Sunday, February 23, 2025

Radio : EXD 1324 - Sunday February 23, 2025


 

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This is the end of February - a month of sorrow that has been turned into celebration to help us beat the blahs. This is episode 1324 of EXD and we try and challenge the sorrow in a couple of ways. On this edition of EXD, 
  • We challenge those who claim the scene is dead with new releases in a few sets and a best of set that showcases releases in February with bands like Durex, Golpe, and Condumb 
  • We celebrate the passing of the drummer from the Jam - Rick Buckler 
  • We celebrate the return of live sessions to EXD with a recording by A.S.O.P. at Primal Note Studios 
  • We celebrate cassettes with a demo feature that is previewing Durex’s new cassette titled “Shame” which will be released on Saturday at the Expo Vintage Warehouse
  • We celebrate black emancipation with some classic punk bands which include Neon Leon, Bam Bam, and Famous Imposters 

GLOOM - Morbid Education (MCR/Crust War) 

BHM feature - Classic bands with black members (Chris) 
NEON LEON - Rock’n Roll Is Alive (Big Deal) 
PURE HELL - No Rules (Golden Sphinx) 
BAM BAM - Heinz 57 (Buttocks Productions) 
SCREAMING URGE - Homework (New Age) 
FAMOUS IMPOSTERS - A Place In Heaven (COR) 

Monochromatic (Bee) 
HOGTIED - How to tie a hog (self released) 
MOLLOT - Charlatan (self released) 
Q - Relaxed Mike (Lumpy) 
CIVIC PROGRESS - Falling Apart (Fashionable Idiots) 
CONDOMINIUM - Elevators (Condominium Records) 

Top 10 - February 2025 (Any Format / Random Order) - (Chris) 
OUST - Vasectomy (Discos Enfermos
IDENTITY SHOCK - Survival (Designated Moshers)  
SELF-ARREST - Searching (Total Supply)   
OUTRAGED - Stick With The Devil You Know (PILS)  
FARCE - Shelling of Trenches (Sistema Mortal)  
DUREX - Coldplay (Broken Skull)  
CAMELLIA SINENSIS - Mesure (Une Vie Pour Rien)  
GOLPE - Come Quando E Dove (Wintergarden)  
FALSE BODY - Where Was I? (Wild Rose)  
CONDUMB - Disassociation (Self-released) 

Tribute to Rick Buckler (Stephen) 
The drummer from the JAM passed away on Monday at the age of 69. Moondog Ballroom did a tribute on their show and we are going to do the same but by trying to pick some different songs 

THE JAM - Batman Theme (Polydor)
THE JAM - London Traffic (Polydor)
THE JAM - All Mod Cons (Polydor)
THE JAM - Start! (Polydor)
THE JAM - Funeral Pyre (Polydor)
 
Rick would play in many bands which included Time UK, Sharp, The Highliners, The Gift, and From The Jam, but nothing ever as important as the Jam in kickstarting the mod revival back in 1973 

New Releases (Stephen) 
CRIMINAL ASSAULT - Carton Portrait (Sound Grotesca
W.O.R.M. - Overthrow - from Chesterfield. They have been around since 1992 - 
CORRECTIVE MEASURE - Not for you, Not for Anyone (Refuse)
FRVITS - Wipeout (Slovenly)
THE RIPTIDES - Bottom Feeder (Pirates Press

ASOP live session 
The last time we did a live session was with Jock Strap on Tuesday February 6th, 2018. That is 7 years ago. Well live sessions are back. And tonight we bring you a session with A.S.O.P. who were instrumental in making this happen for others. We recorded this session at their jam space which is named Primal Note Studios, which is a new-ish studio out at Dufferin and Eglinton area and this space has a live area where bands can perform. Ben has allowed us to record bands in this space for the foreseeable future and that was because ASOP had suggested this space and introduced us to Ben. In the tradition of naming the sessions after the studio we are calling these the Primal Note studio sessions. Chris from Big Brother and Unknown Records has recorded and mastered the session and Cody from the Filthy Radicals helped with the audio side and has also recorded video companion pieces to the session which we will be sharing on the blog and in social media. This session was recorded on Friday January 17, 2025. 

