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Radio - Sunday, August 20, 2017

In all the coverage of Charlottesville one chant at the protests that I keep hearing is the intro to MDC's "Born to Die" which is the phrase "No War, No KKK, No Fascist USA". It is one of my all time favourite hardcore songs and it makes me proud to hear a song like that being yelled in the streets in opposition to things happening in the States. So we started off the show with MDC and a rant about what has been happening in Charlottesville. Here is an MP3 file of the show.

MDC - Born to Die (R Radical)

So to set the tone for the week it has been here are some songs to reflect things that have happened in Charlottesville starting with a band from Columbia, South Carolina who first wrote about these representations of history in a song called “Southern Swastikas”. In an unrelated coincidence the song came out on an album called “The Nutty Anti-Christ: which featured Jerry Lewis on the cover dressed up as the devil. Jerry Lewis passed away yesterday.

IN/HUMANITY - Southern Swatiskas (Prank)
THE PINKERTON THUGS – Propaganda by the Dead (Insurgence)
DEADSTOOLPIDGEON – Statue (Crucial Response)
MARILYN’S VITAMINS – Ernst Zundel, Voltaire and Me (Raw Energy)
THE OPPRESSED – Antifa Hooligans (Mad Butcher / Redstar '73)

If you have been listening to “Democracy Now” this week you have been hearing interviews with Cornell West who has talked about how the white nationalists locked the group in a church while they carried torches and threaten to burn it down, while the police stood back and let the white nationalists engage in this terrorism Antifa stepped into save the people in the church. they would be dead. Democracy Now interviewed Mark Bray, who wrote a book called "Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook".

In Baltimore two statues were removed. In Memphis crowds linked arms and called for the removal of Jefferson Davis. The movement is growing.

FASHIONISM were in town this week. Here is a set inspired by that show.

FLESH RAG – It Ain't Me (Self-Released)
FIRST BASE – No Surprise (HoZac)
FASHIONISM – We've Got It Wrong (Zaxxon)
TRANZMITORS – Some Girls (La Ti Da)
TV FREAKS – Coworker Blues (Schizophrenic)

FUTURE IS BLACK - Burn your Passport (Self-Released)
INNOCENT - Carceral State (Self-Released) – Boston
GUTTER – Harassment 24-7 (Self-Released) - France
DURS COEURS - L'eau et Le Feu (Imminent Destruction / MMM Discos)
DIE TOTEN HOSEN - Gott Vergibt (Jocvehens Kleine Plattenfirma)
88 FINGERS LOUIE - The Violence of Denial. (Bird Attack)

THE RIPTIDES - Someone Just Like You (Something To Do Records)
BLAHA - The Day We Were Born (Slovenly)
SIEVEHEAD - Invocation (Static Shock)
GLUE - Testimony (La Vida Es Un Mus Discos)
GET THE SHOT - Evil Rites (New Damage)

VICTORY - Midwest Unrest (Oi! The Boat)
THE WARRIORS - Unite and Fight
ROYAL OI! - Battle Ready
UNITED BOTTLES - Working Class Victims
VONBASTARD - Music Is Dead!

AUTHORITY ZERO - Destiny and Demise
LINEOUT - Marcallo is Shit!
LASTKAJ 14 - Fast, du är fast
TRASTORNO - Pasa el Tiempo (Self-Released)
BAJO CUSTODIA – Sube el Efecto (Self-Released)
GOLDBLOOM - Hanging Weird (Self-Released)

Tonight's demo feature is a band from Toronto/Montreal that came across our digging. You can download the demo from their bandcamp.

TOTAL BLISS – Code White (Self-Released)
TOTAL BLISS – B.I.T.C.H. (Self-Released)
TOTAL BLISS – Flesh Prison, Part 1 (Self-Released)
TOTAL BLISS – Mutations (Self-Released)
TOTAL BLISS – 12:00 (Self-Released)
TOTAL BLISS – Costant Nausea (Self-Released)
TOTAL BLISS – Flesh Prison, Part 2 (Self-Released)

Blank Stares studio 3 sessions

Blank Stares are a new band that features some people who have played in other bands and moonlight in some other bands. Taras was the drummer in Riot99 and City Sweethearts and was the person who set up this session. Tara is originally from Edmonton and played in a well known band called The Glory Stompers before moving to Toronto. Well it turns out that the keyboard player, Andrew, is originally from Edmonton but they only found out in the interview afterwards. Andrew also plays in Century Palms and brings a real new wave element to the sound. The band's ring leader, Travis, played in Terminal Licks and had guest-hosted a tribute show to Vassil who he played in Terminal Licks with. Vassil played in City Sweethearts so Vassil seems to be a common denominator between Taras and Travis. Mikey is the bass player who plays in First Base and runs Hosehead Records. Mikey shares a love for the Undertones with Travis and all these little things are what helps build the chemistry among the players and makes this band work.

