MSI "An Amazing Feat" ep

This is MSI's second ep. There is a bunch of other songs that the band recorded in this same session. One of them came out on the Still Thinking comp called "Progress?!?". The rest of them remain unreleased. Joe Boyden who is now a Giller Prize winner for fiction played harmonica on one of the songs on here. Rob Ben put out the record on a label he made up called Bucko-5. I think this might have been the only release on this label. The band covers the Village People on this record sort of. The songs on here are:

1. Daydream
2. Shoelace
3. Macho Man

4. Border Song
5. Make My Day
6. Rear View Mirror

Brontocrushrock "Next 5 Songs" ep

Brontocrushrock were a band that Geoff Thomlinson sang in. Geoff did a label called Irate faction and Irate Faction put out the first Direct Action LP. Geoff recruited Dave Cornelius from Direct Action to play in the band. The scene roadie Tom played guitar in this band as well. This was recorded by James Stewart at Reaction Studios. The songs on here are:

1. A Titantic Mistake
2. I Don't Want You

3. Organizations of Power
4. Page Three
5. Iguana

Flyer - Sunday, October 8, 1989

Youth Youth Youth "Re-Packaged" LP

After the "Sin" LP was sold, Youth Youth Youth talked to Fringe about re-releasing the material. They came up with the idea of releasing an LP with demoes on one side and the "Sin" 12" on the other. It was called "Re-Packaged" for obvious reasons. Side A starts out with material from a demo in 1982. The songs from this are:

1. Why Pay More

2. Apathy

3. Blue Stain

4. The One on the Right

5. Domination (not the "Something to Believe In" comp version)

6. Louie Louie / Part Time Punks

Side A continues with three songs from a demo recorded in 1983.

7. Pop Song

8. Made in England (Young Lions song)

9. We Can't Be Beaten

Photos: Fugazi

This show took place in Guelph. It might have been at a place called the Thrashetria. I think it was on Monday October 2, 1989. My friend and I hitch hiked to Guelph to see the show. I was able to catch a ride home with Tracey Cummings and the group of people she was with.

Zine - Rear Garde #37

This is issue #37 of Rear Garde which was published in October 1989. This issue features interviews with Laughing Hyenas, the Cure, UK Subs, Medicine Men, and Grapes of Wrath. This issue also features scene reports of Montreal, Toronto, and Toronto and concert and music reviews.

Flyer - Sunday October 1, 1989

MRR review - Various Artists "Contimanation process" cassette

Walter Glaser wrote a review for MRR of this comp. This appeared in issue #77, which came out in October 1989. Click on image to enlarge it to a readable size.

MRR Review - Sons of Ishmael "...sing generic crap" ep

Chris Dodge wrote a review for MRR of the Sons of Ishmael ep. This appeared in issue #77, which came out in October 1989. Click on image to enlarge it to a readable size.

MRR Review - Random Killing "This Whole World" 12"

A review in MRR of the Random Killing 12". This appeared in issue #77, which came out in October 1989. Click on image to enlarge it to a readable size.

MRR Review - Doughboys "Home Again" LP

Tim Yohannon wrote a review for MRR of the first Doughboys  LP. This appeared in issue #77, which came out in October 1989. Click on image to enlarge it to a readable size.

Flyer: Sunday, October 1, 1989