Radio : EXD 1224 - Sunday, October 30th, 2022

Welcome to Equalizing-X-Distort for the night before Hallowe’en, so most if not all of tonight’s show has a tie in to tomorrow. Near the end Andre does a beatdown feature. And a Kamloops band named HEADCHEESE will be tonight's demo feature. Download the show here. 

THE FERTILIZED EGGS - Trick Or Treat Smell My Feet (Dirtbag Distro)  

Dirtbag Distro Halloween Mixtape #3 Highlights (Chris)

HAZMAT & THE TOXIC WASTERS - Graveyard Shift 

SKOTOS - Concealed Carry 

PARADISE TAX - Sneaker Wave  

STEREO JOY - Dionysus  

ORRENDO SUBOTNIK - Peso Morto 

 

Dirtbag Distro Halloween Mixtape #3 Highlights Part 2 

TOTAL SHAM - Bloodsucker  

BILLIAM - It’s Spooky 3  

GHOST BEEF - Mutants Run This Town  

DUMPSTER RATS - Monster Mash  

SILICONE HEARTBEAT - Slime City 

Emissions Hallowe'en (Dave Stevenson) 

LONG KNIFE - Scum (Black Water / Beach Impediment) 

YDI - Haunted House (Southern Lord) 

THE PROWL - Wicked Annabella (Self-Released) 

CRUCIFUCKS - You Give Me The Creeps (Alternative Tentacles) 

GHOUL - Proud To Be Creepsylvanian (Tank Crimes) 

DIE KREUZEN - Halloween (Touch and Go) 

PART 1 - Black Mass (Pusmort) 

BATTALION OF SAINTS - I Wanna Make You Scream (Taang) 

M.O.D. - Man of Your Dreams (Caroline) 

POISON IDEA - Getting The Fear (American Leather) 

Toronto post punk (Stephe) 

NASH THE SLASH - Blind Windows (Cut Throat)

TBA - Through My Fingers (Smash) 

JOLLY TAMBOURINE MAN - Sweater in Sri Lanka (Assembly Language) 

MARK MALIBU AND THE WASAGAS - Wasaga Showdown (Boppa Do Down) 

NEON ROME - The Magical Summer of 85 (New Rose)

Rob’s set 

THE SOFT BOYS - Wading Through A Ventilator (Delorean)

THE BIRTHDAY PARTY - Release the Bats (4AD / Missing Link)

UNWOUND - Murder Movies (Kill Rock Stars)

BORN AGAINST - Well Fed Fuck (Vermiform)

SHOTMAKER - Drown (GAS Religion)

Vancouver new wave (Stephe) 

THE BRAINEATERS - I, Braineater (Wrong World)

ZELLOTS - Vampire Love (Supreme Echo) 

FEMALE HANDS - Stop All Biology (Quintessence) 

UJ3RK5 - Booty Dread (Quintessence) 

SI MONKEY - Get Rigid (Friends) 

Beatdown set (Andre) 

BULLDOZE - The Truth (Self-Released) 

NEXT STEP UP - Karma (Gain Ground) 

IRATE - Awakenings (Self-Released) 

WORLD DEMISE - Can’t Relate (Flatspot) 

SWEAR TO GOD - Six Feet Deep (Self-Released) 

SUNAMI - Feds Watchin’ (Creator-Destructor) 

Demo Feature 

Headcheese are a band from Kamloops that we heard a few weeks back in one of Chris’ sets. They have a full length out on Neon Taste. On the label’s site they have tagged their release with comparisons to White Pigs and Brutal Knights.

HEADCHEESE - I Can’t Win (Slow Death) 

HEADCHEESE - Loss Prevention (Slow Death) 

HEADCHEESE - I Wanna Be Special (Forces) (Slow Death)

Flyer - Saturday, October 5th, 2019

Radio - Sunday, September 23rd, 2019

Last week as we went to air we were learning that Ric Ocasek had passed away. growing up listening to CFNY I heard the CARS probably more than any other new wave band. And then later in life I learned and still find it unbelievable that he had produced Bad Brains legendary album "Rick for Light". probably the most important hardcore record is produced by the guy behind the new wave hit machine. So we start off with a Cars medley and then finish up with the title track by the Bad Brains. That how the opening segment makes sense. Download the show here.

