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The Kingston Beat radio show is broadcast live every Sunday night from 6-9pm and can be heard via webcast or on WXXE 90.5 FM in Madison County.

SkaDanny and Aiyana bring you the best and latest ska music from around the world and around the block. Get your requests in via phone at 315-426-0850 or via AIM with SN of "WXXEdj"

Kingston Beat playlist for last week's show that aired Sun, Dec 11th:

King Django "Hard, Hard Thing" (Roots Tonic, Stubborn)
Los Hooligans "Shanghai Blues" (Mafioso Ska, Shantytown)
The Motives w/ Vic Ruggiero "Once Upon A Time" (Let's Try That Again, SR)
The Adjusters "When Things Fall" (Otis Redding Will Save America, Grover)
Debonaires "See You Again" (Longshout, Jump Up)
Victor Rice "Drum Thief" (In America, Megalith)
Bob Marley & the Wailers "Simmer Down" (Greatest Hits At Studio One, Heartbeat)
The Aggrolites "Jimmy Jack" (Dirty Reggae, Axe)
Westbound Train "Talk Loud" (Five To Two, Relative)
The Specials "Concrete Jungle" (ST, 2-Tone)
The Slackers "International War Criminal" (International War Criminal, Thought Squad)
Razbari Sumthing "Valley of Kings" (The Great Distraction, SR)
Skavoovie & the Epitones "Nut Monkey" (Fat Footin', Moon Ska)
Pama International "Soul & Inspiration" (Float Like A Butterfly, Asian Man)
State Radio "The Diner Song" (Peace Between Nations, SR)
Tri-State Conspiracy "High Strung Mess" (High Strung Mess, SR)
Mephiskapheles "The Bumble Bee Tuna Song" (God Bless Satan, Moon Ska)
The Planet Smashers "Super Orgy Porno Party" (Smash Hits, NoCo)
The Aggrolites "Pop The Trunk" (Dirty Reggae, Axe)
Too Hectic "Gin" (Viva Chez Slack, Moon Ska)
The Cat Empire "Protons, Neutrons, Electrons" (Two Shoes, Virgin)
Long Beach Dub Allstars "Listen to DJs" (Wonders of the World, DreamWorks)
Let's Go Bowling "Oatmeal For X-mas" (Freeway Lanes, Asian Man)
Mustard Plug "Brain On Ska" (Masterpieces: 1991-2002, Hopeless)
Buju Banton "Batty Rider" (Mr Mention, Fader)
Public Access "God Save The Scene" (Fleeced, Pocketful of Change)
Stray Bullets "P.C. 1" (The Slings and Arrows of Outragious Fortune, Fork in Hand)
Operaton Ivy "Unity" (Energy, Lookout)
Daly's Gone Wrong "DieDieDie" (Exit Where You Belong, SR)
Streetlight Manifesto "A Moment Of Silence" (Everything Goes Numb, Victory)
MU330 "These Rocks Have Energy" (Ultra Panic, Asian Man)
Skankin' Pickle "Gates of Steel" (Green Album, Dr Strange)
Big D & the Kid's Table "A Wicked Hardcore X-mas" (unreleased)
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones "The Rascal King" (The Best Of, Mercury)
Lo & the Magnetics "Tachee" (A Part, Top 5)
Short Round "Doctor Jones" (Is It Really?, SR)
Razbari Sumthing "Crystal Green & Gold" (The Great Distraction, SR)
The Taj Motel Trio "Vader" (Feels The Force, Metal Skunk)
Save Ferris "Sorry My Friend" (ST, Starpool)
The Pietasters "Biblical Sense" (Strapped Live, Moon Ska)
Metro Stylee "Nude Reggae" (ST, DVS)
Deal's Gone Bad "Be Mine Tonite" (VA:Caribbean Shakedown, Jump Up)
The Checkered Cabs "Live Happily" (Remember, Ska Satellite)
Too Short Notice "Dirty Mistake" (Diners, Jughandles And Cigarettes, Homefront)
The Miasmics "April Night" (You Just Gotta Trust It, SR)
Bedouin Soundclash "Jeb Rand" (Sounding A Mosiac, Side One Dummy)
The English Beat "Save It For Later" (Special Beat Service, IRS)
Madness "One Step Beyond" (Total Madness, Geffen)

Thanks to everyone that listened this week!!!

