Radio - Sunday, September 26th, 2021

On tonight's show, we feature the first wave of the Brazilian punk scene and the first wave of the Boston hardcore scene. We feature some classics from Reykjavik (Vonbrigdi), Rijeki (Kaos), and Kreuzberg (Nina Hagen). We feature some new releases from DC (Hologram), Denver (Direct Threat), and Albion (Stingray). Playlist favourites include 4-Skins, Grimple, and the Offenders. Tonight’s demo feature is Guilt Parade from Fredericton with their cassette “Animals That Talk Like Men”. Listen on the player above or download the show here. 

MCDONALDS - Miniature Golf (Touch and Go)

Brazilian punk - First wave (São Paulo)
COLERA - Joao (EAEO)
FOGO CRUZADO - Terceira Guerra (Estudios Vermelhos) 

PSYKOZE - Vítimas Da Guerra (Estudios Vermelhos)
LIXOMANIA - Massacre Inocente (Self-Released)
OHLO SECO - Eu Nao Sei (Punk Rock Discos)
 

THE DOLE - New Wave Love (Cherry Red)
HAMMERED SATIN - Dynamite (Dead Beat)
THE DISCARDED - Toxic Reasons (Self-Released)
SLOW FACTION - The Blank Generations (Self-Released)
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH - Crime & Cocaine (Self-Released)

PROTES BENGT - Hjalp Snuten (Roj)
PERRO DE PRENDA - Perro Del Consumidor (Sound Grotesca)
DIRECT THREAT - Confined (Iron Lung)
GRIMPLE - Rabie Punks (Prank)
STREBERS - Bli En Maskin (Self-Released)

THE 4 SKINS - Bread or Blood (Secret)
BONECRUSHER - Living Hell (Lethal / Devil Doll / Bad Dog)
TOTAL WOLF - I'm on the Rocks (Wasted Wax)
THE MIRRORS - Dark Glasses (Lightning)
THE LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH - Holy War (Illegal)

Boston Hardcore
GANG GREEN - Narrow Mind (Taang!)
DEATHWISH - Break the Chains (Amory Arms)
JERRY'S KIDS - No Time (X-Claim / Taang!)
DEEP WOUND - Deep Wound (Radiobeat)
S.I.E.G.E. - Starvation (Self-Released)
F.U.'s - Time is Money (Modern Method)
LAST RIGHTS - Out of Our Minds (Taang!)

DEVASTATE - One Big Lie (Self-Released)
THE SUSPECTS - Catfish (Torque)
DESTRUCTIVE - Corporate Lies (Self-Released)
STINGRAY - Internal Retreat (La Vida Es Un Mus)
CAMERA OBSCURA TWO - My Ways Are Not Your Ways (Selfmadegod)

KAOS - Roboti (NE!)
VONBRIGDI - Ó Reykjavík (Iron Lung)
NINA HAGEN BAND - TV-Glotzer (White Punks on Dope) (Columbia)
THE TUBES - Boy Crazy (A and M)
HOLOGRAM - Gifthorse (Iron Lung)

THE BRIEFS - (I Think) My Baby Is A Communist (Dirtnap)
JED WHITEY - We Used Your Record As A Beer Coaster (Out of the Loop / High Beam)
UNDER PRESSURE - Gospelfuckers (Podruido)
FALSE CONFESSION - Distopian Fears (Puke ‘n Vomit)
OFFENDERS - Get Mad (Rabid Cat)

Demo Feature

Tonight’s demo feature is a band from Fredericton known as GUILT PARADE. They would move to Toronto shortly after this cassette was recorded and re-form with different members. They had two cassettes recorded in 1986. We are going to hear “Animals that Talk Like Men”. I feel like they were in line with bands like VICTIM’S FAMILY, TH’INBRED.

