Zine - EXD, Volume 11, Issue 2

This is the brand new issue of the EXD zine that came out on March 2011. I was able to pull together Andy Ford, Paul Newman, and Buzz, who were the members of the band back in December. Here is an editted transcript with some flyers and other historical pieces that A.P.B. were involved in. They mean a lot to me. When I first started getting into the Toronto scene I would see them a lot at shows.

We also have a lot of reviews in this issue which include 1981; Agoraphobic Nosebleed; A.N.S.; Apparatus; Avon Ladies; Beyond Description; Beyond Pink; Boston Strangler; Broadcast Zero; Broken Bones; Chemical Threat; Chiefs; Coke Bust; Cola Freaks; the Corpse; Countdown to Armageddon; Demon with a Dagger; Dudman; Extinction of Mankind; Digust; Gasmask Terror; Hummingbird of Death; Inservicibles; I Object; Knucklehead; The Lucky Ones; Murderess; Nekromantiker; Nervous System; Rehashed; Right Idea; Ruidosa Inmundicia; Sex Prisoner; Sick Fuckin'-O; Tense Reaction; the Welders; Xbrainiax; Buffalo Brutality; Decay; Test Patterns; Warsaw is Burning

Please click on the image to download a PDF of this issue.

Radio - Sunday, January 30, 2011

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A.P.B. - Defend (Unreleased)
A.P.B. - Interview (CIUT)
A.P.B. - C.I.A.(Unreleased)
A.P.B. - Interview (CIUT)
A.P.B. - A.P.B.(Unreleased)
A.P.B. - Interview (CIUT)
A.P.B. - Soldier (Unreleased)
A.P.B. - Interview (CIUT)
A.P.B. - Broadway (Unreleased)
A.P.B. - Interview (CIUT)
A.P.B. - Angel of Death (Unreleased)
A.P.B. - Interview (CIUT)
A.P.B. - Nothing to Prove (Unreleased)

A.P.B. on CIUT tonight

With the recent vinyl release of the “T.O. Hardcore ‘83” comp there has been a rediscovery of an important part of Toronto’s punk past. The first band found on this comp is a little known band from Scarborough called A.P.B. I convinced the members of A.P.B. who were Andy Ford, Paul Newman and Buzz to come in to CIUT and tell their stories. Some of these stories are as far out there as a chance meeting with the 80’s rock band Journey that got Andy kicked out of the band’s hotel room.  They also shared stories of discrimination towards punks back in the 80’s in which the band gets guns pulled on them by Brinks drivers at the Morningside Mall. A.P.B. played with MDC in Buffalo at a Rock Against Reagan show. They played with the Exploited in 1983. They share all kinds of memories of the Toronto hardcore scene back at it’s inception. Tune in Sunday at 10:00pm for this exclusive interview and some unreleased recordings by the band.

MRR Review: "T.O. Hardcore '83" LP

MRR reviews the vinyl pressing of the comp on January 2011 in issue 332.

Various Artists "T.O. Hardcore '83" LP

Back in 1983 there was an amazing tape compilation pulled together by Brian Taylor of YOUTH YOUTH YOUTH. Brian started to get used to working in studios and he wound up convincing all the bands back then to come into a studio and record a couple of songs each. Then he released it on a tape on his label at the time NRK. I think Brian still had all the tapes and it has been 25+ years so those masters are probably starting to decay. So Brian went and prepared these for a vinyl pressing. And it's about time that this comp gets the vinyl treatment. It deserves it. It was an incredible comp back in the day and it is an incredible comp now. Think of it as Toronto's version of "This is Boston, Not L.A.". So these are the core bands of what has been referred to as the Toronto hardcore scene. This is it at it’s inception. DIRECT ACTION, YOUTH YOUTH YOUTH, YOUNG LIONS, CHRONIC SUBMISSION and these recordings are all unique to this comp only. So if you have DIRECT ACTION’s “Trapped in a World” and you have “19 A.D. 4” on that you don’t have this version which is a lot rawer and more scrappier. This comp is incredible. So the comp. starts out with a butchering of the Canadian national anthem a la Hendrix. Then A.P.B. get things started. They were a band that featured members from other bands. Andy Ford played bass and would go on to play in NO MIND and start NOTHING IN PARTICULAR. Buzz, from DIRECT ACTION, played guitar in A.P. B. as well. And so did Paul Newman who would go on to drum in NO MIND and the DOUGHBOYS. They were a three piece and I saw them open up a lot of shows. They contribute two tracks. CHRONIC SUBMISSION are one of my favourites from this era. They were the a bunch of teenagers a lot younger than the kids who made up the scene at the time. They were in tune with the new style of stop and start hardcore that was just developing at the time. Their songs were a lot shorter than the other bands and as a result they contribute four tracks. I don't know much about DEAD END but I do know they released two full length cassettes. We hear three songs that were re-recorded for the "Youth Now" cassette. DIRECT ACTION were one of the most well known bands from our scene. They would go on to influence so many local bands in the next generation of hardcore. I thought of them as our version of Discharge. The songs they do are early versions of songs that would appear on "Trapped in a World". YOUNG LIONS were Toronto’s first hardcore band. These tracks are even better then the “1982-’84: From the Vault” LP and were songs written around the time of their first demo. YOUTH YOUTH YOUTH will always be my favourite local hardcore band. There is a mix of tracks from “Sin” and comps but these were recorded earlier. It is amazing to make out the lyrics to "Wanderlust" for the first time. They also do a YOUNG LIONS song “Made in England”, which I would find out that YOUNG LIONS were suppose to cover a YYY song but never recorded it. Too bad. I never heard YOUNG LIONS record the song so I’m glad YYY did. It’s a great song trying to bring attention to the local scene. And ZERO OPTION would round out the comp. ZERO OPTION also appeared on the “Something to Believe in” comp that BYO put out, but I think their participation had something to do with this comp. The ZERO OPTION material reminds me a lot of “Group Sex” era CIRCLE JERKS meets early YOUTH BRIGADE. I don’t know where you can get you hands on this but seek it out. It is labelled as the second NRK release. Don’t write me to get you a copy because I have already broken the bank buying 7 copies for other people.

