Radio - Sunday, December 23rd, 2012

This is the MP3 sound file for Equalizing-X-Distort on Sunday December 23rd, 2012. The show starts out with a Christmas song by the Pointed Sticks and the rest of the show is Top 10s as a gift to the listeners. The best of re-issues, new Canadian punk and hardcore, and some demo releases specific to 2012.


POINTED STICKS - Power Pop Santa (La Ti Da)

IMPALERS demo - Turn Me Loose (Beach Impediment / No Way)
DREAM DATES - Surfer Joe (Ugly Pop)
THE RETROS - All Talk, No Action (BDR Records)
ABADDON - Wet za Wet (Warsaw Pact)
WARRIOR KIDS - Marseille Tombe (Katorga Works)
UNRULED - Time is Running Out (Schizophrenic)
THE GUNS - Locked Inside (Smog Veil)
URBAN WASTE - Ignorant (Even Worse / Way Back When)
FRONT LINE - Front Line (Beach Impediment Records)
DESPERAT - Demokrati? (Beach Impediment Records)

HOT NASTIES - Invasion of the tribbles (Ugly Pop)
ARSON - Coho! Coho? (Ugly Pop)
HARD ONS - Something about you (Citadel)
DREAM DATES - Tallahassee Lassie (Ugly Pop)
MASTERS APPRENTICES - Undecided (Ugly Pop)
GERMS - Lexicon devil (Real gone)
VELVET UNDERGROUND - European Son (Polydor)
AVENGERS - the American in me (4 Men with beards)
JAWBREAKER - Chesterfield king (Blackball)
HICKEY - Everyone is a Whore (1-2-3-4 Go)

HERD OF WASTERS - Turbo (Self-Released)
THE FORUM - Trading an empty bottle for a grave (Harsh Crust)
ILEGAL - Inutil (Lengua Armada)
WEAK LINK - Can't let it go (Self-Released)
NAPALM RAID - To Serve and Arrest (Rust and Machine)
TV FREAKS - Street Rat (Schizophrenic)
PICK YOUR SIDE - Dark Future (a389)
SCHOOL JERKS - On Every Corner (Bad Vibrations / Grave Mistake)
HASSLER ep - Innocent (Schizophrenic)
KREMLIN - Anti-Septic (Hardware)

SECRET PROSTITUTES - Gimme Money (Self-Released)
F.I.S.T. - Be Yourself (Self-Released)
MINEFIELD - (Self-Released)
PRIMITIVE RITES - the Kids (Self-Released)
ASSUMPTIONS - Control (Self-Released)
NATION ON FIRE - No god or man (Self-Released)
SYSTEMATIK - Your Disease (Self-Released)
COPS - Angel (Self-Released)
IRON REAGAN - Running out of time (Self-Released)
CONVERGE - Sparrows fall (Self-Released)
THRASHERS - Kaaos (Self-Released)
NO STATIK - Pompus words and pictures of King (Self-Released)
CONTRAST ATTITUDE - Resistance after the gig (MCR Co)
BURNING LOVE - Karla (High Anxiety)
BRAZEN HELL - Disinterest (Self-Released)

KOSZMAR - Zgnilizna I Rozpad (Self-Released)
TOTAL WAR - They Lead We Follow (Self-Released)
REPLICA - You Can't Stop The Weather (Self-Released)
CONCRETE ASYLUM - Ripped off (Self-Released)
AUTUUS - Apaattinen Runkkari (Self-Released)
THE INSTIGATION - BTB (Self-Released)
TRUNCHEONS - Blow It All To Hell (Self-Released)

WORD ON THE STREET - H.R.M. Mayhem (Self-Released)

Radio - Sunday, October 28, 2012

This program started out with a set of Hallowe'en songs written or performed by Canadian hardcore bands. That was followed up by a set up power violence and noise rock inspired bands which included the new Column of Heaven LP and the Veuve SS 12". We followed that up with a set of bands featuring women in the line up and included Sick Fix from Baltimore, and Criaturas among others. The next set featured a rare Polish band called Abaddon and a request from last week for Personality Crisis. We did a Black Flag inspired set with the new School Jerks and new Off! because they were in town last week. We finished up with a get up and go set that featured this incredible Japanese hardcore band named Think Again, after the Minor Threat song. Tonight's demo feature was a new Toronto group called Spearhead which features members of Total Trash, Snakepit, and Foxmoulder. Here is the playlist and you can also download the show.