GUILT PARADE - Take No Risks (Self-Released)
GUILT PARADE - Let’s Be Honest (Self-Released)
GUILT PARADE - The Jesus Janitor (Self-Released)
GUILT PARADE - Religion in American Life (Self-Released)
GUILT PARADE - Ode to an Asshole (Self-Released)
GUILT PARADE - Surfin’ Nuclear (Self-Released)
GUILT PARADE - Zinja Zobulawa (Self-Released)
GUILT PARADE - The Todd Incident (Self-Released)
GUILT PARADE - Oppenheimer’s Legacy (Self-Released)
GUILT PARADE - Dear Dr. Wallace (Self-Released)

Radio - Sunday, September 19th, 2021

On tonight's show, we feature another ghoulish band from Lodi, New Jersey (MOURNING NOISE), Blue Rodeos high school band (HI-FI’s), new CHUBBY AND THE GANG, a rant about conservatives, my favourite CLASH song of all time, new AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS, the second wave of crossover in California, and Mississauga’s answer to Straight Ahead – DEATH OF GODS - in our demo feature. Download the show here.

BOOTLICKER - Two Faced (Neon Taste / Static Shock)
 
THE REACTORS - I Want Sex (Meltdown Music)
GG ALLIN - Don't Talk To Me (Orange)
MOURNING NOISE - My Demon Eyes (Nightlatche)
ASTA KASK - Hjarndod (Kloakens Alternativa Antiproduktion) 

THE STRANGLERS - This Song (Coursegood / Absolute) 

INDONESIAN JUNK - She Stands There (Rum Bar)
THE MUFFS - Big Mouth (Drastic Plastic)
MODERN INDUSTRY - Out of Focus (Toxic Shock)
THE MONTYCOATS - You’re Mistaken (Polydor)
THE HI-FI’S - Look What You’ve Done (Showtime)

AUTHORITY ZERO - Mesa Town (Lava)
CHUBBY AND THE GANG - The Mutt's Nuts (Partisan)
GRIPPERS - Addiction (Potencial Hardcore)
AMERICAN SHIT STORM - Three Links (Self-Released)
KOHORTE IDF - Internet Heros (Sparte)

PROPAGANDHI - And We Thought That Nation States Were A Bad Idea (Fat Wreck Chords)
STRIKE ANYWHERE - Sunset on 32nd St. (Jade Tree)
BAD RELIGION - Heaven is Falling (Epitaph)
THE CLASH - White Man in Hammersmith Palais (Epic)
GREEN DAY - American Idiot (Reprise)

INYECCION - Inyeccion (educacion cinica)
SYNDROME 81 - Brest La Grise (Self-Released)

BISHOPS GREEN - Gross and Net (Rebellion) 

AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS - Freaks to the Front (Rough Trade / ATO) 

 
Crossover’s second wave out of California
DISSENSION - Why Work For Death (Metal Storm)
ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT - Dead Serious (Pusmort)
CHRIST ON PARADE - Self-Serving (Mind Matter)
B'LAST - It's Alive (SST / Wishing Well)
NEUROSIS - Life on Your Knees (Alchemy)

RED ALERT - District Boredom (Guardian / Combat Rock / Common People) 

THE BANNED - Only Die Once
GUILT PARADE - Religion in American Life (Self-Released)
CAT'S GAME - Paul Bunyan Inc. (Self-Released)
DESCENDENTS - Crepe Suzette (Epitaph) 
MIELENHAIRIO - Traditio (Vaihtoehto)

Demo Feature 
Death of Gods - Great Omnipotent Deceiver (Demo) Walter Glaser of MRR described the music as "Hard thrash with some speedcore tendencies. The band is tight, the lyrics are personal and social, and the tape is enjoyable, but a bit lengthy." (from Maximum Rocknroll #42, November 1986).
 
DEATH OF GODS - Intro by Doug (Self-Released)
DEATH OF GODS - G.O.D. (Self-Released)
DEATH OF GODS - Love Vs.Hate/Insanity Plea (Self-Released)
DEATH OF GODS - This Is God (Self-Released)
DEATH OF GODS - Burning Churches (Self-Released)
DEATH OF GODS - Doo-Wah-Diddy/Reflections (Self-Released)
DEATH OF GODS - Mutilation (Self-Released)
DEATH OF GODS - Forced Beliefs (Self-Released)
DEATH OF GODS - Not Dead Yet (Self-Released)
DEATH OF GODS - I Won’t Conform (Self-Released)
DEATH OF GODS - Blood and Roses/Camp of Pain (Self-Released)
DEATH OF GODS - Oh-Shawa (Self-Released)
DEATH OF GODS - Crematorium (Self-Released)
DEATH OF GODS - Fuck Authority (Self-Released)
DEATH OF GODS - Corporate Fuckheads (Self-Released)
DEATH OF GODS - Cat and Mouse (Self-Released)

Radio - Sunday, May 6th, 2018

Here is last night's show. You can download it here.

