Radio - Sunday March 28th, 2021

Lou Ottens passed away on March 6th, 2021. He was the Dutch engineer who invented the cassette tape. So tonight’s show will be cassette releases. Cassettes have had played important roles in punk rock from the mixed tape, to tape trading to first releases by many bands. Download the show here.

SEX PISTOLS - I Wanna Be Me (Abbey Road Studios)

THE CLASH - White Riot (CBS)
X RAY SPEX - Obsessed With You (Sanctuary)
THE EPILEPTICS - Hitler's Still A Nazi (Overground)
BLITZ - Escape (Captain Oi!)
POISON IDEA - Poser (American Leather / TKO)
DEAD KENNEDYS - Kepone Factory (Unreleased)
DEVO - Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Gettin') (Rhino Handmade / Warner Archives / Futurismo)

DC Scene

The DC scene was well documented and thanks to Dischord Records some of the legendary bands have started to see their early demos been released in more recent special releases. Here are some that we were able to find.

D.C. Hardcore

S.O.A. - Riot (Dischord / The Work Out Label)
G.I. - Everybody's Getting Banned (Spontaneous Combustion / Crapoulet)
VOID - My Rules (Dischord)
MINOR THREAT - I Don’t Wanna Hear It (Dischord)

SWIZ - Cold (Jade Tree)
FUGAZI - Waiting Room (Dischord)

Toronto early scene
The early Toronto hardcore scene was almost all released on cassettes.

YOUNG LIONS - Young Amerika (Ghetto Blaster / Schizophrenic)
APB - Stars and Bars (Unreleased)
BLIBBER AND THE RAT CRUSHERS (Self-Released)
YOUTH YOUTH YOUTH - Pop Song (Fringe / TO HC '83)
DEAD END - Pickup (Self-Released)
MICRO EDGE - Carpet (Ugly Pop)
ZEROPTION - Traitor Red (TO HC ‘83)
ANGRY THALIDOMIDE BABIES - Crib Death (Schizophrenic)
CHRONIC SUBMISSION - World of Change (Schizophrenic)
DIRECT ACTION - Damn Age (Schizophrenic)
SUDDEN IMPACT - Freaked Out (Supreme Echo)

West Coast
DOA - Rent-A-Riot (Sudden Death)
PERSONALITY CRISIS - Twilight's Last Gleaming (Sounds Escaping)
DEATH SENTENCE - Get Out Of Our Way (Unreleased)
MEXICAN POWER AUTHORITY - Nailed to the TV (Break Even / Ragamuffin Soldier)
GOATBOY - Bomb Florida (Self-Released)
PROPAGANDHI - Middle Finger Response (Epitaph)

Hamilton
PROBLEM CHILDREN - Don't Give Up (Self-Released)
LEFT FOR DEAD - Who Do You Know (Self-Released)
BLACK EYES CLUB - System, System (Self-Released)
SYSTEM SYSTEM - Extinction Event (Self-Released)
TV FREAKS - Coworker Blues (Self-Released)
TOTAL DICKS - Overdraft (Self-Released)

Halifax has a scene that relied on cassette release just at the time that bandcamp was becoming a way of distributing punk releases. 

CONCRETE ASYLUM - Concrete Asylum (Self-Released)

WORD ON THE STREET - Word on the Street (Self-Released)
ABJECT PAX - Science Fiction (Self-Released)
LIFE CHAIN - Mind Pollution (Self-Released)
GRUMP - Empty Lungs (Self-Released)
ALIENATION - Butter Box Babies (Self-Released)
NEVER HUMAN - Erase (Self-Released)
BOOJI BOYS - New Reich (Self-Released)
FRAGMENT - Bad Minds (Self-Released)
OUTCRY - Chatter (Self-Released)
ZYGOME - 6th Extinction (Self-Released)

GENETIC CONTROL - License to Kill (Sonik's Chicken Shrimp / Return to Analog)
MY DOG POPPER - Equal Time (Psyche)
BLUNDERMEN - Waiting (Self-Released)
THE CLASS ASSASSINS - Breakin Out (Self-Released)
CAREER SUICIDE - Moron (Self-Released)

THE BAYONETTES - Guilty Pleasure (Self-Released)
URBAN BLIGHT - Breakout (Self-Released)
S.H.I.T. - Feeding Time (Self-Released)
GAUCHO - Brutalidad policial (Self-Released)

PLASTIC HEADS - The End is Near (Self-Released)

CRINGER - A-OK (Self-Released / Hawaiian Express)

Radio - Sunday, August 14, 2016

Still a vague Olympics theme as this worldwide spectacle still has our attention. A bunch of jocks on a beach in South America sounds like a beach party and maybe one I don't want to be at which is why we picked the Dead Marines song to start with. The show will feature more Brazilian punk later in the show. Please download the show here. 

