Sunday, March 19, 2023
Radio : EXD 1244 - Sunday March 19, 2023
Sunday, March 12, 2023
Radio : EXD 1243 - Sunday March 12th, 2023
LAURA KRIEG - Tout S’effondre Tout Va Bien (Detriti)
THE MOB - Witch Hunt (All The Madmen)
THE LORRAINAS - Superman Garbageman (Mom’s Basement /Surfin’ Ki)
Saturday, March 11, 2023
Sunday, March 5, 2023
Radio : EXD 1242 - Sunday March 5, 2023
On tonight’s show, we have a feature length interview with S.C.U.M. from Montreal who are important for a number of reasons. They were a very politically minded band taken on issues of policing, religion, war, and multi-national corporations. They were part of developing a Canadian version of crossover along with peers (Sudden Impact, Micro Edge and Fair Warning). Their singer is Black and one of the few prominent persons of colour within the early punk scene. He was also an amazing skater in his own right. I was able to speak with guitarist George Pearson (thanks to Erick Roy) about the significance of S.C.U.M. From being the band that fed the Montreal punk scene with members leaving to start Unruled and No Policy to brazenly speaking truth to power to a Montreal police force bent on criminalizing kids.
Sunday, February 26, 2023
Radio : EXD 1241 - Sunday February 26th, 2023
On tonight’s show we have lots of new sets, including a feature on a comp called Guitars4Grrls. We have a Black History Month segment on Jon McClain - drummer of Ugly Americans among others. And the third installment of Chris Murdoch's scene report which take a look at the Maritimes. Download the show here.
Jon McClain is the drummer for UGLY AMERICANS. Jon also played in many bands. 1982 - No Rock Stars would have been one of the first bands who contribute to the “No Core” cassette compilation -
Sunday, February 19, 2023
Radio : EXD 1240 - Sunday February 19th, 2023
Who is Cherl Boyze and what is her connection to Tribe Called Quest. Tune in to tonight’s EXD. We also feature part 2 of a scene report feature with Chris Murdoch in which we explore bands that Chris was in. There’s a review of the Gel show last week. A new release showcase. A power violence set. And we feature a new D-Beat band from Calgary called Closetalkers. Download the show here.
DEAD KENNEDYS - Soup is good food (Alternative Tentacles)
Scene report - Chris Murdoch (Part 2)
MEAN STREETS - Problems (Self-Released)
NEGATIVE RAGE - Snot Nose (Self-Released)
WORD ON THE STREET - Word To The Wise (REACT!)
OUTTACONTROLLER - Partner In Crime (P-Trash)
SOUVENIR - Circles (Self-Released)
New Releases (Chris Overall)
SHARIZZA - Oma (Turbo Discos)
SPLIT TONGUE - Class War (Hardcore Victim)
SIAL - Sangkar (LVEUM)
PHYSIQUE - Unreal Cruelty (Iron Lung)
PEST CONTROL - Judgement Time (Hardcore Victim)
HIATUS - End is Near (Ruin Nation)
BHM
So Anthony Reid is a long standing guy in the scene. He has been going to shows long before I was in the scene and we were brainstorming punk bands with members with black musicians in the band and here are some that I have never played on the show before.
NASTY FACTS - Drive My Car (Jimboco / 5th Column / Left for Dead)
SCREAMING SNEAKERS - Grin and Bear (Revoltation / Generation)
CULT HEROES - Amerikan Story (Rave Up)
ANTI-FLAG - Mumia's Song (A-F)
LEFTOVER CRACK - Operation M.O.V.E. (Alternative Tentacles)
MOVE is a radical Black Liberation movement based out of Philadelphia. Founded by the self-named “John Africa”, MOVE has an aggressively anti-capitalist, anti-technology, and anti-government agenda which led first to conflicts with their neighbors and then with the Philadelphia police.
The conflict between MOVE and the Philadelphia PD exploded into violence on two occasions, finally culminating in a standoff in 1985 which ended with the police dropping a two pound bomb on the roof of the MOVE compound, starting a fire that destroyed 65 homes and killed 11 MOVE members, including several children. Check this podcast on the bombing of MOVE
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/1350-the-africas-vs-america
Show Review of GEL @ 1978, Demo Feature, and Some More New Stuff
HATE STILL BURNS - Down To Earth (DAZE)
HATE STILL BURNS - Killer (DAZE)
HATE STILL BURNS - Weakness (DAZE)
GEL - Attainable (Convulse)
LIFE IN VACUUM - Lost (Born Losers)
FINAL STRUGGLE - Egocide (Self-Released)
FEVER STRIKE - Grinner (Self-Released)
FEVER STRIKE - Eleven44 (Self-Released)
Power Violence
RECENSION - Xtakexaxlittlexoffxthexedgex (Self-Released)
WOUND MAN - Hollowed (Iron Lung)
BRAIN TOURNIQUET - Deny (Iron Lung)
DROP DEAD - Pliers (Armageddon)
BLACK FLAG - No More (SST)
UNCLE RAY - Delusion (Self-Released)
Closetalkers is a hardcore punk band from Calgary featuring members of DEATHKNELL, and PMMA, Demonstration ‘23 was self released in January, and Closetalkers will be hitting the west coast for a string of shows in June, then out in late summer/early fall to eastern Canada as well. Next show is in Calgary on March 18th with DESGRACIADOS from Deranged Records. Tagged as a D-Beat hardcore band, there is a barreling bass sound matched with some haunting vocals and a buzzsaw guitar.
CLOSETALKERS - Disparity (Self-Released)
CLOSETALKERS - Cursed (Self-Released)
CLOSETALKERS - Mess (Self-Released)
CLOSETALKERS - Decapitated (Self-Released) .
Sunday, February 12, 2023
Radio : EXD 1239 - Sunday February 12th, 2023
ENVISION - Best of Times (Self-Released)
Download the show here.