Radio - Sunday, August 29th 2021

On tonight's show, we interview new local hardcore outfit, Imploders and play a live session they recorded for us. The band has been around for less than a year and features members of First Base, Average Times and Vicious Cycle. They've just released their first 7" on Neon Taste Records. Also featured are new tracks from Frvits and The Q-Tips and classics from Blitz, Blondie, the Flying Lizards and a lot more! Download the show here. 

AVERAGE TIMES - Wasted on Wine (Bruised Tongue / Hosehead / P. Trash)

FRVITS - Abortion Hoops (Slovenly)
DWARVES - Drug Store (Sub Pop)
BRUTAL KNIGHTS - Done With Music (Spin The Bottle) 
REO SPEEDEALDER - Ain't Fuckin' Around (Spanish Fly)
ABOMINATRIX - Space Pussy (Self-Released)

THE Q-TIPS - Communicate (Slovenly)
LE TIGRE - Get Off The Internet (Mr. Lady)
GYM TONIC - Hiroshima (Self-Released)
SPECTRES - Along the Waterfront (Artoffact) 
BOY HARSHER - Fate (Nude Club)

DANKO JONES - City Streets (Bad Taste) 
GLUECIFER - Easy Living (Steamhammer)
ZEKE - Zeke You (Epitaph)
THE BLOODY HOLLIES - Raised By Wolves (Alive)
DIRTBOMBS - Underdog (In the Red)

ROUGH CUTS - Chip On My Shoulder (Contra / Insurgence)
KNUCKLEHEAD - Cold Civil War (Pirates Press)
SLAP SHOT - Chip On My Shoulder (Bridge 9 / Taang)
BLITZ - Propaganda (No Future)
THE PROWLERS - One Life (Aggroshop / Insurgence / Longshot)

AU PAIRS - It's Obvious (021/Human)
BLONDIE - Hanging on the Telephone (Chrysalis)

THE FLYING LIZARDS - Money (Virgin) 

PENETRATION - Don't Dictate (Virgin)

HOLLY AND THE ITALIANS - I Wanna Go Home (Virgin)

 

This live session was recorded in the band's jam space. 

IMPLODERS - Beating on the brain (Self-Released)

IMPLODERS - Rip em off (Self-Released)

IMPLODERS - Piss It All Away (Self-Released)

IMPLODERS - Dimwit (Self-Released)

IMPLODERS - Deteriorating (Self-Released)
IMPLODERS - Shoot to Kill (Self-Released)

IMPLODERS - What Do You Want? (Self-Released) 

IMPLODERS - Asshole (Self-Released)

IMPLODERS - Cadaver (Self-Released)

IMPLODERS - Thick Skull (Self-Released)

Radio - Sunday, August 22nd, 2021

Tonight’s show starts out with a mini feature on Toronto’s early 90’s scene (Phleg Camp, Rocktopus, No Mind). A feature on punks bands from Spain featuring women singers (Algara, Barcelona, Lux, Accidente and Rata Negra). We feature a new band from Myanmar (The Rebel Riot). And a ton of great hardcore (Running for Cover, State, Ekulu, No Justice). And a demo feature by NEVERGREEN (the Sharron Brothers origin story). Download the show here. 

THE HUNS - Busy Kids (God)

UNION YOUNG AMERICA - Kevorkian (Workshop)
PHLEG CAMP - On the Map (Self-Released)
ROCKTOPUS - Rocktopus (Self-Released)
NO MIND - Move Over (Lone Wolf)
HUSKER DU - M.I.C. (New Alliance)

BAMBIES - Teen Engine (Spaghetty Town)
THE CYBERMEN - Where's The New Wave? (Rockaway / Breakout)
SLANDER TONGUE - Goin’ Down (Slovenly)
PUP - DVP (Royal Mountain / Side One Dummy)
THE RAYDIOS - I Call You Back (Dirtnap / Mangrove)

ALGARA - Todo Me Da Igual (La Vida Es Un Mus)
BARCELONA - Fumando espero (La Vida Es Un Mus)
LUX - Manâna (La Vida Es Un Mus)
ACCIDENTE - Luchar (Self-Released)
RATA NEGRA - Llorando (La Vida Es Un Mus)

PONY - Swore (Take This to Heart)
THE FRESHIES - If It's News (Razz)
THE WINDBREAKERS - Young Republicans (Big Monkey)
THE MODERNS - Got To Have Pop (1977)
THE TOASTERS - Teenage Tease (Bomp!)