MRR Review - Various Artists "Does Anyone Here Know How to Tune a Guitar" cassette review in MRR

A review for MRR of the comp. This appeared in issue #34, which came out in March 1986. Click on image to enlarge it to a readable size.

A.P.B. "Angel of Death"

"Angel of Death" by A.P.B.

Flyer: Not Dead Yet

Flyer - Friday September 15 - Saturday September 16, 1984

Dead End headlines two nights at the Turning Point.

Scene report - Toronto

This is a scene report about the Toronto hardcore scene that was in issue #16 which came out in August 1984. The Scene report talks about Direct Action, A.P.B., Chronic Submission, Silent Minority, Creative Zero, Raving Mojos, the Wild Things, and the Forgotten Rebels. The report was written by Vic Notorious. Click on the image to enlarge to a more readable size.

Flyer - Monday April 2, 1984

What a hilarious flyer. BFG, A.P.B., and Blibber and the Rat Crushers at Larry's.

Flyer - Friday January 20, 1984

The Sound of Music was a two day fest at the Turning Point with loads of great hardcore bands from here. It looks like it may have been one of the first shows of proverbial 1984. So many great bands. Some awesome pit photos used on the flyer.

MRR Review - Various Artists "T.O. Hardcore '83" cassette

Tim Yohannon write this review for MRR of the T.O. Hardcore comp. This appeared in issue #11, which came out in January 1984. Click on image to enlarge it to a readable size.

Flyer - Saturday December 3, 1983

I have heard about Quarantine. One of the members went on to become Blue Demon. This show took place at the Upper Lip, which was a club on Yonge Street across from the Gasworks. I think Buzz from Direct Action and Andy Ford played in A.P.B.

Various Artists "T.O. Hardcore '83" cassette

This was a compilation put together by Brian Tailor, the singer of Youth Youth Youth. Brian was very active in the early Toronto hardcore scene. He was able to record bands for short sessions at Accusonic, which is how this comp came together and has unique recordings for all these early hardcore bands. As the cover says, 7 bands for 23 songs featuring A.P.B., Chronic Submission, Dead End, Direct Action, the Young Lions, Youth Youth Youth, and Zeroption. The track listing is as follows:

1. Bonehead Music – Oh Canaduh
2. A.P.B. – Constant Threat
3. A.P.B. – Know My Name
4. Chronic Submission – Go For It
5. Chronic Submission – Cops Ain’t Tops
6. Chronic Submission – I Hate Preppies
7. Chronic Submission – They’re Fucked
8. Dead End – Youth Now
9. Dead End – We’re Not Dead
10. Dead End – Government vs. You and me
11. Direct Action – 19AD4
12. Direct Action – U.X.B.
13. Direct Action – Eat the Rich
14. Young Lions – Shithole
15. Young Lions – Progress
16. Young Lions – Lizard for a Day
17. Young Lions – Defy the State
18. Youth Youth Youth – White Reggae
19. Youth Youth Youth – Wanderlust
20. Youth Youth Youth – Made in England
21. Youth Youth Youth – Domination
22. Zeroption – Traitor, Red
23. Zeroption – Live Your Life
24. Zeroption – Rain of Terror

Toronto H.C. '83 ad in MRR

Here is an ad that appeared for the Toronto H.C. '83 comp when it first came out. The ad appeared in Issue #8 of MRR which came out in September 1983. Click on the image to enalrge to a more readable size.

Flyer - Saturday May 21, 1983

A.P.B. travelled to Buffalo to play the second night. They talk about this show in their interview also on this blog. Thanks to Pete Jones for digging this flyer up.

Flyer - Thursday January 27, 1983