Radio - Sunday, October 31st, 2021

On tonight's EXD, we have two celebrations of life in the local scene – Adam Wood (Sick of Shit, At What Cost, and Life Imprisonment) and Jordan Prokopick (Tight Nuns). And a number of spooky punk tunes to keep Hallow’s Eve going right up to the witching hour. You can download the show here. 

THE DAMNED - Torture Me (Bronze)

Adam Wood, was the singer from SICK OF SHIT. He passed away earlier this week. Grant and Keith from Sick of Shit share their memories about Adam. 
SICK OF SHIT - State of Grace (Schizophrenic)
Jamie Problem shared his memories about Adam Wood.
AT WHAT COST - Everyday’s a Tragedy (Self-Released)

There is a gofundme campaign to help raise money for Adam's funeral costs. 

TIGHT NUNS - Tyler the Creationist (Self-Released)
Jordan Prokopick from TIGHT NUNS passed away. Cory played with him in the band and he shared his memories of Jordan with us.

TIGHT NUNS - I Went To Church Once (Self-Released)

Punx are fucking seeing fucking ghosts
DESTRUCTORS - Son of Sam (Illuminated)
ENGLISH DOGS - Nosferatu (Rot / LM / Combat)
MAU MAUS - The Kill (Pax)
ATTAK - Murder in the Subway (No Future)
RUDIMENTARY PENI - Bloody Jellies (CRASS)

ISAAC ROTHER AND THE PHANTOMS - Witches Brew (Self-Released)
THE MYSTRYS - Witch Girl (Orbit)
LES HELLCATS - Go-Go's Monsters go! (Fans of Bad Productions)
THE REVILLOS - (She's Fallen In Love With A) Monster Man (John Peel Session, 13/05/1981)
KILLROY AD - Giant Spiders Attack (Self-Released)

All crusties screaming loud nights
G.I.S.M. - Death Agonies Screams (Dogma / Beast Arts / Relapse)
DEVIATED INSTINCT - Open Wound (Prophecy / Black Konflik)
TERRORIZER - Dead Shall Rise (Earache)
ZIG ZAGS - Afraid of the Dark (Castle Face)

BAD MANNERS - Monster Mash (Magnet)
45 GRAVE - Evil (Bemisbrain)
TALL BOYS - Take A Walk (Big Beat)
THE MAKERS - Death of Mr. Monster (Estrus)
SAMHAIN - Horror Biz (Plan 9)

Gruesome punk hits
RAMONES - Chain Saw (Sire)
THE REZILLOS - Flying Saucer Attack (Sire)
SCREAMING DEAD - 20th Century Vampire (No Future)
ATTAK - Demon (No Future)
DESTRUCTORS - Northern Ripper (Illuminated)

Toronto new wave
NASH THE SLASH - Dead Man's Curve (Cut-Throat / Dindisc)
BLUE PETER - Do The Robot (Ready) 
THE GOVERNMENT - Get You Sleepin' (The Modern World Incorporated)
CRASH KILLS FIVE - What Do You Do At Night (Ugly Pop) 
NEGRO JAZZ FUNERAL - Happy Sad (Green Fuse)

PURA MANIA - La Aburrida Historia De Una Banda Cualquiera (Sabotage / Incendia)

Radio - Sunday, July 19th, 2020

Tonight's show is hosted by Rob and Jose. Rob starts out with some garage and early punk with originals followed by covers. There is also a lot of early New Zealand punk in the opening sets, which includes a post Split Enz band called the Swingers formed out of the Suburban Reptiles. There is a set of Canadian punk followed by a set of punk featuring bands with women and references to some cool DIY comps that inspired the sets. Jose brings some raging punk sung in Spanish. And then another raging set of new hardcore. Download the show here. 

THE KIDS - Do You Love the Nazis? (Philips / Havoc / Sonik's Chicken Shrimp / Burger / Radiation Reissues)

THE MODS - Empty Heart (Eva)
THE HELLACOPTERS - Empty Heart (Self-Released)
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND - Here She Comes Now (Verve)
NIRVANA - Here She Comes Now (Communion)
THE BROOD - I Can't Believe (Dionysus)

SUBURBAN REPTILES - Megaton (Vertigo)
SWINGERS - Certain Sound (Descabezados En  Acapulco)
THE BEARS - Insane (Good Vibration)
F-X - You're Gonna Kill the Girl (Only Fit for the Bin)
DAS SCHINTZ - Getting Nowhere (Eliie Jay / Different Class)

DOA - My My, Hey Hey (Sudden Death)
THE FALLOUT - Failure of Character (Rebel Time)
OUTTACONTROLLER - Flashpoint (Alien Snatch)
SPECTRES - The Head and the Heart (Artoffact)
TEENANGER - Touching Glass (Telephone Explosion)

PHONE JERKS - 3rd Wheel (Self-Released)
NJF - Sitting!! Pretty (Green Fuse)
RUGGEDY ANNES - Hollow Heroes (Tabb)
SEPTEMBER GIRLS - Black Oil (Kanine / Fortuna Pop)
LILIM - Apathetic Dog (Self-Released)

FUTURO TERROR - Sangre (Discos Humeantes)
ACCIDENTE - La Mataron - Canibal (Self Released)
BAIT - No Sense (83 Records)
VEJAMEN - Aquel Que Creian Muerto (Self Released)
INSOLENCIA - Condena Inmunda (Self-Released)

Futuro Terror are from Spain and they released this self titled ep a couple of months ago. After that a new release by the well known Spanish punk rockers Accidente. They have a new album called "Canibal" and we heard the song La Mataron. Bait from Barcelona were next with their song called: No Sense, they released an Ep this month called Another End Of The World Is Possible. Another new band from Peru called Vejamen and a song called Aquel Que Creian Muerto. The set finished with a new band from Mexico City, called Insolencia and a song called Condena Inmunda. Thanks to my friend Ukre from Mexico for sending me this. Ukre is the organizer of a yearly international festival called "Destruxiones" and he also runs a youtube channel called "Mexikaaos" where he is constantly uploading new bands and doing compilations with such bands. 

