Zine - Full Blast #1

Full Blast was the second zine that Louanne started doing. Louanne used to do a zine called Tunga Tunga and the editorial pages of this issue explain the new zine and Louanne's newfound love for the garage inspired scene of punk that was happening in the early 90's. Full Blast became one of her expressions for this scene. Louanne also started up a record store at Bloor and Bathurst by the same name. I bought many great records here.

Something unique about this zine was that Louanne started the issue off with record reviews, whereas most zines buried them in the back. Louanne landed an interview with the New Bomb Turks who were just getting known at the time and inspired a lot of people to garage inspired hardcore. Louanne also did an interview with Screeching Weasel when they played hat the Silver Shack on March 14th, 1993. There is also a piece on the Cult of Camille Paglia that was a reprint of a letter from the Village Voice. there was also some zine reviews which show a snapshot of the time and includes a review of the Smash the State book that had just come out and is arguably the most important Canadian punk book to have come out.

Flyer - Friday, December 10th, 1993

DOA "The Only Thing Green" ep

This was a benefit single for the "Friends of Clayquot Sound" done by Alternative Tentacles. My brother was out there around this time and said the deforestation was just unbelievable. He sent me an arial postcard which looks like someone had shaved the earth. It was aweful because they were clear cutting. The B-Side had a cover of Jhnny cash's "Folsom Prison Blues".

Propagandhi "How to Clean a Couple 'o Things" ep

This came out on Fat Wreck Chords. The songs on here are:

1. All Cops are bad, You Know...

2. Stick the Fucking Flag up your Ass, you Skinhead Creep

Flyer - Saturday, November 27th, 1993

Blundermen "Blunder on Bikini Island" 10"

This is a record I put out on my label Ragamuffin Soldier Records. The band featured Pat Laso on bass, who used to sing in Kops for Christ, Niall Carsons on vocals and guitar, and Jon Harvie on drums and vocals. Jon and Niall went on to play in the Blastcaps and Warface and a few other side projects. They released a demo before this and recorded this at Rumenal studio, which had more to do with knowing Mike Pedrow from the Soup Club. Rumenal was his next venture. The songs on here are:

1. Don't Wanna Hear

2. Wasted Days

3. Atrophy

4. My Train's (Still at the Station of the Crass)

5. Objector

6. Fears of Yesterday

7. Greedy Hands Reaching

Flyer - Friday, November 26th, 1993