A.S.O.P. - Burden of the Beast (Live at Primal Note Studios) 
Interview with A.S.O.P. 
A.S.O.P. - Man o Meat (Live at Primal Note Studios) 
Interview with A.S.O.P. 
A.S.O.P. - Fuck I’m Happy (Live at Primal Note Studios) 
Interview with A.S.O.P. 
A.S.O.P. - Reigning and Pooring (Live at Primal Note Studios) 
Interview with A.S.O.P. 
A.S.O.P. - Factose Intolerant (Live at Primal Note Studios) 
Interview with A.S.O.P. 
A.S.O.P. - Crazy Times (Live at Primal Note Studios) 
Interview with A.S.O.P. 
A.S.O.P. - No Escape (Live at Primal Note Studios) 
Interview with A.S.O.P. 
A.S.O.P. - Oxymoronic World (Live at Primal Note Studios)
Interview with A.S.O.P. 
A.S.O.P. - Main Sewage Treatment Playground (Live at Primal Note Studios) 

New releases (Stephen) 
C.C. - Haudvaikne (Self-Released) 
THE VICIOUS CYCLES - Get Wrecked (Pirates Press)  
MIDLIFE CRISIS - Samma Sak (Self-Released)
THE PANPANICS - Doomsday Prophets (Self-Released)
POSITIVE CHARGE - The Fear (Self-Released)

Demo Feature (Stephen) 
DUREX are from Montreal and are playing here next Saturday as a release show for their new recording titled “Shame”. Chris played one of their songs in the best of feature and we will play the rest so you get a preview of what the band sounds like. The release show is at the Expo Vintage Warehouse at 8:00pm with Hogtied, Tashme and Kleener.  

DUREX - Cow/boy (Broken Skull
DUREX - Jack Offman (Broken Skull) 
DUREX - Boy mode (Broken Skull) 
DUREX - Knife (Broken Skull) 
DUREX - Gutted (Broken Skull) 
DUREX - Games (Broken Skull) 
DUREX - Diver (Broken Skull) 

SEX PISTOLS - Who Killed Bambi? (Virgin)

Saturday, February 15, 2025

Radio : EXD 1323 - Sunday February 16, 2025


 

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This is episode 1323 of EXD. On this edition of EXD, 
  • New Releases by Birch Beer, Identity Shock, Living Mad, Real Sickies, Dirty Ass, Deaf Wish 
  • Some classic BHM material by Death Sentence, Demob, X-Ray Spex 
  • A feature interview with Brigitta Davidjants from Estonia about Brigitta’s book on JMKE’s first album and why it is so important 
  • A demo feature by Spleen. Spleen are from Montreal and feature members of Beton Arme and Puffer
GUDON 愚鈍 - Stoic Violence (加害妄想 (Kagai-mousou) Records) 

André 
PSYCHIC VAMPIRE - Bleak & Blank (Damien) 
OUTRAGED - Ask Me No Questions (Pils
UNFILED - Plague (Total Supply
PLASTIC ACT - TV Sex (Bachelor Records)  
PRIORS - Optimizer (Mothland) 
VISIBLY CHOKED - Uneven Keel (Mothland) 

New Releases (Bee) 
BIRCH BEER - Fake Sick (self released)​​
IDENTITY SHOCK - No Surrender (Designated Moshers)  
GRAND SCHEME - Counter Culture (11PM)  
LIVING MAD - Poison Fucks (Don’t Wanna Talk)   
PISTON - Spit Your Take (Dynastic Yellow Star)  

Newish (Rob) 
NOBRO - Let’s Do Drugs (Dine Alone)  
REAL SICKIES - Triage (Stomp)  
DIRTY ASS - Berujar Berulang (Demajors)   
DEAF WISH - FFS (Sub Pop)   
BURNER - Climb (Self-released) 

Black History Month > Classic bands with black members (Chris) 
DEATH SENTENCE - Die A Hero (Beat The System !! / Lightbeat)  
HAGAR THE WOMB - What’s Your Flag? (Mortarhate)  
DEMOB - Anti Police (Round Ear) 
PLASMATICS - Tight Black Pants (Stiff America) 
X-RAY SPEX - I Live Off You (EMI) 


























Interview with Brigitta Davidjants (Stephen) 
Brigitta is a long time journalist and researcher at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. Brigitta's primary focus has been on Estonian pop. Brigitta wrote a book for a Bloomsbury series known as 33-1/3 which are short books about popular music. Brigitta chose to write about J.M.K.E.'s first album Külmale Maale which means “To the Cold Land”. Brigitta explains who J.M.K.E. are and why they are so important. A clue is that they helped kickstart the national awakening movement which lead to a bloodless revolution. Pretty great stuff for a punk band. 

