Flyer - Tuesday, November 18th - Saturday November 22nd, 2014

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 18th - Saturday November 22nd @ S.H.I.B.G.B.'s
The Not Dead Yet: Art Show will be showing the work of artists involved with the contemporary punk & hardcore scene.
Featuring artwork by:
Alexander Heir
Jennifer Calandra
Jaybo Gardner
Ascetic House
Laura Pallmall
Emma Kohlmann
Sam Ryser
Matthew Bellosi
Max Pope
Chelsea Watt
Youth & Rust
Julie Mackinnon
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Radio - Sunday, November 16th, 2014

Tonight's show was guest hosted by Greg Benedetto, the promoter behind Not Dead Yet. Not Dead Yet is an annual punk fest organized in Toronto over the better part of a week and this is the fourth year if you don't take into consideration the Fucked Up Hallowe'en weekends. Because the line up has been fluid and in order to get a flavour for the line up Greg came in to play music from bands at this year's fest. Not Dead Yet unofficially starts this Tuesday with an art show at S.H.I.B.G.B.'S (See the show listings on the side) but for the full details of the fest go to http://notdeadyettoronto.tumblr.com/.


FORWARD - What is the Meaning of Love

FARANG - You tore your shirt off / Gumboots (Bad Vibrations)
ANASAZI - Bone Collector (Toxic State)
COLUMN OF HEAVEN - Holy things are for the holy (Iron Lung)
GLUE - Enemy / Backward Society (Video Disease)
IRON LUNG - Shovel (Iron Lung)

S.H.I.T. - Feeding Time (Static Shock)
WARCRY - White flag (Feral Ward)
LIFE CHAIN - Recipe for Disaster (Imminent Destruction)
TERCER MUNDO - Intro / Depression / No Importan (Cintas Pepe)
PLEASURE LEFTISTS - Elephant Man (Ktorga Works)
INSTITUTE - Giddy Boys (Katorga Works)

ANCIENT HEADS - Intro / Waste of Life / Identity Shift (Climbin' Aboard)
VACANT STATE - Dying World (Deranged)
COKE BUST - Iron Spiral (Grve Mistake)
HASSLER - Amoral / Trinwreck (Beach Impediment)
MINDSET - Be the Spark (React!)
COLD WORLD - Cold World (Wank all night)

EARTH GIRLS - We've Never Met (Grave Mistake)
DIE - Ready to Rot (Sonic terror Discs)
CAREER SUICIDE - Ply the Part (Deranged)
HOAX - Down (Youth Attack)
VCR - Fake Freaks (Barfbag)
LA MISMA - Guerras Slenciosas (Toxic State)
PROXY - Police Car (Discos MM)

DEMOLITION - Big John's Mosh (Triple B)
POWER TRIP - Crossbreaker (Southern Lord)
MINUS - Shackled (Closed Casket Activities)
SOUL SEARCH - Damaged to be (Closed Casket Activities)
TENEMENT - Freak cast in iron (Cowabunga)
MARKED MEN - Fix my brain (Dirtnap)

Tercer Mundo from Mexico City will be playing the fest. They represent the first band from Mexico to play here. Some of the members have another band called Muerte so we featured them in our demo feature. You can download the demo at bandcamp.

MUERTE - Tortura (Self-Released)
MUERTE - Me Urge (Self-Released)
MUERTE - Guera sante (Self-Released)
MUERTE - A la Verga (Self-Released)
MUERTE - Nada (Self-Released)

You can download an MP3 file of this show here.

The Rebel Spell studio 3 session

This is the third time I have spoken with the Rebel Spell, but the second studio 3 session we have recorded with them. Last time they were here "Beautiful Future" had come out and we could only do an interview which was in the hallway with a zoom recorder. And someone had to bring the zoom recorder into the station. That interview was with the same line up which features Todd on vocals, Erin on guitar, Elliot on bass, and Travis on guitar.

The first time was at the old station in 2006. But this session was set up by Rebel Time Records who were involved with this latest release. Randy sent the CD to me when it first came out and I had been listening to it constantly in preparation for the interview. Not just listening to it, loving it. It was like a kindred spirit with regards to the lyrics. In fact, I apologized after the interview for getting so in depth with the lyrics and Todd said I should just pick up the phone and call him in a joking manner. But I let him know that I was grateful that he wrote about the subject matter that he did regarding the environment and the First Nations and about oppressive parts of the system. 

