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A few weeks back, on SHEXD #11, Christina was one of the guest hosts who was participating in the show for her last time because she is moving back to her native Australia. Sarde mentioned that it might be a good idea to have Christina come in a guest host a show and tonight's show was the first time we could get her in. Christina has been involved in the Toronto scene in a lot of amazing ways, but she approached the show by looking at bands from here, bands from Cleveland and bands from Australia. You can download an MP3 of the show here.
THE UGLIES – Make Punk Great Again (No Patience)
I mentioned that we had done a show on the early scene in Sydney related to a film and that MRR had done a show recently on weirdo punk from the early scene but Christina wanted to shine a focus on the contemporary scene as there are many scenes putting out a lot of great bands in various styles of punk. Here is the first of two sets on contemporary Aussie punk.
THE SKIDS – Deepest Grave (Shipping Steel)
DRUG SWEAT – Hectic Whipper (Aarght)
LOW LIFE - Dogging (RIP Society)
STRAIGHTJACKET NATION – Power It Up (Cool Death / La Vida Es Un Mus)
UBIK – Touch Off (Lost In Fog)
TYRANNAMEN - I Don’t Want to go to Jail (Cool Death / Static Shock)
Second set on Australian punk
BRANDO’S ISLAND - Duplicaat (Altered State)
58008 - Devolve (No Patience)
DEATH CHURCH – Jaw Crusher (No Patience)
MASSES - Crosses (Lost In Fog/Mass Media)
SPOTTING – Wait Your Turn (No Patience)
Christina had mad a number of trips to Cleveland when she was living in Melbourne. She explained how Cleveland has always had interesting bands, but again wanted to focus on the contemporary scene, which is partially what she has done with her label Blow Blood Records. Here is the first of two sets on Cleveland punk.
LACERATE – Despair (Konton Krasher)
THE COWBOY – The Cowboy (Fashionable Idiots / Blow Blood Records / Drunken Sailor)
MAGIC CITY – Free (Blow Blood)
PERVERTS AGAIN – Figgy Pudding (Non Commercial)
BRAINWASHED CALIFORNIA – Initials (Blow Blood)
THE SIGHT – Time Lapse (Blow Blood)
Second set on Cleveland
THE MISSED – Just Like Cellophane (Quality Time Records)
VANILLA POPPERS – Where You Told Me I Belong (Lumpy)
BULSCH – Innee Innee Outbawl (Blow Blood)
CRUELSTER – Terminal Windmill (Turbine Piss)
BAD NOIDS – Into the Future (Feel It)
KILL THE HIPPIES – Dig Your Own Grave (Phoenician MicroSystems)
INMATES – Skummy / Public Education (Human Stench)
Christina has lived in Toronto for the past couple of years. In that time she has gained an appreciation for punk from Canada, but the list of bands was a lot longer than what made it to air......
F.I.T.S. – Stupid Garbage Society (Blow Blood)
PROM NITE – No Motivation (Barfbag)
PROTRUDERS – Cold Energy (Self Released)
S.H.I.T. – Incorporation (La Vida Es Un Mus)
NO NEGATIVE – Cellophane (Swollen City)
FAZE – No Loss (Runstate)
DOXX – Shoplifted (Self Released)
TEENANGER - Just Drop It (Telephone Explosion)
Started off with brand new Submachine because this city loves Submachine and the title track is bookended by awesome samples like the Price is Right sample at the end of the song. Great band, great new material. Tonight's show features a top 10 from June, a session with Blank Stares and a demo feature by Charged SS from Mexico City. We go out with a tribute to Body Heist, who's singer CJ just passed away and the memorial service was today. Download the show here.
SUBMACHINE – People (Frog Manchu)
June 2017 - Top 10
10. LETHAL DOSE - Demo - Won’t Play (Self-Released)
9. TOTALOVE “Lo que toco lo Destruyo” cassette - Mas Vacio (Self-Released)
8. DROOL Demo - Social Insects (Self-Released)
7. FUCK YOU PAY ME “Dumbed Down” LP - Dark Side of the Spoon (Tank Crimes)
6. F.I.T.S. “Feeding Illness to Society” - They Don’t Approve (Blowblood)
5. STATE FUNERAL “Tory Party Prison” - Austerity’s Deathgrip (Self-Released)
4. FATIGUE “Scab” - March (Warthog Speaks)
3. AXE RASH “Head vs Wall” – Implode (Imminent Destruction)
2. OBSTRUCTION - Demo - City Violence (Self-Released) - Dallas
1. ESCORT Demo - Fuck Me Hard (Self-Released) - Olympia
BLANK STARES are a new punk band from Toronto that came in and recorded a session on June 13th, which was the singer's (Travis) birthday. Travis was in on the show once to do a tribute to Vassil when he passed away. They played in a band together called TERMINAL LICKS. I also knew Taras from CITY SWEETHEARTS which was a band that Vassil played in, so you can see the world's intersecting here. Mikey has also been in at the station. He dropped by once for fundraising although he doesn't remember it. Mikey plays bass in FIRST BASE and runs a great little label called Hosehead Records. And Andrew, the synth player, plays in CENTURY PALMS who have been played on the show a few times. Lots of six degrees of separation threads going on with this band and the show. I was glad to have them in and be able to celebrate Travis' borthday with a Hamburger Cake that Taras picked up. Anyway it shouldn't be understated how good this band is by their lineage. They share a strong resemblance to the UNDERTONES in terms of vocals and they have a catchy new wave vibe a la TRANZMITORS / FASHIONISM.
BLANK STARES – Summer’s Here (CIUT)
BLANK STARES – Interview (CIUT)
BLANK STARES – I’ve Been Trying (CIUT)
BLANK STARES – Interview (CIUT)
BLANK STARES – Lonesome Nights (CIUT)
BLANK STARES – Interview (CIUT)
BLANK STARES – Sirens (CIUT)
BLANK STARES – Interview (CIUT)
BLANK STARES – Dark Ages (CIUT)
BLANK STARES – Interview (CIUT)
BLANK STARES – Won’t Wait (CIUT)
BLANK STARES – Interview (CIUT)
BLANK STARES – Forget About Me (CIUT)
BLANK STARES – Interview (CIUT)
BLANK STARES – Computer Love (CIUT)
BLANK STARES – Interview (CIUT)
BLANK STARES – Back 2 Skool (Self-Released)
TOMMY AND THE COMMIES – So Happy (Self-Released)
PINK WINE – Glass City (Self-Released)
STATUES - You Must Be Crazy (Deranged)
POINTED STICKS – La La La (Sudden Death)
TALK SHOW HOST - We're Not Here to Make Friends (Self-Released)
THE NOBLE SAVAGES - Hangin' at This Ain't (Self-Released)
Tonight's demo feature is a band from Mexico City called CHARGED SS, a d-beat band with a couple of recordings on Doomsday Records. This is an early demo of theirs that was recorded in 2015 but was just released.
CHARGED SS – Destruccion (Self-Released)
CHARGED SS – When Children Meet Death (Self-Released)
CHARGED SS – War is War (Self-Released)
CHARGED SS – Puercos de Mierda (Self-Released)
BODY HEIST – Blind Date with John Q-Zack (Self-Released)
GRIT - Rundown Town (Self-Released)