HUGH BEAUMONT EXPERIENCE – Moo (Ward 9)

LOOSE NUKES - Dear Sirs (Self-Released)
POBREZA MENTAL – Are You Ineffective (Self-Released)
WALL BREAKER - Wall Breaker (Refuse)
ZODD - Mutant Stalker (Pissed Off)
S.H.I.T. – Information (La Vida Es Un Mus)

The earthquakes on Big Island have been in the media as the latest environmental disaster story. Leading to 15 fissures and the release of lava destroying hectares  of land had me program a set of songs about places like Hawaii and bands from Hawaii, although not from this island in particular. 

SEX PRISONER - Tropical Island (Straight and Alert / Deep Six / To Live a Lie / Regurgitated Semen)
CRINGER - A Song About Hawaii (Vinyl Communications)
TV MICROWAVE - Simple Adjustment (Self-Released)
BEAMAN - Learn The Hardaway (Who Got That Good D-!) (Self-Released)
RATS – Rats (Self-Released)

EXOTICA - Mundo Nuevo (La Vida Es Un Mus)
SYSTEMIK VIOLENCE - Rotina Assassina (Raw ‘N Roll Rex)
DISGRACEFUL - Mental Cases (Favela)
LANGUID – Mob Neurosis (Self-Released)
SCUMRAID – 통제사회 (Iron Lung)

The Saint John River has been high and flooding communities along its banks, so we pulled together a set of bands from the effected area, New Brunswick

NERVE BUTTON – Baltic Bop (NIM / Bald Punk Music)
WARSICK – Human Filth (Self-Released)
HARD CHARGER – Shipwrecked (No List)
GUILT PARADE - Opperheimer's Legacy (Self-Released)
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH - Time to Care (Self-Released)
NEXT OF KIN – Trendoids (Self-Released)

This next set features bands that have ska in their sound.

SKALAPPER - Step to You
THE SPARTANICS - Save your Streets (Self-Released)
ARTIGO XIII - Guerra Urbana (Collector’s Series / Efeito Colateral)
RESTARTS – Painterman (Self-Released)
KLASSE KRIMINALE – 1983 (Randale)

Mad Vlad is about to be inaugurated for a fourth term as Russia's President and there seems to be a lot of indifference around his latest term. Here are some bands from Russia. 

RIPPED MOUTH - В Поле Зрения (Street Rock Music)
BIG BOSS - Here to Stay (Self-Released)
YOUR MIND'S COLLAPSE - Забудь - Forget (Self-Released)
VESNA NARODOV - Столица - The Capital (Self-Released)
SOCKS FOR COCKS - Whew! Curfew! (Self-Released)

THE CRUCIFUCKS - Hinckley Had a Vision (Alternative Tentacles)
BUNDOLO – Maailmanpilaaja (Self-Released)
OWNER – Depraved (Nervous Energy)
CEMENT SHOES - Zang! (Self-Released)
KATATONIX - Love and Violence (Self-Released)
CONMAN – Tracking (Self-Released)

LOUD NIGHT - Take Sides (War Fever)
INEPSY - Death or Slavery (Feral Ward)
MAKE NO GAINS - Death Knell (Self-Released)
ABSOLUT - Mental Problem (Phobia  / PND)
PEDESTRIAN – Pedestrian (Self-Released)

TASHME - Charade (Self-Released)
SIYAHKAL - Beshin Paasho (Self-Released)
TRIAGE - Hide in Shame (Larry Toni Produzioni)
VALLEY BOYS - Down the Hole (Ugly Pop)
CAREER SUICIDE - Row on Row (Deranged)

Tonight's demo feature is by a band from Vancouver with two new recordings out since this demo in March of last year. You can download the demo from bandcamp.