The Rebel Spell had been on your for a while and when watching them and just how perfect they were playing I observed that this was a band firing on all cylinders. They give it their all for every song which required playing full out and simultaneously singing complicated vocal arrangements in unison. 

The band recorded songs from the new release and past releases. Here is what was recorded.

1. Hopeless
2. Can't Fool Me
3. Hacksaw
4. Not a Prayer
5. All We Want
6. Mover of Movers
7. Breathe
8. Can't Be Just Me
9. See Through
10. Is It Enough?
11. I am a Rifle
12. Pride and Prejudice

Then we had them record some IDs:

13. Rebel Spell CIUT ID
14. EXD ID

This session was recorded by Ian Wilkinson. The session was videotaped by Aldo Erdic and Candy Nichols for Punks and Rockers. This clip only captures "All We Want", "I See Through", and "I am a Rifle", but you will get how on this band is.  



Afterwards we went to the band's school bus which was fuelled on recycled vegetable oil and smelled like french fries. Walking the walk. That school bus is amazing.

Radio - Sunday, November 9th, 2014

Tonight's show starts out with a themed set on war to ponder Remembrance Day by. Listen to the show on the player above or download the MP3 file here. 

CRASS - Don't tell me that you care (CRASS)

DOA - War (Fringe)
CONFLICT - Force or Service (Mortarhate)
FINAL CONFLICT - The Last Sunrise (Pusmort)
CRUCIFIX - Annhilation (CRASS)
YYY - Domination (Fringe)
7 SECONDS - What if theres war in America (Positive Youth)

Re-issues set
NEO PUNKZ - Green Devil (Lveum Discos)
SUSPENSE - Murder with the Axe (Lveum Discos)
PIGZ - Stooges (Ugly Pop)
PIZZOAR - Veckopressen (Re-Ken)
PF COMMANDO - Rough Sound (Ugly Pop)

Top 10 runner up set
THRASHINGTON DC - Too Fat For This Shit (Crapoulet)
BUSTED OUTLOOK - Caring For A Friend (Self-Released)
RED DEATH - Unholy Agony (Self-Released)
CORRECTION - Designed to Subjugate (Self-Released)
RAZORHEADS - Embrace Impact (Self-Released)
NAPALM RAID - Soon The End (Imminent Destruction / Rust and Machine)

THE CHEMICALS - Run and Hide (Mean Bean)
THE WIPERS - Bowery Boy (Mean Bean)
X - TV Cabaret Roll (Ugly Pop)
STRANGE ATTRACTOR - Just Looking (FDH)
VICTIM PARTY - Adam Cook, Extinguished Gentleman (Ugly Pop)

Top 10 Runner up set 2
CATHOLIC GUILT - Wholesale Execution (Cut the Cord / Doomtown)
SORROWS - Must Thrive (Self-Released)
CRYSTAL SWELLS - The Bear Scare (Alaran / Trbl Fckr)
CUM RAG - Rich scum (Self-Released)
HOT TIP - Weird Meat (Self-Released)
RHYTHM OF CRUELTY - Secrets (Crude City)

In reverse order a top 10 for October 2014
STERILE MIND - Vacant Creature (Self-Released)
PISS PISS PISS - Never Herd of Amebix (Self-Released)
FEEL NOTHING - Feel Nothing (Self-Released)
TERCER MUNDO - Nada (Cintes Pepe)
NO SIR, I WON'T - Occpy (dead Broke / Dirt Cult)
HERO DISHONEST - Nälkälakko (Peterwalkee)
BORN WRONG - Two Faces (Schizophrenic)
RESIST CONTROL - Stockpile (Peterwalkee)
BLOOD PRESSURE - The Facts (Beach Impediment)
RATOS DE PORAO - Seculo Sinistro (Alternative Tentacles)

Tonight's demo feature is a band from Deep Cove, North Vancouver called Active Glands. The singer was from Surrey but lets not split hairs here. The band released a raging demo in 1983 which you can download at https://archive.org/details/ACTIVEGLANDS-Demo1983. They appeared on a tape comp called "Undergrowth '85 and were described as "Intense. Great stop and go thrash. Reminds one of Christ on Parade. The recording we played tonight happened four years later and remained unreleased. There is a little bit about them on the Old Fast and Loud blog, but the thing I keep re-reading is that it was a shame they never released vinyl.