SUBDUED - Sanctuary is Nowhere (La Vida Es Un Mus)
THE ANNIHILATED - Push Me Around (Brainrotter / Roachleg / Voice from Inside / Black Dust / Unstuck)
TOWER 7 - Zero Zum (D4MT Labs)
S.H.I.T - Bullyng/Integration (Self-Released)
LIFE - The End Of Mother Nature (Not Enough)

Subdued started it out with a song called Sanctuary is Nowhere from their debut album "Over The Hills And Far Away". Right after that we heard another bad ass band called The Annihilated with a song called Push Me Around/Abuse Of Power, The Annihilated features Mr Ryan Tong on bass. Ryan is better known for being vocals on my favorite Toronto band S.H.I.T and even though Ryan moved to the UK S.H.I.T is Not Dead Yet, (No Pun Intended). They are still playing and they also just released a sick ass live recording of their pre pandemic performance at IDRIMA a squat in the middle of Athens Greece, and we heard a song of this recording called "Ekfosvismos/Ensomátosi". Right after that we heard a new band from New York called Tower 7 with a song called Zero Zum. They released this tape last May. 
The set ended with Tokyo crasher crusties, L.I.F.E. They just released their third album called "Ossification of Coral" and it fucking rips. The name of the song was The End of Mother Nature, and as the title of the record implies, this is also a record to raise awareness of the importance of the ecosystem and the exploitation of coral reefs. We got to see Life at Varning Fest in 2016 lets hope they come back with this release.

THE CAVEMEN - Night After Night (Slovenly)
GREEN/BLUE - Police Street (Slovenly)
GUTTER DEMONS - Gutterkings (Falsetto)
LIME SPIDERS - Weirdo Libido (Virgin)
SEPTIC DEATH - Gore Story (Pusmort)

Radio - Sunday, September 1st, 2019

Tonight's show is the third band in the Tomorrow is Too Late series, which is the radio interviews from the early Toronto hardcore bands that were conducted for the book by the same name. Tonight's band is Micro Edge, Toronto's first skate-core band. They shredded in a way that those early skate bands did (think JFA). They wrote one of the most memorable songs from the era called "(So You Think You're) Hardcore, eh", which is where we start this interview. The song appeared on the limited edition compilation that came with the first pressing of the book. But all of us wanted to see that song come out on vinyl. 

I had interviewed the band once before back when Sudden Impact did a reunion show at our old studio. The interview was lost and consequently never aired. It was one of my biggest regrets. So when they agreed to take a chance again and do this do over, I was super grateful. 

We get talking about how the band got into punk and skating and how the two things intertwined. Reminiscing about the early days of skateboarding reliving the spirit of skaters and that can do spirit, and developing their own culture with a zine that Dave put out called "Bong Out". "Bong Out" had interviews., show reviews, skate shots, and raditorials. I am going to put some pictures of the issues that Dave shared with us on the Facebook page under a Micro Edge photo album. They play with S.C.U.M. who were skaters. They skate with JFA. Reid's editorial and artwork, Dwayne skating shots, reviews of a lot of early shows in Toronto - it's a fantastic time capsule. 

In the interview we talk about some iconic shows in Toronto's hardcore history. We start out by talking about the Circle Jerks for shows in Toronto which included their gig at the Bev under the Spankin' Monkeys. The Dead Kennedys gigs at the Concert Hall were paradigm shifting in terms of the punk scene at the time. Their first gig at the Wexford Battle of the Bands with Boris sporting a mohawk (see right). They talk about Quarantine's all ages matinees. They opened for the F.U.'s from Boston which gets covered in Bong Out. DRI and JFA slept on Boris' kitchen floor. JFA skated the parking garages in Kensington Market. They got to play Start Dancing and saw some of the shows at the Desh Bhaget which is the hall that Start Dancing broke in.  

Micro Edge spend some talking about the scene back then. Getting to see Teenage Head at the Wexford school dance had an impression on Boris. They shared a practice space with YYY and NJF after losing Dave's dad's basement. Dave meets Brian Taylor by chance at the York Mills subway station and wind up being gifted a "Why Pay More" demo which becomes a fought over prized possession. Chronic Submission's association with the skinhead scene. The importance of the Record Peddler on finding out about music, finding out about shows, and meeting people. And the Young Lions who had the Garage, supported Rock Against Racism, and set the groundwork for this scene.

You can download the show here. Download the full interview here. Pick up their LP through Ugly Pop. The playlist looks like this:

MICRO EDGE - (So you think you're) Hardcore, eh? (Ugly Pop)
MICRO EDGE - Attitudes, Feelings and Ideas (Ugly Pop)
MICRO EDGE - United We Skate (Ugly Pop)
MICRO EDGE - Energy through Noise (Ugly Pop)
SUDDEN IMPACT - Bent OK (Marquee)
MICRO EDGE - School (Ugly Pop)

MICRO EDGE - Livin' After Midnight (Ugly Pop)
MICRO EDGE - Louie Louie (Ugly Pop)
MICRO EDGE - Assholes (Ugly Pop)
MICRO EDGE - Untitled (Ugly Pop)

MRR Review - Negro Jazz Funeral ep

Tim Yohannon wrote this review for MRR of the NJF ep. This appeared in issue #22, which came out in February 1985. Click on image to enlarge it to a readable size.

Flyer - Thursday March 8, 1984