Radio : EXD 1292 - Sunday February 25, 2024

 

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Ever wonder what Fugazi backing Wu Tang Clan would sound like? On this edition of EXD, we explore the intersection between punk and rap with punk in a BHM feature. What’s the state of the Chicago scene these days?

 

Bitchfest takes place in Toronto for the Month of March. 12 shows, 53 bands, 3rd year. We speak with one of the promoters about this year's event.

Nicky went to Chiraq and reports back with a feature which includes Absolute Truth, Gagger and Worn Out. 

There is an oldies crossover set with Belching Penguins, Attitude Adjustment and Holier Than Thou in the mix.

 

Do you want to know what is new in punk? This episode could be defined by the number of  new release features. Andre curates new releases by Poisoned Seeds, Ghaul, and Schedule 1. Rob showcases new releases by Still Animals, Gob Psychic, and Chinese Medicine. Christian unearths new releases by Public Acid, Sexpill, and Mirage. And Stephen plays new Influx, S.C.U.M., and Golden Shitters. 

Tonight’s demo feature is a band from Ottawa called ZOOMAN.

ANABOLLIC STEROIDS - Local Resistance (Keep Music Dead)

BHM (Rap and Punk) - Christian and Stephen 

ROLL CALL - Heart Attack Man (Self-Released) 

THROWDOWN - Baby’s Got Back (Fred Durst)

ATILLA THE STOCKBROKER - Gentlemen of the Wrist (Cherry Red) 

DOG EAT DOG - Who’s the King 

WUGAZI - Shame On Blue (Everybody-Hertz Tapes - Eggroll) 

New Releases - Andre

POISONED SEEDS - Blame The Witch (WAR Records)  

GHAUL - Down Here Where I Am (Self-Released)  

PUCKER UP - Visions (Self-Released)  

THE BREATH - Harmful Classification (Convulse)  

ULTRAS - Best Believe (Convulse) 

STUNNER - Bite The Ledge (Damien) 

BRAIN ITCH - Barbed Wire Disease (Self-Released) 

SLUG - Barking Dogs (Delayed Gratification)  

PEDIGREE - Runaway (Crapoulet)

SCHEDULE 1 - Crucible (Mendeku Diskak)          

Mostly New releases - Rob

THE GLIMMER STARS - Rollers Show (Rum Bar) 

WINE LIPS - Derailleur (Stomp) 

STILL ANIMALS - Street Fruit (Slovenly) 

GOB PSYCHIC - Content Moderator (Slovenly) 

CHINESE MEDICINE - Exploding Dogs (Self released) 

New Releases - Christian

PUBLIC ACID - Psychedelic Depression (Beach Impediment)   

SEXPILL - Victims of a Glue Bag (Beach Impediment)  

MIRAGE - Non Mi Frega (Discos Enfermos)   

TOTAL SHAM - Murder On My Mind (Dirtbag Distro)   

YDINPERHE - Aitopäät (Self-released)  

Mostly chicago hc/screamo, little sprinkle of CC - Nicky 

ABSOLUTE TRUTH - See Me (War Records) 

GAGGER - Switch Blade Bitch (Self-released)  

WORN OUT - Condemned to Rot (Self-released) 

ASSAULT USA - I (Self-released) 

FEARBIRDS - Dewormer (Self-released) 

LORD SNOW - Selfish sleep (Adagio830)  

Bitchfest profile - Stephen and Lexi

SHIT HAPPENS - Cancel Us Next Tuesday (Self-Released) -  

Interview with Lexi 

ABRAXUS REFLUX - Wanting For More (Self-Released)  

 

Oldies - Stephen

BELCHING PENGUINS - There's Gonna Be A War (!No Clubs!) 

ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT - Warfear (Pusmort) 

BEYOND POSSESSION - Dying Fast (Metal Blade) 

DFA - Color Me Sadd 

HOLIER THAN THOU - Nation of Liars (Six Weeks)

New and ish Canadian releases - Stephen

INFLUX - The Epoch (Self-Released)

ENOUGH - The Beat (Self-Released)

GOLDEN SHITTERS - Turning Red (Self-Released)  

SIYAKHAL - لبخند بزن ای برادر - Smile Brother (Self-Released) 

CLOUDAGE - Lost For Want (Self-Released)  

 

Demo Feature 

Tonight's demo feature is ZOOMAN from Ottawa. They released a 3 song demo. There is some youtube shows dating as far back as 2022. Christian has featured them on the show twice back in July and so we are going to play their demo 

ZOOMAN - Polite Brutality (Self-Released) 

ZOOMAN - Foul Meat (Self-Released) 

ZOOMAN - Zooman (Self-Released) 

BLITZ - No Time (Label 151) 

Radio : EXD 1291 - Sunday February 18, 2024

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On this edition of EXD, some new release crate digging which showcases Arret, Klaptrap and Jug. As part of our Black History Month programming we have put together a set of punk bands covering Bob Marley covers and a set of punk bands playing reggae. We speak with the curators of Heavy Metal Karaoke in St. John’s. Our demo feature is also from St. John’s - a spanish speaking band named Desperta. And we get to speak with Otto Buj - the filmmaker for Dope, Hookers and Pavement about his film and the upcoming screening at Innis Town Hall next Sunday. 

Mojo Nixon passed away on February 7th. Mojo Nixon played psychobilly which is music that fuses rockabilly with punk and probably his best known song is “Elvis is Everywhere”. I played a song that I saw him perform at the University of Buffalo while opening up for Butthole Surfers. 

MOJO NIXON & SKID ROPER - (I Ain't Gonna) Piss In No Jar 

Interview with Otto Buj

NEGATIVE APPROACH - Ready to Fight 

Interview with Otto Buj (CIUT) 

BORED YOUTH - Here we are (Alona’s Dream) 

Interview with Otto Buj (CIUT) 

NEGATIVE APPROACH - Nothing 

DVD or stream available at www.detroithardcoremovie.com 

New Releases (Christian)

ARRÊT - What Do We Know (1753) 

KLÄPTRÄP - Selfish Bastards (Self-released)  

BRAIN ITCH - The Future Burns (Self-released)  

JUG - My Bodies Doomed (Neon Taste)  

ALIEN NOSEJOB - The Executioner (Anti Fade)  

Bob Marley covers 

A new movie has come out about Bob Marley called “One Love”. February 6th was Bob Marley Day celebrating Bob Marley’s birth. February 3rd saw the passing of the Wailers bassist Aston “Family Man” Barrett. There is too many things suggesting we needed to look into punk bands that covered Bob Marley. 

THE ROUGH KUTZ - Punky Reggae Party (Randale)

SMZB - Redemption Song (Maybe Mars / Wuhan Prison) 

HALF PRICE - Iron Lion Zion 

BOBBY RAMONE - I Don't Wanna Stand Up  

BBQ CHICKENS - Buffalo Soldier (Pizza of Death) 

Reggae covers 

ANTI-NOWHERE LEAGUE - Love of Common People (Cleopatra) 

THE MEMBERS - Night Nurse (Cleopatra)

RUTS - Jah War (Virgin) 

DOA - War in the East (Sudden Death) 

YOUNG LIONS - One brick at a time (Schizophrenic) 

Heavy Metal Karaoke (Stephen) 

THOR - Anger 

Interview with Susan Marie and Vicki King

RAZOR - Death Race 

Demo Feature 

DESPERTA from St. John’s, NL sing in Spanish. This is a new recording 

DESPERTA - Veneno (Self-Released) 

DESPERTA - Autoestima (Self-Released)

DESPERTA - Complices (Self-Released) 

DESPERTA - Mundo Oscuro (Self-Released) 

DESPERTA - No Esperes Nada (Self-Released) 

DESPERTA - Mirar Dentro (Self-Released) 

DESPERTA - Peor Enemiga (Self-Released) 

DESPERTA - La Salida (Self-Released)

