Monday, December 31, 1979
Flyer - Monday December 31, 1979
This show was recorded as a live record (Rock n Roll Ressurection) for Jayne County. The idea was to be the first recorded album for 1980. Tyranna were also able to get a recording out of it but only after Jayne County swapped out all the good recording mics. So much for helping out the scene. This was Tyranna's final show.
Friday, December 28, 1979
Monday, December 17, 1979
The Hot Nasties "The Invasion of the Tribbles" ep
The Hot Nasties were a punk band from Calgary. They started out as a band called Social Blemishes with a love of the Who and the Kinks. The band featured Warren Kinsella a.k.a. Nuclear Age on bass and vocals, Ras Pierre Schenk on lead guitar, Sane Wayne Ahern on rhythm guitar, and Tom Edwards on drums. This ep was re-released on the "Smash the State" comps that followed the book release. The Evaporators and Moe Berg would go on to cover Hot Nasties songs. The songs on here are:
1. I am a Confused Teenager
2. Invasion of the Tribbles
3. The Secret of Immortality
Saturday, December 15, 1979
Saturday, December 8, 1979
Monday, December 3, 1979
Martha and the Muffins "Metro Music" LP
This was Martha and the Muffins first full length. This was the first release by DinDisc. The band used a map of their hometown as the cover and it is of the water line, which made it perfect for a song like "Echo Beach", which was the first single from the record. There is a lot of great background found on M+M's site under the story section. "Paint by Number Heart" became the second single.
1. Echo Beach
2. Paint By Number Heart
3. Saigon
4. Indecision
5. Terminal Twilight
6. Hide And Seek
7. Sinking Land
8. Revenge (Against The World)
9. Cheesies And Gum
1. Echo Beach
2. Paint By Number Heart
3. Saigon
4. Indecision
5. Terminal Twilight
6. Hide And Seek
7. Sinking Land
8. Revenge (Against The World)
9. Cheesies And Gum
Saturday, December 1, 1979
Friday, November 30, 1979
Dream Dates "The Mess You're In" ep
This is the second ep of the Dream Dates to come out. This is part of the same recording as the first ep. Ugly Pop released this in 2000, but the recording is from November 1979. There is a cover of Iggy's "Search and Destroy" on the B-Side. After this single came out Zurich Chainsaw Massacre released both eps as a 12" over in Europe.
1. The Mess You're In
2. Search and Destroy
Thursday, November 29, 1979
Dream Dates "Moans on the Phone" ep
Simon Harvey of Ugly Pop met up with Dicky Fix and found out about his early band the Dream Dates. They wound up putting out two eps of the band's material. This was the first which was recorded at Kill Kill Studios in November 1979. The ep didn't come out until 2000. The material is along the vein of Teenage Head and the Forgotten Rebels in terms of being melodic first wave punk. My wife sings the A-Side all the time from having heard it at home. This was some great punk rock archeology work by Simon.
1. Moans on the Phone
2. Heartattack Rhythm
Wednesday, November 28, 1979
Tuesday, November 27, 1979
Sunday, November 25, 1979
Saturday, November 24, 1979
Flyer - Saturday November 24, 1979
Thursday, November 22, 1979
Saturday, November 17, 1979
Tuesday, November 13, 1979
Monday, November 12, 1979
Friday, November 9, 1979
The Diodes "Released" LP
1. Red Rubber Ball
2. Teenage Nation
3. Photographs from Mars
4. Madhouse
5. Mercenary Flight
6. Tired of Waking up Tired
7. Jenny's in a Sleep World
8. Weekend
9. No Right to Make me Bleed
10. Terminal Rock
2. Teenage Nation
3. Photographs from Mars
4. Madhouse
5. Mercenary Flight
6. Tired of Waking up Tired
7. Jenny's in a Sleep World
8. Weekend
9. No Right to Make me Bleed
10. Terminal Rock
Thursday, November 1, 1979
Wednesday, October 31, 1979
Tuesday, October 30, 1979
Teenage Head LP
Teenage Head are legendary. They are from Hamilton and people like Steven Leckie swear by them as the real deal. They were and this was the first album that came out in 1979.
1. Top Down
2. Ain't Got No Sense
3. Bonerack
3. Bonerack
4. Picture My Face
5. Lucy Potato
5. Lucy Potato
6. Curtain Jumper
7. You're Tearin' Me Apart
8. Little Boxes
9. Get Off My Back
7. You're Tearin' Me Apart
8. Little Boxes
9. Get Off My Back
10. Kissin' the Carpet
Thursday, October 25, 1979
Thursday, October 18, 1979
Wednesday, October 17, 1979
The Government "33-1/3 RPM" ep
This was the Government's second ep titled "33-1/3 RPM". It was recorded in late 1980. You8 can download the songs at Andrew Paterson's website. The songs on here are:
1. Flat Tire
2. Get You Sleepin'
3. Zippers of Fire
4. Sponge
Tuesday, October 16, 1979
Sunday, October 14, 1979
Saturday, October 13, 1979
Friday, October 12, 1979
Flyer - Music Hall shows
Thursday, October 11, 1979
The Existers "Telex Love' ep
The Existers were part of the early Toronto punk scene. The band featured were Barrie Farrel on guitar and vocals, George Higton on guitar and vocals, Stephen "Baby Oil" Hall on bass and vocals, and Denis Grey on drums. This came out on Shy Anne records. Songs on this single are:
1. Telex Love
2. Spadina
1. Telex Love
2. Spadina
Tuesday, October 9, 1979
Monday, October 8, 1979
Friday, October 5, 1979
Tuesday, October 2, 1979
Monday, October 1, 1979
Flyer - Monday October 1 - Saturday October 6, 1979
Sunday, September 30, 1979
Thursday, September 20, 1979
The Demics "Talk's Cheap" 12'
The Demics were the best known band from London, Ontario. London is a city two hours west of Toronto. Keith Whittaker was the singer and was most well known in the band. Rob Brent was the guitarist, Iain Atkinson the bassist, and Nick Perry the drummer. The band first played a loft party in front of 250 people on December 23, 1977. Jim Weatherstone replaced Neil Perry on the skins. The Demics started playing in Toronto with the Viletones, Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers, and the Dead Boys and by late 1978 had recorded their first EP. The recording was done by some sound engineering students at fanshawe who did the recording as a project for school and they set up the label Ready Records to put out the recording. "New York City" is the hit of the 12" that started getting loads of airplay and an anthem in it' own right. Songs like "Oh Well" were 43 seconds in length and proved that the Demics could right a punk song as well.
1. I Wanna Know
2. You Tell Me
3. Talk's Cheap
4. New York City
5. Oh Well
The Engineer was Kevin Doyle and the 12" was produced by Andrew Crosbie and Angus MacKay for Daily Productions.
1. I Wanna Know
2. You Tell Me
3. Talk's Cheap
4. New York City
5. Oh Well
The Engineer was Kevin Doyle and the 12" was produced by Andrew Crosbie and Angus MacKay for Daily Productions.
Wednesday, September 19, 1979
Pointed Sticks "Lies!" ep
This was the third Pointed Sticks ep to get released by Quintessence qand was recorded before the band went over to England to record for Stiff. This is the line up where Dimwit had joined the band and is on this recording. There is a great family tree of the band that appears on the Bloodied but Unbowed website. the band sold 11,000 copies of the three singles, which is insane for a punk band back then. The songs on here are:
1. Lies
2. I'm Numb