Radio : EXD 1274 - Sunday October, 22, 2023

Download the show here. 

On this episode of EXD, we have a new co-host just joining us. His name is Nick and he is from Portland but he goes to school at U of T and had programmed some music from these two places. Chris interviewed Lexi from SMTV promotions about their work in the Toronto scene. That will be in the second hour of the show. Andre reviews the Byway show that happened on Friday night. We’ve got new sets, and oldies feature and a Hallowe’en inspired set. Tonight’s demo feature is a d-beat / grind band out of Nova Scotia called Bitter Hate. 

TRENCHRAID - Endless War (Blown Out Media)

Oldies 

KRONSTADT UPRISING - Dreamers of Peace (Overground) 

THE EXPELLED - What Justice (Captain Oi / Vomitopunkrock) 

DEMICS - You Tell Me (Ready)  

INFEZIONE - Costrizione Educativa (Mister X) 

POBEL MOBEL - Blind Killer (Black Konflick) 

New Releases (Chris) 

WHY BOTHER? - What’s Wrong With Me (Feel It)   

PACK RAT - Bite My Tongue (Turbo Discos / Under the Gun)  

KAPITAL - No Evolve (Chaos and Chill)  

QUARANTINE - Life Suffer Die (LVEUM)   

PHANE - Time Is Running Out (Unruled) (Phobia)  

Bayway show review @ Toronto Style October 20 (Andre)

KLOBBER - LTC (Self-Released)

BIG RIG - Track 1 new can 

ROCKPYLE - Scab (Self-Released) 

BAYWAY - State Of Mind (Self-Released) 

Portland / Toronto (new host Nicky) 

FAKE DUST - Stumble Out (Self-Released)

YUKI (foreverwewillmissyou) - Castled In (Tomb Tree)

WE’RETHECURRENCY - I don't like looking at flowers as much as I used too (Self-Released)

BOXCUTTER - she/her/hearse (Self-Released)

TREEHOUSE OF HORROR - Jeff the Killer (Self-Released)

LYMPHNODES - Under Attack (Self-Released)

New Releases (Stephen) 

SUFFERING PSYCHE - Practice What You Preach (Self-Released)  

GUIMAUVE - Paris Crack (Self-Released) 

LES ORDURES IONIQUES - Pyromane (Triaxide) 

THE GNARS GNARS - There's No One At The Show (Self-Released

INSTITUTE - Uncle Sam’s Hate (la Vida Es Un Mus) 

PUNKREAS NIKSIC - Stand your ground (Self-Released)  

PASTORAL - Méli-mélo papal (Self-Released) 

Interview with Lexi R. S.T.M.V. (Chris) 

THE FILTHY RADICALS - Bug Stepper (Stomp) 

Interview with Lexi R

SPADES GT - Sewer City Radio (Self-released) 

Hallowe’en inspired (Stephen) 

BLUE FREEZIE - Goth Girls (Self-Released) 

NIGHT CHILLS - Night of the Wendigo (Self-Released)  

THE BOLLOCK BROTHERS - The slow removal of Vincent Van Gogh's left ear (Charly) 

HO99O9 - Master of Pain (Toys Have Power / 999 Deathkult) 

SHRINKWRAP KILLERS - I'm a Creature of the Night (Iron Lung) 

Demo Feature 

BITTER HATE are a band from Nova Scotia with a demo just out on Sordid Bin Records.  

BITTER HATE - Debt Trap (Sordid Bin) 

BITTER HATE - Angry Mob Mentality (Sordid Bin) 

BITTER HATE - Inflated Influence (Sordid Bin) 

BITTER HATE - Bitter Hate (Sordid Bin) 

BITTER HATE - Storage Unit (Sordid Bin) 

Ska Outro 

BIG BROTHER - Nobody Cares / Keep Moving Forward (Self-Released)

Radio - Sunday, January 16th, 2022

Tonight we look more at 2021 looking at best cassettes (PAPRIKA, MILITARY MIND, VALTATYHJIÖ, and DEATH GASP), best Canadian releases (CHAIN WHIP, PINK LEATHER JACKETS, FILTHY RADICALS, and ANXIOUS PLEASERS) and best re-issues (BAD BRAINS, NEOs, ZOUO, and VISUAL DISCRIMINATION). Think of tonight’s show like another mixed tape collecting some of the best releases from 2021. And in tonight’s demo feature is a band from Meaford from 1986 called FLECKS of DROOL – “We’re not the Meatmen…and they Suck”. Download the show here.