THE CARS – Good Times Roll (Elektra)
THE CARS – My Best Friend’s Girl (Elektra)
THE CARS – Just What I Needed (Elektra)
THE CARS – Let’s Go (Elektra)
THE CARS – Shake It Up (Elektra)
BAD BRAINS – Rock for Light (PVC / Abstract)

Jose brings us the details for this year's Varning fest. This year is Year 13. here are some bands for Thursday night. Check out their Facebook events page for Thursday. 

IGNORANTES - Vida Abburida (Byllepest)
FINAL - Autoridad (Byllepest)

OPTION - Four More Years (Self-Released) 
ARSEHOLES - Sound of Death (Self-Released) 
VAXINE - Selfish Rulers (Self-Released)
PAWNS - Herxing (Bat Cave) 

OLOR A MUERTE - Prision (Self-Released) 
ABSOLUT - Cause of Death (Self-Released)
SIGHTS OF WAR - Ignorant Mess (Ancient Temple / Wasted Time / Guilty Parade / Black Speed)

NAPALM RAID - Think You're Free / Religion and Conflict (Runstate / Rust and Machine / Rawmantic Disasters / Phobia)
SKUMSTRIKE - Re-Education (Self-Released)
SACCAGE - Souillure Spectrale (PRC Music)
FEROCIOUS X - Alla Dessa Javla Svinen (FX Tapes / Brain Solvent Propaganda)

DOGMA - A New World (Self-Released)
BLIX - Future Tense (Self-Released)
DICTATION - Destined for Death / Suicide (Self-Released)

ILLICIT - Ciudades Devastadas (Self-Released)
DEATH EXCLAMATIONS - Bootlicker (Self-Released)
ULTRARAT - D-Pression (War Cloud Lathe Cuts / Swollen City)

HEADSPLITTERS - Faces Change (Black Konflikt / Desolate / Romantic Disasters)
APARA - Extincions
IRREAL - Fi Del Mon (La Vida Es Un Mus)

Here are some other shows coming up.

REAL SICKIES - Yeah You (Stomp)
PLEASURE LEFTISTS - In Dreams (Feel It)
ALPHA HOPPER  - Whatever Winter (Self-Released)
TELEKRIMEN - Richman Holocausto (Slovenly / Musica Para Locos)
TANDOORI KNIGHTS - Tandoori Dolly (Slovenly)
MARK MALIBU AND THE WASAGAS - Cutting the Edge (Self-Released)
DAS CLAMPS - Human Clam (Trash Wax)

Estorbo are from Montreal and playing Varning. Here is some of their brand new demo to round out this Varning feature. You can download the demo on bandcamp.

ESTORBO - La Cochina (Self-Released)
ESTORBO - Cada día (Self-Released)
ESTORBO - Estorbio (Self-Released)
ESTORBO - Botadero (Self-Released)
ESTORBO - Destrucción (Self-Released)
ESTORBO - Realidad (Self-Released)
ESTORBO - El corte (Self-Released)
ESTORBO - La salida (Self-Released)
ESTORBO - En el cruce (Self-Released)

Radio - Sunday, July 21st, 2019

This week there was a big to do about the 50th anniversary of the moon landing so....we started with a live version of the Police hit. Download the show here.

THE POLICE - Walking on the Moon (Masquerad)

MAN OR ASTRO MAN? - F=GmM(moon)-R² (One Louder)
SHADOWY MEN FROM A SHADOWY PLANET – Bennett Cerf (Jetpac Music)
MARK MALIBU AND THE WASAGAS -Psychedelic Summer (Wasaga)
THE SCENICS - Face It Again (Self-Released)
FLESH RAG -In Another Dimension (Schizophrenic / Loose Lips)

DBOY – Dboy for President (Self-Released)
JACK SPADES – To the Left (Performance and Recreational Council / Dying Alone)
GEOFF PALMER – I Like Murder Too (Rum Bar)
THE CRETINS – Haven’t Got a Clue (Dirty Water)
CROMM FALLON - East Bay (Rum Bar)

KHIIS – Bezoar (La Vida Es Un Mus) 
IRREAL -Societat Verinosa (Self-Released) 
SKUMSTRIKE – Insubordination (Self-Released) 
ILLICIT - L'histoire se répète (Self-Released)
HEXX - Human Conditioning (Televised Suicide / Regurgitated Semen)

KILLROY A.D. – Zombie Love (Self-Released)
THE CASTOR TROYS – Blackout Love (Self-Released)
THE PEAWEES – Cause You Don’t Owe Me (Rum Bar)
THE MAKERS – (Are you on the Inside or Outside of Your) Pants (Estrus)
THE BROOD – Why Don’t You call Me?