Radio : EXD 1290 - Sunday February 11, 2024

 

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THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE - Give The Money To Bob Marley's Wife (Empty)

On this edition of EXD, as part of our Black History Month programming Andre has pulled together a set of punk bands from Africa. We have two sets of new releases which will include Smallpox Aroma, Jenkem, Nife, and Hard Pass. We have an all Canadian set with bands like Cloned Apparition and Plus Minus Tonight’s demo feature is a band from Saint John New Brunswick called Spinoza. But up first our second episode of the Punk in China series will focus on the proto punk scene - the Four Punk Gods & Underground Baby. 

Punk in China - Episode 2 - Proto-Punk: The Four Punk Gods & Underground Baby

你不让我摇滚 (You Don’t Allow Me To Rock) by Pangu 

芒果树 (Mango Tree) by The Fly 

都一样 (It’s All The Same) by Underground Baby 

African punk bands (André) 

NATIONAL WAKE - Mercenaries (Light In The Attic) 

TCYIF - Tupperware (Self-Released)

CRYSTAL AXIS -Leopold (Self-Released)

L’ENFANCE ROUGE - Vantour (A World Divided) 

DUMA - Kill Yourself Before They Kill You Kenya (Nyege Nyege Tapes) 

GENERALS OF MONROVIA - You Bring This On (Self-Released)

CHIKWATA 263 - Hope and Optimism (Self-Released) 

DEMOKHRATIA - El Khouf (A World Divided / Crapoulet)      

New Releases (Nicky) 

SMALLPOX AROMA - Swallow the Defiled (Smoothie)  

JENKEM - Being a Fuckass (Self-released)

MAXXPOWER - Hair Club for Men (Jay Toupe) (So2) 

LED BY REGRET - Stand (Raunchy Ass)

EXOGORTH - Resurface to Feed (Ambush)  

GUITAR - Unleashed (Spared Flesh/Julias War) 

Mixed Bag (Rob)

GOVERNMENT ISSUE - Rock ‘n’ Roll Bullshit (Dischord) 

THE CHISEL - Fuck ‘em (La Vida Es En Mus) 

HEART ATTACK KIDS - Platonic Love Bomb (Self released) 

THE LINDA LINDAS - Resolution/Revolution (Self released) 

INSANE HABITS - 12 Hours (Self released) 

New Releases (Chris)

NIFE - Night of the Blade (Self-released)   

EF - Gabba Gabba Hey (Self-released)  

HARD PASS - Worker’s Song (Self-released) 

NO HUMANS - Parody (Blake the Victim / Nunchakupunk)  

WASTED AGE - Demolition Man (Self-released) 

 

Canadian Set (André) 

CLONED APPARITION - World Powered (Self-Released) 

SCARAMANGA - Prescription 

LOBOTOMITE - Wellputrid (Self-Released) 

PALE ACHE - King Nothing (Self-Released) 

PLUS MINUS - Hard To Earn (Lifers) 

Demo Feature 

Tonight’s demo feature is a find from Nicky’s set back in January. Spinoza have three releases out one dating back as far as 1998. But we are going to listen to one of their more recent recordings “Sickness Unto Death”. 

SPINOZA - Severed Head (Self-Released) 

SPINOZA - Father Made Me March (Self-Released) 

SPINOZA - I Took The Dead Man's Name (Self-Released) 

SPINOZA - Repetitive Strain (Self-Released) 

SPINOZA - Flat Fifth (Self-Released) 

SPINOZA - Allies In Effigy (Self-Released)

Radio : EXD 1289 - Sunday February 4, 2024

 

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On this edition of EXD, we have a feature on hardcore in Turkey with guest host Emre Sahin. We have a few sets of new releases from Vigilante and Chain Block in Andre’s set to Enemic Interior and Cash Bribe in Rob’s set to Pack Rat and Desperta in Stephen's set to Yakuza and Traumatizer in Christian’s set. So four sets of new releases. For our first show in Black History Month we have two features. Nicky has put together a set of BIPOC screamo featuring Age Sixteen and Yaphet Kotto. And a featire called the Great Rock n Roll Swindle which looks at punk artists who stole influence from Black artists. We look at the Ramones. And tonight’s demo feature is a band from Saskatchewan named Clench Jaw. 

