Radio - Sunday, August 22nd, 2021

Tonight’s show starts out with a mini feature on Toronto’s early 90’s scene (Phleg Camp, Rocktopus, No Mind). A feature on punks bands from Spain featuring women singers (Algara, Barcelona, Lux, Accidente and Rata Negra). We feature a new band from Myanmar (The Rebel Riot). And a ton of great hardcore (Running for Cover, State, Ekulu, No Justice). And a demo feature by NEVERGREEN (the Sharron Brothers origin story). Download the show here. 

THE HUNS - Busy Kids (God)

UNION YOUNG AMERICA - Kevorkian (Workshop)
PHLEG CAMP - On the Map (Self-Released)
ROCKTOPUS - Rocktopus (Self-Released)
NO MIND - Move Over (Lone Wolf)
HUSKER DU - M.I.C. (New Alliance)

BAMBIES - Teen Engine (Spaghetty Town)
THE CYBERMEN - Where's The New Wave? (Rockaway / Breakout)
SLANDER TONGUE - Goin’ Down (Slovenly)
PUP - DVP (Royal Mountain / Side One Dummy)
THE RAYDIOS - I Call You Back (Dirtnap / Mangrove)

ALGARA - Todo Me Da Igual (La Vida Es Un Mus)
BARCELONA - Fumando espero (La Vida Es Un Mus)
LUX - Manâna (La Vida Es Un Mus)
ACCIDENTE - Luchar (Self-Released)
RATA NEGRA - Llorando (La Vida Es Un Mus)

PONY - Swore (Take This to Heart)
THE FRESHIES - If It's News (Razz)
THE WINDBREAKERS - Young Republicans (Big Monkey)
THE MODERNS - Got To Have Pop (1977)
THE TOASTERS - Teenage Tease (Bomp!)

THE REBEL RIOT - Punk Against Sweatshops (Kids Union)
METACHRIST - Raging Like a Beast (Self-Released)
CHRIST AIR - Cause of Death (Self-Released)
EKULU - Half - Alive (Triple B)

ZEX - Nowhere To Go Pt.1 (Common People / Grave Street / Maniac Attack / Plastic Bomb / Warhead Punx)
ONE EIGHT SEVEN - Positive State of Mind (Self-Released)
MAU MAUS - Unforgotten (Pax)
MAJOR ACCIDENT - Clockwork Toys (Captain Oi! / Step Forward)
STATE - White Mare (Punks Before Profits)

Demo Feature
NEVERGREEN from Long Sault, Ontario, just outside of Cornwall. This recording was recorded in the basement of the brother’s basement. The brother’s I am speaking of are the Sharron brothers. Jon and Matt. They would go on to start HACKSAW. And then Jon would continue on in a string of bands that included Union of Uranus, Rammer, Brutal Knights, Valley Boys, Hassler, and more recently Plastic Heads. All bands that have gotten a decent amount of airplay on the show. But NEVERGREEN were the beginning of it all.

NEVERGREEN - Nothing Else (Self-Released)
NEVERGREEN - Carrots (Self-Released)
NEVERGREEN - Simple and Short (Self-Released)
NEVERGREEN - No Regrets (Self-Released)
NEVERGREEN - I Don’t Know (Self-Released)
NEVERGREEN - Failure (Self-Released)
NEVERGREEN - Here to Help (Self-Released)
NEVERGREEN - Gobstopper (Self-Released)
NEVERGREEN - Someday (Self-Released)

NO JUSTICE - Throw It Away (Underestimated)
RUNNING FOR COVER - Form (Painkiller)

Resist Control studio 3 session

Wasn't sure this studio 3 session was going to happen. It is always dicey when a band is coming from across the border. They had no problems. The sound engineer had a busy work day and wasn't sure he would make it on time. He was loading change into the meter as I got down to the station. The weather got crazy knocking power out in my end of the city. There was a downpour with tornado force winds, but it finished just as I was leaving. Everything seemed to work out. 

Members of Resist Control have some history with the show. History I respect given how many great bands these guys were in and history that I learned about in the interview that took place afterwards. I knew about Mike playing guitar in Slave State. I was telling him about how they wowed me back in the day drawing influences from Infest and No Comment. Over a decade later Mike would start another band a decade later called Running for Cover which was equally great and drew on those early power violence greats. They recorded a studio 3 session with us before dissolving and them becoming Gas Chamber. But Mike had a band before all of these bands with Rob the singer and they initially wanted to call the band Resist Control. they were talked out of it, but when this second chance came to start a new band they went back to the original idea. 

