Radio - Sunday, July 26th, 2020

This Artificial Dissemination song summarizes our first feature on the music of Portland. Portland is under siege from federal agents with reports of kidnapping, tear gas and other methods of trying to make protestors disappear which would be heavily criticized coming from other countries. So we start out with a spotlight on music coming out of the PDX scene on the frontlines at the moment. We also have a celebration of Chi Pig's life. And we finish up with a new demo feature from Toronto - Miss Thing. You can download the show here.

ARTIFICIAL DISSEMINATION - F.S.U. (Seminal Recordz)

Portland - At the time of taping federal troops have moved into Portland and protests have escalated as this unwanted occupying force kidnaps protesters, attacks US citizens with tear gas, and the battle of the streets rages as part of Donald Trump’s political theatre to impress a re-election audience that he is the law and order candidate. In other countries when they make protesters disappear the government is characterized as an authoritarian police state. In honour of of the resistance movement standing up against police violence I put together a set of PDX punk.

CHARTBUSTERS - Portland Belongs To Us (Self-Released) 
DEATH RIDGE BOYS - Leaders Don't Speak (Black Water)
CRIMINAL DAMAGE - No Peace (Feral Ward)
RETIREMENT - Priced Out (Iron Lung)
PRESSING ON - Blocked By A Wall (Self-Released)
GENOGEIST - Cosmic Vortex (Self-Released)
TRAGEDY - Deaf and Disbelieving (Tragedy)
POISON IDEA - Beautiful Disaster (Southern Lord)
RAW NERVES - Weapons of the State (Man in Decline)
MONGOLOID - Mongoloid Part 3 (Deranged)
INTERCISION - Their Names (Self-Released)
CLITERATI - Alt-Wrong (Tankcrimes)
ERA BLEAK - Tinderbox (Dirt Cult)

SUBSISTANCE - Get Off My Case (Self-Released)
CHRONIC ABUSE - Civil Society (Amok / SFR Hardcore)
COLONY DROP - Master of Space Combat (Self-Released)
KTO UKRADŁ CIASTKA - Butapren (Refuse)

Krzysztof Siasiek Szymański from KTO UKRADŁ CIASTKA passed away this week. First band to be released on Refuse Records. Refuse is working on a collection of their material. This is a song from a live recording from 1993.

BULLSHIT DETECTOR - Shit-Sandwich (Clockwork Punk / HoM)
ALL HITS - Easy Killer (Iron Lung) 
ISS - Too Punk For Heavy Metal (Total Punk)
JIM BOB AND THE LEISURE SUITS - White Trash Rock (Polyester)
THE TELEFONES - Stop Rudy Stop (VVV)

13 BATS - Virus 187 (Potencial Hardcore)
CIOS - Один спільний голос - One Common Voice (83 Records)
NOT FOR SALE - You Own Nothing 
SILVERSTEIN - Smashed Into Pieces 
WEINS NO. 1 - Mein Herz Für Austria Wien

REIFER MADNESS - Never Stop the Riot (Self-Released)
NO TIME TO WASTE - Mister President (People of Punk Rock)
NO PAROLE - No Right of Way (Self-Released)
OFFSIDE REIDARS - I Can't Play (Hiljaiset Levyt / Roku)

Tribute to Chi Pig
I did an interview with Chi Pig from September 11th, 1987 which has been transcribed and posted up on the blog. On July 16th Ken Chinn passed away. I will forever know him as the singer with the huge leap, the colourful costumes, and prankster stage antics. To honour Chi Pig’s passing with thought we would put together a set of material by SNFU starting off with “She’s Not on the Menu”, one of the best known songs in punk addressing sexism.

SNFU - She's Not on the Menu (BYO)
SNFU - Visiting the Bad Again (Cargo)
SNFU - Time To Buy A Futon (Cargo)
SNFU - Costume Trunk (Epitaph)
SNFU - A Better Place (Epitaph)
SNFU - Bobbitt (Epitaph)
SNFU - Cockatoo Quill (Rake)
SNFU - Ashes (Cruzar Media)

Photo by Trent Nelson

"She's Not on the Menu" is one of the many anthems off of “...And No One Else Wanted To Play”. It was one of the first and best known songs addressing sexism. Up there with "Not Just Boys Fun" and put the listener in women’s shoes from an experiential standpoint. It was later re-recorded and they made a Dance Mix called “Dunce Mix” which they self-released as a single.

Chi Pig, 1986, University of Windsor, photo by Trent Nelson

"Time to Buy a Futon" is one of the better known songs from "Better than a Stick in the Eye" (1988). The song was partially made more popular by it’s inclusion on the fifth Thrasher comp that came out a year earlier called “Born to Skate”. So the song had a pre-release. The song is a clever jab at consumerism penned in two minutes.

"Costume Trunk" off of "Something Green And Leafy This Way Comes" (1993) was about the trunk Chi used to do costume changes on stage. But the song was also a metaphor for his sexual orientation which he would become more comfortable with being out. So in that way the song was autobiographical.

The song "A Better Place" depicts an old women who’s life has run its course. A reminder that life is short. I am putting that up as a pick for "The One Voted Most Likely To Succeed" (1995).

"FYULABA" (1996), but I thought "Bobbitt" was a good choice because it showcased Chi's sense of humour which often focused on weird observations. This song features Simon Head on keyboards.

