2009 has shaped up to be quite a year for new Ska and Reggae releases. Just last week, I acquired brand new material from King Django, The Slackers, Chris Murray and Go Jimmy Go.  As it follows, I brought all that down to the station, last night, for your listening pleasure.  Just to keep things on that new tip, I also debuted new stuff from The Specials, Ken Boothe, Dawn Penn, Unlikely Alibi, Bedouin Soundclash and so much more.

New stuff is my favorite stuff.  If you missed your chance at the live broadcast, click on over to KDHX.org for the archived stream.

Matt Wixson – Ska’s The Limit Theme – -

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Chris Murray – Shades Of The Same Color – Yard Sale – Unstrictly Roots* – [Get your hard or digi copy of Chris Murray's lost gems from Unstrictly Roots]

King Django and The Forthrights – Anywhere I Roam – Anywhere I Roam 7″ – Stubborn* – [Stubborn loves to present their music in a traditional style... vinyl]

The Slackers – Wasted Days – Lost & Found – Special Potato* – [The Slackers have just cleaned out their back room and discovered an entire album's worth of lost material]

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Dawn Penn – You Don’t Love Me (No No No) – Rocksteady: The Roots Of Reggae – Moll-Selekta*

The Specials – Poor Litte Rich Girl – Live In Glastonbury 2009 – Live Recording

Ken Boothe – Shanty Town (007) – Rocksteady: The Roots Of Reggae – Moll-Selekta* – [Learn about Rocksteady music and the new documentary on the subject]

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Unlikely Alibi – Do It All Over – At The Ready – Stubborn* – [my apologies to Unlikely Alibi for stating that they are from NYC, they are actually from Indiana- check out there sound here]

Mr. T-Bone and The Young Lions – Money – Heroes – Rudeboy Corner*

Channel One – Hum – Pose Posture – Do The Dog* – [Channel One sounds great live]

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Rancid feat Booker T – Up To No Good – Let The Dominoes Fall – Hellcat*

Sic and Mad – Policeman – Songs For The Revolution – Stubborn* – [Some dumb podcast where you can hear The Silencers/Rancid demos feat. Policeman]

Bedouin Soundclash – Disgeneration – Where Have The Songs Played Gone? – Side One/Dummy Recordings* – [You can listen to this entire EP from RollingStone.com]

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Courtney John – I Want To Get Next To You – Made In Jamaica – Jamaica Records / FiWi Music*

Westbound Train – Critical Ska – Come And Get It – Hellcat*

The Titans feat Roger Rivas – Teardrops – Rehearsal Daze – Self* – [Check out Roger Rivas performing at the final night of LA's Bluebeat Lounge]

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Cartoon Violence – Rattlesnake – Whatever Happened To The Likely Lad? – Do The Dog* – [A fun little video from Cartoon Violence]

Madness – We Are London – Liberty Of Norton Folgate – Lucky Seven*

The Slackers – What Went Wrong – Lost & Found – Special Potato* – [Read The Slackers explanation of all this Lost & Found material]

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King Django and The Stubborn All-Stars – Open Season part 2 – Open Season 7″ – Stubborn* – [Open Season is back again, remastered and generally re-did - on wax!]

Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra – Lightning Sword – Paradise Blue – JUSTA RECORD* – [The best site for English speakers to learn about TSPO is still their MySpace]

Chris Murray – Play That Fiddle Boy – Yard Sale – Unstrictly Roots*

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Prague Ska Conspiracy – Not For Free – Lies For Everyone – Grover*

The Pepper Pots – Take A Chance – Now! – Black Pepper*

Go Jimmy Go – Devil’s In Her Soul – Go Jimmy Go – * – [check 'em out!]

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Big D and The Kid’s Table – Strictly Rude (Babysitters Mix) – Rude Remix Revolution – Silver Sprocket*

The Drastics feat. Michael Jackson – Rock With You – MJ a Rocker – Self* – [Drastically different takes on the MJ hits]

Culver City Dub Collective – Bad Reaction – Dos – Everloving*

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Allergies and a one-off Riddle’s shift, ruined my voice for last-night’s show- and I had such high hopes for it.  I tried to stay off the mic as much as possible and to let the music speak for itself.  Easier said than done.  You can hear all my gravel and cracks in between sets of new Sic & Mad- lots of Two Tone and early-80′s Ska- and a whole heaping spoon-full of new stuff- by clicking here and streaming the episode.

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

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Sic & Mad – Police Man (Kick Me In The Head) – Songs For The Revolution – Stubborn* [Sic & Mad Interview at Pressure Drop]

The Silencers – Policeman – Give Em The Boot – HellCat – [The only song The Silencers would ever release]

Rancid – Candy – Life Won’t Wait Demos – Unreleased – [The only demo session The Silencers would ever not release]

Bad Manners – This Is Ska (live) – Trojan Ska Revival Box – Trojan

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Special Beat – Rankin Full Stop (live) – The Best of Ska Live – Emporio

The Terrorists – I Want Justice – Forces: 1977-82 – ROIR – [Read about this NY band that did Punky Ska years before 2 Tone]

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

JJ Sparks and The City Gents – You Didn’t Love Me – Brixton Bluebeat – Gladestone Oliphant – [Has a great bio of JJ Sparks]

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Elvis Costello – I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down – I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down LP – Riviera

Madness – Bed And Breakfast Man – Complete Madness – Union Square Music – [video for Bed and Breakfast Man]

The Bodysnatchers – Ruder Than You – The Two Tone Collection – Two Tone/Chrysalis

The Specials – Concrete Jungle (Live) – Peel Sessions – BBC

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The Hoovers – I Got You Babe – Skin and Blisters – Unknown – [the secret history of America's Two Tone-esque ska group, The Hoovers - plus free downloads]

The Villains – Urban Skins – Life of Crime – Skinhead Reggae – [the secret history of Canada's answer to the Two Tone movement]

The English Beat – Twist & Crawl – I Just Can’t Stop It – Go Feet

The Selector – Train To Skaville – The Best of Ska Live – Emporio

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Let’s Go Bowling – More Than A Person – The Ska Parade Vol 2 – A to Y+

Fun Boy Three – The More That I See – Live – White

Amazulu – Too Good To Be Forgotten – Amazulu – Spectrum – [crazy 80's video for Too Good To Be Forgotten]

The Deltones – Make Me Smile – Nana Choc Choc in Paris – Unicorn Records – [learn more about this post-Bodysnatchers- all-girl- late 80's ska group]

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Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros – Rudy Can’t Fail (Live) – Give Em The Boot DVD – HellCat

Matumbi – Bluebeat and Ska – Music In The Air – Harvest

Chris Murray Combo – Time Is The Master – Why So Rude – Unstrictly Roots

Westbound Train – Why You Cry – Come and Get It – HellCat

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Easy Star All-Stars feat. Kristy Rock – She’s Leaving Home – Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band – Easy Star*

The Aggrolites – The Sufferer – Aggrolites IV – HellCat – [get two free pre-release tracks from HellCat]

Prague Ska Conspiracty – Raise The Hell – Lies For Everyone – Unsigned

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Desorden Publico – Crack – Estrellas Del Caos – Megalith

Rude City Riot – 25 Years – Rude City Riot EP – Skaspot Records

Pressure Cooker – You’re The One – What She Wants – Jump Up

Desorden Publico feat. Vic Ruggiero – Monkey Ska – Estrellas Del Caos – Megalith – [the video for Monkey Ska]

Crazy Baldhead feat. Vic Ruggiero – California – Crazy Baldhead Has A Posse – Self

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