Radio - Sunday July 31st, 2022

On tonight’s show we feature some material from the brand new Punks for Ukraine series of comps compiled by Dave Dictor of MDC in the same spirit as the P.E.A.C.E. comp. Also on tonight’s show a feature on Feral Ward Records. Caribbean Carnival is back so we feature some bands from the islands and the region. There is a band feature on Elliott – an emo band from Louisville, Kentucky, who have reunited in 2022. And tonight’s demo feature is a new local band we played last week called – Influx. We speak with Kai and M in the band to set the feature up. Download the show here.

ZIG ZAG - I Care About You (Psychic Hysteria) 

 

New releases
STIFF PRICK - Entitled (Kill Enemy) 
LOOSE NUKES - Gag Order (Kibou / Kangaroo / Cimex)     

SLAVERY - Kniha stínů (Phobia)  

PHASM - Exploding Nail (Self-released)  

ANANAS - Use and Abuse (Pig / Innocent Sinners / 1332 / Maple Valley Tattoo / Little Mafia / Kjack)    

Benefit for Ukraine comp 

A six CD compiled by Dave Dictor from MDC - in the spirit of the P.E.A.C.E. comp - has come together to help the efforts in Ukraine called “Punks for Ukraine”. 300 bands from 30 countries to support the efforts of Doctors without Borders in this conflict. Heavy hitters like the SUBHUMANS UK, MDC, RAW POWER, KGB, DR. KNOW, URBAN WASTE, CULTURE SHOCK, ADRENALIN OD. For Canadian bands there are the FALLOUT and NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH, and UNWANTED NOISE. 

https://nixed.org/punk-for-ukraine-cd-compilations/#punk-for-ukraine-vol-3

https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/ukraine

https://www.grimacerecords.com/ 

So we’re going to do a short set picking a band from each of the CDs. So to start things off I thought we’d start with a band that features members from Sweden, Finland and Brazil called Jarruketju.

JARRUKETJU - Bring the Nuke (Grimace)

THIS IS NOT A DRILL - I Ain't Got Time To Bleed (Grimace)

CONFLICT RESOLUTION - Citizen Resistance (Grimace) 

REIFER MADNESS - That's How The Cookie Crumbles (Grimace)

ANGERBOYS - Make Fascists Afraid Again (Grimace)

Another all new release set

OUTTACONTROLLER - Limit And A Situation (Self-released)

SCHOOL DAMAGE - If You Lived In Hell You'd Be Home By Now (Mom’s Basement)

LOS PEPES - I Want You Back (Snap) 

EDDIE AND THE SUBTITLES - American Society (Slovenly)  

POISON RUIN- Doppelganger (Drunken Sailor) 

Feral Ward Records feature

A great label started out by Yannick Lorrain from Union of Uranus. The label originally started out as Great American Steak (GAS) Religion and then changed to Witch Hunt records and finally Feral Ward and also Tragedy Records because it became Tragedy's unofficial label. 

COMPLICATIONS - Preaching Death (Feral Ward)

BORN DEAD ICONS - Land Hunger (Feral Ward)

CAREER SUICIDE - Watching You (Feral Ward)

UNION OF URANUS - Backhand (Feral Ward) 

INEPSY - Warriors of the Wasteland (Feral Ward) 

Tribute to Caribbean Carnival 

Toronto is home to the largest Caribbean Carnival in North America. It is known as Caribana although these days it is being called Caribbean Carnival. The parade has it's roots in Trinidad, but there is a lot of participation from the other islands. People take all year preparing costumes and steel pan routines and it is an all day event. We are trying to find some bands from the region to celebrate this Caribana's return. 

ANTI-EVERYTHING - Trinidad Sucks (D10) 

POLVORA SOXIAL - Ruido En El Sistema (Self-Released) 

MANCHAS DE CACA - Puta sos hoy (Self-Released)

TROPIEZO - Ese Espacio Donde No Existo (Insane Society / Laja)

POLYABUSE - Jersey Kids (Black Pumpkin) 

SATAN'S ANGER - The Fish Men (Self-Released)  

Elliott Set - the band has reunited! And will be playing shows again, hopefully for a larger tour. This is my “best of” of their three full lengths of original music. 