"Cockatoo Quill" was another song written in two minutes with a cockatoo quill feather duster bought at a dollar store.

Lots of the information about Chi Pig came from Chris Walters' book "What No One Wanted to Say". You can find a copy here.

Demo Feature 
MISS THING from Toronto in our demo feature tonight. This came out in March of this year and is another project of Scooter’s. You can find the demo on bandcamp.

MISS THING - Ghost (Self-Released)
MISS THING - Barf (Self-Released)
MISS THING - Black Words (Self-Released)
MISS THING - Therapy (Self-Released)
MISS THING - Laughter is Life (Self-Released)

Radio - Sunday, July 19th, 2020

Tonight's show is hosted by Rob and Jose. Rob starts out with some garage and early punk with originals followed by covers. There is also a lot of early New Zealand punk in the opening sets, which includes a post Split Enz band called the Swingers formed out of the Suburban Reptiles. There is a set of Canadian punk followed by a set of punk featuring bands with women and references to some cool DIY comps that inspired the sets. Jose brings some raging punk sung in Spanish. And then another raging set of new hardcore. Download the show here. 

THE KIDS - Do You Love the Nazis? (Philips / Havoc / Sonik's Chicken Shrimp / Burger / Radiation Reissues)

THE MODS - Empty Heart (Eva)
THE HELLACOPTERS - Empty Heart (Self-Released)
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND - Here She Comes Now (Verve)
NIRVANA - Here She Comes Now (Communion)
THE BROOD - I Can't Believe (Dionysus)

SUBURBAN REPTILES - Megaton (Vertigo)
SWINGERS - Certain Sound (Descabezados En  Acapulco)
THE BEARS - Insane (Good Vibration)
F-X - You're Gonna Kill the Girl (Only Fit for the Bin)
DAS SCHINTZ - Getting Nowhere (Eliie Jay / Different Class)

DOA - My My, Hey Hey (Sudden Death)
THE FALLOUT - Failure of Character (Rebel Time)
OUTTACONTROLLER - Flashpoint (Alien Snatch)
SPECTRES - The Head and the Heart (Artoffact)
TEENANGER - Touching Glass (Telephone Explosion)

PHONE JERKS - 3rd Wheel (Self-Released)
NJF - Sitting!! Pretty (Green Fuse)
RUGGEDY ANNES - Hollow Heroes (Tabb)
SEPTEMBER GIRLS - Black Oil (Kanine / Fortuna Pop)
LILIM - Apathetic Dog (Self-Released)

FUTURO TERROR - Sangre (Discos Humeantes)
ACCIDENTE - La Mataron - Canibal (Self Released)
BAIT - No Sense (83 Records)
VEJAMEN - Aquel Que Creian Muerto (Self Released)
INSOLENCIA - Condena Inmunda (Self-Released)

Futuro Terror are from Spain and they released this self titled ep a couple of months ago. After that a new release by the well known Spanish punk rockers Accidente. They have a new album called "Canibal" and we heard the song La Mataron. Bait from Barcelona were next with their song called: No Sense, they released an Ep this month called Another End Of The World Is Possible. Another new band from Peru called Vejamen and a song called Aquel Que Creian Muerto. The set finished with a new band from Mexico City, called Insolencia and a song called Condena Inmunda. Thanks to my friend Ukre from Mexico for sending me this. Ukre is the organizer of a yearly international festival called "Destruxiones" and he also runs a youtube channel called "Mexikaaos" where he is constantly uploading new bands and doing compilations with such bands. 

SUBDUED - Sanctuary is Nowhere (La Vida Es Un Mus)
THE ANNIHILATED - Push Me Around (Brainrotter / Roachleg / Voice from Inside / Black Dust / Unstuck)
TOWER 7 - Zero Zum (D4MT Labs)
S.H.I.T - Bullyng/Integration (Self-Released)
LIFE - The End Of Mother Nature (Not Enough)

Subdued started it out with a song called Sanctuary is Nowhere from their debut album "Over The Hills And Far Away". Right after that we heard another bad ass band called The Annihilated with a song called Push Me Around/Abuse Of Power, The Annihilated features Mr Ryan Tong on bass. Ryan is better known for being vocals on my favorite Toronto band S.H.I.T and even though Ryan moved to the UK S.H.I.T is Not Dead Yet, (No Pun Intended). They are still playing and they also just released a sick ass live recording of their pre pandemic performance at IDRIMA a squat in the middle of Athens Greece, and we heard a song of this recording called "Ekfosvismos/Ensomátosi". Right after that we heard a new band from New York called Tower 7 with a song called Zero Zum. They released this tape last May. 
The set ended with Tokyo crasher crusties, L.I.F.E. They just released their third album called "Ossification of Coral" and it fucking rips. The name of the song was The End of Mother Nature, and as the title of the record implies, this is also a record to raise awareness of the importance of the ecosystem and the exploitation of coral reefs. We got to see Life at Varning Fest in 2016 lets hope they come back with this release.

