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Sunday, December 28, 2025

Radio : EXD 1368 - Sunday December 28, 2025

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SUNDOWNER - I've Seen It Happen (Self-released)

That was the song “I’ve Seen It Happen” played as a tribute to the passing of Nick Gergesha. Nick played in many bands. I had recently reconnected with Nick in his latest band Workers Comp. He reminded me of a studio 3 session we recorded with his old band Brauer back on February 10, 2015. So we immediately started talking about recording a session with Workers Comp. The first session was postponed but we re-scheduled largely due to Nick’s enthusiasm for these kind of sessions. Workers Comp were supposed to record the weekend that Nick passed but he had taken ill. I didn’t know the situation and started thinking maybe the band was telling me they didn’t want to do the session without telling me. I feel terrible now knowing what had transpired. I had many conversations with Nick in the last year and they were all so motivating. We were also hoping to have Workers Comp play a benefit for Ukraine. Nick’s passing saddens me in ways. I feel like I was developing this friendship with a past acquaintance and then that opportunity disappeared overnight. It’s a sense of loss I don’t often feel. If you knew Nick and want to pay your last respects there will be a visitation on Monday December 29 from 4:00pm-8:00pm at the Highland Funeral Home. There will be a funeral service for Nick on Tuesday December 30th from 11:00am-12:00pm.

This is episode 1368 of EXD and was put together by Andre Zadorozny, Christian Overall, and Stephen Perry. On this edition :

A feature length interview with Lisa Bat. Who is Lisa Bat? Lisa is a behind the scenes kind of person who I have heard about for decades. She left Toronto to become part of the biggest hardcore scenes in the early days and her stories have this Forest Gump like curiosity that lead from one adventure to the next.
New releases by No More Moments, Black Budget, Verdict, and Night Feeder Here is one of those new release features

New Stuff (Andre)

GETTING STABBED - Concrete Future (Damien)

NO MORE MOMENTS - Cat Got Your Tongue (Self-Released)

BLACK BUDGET - Stanger (Self-Released)

NO PRESSURE - Good Enough (Triple B)

ENERVATE - Pass Me By (Self-Released)

SCUM COP - Fuck Being Positive (Loner Cult)

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Lisa Bat interview

Lisa Bat is a person that has been referenced a few times on the show. Pete Jones first mentioned Lisa to me about a Crucifix show he did that LIsa had helped arrange in the background. Lisa was kind of this larger than life person to me that I didn’t realize was living in the city. I was speaking with Derek Emerson about Lisa when he told me how to reach her. Lisa roadied for MDC, did promotion work for the Rock Against Reagan tour. Lisa did artwork for bands like Verbal Abuse, Cause for Alarm, and SCUM. Lisa helped money manage SCUM so that they could record their album. And she went to Europe to experience Chaos Days. We did this interview months ago and I have been editing it for weeks and the other day I was reflecting on how Lisa lived these punk adventures the way Forest Gump’s character is portrayed. She found herself in the midst of every interesting punk scene that existed in the second wave and she figured out how to play a part in them.