Radio - Sunday, July 10th, 2016

It's my mother's birthday. I am not even joking about that. What better way to celebrate than with an episode of SHEXD? This is the eight kick at the can by this collective. Sarde called in sick. Christina of the Vanilla Poppers filled in with music from down under and Cleveland. More about Christina further down. To start off the show the Partisans and a song about police violence to reflect the recent police shootings in Dallas which also resulted in police being shot in Dallas. With such an individualized arms race in the States it was only a matter of time. Here is the playlist from the show. You can download an MP3 here. There are more photos up on our FB page under SHEXD photo album.

THE PARTISANS – Bastards in Blue (No Future)

SIYAKHAL – Zombies of Tehran (City Baby Records)
ARMS RACE – We Hate You (La Vida Es Un Mus)
IN SCHOOL – You’re not that dumb (Thrilling Living Records)
PEDESTRIAN – Paradise (Self-Released)
MIRROR – Universal Dismay (Self-Released)

PURE DISGUST – Slander Me (La Vida Es Un Mus)
CONMAN – Steam (Self-Released)
ANXIETY – The Worst (La Vida Es Un Mus)
EFIALITIS – Na’sai (La Vida Es Un Mus)
RAKTA – Raiz Forte (Iron Lung)

Christina is the guest host for this episode SHEXD. Christina plays in Vanilla Poppers out of Cleveland. She runs a label called Blow Blood records, she does a zine called "Stitches in my Head" and is a columnist for MRR. She pulled together material from her native Australia and Cleveland where she has been living for the last little bit.

MASSES – Crosses (Self-Released)
STRAIGHTJACKET NATION – House Arrest (Shortfuse)
SPOTTING – Crunchy
TOMMY T AND THE CLASSICIAL MISHAPS – Perfection

GROTTO – Scumbag (Blow Blood)
HEAVY BREATHER – Revenge
LACERATE – No End (Self-Released)
VANILLA POPPERS – Hole’s the Goal (Blow Blood)

G-ANX - Fri Som En Fagel (Gore Core)
BLOWHARD – A God of Substance (Self-Released)
DRIP – DETONATE (Self-Released)
RUPTURE – Everyone’s a Hypocrite (Off the Disk)
INACTIVIST – Pessimist / Feminist (Self-Released)

THE BRAT – The Wolf (540 Records)
JOHNNY MOPED – Panic Button (Chiswick)
THE DICKS – Lifetime Problem (Big Neck)
JANITOR SCUM - I Don't Wanna Be Mee-Mee (I Just Wanna Be GG) (Self-Released)
BLITZ – Vicious (No Future)

JANITOR SCUM features Arielle from Glitter. This is her sister band. Arielle is also the co-host of a show at CJSW in Calgary called Radio Party. One of the best punk rock radio shows going. To book a table write faithvoidfleamarket@gmail.com, tables are $25 / table.

On July 24th at Faith / Void there will be a Punk Rock Flea Market with Zoe Dodd DJing.

A fundraising calendar is in the works featuring women in the Toronto punk with proceeds going to Community Action for Families and will be launched at Not Dead Yet. 

DOXX – Stuck in Hetero (Self-Released)
CC DUST – Never Going to Die (Self-released)
CAROL – So Low (Dirty Dance)

SPECIAL INTEREST – Disco (Self-Released)
MARY MOOR – Pretty Day (AAAA Company)
WE’VE GOT A FUZZBOX AND WE’RE GOING TO USE IT – Rules and Regulations (Vindaloo)
FAZE – Blood Trails (Self-Released)

Pub Night studio 3 session

It was our first blast at winter. It snowed yesterday for the first of the season and it is supposed to snow again tomorrow, but today we get a little reprieve from precipitation. To be honest I can't get the  Asta Kask "Med Is I Magen" cover out of my head. If only the snow were to stick around. But it is too early in the season for accumulation. Anyway loading in during the cold is never pleasant and makes you asks those questions why am I still doing this until you realize that some of these guys are your best friends and you never get to see them anymore. I have known Paul the longest. He played drums in the first real band that I ever got to play in. We were housemates for many years and he let me participate in a zine he did called Drastic Solutions. But Paul  is more currently known as the guitarist in Legion666 where he got to explore his kang side. he is back to playing drums in Pub Night.

Pat, played bass in the Blundermen, which was a band that was SLF inspired and I put out a 10" of theirs on my label Ragamuffin Soldier Records. Paul played in a band with Pat before that called Kops for Christ that Gusher Records released. More recently Pat is in an oi inspired band called Overpower that have never gotten to see because half of them are from Montreal and so making that band work has its challenges. We have talked about having them play on the show but scheduling became a nightmare that neither of us broached. But I do think that Overpower was an inspiration for this new band in remaining the front man.These are the gruffest vocals I have ever heard Pat do. And this is the first time I have heard him play guitar.

I know Ian from further back than his Blowhard days but Blowhard is what I remember him in being in. The interview reveals more band's that Ian has played in and some with some combination of these people.

I saw Pub Night in the spring opening for the Angelic Upstarts. I spoke to them that night about coming on the radio show. Six months later it is happening.

I was surprised to learn that Joel had joined the band. Not only did I not realize they had added a member since their first show, but I would have never guessed it would have been Joel because I have never pictured Joel as being into early 80's oi music. But why not Joel. He had played in Rammer as a lick master. He plays in Absolut currently. I knew he liked straight edge music, so it shouldn't be a shock that he would like and master this too. But Joel has just joined so he is working out where he fits in. So this is one of those rare early recordings by a band. Ian Wilkinson recorded tonight's session. The songs recorded include:

1. The Bottle
2. Another Round
3. Skins in Law
4. Panic
5. Last Call
6. Going down the bar (Wretched Ones cover)

Then we did a bunch of station IDs:

7. It's Pub Night on CIUT
8. It's Pub Night on CIUT in Espanol
9.  Equalizing Distort ID
10. CIUT ID

And there were a lot of camera angles for this session by Candy and Aldo. I believe this is Candy's first attempt at editing the session. And Candy also shot photos while holding two videocameras which was insane to watch. She is a juggler.

Flyer - Sunday August 13, 1995

Flyer - Saturday June 24, 1995

There was a year when Rotate This would host shows in their back area of the store. Here is one with Blowhard.

Flyer - Thursday, May 25th - Saturday, May 27th, 1995

Flyer - Saturday May 6, 1995

Flyer - Saturday May 6, 1995

Blowhard "Harsh" ep

This recording was mixed twice and produced by Brian Taylor of Youth Youth Youth fame. This was recorded at Umbrella Studios. Above are the lyrics for the songs found on the inside artwork of the ep. This was released on a label out of Ottawa called vital Communications. The songs on here are:

1. Justice for Whom?

2. Are You Listening?

3. Motives

4. Choice

5. Guilty as you

6. Conflict of Priorities

7. Insecurity Makes You Dangerous

Flyer - Friday, April 1st, 1994

Flyer - Saturday November 20, 1993

Flyer - Saturday October 30, 1993

Flyer - Saturday, August 21st, 1993