Tonight we celebrate Valentine’s Day, Black History Month, Hamilton, World Radio Day and Old. We play some Valentine’s Day requests in the show. We celebrate Black History Month with a feature on D.H.Peligro, More black artists, punk fused with blues, R&B, Soul, Rock ‘n’ Roll, and a set of bands covering famous black artists. And Brian Taylor of YYY fame has a new project band called Old that we feature in our demo feature segment. You can download the show here.
Sunday, February 13, 2022
Radio - Sunday February 13, 2022
Sunday, February 6, 2022
Radio - Sunday, February 6th, 2022
Tonight we celebrate Black History Month in a number of ways. We have tributes to Wesley Willis, Poly Styrene, and Mick Collins. We have feature segments on Black punks within a post-punk genre. And we feature music segments that blend punk with ska (VILLAINS and LOIN GROIN), dub (JOHNNY REGGAE RUB FOUNDATION and DUBIOZA KOLETIV) and rap (LES GARCONS BOUCERS and DEEZ NUTS). Download the show here.
2MINUTE MINOR - Wesley Willis (Zap)
Poly Styrene Feature
X RAY SPEX - Germ Free Adolescents (EMI)
MARI ELLIOTT - Silly Billy (GTO)
X RAY SPEX - Genetic Engineering (EMI)
X RAY SPEX - I Live Off You (EMI)
POLY STYRENE - Ghoulish (Future Noise)
Outsider punk from black artists
BLXPLTN - Timeout (Wolfshield)
H09909 - Punk Police (Toys Have Power)
BOB VYLAN - Wake Up (Ghost Theatre)
SPECIAL INTEREST - Homogenized Milk (Thrilling Living / Night School)
THE BEATNIGS - Television (Alternative Tentacles)
THE GORIES - I Think I’ve Had It (Crypt)
THE DIRTBOMBS - Livin’ for the Weekend (In the Red)
BLACKTOP - Mojo Kitty (In the Red)
DEATH - Where Do We Go From Here? (Drag City)
ROUGH FRANCIS - Panthers in the Night (Shut it Down)
Ska-Punk
A genre inspired by a scene of music that developed in Jamaica in the mid-80’s. A ska scene had a revival through the punk scene in the early 80’s and there was a band from Vancouver that was part of that scene.
VILLAINS - Urban Skins (Skinhead)
THE RIFFFS - Dance Music for the 80's Depression (Jagged House)
LOIN GROIN - Life Story (Self-Released)
THE CHINKEES - Run For Help (Asian Man)
FUZIGISH - Potholes and Politics (Revolution)
ASSORTED JELLY BEANS - Legend of Pat Brown (Kung Fu / Shock)
Dub meets Punk
There were examples of punk bands doing dubs with the Clash - Justice Tonight” or the RUTS “Jah War” and we have played those on the show in the past. We also played all the various versions of Dick Lucas interesting ventures into this territory with the Subhumans “From the Cradle to the Grave” to CITIZEN FISH and CULTURE SHOCK, which I love all three. The CRO-MAGS with their dub song from their first cassette. NINA HAGEN’s “African Reggae”. Here are some other examples
JOHNNY REGGAE RUB FOUNDATION - Threesome (Self-Released)
INNER TERRESTRIALS - War (MALOKA / Mass Productions)
CAPDOWN - Civil Disobedients (Household Name / Peter Bower)
DUB WAR - Dub Over Now (Earache)
DUBIOZA KOLETIV - Dumb (Menart)
Rap meets Punk
LES GARCONS BOUCHERS - Je Ne Suis Pas Bien Portant (J'ai Le Rap Qui Derape) (Boucherie)
PLUTOCRACY - Erupt (Slap-a-Ham / 625 Thrash)
CHAOS UK - C. Rap (Discipline / Vinyl Japan)
LOFOFORA - Baise Ta Vie (Siracha Sauce)
DEEZ NUTS - There's A Party Over Here Ain't Shit Over There (Stomp Entertainment / UNFD)
YEAR OF THE DRAGON - Year of the Dragon
TOTAL NADA - En Deuda (Discos Enfermos)
CRUCIFIX - Death Toll (Corpus Christi / Southern)
INYECCIÓN - Porqueria (Discos Enfermos)
ELECTRIKA - Agonia (Discos Enfermos)
DEAD KENNEDYS - Flesh Dunce (Alternative Tentacles / Manifesto)
Sunday, January 30, 2022
Radio - Sunday, January 30th, 2022
This week's show we start out with a BLACK FLAG cover, we play an old Alaskan punk band with a sci fi bent, and raw punk from Greenland (BIPOLAR). There is a look at some “market” punk out of Toronto (BFG, SON OF BRONTO, SHITLOADS OF FUCK ALL), lots of Spanish sung punk (LA MILAGROSA, QUE LASTIMA, PRIMER REGIMEN), the need for speed (TOAD, GIRTH, TURTLE RAGE). And in tonight’s demo feature a long overdue play of the posthumous INEPSY “Lost Tracks” cassette. Download the show here.