OUT COLD - This Virus Kills Time (Acme) 

 

Stephe’s Top 10 cassettes 

10. REAL PEOPLE - Augmented (Slovenly)

9. ASBESTOS - Le Fardeau Des Années (Rebel Time / Kale Borroka / Dure Realite)

8. ILUSION - La Sangre en Tus Manos (A World Divided Tapes)

7. DIRECT THREAT - Blood Pact (Iron Lung / Quality Control HQ) 

6. PAPRIKA - Insane Machine (Iron Lung) 

5. YUGO - Corrupción (Polze de la Mort / Calle Lubchenko)

4. SEMTEX 87 - Robbed You (Self-Released) 

3. ANXIOUS PLEASERS - Suck (Neon Taste)

2. DMT - Into Emptiness (Self-Released)

1. MILITARY MIND - Order (Self-Released)

Chris Top 10 cassettes 

BACARA - 盲と愛 (Break the Records) 

DEATH GASP - Executioner (Audacious Madness) 

OGRO - Caverna (Mendeku Diskak) 

PERVITIN - Kuoleman Juhla (Self-Released) 

RAMPAGE - The 80s Made Me Do It (Extreme Earslaughter) 

ROCKY AND THE SWEDEN - Up In Smoke (Self-Released) 

BORIS/ 形骸化イマジネーション - Ghostly Imagination (Self-Released) 

TERMINAL ADDICTION - Trauma of Generation (Headnoise / Enrage / Makima) 

VALTATYHJIÖ - Lukka (Self-Released) 

X2000 - Centro Demoniaco (Oscuridad En Mi Vida / Ruido Total Discos) 

DAUÐYFLIN - Munnræpa (Oscuridad En Mi Vida / Ruido Total Discos) 

YAKUZA極道 - ΑΦΕΝΤΗΣ (Extreme Earslaughter) 

Rob’s Top 10 Canadian releases 

10. BAD WAITRESS - Yeah Yeah Yeah (Royal Mountain) 

9. REAL SICKIES - Jeepster (Stomp) 

8. DRAGGED IN - The Great Divide (Cursed Blessings) 

7. STRANGE COLOURS - The Phantom (Slovenly) 

6. THE FILTHY RADICALS - Freedom 45 (Cursed Blessings) 

5. WINE LIPS - Choke (Stomp) 

4. ANXIOUS PLEASERS - You Talk Too Much (Neon Taste) 

3. CHAIN WHIP - Two Step To Hell (Neon Taste) 

2. IMPLODERS - Rip Em Off (Neon Taste) 

1. PINK LEATHER JACKETS - Downtown Livin' (Self-Released) 

Dave Stephenson's Reissues
VISUAL DISCRIMINATION - Crawling (It's Alive / Nemesis)
PILLSBURY HARDCORE - I Love Pomona (Black Claw)
NEOs - Fascist Rule (Supreme Echo)
ASSAULT & BATTERY - Danger U.X.B. (Alona's Dream)
BAD BRAINS - Sailin' On (ORG Music / Bad Brains)
REST IN PIECES - My Rage (Pipebomb Music)
NEOs - Opposition To All Violence, Even If Committed In Self Defense (Supreme Echo)
NEGATIVE APPROACH - Your Mistake (Taang!) 

KRIEG KOPF - Nuclear Test (Radio Raheem)
ZOUO - No Power (Relapse)

Demo Feature
Tonight's demo feature is a band from Meaford called Flecks of Drool. In 1986 they released a demo called "We're not the Meatmen and they suck". They released a split with BSL in which they were described by Walter Glaser in MRR as "suffering from a rather noisy sound quality, but their thrash (with good words) is pretty good. Overall not bad."