The other piece to this puzzle is Matto LaQue who is from Albany and played in many bands which included John Browns Army and Devoid of Faith to name but a few. There is a proper listing of the bands they all played in on the interview. I know Matto from his label Peterwaulkee Records which has put out a number of great bands from Albany and Buffalo and other places. Matto moved to Buffalo in more recent times and transitioned from a guitar player to a bass player, which he explains as part of the reason for the meandering way he plays. As I listened to his sound I could;t help but think of Eric Wood's earlier projects like Pissed Happy Children. 

One interesting coincidence to me was the name of the band. Matto is from Albany. The song "Resist Control was written by a band from Albany called Life's Blood. The song would get recorded in the next band that these members would play in called Born Against. It is a tidy explanation for the band name but not one grounded in fact I am afraid. 

As for sound, the band does get compared to No Comment an awful lot and it is not entirely inaccurate. Rob has a singing style that is enunciated and reminds me of early MDC. In fact his delivery on "Traditions" sounded like the genius heard on "Business on Parade". There is also a lot of dissonance noise contributed by both Mike and Matto out of the feedback that they can coax out of their guitars. Something heard on more contemporary power violence bands like Column of Heaven or Vilent Intent. I have heard it on Gas Chamber's recordings as well and I learned that Mike played in this band for a while so it all makes sense. 

There weren't many do overs on the songs recorded but here is what did get committed to tape (so to speak):

1. Can't compete
2. Can't compete / Liberty in America
3. Past Results
4. American citizen
5. Traditions
6. Lost weekend
7. Nostalgia
8. Nothing new
9. Kleptocracy
10. Thought in the head
11. Modern times
12. Short Leash
13. Submission accomplished / Dissipation

The band also makes some IDs for the show and the station.

1. Can't compete CIUT ID
2. Traditions CIUT ID
3. Resist Control CIUT ID
4. Past Results EXD ID

The session was video recorded by Aldo at Punks and Rockers and a clip is here to see.

Running For Cover “Dark Well” LP

RUNNING FOR COVER was this incredible power violence band started a couple of years back by this historical convergence of musical talents in the bombed out city of Buffalo. Mike Gifford of the former SLAVE STATE had moved back to Buffalo from North Carolina. Mike met up with Eric Ellman who sang for THEY LIVE and has played in so many awesome bands to come out of Buffalo that it would be stupid to begin to name them here. But a family tree could be made and linked to Eric suffice it to say. Dave Bailey, of PROJECT GRIZZLY was recruited for bass. All three bands had an affection for power violence so in a way RUNNING FOR COVER was a way of getting back to their respective roots. I’m not sure where Pat came from but his lyrics are tortured and emphasis the brutality of human nature. It was like an aligning of power violence stars. Planets not rock stars. RUNNING FOR COVER play ultra-core with the precision and speed of NO COMMENT and the pummeling nature of the ENDLESS BLOCKADE. The band thanks IRON LUNG for inspiration which provides some clues. The record is over before you know it which is a good sign in my books. And it does fill out both sides of a 12”, it’s just the songs don’t let you get to into them before they are off on another tangent and structure. This is not for the indie rockers and the idiots who try and write a song. This is for those painfully aware of the shittiness around them. It’s a dman shame this is a posthumous release. (625 Productions - http://www.625thrash.com/ // Art of the Underground - www.artoftheunderground.com) - SP

Top 10 – August 2008

Top 10 – August 2008

1. DISKELMA “Fun is Over” LP (Kamaset Levyt)
2. RUNNING FOR COVER “Dark Well” LP (625 Productions)
3. SISTA SEKUNDUN “Sista Forsvarslinjen” CD (Instigate)
4. SOTATILA “Eepee” ep (Kamaset Levyt)
5. STATUES “Broken Hand” ep (Plastic Idol)
6. INSTANGD “Konkret Och Brutal” ep (Adult Crash)
7. COLA FREAKS “Dodt Batteri” ep (Hjernespind)
8. JUGGLING JUGULARS “Salute to No One” LP (Kamaset Levyt)
9. V/A “Deny the Report 5” CD (Too Circle)
10. DANGERLOVES “Young Pretenders” ep (Static Shock)

Label Info:
* KÄMÄSET LEVYT – Vallikatu 28 A 2 / 33240 Tampere / Finland / www.punkinfinland/kamanen
* 625 PRODUCTIONS – www.625thrash.com
* INSTIGATE – www.instigaterecords.com
* PLASTIC IDOL – www.plasticidolrecords.com
* ADULT CRASH – P.O. Box 604 / 2200 Copenhagen / Denmark / www.adult-crash.com
* HJERNESPIND – P.O. Box 505 / 2200 Copenhagen / Denmark / www.hjernespind.com
* TOO CIRCLE – c/o Shingo Maeda / 221-3 Hi-home Kodaira 510 / Nakamachi Kodaira-city / #187-0042 Tokyo / Japan / www005.upp.so-net.ne.jp/toocircle
* STATIC SHOCK – www.statucshock-records.co.uk

Zine - EXD, VOLUME 8, ISSUE 5

This issue came out in August 2008 and featured Black Jacket from Oshawa. Gena Maldezy did an interview with Vapid from Vancouver. We also got to speak to the Suicide Pilots from Ottawa, which is an amazing band with some crazy things that have happened to them. And we also got to speak with Sonorous Gale from Buffalo. Aaron Brown writes about Distort Fest. Craig writes a review of Diary Punk. And there are reviews and show listings.