ELLIOTT - Dionysus Burning (Revelation) 

ELLIOTT - Every Train That Passes (Revelation) 

ELLIOTT - Calvary Song (Revelation) 

ELLIOTT - Superstitions in Travel (Revelation) 

ELLIOTT - Drag Like (Revelation) 

ELLIOTT - Believe (Revelation) 

Quick Break 

ACID SHOWER - House of Meat (Self released) 

XSPIG - Life/Time (Drinkin’ Beer In Bandana / Holy Goat / INCredible / Rødel / Pigtail) 

Demo Feature

Influx are a new group from Toronto that identify as a queer positive youth crew band. Andre played “Leech Life” in the Big Laugh feature last week. I thought I would profile them in this week’s demo feature. Their demo is called “Burning Hammers, Break All Chains” and can be found on bandcamp.

 

INFLUX - More Power (Self-Released) 

INFLUX - Berserker (The Siege) (Self-Released) 

INFLUX - Clear Path (Self-Released) 

INFLUX - Re:Uselessness (Self-Released) 

INFLUX - Leech Life (Self-Released) 

INFLUX - Pit Alone (Self-Released)

Also check Pressing On distro.

Flyer - Saturday July 30th, 2022

 

Radio - Sunday July 24th, 2022

VICIOUS THREAT - Kid’s Health (Burning Anger / Rawmantic Disasters)  

On tonight’s show we started off with a fastcore band from Berlin with members of ECD, MVD and Turtle Rage. We like to keep the intro relevant to current happenings, so with that spirit, we played the song Kids Health. With Kids health in mind, this is a not so subtle nod to the moderna vaccine for Covid-19 being available to kids 5 and under. Later tonight I’ll be doing a set of new international releases and a set of some of my favourite, classic, Finnish hardcore. We’ve also got sets of newbies and oldies, a set up for the Big Laugh show that happened yesterday, a set on Halifax hardcore, and the demo feature by TRENCHRAID from the Sunshine Coast of BC. The band features Coleman the host for a metal show called Powerchord on CITR, who will give Chris an interview about the band.  You can download the show here. 

Newbies

BLACK DOG - Absolute Disaster (Roachleg)   

NARCOTIC VOID - Terrified Deity (Roachleg)   

VOLTAGE - Isolation (Slow Death) 

IRREAL - Punt De No Retorn (La Vida Es Un Mus)   

YAMBAG - Inclusion (11PM / Convulse)    

THE LOUSY - Shut Up I’m Talking (Sentient Ruin)  

More Newbies 

MASTERMIND - Stuck in a Rut (Quality HQ) 

FOODEATER - 3 Weeks (Futile Force) 

ULTRABOMB - I Can Make It (Self-Released)

MENTAL BLOCKHEADS - Campfire (Kill) 

BISHOPS GREEN - Working Poor (Pirates Press)

BIG LAUGH show 7/23/22 @ Expo Vintage Warehouse 

INFLUX - Leech Life (Self-Released) 

DIE ALONE - Disgrace (Self-Released) 

EXHIBITION - Bottom Feeder (Edgewood Records) 

FRICTION - Bad Dogs Bite (Homie Shit Mag)  

BIG LAUGH - No Embrace (11PM Records) 

 

Halifax

Halifax has been in the news as of late over the investigation of their mass shooter. Here’s a set of bands from Halifax. 

SNARLER - Destroyed (Decolonized) 

B.P.S. - No Conscience (Self-Released) 

ALTERNATIVE ACTION - Antitrust (Self-Released) 

HOARDER - Shit's Fucked (Self-Released) 

DESPERATE TIMES - Enough (Self-Released)

Quick Break 

T.O.A.D. - Coward Grinder (Sonic Bath) 

VICIOUS THREAT - Lions Club (Burning Anger / Rawmantic Disasters)  

DICTATORS - Stay With Me (Asylum)

SECRETS - Teenage Rampage (Bomb) 

FLESHAPOIDS - Nuke The Whales (Trashtone)

WILD GIRAFFES - Love Me (Neck) 

THE BRAIN POLICE - Kind of a Drag (Redrum) 

Crate diggin’ 

THE STIFFS - Magic Roundabout (Stiff) 

DEFAULT - Born With An Attitude (First Strike) 

THE CRIPPENS - They Froze Disney (Boss Tuneage) 

THE STEREOTYPES - Parisian (Hinterland) 

THE RINGS - I Wanna Be Free (Chiswick) 

 

Suomi Classics 

RATTUS - Paskantakaa Housuihinne (Poko) 

APPENDIX - Itsemurha (Propaganda) 

DESTRUCKTIONS - Kenellä on valta (Rock O Rama) 

KAAOS - Kohti Tuhoa… (Barabbas) 

POHJASAKKA - Armeija, Miesten Koulu (Kalama) 

OPERATION EAT SHIT - Freedom Fries Up Your Ass (Give Praise) 

THE CLIT COPS - The First Fuck is the Cheapest (Intensive Scare) 

ALWAYS NEVER FUN - Social distance (625)  

AMMO - Kleptocracy (Wallride) 

IRON LUNG - Everything is a Void (Iron Lung) 

DISPOSAL - Stress Dream (Slow Death) 

Demo Feature 

Trenchraid are from BC's sunshine coast. They just released a new demo on Slow Death. Coleman who does Powerchord on CITR gave us their origin story to introduce this demo. 

