Thanks for checking out another episode of Ska’s The Limit!  Last night we checked out some punk influenced ska and reggae, with a little garage rock and straight punk thrown in for good measure.

If you missed the live show, you can stream the archive for two weeks at KDHX.org

Common Rider – Classics Of Love – Last Wave Rockers – Lookout!

The Caroloregians – Working In A Coal Mine – Hot Blood In Cold Weather – Jump Up!

The Pilfers – What’s New (Here We Go Again) – Chawalaleng – MOJO

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The Slackers – Strychnine – Live From The West Side NYC – Whatevski – [You can hear the original version of Strychnine here, if you want to]

Wire – Three Girl Rhumba – Pink Flag – EMI

Esco Chris – Killer From The Cellar – Complete – Self

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Toots and The Maytals – Sweet and Dandy – Sweet and Dandy – Jetset Records

The Expos – Blackwater – Blackwater – Stomp – [The Expos' sound is hard to describe, but ThePunkSite gave it a shot]

The Chob – We’re Pretty Quick – 100 60′s Garage Rock Hits – Garage Masters

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Suicide Machines – So Long – Destruction By Definition – Hollywood Records

Steady Earnest – Take It Easy – Take it! Take it! Take it! – BIB

The Beatdown – Beatdown – The Beatdown – Stomp

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Green Room Rockers – Irony – Midwest Soundclash – Jump Up!

Skandalous All-Stars – Clip The Cuffs – Age Of Insects – Shanachie

The Duppies – Artibella – Throw One Punch – The Duppies

The Moon Invaders – I Believe – Hot Blood In Cold Weather – Jump Up!

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Bedouin Soundclash – Trinco Dog – Street Gospels – Side One Dummy Records

Boss 501 – Na Na – Drinking With Boss 501 – Self – [Go get you some free tracks from Boss 501]

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Lord Sluggo and The Dmaners – Cocaine – Stubborn Records Presents Version City – Stubborn

Rancid – Cash, Culture and Violence (demo) – The Life Won’t Wait Sessions – Unreleased – [Here's a podcast I made showing off some ska demos]

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The Clash – (White Man) In Hammersmith Palaise – From Here To Eternity – SONY

The Opperators 780 – Magnificent – Power Version – Cockroach Media/Longshot Music – [Officially broken up, but these guys are still active... and awesome]

Bobby Pins & The Saloon Soldiers – The Revenge – Dancing On The Moon – Rain Records – [The Bobby Pins Girls sound amazing, but what I really like is there knee socks]

Dancing On The Moon Cover

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The Toasters – Two-Tone Army – Hard Band For Dead – Moon Ska+

Babylove and The Van Dangos feat Coolie Ranx – Big Baboon – Lovers Choice – Megalith Records

Stiff Little Fingers – Suspect Device – Anthology – Caroline

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

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Rasta4Eyes – The Herb – Boss Sounds Of The Boom and Bust – Do The Dog

The Stingers ATX – Being Deceived – This Good Thing – Grover

King Django – Does He Love You – Brooklyn Hangover – Stubborn

Pama International feat Billy Bragg – To Have and To Have Not – Highrise – Rockers Revolt

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Well, I wanted to be out of town this weekend, but I stayed for the Ska Show… probably for the best, there’s less hoosiers in the studio.  If you were listening on Saturday, you can see what you heard below.  If you missed it, though, be sure to surf over to KDHX.org to stream the archive.

Dionne Bromfield – Foolish Little Girl – Introducing – Lioness

Bobby Pins and The Saloon Soldiers – My Best Boy – Dancing On The Moon – Rain

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CSS – Alcohol – Cansei De Ser Sexy – Sub Pop

The Pepper Pots feat. Dr. Ring-Ding – Stay On Your Way – Shake It! – Megalith

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Jens Lekman – Drive-In Bingo – Night Falls Over Katadala – Secretly Canadian

Dandy Livingston – There Is A Mountain – Suzanne Beware of The Devil – Trojan

Belle & Sebastian – The Eighth Station of The Cross Kebab House – Help: A Day In The Life – Independiente UK

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Emmy and The Emmies feat. Madonna – Love On The Run – Pre-Madonna – Bootleg – [Learn all about Madonna's Ska Roots]

Elvis Costello – I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down – The Very Best Of Elvis Costello – Rhino – [There's 2 sides to this 2 Tone story]

The Coventry Automatics – Dawning Of A New Era – Trojan Ska Revival Box – Trojan

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The Dead 60′s – We Get Low – The Dead 60′s – Sony

The Fratellis – Henrietta – Costello Music – Cherry Tree

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Rancid – Crane Fist – Life Won’t Wait – Epitaph – [Official Video for Crane Fist]

Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros – Rudy Can’t Fail (Live) – Give Em The Boot DVD – Hellcat – [Dick Rude directs this live video of Rudy Can't Fail]

Maddie Ruthless and The Secret Affair – Funeral Dirge – Unrelesed – Community Records

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Deals Gone Bad – Movin’ On – The Ramblers – Megalith/Jump Up

The Slackers – TV Dinner Song – The Great Rocksteady Swindle – Hellcat

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The Beatdown – Mad Dog – Masters – Unreleased

The Upsessions – Big Boss Reggae – Beat You Reggae – Grover

Chris Murray Combo – Magadog – Why So Rude? – Unstrictly Roots

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Da Whole Thing – Jambalaya – Tooth – Whatevski.org – [Here's what I had to say about the new re-release of DWT's Tooth]

Da Whole Thing – Running For The F-Train (Vic Vox) – Tooth – Whatevski.org

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Mark Foggo – Bang Me Head – Mad – v2 – [Duff Guide's review of Mad is a good read.]

Dad Mom God – Turn The Corner – Poems Like the Gun – White

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Tugg – Cold Drinks – 2010 Promos – Self

1592 – This One’s For You All – This One’s For You All – Abbey

Dr. Ring-Ding – Rudeboy Style – Dandimite – Moon Ska

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Prince Buster – Take It Easy – On Tour 1967 – White

Toots and The Maytals – Funky Kingston – Live in New York 1976 – Island?

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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

Matt Wixon – Ska’s The Limit Theme -  -

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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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