THE CAVEMEN - Night After Night (Slovenly)
GREEN/BLUE - Police Street (Slovenly)
GUTTER DEMONS - Gutterkings (Falsetto)
LIME SPIDERS - Weirdo Libido (Virgin)
SEPTIC DEATH - Gore Story (Pusmort)

Radio - Sunday, July 12th, 2020

Tonight's show starts out with new Antibodies released on Canada Day because in the words of Dave Brown exploitation and genocide should not be celebrated. Also on tonight's show a tribute to Demo and a tribute to Rosie Davis. Tonight's demo feature is Shopvac. You can download the show here.

ANTIBODIES - Petrostate (Self-Released)

TOMMY AND THE COMMIES - Power on Standby (Slovenly)
DARK THOUGHTS - Must Be Nice (Drunken Sailor / Stupid Bag)
THE PLUGZ - Beserktown (Plugz / Restless)
MFC CHICKEN - Tipi Tapa (Dirty Water / FOLC)
THE WAITRESSES - I Know What Boys Like (Antilles / Polydor)

Up next is a band from San Diego called No Mistake. This band features Mikey Bullshit from SFA / GO! Fame. He started up ABC No Rio. Was a member of Act Up NYC. Moved to San diego and started up this band and we are going to hear a song from a 2014 release called “Not Just Solitary Beings”. This is a song called “Adapting to the New World”.

NO MISTAKE - Adapting to the New World (Sub-Zine / Guerilla Vinyl / Crapoulet)
THE GAY AGENDA - Hid the Truth (Self-Released)
ABSURD SS - Absurd Society System (Self-Released)
INTIMIDATION - Isolation (Self-Released) 
BENT OUT OF SHAPE - Divide and Conquer (Self-Released)

That was BENT OF SHAPE from the NETHERLANDS. They are an oi band featuring former members of Icepick, Spirit ‘84, N Denial, DSS and a few others.
We started of with NO MISTAKE and a song for our time written in 2014 called “Adapting to a New World”. That was followed up by another band from San Diego called THE GAY AGENDA. Played that in honour of Pride which is on-line this year and most of the celebrations have been this weekend. The LGBTQ community continues to be the most active against police racism in this city. ABSURD SS were next with a brand new release and we heard a song called “Absurd Society System”. And that was followed up by a tri state oi band called INTIMIDATION and we heard another song about our time called “Isolation” off a brand new demo of theirs. And again we finished up with Bent out of Shape and a song called “Divide and Conquer”.

THE DIRTIEST - Dai Gas e Spilla (Slovenly / Mondo Mongo)
THE SHADES - Beaverworld (Ray Gun)
HUMAN HANDS - I Got Mad (Independent Project)
USELESS EATERS - Breathing Smear (Slovenly)
THE STRIPES - Weekend Love (CBS / Columbia)

Found this live recording of Devo from San Francisco back in 1977. So I want to start off the next set with a song from that recording called “Sloppy”.

DEVO - Sloppy (Bootleg)
BOOJI BOYS - Booji Boys (Drunken Sailor) 
VCR - Dirty Girl-City Boy (Self-Released)
HAKAN - Mr. DNA (Drunk Dial) 
ECONOCHRIST - Uncontrollable Urge (Insurrection)
THE URGENT KICKS - Slap Your Mammy (FOLC / Common People / No Thanks! / Old Kids Brigade) 
D.I. - Girl U Want (Cleopatra)

CHRON GEN - You’ll Never Change Me (Secret / Captain Oi!)
YOUTH BRIGADE - Where Are All The Old Man Bars (BYO)
SLAUGHTER AND THE DOGS - White Light, White Heat (Link)
MOTORHEAD - Eat the Rich (GWR)
MSS FRNCE - Enterre-moi (Self-Released)

Tribute to Rosie Davis
Rosie Davis passed away earlier this week and it has had a big impact on our community. I knew her as the singer in OUTCRY, an anarchist band from Halifax that played our show, but I was first introduced to Rosie as a host on SHEXD. In an interview with OUTCRY I would come to understand that she played in many bands and different instruments. Guitar in VIXENS, vocals in OUTCRY, bass in ZYGOME. Many punk scenes are reeling this week because she became members of many of these scenes in Halifax, Toronto, and Montreal. Mostly in Halifax where she was from, but in 2014 she went to school in Toronto and was in this all star band called CONUNDRUM. In 2008 Rosie was in a band called RULE OF THUMB that released a CD titled “Infelicitas” on Rot Records. In 2011 she played guitar in VIXENS an all women hardcore band with a tape and a 12” that came out on La Vida Es Un Mus. We are going to start a set of music featuring bands that Rosie Davis was in with VIXENS and a song called “Broken Scenes”.

VIXENS - Broken Scenes (La Vida Es Un Mus)
ABJECT PAX - Ratzinger (Self-Released)
CONUNDRUM - Confined (Self-Released)
OUTCRY interview explaining “Chatter”
OUTCRY - Chatter (CIUT)
IMBOLIX - No Spring (Self-Released)
ZYGOME - Mental Murder (Self-Released)

Rosie played bass and sang in ZYGOME. This came from a demo that came out in 2018. She played guitar in Abject Pax. The band released a demo in 2012 and an ep on Sewercide in 2013. Ratzinger appeared on both. We heard the demo version. Rosie lived in Toronto in 2014 and played in a band called CONUNDRUM that featured members of Weak Link, Mighty Atom, Vixens, New Armour, Abject Pax, Concrete Asylum, and Severe. OUTCRY were an anarcho punk band around between 2016 and 2017. After much follow up we were able to record them in the hallway at the station and here is a song from that. IMBOLIX were an all women punk band from Halifax in 2017. SHEXD will be doing a show in August where they will pay a greater tribute to Rosie by dedicating the show to her. Rosie had an impact on many people and will be missed. If you are able to contribute to a gofundme campaign called Rosie Forever to pay for a memorial tribute for Rosie. 