TRENCHRAID - The Hubris of Mankind (Slow Death) 

TRENCHRAID - Inhuman System (Slow Death) 

TRENCHRAID - Absolute Hell (Slow Death) 

TRENCHRAID - Dogmatic Trash (Slow Death) 

 

SPECIAL REQUEST 

HÜSKER DÜ - I’ll Never Forget You (Aggressive Rockproduktionen/SST) 

INEPSY - The Fury of Destruction (Feral Ward)

UNION OF URANUS - Revolve (Great American Steak Religion) 

BORN DEAD ICONS - Ceremony (Dead Alive)

Radio - Sunday July 17th, 2022

On tonight’s show we have a feature on Winnipeg starting off with this brand new release by the Nostrils who were part of the early scene. There is a spotlight on Roachleg Records. A few sets of new international releases (Froggy and the Ringes, Prisao, Zikin, Chained Bliss). And a new oi duo from Winnipeg, named Pure Impact will be our demo feature. Download the show here. 

MARGARET THRASHER - Airport Violence (P Trash)

THE VALKYRIANS - Borstal Breakout (Pork Pie/ Stupido / Fat Belt) 

MUTHA LUVIN CHUMPS - Everybody's on Medication 

DEE SKUSTING & THE RODENTS - U.S.A. (Self-Released) 

POLS - Cima (Self-Released) 

SENSELESS - Impressions of Life (Self-Released) 

New international releases

Featuring bands from Bogota, Montreal, UK, Calgary, and Portugal by way of Sweden.

PRIMER REGIMEN - Culpables (Discos Enfermos)   

BOSQUE ROHO - Muerte En Vida (Discos Enfermos)   

FROGGY AND THE RINGES - Being Louche Is No A Crime (Amok)  

DEATH KNELL - Set the Trip (Self-released) 

PRISÃO - Falência (Self-released)  

Roachleg Records Label Spotlight

In the borough of Brooklyn, New York there is a label which focuses on some of the best rage fueled, and thought provoking hardcore this side of the Atlantic. This set highlights some of the best bits from RoachLeg Records. You can find their records on bandcamp, their website, and instagram.  

HYSTERIC POLEMIX - Queer Goetias (Roachleg) 

ACAUSTIX - Butchers Block (Roachleg) 

SECRETORS - Sanitize (Roachleg) 

FATAL WOUND - Senseless Slaughter (Roachleg) 

SEMTEX ‘87 - Orbit Maggott (Roachleg) 

POISON RUÏN - Not Today, Not Tomorrow (Roachleg) 

DIABLOGATO - Blood Moon (Rum Bar) 

CIVIC - As Seen on TV (Flightless) 

LOS PEYOTES - Dame Dinamita (Dirty Water) 

DOKI DOKI - I Was Killing It Man (Asian Man) 

BURNT KNIVES - No Progress (Self-released) 

Winnipeg 

We like to make fun of Winnipeg for all sorts of reasons, but are they valid? I mean sure it’s colder there. They have brutal winters. It’s in the middle of nowhere although there are thousands of lakes up there. It is a transportation hub. It’s a place to play along the way out to the prairies and the west coast. But, here’s the thing. They have had some great bands and one of them that has remained undocumented until now is the NOSTRILS who had a punk house called the House of Beep that was the mainstay for the punk scene in Winnipeg. Supreme Echo has just released some of their material on a single called "Undaunted". 

THE NOSTRILS - Kropotkin Said (Supreme Echo) 

TEENAGE KNOCKUPS - Go Back To L.A. (Steel Capped) 

NOPE! - A Tired Wreck (Self-Released) 

SUBURBAN HYPOCRITES - Trapped (Frozen Hell)

GENEX - Enemy (Self-Released)

More international releases

Featuring bands from Toronto, Liverpool, Lekeitio, Philadelphia, and Halifax.

