Pressure Drop live]

Ska Boys – Norweigan Wood Disco – Don’t Call Me Ska Face – Cedar, Dressed to Kill

Roughneck – Force Ten From Navarone – White – White

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Ska’s The Limit was back on track, last night!  It wasn’t a special episode- I didn’t have any far-reaching ambitions outside of avoiding all that dead air from last week.   Success!  Keep the bar low, kids, and you’ll find yourself proud of everything you accomplish.

The set was a bit of a mix bag of Jamaican styles, with lot’s of Rocksteady, Reggae, a little Calypso and of course, Ska.  Plus, we had brand new stuff from Madness, Rancid and The Aggrolites!  As always, online streams of this episode can be found here.

The Jamaicans – Ba Ba Boom – Trojan Rocksteady Box – Trojan

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Rancid feat. Booker T – Up To No Good – Let The Dominoes Fall – Epitaph* – [See Rancid perform a new song on Conan]

The Aggrolites – Feelin Alright – The Aggrolites IV – HellCat* – [See The Aggros on Yo Gabba Gabba!]

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Sky Sweetnam – (Let’s Get Moving) Into Action – Promotional Single – NA – [Check out the video for Into Action and Here's Tim Armstrongs version]

Outlaw Nation – Grow – Blood Money – Stoopid Records – [Here more of Outlaw Nation's brand of gutter reggae]

Joe Jackson – Beat Crazy – Beat Crazy – Universal

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Madness – Forever Young – Liberty of Norton Folgate – Ministry of Sound*

Bob Marley – Reggae on Broadway – Satisfy My Soul – Delta Music

The Aggrolites – Reggae Summertime – The Aggrolites IV – HellCat*

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

The Dualers – Don’t Go – Melting Pot – Galley – [Check out this great Vid for Don't Go]

86 Crew – You Come – Bad Bad Reggae – Unsigned

Los Hooligans – I’m Just The Foolish One – Mafioso Ska – Shantytown Recordings

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Murder City Players – Tom Drunk – Speak No Evil – Nighthawk

Doreen Shaffer feat Dr. Ring-Ding – Mi Come Back – Adorable – Grover

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St. Petersburg Ska-Jazz Review – Only Today – Too Good To Be True – Megalith

The Kinky Coo Coos – Pum Pum – Montjuic Boneyard – Redstar73 Records/ Liquidator

Bob Marley – Do You Feel The Same Way Too – Destiny: Rare Ska Sides From Studio One – Studio One/Heartbeat

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The English Beat – Hands Off She’s Mine – In Concert At The Royal Festival Hall – MVD

Rancid – I Ain’t Worried – Let The Dominoes Fall – Epitaph* – [Video of Rancid's new single, Last One to Die]

Galaxy of Prizes – Ska Lip Soul – Mashin Up The Nation – BIB

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Small Island Pride – Federation – Calypso Awakening – Cook Records

The Aggrolites – Lick It Up – The Aggrolites IV – HellCat*

The Upsession – Jackie Miller Down – The New Heavyweight Champion – Moon Ska

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The Impalers ft. Alana Turner – Darling I Will Stay – Darling I Will Stay 45 – Axe Records

Owen Gray – Darling Patricia – The Trojan Story – Trojan

The Supertones – Real Gone Loser – Studio One Early Reggae – Soul Jazz

Johnny Nash – Hold Me Tight – Greatest Hits – Epic

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