THE REBEL RIOT - Punk Against Sweatshops (Kids Union)
METACHRIST - Raging Like a Beast (Self-Released)
CHRIST AIR - Cause of Death (Self-Released)
EKULU - Half - Alive (Triple B)

ZEX - Nowhere To Go Pt.1 (Common People / Grave Street / Maniac Attack / Plastic Bomb / Warhead Punx)
ONE EIGHT SEVEN - Positive State of Mind (Self-Released)
MAU MAUS - Unforgotten (Pax)
MAJOR ACCIDENT - Clockwork Toys (Captain Oi! / Step Forward)
STATE - White Mare (Punks Before Profits)

Demo Feature
NEVERGREEN from Long Sault, Ontario, just outside of Cornwall. This recording was recorded in the basement of the brother’s basement. The brother’s I am speaking of are the Sharron brothers. Jon and Matt. They would go on to start HACKSAW. And then Jon would continue on in a string of bands that included Union of Uranus, Rammer, Brutal Knights, Valley Boys, Hassler, and more recently Plastic Heads. All bands that have gotten a decent amount of airplay on the show. But NEVERGREEN were the beginning of it all.

NEVERGREEN - Nothing Else (Self-Released)
NEVERGREEN - Carrots (Self-Released)
NEVERGREEN - Simple and Short (Self-Released)
NEVERGREEN - No Regrets (Self-Released)
NEVERGREEN - I Don’t Know (Self-Released)
NEVERGREEN - Failure (Self-Released)
NEVERGREEN - Here to Help (Self-Released)
NEVERGREEN - Gobstopper (Self-Released)
NEVERGREEN - Someday (Self-Released)

NO JUSTICE - Throw It Away (Underestimated)
RUNNING FOR COVER - Form (Painkiller)

Radio - Sunday, August 15th, 2021

   

Tonight’s show starts out with a critique of the Tokyo Olympics by a band from Japan. Highlights for the rest of the show include a cover of DEVO, brand new CONTROL FREAKS, classic Montreal hardcore (NO POLICY, FAIR WARNING, and ASEXUALS), and some acapella straight edge. WARFARE STATE from Brockville are tonight’s demo feature. Download the show here.

FORWARD - Tokyo Olympics (540 / Break the Records / Japan Support Ltd / Todo Destruido)

THE NAZI DOGS - Mongoloid (Self-Released) 

F-X - Slag (Southern) 

THE MEKONS - What Are We Going To Do Tonight (Virgin / Superior Viaduct) 

LAUGHIN' NOSE - Switch Style (Let’s Rock) 

DOORS & FOURS - Feeling Dead (Self-Released) 

BRAD MANNERS - Bury Me as Far From Them As Possible (Self-Released) 

NEEDLES // PINS - Of Things Best Left to Chance (Dirt Cult) 

WORDPLAY - 8.5 (Self-Released) 

THE LIVING END - Bloody Mary (Self-Released) 

MENTIRA - Desmotivacion (Iron Lung) 

MURO - Sedicion (Adult Crash) 

PUS - Eres Una Pose (Self-Released) 

S.H.I.T. - Hidden in Eternity (Iron Lung) 

G.I.S.M. - Choke (Beast Arts / Dorma / Relapse) 

THE CONTROL FREAKS - Don’t Trust (Dirty Water) 

THE RIP-OFFS - Zodiac (Pure Filth / Rip Off) 

THE ROUTES - Broken Goods (Action Weekend / Bickerton) 

BOG UGLY - I've Seen It Vomit (Toadstool)
F-MODELS - It's Not Right (T.M.I.) 

NO POLICY - News or Propaganda (Psyche) 

FAIR WARNING - Blood on the Bumper (F.W.) 

ASEXUALS - 3 Chord Politics (First Strike) 

HYPE - Superpowers (Reuben Kincaide) 

CHRONIC SUBMISSION - Nuclear Threat (Schizophrenic / NRK) 

RMBLR - Move Over (Wanda / Spaghetty Town) 

RADIO REJECTS - Biff Tannen (Self-Released) 

VAMPIRE LEZBOS - So What (Ed Gein Productions) 

SON OF BRONTO - Corporate Nations (Self-Released) 

THE ALMIGHTY TRIGGER HAPPY - Died Trying (Bad Taste / Fearless) 

SENDO FOGO - Brazil Debacle (Self-Released) 

CHINPIRA - Never Give Up Never Say Die (F.O.A.D.) 