DECADE - It’s Still Too Late (Insane Society / Monolith / Audacious Madness / Distroy / Headnoise / Black Against Night / Black Konflik) 

THE SOCIAL - Butcher’s Apron (Self-released)  

ZIKIN - Bixirik (Mendeku Diskak) 

CHAINED BLISS - Inner Citadel (Drunken Sailor)   

SQUANDER - War Crimes (Self-released) 

 

SIN REACCION - Huellas Ni Marcas (Self-Released) 

VAXINE - Never Ending Fight (Self-Released) 

HEX - No To The Bomb (Self-Released)

ACTIVES - Attack (Quiet) 

THE STRIKE - Fly No Flags (Randale) 

Even more international releases

Featuring bands from France, Tucson, Pittsburgh, Istanbul

REFLEX - Get Me Out (Dirty Slap) 

CLASS - Pills On A Dish (Feel It)  

INVALID - Invalid (Sorry State)   

DIE IN VAIN - CIA Told You So (General Speech)   

DART - Hungry Wolf (Self-released)  

 

Demo Feature

A new oi / hardcore band from Winnipeg are tonight’s demo feature. They are a two piece and I came across their demo this week on bandcamp. 

 

PURE IMPACT - Pure Impactro (Self-Released) 

PURE IMPACT - I Don’t Care (Self-Released) 

PURE IMPACT - Anxiety (Self-Released) 

PURE IMPACT - Skinner Rat Goof (Self-Released) 

PURE IMPACT - Street Soldier (Self-Released) 

PURE IMPACT - Big Man (Self-Released) 

PURE IMPACT - The Boots Go Marching In (Self-Released)

Flyer - Sunday, July 17th, 2022

 

Radio - Sunday, July 10th, 2022

SEX VIRGIN KILLER - Mirror (Lilii Sound Loom) 

On tonight’s show Andre digs into the Minnesota scene inspired by a PBS documentary which we will share link on the blog tomorrow. I’ve got a set of Canadian hardcore with a minor focus on Montreal. Chris has a UK ‘82 set for the imploding conservatives and a set of new post punk. A d-beat band from Kamloops named VOLTAGE in our demo feature. You can download the show here. 

 

New Releases 

BUZZCOCKS - Senses out of Control (Cherry Red) 

PINK LINCOLNS - Man's Best Friend (Rad Girlfriend) 

SHELL-SHOCKED - Dein Weg (Self-Released)

MERCENARY - Escape Reality (Beach Impediment) 

FORCE MAJEURE - Si Seulement (Primator Crew) 

Chris New hardcore 

DISPÖSAL - Mutual Constraint (Slow Death) 

RASHŌMON - ニノゲン “Nin-Gen” (Iron Lung)   

ABSOLUT - Haunted House (Gang Green) (Self-Released) 

RAAMATTU - Kiirettä & Kaaosta (HBHC / Young Guns II)  

OHJUS - Silmistäs Näkee Oot Täynnä Paskaa (HBHC / Young Guns II)   

PERSONA - It’s A Death Cult (Iron Lung)   

Minnesota Hardcore Documentary Set 

Inspired by this eight part series that PBS put together on the Minnesota hardcore scene. 

TÊTES NOIRES - Rollover (East Saint Paul) 

THE REPLACEMENTS - Radio Hook Word Hit (New West Records) 

HÜSKER DÜ - Heavy Handed (Numero Group) 

QUINCY PUNX - My America (I’ll Be Dead In Hell Records) 

CODE 13 - Spokesman For No-One (Havoc) 

KITTEN FOREVER - Kitten Forever (Tardigrade Records) 

Chris UK 82 

DESTRUCTORS - Sewage Worker (Illuminated) 

RIOT SQUAD - Fuck The Tories (Rodelet Music & Records) 

POTENTIAL THREAT - What’s So Great About Britain (Out of Town) 

GBH - Wardogs (Clay) CHAOS UK - No Security (Riot City) 

NEWTOWN NEUROTICS - Kick Out The Tories! (CNT / No Wonder) 

 

THE GAKK - Got the News in the Clock (Self-Released)   

RADIO HEARTS - Nothing At All 

REPLICA - Strings (Prank) 

THE KNOX - Dawn of the Dead 

RASH TONGUE - Treads of Progress (Hardware)

KPAX! - Melodika (Doomtown)   

YOUNG BLADES - Angela In Flight (Pandemix) 

MIŽERIJA - Crni Grad (Doomtown)   

SHE CAME TO QUIT - Time Bomb (PILS) 

TENSION SPAN - The Crate Song (Self-Released)  

HOME FRONT - Security (La Vida Es Un Mus)

NOOSE SWEAT - Death Denial (625 Thrash) 

VOMIT AND THE ZITS - Suicide (Psyche) 

MY DOG POPPER - Pushead's A Wanker (Patois) 

GASSENHAUER - N.D.G. (Blind Beggar) 

THE PROWLERS - Drunken Skinhead (Mad Butcher / KOB) 

RIPCORDZ - Girls in the Pit (Mayday) 

SUBWAY THUGS - The Future (Blind Beggar) 

MATT ELLIS - Everything Sucks - I Hate It All 

 

Demo Feature 

Tonight’s demo feature comes to us from Kamloops BC. This is "The War to End All Wars" on Slow Death Records. The 2022 demo by Voltage. Five tracks of discharge infused hardcore. 