THE GO-GO’S - The Whole World Lost Its Head (Sire)
NIGHT BIRDS - Roll Credits (Fat Wreck Chords)
AGAINST ME! - Trash Unreal (Sire)
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA - Run Man Run (No List)

Demo Feature 
Tonight’s demo feature is a local band called SHOPVAC that have a mix of indie rock, MidWest Husker sound and mid tempo punk. This came out in January of this year and since then they have come out with three more releases. You can hear their full demo on bandcamp. 

SHOPVAC - Disappointed Skeptic (Self-Released)
SHOPVAC - Fugue State (Self-Released)
SHOPVAC - Last Trip (Self-Released)

Radio - Sunday, July 5th, 2020

Tonight's show features a lot of new material, a set inspired by the new film "White Riot", a lot of oi, and a demo feature out of Denver by Cease Fire. But we start out with a parody band from Austin that lampoons Trump. Listen to the show on the player above or download here. 

TRUMP CARD - White Powder (Self-Released)




White Riot set
A film by Rubika Shah about the Rock Against Racism movement in the UK. A look at the people who started the underground movement and the bands that supported it. The film will be available for screening on July 9th and you can see a preview of the film above. Here are some of those bands…….

THE CLASH - White Riot (CBS)
SHAM 69 - Borstal Breakout (Polydor)
X-RAY SPEX - Oh Bondage Up Yours (Virgin)
ALIEN KULTURE - Culture Crossover (RARecords)
YOUNG LIONS - Freedom Fighter (Schizophrenic)
L’ETRANGER - One People (Ground Zero)

That was L’ETRANGER with a song called “One People” which came off their second release “Running out of Funtown”. We started out with “White Riot” by the CLASH which is the name of a new film about the underground Rock Against Racism movement in the UK that started as a reaction to the rise of the National front and some racist sentiments that Eric Clapton was expressing. A music journalist wrote a letter daring musicians to be the agent of change and they responded. The Clash were big supporters of the movement in word and deed. SHAM 69, X Ray Spex, and Alien Kulture were part of the movement in the UK and Young Lions and L'Etranger were part of the Toronto counterpart. 

SCRAPER - Rats in the House (Slovenly)
TY SEGALL AND MIKAL CRONIN - So, I Went To Beach, Melody (Goodbye Boozy)
BRAD MANNERS AND HIS ISSUES - Chelsea Embankment (Self-Released)
THE PEEWEES - Bleeding For You (Rum Bar)
THE ANOMALYS - My Own Way (Slovenly)

FARMACO - Todo Muere (Self-Released)
LOS DISSCIPULOSS – Insulto (Self-Released)
DEAD HERO - Ocultando la Realidad (Primator Crew)
LETHARGIE – Materialschlch (Subcult / SM Musik / Trüemmer Pogo)
COLONY·DROP - Battle of Odessa (Self-Released)
ZYFILIS - Dom överför (Adult Crash)

Up next is a band out of France that I have been seeing everywhere. A band called Lion’s Law. They are an oi band from Paris and this song is from a new release called “The Pain, The Blood, and The Sword”. Here is the song “Sablier”.

LION'S LAW – Sablier (Pirates Press)
BISHOPS GREEN - Dead and Gone (Rebellion)
THE STICK UPS – Nowhere (Self-Released)
TCHERNOBYL - Consumé par le feu (Une Vie pour Rien ?)
ROADSCUM - Quantum Rebel (Self-Released)

ROUGH CUTS - Same Old Story (Self-Released)
BIZNAGA - Motores de Búsqueda Avanzada (Slovenly)
ABORTED TORTOISE - Making a Mint/Factory (Goodbye Boozy)
CHOICES MADE - Irrational Reality (Self-Released)
JELLICOE AND WOODBURY - Fear (Quality Control HQ)

CUERO – Destruir (Mendeku Diskak)
REPEAT OFFENDER - Con Job (Mendeku Diskak)
CONTEMPT – Sentenciado (Mendeku Diskak)
PURO ODIO – Condena (Mendeku Diskak)
REVERTT - Kantsata Gauz (Mendeku Diskak)

Demo feature
CEASE FIRE are a punk band out of Denver. They are a five piece and this was released in March of 2019 and it rages. Not sure how this came across our paths but it has been sadly overlooked and you can listen to it here.

CEASE FIRE - Burn the Bridge (Self-Released)
CEASE FIRE - Never Fall (Self-Released)
CEASE FIRE - Bombs Drop (Self-Released)
CEASE FIRE - Through the Night (Self-Released)
CEASE FIRE - No Future (Self-Released)
CEASE FIRE - All of the Lies (Self-Released)

Radio - Sunday, June 28th, 2020

Tonight's show starts out with a Cro Mags cover re-tooled for COVID-19. We want to those who donated to CIUT. At the time of taping that included Justin, Shawna, Jamie, Steve, Mary, Vince, Jamie, Lisa, Dave, JDM, and John. Since then a few more have gone on and let us know and you can too at www.ciut.fm. We are just over 60% of the way there. Tonight’s demo is a new band formed out of isolation in Southern Ontario called “Questionable Gentlemen. A Fascinating project band featuring 14 songs and 7 singers and they are donating money raised from the sales of this recording to the station. Please see the link below. You can download the show here.

