In the spirit of Reagan era hardcore we have programmed a show we are calling “Trump era hardcore” but tonight’s show will feature songs written about Trump in his first term. Taking the temperature of punk opposition to a modern day autocrat through expression. Download the show here.
THE CLEVELAND STEAMERS - Mega MAGA Moron (Smog Veil)
Trump project bands INFO WARS - Donald Trump - Al Qaeda's Buttboy (Self-Released) ANAL TRUMP - I'm In Astonishingly Excellent Health (Self-Released) THE ANTI-TRUMPZ - (Racist Scum) Go Trump Yourself (Self-Released) ORLANDO FURIOSO HC - Mar-A-Lago Uber Alles (Self-Released) MAGA YOUTH - MAGA Youth (Self-Released) TRUMP CARD - Cult 45 (Self-Released)
Tonight's show features a mixed bag of punk with some themed sets based around subject matter. There is a set on Sex Ed curriculum featuring local band's on the topic which always surprises me how forward thinking the punk scene is. And there is a set that is pro-immigration punk songs. And a new band from Barrie bis our demo feature which is a band called Heavy Petter. Download the show here. FLASH HOUSE - No Solution (Self-Released) A Sex Ed Curriculum was introduced into the Ontario education system with the last government and the new conservative government is scrapping it kicking off a series of protests in various ways. But in looking back at some of the bands that have been on the show they have been writing about how the sex ed curriculum has a little short sighted specifically VCR. So I put together a set of punk from Toronto of bands addressing issues around sex, sexuality and gender issues. Just to add another voice to the debate and protests. VCR – B.D.S.M. 2 (Murdr City Video / Barfbag) PROM NITE – Friendly Boy (Self-Released) S.H.I.T. - Collective Unconsciousness (Iron Lung) INACTIVIST - Pessimist-Feminist (Self-Released) ANTI-VIBES - Strange Strange Love (Self-Released) FATHERS - Lover Boy, Leather Daddy (CIUT) MORON’S MORON – Rate Your Teacher (Slovenly) BIG SCHOOL – Who Do You Think You Are (Self-Released) X – The Once Over Twice (Slash) DBOY – Nowhere Man (The International Performance Recreation Council of Russia) REVEREND HORTON HEAT – Now, Right Now (Interscope) THE RUN UP - 500 Guns (Self-Released) THE FALLOUT - Another Way (Longshot Music) CLASS ASSASSINS - Run For Cover (Insurgence) THE REBEL SPELL - Breathe (Rebel Time / Harvest King) DRAGGED IN – Breathe (Self-Released) GANG OF FOUR – To Hell with Poverty (E.M.I.) THE ACCUSED – Neat Neat Neat (Transparent) THE CLOVERS – Ca Plane Pour Moi (Sazanami) ANMLS – Pirata (Slovenly) D.I. – Johnny’s Got a Problem (Flipside / Gasatunka) So much in the news on immigration and I started thinking of songs that had a pro-immigration slant to them. DESCENDENTS - 'Merican (Fat Wreck Chords) RHYTHM PIGS – Thanks for Coming DESCENDENTS - Who We Are DOA - Just Got Back From the USA ASALTO – Dualidad - Argentina ORSETTI HC - The Great Democracy Swindle TRAUMAS DE LA INFANCIA - Sigo vivo – Argentina VIDA PODRIDA – Guera – Berlin CAT AND THE UNDERDOGS - The Cops Are Coming SCHOOL JERKS - Arrogant Order TORTUR - Fear of the War TOM SHORE - Wrong Friends WAR VOMIT - Venomous Clouds – Philadelphia CHELSEA – They Don´t Care What You Want TURBONEGRO - Part II Well Hello USA BIG DOGS - Wicked Man WAR FEVER – Ingrained – San Diego JIMMY VAPID - Hills Have Eyes P.M.S. - The Sort Out Tonight's demo feature came to me from Rob Freeborn who passed on some links to some current bands out of Barrie. Heavy Petter is one of them. Rob plays in a band with Casey and Corey called the Speed Humps so Heavy Petter is their other band. Speed Humps will get featured at a later date. You can find the Heavy Petter demo on bandcamp. We featured the "Satan Rules!" release. HEAVY PETTER – Such a Drag (Self-Released) HEAVY PETTER – The World (Self-Released) HEAVY PETTER – Calling on the Dateline (Self-Released) HEAVY PETTER – Crazy, I Was Crazy Once…. (Self-Released)
It's hard to believe that the Upstarts are still alive and kicking given how vocal they are on racism and fascism, but it is great to see when so many punk bands have called it a day. A rare North American show thanks to the Prowlers.