FLECKS OF DROOL - Anti-Drunk Propaganda (Self-Released) 

FLECKS OF DROOL - Spreading the Disease (Self-Released) 

FLECKS OF DROOL - I Wanted to See Him Die (Self-Released) 

FLECKS OF DROOL - Waste of Breath (Self-Released) 

FLECKS OF DROOL - Means One Thing (Self-Released) 

FLECKS OF DROOL - F.O.D. Rap (Self-Released) 

FLECKS OF DROOL - End It, Now!! (Self-Released) 

FLECKS OF DROOL - What Goes Around Comes Back Again (Self-Released) 

FLECKS OF DROOL - Why (Self-Released) 

FLECKS OF DROOL - The Others (Self-Released)

Radio - Sunday, August 1st, 2021

Tonight’s show starts out with a proper tribute to George Higton of the EXISTERS with memories from Barrie Farrell and clips from the 2007 interview with Greg Dick. We have new material from GAUZE, FILTHY RADICALS, CULTURE SHOCK, and BOOTLICKER. We play classics from the STRANGLERS, DISCHARGE, and THE NUBS. And a little known local band named RUBBER GIRLFRIEND is our demo feature. Download the show here.

GAUZE - エソラゴトーユ(XXX) 

EXISTERS - Spadina (Builtrite)
Last week we did a brief tribute to George Higton of the Existers because we found out about his passing just before the show. George passed away on July 15th and we had a chance to speak with Barrie Farrell who was co-founder of the Existers this past week to tell us about his friend starting off with a bit about the band.
Interview with Barrie Farrell
Interview by Greg Dick
EXISTERS - Responsible Men (Builtrite)

THE STRANGLERS - No More Heroes (United Artists)
CULTURE SHOCK - Mandemic (Bluurg / No Time)
THE NUBS - Banana (Munster)
THE CARPETTES - Small Wonder (Small Wonder)
TVD - C'mon Tell Me Off (Self-Released)
  
THE FILTHY RADICALS - Stay Filthy (Self-Released)
DISCHARGE - Protest and Survive (Clay)
BOOTLICKER - The Cold (Neon Taste / Static Shock)
VIOLENT SOHO - Dope Calypso (I Oh You / P-Vine / Side One Dummy)
THE WALL - Suckers (Small Wonder)

SORRY AND THE SINATRAS - The King of Shambles Street (Bomber)
TALK SICK - Whack (Self-Released)
STRAIN - Surrender (New Age)
BRICKLAYER - Not Right (Self-Released)

FURY FURYZZ - Pussycat Destruction (Close Up)
THE IDOLS - Girl That I Love (Ork)
THE PANDORAS - That’s Your Way Out
JET - Brain Damage (CBS)

SAND IN THE FACE - New York City (Twisted)
GORILLA BISCUITS - Better Than You (Self-Released)
BEYOND - Vitality (Combined Effort / Revelation / Some) 
HARD STANCE - Intro (Indecision)
WIDE AWAKE - Insight (Schism) 
PUNCH IN THE FACE - Dumb Hardcore (Highly Questionable)
OUR WAR - Don't You Care (Self-Released)
ANCIENT HEADS - Take Control (Climbin' Aboard)

Demo Feature
RUBBER GIRLFRIEND - a band made up of Eva on Vocals, Henry on guitar, Kristine on bass, and Derek on drums. This cassette was recorded in the basement of Peach Bezerk, the clothing store on Queen Street West and was released in 1995.

RUBBER GIRLFRIEND - If I was a Man (Self-Released)
RUBBER GIRLFRIEND - Games (Self-Released)
RUBBER GIRLFRIEND - Parasite (Self-Released)
RUBBER GIRLFRIEND - Born to Hate (Self-Released)
RUBBER GIRLFRIEND - Queen of the Neighbourhood (Self-Released)
RUBBER GIRLFRIEND - Routine (Self-Released)
RUBBER GIRLFRIEND - Me First (Self-Released)
RUBBER GIRLFRIEND - Thank You (Self-Released)

Radio - Sunday, February, 14th, 2016

So you may be expected a punk show on topics of love, but that is not the case and any songs about love are merely accidental. We starts off the show with an example of motown inspired skinhead music with the Redskins. You can download the show here.