THE HUNDRED STEEPLES - Where Do I Fit In (Self-Released) 
THE MOOR - Just Another Lie (Self-Released) 
TOTAL MASSACRE - Fascists Stole My Haircut (Self-Released) 
FERIDA - Entre l'Obscuritat (Andalucia Uber Alles / Polze de la Mort / Fuck Empty Music)
BAD RELIGION - Old Regime (Epitaph)

THE BOSS MARTIANS – Rob Roy’s Revenge
THE SHIVVERS – When I Was Younger (Fliptop / Bachelor)
BIG G – I Hate the Whole Human Race (Only Fit for the Bin)

AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS - Pleasure Forever (Self-Released)
CARNE - Romper Cosas (Andalucia Uber Alles)
DIRTY JUNK – 10,000 (Don't Panic)
PLEASURE LEFTISTS - In Dreams (Feel It)
TELEKRIMEN - Ni Esperanza Ni Futuro  (Slovenly / Musica Para Locos)

Flyer - Thursday, December 21st, 2017

Nick Smash's post punk x-mas party

Radio - Sunday, December 17th, 2017

Tonight's show features the second installment of Nick Smash's look at the post punk scene in Toronto. We also will get to a top 10 for December. And Sanction A from Montreal in our demo feature. Listen to the show on the player above or download an MP3 here.

TXAKOLY CONFLICT - Bombas (MRHC / A.R. Punk Antirepresivo)

Nick Smash's post punk look at Toronto, part 2
KILLING JOKE - Intro live at Larry's Hideaway / Chop Chop (EG / Malicious Damage)
WOODS ARE FULL OF CUCKOOS - Nobody Knows (Live)
RHEOSTATICS - Suburb Shuffle (Live at Mowatt High School)
RENT BOYS INC. - Happy Birthday David
SUCCESS WITHOUT COLLEGE - Not sure of the title (Self-Released)
THE V-NECKS - Sand Overdose
YOUNG LIONS - Freedom Fighter
GOSPEL SHOPPE - Jesus in Drag
DIREKTIVE 17 - Between the Lines
POLKAHOLICS - Statue of Liberty
MARK MALIBU AND THE WASAGAS - Wasaga Run '81 (Self-Released)
FALLEN ARCHIES - Oh Shit
BIG DEAL - Movie Star (Smash Tapes)
DIATRIBE - Rocksteady Radio (Sounds of the Street)
DEADLINES - I'm You (Live, opening up for Killing Joke in 1982)

ACRYLICS - Structure (Drunken Sailor) 
THE UGLIES - Living Failure (No Patience)
MYAKKA - False
VILE SPIRIT - Can't Relate (Quality Control HQ)
NUERA - CÌrculos
THE DRAINS - New Pills (More Power Tapes)
THE BRAIN - Mind Over Matter
RUBBER - Death Head

MACHINE GUN - Snake in the Grass (Even Worse)
ISOTOPE - Wake Up Screaming 
DISINFECTANT - This Man is for the Birds (Self-Released) 
LOS HUAYCOS - Bonification (En Tu Kara) 
KOENIGSTEIN YOUTH - Parasites (Kawaii / Emergence / When the Dead Twice / Under Siege / Tranzophobia / Positively Negative)

Top 10 - December 2017
10. ISS - The Government is After Me (State Laughter / Erste Theke Tontrager)
9. CHANNEL 3 - Model Citizen (Self-Released)
8. ASS LIFE - Firebomb the Warehouse Party (Self-Released)
7. NO SKIN ìPaying the Fineî - Neck Deep (Give Praise)
6. ZELLOTS - On the Dole (Supreme Echo)
5. DIVA CUP - Intro - Cycle - Artificial (Minimal Care)
SHORT ORDER - Fuck Your Safe Space (Minimal Care)
4. PROM NITE - Eternity of Man (Barfbag)
3. CONDITION - Subjugated Fate (Iron Lung)
2. RASHOMON - New Horizon (Society Bleeds)
1. PISS - Ignorant And Destructive (Static Age)

Demo Feature
SANCTION A is a new band from Montreal that we found out about on SHEXD. You can download their demo at bandcamp.