Thursday, February 27th @ Call the Office (London)
Chi Pig (SNFU frontman) performing an acoustic set. Chris Walters reading from the updated edition of What No On Else Wanted To Say There will also be a Q&A with Chi & Chris and a night of sweet punk rock tunes. *** Friday February 28th @ Maxwell's Music House Mr. Chi Pig (Acoustic set) Chris Walter (Reading one of the chapters and Q&A) The Nasties (Guelph sleaze punk) *** Saturday March 1st @ Bovine Sex Club CHI PIG accoustic set CHRIS WALTER reading from "What No One Else wanted to say" CACTUS VELLA of Class Assassins CHUCK COLES of Organ Thieves *** Sunday March 2nd @ Van Gogh's Ear (Guelph) Mr. Chi Pig https://www.facebook.com/pages/SNFU/411449645607473 Chris Walter http://www.punkbooks.com/index.htm Jon Creeden www.joncreeden.com The Band https://www.facebook.com/utheband *** Monday March 3rd @ Club Absinthe (Hamilton) CHI PIG accoustic set CHRIS WALTER reading from "What No One Else wanted to say" CACTUS VELLA of Class Assassins CHUCK COLES of Organ Thieves *** Tuesday March 4th @ the Atria (Oshawa) CHI PIG accoustic set CHRIS WALTER reading from "What No One Else wanted to say" Jon Creeden (Punk/Acoustic from Stratford) - https://m.facebook.com/joncreedenmusic Intercoarse (Oshawa Folk/ Acoustic/ Hip Hop) Kyle Wilson (Oshawa Acoustic)
We played re-issues by Crude SS and Svart Framtid and classics by Abrasive Wheels, Infa Riot, Blitz, and Black Flag. We also played a bunch of covers which included HDQ's version of DOA's "Race Riot". Our demo feature was Contagium from Halifax. Lots to listen for including new bands like Sucked Dry, Neo Cons, Much Worse, Brain Tumour, and Bloody Gears.
SKULLIANS - 416 / Doomsville (Self-Released)
HDQ - Race Riot (Boss Tuneage) THURNEMAN - Kult Band (Puke 'n Vomit) CRIPPLE BASTARDS - Mass Media (Deep Six) UK SUBS - She's Not There (Captain Oi!) NEO CONS - Kill the Police (Abscess)
VIIMEINEN KOLONNA - Ihmisia on liikaa (Roku / Gasmask / Psychedlica) TRIAC - Grab Everything that kills (A389) LOW THREAT PROFILE - My one and only (Deep Six / Draw Blank) LAUTSTURMER - Maskin Nr. 2 (Not Enough) KICKER - Walking Headache (Inimical) SUCKED DRY - Stockholm Syndrome (Pass Judgement)
STIFF LITTLE FINGERS - Alternative Ulster (Island) THE CLASS ASSASSINS - Start Again (Rebel Time) UNRULED - Time is Running Out (Schizophrenic) INFA RIOT - Power (Captain Oi!) RIOT99 - Start a Riot (Longshot)
CRUDE SS - Who'll Survive (Voltage) EVACUATE - Final Solution (Voltage) ABRASIVE WHEELS - Voice of Youth (Captain Oi!) BLITZ - T.O.? (No Future) TOTAL TRASH - No York (Self-Released)
SVART FRAMTID - Religios Terror (Voltage) MUCH WORSE - Distract (Pass Judgement) SOCIAL CIRCKLE - No I Won't (Side Two) DOUBLE NEGATIVE - Super Recourse (Sorry State) RAW NERVES - Burnt Skin (Inimical)
GETTING EVEN - The Weight (Pass Judgement) BLACK FLAG - Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie (SST) BRAIN TUMOUR - Rules if Abuse (Pass Judgement) DOUBLE VISION - Cold Comfort (Refuse) DCOI - Toilet Bowl Kickoff (Voltage)