DEAD MARINES - Beach Party 1984 (Iowa City)

PROM NITE - I See Red (Self-Released)
OUTCRY - War is Coming (Self-Released)
SHROUD - Barrel Bomb (Self-Released)
TASHME - Tashme (Self-Released)
STRAIGHT TRUTH - R.C.M.P. (Self-Released)
VCR - VCR (Kills A Cop)
CONMAN - Straight Shot (Self-Released)
GENEX - Tooth and Claw (Self-Released)
S.H.I.T. - Incorporation

PSEUDO – Airplane (Self-Released)
SAM COFFEY AND THE IRON LUNG – Born 2 B Abused
THE FAIRMOUNTS – Kiddo (Clearview)
FASHIONISM – Subculture Suicide
THE MANDATES – Maryanne (Hosehead)

TOTAL DICKS - Ugly Bitch (Self-Released)
GRUMP – Synopticon (Self-Released)
HARDCHARGER – Two Day Hangover (Self-Released)
BOOJI BOYS – Cody's Vacay (Self-Released)
THE BRISTLES – Waiting for Linda from Human Relations

CHEAP APPEAL – Complete Degenerate (Self-released)
HOT MAYONNAISE – Dungeon of Love (Jelly Music)
THE BOYS – Everybody Loves Raymond (Self-Released)
ALIENATION – Pure Hate (Self-Released)
MAD – Disgusting (Disgusting)

Brazilian Punk, part 2. As I was looking up material from last week's show. I came across a great blog called Share This Breath, much of which has been pulled together here in a tidbit form. 

3D - Parasita (Self-Released) - 1989 from Porto Alegre
COBAIAS - Terrorismo Sem Bomba (Self-Released) - 1989 from Porto Alegre
TOXOPLASMOSE - Prisioneiras (Self-Released) - 1997 from Rio
DEAD FISH - Third World Friendship (Lonal) - 1998 from Vitorio
RTL - Hands Held - 1998 from Brasilia
STREET BULLDOGS - Karma Chameleon (Clorine) - 1999 from Pindamonhangaba
NO REST - Contest to construct (Self-Released) - 2000 from Porto Alegre

ACAO DIRETA - Conspiracão (U.P.S. / De Graanrepubliek) - 2004 from a split with Shikari
DISFORME - Resistência - 2006 from Brasilia
FIRSTATIONS - Hurry Up! - 2006 from Brasilia
BAIXO CALAO - A Grande Adição de Zeros (Self-Released)
LEPTOSPIROSE - Política (Laja)

HELVETIN VIEMARIT - Vihaan Työtä - 2013 from Sao Paulo
NAFIA - Muros - 2011 from Sao Paulo
SKATE PIRATA - Desconectado - 2012 from Brasilia
DESACATO CIVIL - Paixões de Mercado - 2013 from Sao Paulo
EU O DECLRO MEU INIMIGO - Ni un día más - 2013 from Recife
NOSKILL - Rebeca - 2013 
ABUSO SONORO - Alienação em Massa

Soap will be playing an upcoming show and they have a four song demo. Ivan from School Jerks, Kremlin fame is in this band. You can find these songs on their bandcamp page. 

SOAP – To It and At It (Self-Released)
SOAP – Psycho Shack (Self-Released)
SOAP – Prick Boy (Self-Released)
SOAP – Fly Babys (Self-Released)

FRIED EGG – Eggshells (Negative Jazz)

MRR Review - Grump "Flatline" ep

From Halifax......

Radio - Sunday, November 22, 2015

Tonight's show started out with a Top 10 for November because next week we will be featuring a show on the Punk scene in the DDR.You can download an MP3 file of the show here.

THE MAHONES – Alternative Ulster (Wolverine)

NUCLEAR AGE “Look Around” ep - Power of Youth
CORNA KRUSWA - =-) (Mamma Leone / Phantom)
CONSTANT INSULT - I Quit (Let’s Pretend)
DIRECT YOUTH – True Speed (Halshugga)
SMASTADSLIV – Einstaan (Self-Released)
MIND CONTROL – Downplay (Self-Released)
LONG KNIFE - Teenage Death Ceremony (Long Knife)
SKULLCRACK - Cut It Down (Adios Motherfucker)
CONCEALED BLADE – Never Heard (Self-Released)
C.I.B. - Hokuto Shinken is not good for our shows (Self-Released)

A set inspired by the Punk45 series of comps

THE USERS – Sick of You (Soul Jazz)
CHI PIG – Ring Around the Collar (Soul Jazz)
THE HOLLYWOOD BRATS – Sick on You (Soul Jazz)
THE COFFIN LIDS - Sonic Reducer (Bomp)
THE GIZMOS – Mean Screen (TimeChange)

GRUMP – Synopticon (Weak Link)
ABSOLUT - Systems Cross (D-Takt and Rapunk)
SILENT ORDER – Decay (Self-Released)
BALLOT BURNER – Nothingness (Harvest King)

A set inspired by a punk covers benefit for Syrian refugees held last night

GERMS – Media Blitz (Slash)
SNFU – Broken Toy (BYO)
KILLING JOKE – Eighties (EG / Malicious Damage)
THE PARTISANS – Police Story (No Future)

BISHOPS GREEN – We Got Nothing (Rebellion)
FLQ - Culture of Infants (Self-Released)
GROINOIDS - Doy Doy Doy (Modern Method)
DOA - Pipeline Fever (Sudden Death)
MERCENARY - No Uniform (Self-Released)

THE INCREDIBLE KIDDA BAND – Bullet in My Head (Psycho)
THE CIGARETTES - It's the Only Way to Live (Die) (Company)
THE CHORDS – Now It’s Gone (Polydor)

Tonight's demo feature is SAGO who are a new local hardcore band that features Alex, the drummer from the Sofistifucks on vocals. You can hear the demo at the band's bandcamp page.