Flyer - Friday April 22, 2005

Radio - Sunday, February 27, 2005

STIFF LITTLE FINGERS - Doesn't Make it Alright (Chryalis)

CAUSTIC CHRIST - Sadist Society (Havoc)
ESKE - Terrified (Southkore)
ASS END OFFEND - Transmitting a reaction (Poisoned Candy)
PILGER - Fuse (Peter Bauer)
INTENT - Impossible Decision (Intent)

BAD BRAINS - Attitude (Roir)
DOA - I Don't Give a Shit (Sudden Death)
THE LEWD - Mobile Home (Bootleg)
GENETIC CONTROL - Suburban Life (Psyche Industry)
JERRY'S KIDS - Build Me a Bomb (Reflex)
FUCKED UP - Ban Violins (Slasher)

RYTHIMHAIRIO - Saatana on Herra (Ronotoutto)
SEWN SHUT - Charred Remains (Self Made God)
NOISECORE FREAKS - kill 101, Crash Course (Deadsix)
MAGRUDERGRIND - (Punks Before Profits)
RUNNING FOR COVER - Bitter / You'll Forget Me (Out of Limits)
DESTRUX - Hoggie's Lament (Punks Before Profits)
NATION OF FINKS - Bo De Duyen / Zero to Sixty in 21 (Out of Limits)
SHACKLED DOWN - Fight with Sorrow (Self Made God)

DEATH SENTENCE - R.C.M.P. (Fringe)
WEIRDOS - Message from the Underworld (Frontier)
SEPTIC DEATH - Unprotected Games (Pusmort)
THE HOLD - Time to Die (Divorce)
NUNFUCKERS - My Mom and Dad (Self-Released)
GET IT AWAY - Malt Liquor Bullshit (Third Party)

THE MARKED MEN - Don't Lose it (Dirtnap)
SCREECHING WEASEL - Ashtray (Lookout)
FAILURE FACE - Darwin (Ebullition)
HOLIER THAN THOU - Hopeless (Six Weeks)

SHIVVERS - Teen Line (Bootleg)
the DIODES - Behind Those Eyes (CBS)
the NUMBERS - Sideways Elevator (Basement)
METROS - In with the Crowd (Friends Hot Wax)
DOW JONES AND THE INDUSTRIALS - Can't stand the Midwest (Bootleg)

THE K-TELS - I Hate Music (Sudden Death)
DOWN AND OUTS - We're Down and Out (Dead and Gone)
BONECRUSHER - Contamination (Knock Out)
THE DETONATORS - Cruisin' (Redrum)

FAST CARS - Everday I Make Another Mistake (Detour)
RUDI - Time to Be Proud (Redrum)
DROPKICK MURPHYS - Rocky Road to Dublin (Hellcat)
BLOOD OR WHISKEY - Poxy Pub (Punk-Core)
SAINT BUSHMILL'S CHOIR - Greenland Whale Fisheries (Profane Existence)

RUINED BY REASON - Jesus Kills (Barracuda)
MISCONDUCT - Follw the Path (Union)
S.T.R.E.E.T.S. - Downhill Jam (Hit the Decks)
ANN BERETTA - New Revolution (Union)

NO DICE - No Time to Waste (Self-Released)
NO DICE - 30 Years too Late (Self-Released)
NO DICE - Mine Alone (Self-Released)
NO DICE - No Dice! (Self-Released)

Radio - Sunday February 13, 2005

NO SLOGAN – Arm the Victims Now (Southkore)

BLOOD I BLEED – Paper Cuts (Podruido)
THREATENER – Meth Crawl / Nothing Stranger (625 Productions)
RUNNING FOR COVER – Bricriu / Yoke (Out of Limits)
HUGE LIZARD – Four Years and Still Fucked Up (Self-Released)
CHUCK NORRIS – Pick Up Your Skate (Distorted Riffs / Circle Pits)
S.T.R.E.E.T.S. – Come on Everybody Grab Your Skate Let’s Go / Corey Webster (Hit the Deck)
MORTAL COMBAT – The Streets (Self-Released)
DEATH TOKEN – Self-Infliction (Splid af Vinyl)