Top 10 for December 2011 63 MONROE - Bad Bad Rock ‘n Roll (Self-Released) DEFECT DEFECT – Napalmed Babies and New Palm Trees (Dirtcult) VOID – Summer Sucks (Dischord) WAKE – Predatory Greed (Hearing Aids) NEIGHBOURHOOD BRATS - We own the night (Abscess) VACANT STATE – Rhetoric (Deranged) PETTURIN PALKKA – Narsisti (Tuska ja Ahdistus) WEAK LINK – Broken Gears (Self-Released) SYSTEMATIC DEATH – Man Made (Way Back When / Even Worse) NEGATIVE LIFESTYLE – Panic (Deranged)
BLOODY GEARS - Take a Ride (Deranged) KNIFE FIGHT - God Damn (Kato) WARCHILDREN - Trouser Gallery (No Patience) KNIFE IN THE LEG - New City Looks (Inimical)
Chris Farr, Jamie Vella, and Gary Cozocar from the Class Assassins were in to talk about their new release called "Treason" and to go over the last ten years as a band. I was trying to get at behind the message behind a lot of the songs. I was also trying to find out influences and recording information while we had them for the night. Here is the song list for the night.
THE CLASS ASSASSINS – Uprise (CIUT) THE CLASS ASSASSINS – Interview (CIUT) THE SKIDS – Of one skin (Captain Oi) THE CLASS ASSASSINS – Interview (CIUT) THE CLASS ASSASSINS – Breaking the law (CIUT) THE CLASS ASSASSINS – Interview (CIUT) THE CLASS ASSASSINS – Fortunate son (CIUT) THE CLASS ASSASSINS – Interview (CIUT) THE CLASS ASSASSINS – Start again (CIUT) THE CLASS ASSASSINS – Interview (CIUT) THE CLASS ASSASSINS – One tin soldier (Insurgence) THE CLASS ASSASSINS – Interview (CIUT) THE CLASS ASSASSINS – Class assassin (Insurgence) THE CLASS ASSASSINS – Interview (CIUT) THE CLASS ASSASSINS – A generation robbed (CIUT) THE CLASS ASSASSINS – Interview (CIUT) THE CLASS ASSASSINS – Urban rebel (Insurgence) THE CLASS ASSASSINS – Interview (CIUT) THE CLASS ASSASSINS – For the kids (Insurgence) THE CLASS ASSASSINS – Interview (CIUT) THE CLASS ASSASSINS – Run for cover (CIUT) THE CLASS ASSASSINS – Interview (CIUT) THE CLASS ASSASSINS – You’ve got it all wrong (Insurgence) THE CLASS ASSASSINS – Interview (CIUT) THE CLASS ASSASSINS – Stop the world (Insurgence) THE CLASS ASSASSINS – Interview (CIUT) THE CLASS ASSASSINS – After the story (Insurgence) THE CLASS ASSASSINS – Interview (CIUT) THE CLASS ASSASSINS – Sex and guns (Insurgence) THE CLASS ASSASSINS – Interview (CIUT) THE CLASS ASSASSINS – Treason (CIUT) THE CLASS ASSASSINS – Interview (CIUT) THE CLASS ASSASSINS – Still got a lot to give (CIUT)
THE CLASH - Armagideon Time (CBS) THE CLASS ASSASSINS - Treason (Rebel Time) VERBAL ASSAULT - Tiny Giants ANGELIC UPSTARTS - We Gotta get Out of this Place (Captain Oi)
DISCHARGE - Always Restrictions (Clay) UNLEARN - Compliance (Deranged) DISORDER - Provacted War (Get Back) KRUEL - (Crucifacados Pelo sistema)
HEAVY TIMES - Jackets (Hozac) RAYON BEACH - The Libertine and the Happy Slavie (Hozac) THE KETAMINES - New Victims (Hozac) RADAR EYES - Me and My Dogs (Hozac) WAX IDOLS - Dilno (Hozac)
CRITICAL POINT - Breakin' Out (Commitment) IT'S NOW - Resistir (Commitment) CURRAHEE - Thinkin' Straight (Commitment) FACE VALUE - What it Meant (Smog Veil) YOUTH OF TODAY - A Time We'll Remember (Caroline) STRAIGHT AHEAD - Who's to Blame (Bootleg)
CRAMPS - TV Set (Moonlight) NIRVANA - School (Sub Pop) BORN AGAINST - Riding with Mary (Vermiform) RORSCACH - Hardware (Vermiform) FEAR OF TOMORROW - Neverender (Charged // Distorted)
DIRTY BS - Line of Fire (Slasher) HARD CHARGER - Spineless Ones (No List) PETTURIN PALKAA - Narsisti (Tuska ja Ahdistus) TRIAC - Child Thief (A389 / Regurgitated Semen) BOMB BLAST MEN – Nothing’s Ever (Vex)