SANCTION A - Religious Fraud (Self-Released)
SANCTION A - Sacrifice (Self-Released)
SANCTION A - Sullivan (Self-Released)
SANCTION A - Plain (Self-Released)
SANCTION A - Isolation (Self-Released)
SANCTION A - Cross and Crown (Self-Released)
SANCTION A - Destitution (Self-Released)
SANCTION A - Murder (Self-Released)

Radio - Sunday, June 12th, 2016

Fuck You Pay Me are an awesome hardcore band from Cleveland that have been around for a few years now. They have played in Canada a few times and most recently were up here to play with Poison Idea back in February I asked the band to do an interview and they agreed. So after the show we made our way here and stayed up way too late to record this……and I believe it was worth it. You can download an MP3 of the show here. 

FUCK YOU PAY ME – Factory of Sadness (Schizophrenic)
FUCK YOU PAY ME – Interview (CIUT)
FUCK YOU PAY ME - Van Failin’ (Smog Veil)
FUCK YOU PAY ME – Interview (CIUT)
FUCK YOU PAY ME – Daddy Issues (Deep Six)
FUCK YOU PAY ME – Interview (CIUT)
FUCK YOU PAY ME - Ammosexual (Tank Crimes)
FUCK YOU PAY ME – Interview (CIUT)
FUCK YOU PAY ME - Dumbed Down (Tank Crimes)
FUCK YOU PAY ME – Interview (CIUT)
FUCK YOU PAY ME - Gone Squatchin’ (Schizophrenic)
FUCK YOU PAY ME – Interview (CIUT)
FUCK YOU PAY ME – EXD ID (CIUT)
FUCK YOU PAY ME – Steubenville City Limits (Tank Crimes)

STAGNATION 73 - 1988 (Self-Released)
LIMP WRIST - The Ode (CIUT)
MINOR THREAT - Salad Days (Dischord)
MEDICTATION - Memories of Youth (Paper + Plastick)

MARK MALIBU AND THE WASAGAS - Cutting the Edge (Self-Released)
TELEVISIONAIRES - Mr. Rebel (Reel Time)
NO ALTERNATIVE - Rockabilly Rumble (Subterranean)
THE AIRCUTS – Radioactivity (Barnet)
EASY MONEY – High Fashion (Richard's)
SUDDEN DEATH - Vote For An Ass (Self-Released)

KRIMEWATCH – Coward (Self-Released)
S.H.I.T. - Information (Self-Released)
AGGRESSION PACT – Contemptible (Painkiller)
GREEN BERET - Systemic Abuse (Side Two)

Tonight's demo feature is from Halifax with the band Caustix. "Total Noise War" can be downloaded from their bandcamp page. 

CAUSTIX - Intro / Deprivation (Self-Released)
CAUSTIX - Fucking Nightmare (Self-Released)
CAUSTIX - Blasted Away (Self-Released)
CAUSTIX - Failed State (Self-Released)

Radio - Sunday, April 3rd, 2016

The show starts out with some original first wave and older sounding punk. Download the entire show here.

SLOBODANS UNDERGANG - Hög Standard (Sista Bussen)

BUZZARDS - Can't Get Used To Losing You
STARSHOOTER - Get Baque (Pathe)
MARK MALIBU AND THE WASAGAS - First Time Out (Self-Released)
THE FOX SISTERS - Right Hip Pocket (Reel Time)
THE TELEVISIONARIES - The Sun and You (Reel Time)
SLEEPY SLEEPERS – Väinö (EMI)
SOT HAEVN – Latterkick (Sot)
THE RUDE KIDS - Next Time I'll Beat Björn Borg (Sonet)

The offensive and noisey set.
THE DIRTIEST – It’s All Coming Back (Slovenly)
THE CHILD MOLESTERS – You Make Me Sick (Ace & Duce)
KILLDOZER – Farmer Johnson (Touch n Go)
NIG-HEIST – Balls of Fire (Thermidor)
FANG – Everybody Makes me Barph (Boner)

Rip it out and wake us up set
ANIMAL CRIMES - Lock Down (Self-Released)
AGGRESSION PACT - I’d Feel Nothing (Painkiller)
2 x 4 - Survive This Mess (Twerp)
ARMS RACE - Kill the Bill (Quality Control HQ)
BLOOD PRESSURE - Chronic Abuse (Even Worse / Way Back When)
CAUSTIC DEFIANCE - Who Are You? (Way Back When)
NEW BRIGADE - Ups and Downs (Six Feet Under)

TINA PEEL - Punk Rock Janitor (Sin)
THE METROS - Lay It On Me (Rip Off)
THE PUNKS - Quick One (Rave Up)
THE FALL-OUTS - About You (Super Electro)
THE LOVEDOLLS - Beer & Ludes (SST)