Sunday, January 23, 2022
Radio - Sunday January 23rd, 2022
Tonight one last look at 2021 with my top 10 eps (LEPER, GHOULIES, MALADIA, and STRONG BOYS), then Chris and I have sets of material released in 2022 (LA MILAGROSA, THATCHER’S SNATCH, THE DICKSONS, and THE DROWNS) and an oldies set (SID VICIOUS, THE ROTTERS, and PRETTY BOY FLOYD AND THE GEMS. And in tonight’s demo feature is a new band from Toronto called DIOXIDE with an interview with Bri. Download the show here.
2MINUTE MINOR - Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood (Coffee and Hardcore)DISCHARGE - Hype Overload (Sanctuary)
Sunday, January 16, 2022
Radio - Sunday, January 16th, 2022
Tonight we look more at 2021 looking at best cassettes (PAPRIKA, MILITARY MIND, VALTATYHJIÖ, and DEATH GASP), best Canadian releases (CHAIN WHIP, PINK LEATHER JACKETS, FILTHY RADICALS, and ANXIOUS PLEASERS) and best re-issues (BAD BRAINS, NEOs, ZOUO, and VISUAL DISCRIMINATION). Think of tonight’s show like another mixed tape collecting some of the best releases from 2021. And in tonight’s demo feature is a band from Meaford from 1986 called FLECKS of DROOL – “We’re not the Meatmen…and they Suck”. Download the show here.
OUT COLD - This Virus Kills Time (Acme)VISUAL DISCRIMINATION - Crawling (It's Alive / Nemesis)
PILLSBURY HARDCORE - I Love Pomona (Black Claw)
NEOs - Fascist Rule (Supreme Echo)
ASSAULT & BATTERY - Danger U.X.B. (Alona's Dream)
BAD BRAINS - Sailin' On (ORG Music / Bad Brains)
REST IN PIECES - My Rage (Pipebomb Music)
NEOs - Opposition To All Violence, Even If Committed In Self Defense (Supreme Echo)
NEGATIVE APPROACH - Your Mistake (Taang!)
ZOUO - No Power (Relapse)
Demo Feature
Tonight's demo feature is a band from Meaford called Flecks of Drool. In 1986 they released a demo called "We're not the Meatmen and they suck". They released a split with BSL in which they were described by Walter Glaser in MRR as "suffering from a rather noisy sound quality, but their thrash (with good words) is pretty good. Overall not bad."
FLECKS OF DROOL - Anti-Drunk Propaganda (Self-Released)
Sunday, January 9, 2022
Radio - Sunday, January 9th, 2022
YIDCore - Happy New Year Atom (Rubber)
DOOM - Amphetamine Tortoise (Rush Hour Of The Gods) (Sonarize)
Sunday, January 2, 2022
Radio - Sunday, January 2nd, 2022
Tonight we pay tribute to Tony Brighton who was in the Ugly, Circuit Breaker, and ZRO4. We continue our look at 2021 with more top 10 sets Christian looks back at LPs (Chubby and the Gang, Rata Negra, pols), Dave Stevenson takes us through his favourite eps (Taqbir, Blood Loss, Crown Court), and Stephe highlights his top ten Canadian releases (Bootlicker, Phane, Imploders). The demo feature is back with a release of one of the first Czech bands known as Radegast. Even though this demo was recorded in 1986 it has just been re-released as a collection. Download the show here.