Here is a download for the interview with Brigitta

J.M.K.E. - Nad ei mu Nime (Stupido Twins / Georg Scherer Systems) 
Interview with Brigitta Davidjants (CIUT) 
J.M.K.E. - Käed üles, Virumaa (Stupido Twins / Georg Scherer Systems) 
Interview with Brigitta Davidjants (CIUT) 
J.M.K.E. - Külmale Maale (Stupido Twins / Georg Scherer Systems) 
Interview with Brigitta Davidjants (CIUT) 
J.M.K.E. - Tere Perestroika (Stupido Twins / Georg Scherer Systems) 

A transcript of this interview has just been published in an English language Estonian newspaper called Eesti Elu. Thanks to Andres Kasekamp and Vincent Teetsov for making this happen. 

Demo Feature 
This band is from Montreal and features members of Beton Arme and Puffer. They take their name from “Le Sleen de Paris” a collection of poetry where Spleen translates to “melancholy”. Appropriate as the band takes influences from the 90s mod revival, like Brian Jonestown Massacre, some Krautrock influence and I hear Revolution Summer DC. This is the bands 2nd demo and it is released on Roachleg.

SPLEEN - Insoutenable (Roachleg) 
SPLEEN - Albatros (Roachleg) 
SPLEEN - Ombre (Roachleg) 
SPLEEN - Rien ne t'empêchera (Roachleg) 
SPLEEN - Brisé (Roachleg)

Sunday, February 9, 2025

Radio : EXD 1322 - Sunday February 9, 2025


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This is episode 1322 of EXD. On this edition of EXD,  
  • Black history month feature inspired by Black Dots featuring The Apparition, Atomic Prey, and Juice 
  • New releases and teasers by Headsplitters, Golpe, and False Body 
  • Classics by the Nerve and Superchunk
  • Nevin brings us dispatches from the Hong Kong scene with interviews of the promoters of Blank Stare fest and the member of Disnaxian. All these interviews were done at great risk to the participants. The whole piece provides insights into the Hong Kong scene. 
SIYAHKAL - Zombies of Tehran (Static Shock

Black futures - current bands ft. a black member (Bee) 
THE APPARITION - Die Festung (Brainrotter
FLOWERING - Blossom (Damien) 
DUREX - Knife 
ATOMIC PREY - Blood (Iron Lung)  
COIN TOSS - Curtain Call (Core Strength
JUICE - Nuclear Melody (War Records)  

New Releases and Teasers (Chris) 
BRUTALIZE - Hard Pass (Unreleased)  
BURNING CHROME - Redefine (Desolate)  
THE SUBSTANDARDS - Makhnovshchina (Pils
HEADSPLITTERS - Suffocation (Toxic State)  
GOLPE - Come Quando E Dove (Crucifix) (Wintergarden)  

Andre 
BIG - Cairn (Forever Never Ends
FALSE BODY - Loudmouth (Wild Rose)  
SIDETRACKED - Complain (Baby Chico)  
RAPID DYE - Penance (Cool Death/11PM)  
EXECUTION - Your World (Self-Released)  
SYCOPHANT - Ego Crucifixion (Blown Out Media) 
POISON SPEAR - Institutional Trust (Self-Released) 

Newish/Oldish mixed baggish (Rob) 
THE NERVE - Penchant (Supreme Echo)
THE CAVEMEN - Children of the Dead (Slovenly) 
ANGEL FACE - Big City (Slovenly
SUPERCHUNK - Glue (Merge) 
OLD - Greed is in the Way (Self-released)

Punk in China - Blank Slate (Stephen) 
Blank Slate is a single day punk fest. Nevin interviews the promoters Adrianna of Rice and Cedric of Mouhoi about the bands and the event and the scene in Hong Kong. 
 
SNAILS - What We Defend 
Interview with Adrianna (Rice) and Cedric (Mouhoi) (CIUT) 
PSEUDO REALITY - (A) Better World (Mouhoi)
Interview with Adrianna (Rice) and Cedric (Mouhoi) (CIUT
鏡(KAGAMI) - Inside Me (Self-Released)
Interview with Adrianna (Rice) and Cedric (Mouhoi) (CIUT
HONG! - Bukan, Bukan Itu (Self-Released)
Interview with Adrianna (Rice) and Cedric (Mouhoi) (CIUT
TOXIC BALD - 選邊站 Take Sides (Self-Released)
Interview with Adrianna (Rice) and Cedric (Mouhoi) (CIUT
KLONNS - Horde (Self-Released)
Interview with Adrianna (Rice) and Cedric (Mouhoi) (CIUT
TNG - Bliss (Self-Released)

Disnaxian were one of the bands that played Blank Slate. Terry has experienced other scenes. Nevin interviews Terry to understand what the fest was like and what the scene in Hong Kong is like in comparison to other scenes. 

