Radio - Sunday, January 13th, 2013

Down in Baltimore next weekend there is a a389 Records Anniversary bash that LEFT FOR DEAD are playing. There is all this talk of a warm up show taking place somewhere in the city on Wednesday or Thursday so keep your ear to the ground. So we started out the show with a set that showcases bands at that fest. There is also a tribute to the film on the Boston scene called "All Ages". And the demo feature is a new local band called Valley Boys. Click the player above or download the MP3 file here.

LEFT FOR DEAD - Who d'you know? (No Idea)

a389 fest
INTEGRITY - No One (Victory)
VILIPEND - The last stand of the Hopeless Romantic (a389)
GEHENNA - Swarm (a389)
WEEKEND NACHOS - The fine art of bullshit (Deep Six)
SICK FIX - The Toll (a389)
DESPISE YOU - Tired of Trying (Theologian)
LACK OF INTEREST - What's Wrong (Slap-a-Ham)
PICK YOUR SIDE - This is not a Test (Regurgitated Semen)

THE FIX - Cos the Elite (Touch and Go)
EXECUTE - Japanese song title
ROCK 'N ROLL BITCHES - Broad Daylight (Ugly Pop)
TEENAGE HEAD -Little Boxes (IGM)
DEMICS - I wanna know (ready)
TESTORS -Time is mie (Windi-an)

BLOTTER - All dogs go to war (Self-Released)
BLOODKROW BUTCHER - Anti-You (Self-Released)
SELF ABUSE - Senseless Violence (Self-Released)
DIRTY WORK - Dirty Air (Self-Released)
PISSHEADS - Kill Hippie System (Self-Released)
SWINGBACK - On my way out (Self-Released)

CONDITION - Smouldering Wreckage (Man Decisive)
EFFLUXS - Final Injustice (Rust and Machine)
VITAMIN X - Burn em down (Havoc)
ASILE - Choisie demourir (Rust and Machine)

ESKOBURTO - Maldito Pais (Munster)
UGLY PARTS - Waste (MMR)
SCHOOL JERKS - Outcast (Grave Mistake / Bad Vibrations)
NERVOSAS - Incinerator (Meth Mouth)
DEAD KENNEDYS - Triumph of the Swill (Alternative Tentacles)

FLUX OF PINK INDIANS - Background Noise (CRASS)
PAGANS - Don't leave me alone (Crypyt)
MINUTEMEN - Sell or be sold (SST)
GORILLA ANGREB - DeKommer ud om natten (Kick 'n Punch)
DICKS - Young Boys Feet (Alternative tentacles)
REAGAN YOUTH - New Aryans (New Red Archives)
GASRAG - Chernobyl (Self-Released)

KONTRA ATTAQUE - Respeto (Self-Released)
GUILTY BYSTANDERS - Hardcore Alphabet / It's Okay with my mom (Self-Released)
TRAGETELO - Tragelelo (Lengua Armada)

Tribute to All Ages
THE FREEZE - Boston not L.A. (Modern Method)
DYS - More than Fashion (X-Claim)
SSD - The Kids will have their say (X-Claim)
JERRY'S KIDS - I Don't Belong (Taang)
THE F.U.s - Green Beret (Lost and Found)
GANG GREEN - Have some Fun (Modern Method)
LAST RITES - Wasted Time (Taang)
ANTIDOTE - Something Must be Done (Hellbent)

JIMMY VAPID - Superman-Garbageman / Big in Toronto / Dollar Store Microphones (Surfin' Ki)
THE CAPITALIST KIDS - We are each ultimately along in the universe (Toxic pop)
TRANZMITORS - Concrete Deprtession (La Ti Da)

Demo Feature
VALLEY BOYS - Modern World (Self-Released)
VALLEY BOYS - Eyes on Fire (Self-Released)
VALLEY BOYS - Feeding Time (Self-Released)
VALLEY BOYS - Feel like shit (Self-Released)
VALLEY BOYS - Pills (Self-Released)
VALLEY BOYS - Rich Kids (Self-Released)
VALLEY BOYS - Side Effects (Self-Released)
VALLEY BOYS - Auto Pilot (Self-Released)

Radio - Sunday, July 22nd, 2012

July 22nd's edition of Equalizing-X-Distort. We started tonight's show with a Top 10 audio playlist for the month of June in the world of hardcore punk. D'Arcy programmed sets around punks who had died in July. Rob programmed sets around Canadian bands with one set from the early scene. The demo feature is a band from Athens, Georgia that has definite C.O.C. and Bad Brains influences. Listen to the show here.


OSK – Crush Your Canadian Idol (To live a lie)

Top 10 - June 2012NO MORE ART – The young king (Kink)

GUITAR GANGSTERS – Never be fooled (Ril Rec)
SHIPWRECKED – Your flag (Crucial Response)
WEAK LINK – Can’t Let it go (Self-Released)
STEP ASIDE – Nothing’s gotta give (Life to Live)
BOSTON STRANGLER – Disconnect Me (Fun with Smack)
FACE UP TO IT – Nuclear accidents for dummies (Stonehenge)
SICKOIDS – Dive (Hardware / Residue)
SECTARIAN VIOLENCE – Dig your grave (Grave Mistake)
MANLIFTINGBANNER – I dream a world (Crucial Response)