2 MINUTE MINOR - Hard Times (Zap)

Up Next is a brand new archival release of the first punk band from Bulgaria called the NEW FLOWERS. This release is called “Cold War Collection” and compiles material recorded by the band between 1979 and 1995. Puke ‘n Vomit is the label that did all the hard work. 

НОВИ ЦВЕТЯ (NOVY TSVETYA) - Revolting Grief (Гнусната Печал) (Puke 'n Vomit)
LARRY WILLIS - Police Car (Stiff)
BIZARROS - Nova (Gorilla / Clone)
STINKY TOYS - Plastic Faces (Polydor)
CHILD MOLESTERS - I'm Gonna Punch You (Ace and Duce / Negative Jazz)

The CHILD MOLESTERS best known for the song “Hillside Strangler”, have a collection called “Hound Dog Recordings and we heard a song from that called “I’m Gonna Punk You (in the Face). We started off with NEW FLOWERS from Bulgaria and we heard the song “Revolting grief” Again the first punk band from Bulgaria released on Puke n’ Vomit Records. After that we heard “Police Car” by Larry Willis. This song originally appeared as an ep from 1977 and a live version came out on a Stiff compilation a year later. The BIZARROS were next with a recording from 1976 called “Lady Doubounette”. The BIZARROS were from Akron along with so many other bands and they had a STOOGES and Velvet Underground feel to their sound. We heard a song called “Nova”. That was followed up by the STINKY TOYS from Paris and we heard the song “Plastic Faces”. It was released on a self titled LP in 1977. Up next is a Peel Sessions recording of "Nobody's Hero" by Stiff Little Fingers.

STIFF LITTLE FINGERS - Nobody’s Hero (Strange Fruit)
FLYS - Fun City (EMI)
HOT WATER MUSIC - True Believers (Shouting Street Audio)
MARK SULTAN - Heart Attack (Slovenly)
THE LAISSEZ FAIRES - Lillie May (Rum Bar)

Jose programs punk bands that song on Spanish. Misera Existencia is out of Chile. 

MISERA EXISTENCIA - Ambicion (Self-Released)
NAMATAY SA INGAY - TNT (Tago Ng Tago) (Self-Released)
DEMONIOS CHUECOS - Hombres De Blanco (Grabaciones Pinche Engendro)
SUPERDEAF - Tear Gas (Maximum Collabo)
SKUMRISE - Hipocrita 

MISERA EXISTENCIA is a band from Concepcion Chile. They released this album called "Asquerosa Condicion Humana" last year. This opening track is called "Ambicion". NAMATAY SA INGAY is a band from New York City. They just released a new album called "And Talim Ng Galt". This new release money is being raised for the "Federation of Mutual Aid for the Poor". They were scheduled to play next month. 
DEMONIOS CHUEKOS is a band from Mexico City who released this ep on Grabaciones Pinche Engendro. SUPERDEAF are a new band from New York. Javier the bass player just sent me this today he also plays in another band called Necrotic Society who were also scheduled to play next month in Toronto. Lastly, SKUMRISE are a band from Germany. The drummer is a Spanish speaking person and he sang this song called "Hipocrita".

Up next is a band out of Nizhny Novgorad, Russia called TERMINAL ADDICTION. This is a song called “The Rope”.

TERMINAL ADDICTION - The Rope (Self-Released)
REGIMEN DE TERROR - Inherente del Poder (La Vida Es Un Mus)
WARWOUND - The Age of the Racist (Sanctus Propaganda)
GREY C.E.L.L. – Wreck (King of the Monsters)
REEK MINDS - End of the Trail (Edger)

That was Reek Minds from Portland was a song called “End of the Trail” off a self titled ep. Reminds me a lot of NO COMMENT. We started out with a band from Russia called TERMINAL ADDICTION and we heard a song called “The Rope” off a cassette that just came out. That’s a scorcher. REGIMEN DE TERROR with the title track off an EP released by La Vida es Un Mus. A more rudimentary DISCHARGE flavour. Brand new. WARWOUND are a reformed band from Birmingham that started out originally in 1982. THe re-boot started back five years ago with Ian Glasper on bass. He has written all these wonderful books on decades of punk in the UK. This is a song called “The Age of the Racist” and is off a new release called “WWWIII”. That was followed up by another new band with deep roots. The band is called Grey C.E.L.L. and they feature members of Citizens Arrest. One of my all time favourite hardcore bands out of NYC. They are now based on Philly and the song we heard was called “Wreck”.