SAGO – Accusations (Self-Released)
SAGO – In Harm’s Way (Self-Released)
SAGO – Antipathy (Self-Released)
SAGO – The Throwaway (Self-Released)
SAGO – Ignorant Shit (Self-Released)
SAGO – Faceless Criminals (Self-Released)

Radio - Sunday, November 15th, 2015

This show was our fundraising show. Kind of an all hands on deck position. With help from Candy who videotapes the studio 3 sessions and Chloe who organizes SHEXD and Mark who organized the phone room. There was muffins and cookies and stories about the last six months of EXD programming with association to how lucky we are to have a radio station like CIUT that is supportive of such nerding out on puck rock. By the way if you haven't donated to CIUT you can do so here. 

We started out with a game of name that tune. Mr brown of the Prophesy got his start as a rude boy DJ and so we try and find some punk or hardcore covers of a ska song and get hie to figure out who did the original. We played the Restarts cover of the Selector's "Everyday" recorded at the old studio on St. George. 

THE RESTARTS - Times Hard (CIUT)

THE SELECTOR - Everyday (Times Hard) (Two Tone)

The campaign theme is "Love Your Radio" which works well in social media with the hashtag. We looked around for some punk rock radio songs that we haven;t played yet and here are a few we came up with starting out with a brand new 63 Monroe song.

63 MONROE - Fukk the Radio

HARD ONS – Radio (Bad Taste)

RENNY WILSON - Radio Receiver (Mint)

THE RAMONES - Do You Remember Rock n Roll Radio (Sire)

RADIO BIRDMAN - Do The Pop (Trafalgar)

J CHURCH - Fascist Radio (Jade Tree)

NEW BOMB TURKS – Radiobeat (Head Dip)

ANTISEEN - Radio Ruined Groove (Rebel)

GOOD THROB - Tube Disaster

Chloe has been a key organizer behind the SHEXD programming and has really started to become a part of the hosting team on the show. We talked about some past shows and upoming plans for the next installment which should be before the holidays in December. 

X-RAY SPEX - I am a Cliché (EMI)

SANG - Tres Dents

SADICOS – Control (Silenzio Statico)

FIREWALKER - Don't Cross Me (Failure)

We also did a ton of special themed programming around current events, punk rock launches, song structures and so this set represents material from the Alone and Gone book feature, the Paris shootings, and the "Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie" sound alike set we did in the past few months. But we listed off all kinds of scene report sets and current events sets and punk fest sets programmed over the last little while. 

UGLY MOTELS - Not For Me (Smash)

RIXE - Coups & Blessures (La Vida Es Un Mus)

BLACK FLAG - Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie (SST)

Some things we are working on include an interview with Tony Rettman who wrote "Why Be Something That You're Not" and "NYHC", an interview with Strangled from Edmonton, and an interview with Kathryn Martin the filmaker of "Piss On You" a film about the early Winnipeg punk scene. 

NEGATIVE APPROACH - Why Be Something That You’re Not (Touch ‘n Go)

STRANGLED – White Noise (Crude City)

PERSONALITY CRISIS – Piss On You (BYO)

We are very proud of the Notes Behind the Iron Curtain so we played some of the first punk bands from Serbia, Hungary and Cuba. 

PEKINSKA PATKA - Bela Sljiva (Jugton)
WYX - Lie Lie Lie (SPS)
ESKORIA - Asquerosa Cancion de Amor (Metadona)

We also played a ton of demos in the last six months so we featured two songs from two of those demos. 

HOWITZER - Concealed Violence (Self-Released)

GRUMP - Culture in Decline (Self-Released)

You can download an MP3 of the show here. 

MRR Review - Grump "Back to Being Normal" ep

Grump, a band of scene vets from Halifax, get their latest recording reviewed in the February issue of MRR (#381). You can download this ep at their bandcamp page. 

Flyer - Tuesday, September 16th, 2014

BOBBY BACKWARDS PRESENTS
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH 
LIVE AT SHIBGBs & OMG, FU 

GRUMP / WRONG GENERATION / STRAIGHT TRUTH / SEVERE at SHEEBS!

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GRUMP - Twisted hardcore punk from Halifax, NS
http://grump.bandcamp.com/

WRONG GENERATION - TOHC, members of VCR
http://wronggeneration.bandcamp.com/

STRAIGHT TRUTH - (Slightly east of) TOHC. Argh, fuck, kill
http://www.mediafire.com/download/kcs64j4ybk4ll47/Straight+Truth+-+Rehearsal+03.08.14.mp3

SEVERE - Newish band FFO Lifes Blood, SOIA, Confront, whatever. Members of VF/Outsider and Conundrum

8 PM
$10/PWYC
225 Geary Ave - middle door

Radio - Sunday, September 14th, 2014

You can hear tonight's show on the player above or download the MP3 file here.