KOMA - Impossible Altar (La Vida Es Un Mus) 

EKULU - Pick Your Fight (Cash Only) 

JUD JUD - X Tune Down Song X (Lost Frog) 

Demo Feature 

WARFARE STATE were from Ottawa. They featured Katie Whitaker who I would go on to be in a band with called Countdown to Oblivion. Katie would go on to play in Brutal Knights and Legion666 and Pete Beudoin would go on to play in Born Dead Icons and more recently Dekoder. This band would go on to have a split with Nema from Ann Arbor, Michigan. This is a ten song demo they recorded in 1995. 

WARFARE STATE - Mon Pays (Self-Released) 

WARFARE STATE - J’ai Donc Je Suis (Self-Released) 

WARFARE STATE - Privilege (Self-Released) 

WARFARE STATE - Pavlov (Self-Released) 

WARFARE STATE - Human or Not (Self-Released) 

WARFARE STATE - Mockery (Self-Released) 

WARFARE STATE - Infection (Self-Released) 

WARFARE STATE - How Many (Self-Released) 

WARFARE STATE - One Nation (Self-Released) 

WARFARE STATE - Earth (Self-Released) 

MAD MEN - Wax World (Self-Released)

Radio - Sunday, August 8th, 2021

Tonight’s show starts out with a punk cover of HEAVEN 17. We have new material from DESCENDENTS, PORVENIR OSCURO, CEMENTO, and CANAL IRREAL. We play classics from the DEAD KENNEDYS, VAPIDS, and the RAMONES. Tonight’s demo feature is  a local straight edge band called xSHIPWRECKx that would splinter out into so many important pieces of our scene. Download the show here. 

DEAD MILKMEN - (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (The Giving Groove)

KAOS - Tigar (Self-Released)

DEAD KENNEDYS - Rawhide (Manifesto)
FLAG OF DEMOCRACY - Houses Made For Mannequins (Buy Our / SRA)
THE BRAT - High School (Fatima)
DOLLY MIXTURE - Welcome to the Perfect Day (Self-Released)
JONESY - (I Wanna) Bang Bang You (No Front Teeth)

THE DIRTIEST - Robot (Slovenly)
THE SPITS - Come With Me (In The Red)
THE VAPIDS - Friday Fun (Self-Released)
RAMONES - You Didn’t Mean Anything to Me (Sire)
THE SORELS - Spring Break (Reta / Surfin' Ki)

PHALLOCRACY - Religion Shouldn't Be This Way Either (At Your Servicks)
COMBATWOUNDEDVETERAN - Plastic Bullets Are So '84 (Schematics)
REVERSAL OF MAN - Fire Sermon (Schematics)
SHARK ATTACK - Blood In The Water (My War)
THE OATH - Bush Licked (Youth Attack / Soviet State)

RUNNING FROM DAYLIGHT - Horror Horror Scream All About It (Always a Hit)
THE DOGMATICS - Sex Bomb (Rum Bar)
GUTTER DEMONS - After Dark (Falsetto / Diablo)
THE METEORS - Please Don’t Touch (Anagram)
THE CRAMPS - Domino (Illegal / IRS)

F.Y.P. - Vacation Bible School (Recess)
NEVER TOO LATE - Where Are We Going (Self-Released)
CRINGER - Pay to Play (Full Circle)
DESCENDENTS - It's A Hectic World (Epitaph)
CHIMP CHANGE - Friction (Dying Scene)

PLASTIC GANGSTERS - One Law For Them (Hardcoretrooper)
CRIMINAL OUTFIT - Up Yours (Longshot / Try and Stop Me)
JAKOB MIND - Too Fast to See (Lovely)
RIOT 99 - Fuck America (Self-Released)
THE OFFICIALS - Lycanthropy (Self-Released)

PORVENIR OSCURO - Violencia (La Vida Es Un Mus)
FABULOUS DISASTER - My Addiction (Pink and Black)
CIVET - Closet Death (Disaster)
CEMENTO - Incomplete Thoughts (Iron Lung)
CANAL IRREAL - Si Somos (Beach Impediment)

PSICO GALERA - Chiodi & Punte (Beach Impediment / Static Age)
NEGATIVE GAIN - Knowledge Doubles (Self-Released)
TREBLINKA - Varis (Hataapu)
INSECT WARFARE - Self Termination (Iron Lung)
BAD MAN - You're A Drag (Flat Black)