MEAN MOTOR SCOOTER - Put Me Down Like A Dog (Dreamy Life)
EX-CULT - 1906 (Famous Class)
OH SEES - S.S. Lurkers Mom (Castle Face)
THE RATBOYS - Golden Age of Trash (Wanda)

AARMA - Control Da Massas (Self-Released)
CLITERATI - Trans Is Beautiful (Tankcrimes)
KIRJE KELALTA - Vapaa -Karanteeni (Self-Released)
REGRET - Prepare For A Fall (Urinal Vinyl / Pumpkin / Never Fall into Silence / Svoboda)
MAAFA - Not Your Exotic (Self-Released)

AARMA from Brazil was next with Control Da Massas. They released this album called "Dogmas" earlier this month. I found Cliterarti recently and I just had to play it cuz is sick. This was released on Tankcrimes last year, and is another of the few trans- hardcore punk bands, there should be more like this. The singer Ami Lawless recorded a live studio 3 session with Voetsek in the old CIUT studios on St. George Street. KIRJE KELALTA from Finland were next with "Vapaa Karantenit". This was released earlier this month. Regret from Bristol were next with "Prepare for a fall". And last we heard another band i discovered recently this is actually a solo project by the Afro-Brazilian Bassist, Songwriter and Vocalist, Flora Lucini. A 6- piece electric band with percussion, taking traditional styles of Hardcore-punk and mixing them with Rhythms of the African Diaspora. Flora describes her music as:
"Afro-Progressive Hardcore".

LES LULLIES - Night Klub (Slovenly)
BOOJI BOYS - Stevie Cool (Medication Time / Drunken Sailor)
MUCK AND THE MIRES - Next Door To Me (Amp)
THE TANDOORI KNIGHTS - Tandoori Dolly (Slovenly)
PRIORS - Swelter (Slovenly)

Demo Feature
Tonight’s demo feature is another collaborative, COVID-19 project among a bunch of Ontario punk bands who also play in A.S.O.P., Keelie, Gag Order, Burdizzo, Random Killing, Prior Convictions, and Rapid Tension). All the songs were written, recorded, mixed and mastered in isolation of one another and completed in the past 60 days. 7 different singers, a couple of guest guitarists (Sophokles of Burdizzo, and Joe Rico of Sacrifice). The band is called Questionable Gentlemen and you can find them on Facebook and Bandcamp. The band will be donating proceeds from the sales of the release to CIUT. 

QUESTIONABLE GENTLEMEN - (They Say I Can’t) Take it with Me (Self-Released)
QUESTIONABLE GENTLEMEN - Executive Indiscretion (Self-Released)
QUESTIONABLE GENTLEMEN - Resist (Self-Released)
QUESTIONABLE GENTLEMEN - Flames (Self-Released)
QUESTIONABLE GENTLEMEN - Alone (Self-Released)
QUESTIONABLE GENTLEMEN - Living the Nightmare (Self-Released)
QUESTIONABLE GENTLEMEN - Sometimes (Self-Released)
QUESTIONABLE GENTLEMEN - KYR (Self-Released)
QUESTIONABLE GENTLEMEN - Voices of the Underground (Self-Released)
QUESTIONABLE GENTLEMEN - Diffracted (Self-Released)

There are a few more songs, but we ran out of time. Check out their bandcamp page.

Radio - Sunday, June 21st, 2020

For the past few fundraising shows we have stuck with the fun promise of programming an all covers show. Tonight is no exception. Go to www.ciut.fm to support campus/community radio. Download the show here.

M.O.T.O. - Dance Dance Dance Dance Dance to the Radio (Criminal I.Q. / Little Teddy)

Love Your Radio is our campaign theme which is why I chose the opening song. Since the pandemic I have relied on this medium. John Peel is probably the best known punk DJ and his favourite song was the Undertones "Teenage Kicks". Here is a version by 63 Monroe.

63 MONROE - Teenage Kicks (Nardem)
DR. KNOW - The Unknown (Death / Restless)
DOA - Takin' Care of Business (Sudden Death)

That was DOA covering BTO’s “Takin’ Care of Business”. Great video for that song. And before that we heard DR. KNOW covering DOA’s “The Unknown”. They did a great version of DOA. And at the top we started out with 63 MONROE out of London, Ontario covering the UNDERTONES “Teenage Kicks”.

Since the pandemic has had us socially isolating, the programmers here had to quickly learn how to produce our shows in our basement studios. Almost every programmer has continued to produce a unique show. We haven’t missed one week. And we’ve been getting you involved in the programming. The last two weeks have been all about the cops in relation to the George Floyd murder with listeners programming some sections of the show. We’ve also played the latest installment of Notes from behind the Iron Curtain with a focus on Estonia. And we’ve done a few top ten shows. You can donate on-line at www.ciut.fm to support shows like this.

You’re tuned in to Equalizing Distort. It’s our bi-annual fundraising show and first ever quarantine episode. We’re all coming to you from various locations around the city via our computers.

There are many reasons that you should support our show and CIUT. As a listener-funded operation, we get the chance to offer you material that you’re not going to hear in too many other places. Everyone who contributes to the show has been into punk and hardcore for years so that adds up to a lot of knowledge. It’s been awhile since we’ve been able to record any bands but we have been doing interviews related to the TOHC book Tomorrow is Too Late. In the last few months we interviewed Direct Action, the people behind the 80s zine Still Thinking and Microedge.

The pandemic has hit the station hard as it has many of you. Please remember that any donation will help. We do this out of our love for the music and the stories behind it. The best way to donate is at ciut.fm because of the quarantine.

