Last night’s episode flowed so well, didn’t it?  Well, I was happy with it-  I started things off nice and sweet with a couple of slow and spooky numbers from Lord Kitch and Maddie Ruthless, before digging into the straight ska portion of the set.  There was new stuff from The Simmertones, The Beatdown, Dionne Bromfield and more; and the show finished up with a set of dubby ska and reggae from the likes of Scrappy, Victor Rice and The Skatalites.

If you missed the show, all is not lost- head on over to KDHX.org, where the episode will stream for the next two weeks.

Lord Kitchner – Love In The Cemetary – Trojan Calypso Box – Trojan – [Caribbean oldies are so much more fun when you know the words.]

Miss Maddie Ruthless – Graveyard Rocksteady – Unreleased Demo – Self

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The King Blues – Blood On My Hands – Under The Fog – Household Name

The Dualers – Kiss On The Lips – Melting Pot – Galley – [Here's an alternate version of this Dualers' hit, nice quality too!]
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Open Season – Hey Darling – Hey Darling – Leech Records

Th Simmertones – Sammy Dead – Presenting The Simmertones – Self

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Stranger and Patsy – Hey, Hey Baby – Deep Ska – Proper/Treasure Isle

Hortense Ellis – Hold Me Tenderly – Duke Reid – The Trojan – Nuclear Weapon – Trojan

Dionne Bromfield – Oh Henry – Introducing Dionne Bromfield – Lioness

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The Toasters feat Lester Sterling and Laurel Aitkin – Speak Your Mind – Hard Band For Dead – Moon Ska

Prague Ska Conspiracy – Madness – Life On Ropes – Grover

Ringo Ska – Should Have Known Better – Betolzkahitoparat – Pork Pie

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Eric Donaldson – Cherry Oh Baby – Don’t Call Me Ska Face Vol 3 – Dressed To Kill

Lord Mike and His Dirty Calypsonians – Shake Shake Sonora – Live in Chicago 10-04-08 – Live Recording

Jamaska – Skaravan – Live Bash! – White

Errol Dunkley – Please Stop Your Lying – Joe Gibbs Scortchers From The Early Years – Vp Records

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

Sublime – Doin’ Time (uptown remix) – Second-Hand Smoke – MCA

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King Hammond – King Hammond Shuffle – Don’t Call Me Ska Face Vol 1 – Dressed To Kill – [Read all about The Resurrection of King Hammond]

The Beatdown – Today – The Beatdown – Stomp – [It's been several weeks that I've been playing new Beatdown tracks, but now that the album has dropped, you can play them for yourself.]

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The Caroloregians – Robbery – Hot Blood In Cold Weather – Jump Up!

The Slackers – Have The Time – Live On The West Side NYC June 4, 2010 – Whatevski.org

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Smiley Culture – Shan a Shan – You’ll Never Know… – White – [Okay, I'll let you listen to it, one more time]

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Scrappy – This Generation – The Smart Sensation – Grover

Banana Crusher – Hot Keawi – Ska, Rock-Steady, Reggae Vol 1 – White

Big D and The Kids Table – My Thoughts Take Me Away – Fluent In Stroll – Side One/Dummy Recordings

Victor Rice – Gravity – @ Version City – Stubborn

The Skatalites – Outback Dub – On The Right Track – Aim – [Can you handle The Skatalites in Dub?]

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Looking back over last night’s playlist, I’m noticing that the show was surprisingly light on the Ska.   There was an extra emphasis on mento/calypso and 80′s ska, but it looks like reggae covers dominated the set.   I’ve never been silent about my love for Mento Music (Jamaica’s answer to Calypso and the forerunner to Ska and Reggae), but I was impressed by the amount of phone calls I got in support of such an old school sound.   St. Louis, I wish you would have told me about your love of Calypso sooner.

If you missed the show, you can stream the archive from KDHX.org for the next two weeks.

Willie Williams – Armageddon Time – 100% Dynamite – Soul Jazz

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The Slackers – New Years Day – Holiday Show 2009 – Whatevski – [The Slackers have now covered U2, this must be the end of days]

Hepcat – Country Time – Scientific – BYO

Small Island Pride – Federation – Calypso Awakening – Smithsonian Folkways – [Small Island Pride is probably my favorite non-Jamaican Calypsonian, here's a passage from the book, The Caribbean Integration Process, that describes the subtle meaning of this very song.]

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Alton Ellis – Can’t Get Used To Losing You – I’m Still In Love – Heartbeat – [You're probably more familiar with The Beat's version of this song]

Ngobo Ngobo – Blank Expression – Daily Talk – Grover

Dr. Ring-Ding – My Sound – Ram Di Dance – Moon Ska – [Here's one of those YouTubes that's not much to look at]

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Boothill Foot Tappers – There’s Melody To Our Madness – Love and Affection Single – White – [Oops!  I picked out the non-ska song to play - nothing wrong with a little bluegrass on the ska show, right?  Right?]

Max Headroom & The Car “Parks” – Rhythm & Blue Beat – Don’t Panic 7″ – White – [This Max Headroom predates the more popular one by at least 5 years.]

Beat Brigade – Armageddon Beat – NY Beat! Hit and Run – Moon Ska – [Not only should you click here to learn more about The First US Ska Comp, you can also get your hands on it!]