It was Travis's birthday so the band held a little surprise celebration.

We recorded the following songs:

1. I've Been Trying
2. Lonesome Nights
3. Summer's Here
4. Sirens
5. Dark Ages
6. Won't Wait
7. Forget About Me
8. Computer Love (Kraftwerk cover)

Blank Stares also did a station ID and a show I. The session was recorded by Ian Wilkinson and videotaped by Aldo Erdic.

Radio - Sunday, August 16th, 2015

Here is tonight's show or you can download an MP3 file and listen to it at your own convenience.

CRUTCHES – Condemned (Not Enough)

BIKINI KILL - Double Dare Ya (Kill Rock Stars)
X RAY SPEX – Art-i-ficial (EMI)
THE BAGS - Babylonian Gorgon (Dangerhouse)
THE BAYONETTES - We’re Doomed (Deranged)
STEEL CHAINS - Steel Chains (Crapoulet)

ZAKARY SLAX – Remains (Weird Canada)
AVERAGE TIMES – Summer Nights (Hosehead)
FIRST BASE – Just My Type (Hosehead)
EVIL ELVIS – Too Fast For You (Interpunk)
CRAMPS – Dames, Booze, Chains, and Boots (Intercord)

FATIGUE - Shivvers (Warthog Speaks)
BURNING LOVE - Don’t Ever Change (Deranged)
ABSOLUT – Savages (Runstate)
GAZM – Pit (Self-Released)
RED DEATH - Palace Of Unending Pain (Grave Mistake)
CONQUEST FOR DEATH - Many Nations, One Underground (Tankcrimes)

NEEDLES//PINS – Hale Bop (Hosehead / Mammoth Cave)
IGGY AND THE STOOGES – Gimme Some Skin (Bomp)
REPLACEMENTS – Gary's Got a Boner (Twin Tone)
RIPTIDES – You're Fuckin' Ugly
ANTI-CIMEX – Rose (No Bread)

SWEATSHOP BOYS - No Pity In The City (Crapoulet)
GOVERNMENT WARNING - Revolving Door (La Vida Es Un Mus)
PISSING MATCH - Cryptic Tongues (Self-Released)
DOGMATIST – Orifice (Adult Crash)
WASTOIDS – Waste (Self-Released)
NO – Reverse (La Vida Es Un Mus)

HANK WOOD AND THE HAMMERHEADS - Shook and Hungry (Toxic State)
THE JIM TABLOWSKI EXPERIENCE - Piss da Pants (Spastic Fantastic)
PREGNANCY SCARE - Master Race (Deranged)
PURE DISGUST - Caged Profit (Katorga Works)
SAVAGEHEADS - Wrong side of the law (X-Ploit / Twerp)
URBAN SAVAGE - Cop Riot (Savage)

SCUMRAID - Sibal Ggondae Saekki (Iron Lung)
SILENT ORDER - Chain (Self-Released)
ASID BATERI - Silent Spring (Self-Released)
BRUDTE LOFTER - Ærens Vej. (Halshugga)
IS DODELIJK – Richtig (Kink)
ALI BARBARE AND THE GRINDS - Get Filade (Crapoulet)
TOTAL DICKS - Care to Bleed (Self-Released)
MYSTIC INANE - Pervert in Society (Negative Jazz)

Our demo feature is a band we have played for the past two weeks. They are from Calgary and they are called the Pagans of Northumberland. The band features members of Knucklehead, the Disrupters, Mad Cowboys, and Motherfuckers. You can hear some of this on a bandcamp page at https://thepagansofnorthumberland.bandcamp.com/.

THE PAGANS OF NORTHUMBERLAND – 20 Years (Self-Released)
THE PAGANS OF NORTHUMBERLAND – Tear It Apart (Self-Released)
THE PAGANS OF NORTHUMBERLAND – The Moonies Don't Know (Self-Released)
THE PAGANS OF NORTHUMBERLAND – St. Pauli (Self-Released)

TOTAL LOVE - Sweet Tooth Blues (Self-Released)

Radio - Sunday, May 17th, 2015

The Victoria Day weekend is all about drinkin', colloquially known as the May 2-4 weekend for the 24 beers in a case. Most Canadians get away and get loaded in the woods. Teenage Head have one of the best drinking songs so we started the show with that. You can download the whole show here.