We started off the show with an interview and in studio recording with a new grind band from Toronto called Hangin' Tuff that also loves hockey. Think Yacopsae meets Hanson Brothers. This session was recorded a few weeks ago. 

HANGIN' TUFF - Rage Cage (CIUT)
HANGIN' TUFF - Interview (CIUT)
HANGIN' TUFF - Hit the Ice (CIUT)
HANGIN' TUFF - Interview (CIUT)
HANGIN' TUFF - Pony Ride (CIUT)
HANGIN' TUFF - Interview (CIUT)
HANGIN' TUFF - Club Rat (CIUT)
HANGIN' TUFF - Ogie (CIUT)
HANGIN' TUFF - Crystall Ball (CIUT)

Through the week I heard a number of songs about being banned so I out together a "Banned" set inspired by the Sham song and the Peter and the test Tube anthem. 

SHAM 69 - No Entry (Captin Oi!)
SEX PISTOLS - God Save the Queen (Warner Brothers)
SHOCKS - Banned frm the USA (Dirty Faces)
BAD BRAINS - Banned in DC (Roir)
ABDUKTIO - Banned in Ylojarvi (Combat Rock Industries)
PETER AND THE TEST TUBE BABIES - Banned from the Pubs (DSR)
CRASS - Banned from the Roxy (CRASS)

I had heard a lot of stories on the independence vote in Scotland so I thought I would put together material honouring Scottish punk. I played one of the four sets programmed going with bands that we haven't played on the show before. Look for the "Bloodstains Across Scotland" or the "Kilt by Death" comps for some great collections.

SCARS - Adultery (Fast Product)
ALTERNATIVE -  Who's Sussed (CRASS)
THE EXPLOITED - Anti-UK (Rough Justice)
EXTERNAL MENACE - Escape from Hell (Beat the System)
THREATS - Go To Hell (Rondelet)

D'Arcy programmed a few sets on the roots of US hardcore. 

VIOLATION - Smoke pot and die (BCT)
FRIED ABORTIONS - Joel Selvin (Subterranean)
NO DEAL - Government forms (Positive Force)
MALIGNANT GROWTH - Hopeless (Affirmation)
NIP DRIVERS - Rio (Bemisbrain)
G.F.O. - Girl problems
MORBID OPERA - Eat the rich (Destroy)
PILLSBURY HARDCORE - Kill everyone now (Fartblossom)
YOUTH OF TODAY - Take a Stand (Revelation)
REPPELENTS - New Image
MAN SIZED ACTION - I hate Girls
7 SECONDS - I hate sports (Positive Force)
SUICIDAL YOUTH - Punks and skins and anarchy (Self-Released)
TEEN IDLES - Teen Idles (Dischord)
RIGSBY - Fuck Me (Vinehell)
SCARED STRAIGHT - Take a Stand (Mystic)
M.I.A. - New Left (Alternative Tentacles)
JACKSHIT - Foreign Aid (Positive Force)
POISON IDEA - Think Twice (Fatal Erection)
P.S.W. - Incarcerated (Sacrificial)
GOVERNMENT ISSUE - No Rights (Mystic)

FANG - The money will roll right in
WEIRDOS - Life of Crime
BLACK FLAG - No Values (SST)
ANGRY SAMOANS - Dig (Bad Trip)
BEASTIE BOYS - Egg Raid
DYS - Wolfpack (Taang)
XKI - 
MINOR THREAT - Stand Up (Dischord)

I rounded out the show with a look at my top 10 releases from August. 

Top 10 - August 2014
10. OLD MAN STRENGTH - Woke Up Swinging (Self-Released)
9. INSTITUTE "Demo" 12" - Diamonds and pearls (Deranged)
8. MODERN DELUSION "Wasteland" - Love of the Weird (Self-Released)
7. FAILED STATES demo - Domestic Terror (Self-Released)
6. DAVIDIANS "Born 2 Chewz" ep - BornToChew(s)
5. SNOB "Exploit Me" ep - Stay At Home (Hardware)
4. FARANG  12" - Psychic Bruise (Self-Released)
3. NO PROBLEM "Already Dead" LP - Already Dead (Deranged)
2. KOHTI TUHOA "Kujanjuoksu" ep - Ohjelmoitu Voittaja
1. RUZ "Drug Cult" flexi ep - Nothing Better To Do

And Grump are in town on Tuesday so we ended with a Grump song.

GRUMP - Empty Lungs (Self-Released)

Radio - Sunday, August 31st, 2014

Tonight's show featured loads of new music. You can download an MP3 of the show here.

PISSING MATCH - Patches (Self-Released)

PREGNANCY SCARE - Rattus Rattus (Self-Released)
NAAHMAK - Nec Hodie Morir (Self-Released)
STRANGE ATTRACTOR - So pissed off (FDH)
NERVOUS TALK - Hit the Town (Mammoth Cave)
B-LINES - Dryer Fire (Self-Released)
THE CRUCIFUCKS - Marching for Trash (Alternative Tentacles)
INSTITUTE - Dead Sea (Deranged)
HUSKER DU - Do You Remember (Unreleased)

GAS CHAMBER - Septillion (Iron Lung)
RUNNING FOR COVER - Luke (Painkiller)
BURIAL PERMIT - Wilful (CIUT)
SPERM - Atomized, Automatized, Homicide (Self-Released)
COLUMN OF HEAVEN - Buried Secrets (SPHC)

This is a set of bands with the name AK-47. The first is from Texas, the second from Croatia and the third from Victoria. 

