Thanks for checking out another episode of Ska’s The Limit!  Last night’s show covered a lot of bases- from the blazing ska horns of The Skatalites and Dr. Ring-Ding to more modern remix projects like Courtney John, Jay-Z at Studio One and Mos Dub; plus a little ska punk and hooligan reggae for a good balance.

If you haven’t tried it yet, you’ve got to check out the new KDHX Archive Player.  It always features the 2 most recent episodes of Ska’s The Limit.

Gregory “Rocksteady” Kraj / River City Ska Step / This Is Rocksteady / A1 Records /  /
NOFX / Radio (Rancid) / BYO Split Series, Vol. 3 / BYO /  /
The Bandulus / Steal My Soul / Ska. Reggae. Soul. / Soul Shot Records / New / [Learn more about The Bandulus from this interview by Roots Rock Rebel]
Dr. Ring-Ding / Dandimite Ska / Dandimite / Moon Ska /  /
Monkey / Rito / Station Wagon Living / Asian Man /  /
Jay-Z / Change Clothes / Jazy-Z at Studio One / self /  /  [Go get you a free copy of this mash up project]
Tim Armstrong / Translator / A Poet’s Life / Hellcat /  /

Slackers, The / Nurse / Slackfest @ Bowery Ballroom 9/25/2009 / Whatevski /  /
See Spot / Drink The Money, Don’t Go / Who Got It? (1996 – 2003) / Jump Up /  /
Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution / It’s A Wonderful Life / A Call To Arms / RISC /  /
Toots & The Maytals / I’ll Never Grow Old / Never Grow Old / Heartbeat / Pgd /  /
Predator Dub Assassins / Air Force One / The Hardest / Stubborn /  /
Top Cats / Calling Your Name / Mr. Donkey Paradise / Jamdown /  / [If you like Ska Cubano, you'll dig Top Cats]
Sublime / Get Out / Second-Hand Smoke / MCA /  / Request
Westbound Train / If Only / Come And Get It / Hellcat /  /
The Skatalites / Ska-racha / Phoenix City: History of the World’s Greatest Ska / Trojan /  /
Aquabats / Pizza Day / Myths, Legends, And Other Amazing Adventures, Volume 2 / Fearless /  / Request

Alton Ellis / The Message / Ready Steady Go Rocksteady / Pama /  /
Vessels / Money Man / Primosonic Rhythms Vol. 2 / Rivercidal Syndicate /  /
Selecter / Danger / BBC Sessions – Live at the Paris Theatre ’79 / BBC /  /
The VOID UNION / Fatty Fatty Boom Boom / Live at KDHX / KDHX /  / [Remember when The Void Union played KDHX?]
Toasters / Talk Is Cheap / Live In London / Moon Ska /  /
Mustard Plug / Hit Me! Hit Me! / In Black and White / Hopeless /  /
Dan P and The Bricks / Mess It Up / Live in Santa Cruz / Live Recording / New /

Ryan Scroggins and the Trenchtown Texans / Money / The Trenchtown Texans / Megalith /  /
Pressure Cooker / Little Bird / What She Wants / Jump Up /  /
Courtney John / Lucky Man / Made In Jamaica / Jamaica Records / FiWi Music / New /

Blue Beat Players / You Really Make Me Feel Good / Eastern Leo / Phalanx /  /
Mos Dub / History Town / Mos Dub / white / New /
The Pinstripes / Resting Dub / Digi Promo / self / New /

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My recent one-off podcast for Music Is Our Occupation just dropped days ago, and it’s got me in a live ska kind of mood.  So here’s the playlist from last night, chock fulla ska and reggae, and every track recorded live.  If you missed it, you can still listen online for the next two weeks.

The idea was to recreate the tracklist of The Slackers seminal record, Redlight, using only tracks from my extensive live bootleg collection.  The result is called, Redlight Redid.  Please enjoy it.

 

Below, I’ve included links where you can get your hands on many of the live sets that these tracks were selected from- be it from live albums, or fan-recorded tapes.

Matt Wixson – Ska’sThe Lmit Theme -  -

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The Slackers – You Must Be Good – Live in Toledo 2001 – Live Recording
[ From my new podcast for MusicalOccupation.com: JJ Loy presents Redlight Redid ]

The Slackers – Married Girl – Live in Montreuil 2004 – Live Recording

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The King Django Quartet – Does He Love You – From an as of yet untitled, unreleased live album – which is sure to be on Stubborn Records

Deal’s Gone Bad – Movin On – Live at the Bottom Lounge 2008 – Live Recording

AKA Rudie – Oliver’s Army – Live Inna Windows – Ready Room MultiMedia – [Get to know AKA Rudie inna live fashion via Stubborn Record Shop]

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Tim Armstron w/The Aggrolites feat. Lars Frederiksen – Time Bomb (Rancid) – Live at KROQ Weenie Roast 2007 – Live Recording – [This is one of the roughest sounding tracks of the episode, but if you love Rancid and/or The Aggrolites, this free download is a must]

Royal Roost – Unlabled – Live – Live Recording

The Void Union – Fatty Fatty Boom Boom (Westbound Train) – Live at KDHX – KDHX – [Remember?  eh?]

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Dance Hall Crashers – Dance Hall Crashers – The Live Record – Fat Wreck Chords – [DHC at the top of their game, worth every penny]

Arthur Kay & The Originals – George Marshall – Live In Berlin – Step-1

The Drastics – Profit Song (Queen Majesty Riddim) – Live in STL 2008 – Live Recording

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Bim Skala Bim – Wise Up – Live At The Paradise – BIB

Madness – Harder The Come – Madstock! – Live Recording – [Madness has the most devoted fans of any ska band I know of.  If you've never attended Madstock, here's your chance to hear what you're missing.]

Jonathan Archer and Justin Hinds – Medley – Let’s Rock Live – Trojan

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Hepcat – Nigel (live) – No Worries Single – Hellcat

The Pietasters – Night Owl – Strpped Live – Moon

Bad Manner – My Girl Lollipop – Greatest Hits Live – Dojo

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Dave Hillyard and The Rocksteady Seven – Baby – Way Out East – Brixton – [The DHR7 are one of those bands that will most likely never play a town like St. Louis, luckily they've recorded Way Out East to give us a listen]

Rude Boy System – Our Mission – Live Injection – Melodie

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MU 330 – The Punisher/Downtown – Live – Live Recording

The Selecter – On My Radio – Live Injection – Blue Moon

The Toasters – Talk Is Cheap – Live In London – Megalith – [I can't find any of the many live downloads that Megalith used to offer, but fear not The Toasters Live In London is amazing enough]

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The Dead 60′s – You’re Not The Law – The Black Sessions – France Inter – [Get yourself a copy of this entire live set by the late Dead 60's]

Westbound Train – Check Your Time – Live at KDHX – KDHX – [What?  You didn't hear Westbound Train live from KDHX?  Try harder.]

The Scofflaws – Spider On My Bed – Live – Vol 1 – Moon Ska

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Skankin Pickle – Fights – Live – Asian Man

Green Room Rockers – Broke – Live at the Bottom Lounge 2008 – Live Recording

Playlist for Ska’s the Limit on December 06, 2009
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