LOST SOUNDS – I Sit I Watch I Wait (In the Red)
TYRADES – Dance Like a Maniac (Broken Rekids)
CARBONAS – Push Me (Die Slaughterhouse)
REATARDS – Teenage Hate (Empty)
TEEN CRUD COMBO – Days of Yore (Deranged)
JET BOYS – You are Lukewarm, more Blitzkrieg Bop (Demolition Derby)

TARPIT – The Cycle (Collapse)
LITTLE RASCALS – Rascal Crew (Collapse)
GET REAL – Cutting Loose (17 cm)
YOUTH OF TODAY – A Time We’ll Remember (Caroline)
JUDGE – Warriors (Revelation)
URBAN BLIGHT – Quit (Self-Released)

BOB BURNS AND THE BREAKUPS – I Got Soul (Dingus)
FURY OF A THOUSAND ZEUSES – Ludicrous Speed (Dingus)
HOLY SHIT – Social Suicide (Self-Released)
THE GATECRASHERS – Kyukusha O Yonde Kadasai (Moshstache)
DEAN DIRG – Rock’s the Drug (Jugend Band)
THE DIVIDED LINES – Bye Bye Birdie So Long! (Know)

PAGANS – Dead End America (Crypt)
THE MODERNETTES – Celebrity Crack Up (Zulu)
THE DEMICS – The News (Linus)
BUZZCOCKS – Breakdown (Mute)

FUCKED UP – Generation (Slasher)
NEW BOMB TURKS – Tattooed Apathetic Boys (Crypt)
TEEN CRUD COMBO – Wash dish (Black Lung)
JED WHITEY – We Used Your Record as a Beer Coaster (Busted Heads)
THE OBSERVERS – State of Decay (Vinyl Warning)
FEEDERZ – Have you Never Been Mellow ? (Broken Rekids)
FEAR – Fuck Christmas (Slash)

LECSA-PUNK – Mienk A Fajdalom (Maloka)
ACCUSED – Buried Alive (Sub-Core)
APOCALYPTIC CHRIST – Bomb the World (Less Art)
DESTRCUTION’S END – No One’s Safe (Mike Fitzgerald’s Records)
DFA – Chad (Flowerviolence)
R.K.L. – Why? / Tell me the Truth (Mystic)
HATED PRINCIPLES – Cops from Hell (Gothic Gospel)
DEATH OF THE SUN – Just Now (Devour)
NO DICE – No Dice (Self-Released)

EASIES – Circle (Self-Released)
EASIES – Yungalism (Self-Released)
EASIES – Gutu-Gutu (Self-Released)
EASIES – Killer (Self-Released)
SIDE OF STRENGTH – Track 1 (Self-Released)
UNDER PRESSURE – Gospelfuckers (Podruido)

THE POLIDICKS – Anyway (Wounded Paw)

Zine - EXD, VOLUME 3, ISSUE 10

This issue came out in December 2008. The issue starts off with an interview of Running for Cover from Buffalo. There was also an interview with Abusing the Word from Buffalo. An interview with Fly, who has been apart of ABC-No-Rio since the beginning. We also did an interview with the Nunfuckers from Waterloo. And we did a label profiles on Fans of Bad Productions and Spiral Objective from Australia. Reviews, flyers, and photos from a benefit show held for CIUT.

Radio - Sunday, September 21, 2003

RUNNING FOR COVER - Bitter / You'll Forget / Extinct (CIUT)
RUNNING FOR COVER - Collateral Damage (CIUT)
RUNNING FOR COVER - Throw Me Away / Matriarchy (CIUT)
RUNNING FOR COVER - Form / Usa la Tua Rabia (Wretched) (CIUT)
RUNNING FOR COVER - No Place to Hide (CIUT)
RUNNING FOR COVER - Danger List / Parasite (CIUT)
RUNNING FOR COVER - Luke / Exit (CIUT)
RUNNING FOR COVER - Enormous Appeal (CIUT)
RUNNING FOR COVER - You are the Victim (CIUT)
RUNNING FOR COVER - Habitat (CIUT)
RUNNING FOR COVER - Interview, Part 1 (CIUT)
RUNNING FOR COVER - Interview, Part 2 (CIUT)


This incredible new power violence inspired band from Buffalo played in Studio 3 and the did a Wretched and Raw Power cover as part of their set.

Zine - EXD, VOLUME 3, ISSUE 7

This issue came out in July 2003. The issue features an interview with Legion666 just before "Black Goat Armageddon". Sokme bands from Wisconsin were through and so there was interviews with Hot Carl and Modern Machines. We also had in the Wednesday Night Heroes from Edmonton and I laughed my ass off through the whole interview.