TEENAGE HEAD - Teenage Beer Drinkin' Party (Attic)

Given that this is the first long weekend where people try and go camping I thought I would play some punk songs with some accoustic guitar tat would be suited for a campfire

CHUMBAWAMBA - Nazi (One Little Indian)
ANGELIC UPSTARTS - England (Anagram)
SNUFF - In the Stocks (Fat)
GRAZHDANSKAYA OBORONA - I Hate The Color Red (XOP)
KNUCKLEHEAD - North of the 45 (Stumble)

We played a set of music by bands off the beaten path fromlaces like Nepal, Kazakhstan, Hungary, Lithuania, Iceland, Syria, and Honduras. We started off with the Napalese band because there was another earthquake that hit Kathmandu.

RAI KO RIS - 9-5 you got it (Self-Released)
ADAPTATION - There’s where I’m from (Self-Released)
QSS - Propaganda (Primitiv Cozak)
MARICHUANA - As Pasiruoses (Self-Released)
VONBRIGDI - O, Reykjavik (Mauerstadtmusik)
MAZHOTT - Mazhott (Tian An Men 89)
KE SE MUERAN - Asignada (Histeria Katrazha)

A while back I came across this hidden gem of a compilation from 1987 on the Melonville Hardcore blog. I finally got a chance to listen to "Uncovered Reality" this week and picked a selection of lesser known bands for this next set.

FRATRICIDE - Grave (Uncovered Reality)
LETHAL VIRUS - Bad Type (Uncovered Reality)
HOUSE OF COMMONS - Raid (Uncovered Reality)
THE FITZ - Hate (Uncovered Reality)
THE BUBONIC PLAGUE - I hate my job (Uncovered Reality)
NEOMANTE - Nutra Sweet (Uncovered Reality)
THE R TEAM - Junta (Uncovered Reality)

SUBVERSION - Shot Down By Machine Gun Fire (Game of the Arseholes)
STOP BREATHING - Bombs Away (No Idea)
ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT - Bombs (Self-Released)
DRI - Stupid Stupid War (Death)
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY - Coexist (No Core)
HUSKER DU - Folklore (SST)

KLICHE - Farvel (Kong Paere)
THE BRIGADES - D'you Remember Revolution (Negative)
BETON COMBO - Heiderîslein (Aggressive Rockproduktionen)
BLITZ - New Age (Victoria)
PROXY - Skeleton Eyes (Self-Released)

HALBSTARK - scherbendemo - Hipsteralarm (Self-Released)
INJURED LIST - Hey It's Me (Self-Released)
FIRST BASE - You've Got A Hold On Me (Hosehead)
STRANGLED - Fast Motion (Crude City)
INDIREKT - Ik Wilde Leven (Diehard)

CRIMEN - Undergroundundergroundunderground (Self-Released)
SKIJT LARS - Overdose (Pure punk for now people)
SPINE - Who are you? (Iron Mind Crew)
FREEDUMB - Illusjonen (Chimney)
TEARGAS - Omega Supreme (Skull Crusher)
2:20 - Stuga I Sverige - (Sjakk Matt Plater)
JUGGERNAUT - Ulster 77 (Spittle)
ULSTER - M-19 (ABC)
SKITKIDS - Idiotin Har Just Talat
KOLOKOL - Solgt (Sjakk Matt Plater)

Tonight's demo feature is by a band from Calgary that was just out here. Raging demo sung in Spanish found here.

DESGRACIADOS - Falsa libertad (Self-Released)
DESGRACIADOS - Sangre azul (Self-Released)
DESGRACIADOS - Systema de opresión (Self-Released)
DESGRACIADOS - Desgraciados (Self-Released)
DESGRACIADOS - Mi vida no vale nada (Self-Released)

MRR Review - First Base "You've got a hold on me" ep

First Base are from Toronto and this is not their first recording. This review appears in the May issue of MRR (#384).

MRR Review - V/A "The Marshmellow Generation" LP

This great new compilation released by the London label, It's Trash, features bands from across the province. The review if from MRR in the April 2015 edition (Issue #383).

Radio - Sunday, March 17th, 2013

Tonight's show starts out with a set dedicated to St. Patrick's Day in honour of all the roving street urchins celebrating tonight. You can hear the show above or download here.