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The Selecter – Missing Words (acoustic) – Unplugged for The Rude Boy Generation – Mapps Cafe Records/Ka

David Hillyard and The Rocksteady Seven – Change of Plans – Get Back Up! – Whatevski – [Brand new DHR7 is available for digi download on Whatevski]

Prince Buster – Beggers Are No Choosers – I Feel The Spirit – Fab

Mary Wells & The Steadies – My Guy – Motown Flies Jamaica Vol 2 – Jamaican Airlines – [New Zealand's version of Ska's The Limit, Go Feet Radio did an episode dedicated to JA and Motown sounds]

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Toots and The Maytals – Louie Louie – This Is England OST – Commercial Marketing

The Meters – Mardi Gras Mambo – Fire On The Bayou – Sundazed Music Inc.

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Prince Buster – Day-O – Ska Lip Soul – Blue Beat – [Learn more about this song's long history]

Lord Lebby – Mama Don’t Want No Peas No Rice – Calypsos From Jamaica – Valmark – [My favorite source for info on Mento Music has an entire page dedicated to Lord Lebby]

Val Bennet – Cut Munno – Ska Lip Soul – Blue Beat – [MentoMusic.com also has a little info on this Prince Buster LP that collected Calypso and Ska on one album]

The Wigglers – Linsted Market/Day-O – Calypsos From Jamaica – Valmark

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Mealticket – Super Positive – 13 Apologies – In the Mix

The Skatalites – Ball Of Fire – Ska Authentic – Musicrama/Koch

Fun Boy Three – Our Lips Are Sealed – 3 Mixes Us 12″ – Chrysalis – [Terry Hall got silly looking in the 80's]

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Desmond Dekker – Music Like Dirt – Best Of Desmond Dekker – Trojan

The Clash – Hateful – London Calling – Sony

Da Whole Thing – Banker – Tooth – Internet Release

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One Groovy Coconut – New Wave Crashing – More Like This Than That – Ska Satellite

Pressure Cooker – Originators – Commited – Pressure Cooker

New York Citizens – Rude Girls – The Truth About The NY Citizens – Moon Ska

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Smiley Culture – Cockney Translation – The Fashion Records Story – Ras

Twizzle  and The Hot Rod All-Stars – The Graduate – 7″ Single – Torpedo Records

Vic Ruggiero – Takin Care Of Business – Something In My Blindspot – Moanin’

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I started last night’s show with the debut of the new Ska’s The Limit Theme Song, by Matt Wixson.  Wixson also makes music under the name Babylon Party Machine, and I offer up two of his mash-ups right off the bat.  Then, after a quick overview of Symarip we got into some Cops and Robbers themed ska and reggae.  Then I finished you off, with a whole lotta aggressive dub.  And, once again, I completely forgot to mention this site on the air.  What is wrong with me?

If the playlist looks good to you, head on over to STL’s page on KDHX.org and stream it to your brain.

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

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Babylon Party Machine – Body Upsettin’ – Riddim and Flow – Self Released* – BPM Page

Babylon Party Machine – The Secret Message – Riddim and Flow – Self Released* – Wixson Vid

Symarip – Try Me Best – Skinhead Moonstomp – Trojan – Wiki Link

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Mr. Symarip – The Skinheads Them Crash The Moon – Skinheads Dem A Come – Liquidator

Prince Buster – Sit and Wonder – 200% Dynamite – Soul Jazz

The Piramids – Shotgun – Deep Ska – Proper/Treasure Isle

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Bim Skala Bim – Chief Inspector – Mashin’ Up The Nation – SQUARE

Dennis Brown – Johnny Too Bad – Studio One Rude Boy – Soul Jazz

Laurel Aitken and The Skatalites – Rude Boy Dreams – Clash Of The Ska Titans – Moon Ska

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Dirty Revolution – Police – It’s Gonna Get Dirty – Do The Dog – Dirty Revolution Vid

Sublime – STP – Robbin’ The Hood – Skunk

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The Clash – Police On My Back – Sandinista! – Epic

Joe Strummer – Police and Theives – Live 10/17/01 – NA – Strummer Vid

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Jackie Opel – You’re Too Bad – Studio One Rude Boy – Soul Jazz

Andy Capp – The Law – Trojan Skinhead Reggae Box – Trojan

Smiley Culture – Police Officer – Mash Up The Place – Rhino – Smiley Culture Vid

Mephiskapheles – Rank & File – God Bless Satan – Moon Ska

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The Impalers – Judge and Jury – Blood, Rum and Reggae – Axe Records – Official Site

The Specials – Stupid Marriage – The Specials – Two Tone/Chrysalis

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The Pinstripes – The Boot – Demo – NA

The Void Union – Atlas – The Void Union – Megalith

The Pinstripes – Evening Dub – The Decay – Self Released

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Bombtown feat. Dr. Ring-Ding – Lyrics By The Ton – Interrobang! – Stubborn – Bombtown Vid

Dub Trio – Fur Boots On The Party Moose (live) – Exploring the Dangers Of – ROIR – Dub Trio Vid

Beastie Boys – Dub The Mic – Anthology – Capitol

King Django – Precipice – Reason – HellCat

The Drastics feat Dr. Ring-Ding – Satet Version – Chicago Massive – Jump Up – Jump Up’s Site
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