CORNER BOYS – Someone’s Chasing Me (Self-Released)
CORNER BOYS – Remote Control Freak (Self-Released)
CORNER BOYS – Joke of the Neighbourhood (Self-Released)

Flyer - Friday December 21, 1990

Flyer - Friday December 21, 1990

Various Artists "Summer Squash" cassette

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This was a booklet that accompanied a tape compilation called Summer Squash that was put together by Melanie Aguila and Chris Iler of Fans of Bad Productions. Band sincluded on this com are Roctopus, Superfly, Sons of Ishmael, Kingpin, Phleg Camp, Tent of Miracles, Deep End, Epileptic Brain Surgeons, Guilt Parade, Shark Graffitti, MSI, One Blood, Totenhanz, Suckerpunch, Change of Heart, 5Ft. Nothing, No Identity, 4-1/2 Reasons 4 Abortions, Liquid Joy, and Mud. there was also some words about the clubs at the time. The recordings are live soundboard tapes.

Zine - No Peace Without Freedom #2

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This is the second issue of No Peace Without Freedom and I remember I couldn't believe how thick it was. A whopping 60 pages. The interviews in this second issue include Sons of Ishmael, Desecration, BSL, Nothing in Particular, Straw Dogs. Guilt Parade, Maggot Sandwich, Mad Parade, World Full of Hope zine, Doggy Style, Life Sentence, Dead Milkmen, Flecks of Drool, PCI, Black Donnellys, Government Issue, Half Off, Crib Death, and Another Destructive System. There was articles on the Better Youth Organization, the No More Censorship Defense Fund, and Speciesism. plus loads of local record and zine reviews.

Flyer - Sunday October 1, 1989

Flyer - Saturday September 2, 1989

Zine - Rear Garde #36

This is issue of #36 of Rear Garde features interviews with the Dik Van Dykes, Bad Brains, Guilt Parade, Groovy Aardvark, Sons of Freedom, Ripcordz, and B'last.There is a special supplement on the New Music conference in New York and scene reports on Montreal, Toronto, and Ottawa. 

Flyer - Saturday April 29, 1989

Flyer - Friday March 24, 1989

Zine - Kill the Poseurs #1

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This was a zine done by Rob Freeborn, little brother to Tim from Sons of Ishmael. Although the name seems to refer to the Dayglo Abortions there is some really neat coverage inclusing the first interview with Slow Death, who were a hardcore band from PEI, Guilt Parade from Fredericton before they moved to Toronto, and the Crucifucks.

Guilt Parade "Coprophobia" LP

Guilt Parade were originally from Fredericton, New Brunswick. Richard Bird, the band's bass player moved here for graduate school at York. Jeff Beardall, the band's guitarist and singer moved a few years later. The band released some amazing demos from back home. This was their first release as a Toronto band. I don't think Richard was part of the band at this time. This was recorded at Umbrella Sound and released by Fringe Products. The songs on here are:

1. Yen for Zen

2. Ode to an Asshole

3. Religion in American Life

4. Powered by Sugar

5. World Gone Mad

6. Frustrated Americans

7. Tar PIts

8. I Win

9. Monochrome

10. Head Enema

11. Surfin' Nuclear

12. Corporate Cog

13. Fuck Off America

14. Dear Dr. Wallace

15. Heartbreak Hotel

16. Jesus Janitor

Flyer - Friday December 2, 1988

Zine - Photo Drome #2

 This is a photozine compiled by Rita Laberto. When Photo Drome came out it reminded me of “Welcome to Cruise Country” which was a photo zine that MRR did at the time. The theme of “Cruise Country” was to capture photos of the European bands. There was lots of attention on the North American bands, but MRR wanted to demonstrate the greatness of activity in other countries. Most photozines were limited to their local scene. That was what was easiest for photographers. Shoot pictures of local bands and the bands that came through town. This was the second issue for Photo Drome and I think Rita had made contacts from the first issue with photographers from around the world. Issue 2 got to incorporate photos from some scenes in Europe.  So although there were pictures of bands from Toronto which included D.O.G., M.S.I., BSL, the Nunfuckers, and Missing Link there were photos of bands that had played in Toronto like Life Sentence from Chicago, Hyper as Hell from Ohio, Pillsbury Hardcore from Pomona, SNFU from Edmonton. There were also international bands in this zine. Larm from Holland, Indigesti from Italy, the Skeezicks from Germany, Heresy from England. The list goes on and it is an impressive one. It was impressive to us back then because these were bands we had only read about. Photo Drome  was a window to the international hardcore scene. Photo Drome made us feel like we had something special in our scene. The zine was professionally printed with colour on the cover which was rare back then for underground zines. And Photo Drome was bound so pages didn’t come apart from the staples not holding. It was just an all round awesome hardcore scrapbook. Click on the cover above to witness the late 80’s hardcore scene in Toronto, the bands that passed through and the bands that inspired us. Here is a list of the bands photographed:

- Alternative Inuits
- Life Sentence
- Youth of Today
- Straight Ahead
- Capitalist Alienation
- Scream
- Indigesti
- Negazione
- Cheetah Chrome Motherfuckers
- Stinky Rats
- Wolf Pack
- New Balance
- Confront
- Pillsbury Hardcore
- Kina
- Larm
- Dead Brain Cells
- Missing Link
- D.O.G.
- Raw Power
- Hyper as Hell
- Nunfuckers
- The Ramones
- Heresy
- False Hope
- SNFU
- Bad Brains
- Guilt Parade
- Circus Lupus
- MSI
- Skeezicks
- G.I.
- Accused
- Outface
- Dead Milkman
- Agnostic Front
- Crach Box
- P.E.D.
- Half Off
- B.S.L.
- Henry Rollins Band
- the Doughboys

Flyer - Saturday April 23, 1988

The bass player, Alisdiar Jones, made this flyer. Other flyers can be viewed at http://homepage.mac.com/alisdairjones/PhotoAlbum85.html.

Flyer - Saturday April 2, 1988

Various Artists "Progress?!" ep

This comp was put together by a group of kids who did a fanzine titled "Still Thinking". The zine was hardcore in focus but also covered issues of a political nature. The group decided to put together a local comp and make it a benefit comp for an organizatin called "Tools for Peace" who worked at bringing in educational aid to Nicaragua, when America waged their secret war against the Sandinistas.



MSI was the first band and they contributed three songs. The first two run into each other. "Choke" was a song that a joke punk band played on an episode of "Quincy" which trashed punks. MSI learned the song and did it as a cover. The song it runs into is an original called "Infection" which is a song about violence. It is a theme as that what "Fighting for Nothing" is about. John provides an explanation in their page below. Click on it to enlarge.

Death of Gods had a new line up and were recording for a 7" but these songs may have come from their demo. They contributed "Corporate Fuckheads" and "This is God" and their ep had not come out yet. But Scott Williams, their guitar player had just lost his life. He had been killed by a hit and run.

Sons of Ishmael were working on the "Pariah Martyr Demands a Sacrifice" LP. Their page uses some of the artwork that would appear on the cover of that release so this was the next release after "Hayseed Hardcore". It was with a band that was a newer line up than the first ep. The song they do is called "Slow Children Playing" and is a song about the Cold War.

The Nunfuckers were from Kitchener / Waterloo. They had just released the "Dead and on the Floor" ep and "Be Yourself" was on it. It was one of the band's best known songs. They also had a cover of "Purple Haze" played super fast and done long before Snuff did their version.

Guilt Parade had just moved to Toronto from Fredericton. They contributed a cover of Elvis's "Heartbreak Hotel". This was before the LP that was to come out on Fringe.

Flyer - Saturday October 31, 1987

This was the second show I ever put on. It was an afternoon matinee show with some bands from Ohio. I had some punk friends who put me in touch with Hyper as Hell who were from Kent and False Hope and Confront who were from Cleveland. The show was a matinee because we could do it as an all ages show.

But more importantly, my brother's friend was moving out of his house and they house was to be levelled so we had a house wrecking party that night at which these bands were supposed to play. Things went horribly wrong at the night show and the bands didn't even get to take their equipment out of the vans. The night ended with thousand of high school kids being dispersed by cops and Sons of Ishmael would go on to write a song called "The Hallowe'en Party" which would get released on the "Sons of Ishmael sing Generic Crap" ep. Above is the flyer we handed out at the matinee. It was like a bonus show.