Interview with Terry (CIUT) 
DISNAXIAN - Mr.Suzuki (No Finger Salute) 
Interview with Terry (CIUT
BANANA IS THE BASTARD - Potassium Violence (Self-Released)
Interview with Terry (CIUT
BENNU IS A HERON - A Good Ending (Qii Snacks)
Interview with Terry (CIUT
MASAKRE - Wrath (Self-Released)
Interview with Terry (CIUT
DISANXIAN - War Pig

Sunday, February 2, 2025

Radio : EXD 1321 - Sunday February 2, 2025




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This is episode 1321 of EXD. On this edition :
  • An interview with Rudi Protrudi from the Fuzztones
  • Snotty punk featuring the Germs, Da Slyme and the Ejaculators 
  • An old school set with Sex Pistols. Teenage Head, and the Viletones 
  • New releases by Rawheads, The Moor, and Electric Masochist 
  • Spotlight on Climbin’ Aboard Records out of Welland 
  • A tribute for Tyler Ripley from Chronic Submission 

DEAD PIONEERS - Post American (Self-Released) 

Tyler Ripley tribute (Stephen) 
CHRONIC SUBMISSION - Glutton for Punishment 
CHRONIC SUBMISSION - World of Change 
Interview with Ruston Baldwin 
CHRONIC SUBMISSION - Cops Ain’t Tops 
CHRONIC SUBMISSION - Modern Hell 

These songs are dedicated Tyler’s brother Erin and his sons Jake and Luke. 

I also just learned that Cursed Blessing (FB) (IG) will be releasing a live album by Chronic Submission from a show at Larry’s that took place on May 11, 1985 so it will be 40 years. One of the interesting things about this is that the live recording will have 4 unreleased songs by Chronic Submission. 

Here is a link to just the Tyler Ripley tribute. Download Tyler Ripley tribute here.

Snotty punk (Bee) 
THE GERMS - What We Do is Secret (Slash)
FAN CLUB - Exploit Me (Self-Released)
DA SLYME - I’m a Piss-Eyed Sleazoid (Loo Enterprises / Celluloid Lunch)
EJACULATORS - Fuck Off (General Speech
FUCK UPS - I Think You’re Shit (Fowl)

Old School (Rob) 
NEON HEARTS - Venus Eccentric (Cherry Red) 
TEENAGE HEAD - Little Boxes (Inter Global Music)  
VILETONES - Never Feel Sad (OPM) 
SEX PISTOLS - Substitute (Virgin) 
THE MISFITS - Nike A Go-Go (Ruby) 

New Releases (Chris) 
RAWHEADS - Girls to the front (Flyktsoda) 
THE MOOR - Open Your Eyes (Not on label)  
S.O.G. - Do We Accept Hell? (Filth Holocaust / F.A.R. Company)  
ELECTRIC MASOCHIST - Crave for electric pain (Self-released) 
EXTA - Hostil (Self-released) 

Climbin’ Aboard Records Spotlight (Andre) 
Climbin’ Aboard was a hardcore label based in Welland, Ontario, Canada. The label focused on releasing albums by hardcore punk bands from Southern Ontario and Upstate New York and Pennsylvania. It was active between 2010 and 2015. 

SABOTAGE - Pity Party (Climbin’ Aboard) C/E 
MODERN PROBLEMS - Foolish Times (Climbin’ Aboard) 
BEWARE - Used To Say (Climbin’ Aboard) 
RAH - Give Up (Climbin’ Aboard) C/E 

GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD - The World Moves Fast (Climbin’ Aboard) 
RAT PATROL - Bad Excuse (Climbin’ Aboard)C/E 
TOLERATE - Out Of My Hands (Climbin’ Aboard) 
VANISHING POINT - Stand Clear (Climbin’ Aboard) C/E 

Fuzztones interview with Rudi Protrudi 
Gary Topp arranged for the interview with Rudi Protrudi (singer, guitarist, principle song writer and only consistent member in the Fuzztones). This is to promote the screening of the film "The Fuzztones vs. The World / A Tale of Sex, LSD and Rock & Roll" , which have limited run one night only screenings in Toronto, Hamilton, and Montreal

Here is a link to just the Fuzztones interview. Download Fuzztones interview here.

THE FUZZTONES - Bad News Travels Fast 
Interview with Rudi Protrudi (CIUT)
THE FUGS - CIA Man (ESP)
Interview with Rudi Protrudi (CIUT) 
TINA PEEL - Fifi Goes Pop (Teen Appeal)
Interview with Rudi Protrudi (CIUT)
VULCAN DEATH GRIP - Holiday in Hell 
Interview with Rudi Protrudi (CIUT)
THE FUZZTONES - Barking up the Wrong Tree