ACTIVE GLANDS - I'm Alone (Unreleased)
ACTIVE GLANDS - 10 Times Better (Unreleased)
ACTIVE GLANDS - Criminals (Unreleased)
ACTIVE GLANDS - Technology (Unreleased)
ACTIVE GLANDS - Perfect World (Unreleased)
ACTIVE GLANDS - Assholes (Unreleased)
ACTIVE GLANDS - Death Resistance (Unreleased)
ACTIVE GLANDS - Carcasses (Unreleased)
ACTIVE GLANDS - Tourists (Unreleased)
ACTIVE GLANDS - Tomorrow is today (Unreleased)

There is three more songs that didn't get played so go to the link that Old Fast and Loud created at https://archive.org/details/ActiveGlands-1987Demo.

Radio - November 2nd, 2014

This is the first broadcast after the fall back part of Daylight's Savings and the women takeover for the program with hosts Chloe, Zoe, Sarde, and Marjie. There was some technical glitches that hampered the broadcast at the beginning but once the bugs got worked out the programming was in depth and fun and the banter spanned serious to motivational in on and off air forums. And given that Not Dead yet is right around the corner there was a phone interview with Nay and Lauren from La Misma. You can hear the show on the above player or download it here. Here is a list of what got played....

PARALISIS PERMANENTE - Adictos De La Lujuria (Vinilisssimo)

DOWNTOWN BOYS - Maldito (Sister Polygon)

LIVIN' SACRIFICE - Fuck Off (Rosa Honung)

PURA MANIA - La Estafa Musical (CVrecs)

THEE NODES - Breaking Glass (Swollen City)

ELECTRIC DEADS - Anti Sex (Electro Static)

SUZI QUATRO - Warm Leatherette (Cherry Red)

UNE BESTA INCONTROLLABLE - Nou Mon (Iron Lung)

GOOD THROB - You’re Shit (Superfi)

LAMA - Nimeton (Svart)

GREEN BERET - Bloody Summer (Side Two)

IMPALERS - Mower (540)

FARANG - Woggle / Maximum Taxiderm / Constrictor (Bad Vibrations)

RHYTHM OF CRUELTY - Nothing’s Left (self released)

PROCESS - Give Thanks (Urgent Warning)

BOMBANFALL - Halsning Fran Helvetet (Two Moon’s Rising)

THE NURSE - Japanese Title (Incest)

PART 1 - Incest (Pusmort)

LA MISMA - Saudade (Toxic State/No Restrictions)

JO SQUILLO ELETRIX - Orbita (20th Secret)

BUGS - Bloody Mess (self released)

THE SOUND - Hothouse (Renascent)

GARY NUMAN - M.E. (Beggars Banquet)

SACRILEGE - A Violation of Something (Children of the Revolution)

ARMS RACE - Bastard (Quality of Control HQ)

IVY GREEN - I'm Sure We're Gonna Make It (Pogo)

FOREIGN BODIES - Cotton Balls (self released)

LIFE CHAIN - No Laughter (Konton Crasher/Imminent Destruction)

LEBENDEN TOTEN - Near Dark (Feral Ward)

CADAVER EM TRANSE - Mascara (Nada Nada Discos)

BLAZING EYE - No Outside (self released)

MODERNETTES - Teen City (Quintessence)

WASTED LIVES - Divorce (Spoken)

CONFLICT - I’ve Had Enough (Crass)

RED KROSS - Standing In Front Of Poseur (Posh Boy)

JUANITA Y LOS FEOS - Neuva Numancia (La Vida es un Mus)

MRR Feature - Supreme Echo Records

This is a feature article on my good friend Jason Flower. I know Jason as the singer from Mexican Power Authority which is a band from Victoria that I released a collection of their first three releases on. The travels that Jason talks about in this article took place after MPA went on hiatus and Third World Planet had broken up. Think of Jason as Canada's answer to Luk Haas. Jason came back and released the "Victim of a Safety Pin" compilation, the Jerk Ward 12", the "All Your Ears Can Hear" compilation and a few other releases mentioned herein and it sounds like he has a few things still in the cooker. You can read more about this piece in the November issue of MRR.

MRR Review - The Wipers "Nome Noma / Bowery Boys"

MRR reviews a re-issue of this ep that came out in 1980 and has been reissued by Meanbean.