AK-47 - The Badge Means You Suck (Pineapple)
AK-47 - Crno crvene brigade (DHPak47)
AK-47 - Free Palestine - Victoria (Self-Released)

This is a set of blaring Steve Jones like guitar songs. 

HARD SKIN - Council Estate (JT Classics)
SEX PISTOLS - Liar (Warner Brothers)
X ______ X - You're Full of Shit (Drome)
ARABENS ANUS - Hjältar går först (Skvaller)
ARSON - Pretty Girls (CIUT)
KNUCKLEHEAD - Restless Heart (Stumble)

NON SERVIUM - Canción de Amor (Parabellum)
TOY DOLLS - Stay Mellw (Sanctuary / Captain Oi!)
TEMPLE TUTOR - Throwin the baby out with the bathwater (Stiff)
BERURIER NOIR - L'Empereur Tomato-Ketchup II (Bondage)
SNUFF - EFL (Fat)
TRANZMITORS - Jimmy's at the mod shop (Longshot / No Front Teeth)

CHARLES HåRFAGER - De Andras Sorg (Kamel)
BRUSET - Rik och Lycklig (Self-Released)
THE SECRETS - Rock Music (Bomb)
ACTION SEDITION - Nous Ne Reculerons Pas (Rebel Time)
GRUMP - Talking Property Blues (Self-Released)

HASSLER - Love this Job / Imprisoned / Affluenza / Never Gonna Stop (Deranged)
HAG FACE - Worst Nightmare (Self-Released)
WORST GIFT - Hand Washing as a Fpormality (Self-Released)
NO PROBLEM - Talking to myself / We got Secrets (Deranged)

Radio - Sunday July 29, 2014

Resist Control are a great hardcore band from Buffalo. The band features Rob on vocals, Mike on guitar, Matto on bass, and Matt on drums. They came up on Tuesday June 17th, to record in studio 3. That was the same day as the tornado touching down in Angus. We conducted an interview after the session and we started off talking about this song "Past Results". You can listen to the entire show above or download the MP3 to listen on your own.

RESIST CONTROL - Past Results (CIUT)
RESIST CONTROL - Interview (CIUT)
RESIST CONTROL - Traditions (CIUT)
RESIST CONTROL - Interview (CIUT)
RESIST CONTROL - Nostalgia (CIUT)
RESIST CONTROL - Interview (CIUT)
RESIST CONTROL - Nothing New (CIUT)
RESIST CONTROL - Interview (CIUT)
RESIST CONTROL - Modern Times (CIUT)
RESIST CONTROL - Interview (CIUT)
RESIST CONTROL - Can't Compete (CIUT)
RESIST CONTROL - Interview (CIUT)
RESIST CONTROL - Lost Weekend (CIUT)
RESIST CONTROL - Interview (CIUT)
RESIST CONTROL - Nothing to Hide / Words (Warm Bath)
RESIST CONTROL - Interview (CIUT)
RESIST CONTROL - Liberty in America (Peterwaulkee)
RESIST CONTROL - Interview (CIUT)
RESIST CONTROL - American Citizen (CIUT)
RESIST CONTROL - Interview (CIUT)
RESIST CONTROL - Short Leash (CIUT)
RESIST CONTROL - Interview (CIUT)
RESIST CONTROL - Thought in the Head (CIUT)
RESIST CONTROL - Interview (CIUT)
RESIST CONTROL - Kleptocracy (CIUT)
RESIST CONTROL - Interview (CIUT)
RESIST CONTROL - Submission Accomplished / Dissipation (CIUT)

MENTAL DISTRESS - I'd rather die than listen to NOFX (Self-Released)
NERV - I don't want to talk about it
BARGE - Keep your money (Self-Released)
SNOB - I'm Ashamed (Hardware)

GRUMP - Coherence (Self-Released)
REPLICA - Strings (Cut the Cord)
SPINE - The Kids don't care (Bad Teeth)
LESION - Crack the Whip (Self-Released)
CREPEHANGER - Zero Hour (Self-Released)

xINQUISITIONx - War Without an End (Wear your bandana)
CAVE STATE - Carving on the Wall (Self-Released)
LIFE FORM - Idiot (Distort Reality)
THE BRASS - Don't look at me (Hardware)
FUGITIVE - Heads in the guillotine (Twerp)
HARD STRIPES - Pollution (Grave Mistake)
IRON YOUTH - Disconnect (Video Disease)
NEVER HUMAN - Deny (Self-Released)
EFFLUXUS - Darkness (Rust and Machine)
COKSKAR - Repetitive Stress (Eternl Warfrost)
GOMS - GOMS (Self-Released)
BETA BOYS - Roaches (Self-Released)

