The Rebel Black Dot Song of the Day: SKApril
The Articles, "Ska's the Limit" from Flip F'real (T.L.A.M.)

Commentary: I would opine that "Ska's the Limit,"a lengthy, instrumental piece, straddles the line betwixt ska & rocksteady. What's the difference, you ask? After staring vacantly for a moment, I answer with a question—Rocksteady is slower than ska? It might be a distinction without a difference, for there are huge differences between the original ska of the 1950s & '60s (think Desmond Dekker or Prince Buster) & the ska-punk of the '90s & the turn of the millennium (think Less Than Jake or The Blue Meanies). So, we'll just go with rocksteady being generally slower than ska, & say that even if "Ska's the Limit" is rocksteady "instead" of ska we're including it as part of SKApril to point out the genre's flexibility & diversity. (So what's reggae, you ask? I'm going to hazard the theory that reggae is rocksteady that focuses on Rastfarianism & Black Power? Man, I don't know, I just love the ska.)

Plus, who doesn't enjoy a play on "sky's the limit"?