Last show of the year seems like a good time to look back at the year and see what punk releases came out. Next week we will look at re-issues bu I started out this week's show with a new release of an old Vancouver punk band worth hearing. You can download the show here.
ZELLOTS – Let’s Play House (Supreme Echo)
Stephe's favourite EPs from 2017
1. FIRING SQUAD - Nothing Lost (Agitate)
2. ANCIENT FILTH - Crisis Cycle (Self-Released)
3. GOOLAGOON - Life of Crime (To Live A Lie)
4. CORRECTIVE MEASURE - No Acceptance (Refuse / Atomic Action)
5. RAT CAGE - Death Bed Blues (La Vida Es Un Mus)
6. PISSING MATCH – Drop the Act (Feral Kid)
7. TERROSTAT - Narkofob (Byllepest Distro)
8. AXE RASH – Dead Fish (Imminent Destruction / De Nihil)
9. YOUTH AVOIDERS – Crushing Machine (Destructure)
10. ULTRA - Libertad De Expresión (La Vida Es Un Mus)
It may have been a shit year in the world, but 2017 was a solid one for music. Picking a year-end retrospective is always tough as one tries to distill 365 days of tunes into a concise list. So here’s my choices for things that I heard that stood out for me, both from Canada and beyond. I tried to find at least a few that you may not have heard of and some you likely have. Here are Rob's bargain long johns which we talked about on the show.
PROTO IDIOT – Do It the Same (Slovenly)
FLAT WORMS – White Roses (Castle Face)
LA WOMEN – Count it on Down (La Vida Es Un Mus)
DIRTY FENCES – I can’t sleep at Night (Greenway)
BARONEN & SATAN – Buttermilk Sky (Dirty Water USA)
THE MONSIEURS – Get Right Get Ready (Black Gladiator)
TARANTULA – Fatal Age (Deranged)
SUICIDE GENERATION – London Blues (Dirty Water)
SWEET REAPER – No Kontrol (Self-Released)
CONTROL FREAKS – Psycho Magnet (Slovenly)
ROBOT –Silent Scream (Self-Released)
COMEBACK KID – Hell of a Scene (New Damage)
SORE POINTS – Be Alone (Hosehead)
PRIORS – Story Blind (Twintoe)
JEAN DADDY – Salmon Candy (Self-Released)
CORNER BOYS – Just Don’t Care (Drunken Sailor)
RADIUM DOXY – Rising Tide (Self-Released)
PROPAGHANDHI – Resiust / Comply (Deluxe Edition)
THE RIPTIDES – Happy Ever After (Something To Do)
NEEDLES//PINS – Back to the Bright (Dirt Cult)
Stephe's favourite demoes from 2017
1. DEAD HERO - Pelear para vivir (Self-Released)
2. HEAT – The Myth (Self-Released)
3. OBSTRUCTION - Salvation (Self-Released)
4. DEPROGRAM - Depersonalize (Self-Released)
5. Y2K - The Penitent Thief (Self-Released)
6. DROOL – Smile Back (Self-Released)
7. ESCORT - Whore for Whore (Self-Released)
8. DIASPORA - 7 Years (Self-Released)
9. SOCIAL DIVORCE - No Pence Law (Self-Released)
10. STATE FUNERAL - Tory Party Prison (Self-Released)
11. DREAM PROBE – Hija De Su Madre (Self-Released)
12. RASHOMON - Develop and Genocide (Self-Released)
13. BATO - Litter (Self-Released)
14. TOTALOVE - Mas Vacio (Self-Released)
15. THE UNKNOWN THREAT - The End (Self-Released)
16. LETHAL DOSE – Thin Blue Noose (Self-Released)
17. IRON EYE – Wasted Time (Self-Released)
18. NADSAT - La última marcha (Self-Released)
19. GURM – Rip Exotica (Self-Released)
How can you not play this at midnight? Resisted playing the NOYS
DIE TOTEN HOSEN – Auld Lang Syne (JKP)