D-BEATLES - Paivi (Self-Released)
CIVILZED - Downcast (Youth Attack)
Q - Want (Self-Released)
MOTIVATION - Free (Wear your bandana)
STRAIGHT IN YOUR FACE - Straight in your face (Wear your bandana)
SLAUGHTER IN THE VATICAN - Polvere (Wear your bandana)
REXIW - No more rock n roll (Iron Curtain)

Radio - Sunday, May 25th, 2014

Tonight's show featured a studio 3 session and interview with the Sofistifucks who I learned was an idea for Sick Error and their guitarist Paul, who plays in the Sofistifucks. The Sofistifucks have been around since 2011 when they recorded a 7 song demo, have toured out West, and have released a full length titled "...And then they came for me" that you can hear a sample of on bandcamp. Tuesday was our third attempt to record the band and we conducted an interview afterwards. which you can hear above of download an MP3 file here. 

THE SOFISTIFUCKS - Guts (CIUT)
THE SOFISTIFUCKS - Interview (CIUT)
THE SOFISTIFUCKS - Memento Mori (CIUT)
THE SOFISTIFUCKS - Interview (CIUT)
THE SOFISTIFUCKS - Nuclear Serenade (CIUT)
THE SOFISTIFUCKS - Interview (CIUT)
THE SOFISTIFUCKS - Police Malfeasance (Self-Released)
THE SOFISTIFUCKS - Interview (CIUT)
THE SOFISTIFUCKS - CC AE 217 (CIUT)
THE SOFISTIFUCKS - Interview (CIUT)
THE SOFISTIFUCKS - Chuc Mung Sing Nghat / Loved (CIUT)
THE SOFISTIFUCKS - Interview (CIUT)
THE SOFISTIFUCKS - Hostage Situation (CIUT)
THE SOFISTIFUCKS - Interview (CIUT)
THE SOFISTIFUCKS - Vincible (CIUT)
THE SOFISTIFUCKS - Interview (CIUT)
THE SOFISTIFUCKS - Self Discharge / Terrible (CIUT)

Here is a Top 10 list for May 2014.

BOIDS - P.B.M.F. (Stomp)
ACOUSMA - Nothing of Everything (High Fashion Industries)
KAOS URBANO - Sexo, drogas streetpunk (Potencial Hardcore)
SUICIDAS - Perdido (No Nostalgia)
CONQUEST FOR DEATH - Accursed Battalions (Tank Crimes)
WARTHOG - Exterminate Me (Katroga Works)
HAYMAKER - Let Them Rot (a389)
KOMPLOTT - Oppressione (Complotto Autoproduzioni)
THE INSTIGATION - No Rules (Self-Released)
COKE BUST - Red Line (Grave Mistake)

Grump has been around for just over a year now and have recorded their third demo titled "Back to being normal". They are from Halifax and as the name suggests features some scene vets.

GRUMP - Supplication (Self-Released)
GRUMP - Texas Sharpshooter (Self-Released)
GRUMP - Future Cult Leader (Self-Released)
GRUMP - Cognitive Distortion (Self-Released)
GRUMP - Coherence (Self-Released)
GRUMP - Talking Property Blues (Self-Released)

Radio - Sunday, May 18th, 2014

NASH THE SLASH passed away last week. I found out about his passing in an editorial piece on Q. Here and Now also did a look back at Nash following it with the FM hit 'Phasors on Stun'. That was a song I knew very well having heard it many times on FM Radio. It was also a song that took me back to summer camp. A counsellor there had turned me onto FM. I would soon find out about NASH THE SLASH on after school video shows with the video for "Dead Man's Curve" and "Dopes on the Water". I went to the first Police Picnic where NASH THE SLASH unceremoniously had the plug pulled on him. The only Canadian act to get yanked from the stage in some Gong show fashion like he was some kind of a novelty act, which he was sort of. A mummy impersonator in top hat and white tails that played the electric violin and a few other instruments that includes a glockenspiel. But he was more than that. He was a guy who inspired Gary Numan, one of the first to start an independent label known as Cut Throat records and who sued Pepsi and won. I got to meet NASH THE SLASH on the air once. Jonzo from Mods 'n Rockers arranged for him to come in and we did a full on interview. It was an honour to meet this pioneer of the Toronto punk scene. I learned of his soundscaping to silent films like Nosferatu at places like the Roxy Theatre. He was doing a regular Halloween gig at a club on Yonge Street. Someone posted up a flyer for a Valentine's week massacre set of shows at the Edge. He was into gimmicks but there is no denying that he was a groundbreaker when it comes to punk in this city.  So we started off the show with some NASH THE SLASH material mixed together. 

Here is an MP3 for the show.

