With a record 5 interruptions from the National Weather Service, last night’s episode was more than a little tedious to program.   Just from listening to the show, you’d think the world was coming to a hail storm end.  Imagine my surprise when I stepped out of the studio to find there was not a single drop in sight.  Thanks a bunch Emergency Alert System.

Despite the interruptions, I think the show went well.  I featured a nice little piece with Vic Ruggiero explaining how ska can still have a serious, even sad subject despite the fact that it’s happy sounding music; and I sounded off a bit on how Reel Big Fish approaches ska with a lack of respect for the roots and a lame irony that’s been tired for 12 years.

Plus, tons of new stuff, like Pama Intl live in Paris and Mayer Hawthorn’s Reggae Remix, as well as new releases from The Pinstripes, The Bullets, The Crabs Corp, The Valuables and Devil’s Brigade.  If you don’t mind hearing a ton of weather alerts mixed in to your ska, click over to KDHX.org and give it a listen.

Artist / Song / Disk / Label / New / Request
Victor Rice / Fernandinho / In America / Megalith Records /  /
Firebug / Keep the Rhythm / Jump Up’s Caribbean Sundown / Jump Up /  /
Chris Murray and The Slackers / Rastaman Rock / Slackness / Unstrictly Roots /  /
Rebelation / You Will Know / The Berlin Session / Do The Dog /  /
Anger Management League (Germany) / No One Beats The Aml / Why You Bad Soh / Soulfire Artists /  /
Hopeton Lewis / Boom Shaka Laka / Treasure Island Showtime / Heartbeat /  /

Crazy Baldhead / Stages featuring Saint Edward / Stubborn Records Presents Version City / Stubborn /  /
Babyboom / Sister / Babyboom EP / self /  /
Dance Hall Crashers / Shelley (Acoustic) / Blue Plate Special / MCA /  /

The Pinstripes / Sweet Lovin’ / Sweet Lovin’ Digital Single / self / New / [Get your free copy of Sweet Lovin' here]
The Slackers / Mommy / Live in Japan / Disk Union /  /
The Pietasters / Nothing Good to Eat / Turbo / Hellcat /  /
The Valuables / Feel That Rhythm / The Valuables EP / self / New /
Fun Boy Three / The More That I See / Waiting / EMI /  /
Devil’s Brigade / Bridge Of Gold (featuring Tim Armstrong and Lars Fredericksen) / Devil’s Brigade / Hellcat / New /

Blue Beat Players / Western Blood / Roots Branch and Stem Volume 2 – Ska’s Not Dead / Stubborn Records /  /
The Bullets / Shot From A Barrel / Sweet Misery / Jump Up / New /
Reel Big Fish / Uniform of Destruction / The Ska Parade: Runnin’ Naked thru the Cornfield / A to Y /  / Request
Pama International / Pennywise Pound Fool / La Bellevilloise Paris 18.06.10 / Live Recording / New /
Pama International / Pennywise Moonstomp / La Bellevilloise Paris 18.06.10 / Live Recording / New / [If you love Pama Intl. you gotta get this live bootleg!]
Roger Rivas / Do It To Me / Roger Rivas – Organ Versions Vol 1 / self /  /
The Crabs Corporation / Let It Go / Let It Go / Record Kicks / New /

The Up-Beat / 17 @ 17 / Give ‘Em the Boot, Vol. 1 / Hellcat /  /
House of Rhythm / Sign Of The Times feat. The Skatalites / Ska Splash / Moon Ska UK /  /
The Valkyrians / Conqueror / High And Mighty / Phantom Sound & Vision /  /
Hemsley Morris / Stay Loose / Clancy Eccles Presents His Reggae Revue — Rock Steady Intensified / Heartbeat /

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Well kids, it was a long night, last night.  Not only did I host my usual 2 hours of Ska’s The Limit, but I also sat in for an hour of KDHX’s crucial reggae show, Positive Vibrations.  What a difference an extra hour makes, I was dead tired by the end of my third hour.  That and today is busy busy busy, so I won’t be scraping the net for every link I can find.  Isn’t it enough to just give the show a listen, anyway?

Swing on by KDHX.org for the full stream, and leave it running to catch Positive Vibes, right after Ska’s the Limit.

Debonaires “Armageddon” from “Groovin’ After Sundown” on Rivercidal Syndicate
Courtney John “Love Is” from “Love Is Promo Single” on Unreleased
The Forthrights “Other People” from “2010.07.22 @ Beat Kitchen, Chicago” on Live Recording
Vic Ruggiero “A Sunday Malady” from “2010.07.22 @ Beat Kitchen, Chicago” on Live Recording