HAREN - Policia No! (Mendeku Diskak)

The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle Pt. 2 (Chris)

RAMONES - California Sun (Sire) - Leave Home 1977 

RAMONES - Baby, I Love You (Sire) - End Of The Century 1979 

RAMONES - Do You Wanna Dance? (Sire) - Rocket to Russia 1977 

RAMONES - Time Has Come Today (Sire) - Subterranean Jungle 1983 

RAMONES - Surfin’ Bird (Sire) - Rocket to Russia 1977

New Releases (Andre) 

VIGILANTE - Follow Me Home (Self-Released) 

TRUE NAME - Just Got To Be Free (Self-Released) 

CHAIN BLOCK - Rest (Self-Released) 

BRUT - Fire & Violence (Self-Released) 

PAVEL STROKE - Dog (Self-Released) 

EPAULET - Lucifer’s Garden (Broken Skull) 

STAY INSIDE - Sweet Stripe (Self-Released)       

New Releases (Rob)

ENEMIC INTERIOR - Cos a Cos (Self-released) 

ATAQUE ZERO - Pesadilla (Static Shock) 

SPIRITUAL CRAMP - Talkin’ On The Internet (Self-released) 

MONONEGATIVES - Television Funeral (Self-released)  

CASH BRIBE - Creature of Consumption (Self-released)     

Punk in Turkey (Guest Host - Emre Sahin) 

RADICAL NOISE - Just a little bit more to survive (Zihni Music)  

TURMOIL - Apathetic System (Grinding Madness) 

CRUNCH - Find my dead body (KOD music) 

NECROSIS - CIA (Self-Released) 

ASK IT WHY- Pasta (kod music) 

There is a book written on the scene in Turkey called An Uninterrupted History of Punk and Underground resources in Turkey - 1978-1999

BIPOC Screamo (Nicky)

AGE SIXTEEN - Peter Pan Complex (Artificial Distro) * 

MERCHANT SHIPS - We Don’t Need Luck to Make It (Count Your Lucky Stars)  

HERLOVEBEHEADSDAISIES - Pave tomorrow, burn today (Self-released) 

I HATE SEX - Old New Girlfriend (Self-released)   

YAPHET KOTTO - Reserved for Speaker (ebullition) 

New Releases (Chris) 

IKHRAS - Sneen w 3umor (Quality Control HQ)  

DOOMED AGAIN - Hypershitty (Self-released)   

CHUEKO - Chueko (Sabotage)   

YAKUZA極道 - ΝΟΜΙΖΕΣ ΠΩΣ ΘΑ ΓΛΥΤΩΣΕΙΣ (Extreme Earslaughter)  

TRAUMATIZER - Bulldozer (Neon Taste / Discos Enfermos)   

 

New Releases (Stephen) 

THE COMPLICATORS - Keep Your Hands Up (Pirates Press) 

PACK RAT - Bite My Tongue (Turbo Discos / Under the Gun) 

TERMINAL - DOA (Terminal)   

KEVLAR UPPER - Shackle (Iron Lung) 

DESPERTA - Autoestima (Polze de la mort)

Demo Feature - 

CLENCH JAW  is a new project from a bunch of Saskatoon's repeat offenders. The plan was to make something that sounds like the bastard child of Agnostic Front, The F.U,'s and the Mentally Ill (or something along those lines).

CLENCH JAW - Staple You Shut (Self-released) 

CLENCH JAW - Broken Glass (Self-released) 

CLENCH JAW - Bloody Mess (Self-released) 

CLENCH JAW - I’m Gonna Go To The Hospital (Self-released) 

CLENCH JAW - Vicious Circle (Zero Boys) (Self-released)