DROPKICK MURPHYS - I'm shipping up to Boston (Hellcat)

St. Patrick's Day set
THE SKIDS - The Saints are Coming (Captain Oi!)
ANGELIC UPSTARTS - Last Night Another Soldier (Captain Oi!)
RUDI - Big Time (Bad Vibrations)
STIFF LITTLE FINGERS - 78 RPM
VICTIM - The Teen Age (Redrum)
THE STRIKE - Running Past (Shock Rock)
BLOOD OR WHISKEY - Impaired Vision (Punk Core)

VARUKERS - How do you sleep? (Go Kart)
COCK SPARRER - Runnin' Riot (Razor)
DISCHARGE - Free speech for the dumb (Clay)
EXPLOITED - I Believe in Anarchy (Secret)
4 SKINS - Evil (Secret)

TOTALITAR - Tom Information (Your Own Jailor)
LSD - Song title in Japanese (Schizophrenic)
BORN DEAD ICONS - Ruins (Feral Ward)
UBR - Utrujenost
SEEDS - Pushin Too Hard (Crescendo)
USELESS EATERS - Mr. Oscillations (Mastermind)

Hail the new pope
CRASS - Have a Nice Day (CRASS)
THE PROLETARIAT - Religion is the Opium of the Masses (Modern Method)
CRUCUIFUCKS - Down on my Knees (Alternative Tentacles)
HARANGUE - 33 Black Flags (Self-Released)
LEGION666 - Consume without Cause (Schizophrenic)
DRI - God is Broke (Death)
MINOR THREAT - Filler (Dischord)
LARM - Opium of the Masses (Red as Fuck)

ACxDC - We Kill Christians (To Live a Lie)
MK ULTRA - Christian hardcore is oxymoronic (Youth Attack)
DEAD RADICAL - God hates major labels (Drugged Conscience)
ANTI-SEEN - My god can beat up your god (Rave)

PLAIN WRAP - Punk Wrap (Grand Theft Audio)
MUD CITY MANGLERS - 1234 Motherfucker (Republic Of Chesterfield Communications)
FUN THINGS - Savage (Penniman)
UNDERTONES - Emergency Cases (The Undertones Ltd)

GUITAR WOLF - Let's get hurt (Matador)
BLACK KEYS - Have love will travel (Alive / Total Energy)
KILL-A-WATTS - Radio Suicide (Rip Off)
SCREAMING TREES - Straight out to any place (SST)

ELECTRIC DEADS - Locked Doors (Electro State)
RIFF RANDALS - Maitre Di (Mint)
FIRST BASE - I've got a girl (Pizza Party)
GORIES - I Think I've Hadit (Crypt)
ZOUNDS - Great White Hunter (Broken)

Demo Feature
VENNS - Champagne (Self-Released)
VENNS - Headlines (Self-Released)
VENNS - Red Carpet (Self-Released)
VENNS - Spotlight (Self-Released)

Radio - Sunday, January 23, 2011

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NOMEANSNO – ‘Til I Die (Ant Acid Audio)
COLA FREAKS – Slukket (Hjernespind)
THE SECRET PROSTITUTES – Job (P Trash)
TIJUANA BIBLES – Death Rattle (Trophy Records)
LA BANDA TRAPERA DEL RIO – Confusion (Munster)
THE HOMOSEXUALS – Neutron Lover (Messthetics)
THE MODS – Reactions (Other Peoples Music)
THE KIDS – Old DJs (Sonik’s Chicken Shrimp)

FIRST BASE - I Saw Her First (Ric Rac)
WHITE WIRES - Pretty Girl (Trouble in Mind)
RIPTIDES - Punk Girl Punk Boy (Goblin)
THE VAPIDS - Ain't Got No Sense (Double Hell)
CITY SWEETHEARTS - Trouble Tonight (P Trash)

VITAMIN X - Suburban Nightmare (Tank Crimes)
OPERATION IVY - Big City (Lookout)
DISCHARGE - Suburban Dreams (Unrest Records)
MARILYN'S VITAMINS - One in the Chamber (Raw Energy)
RIOT99 - Destroy the City (Longshot)
F-MINUS - Suburban Blight (Hellcat)
WEAKERTHANS - One Great City! (Epitaph)

EXTINCTION OF MANKIND – Bleed (MCR Company) FLATBUSH – Fascist Terror (Kool Arrow)
INSERVIBLES – Una Vez Mas (Shogun Recordings)
THE NARCS – Nightmare (Reel Time)
VILE NATION – Spit U Out (Even Worse / Way Back When)
CULO – I Don’t Like Today (Deranged)
COKE BUST  – Patriot (Six Weeks)

TYRANNA - Back Off Baby (Boppa Do Down)
SHEEP HEAD - Shooter (Zafio)
CRIMPSHRINE - Crimpshrine / Another Day (Maxiumumrocknroll)
MR. T EXPERIENCE - So Long Sucker (Lookout)
SWEET BABY JESUS - She's from Salinas (Maximumrocknroll)

RUINATION - Hero / Suspect (Plus/Minus)
SOME KIND OF HATE - All My Heros (Bridge 9)
DOA - Royal Police (Sudden Death)
HIS HERO IS GONE - Monuments to Thieves (Prank)