NASH THE SLASH - The Chase (Cut Throat)
NASH THE SLASH - FM Introductions (Cut Throat)
NASH THE SLASH - Phasors on Stun (Cut Throat)

SKUNX - Corporate Death (Chronic Disease / Skull Crasher)
GRUMP - Coherence (Self-Released)
THE PITY - Leather Jacket Separation Anxiety (Self-Released)
SNOB - Stay at home (Hardware)
NOT FRIENDS - Endless Delay (Self-Released)
ALL OUT PANIC - Panic Attack (Self-Released)
THE SOFISTIFUCKS - Self Discharge (Unknown)

DEAD BOYS - Flamethrower love (Sire)
BLACK KEYS - have love will travel (Bomp)
GUITAR WOLF - Wild Zero (Matador)
NEW BOMB TURKS - Drag Strip Riot (Crypt)
HUNCHES - Frustration Rocket (In the Red)

NUEVA AUTORIDAD DEMOCRATICA - Gente Mierda (Solo Para Punks)
BOILING POINT - Thrash the Railroads (Self-Released)
COKSKAR - Cokroachskar(Self-Released)
SLEIGHT - The Sickness (Self-Released)
KENNY KENNY OH OH - the Beauty of Absenteeism (Kontraszt! / Emancypunx)
LIFE CHAIN - Media frozen (Imminent Destruction)

CRIMPSHRINE - Sleep. what's that? (Lookout)
AVAIL - On the Nod (Lookout)
SURF TRIO - Almost Summer (Bomp)
BAD BRAINS - The Big Takeover (Roir)
THE CRAMPS - The Crusher (IRS)

FIT FOR ABUSE - Power Currupts
UPPERCUTS - First Thing's First
MASSHYSTERI - Tvivel
THE TAKE - Tonight
DEAD STOP - Bend and Break
MINORITY UNIT - Minority Threat

BURNING LOVE - No Love
DISCO VOLANTE - Burn In Hell
BROTHER INFERIOR - Who Want's To Live Forever?
BENUMB - Mesmerized by the Insignificant
LAST LIGHTS - U.S. Out of New England
INFERNOH - De Galm Och De Blinda

The Brass are from Vancouver and this is their demo titled "Psychopath". Hardware Records out of Germany has made the cassette available again and you can hear the recording at http://thebrassvan.bandcamp.com/track/psychopath.

THE BRASS - Don't look at me (Hardware)
THE BRASS - Can't (Hardware)
THE BRASS - Damaged goods (Hardware)
THE BRASS - 40 Laces (Hardware)
THE BRASS - Psychopath (Hardware)

COLUMN OF HEAVEN - Such Fragile Bodies (Flesh prison part II) (Absurd Exposition)

Radio - Sunday, January 19th, 2014

This show starts out with some hard to find re-issues out of Europe.
You can hear the show above or download an MP3 file.

STIGMATHE - Volando Stanotte (No Plan)
GOLA JAJA - Zajebano (NE!)
NAPRED U PROSLOST - Pogledag (No Plan)

MAKABERT FYND - Dom storsta ioiotbena arni (Phobia)
WORLD BURNS TO DEATH - Wind of Cruelty (Hardcore Holocaust)
FEAR OF EXTINCTION - Cross, Moon and Star (Phobia)
HARPER SS - Midnight (Self-Released)
TOMORROW'S HELL - This Age in Decline (Phobia)

MOCK ORDER - Consumed (Imminent Destruction Records)
ARTIFICIAL DISSEMINATION - Hated (Seminal)
KNIVES AND FORKS FOR FREEDOM - Another Way (Self-Released)
GRUMP - Facades (Self-Released)
CUT LOOSE - Peace within my mind (Straight and Alert)

Last night we received a call for the TV Freaks and D'Arcy had seen a new video for the song "Knife" so we played that song. Here is the video.



TV FREAKS - Knife (Schizophrenic)

D'Arcy pulled toether some obscure punk bands that feature women on vocals.

PENETRATION - Money Talks (Applegoince)
THE COMES - Panic (Self-Released)
DISHRAGS - I don't love you (Other People's Music)
THE SICK THINGS - Anti-Social Disease (Damaged Goods)
AMSTERDAMNED - Traditie Ammeballe! (Gummopunx)
THE LEWD - Magnetic Heart (Chuckie Boy)

THE REACTORS - World War 4 (Artifix)
THE BRAT - Attitudes (Fatima)
SWELLING ITCHING BRAIN - No one rules (L.M.)
DAAAN - Lust is Greed (Self-Released)
SCHUND - Schund (Self-Released)
NJF - Sitting Pretty (Green Fumes)
SWELLING ITCHING BRAIN - Listless (L.M.)
TRASH - Piece of what? (Self-Released)
MANISCH DEPRESIV - Zeit Maschine 1 (Soilant)
BOYS BOYS - Monkey Monkey (Pass)

LUCCATA MILK - Fucking Pacifist (Milk)
ELECTRIC DEADS - 30 Years (Electro Static)
GLUE ARMS - 365 (Punk Rules)
DE ZEWEETKUTTEN - Atomegeweld (Self-Released)
THE LEPERS - Flipout (Self-Released)
USCH - Ito (Self-Released)

MODERN HANDGUN - Oka (Self-Released)
BOMBANGREPP - Abortfragan (Phobia)
OBLITERATION - Coverup / Their War System (Beach Impediment)
THIS CLOSE - Tear up the Hedge (Self-Released)
ABUSE - Assembly Line (To Live a Lie)
PROPAGANDA - Pod Moskau (Phobia)

BAD SKIN - We're Dogs (Bad Vibrations)
BUMPIN' TACOS - Rattle It Back (Self-Released)
TEEN CRUD COMBO - Beaver County - Population Nick (Deranged)

Tonight's demo feature is Flaccid from Salem. The band has another recording which you can all find at http://flaccidma.bandcamp.com/, but
this demo is also available at mediafire.com/?1j2qd8buvencryh.