 

VOLTAGE - The War To End All Wars (Slow Death) 

VOLTAGE - Wolves of Russia (Slow Death) 

VOLTAGE - On Your Day Of Darkness (Slow Death) 

VOLTAGE - Isolation (Slow Death) 

VOLTAGE - Charged Rock N Roll (Slow Death)  

Radio - Sunday, July 3rd, 2022

On tonight’s Equalizing-X-Distort, we have a set enraged by the Roe vs Wade clawback. A set on Queercore inspired by a book on skinheads and a documentary called “She Said Boom”. We have a feature on new releases, Canadian punk, and a demo feature by a band from DC called Demand. Download the show here.

OI POLLOI - The Right to Choose (Skuld / Insane Society) 

Canadian hardcore 

REAL SICKIES - Happy Birthday (Self-Released)

THE SLIME - Real Garbage (Cursed Blessings) 

MALDITA - Diosas y Brujas (Cursed Blessings) 

BISHOPS GREEN - What For (Pirates Press) 

FULLY CRAZED - I.R.O.C. (Cursed Blessings) 

FRVITS - Abortion Hoops (Slovenly) 

CHAIN WHIP - Up In Smoke (Neon Taste) 

ANXIOUS PLEASERS - Errand Boy (Neon Taste) 

BACKSTREET SCUM - Murderous Thieves (Self-Released) 

DOGMA - Stolen (Pils) 

ANTIBODIES - Boat Burner (Self-Released)

KRASH - Death Toll Always Increases (Self-Released)

JIM JONES AND THE KOOL AID JAMMERS - Neighborhood Watch (Self-Released)

MILITARY MIND - Perfect Family (Self-Released)

QueerCore Documentary 

 

FIFTH COLUMN - Like This (Hide) 

TEAM DRESCH - Freewheel (Chainsaw/Candy Ass) 

PANSY DIVISION - Blame The Bible (Alternative Tentacles) 

BIKINI KILL - Capri Pants (Kill Rock Stars) 

GOSSIP - Bring It On (Kill Rock Stars) 

EDDIE & THE SUBTITLES - No Virgins in Hollywood (Slovenly) 

THE STREETWALKIN’ CHEETAHS - Criminal (Rum Bar) 

PERSONAL & THE PIZZAS - Pepperoni Eyes (Slovenly) 

STRATFORD SURVIVORS - It’s Not Enough (Gustav) 

WAYNE COUNTY & THE ELECTRIC CHAIRS - Wall City Girl (Attic) 

New releases
DEATH KNELL - Iron Reaper (Self-Released)

NOISE AHOLIC - Vakna Upp (Elitbolaget) 

BLACK DOG - Masters Ruin (Sore Mind / Fuzzed Atrocities)

ELECTRIC CHAIR - Live With It (Iron Lung) 

経血 - self neglect (悲観レーベル) 

UGLY AMERICANS - Homophobia (Death) 

BLAGGERS ITA - Wonderful World (Knock Up / Nightmare) 

THE CULT MANIAX - The Russians are Coming (Next Wave) 

TOTAL SILENCE - What Cost (Self-Released)

DESPERATE TIMES - Cast Out (Self-Released)

Pro Choice 

WITCH HUNT - Legislative Bodies Legislating Bodies (Profane Existence) 

UNSANITARY NAPKIN - Speak Up For Women, You Don’t Speak For Me (Always Never Fun / Limbless) 

FUCKNUCKLES - My Body, My Choice, My Fist (Wounded Paw) 

DOOM - Pro-Life Control (Ecocentric) 

DOGMA - Zealot (Grow Your Own) 

Demo Feature

Described by MRR as

Washington DC’s DEMAND’s demo from last year delivers some super solid hardcore. Very danceable with some nice hints of melody while still keeping it HC to the very core—the type of hardcore that wouldn’t be out of place on the Triple B roster. This debut release demonstrates some real powerful potential for this band and I’m really stoked to see what’s up next—recommended!

You can download the demo from bandcamp.

DEMAND - Hannya (Self-Released)

DEMAND - Struggler (Self-Released)

DEMAND - Ascetisism (Self-Released)

DEMAND - Unload / Dispose (Self-Released)

CRASS - Women (Southern)