Vic Ruggiero “Jump / The Tide Is High” from “2010.07.22 @ Beat Kitchen, Chicago” on Live Recording
Chris Murray “The Real Ska” from “2010.07.22 @ Beat Kitchen, Chicago” on Live Recording
Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra “Do The Rocka Style” from “Feel The Riddim!” on Megalith Records
Dub Pistols “Problem Is.” from “Six Million Ways to Live” on Defend Music Inc.
Victor Rice “Dry Beat NYC” from “In America” on Megalith Records
Pama International “I Love You Too Much to Ever Stop Lying” from “Pama International” on Rockers Revolt
Crazy Baldhead “Funky Drummer Featuring Billy Ital” from “The Sound Of ’69″ on self
The Streets “Push Things Forward (clean)” from “Original Pirate Material” on Vice/Atlantic
Da Whole Thing “Foist Woild” from “Tooth” on Whatevski
Skankin’ Pickle “Fights” from “Live” on Asian Man
Ska Cubano “Lupita” from “Mambo Ska” on Casin
Hall and Mushtaq “A Tale Of Woe” from “Hour of Two Lights” on Astralwerks
David Hillyard & The Rocksteady Seven “Change Of Plans” from “Get Back Up!” on Ska In The World/Jump Up
The Good, The Bad & The Queen “Three Changes” from “The Good, The Bad & The Queen” on Virgin
Jacob Miller “Tenement Yard” from “Trojan Ras Reggae Box Set” on Trojan
Kid British “Drive Through” from “It Was This Or Football” on Mercury UK
Mark Foggo “Cybergirl” from “Mad” on V2
Catwalk “If You Stay” from “Demo” on Maninalto!
Pick’N'Mixed “Twisted Ska” from “Misc.” on SixtyDegreesNorth Records

Mephiskapheles “Plan B” from “Maximum Perversion” on Moon Ska
Royal Roost “Matt’s Tune” from “Royal Family Blues” on Megalith Records
The Pietasters “G To F” from “All Day” on INDICATION RECORDS
The Slackers “Information Error” from “Wasted Days” on Hellcat

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Last night’s show kicked off with some brand new Vic Ruggiero, as well as brand new Big D and The Kids Table.  Big D got a special apology from this host, right off the bat- I was under the mistaken impression that they were simply a cover band.  It turns out they’re much better than that.   Hepcat’s Earthquake and Fire went out to the people of LA.  I gave you a taste of some spaghetti western-style ska before dropping some seriously skankable Brenda Lee and other country flavored tunes.  Shortly before I fell asleep on the sound board, I put a long set of deep ska-jazz into motion, featuring Royal Roost, Da Whole Thing and The Drastics.  I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

If you missed it, you can stream this episode from KDHX.org for the next two weeks.

Vic Ruggiero – Yes It’s True – On The Ragtime – Thought Squad* – [Learn everything you need to know about the mysterious Victor Ruggiero]

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Big D and The Kids Table – Doped Up Dollies On A One Way Ticket To Blood – Fluent In Stroll – SideOneDummy Records* – [Lot's of great content at their official site]

The Robustos – Lloyd’s Choice – The New Authentic – Beatville

The Specials – Farmyard Connection – Best of the Ska Parade vol 2 – A to Y

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The Scofflaws feat. King Django – Grazzin in the Grass – Joint Ventures In Ska – Asian Man

Skinner Box feat. Dennis B – Why Can’t I Touch It – Mashin Up The Nation vol 3 and 4 – BIB

Ska Men – Frankie and Johnnie -  – White

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Hepcat – Earthquake and Fire – Out of Nowhere – Epitaph

The Top Cats – Caught In The Fire – Mr. Donkey Paradise – Jamdown – [The Top Cats doing Ali Babba Live]

The Aggrolites – Firecracker – The Aggrolites IV – HellCat

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The Skatalites – Ringo Rides Again – Ska-Boo-Da-Ba – West Side

Prague Ska Conspiracy – A Dream – Lies For Everyone – Grover

Let’s Quit – Sergio Ska – The Southern Belles Party Beat – Vodli 04

Ministry of Ska – Head ‘Em Up Move ‘Em Out – Rarin to Go – Future Legend Records

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Brenda Lee – Jambalaya – Jambalaya Single – White

Chris Murray – The World’s About Me – Slackness – Unstrictly Roots – [You must get to know Chris Murray]

The Slackers – Dave’s Friend – Wasted Days – HellCat

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The Speakeasies – Top Ranking – Version City Session – Stubborn

Pressure Cooker – Bully – Future’s History – [Pressure Cooker is my new favorite band, behold]

The Skalars – Hold Me Tight – Change Up – Moon

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Big D and The Kids Table – Fluent in Stroll – Fluent in Stroll – SideOneDummy Records*

Mr. T-Bone – E Lo Sai – Mr. T-Bone Sees America – Megalith / Jump Up

The Pilfers – Climbing – Chawalaleng – Umvd Labels

Rude Bones – Another Sun – The Downstairs Sessions – White

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Pama International – Earthquake – Pama International – Rockers Revolt – [Here's Pama Intl. feat. Lynval Golding doing Earthquake live, amazing]

Da Whole Thing – Yeah – At Version City – Stubborn – [There's only one place in the world to get anything by Da Whole Thing - this is it]

The Drastics – Septentrion – Waiting – Jump Up

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Royal Roost – Spanish Grease – Royal Family Blues – Megalith

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