FLACCID - Dirt / Backwards (Self-Released)
FLACCID - Concrete (Self-Released)
FLACCID - Conscience (Self-Released)
FLACCID - Repetition (Self-Released)
FLACCID - Destroy Tradition (Self-Released)
FLACCID - Wrong (Self-Released)

Here is a review of their demo from the January issue of MRR.

Radio - Sunday, December 29th, 2013

This is the last show for 2013 so this is a retrospective look at the year in punk. You can hear the show on the player above or download the file here.

We started out with some of my favourite Canadian releases.

DEMOLITION - Big Jon's Mosh (Triple B)

KREMLIN – Buried (Bad Vibrations / Beach Impediment)
CRITICAL CONVICTIONS – Man Enough (Self-Released)
BORN WRONG – Loujack Cafe (Schizophrenic)
PROXY – Shackled to a Corpse (Inflammable Material / Imminent Destruction)
SYSTEMATIK – Decay (Deranged)
ROYAL RED BRIGADE – Sickness (Self-Released)
HASSLER – Escape (Beach Impediment)
BISHOPS GREEN – Stay Away (Rebellion)
ASILE - La Maudite Guerre (Rust and Machine)
THE SCREWED – Last Pogo (Screwed)

We moved to bands that were new to the scene in 2013.

CHRISTER PETTERSSEN - Simulation of reality (Self-Released)
RAD “Loud and Fast” LP – Sk8bored / Legancy of Bro-tality / Don't call the cops (Phono Select / Sacramento)
CAGED ANIMAL – PPM / Betrayed (Warthog Speak)
UTANFORSKAPET - Kängor från rännstenen (Fight Back / Rawby)
NAPALM HEARTS – No Reply (Helta Skelta)
THE SHORTS – Inspiration (Suspect Device)
SPIKNYKTER – Det syns inte utanpa (Refuse / Commitment / Ugly and Proud)
INSTINTO - Días de dolor (Hysterical / Angry Voice / Grito o Muere / Mass Productions / Svodoba)
HELVETIN VIEMARIT - Kuilun Partaalla (Absurdo / Terrotten)
UHRIT – Lapsimorsian (Tuska ja Ahdistus / Kamaset Levytt)

I compiled some of my favourite demos released in 2013.

GAS RAG - Progress (Self-Released)
GREY NURSE - Stolen Language (Self-Released)
PILLAGE - Head in the sand (Self-Released)
xSAXONx - In The Night (Self-Released)
ANCIENT FILTH - Egokill (Self-Released)
ACOUSMA - Ancient Transcripts (Self-Released)
BLOODY MUMMERS - Moral Graffiti (Self-Released)
CORRECTION - Resist Stance (Flophouse Tapes)
GRUMP - Empty Lungs (Self-Released)
ABSOLUT - Savages (Self-Released)
ABJECT PAX - Science Fiction (Self-Released)

Lastly was a look at some of the many re-issues that came out in 2013.

DNA - Done Laughing / Rich Man's Society (Even Worse / Way Back When)
ASTA KASK - Den enes bröd (Prank)
BAD SKIN - We're dogs (Bad Vibrations)
POINTED STICKS - Somebody’s Mom (Ugly Pop)
BUREAUCRATS - Grown up age (Ugly Pop)
COCKNEY REJECTS - Flares 'n Slippers (Ugly Pop)
THE BUSINESS - Employers Blacklist (Ugly Pop)
P-NISSARNA - Benzin (RIP)
FIRE EXIT - Timewall (Last Laugh)
KLAXON “1984” LP - Riot (Sydney Town)
CAMERA SILENS - Squatt (Sydney Town)

Then we featured the DISDONUT demo. DISDONUT features Mike from Oxbaker as a one man donut themed band. The demo is titled "Dazed and Confused" and you can hear it at disdonut.bandcamp.com/.

DISDONUT - Fritter Obliteration (Self-Released)
DISDONUT - Honey Glazed Holocaust (Self-Released)
DISDONUT - Old Fashioned Pain (Self-Released)
DISDONUT - Nuclear Dutchie (Self-Released)
DISDONUT - Jelly Full of Napalm (Self-Released)
DISDONUT - Coconut Cream Genocide (Self-Released)
DISDONUT - Maple Dip Massacre (Self-Released)
DISDONUT - Walnut Crunch Warfare (Self-Released)
DISDONUT - Death's Doorstep Double Chocolate (Self-Released)
DISDONUT - The Cruller knows only cruelty (Self-Released)

We did some show listings and then we played most of the last release by Kremlin which was a cassette only release. You can download the tape at Cut and Paste.

KREMLIN - Empire (Self-Released)
KREMLIN - Abuse Asylum (Self-Released)
KREMLIN - Waking E (Self-Released)
KREMLIN - Untitled (Self-Released)
KREMLIN - Sun Never Sets (Self-Released)