Here’s some music starting with the Forgotten Rebels’ cover of a song that seems to always be relevant. Now more than ever.

FORGOTTEN REBELS - Eve of Destruction (Star)
THE DEVIL DOGS - Stay With Me (Crypt)
THE JOLT - Route 66 (Polydor / Captain Mod)

That set started with Eve of Destruction as done by the Forgotten Rebels in 1981. DOA did a version during the presidency of GW Bush and Pussy Riot did a version a few years back. So yeah, it seems to never get old.

And after that, it was the Devil Dogs from New York with a cover of another New York band’s song. It was Stay With Me which was originally recorded by the Dictators. Last up was The Jolt covering the Nat King Cole classic that was covered by about a thousand bands in the 50s and 60s. Route 66.

So an ode to new wave with a techno cover thrown in their. Shout outs to the Prophesy crew who sometimes carry over into our show and if you like that name that tune game that we play with Mr Brown I am sorry we were not able to do that this time. We have some restrictions on what we have been able to do since the lockdown. But we have offered a new show every week and we have gotten a lot of feedback from folks to help with programming leading us to some new ways that we are enveloping community wants and needs into the show. A station who’s programmers listen to you and respond. You don’t get that on commercial radio and rarely on public radio. Support now by donating at www.ciut.fm.

Up next is a Duncan Redmond’s side project called Duncan’s Divas with a cover of a Japanese techno artist called Kimura Kaela.

DUNCAN'S DIVAS - Jasper (Inya Face)
LESS THAN JAKE - Hungry Like The Wolf (Far Out)
BRIXTON ROBBERS - Rock Lobster (Guerilla Asso / Big Wheel)

That was Brixton Robbers from Montreal covering the B52’s hit “Rock Lobster”. LESS THAN JAKE were before that with a cover of Duran Duran’s “Hungry Like the Wolf”. And we started out with DUNCAN’s DIVAS, a side project of Duncan Redmonds from SNUFF. He covered all women bands on this project.

JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS - Bird Dog (Epic / MCA / Liberation)
THE OUTCASTS - Five Years (New Rose)
EATER - Waiting for the Man (The Label / Polydor)

Lets get things started with a cover of a DION AND THE BELMONTS song “Teenager in Love”. DION AND THE BELMONTS were an all male vocal group out of the Bronx in the late 50’s and the TOY DOLLS covered them...sort of.

THE TOY DOLLS - Teenager In Love - I've Got Asthma (G.B.H.)
THE SUICIDE MACHINES - I Never Promised You A Rose Garden (Hollywood)
ME FIRST AND THE GIMME GIMMES - Blowin' in the Wind (Fat Wreck)

That was ME FIRST AND THE GIMME GIMMES is a punk rock cover band drawn together by their mutual love of songs from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. It is an all star band featuring Fat Mike and band members of band on that label. That was a Bob Dylan cover and the title track of that release which came out in 2001 by the band but was originally released by Dylan in ‘62.

THE SUICIDE MACHINES from Detroit were before that and they have a bunch of convers but I pulled a folky number originally written by Joe South in 1967 called “I Never promised you a Rose Garden”.

And we started out with the TOY DOLLS doing “Teenage in Love” which led into their own song “I’ve Got Asthma” dedicated to all those suffering from the poor air quality, but with less people driving these days it might be going a little better.

Truly unique programming. Have you ever heard those covers on radio before? Donate at www.ciut.fm.

So this set is by contemporary punk bands covering hardcore songs. Starting out with a hockey themed band from Chicago TWO MINUTE MINOR. Off a release called “Extended Lockdown” this is a parody song called “Old Man Hardcore”.

TWO MINUTE MINOR - Old Man Hardcore (Self-Released)
BURNING HEADS - Coff's Harbour Blues (Self-Released)
BUGGY - Why Be Something That You're Not (War)

That was BUGGY, a punk duo from New Jersey and this Negative Approach cover came off a demo that was just released. 

Before that was a band out of Orleans, France called BURNING HEADS. They might be an all cover. They have a ton of releases out. We heard “Coff’s Harbour Blues” featuring Seb from SEVEN HATE, a skatecore band out of France. The song was originally done by the HARD ONS from Australia and appeared on a release called “Love is a Battlefield of Wounded Hearts”.

And we started with a song called “Old Man Hardcore” which was a parody song written by TWO MINUTE MINOR from Chicago. This is a benefit release for people working on the front lines of COVID in Chicago.

Up next is a band called CONTENDERS. They released a split cassette last year with another band from their hometown of Hamilton, New Zealand. On it they do a Screamers cover which is “122 Hours of Fear”. 

CONTENDERS - 122 Hours of Fear (Self-Released)
CRUSH CRUSHER - Democracy Spawns Bad Taste (O.D.D. Tapes)
MR. T EXPERIENCE - What Difference Does it Make (Lookout)

That was MR. T EXPERIENCE - What Difference Does it Make off the “Milk Milk Lemonade” LP which came out in 1992. The song is a cover of the SMITHS and I think I played another cover of the SMITHS a few fundraising shows back saying that that song was the only SMITHS cover by a punk band well I am wrong again.

Before that we heard CRUSH CRUSHER covering the CRUCIFUCKS song “Democracy Spawns Bad Taste” . We have been playing the CRUCIFUCKS a lot lately, especially on those two punks hate cops shows. CRUSH CRUSHER are from Oklahoma City and this came out on a release called “Q: Are We Not Muppets? A: We are Maniacs”. 

