One week off and another week off-kilter, I was glad to be back in the swing of things last night.   There’s was plenty of new Ska to go around, but the crowning achievement was in the last half-hour of the show.  Anthony, from The Drastics provided us with 30 minutes worth of Dub and Roots Reggae in his exclusive STL Ska hijack!

Please click here to give the show a listen, the archived stream will be up for the next two weeks at KDHX.org

Mr. T-Bone “STL Theme – Mr. T-Bone Intro” from “STL Themes” on Wixson
The Drastics “Ever Ready” from “Ever Ready Digital 7″” on self
Black Cat Zoot “Shake That Bone feat. Dr. Ring-Ding” from “Main Attraction” on Indie Europe/Zoom

Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra “Guts For Saxophone” from “Full-Tension Beaters” on Unknown
Streetlight Manifesto “Hell” from “99 Songs of Revolution: Volume I” on Victory New
Da Whole Thing “Mood Swing” from “@ Version City” on Stubborn
Dr. Ring-Ding “Call Di Doctor” from “Ram Di Dance” on Moon
Lady Lexx “Love Doctor” from “Peckings Old Skool Young Blood” on peckings
The Pietasters “Can’t Stand It” from “Give ‘Em the Boot, Vol. 2″ on Epitaph/Hellcat
Sublime “D.J.s” from “40 oz to Freedom” on MCA
The Slackers “Sooner Or Later” from “Better Late Than Never (Remastered)” on Moon Ska/Asbestos
Jc 001 “Never Again” from “All My Children” on ANXIOUS

Mephiskapheles “Turtle Soup” from “Maximum Perversion” on Moon Ska
The Hard Times “Two Bucks for Bob” from “Two Bucks for Bob” on Whatevski New
Hepcat “Daydreamin’” from “Push ‘N Shove” on Hellcat
The Upsessions “Hold Me Belinda” from “Beat You Reggae” on Grover Records New
The Moon Invaders “Soon You ‘ll Be Gone” from “Moon Invaders Live (AB Club)” on Grover New
See Spot “Robbery” from “The Robbery” on self

Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra “New Generation” from “Feel The Riddim!” on Megalith Records New
Jump With Joey “Move Your Body” from “Generations United, Volume 1″ on Rykodisc
The Drastics “Radio Drastics Mix” from “Ska’s The Limit Hijack” on self New

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Hey kids-  About a week ago, Chicago’s The Drastics stepped into the KDHX studios and laid down some serious sounds.  The entire set aired on last night’s Ska’s The Limit but you can still catch the session via this internet, right here:

Click here to Listen to The Drastics – Live at KDHX

Or simply check out this great video, shot and recorded live:

Other Live Ska Links from 88.1 KDHX in St. Louis:

Westbound Train

The Void Union

The Pinstripes

Murder City Players

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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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