HUGH DILLON AND SWAMP BABY - Something's Gonna Die Tonight (Velvel) THE UGLY - All Because of You (Bomb) THE PLUGZ - El Clavo Y la Cruz (San Andreas) THE DAMNED - Dead Beat Dance (Big Beat) JOE STRUMMER AND THE LATINO ROCKABILLY WAR - Baby the Trans (Epic)
KRUEL - Exterminacion Total (Self-Released) KRUEL - Odio La Musica (Self-Released) KRUEL - Anti-Systema (Self-Released) KRUEL - Estado de Depression (Self-Released) KRUEL - Ponx no Disco! (Self-Released) KRUEL - Conquest (Self-Released) KRUEL - Musica para la destrukcion (Self-Released)
It has been ten years since Class Assassins were in at the station to play live and that is way too many years I was thinking as I watched in awe. From the opening chords which took me back to my old Skids and Stiff Little Fingers records to the vocal interplay that reminded me of how complicated the Clash back ups were. Just a flood of influences from the Ruts to Bad Brains it was a session to remember if not alone for Cactus' Grizzly Adams beard and chordless guitar.
Side A, “Treason” has this underlying reggae beat to the song that reminds me of VERBAL ASSAULT’s “Tiny Giants” partially for the same reggae back beat, but partially because the sound is beefy. Beefy rock reggae from punks. Makes sense coming from punks who are anti-racists. Reaches back to the roots rebel army origins of the band’s appreciation for bands like the RUTS and SLF. The B Side, “Start Again” is more like what I am used to hearing from the CLASS ASSASSINS. Having just recorded a version of this song for our radio show I appreciate the heavy vocal interplay that comes together as gang chants in this song that live somewhere between SHAM 69 and RANCID. The music is more along the lines of the SKIDS with the not so subtle celtic riffing that made BIG COUNTRY a phenomenon. “Start Again” is my favourite of the two numbers and should have been the A-Side, but both songs are great. And it kind of baffles me how this band doesn’t have more people talking about them especially given that the singer was in an early rendition of CHRONIC SUBMISSION and the bassist was in DIRECT ACTION. Thos are two heavyweights as far as Toronto hardcore is concerned and should take nothing away from the others who played in PROBLEM CHILDREN, HOCKEY TEETH, and BOMB SHELTER. All of these bands were great in their own right. And although bringing together that much talent can be risky as is the case with Brazil’s football team, the egos are in check with the CLASS ASSASSINS. In fact I would say that the egos are no existent. These guys just play stripped down back to basics punk with loads of melody and is an example where bringing together this much talent can blow you away. There are a few examples of this like LIMP WRIST and the SWARM and now streetpunk has a role model. (Rebel Time Records – 2-558 Upper Gage Avenue, Suite 162 / Hamilton, ON / L8V 4J6 / Canada / www.rebeltimerecords.com)
Steve Ignorant will be doing a talk and book signing at Hits and Misses between 6:00 and 7:00pm before the show. Hits and Misses is located at 799 Queen Street West.
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