Runners Up to March 2016 Top 10
THE SOFISTIFUCKS - 13427 Cascade Ct., Corona, CA, 92880 (Self-Released)
TERMINAL NATION – Waste (Deep Six)
FRENOPATICSS - No al Servicio Militar (Vomitopunkrock)
THE UGLY - Screw the System (Ugly Pop)
THE TERMINAL FIVE - Against A Wall (Feel It)
GAUCHO - Desplacados (Iron Lung)
THE BLOW INS - Nieodebrane Polaczenia (Self-Released)
DOGTEETH – Possession (Self-Released)
TENEMENT – Vicious ( Cowabunga)

Top 10 - March 2016
10. ZEN LUNATICS - H.Y.U (Divs and Mason)
9. SILENT ORDER - Distraction (Konton Crasher)
8. BLOOD RUST - Sincerity for Sale (SPHC)
7. KOSZMAR - Nuklearna Supremacja (Konton Crasher)
6. MODERN PROBLEMS - Foolish Times (Not Like You)
5. KOHTI TUHOA - Voittojen Maksimointi (Svart)
4. DISSEKERAD - Ingen Väg Ut (Phobia)
3. CLOACA - Pig (Self-Released)
2. HARD SKIN - The Bovver Boys Don't Bother Anymore (JT Classics)
1. TORSO - No Commonality (Sorry State)

New band from Montreal that takes some cues from S.H.I.T. You can find their demo on Run State's bandcamp page.

DRIP - Death Dealers (Run State)
DRIP - Unleash (Run State)
DRIP - Coaxers (Run State)
DRIP - Heavy Feet, Sunken Eyes (Run State)
DRIP - Egghead (Run State)

Zine - EXD - Volume 12, Issue 4

Start Dancing was an all ages punk dance organized by kids in the scene. Vera Bigall and Paul Dakota were the main organizers. Gerry Doyle provided the sound system, Dan Hughes provided the music, and Mark Sanders did security. Andy Ford would help lug the equipment down to the space whatever it would be. Sometimes it was a Legion Hall, other times it was a church basement or a synagogue. Start Dancing was like a high school dance but for punk rockers and mods. They happened between 1981 and 1985 every Friday night and soon they added bands to the mix. When i think back upon it now I think that Start Dancing had something to do with why Toronto has a propensity towards all ages shows. be a reason for why Toronto has always had such a strong all ages scene. They were a lifeline for a kid like me who didn't know how to get fake ID but still wanted to meet kids like me. One of my main recollections was the way that people brought records and put them on this portable turntable. It was a great way to turn people onto your new singles without everyone having to go out and buy the single. Money was tight. It was like a community jukebox. Thanks to Mark Sanders for agreeing to get everyone together with exception of Paul Dakota. This interview originally ran on the radio show, but I really wanted more people to know about this special part of Toronto's punk past. You can download a PDF of the zine here.
http://archive.org/download/Volume12-Issue4/Volume12-issue4-small.pdf

Radio - Sunday, October 30, 2011

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Vera Bickle, Gerry Doyle, Mark Sanders, and Dan Hughes were interviewed on October 16th about a weekly event that they organized called Start Dancing. This was a unique all ages punk event that had DJs and bands playing. They took place in halls, curling clubs, church basements and other unlikely community spaces that they could find around the city. Four years of these events entrenched the spirit of an all ages scene in the early hardcore era. These events allowed for various levels of alternative scenes that include mods, skins, punks, new romantics and others. It was one of my first exposures to the local scene and in hindsight it had a big impact on my life.


L’ETRANGER - Barricades (Sensible Record Company)
Interview – Start Dancing
PURPLE HEARTS - What am I gonna do (Captain Mod)
Interview – Start Dancing
YOUTH YOUTH YOUTH - Apathy (Fringe)
Interview – Start Dancing
SHAM 69 - If the kids are united (Captain Oi!)
Interview – Start Dancing
THE ENGLISH BEAT - Mirror in the bathroom (Sire)
Interview – Start Dancing
THE CLASH - White man in Hammersmith Palais (CBS)
Interview – Start Dancing
THE YOUNG LIONS - We wanna riot (Schizophenic)
Interview – Start Dancing
MARK MALIBU AND THE WASAGAS - Wasaga run (Self-released)
Interview – Start Dancing
COCKNEY REJECTS - East End (Captain Oi!)

Flyer: Friday January 29, 1982

Flyer - Friday November 27, 1981

This was the first Start Dancing show where bands played. This is the Young Lions.