RED SQUARES - Ottawa Today (No Exit)
ROCK AND ROLL BITCHES - Wild West (Ugly Pop)
BUREAUCRATS Grown up age (No Exit)
THE SPYS - Machine Shop (Ugly Pop)
POINTED STICKS - Apologies (Bomb)


THE EXPLODING HEARTS - Thorn and Roses (Dirtnap)
THE SLITS - Boring Life (Y)
JOHNNY THUNDERS - born to Lose (Fack)
DISFEAR - Dead Weight (Relapse)
EXPLODING HEARTS - Pretender (Dirtnap)
PAPER BAGS – See you fucks at the bar (No Front Teeth)


HAUTE COUTURE – Serious Shame (Shogun)
MINEFIELD Demo 2012 – Track 6 (Self-Released)
NOOSE - Regulate
HUNTING PARTY – Pleasure Island (Hesitation Wound)
KONTAMINAT demo – Costume (Self-Released)


SNFU - Seeing life through the bottom of a bottle (BYO)
MINUTEMEN - Shit you hear at parties (New underground)
OCTOBER CRISIS - Every Day (Psyche)
MENTORS - Police Hotel (Mystic)
WHITE FLAG - Cleocin (Gastanka)


EXTREME NOISE TERROR - Murder (Head eruption)
REAGAN YOUTH - Degenerated (R Radical)
GITS - While you're twisting, I'm still breathing (CZ)
DEMICS - New York City (Ready)
EXPLODING HEARTS - Your shadow


OILTANKER – The end of the rope (Profane Existence)
DRESDEN – Shallow Grave (Profane Existence)
GOURIDE - La finka has been destroyed (Self-Released)


Demo Feature
SHAVED CHRIST – Ages of man (Self-Released)
SHAVED CHRIST – Bury it (Self-Released)
SHAVED CHRIST – No crux (Self-Released)
SHAVED CHRIST – React (Self-Released)

Radio - Sunday March 4th, 2012

Many technical difficulties plagues this week's show. We did get to interview Simon Harvey from Ugly Pop vinyl about his new releases like the Dream Dates, Arson, Crash Kills 5, and the soon to be released singles for the Hot Nasties, the Spys, and the Rock 'n roll bitches. Tonight's demo feature was Unholy Thoughts from West Virginia. You can listen to the show, warts and all, here.


THE MANIC DEPRESSIVES - Silence on the radio (ReRun)


FIX MY HEAD - Close your eyes (Inimical)
THURNEMAN - De far inget straff de far betalt (Sorry State)
DEN SKEVF - Ombord (Graphals)
ABUSIVE ACTION - What's Right (Voice of a Generation)
SCORCHED EARTH - The Dark Chapters (Graphals)


MC5 - Looking at you (Atlantic)
THE STOOGES - I wanna be your dog (Elektra)
TASMANIANS - Baby (Eva)
APOLLO APACHES - Cry me a lie (Crypt)
LARRY KNIGHT AND THE UPSETTERS - Hurt Me (Astray)


CRASH KILLS 5 - Special School (Ugly Pop)
DREAM DATES - Tallahassie Lassie (Ugly Pop)
ARSON - Coho? Coho! (Ugly Pop)
THE SPYS - Underground (Ugly Pop)
HOT NASTIES - Invasion of the Tribbles (Ugly Pop)
ROCK 'N ROLL BITCHES - Wild West (Rich Young)


NORTHWEST COMPANY - Hard to Cry (Imperial)
GRANT SMITH AND THE POWER - Keep On (Boo)
UGLY DUCKLINGS - Nothing (York Town)
PAINTED SHIP - White Lies (Ugly Pop)
HAUNTED - 1-2-5 (Ugly Pop)
UNDERWORLD - Go Away (Ugly Pop)
BENT WIND - Sacred Cows (Green Tree)


SUBHUMANS - Religious Wars (Bluurg)
GBH - City baby attacked by rats (Clay)
WIRE - Mannequin (Harvest)
FORGOTTEN REBELS - England keep yer stars (Star)


Demo Feature
UNHOLY THOUGHTS - Whiskey, Weed, Girls and Speed (Self-Released)
UNHOLY THOUGHTS - Hell is other people (Self-Released)
UNHOLY THOUGHTS - Sleep (Self-Released)

Various Artists "Smash the State, Volume 1" LP

This was the first volume of what would become a series of comps that would pay tribute to out of press Canadian punk singles. It was a companion piece to the book by the same name and was compiled by Frank Manley and released under the label No Exit Records. Frank was living in Montreal at the time. I know because I distributed these in the city for him. Unlike the Killed by Death series, Frank received permission from the bands to press the eps on this LP format. As a result he was able to include a number art collages related to the band. below are scans of these pages. Click on them to open up larger versions of the pages.

Various Artists "Smash the State" ep

This was a 7" that accompanied the release of the "Smash the State" booklet. It was limited to 500 copies and featured only one song from the band's 7". This was the first No Exit release. One side features bands from Alberta and one side featured bands from Ontario. The Wild Rose side had:

1. Rock and Roll Bitches - Wild West

2. The Hot Nasties - Invasion of the Tribbles

The Trillium side featured:

1. Arson - Coho? Coho!

2. The Fits - Bored of Education

The Rock and Roll Bitches "Wild West" ep

This band was from Edmonton. The songs on here are:

1. Someone Could Lose an Eye
2. Broad Daylight
3. Welder's Song
4. Wild West