School Jerks "Decline" ep

I am loving this second ep even more than the first. Ben’s riffs sound more and more like early CIRCLE JERKS, which probably gets them comparisons to REGULATIONS because the REGULATIONS used to be ETA and ETA went for the same CIRCLE JERKS appreciation. Well SCHOOL JERKS do the CIRCLE JERKS without getting as amped up. I prefer the SCHOOL JERKS version better because you can actually keep up with their pace. They just bash it out. The anger is more pronounced. And Luke’s vocals get more and more off beat like Darby Crash and yet still somehow sync up. The song “Decline”  makes me think of Darby’s interview in “Decline of the Western Civiliaztion” but I think it has more to do with Tara’s artwork. Tara explains the cover art as representing the decline of the 60’s counterculture with drawings of the Manson family, bikers, hippies draped in the American flag and a student shot at Kent state. A proper explanation can be found on Tara’s site at http://tarabursey.blogspot.com/2009/11/school-jerks-ep-cover.html. It looks incredible. There is a song on here called “Rent Boy” that makes me think of the Toronto punk band by the same name. “Guestlist” sounds self-explanatory as does “Street Talk”. Stripped down basic punk. And this is the last record Matt gets to do with the SCHOOL JERKS as he is off and starting his own band. (Cowabunga Records – www.cowabungarecords.com)

The songs found on this record are:

1. Decline

2. Rent Boy

3. Street Talk

4. Guestlist

Update: January 30, 2010

We were able to upload some more first wave interviews that Greg Dick did which include:

- the Viletones recorded on October 15, 2006

- The Mods recorded on November 19, 2006

- Simply Saucer recorded on May 27, 2007

There should be more coming this week.

Sunday, January 24, 2010

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KRUNCHIES - You Put the U in Useless (Southkore)

RESIST CONTROL - Kill the News (Self-Released)

EVERYTHING FALLS APART – Young Explorers (Self-Released)

ANCHOR – Perspective (Refuse)

GOVERNMENT FLU - Shut Your Mouth (Refuse)

RATIONAL ANIMALS - Everybody's Cool Friend (Feral Kid)

NUNFUCKERS - Be Yourself (Still Thinking)

YOUTH OF TODAY - We Just Might (Positive Force)

MOVING TARGETS - Changing Your Mind (Conflict/Radio Beat)

CRIMPSHRINE - Summertime (Lookout)

CHRIST ON A CRUTCH - Off Target (Dischord)

BILLY BRAGG – Garageland

LARS FREDERICKSON AND THE BASTARDS – To have and Have Not (Hellcat)

7 SECONDS – Wartime (Bootleg)

DOA – Waiting for You (Friends)

BRUTAL KNIGHTS – Fake Youth (Deranged)

SHORT FUSE – You already stank yesterday (Assault)

SNIFFING GLUE – Nothing to Regret (Assault)

NAZI DUST – Impulse Control

KSM 50 -

UBER - Crisis (Sell Our Souls)

FIX ME - Pacto (Sell Our Souls)

PRIMATES - Villancico (Thought Crime)

MALIN HEADS - Wargame (Thought Crime)

NO POLICY - Hyper Reality (Self-Released)

CHOKEHOLD - Anchor (Conquer the World)

BORN AGAINST - Nine Years Later (Kill Rock Stars)

STEEL POLE BATHTUB - Christina (Boner)

ERIC'S TRIP - Sunlight (Sub Pop)

DEVIL DOGS - Once Around the Block (Sympathy For the Record Industry)

TRUE COLOURS – No Way to Live (New Breed)

WARZONE – Under 18 (Unreleased)

ABOMINATION – Red Storm Rising (Self-Released)

DEAD END – Subversive Fool (Self-Released)

LEEWAY – On the Outside (Profile)

ANGELHAIR – Second Cousin

BLITZ – Criminal Damage

BONESTORM -

Demo Feature

STAY YOUNG - Intro (Self-Released)

STAY YOUNG - There is a Need (Self-Released)

STAY YOUNG - Too Much Regret (Self-Released)

STAY YOUNG - Stand Up (Self-Released)

STAY YOUNG - Proud (Self-Released)

Flyer - Sunday January 23, 2010

Update - January 23, 2010

In the spirit of the Treat Me Like Dirt book launch we were able to put up some audio downloads for some of the shows of some of these bands who appeared on EXD. That means you can download the songs of their live sessions and their interviews by searching out the bands. The first wave bands that were put up were:

- Teenage Head (recorded January 28, 2007)
- The Diodes (recorded June 8th, 2007)

We also have some newer bands that were recorded in the old Studio 3 that have been put up. You can download the songs from Studio 3 sessions for :

- Scare Tactic (recorded March 11th, 2003)
- Runnamucks from Orlando (recorded Feburary 14th, 2002)
- Terminal State (recorded October 16th, 2005)
- Terminals (recorded August 24th, 2008)

Last week we put up a bunch of interviews from MRR of bands that were Canadian. Hosted up are:

- Riot99 from November 2002

- Will Munro of Vaseline from March 2002

- Scare Tactic from February 2002

- Ruination from May 2001

- Day of Mourning from September 2000

- Teen Crud Combo from February 2000

I also put up interviews with:

- the Riff Randals

- Skinjobs

- Haymaker

- Propagandhi

- Nomeansno

- Born Dead Icons

- Countdown to Oblivion

- DOA

- Marilyn's Vitamins
- Armed and Hammered

- the Vapids

- the Forgotten Rebels

We also did a lot of profiles on record labels that were printed in MRR with:

- 625 Productions

- Schizophrenic Records

- Lengua Armada

- Deranged

- Ugly Pop

Found a couple of scene reports as well. There were two I did on Toronto and another one on Winnipeg.

Sunday, January 17, 2010

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THE VILETONES – Screamin’ Fist (Other Peoples Music)
Interview with Liz Worth
THE RAMONES – Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Sire)
Interview with Liz Worth
TEENAGE HEAD – Little Boxes (Sonic Unyon)
Interview with Liz Worth
THE DIODES – Noise (Polydor)
Interview with Liz Worth
THE POLES – CN Tower
Interview with Liz Worth
THE VILETONES – Rebel (Other Peoples Music)
Interview with Liz Worth
THE UGLY – Alley Cat (Other Peoples Music)
Interview with Liz Worth
THE CURSE – Shoeshine Boy (Other Peoples Music)
Interview with Liz Worth
THE FORGOTTEN REBELS – Third Homosexual Murder (Other Peoples Music)
Interview with Liz Worth
THE DEMICS – New York City (Ready)
Interview with Liz Worth
THE B GIRLS – Fun at the Beach (Other Peoples Music)

Interview with Liz Worth

Tune in tonight for the first interview with Liz Worth about her book "Treat Me Like Dirt", which is an oral history of punk in Toronto and Hamilton and a little bit on London from as far back as can be traced. We will get into the lore and legend of our local punk pioneers and their stories. I just finished the book after reading it for three weeks straight and to be honest I couldn't put it down. I was always trying to find time to sneak away and read more. I have heard stories from this past, but Liz has figured out a way to make sense out of the various narratives. This is the first time I understand what went down at the Crash 'n Burn the night Phil Lynott knocked out Mike Nightmare. I never realized the extent of how outside the law the Ugly and the Curse lived. I had heard that the Go-Go's were inspired by the bands in Toronto but I never realized that Charlotte had written the B-Girls on how to start up a band. The Misfits played here the day after David's burned down. There is loads to this book and without giving it all away I hope you tune in tonight for more details on the book and the music from the period. 89.5FM for those in southern Ontario and www.ciut.fm for those outside the listening range.