THE REDSKINS - Keep On Keepin' On! (London)

Here is a post punk inspired set

HELTA SKELTA – Oh (Deranged)

SUBWAY SECT – Not Watchin’ the Devil (Overground)

WIRE – I Am the Fly (Harvest)

GANG OF FOUR – Damaged Goods (EMI)

THE SWELL MAPS – Real Shocks (Soul Jazz)

AVENUE Z – Invasio X (Slovenly)

LES THUGS – Fier de ne Rien Faire (Crash Disques)

DOGS – Algomania (Philips)

LES SOUCOUPES VIOLENTES – Driving Me Insane (Fan Club)

SPEED FREAK – The Stomachmouths (Subliminal Sounds)

Ian Wilkinson guest hosted with a feature on ska-core as part of our Black History Month programming. 

VOODOO GLOW SKULLS – We’re Back (Epitaph)

AGAINST ALL AUTHORITY – ALL Fall Down (Hopeless)

THE NEFIDOVS – Support Your Local Prison (Unknown)

BRUNT OF IT – Soilty (Brikhaus)

THE SUICIDE MACHINES - 95% of the World is Third World (Side One Dummy)

ASSORTED JELLYBEANS – Punk Rock Jock (Kung Fu)

CHOKING VICTIM – Five Finger Discount (Hellcat)

LES SKALPES – Bleeding Me Dry (Self-Released)

FILTHY RADICALS – Drowning (Self-Released)

BOURBON DK – Drink and Destroy (Unknown)

Here are some bands that come from the early punk scene that have ska influences in them. 

VOXPOP - Stress Love (Genlyd)

THE CARPETTES - False Foundations (Beggars Banquet)

KSMB - Atom Reggae (MNW)

TRAVOLTA KIDS - Hjärta Av Guld (Mistlur Mistlur)

CALIGULAS BARN - Äventyr (DVP)

WANDA'S - De Stem Des Volks (TAS)

HUSKER DU - Lets Go Die

DUNCAN REDMOND - Homesexual WWIII (Boss Tuneage)

CHEAP APPEAL - Performance Review (Self-released)

POISON IDEA - Beautiful Disaster (Southern Lord)

Tonight's demo feature is a new local punk band that you can download at their bandcamp page. 

CONMAN – Straight Shot (Self-Described)

CONMAN – Catching Flies (Self-Described)

CONMAN – Faces (Self-Described)

CONMAN – Tracking (Self-Described)

CONMAN – Steam (Self-Described)

Big Brother studio 3 session

I have worked with Ian Wilkinson for a few years now. He records all of our studio 3 sessions. He is a trained sound engineer recruited out of Harris Institute by our Station Manager, Ken Stowar and was paired up with our show because of his punk background. Ian has played in a number of punk bands and more recently has played in the Corporation and Ghetto Blaster, but like I said I have mostly known him for being the guy that rushes around to set up mics get a sound, take a session away and send it to me equalized and ready to play. He has done this work selflessly. Ian has a new skacore band called Big Brother with Chris who played in Ghetto Blaster with Ian. Chris plays guitar and sings, Ian plays bass and sings. Derek is their drummer who was on the show once before because he played with Ian in the Corporation. Big Brother self-describes their sound as Orwellian Skacore. The band takes that SoCal melodic punk sound and combines it with ska and offbeat song structures making for a unique sound. The lyrics are inspired by a mix of personal incidents and inspiration documentary films. We did an interview with Big Brother afterwards. This is the first session not recorded by Ian in some time. Andrew Denure from the Filthy Radicals recorded this session. Thanks to Andrew. He recorded the following songs:

1. Slave Wages / I Want for Christmas is the End of the World 
2. Some of us (Ruin it for the rest of us)
3. Labyrinth
4. Kids of the Sun
5. Island President
6. Cast Overboard
7. Slippin' Away 
8. They're Watching
9. Eco-Terrorist
10. Corexit

We also did a station ID, a show ID and a combined ID. The session was video taped by Aldo and candy from Punks and Rockers.