All these covers are covers of some of the original outsider punk, which is something we feature and so in tribute to an aspect of our programming I put that set together. That is something that CIUT celebrates is difference. You can hear all kinds of programming on the station. Not just a hardcore punk show on Sunday night. Many of our listeners check out shows like Democracy Now and the Green Majority. The Taylor Report and Moondog Ballroom. Bassment Sessions and Alternative Radio. Canadaland and Career Buzz. Those are just a few of the shows that I listen to and download from the CIUT website, which is newly launched. You should check out the site at www.ciut.fm and while you are there donate a couple of bucks to keep this kind of programming.

SCREECHING WEASEL - Let's Dance (Selfless)
RAMONATURES - She’s the One (Munster / Blood Red Vinyl)
THE VAPIDS - Get Off My Back (Double Hell)
REAL SICKIES - Top Down (Stomp)

That was the REAL SICKIES with a tribute to Canada’s answer to the RAMONES - TEENAGE HEAD. They did a cover on their recent album from last year called Out of Space. We interviewed the Real Sickies when they were out here last and that interview can be found on the blog.

THE VAPIDS were before them with their tribute to TEENAGE HEAD, which was produced by Gord Lewis and we heard the cover of “Get Off My Back”. Came out on Double Hell in 2002. Both the VAPIDS and TEENAGE HEAD were guests and did live radio sessions along with interviews on the show. Great reason for you to support CIUT at www.ciut.fm with all the interviews and studio 3 sessions all archived on our blog and available for people to download.

An all surf band from california called the RAMONATURES were before that with their cover of “She’s the One” which came out on their release “Monetures”.

And we started with SCREECHING WEASEL’s cover album of the RAMONES and we heard “Let’s Dance” a classic.

I am not a huge fan of the RAMONES but so many people are and with summer starting to kick into gear it is great to hear that summer music.

And continuing with the tradition of playing covers the first song from my set was originally released as a b-side in 1976 and has been part of many compilation and re-releases, this song is called “Help” by THE DAMNED.

The first song from my set was originally released as a b-side in 1976 and has been part of many compilation and re-releases, this song is called “Help” by THE DAMNED.

THE DAMNED - Help (Demon)
DETESTATION - Nao Mais (Skuld / Profane Existence)
IMPALERS - Human Kindness (540)

And that was my first set, we started with a classic song original from The Beatles on a much better version in my opinion since i'm not a big fan of The Beatles to be honest, that was the Damned with Help.

Then we heard Detestation with a song called Nao Mais, a cover by a bad ass brazilian band called Republika,They are part of that classic 80’s brazilian scene we all love and Detestation released this on a split with Abuso Sonoro also from Brazil.
And last we hear a much newer classic this song is original by Toronto’s coolest band S.H.I.T and this was the Impalers from Texas version, this song is called Human Kindness.

We lost a script and set that Jose had programmed before he was able to record but we are going to try and add it here. Jose started with the show by helping us do translations for the Cuban bandas Arrabio and Addictox. He then started programming and hosting a series called “Latinoamerica Resiste”. He did an interview with Muro and has become a regular host on the show. Please donate at www.ciut.fm if you appreciate punk from the Spanish speaking parts of the world. More than just the official languages on this show.

This next set is going to start off with a Hispanic super group from Orange County named MANIC HISPANIC. I remember reading reviews about this band but have never had a chance to hear them. They feature members the ADOLESCENTS, AGENT ORANGE, FINAL CONFLICT, and others. This is off of a 2003 release called “Mijo Goes to Junior College” and the song is “The I.N.S. took My Novia Away”.

MANIC HISPANIC - The I.N.S. took My Novia Away (BYO)
CALAMIDAD - Un Porvenir Oscurio (Self-Released)
RATOS DE PORAO - Mucha Policia (Roadrunner / F.O.A.D.)

That was Ratos de Porao from Sao Paolo, Brazil. THe longest running punk band in Brazil. They have a sleuth of releases, but in 1995 they released an album of covers and they recorded it with Portugeues lyrics and with English lyrics. The song Jose chose was originally done by a band from the Basque Region called Eskoburto who was one of the first punk bands to sing in Spanish. That is part of their significance.

CALAMIDAD are a new band from Mexico City, and “Un Porvennir Oscurio” is a cover of a band from Zaragoza called Cocadictos. We will put up a link to their bandcamp page in the morning. That is one of the things we spend a lot of effort doing is adding links to our playlist postings so that you can find these recordings.

So we are going to do our last minute push. If you have been thinking about supporting the station all night now is your chance to do it. Go to www.ciut.fm. Of course you are able to donate after tonight, but it would be great if we could reach our goal tonight of 100,000.

And to do that we are going to go out with a couple of celebratory songs. The first is by a band from China called ANOTHER IDEA. We are going to hear my favourite Sham song “If the Kids are United” and we will follow that up with a cover of Bob Marley’s “Buffalo Soldier” done by a band out of Osaka called HEY-SMITH.

ANOTHER IDEA - If the Kids Are United (Self-Released)
HEY-SMITH - Buffalo Soldier (Caffeine Bomb)