Demo Feature
xSHIPWRECKx were a local project band. Not around for very long. Just released the one demo called “Fuck Your Mom”. The band featured Matt Bickle (who ran Slasher Records) on vocals, Beav (URBAN BLIGHT) on guitar, Dave Stevenson (DIRTY BLACK SUMMER) on bass, Liam Cormier on drums. Liam moved to Montreal and Tim Drew took his place. Later Ben Edgar joined on second guitar and Jonah Falco played drums and the band changed their name to THE CHOICE and this new band never released a recording.

xSHIPWRECKx - Everyday (Self-Released)
xSHIPWRECKx - Messagebored (Self-Released)
xSHIPWRECKx - Night Premium (Self-Released)
xSHIPWRECKx - Dead Forever (Self-Released)
xSHIPWRECKx - Straight Edge Attack (Self-Released)
xSHIPWRECKx - Can I Borrow a Lung? (Self-Released)
xSHIPWRECKx - Gun + Badge = Attitude Problem (Self-Released)
xSHIPWRECKx - 40 Hours - 40 Years (Self-Released)

Radio - Sunday, August 1st, 2021

Tonight’s show starts out with a proper tribute to George Higton of the EXISTERS with memories from Barrie Farrell and clips from the 2007 interview with Greg Dick. We have new material from GAUZE, FILTHY RADICALS, CULTURE SHOCK, and BOOTLICKER. We play classics from the STRANGLERS, DISCHARGE, and THE NUBS. And a little known local band named RUBBER GIRLFRIEND is our demo feature. Download the show here.

GAUZE - エソラゴトーユ(XXX) 

EXISTERS - Spadina (Builtrite)
Last week we did a brief tribute to George Higton of the Existers because we found out about his passing just before the show. George passed away on July 15th and we had a chance to speak with Barrie Farrell who was co-founder of the Existers this past week to tell us about his friend starting off with a bit about the band.
Interview with Barrie Farrell
Interview by Greg Dick
EXISTERS - Responsible Men (Builtrite)

THE STRANGLERS - No More Heroes (United Artists)
CULTURE SHOCK - Mandemic (Bluurg / No Time)
THE NUBS - Banana (Munster)
THE CARPETTES - Small Wonder (Small Wonder)
TVD - C'mon Tell Me Off (Self-Released)
  
THE FILTHY RADICALS - Stay Filthy (Self-Released)
DISCHARGE - Protest and Survive (Clay)
BOOTLICKER - The Cold (Neon Taste / Static Shock)
VIOLENT SOHO - Dope Calypso (I Oh You / P-Vine / Side One Dummy)
THE WALL - Suckers (Small Wonder)

SORRY AND THE SINATRAS - The King of Shambles Street (Bomber)
TALK SICK - Whack (Self-Released)
STRAIN - Surrender (New Age)
BRICKLAYER - Not Right (Self-Released)

FURY FURYZZ - Pussycat Destruction (Close Up)
THE IDOLS - Girl That I Love (Ork)
THE PANDORAS - That’s Your Way Out
JET - Brain Damage (CBS)

SAND IN THE FACE - New York City (Twisted)
GORILLA BISCUITS - Better Than You (Self-Released)
BEYOND - Vitality (Combined Effort / Revelation / Some) 
HARD STANCE - Intro (Indecision)
WIDE AWAKE - Insight (Schism) 
PUNCH IN THE FACE - Dumb Hardcore (Highly Questionable)
OUR WAR - Don't You Care (Self-Released)
ANCIENT HEADS - Take Control (Climbin' Aboard)

Demo Feature
RUBBER GIRLFRIEND - a band made up of Eva on Vocals, Henry on guitar, Kristine on bass, and Derek on drums. This cassette was recorded in the basement of Peach Bezerk, the clothing store on Queen Street West and was released in 1995.

RUBBER GIRLFRIEND - If I was a Man (Self-Released)
RUBBER GIRLFRIEND - Games (Self-Released)
RUBBER GIRLFRIEND - Parasite (Self-Released)
RUBBER GIRLFRIEND - Born to Hate (Self-Released)
RUBBER GIRLFRIEND - Queen of the Neighbourhood (Self-Released)
RUBBER GIRLFRIEND - Routine (Self-Released)
RUBBER GIRLFRIEND - Me First (Self-Released)
RUBBER GIRLFRIEND - Thank You (Self-Released)