This is what you would have heard:

Kingston Beat playlist for Sunday, December 18, 2005

Stranger Cole & Ken Boothe "Artibella" (A Man And His Hits, Heartbeat)
Laurel Aitken & The Skatalites "Summertime" (Ska Titans, Moon Ska)
The Ska Flames "Kiss Bam Bam" (VA:Ska Island, Island)
Desmond Dekker "Intensified" (ST, ABC)
Toots & the Maytals w/ No Doubt "Monkey Man" (True Love, V2)
Irie Beats "Carribean Lust" (Downtown Reaction, Steady Beat)
Debonaires "See You Again" (Longshout, Jump Up)
Victor Rice "Toque" (In America, Megalith)
NY Ska-Jazz Ensemble "Elegy" (Live In Europe, Stomp)
King Django "Too Many Things" (Roots Tonic, Stubborn)
GooGooCluster "(You Can't Make No Noise) In Paris, France" (ST, SR)
The Allstonians "Mikey Dee" (VA:Leisure Riddims For The Working Class, SpitShine)
Regatta 69 "Warm My Cold Feet" (unreleased demo)
The Aggrolites "Dirty Reggae" (Dirty Reggae, Axe)
Los Hooligans "Hannibal" (Mafioso Ska, Shantytown)
Westbound Train "When I Die" (Five To Two, Relative)
Pama International "The Future Ain't What It Used To Be" (Float Like A Butterfly, Asian Man)
The Usuals "Even When" (VA:Girls Go Ska, Simmerdown)
Hepcat "The Region" (Push'n Shove, Hellcat)
The Skalars "After The Show" (Change Up, Moon Ska)
The Parka Kings "Midnight Sails" (WheresTheAfterParty?, Jump Up)
Magic Goat "Jimmy The Fish" (Righteous, SR)
The B-3s "Sharpshooter" (Devil's Bluebeat, Jump Start)
Tri-State Conspiracy "Psycho Chick" (High Strung Mess, SR)
Mustard Plug "Mr. Smiley" (Masterpieces: 1991-2002, Hopeless)
The Planet Smashers "Surfin' In Tofino" (Life Of The Party, Stomp)
Public Access "God Save The Scene" (Fleeced, Pocketful of Change)
Surfits "Ride Da Tide" (Sixteen Balls Game, SR)
The Toasters "Pool Shark" (New York Fever, Moon Ska)
Third Grade Scuffle "Three Day Weekend" (Building Is A Process, Rocket Power)
Tokyo Ska Paradide Orchestra "5 Days of Tequila" (Full-Tension Beaters, Grover)
The Busters "Ernst" (Make A Move, Moon Ska)
Stray Bullets "P.C.1" (The Slings and Arrows of Outragious Fortune, Fork In Hand)
The Specials "Little Bitch" (ST, 2-Tone)
The Know How "Lately" (HappyFunRobotKillTime, Major League)
Suburban Legends "High Fives" (Rump Shaker, SR)
Big D & the Kid's Table "5 Kids Down" (Good Luck, Asian Man)
Skavoovie & the Epitones "Tiny Machines" (The Growler, Shanachie)
Hired Geeks "Charity" (Geeked On Crack, SR)
Douglas Leader Orchestra "Della" (unreleased demo)
Too Hectic "King" (VA:CDSC 10th Anniversary, Skully)
Sacrelicious "Dry Campus" (ST, SR)
Short Round "Trendy Girl" (Is It Really?, SR)

Holy shizz... Sarcrelcious - Dry Campus? Man, I haven't heard that tape in years. That was recorded 6.5 years ago! God I feel old. Interesting enough, pieces of that band still live on in The Ops & The Directive. Cool stuff.

Cheers,

Al

Yeah, I got a request to hear some DLO and since I was dusting off the old cassette tapes for that request anyway, I went ahead and played some more stuff from that general era.

I still recall vividly seeing Sacrelicious at No Borders, No Boundaries on Marshall Street with Larissa. One of the songs was about Peter's Groceries, I believe? What a great, great set.

I ran out of time this week, but since I re-discovered it honoring that specific request, I'm going to play Swanky Modes next week. Easily one of the most gawdawful recordings in human history, right from Upstate NY! Sooooo bad, it's hilarious!!!! (Ever notice that unintentional hilarity is always better than intentional?)

Annnnnnnnd ... I found some really old demos from The Know How, Too Short Notice, etc. I need to make copies of them just so the younger bands realize there really IS hope. It's amazing how far bands like those have come ...

Bahaha. I remember hearing the Swanky Modes one time.

Talk about bad - somewhere floating around is one copy of the Skalapenos set that you saw, recorded off the board. So to my recollection, it's not an awful recording. I used to have it, and passed it off to another former member, and have had no luck getting it back...

I recall that first ever set for the Skalapeños at the Penny Arcade was actually quite good. Very short (5 songs?), but quite good. I'd be quite curous if you ever got ahold of that recording again.

BTW, if you ever run across Jav, I'm still waiting to listen to his copy of "Upstate Skank" by Bahama Mama too.

Man, I haven't seen him in a couple of years. I think since Dave Hillyard played Monty's Krown.

My recollection of that show is that it was ok, but we had practiced too much earlier in the day and my chops were nearly spent. That and that my girlfriend at the time told me every time I stepped to the mic and wasn't playing, I'd grab my junk.

That's why I play guitar now.