TEENAGE HEAD - Disgusteen (Attic)

SNFU - Cannibal Cafe (BYO)
STRETCH MNARKS - Bad Moon (Headbutt)
BLACK DONNELLYS - Freddie's Revenge (Audio Fellatio)
SONS OF ISHMAEL - Hallowe'en Party (Sell-Out Activities)
THE SWARM - November First (No Idea)

COLUMN OF HEAVEN - Buried Secrets / Barghest Jugend (SPHC)
EYEHATEGOD - New Orleans is the New Vietnam (A389)
BURNING LOVE - Tremors (Southern Lord)
DISABILITY - Tooth (Self-Released)
VEUVE SS - Discipline (Self-Released)
MAKABERT FYND - Ett Kok Stryk (Sorry State)

SICK FIX - The Toll (A389)
CRIATURAS - Los Elijidos (Lengua Armada)
RAD - Geekonomics/ So say we all
THE TANGLED LINES - Battle (Refuse)
THE WARD - the New Dykes (Self-Released)
UTAH JAZZ - Contact Low (Feral Kid)
RACKULA - G20 (Schizophrenic)

ABADDON - Rewolucja (Warsaw Pact)
PERSONALITY CRISIS - The Advocate (Workers Co-operative)
DOA - Bring out your dead (Sudden Death)
UNRULED - Screams of Fear (Schizophrenic)
BOOK OF BLACK EARTH - Road dogs from hell / See demons (Inimical)

GOVERNMENT FLU - Role Model (Refuse)
SCHOOL JERKS - Crux (Bad Vibrations / Grave Mistake)
BLACK FLAG - I've Heard it before (SST)
OFF! - I got news for you (Vice)
NOOSE - Lex Talionis (React)
THE FORUM - Mercy for Now (Harsh Pizza)

BRAIN KILLER - Re-educated / Trying to remember (Vinyl Rites)
JOINT DAMAGE - Poison II / Damp (Sorry State)
THINK AGAIN - My War (Even Worse / Way Back When)
CITIZENS PATROL - Sick (Way Back When / Too Circle / Spastic Fantastic)
UNHOLY THOUGHTS - Sleep (Way Back When)

Demo Feature
SPEARHEAD - Contra (Self-Released)
SPEARHEAD - More World Wars (Self-Released)
SPEARHEAD - Pet Shop (Self-Released)
SPEARHEAD - Sword and Sorcery (Self-Released)
SPEARHEAD - Gas the Dancefloors (Self-Released)
SPEARHEAD - A Raid (Self-Released)
IN SCHOOL - Acid Burn (Self-Released)
IN SCHOOL - Apocryphal Scum (Self-Released)
IN SCHOOL - Knocked Out (Self-Released)

Radio - Sunday September 23rd, 2012

This is the broadcast for Equalizing-X-Distort on Sunday September 23rd. On tonight's show we start out with a top 10 for August. We program some unique sers. I program a set of bands with straight edge roots and heavy sounds with local roots. Rob programmed a set of College rock that doesn't get played so much these days. I followed that up with some noisier contemporary garage. And D'Arcy pulled together two sets of hardcore with sounds that have been inspiring him. The demo feature was Negative Rage in which they cover the Dead Kennedys and JFA so there are some songs you will recognize.
VIOLENT FUTURE - Bloody Victims (Self-Released)

HARHAA - Delusion (Self-Released)
PURE SCUM - Disaster (Sorry State)
ANIMAL INSTINCT - The Bubble (Take it back)
DEAD ENDING - This is a Stick Up (Alternative Tentacles)
DEATH BY SNOO SNOO - Pentutehdas (Creative Class War)
AUTUUS - Sota (Self-Released)
THE FORUM - THis Time / Next Time (Harsh Crust)
CITIZENS PATROL - Diktatuur van de Wekker (Way Back / Too Circle / Spastic Fantastic)
BRAIN KILLER - Re-Educated (Vinyl Rites)

ANGRY SAMOANS - You Stupid Asshole (Triple X)
VINCAS - Hell Ride (Douchemaster)
AVAIL - On the nod (Lookout)
THE HYPNOTICS - Radio City (Self-released)
THEE HEADCOATS -All my feelings denied (Damaged goods)

CURAHEE - I opened my Eyes (Commitment)
BURNING LOVE - Damage Case (Southern Lord)
OWL EYES - Alleyways (A389 Records)
PICK YOUR SIDE - But Wait! (Regurgitated Semen)
ACxDC - Jokes on You (To Live a Lie)

DINOSAUR JR. - Let it Ride (SST)
HUSKER DU - Standing in the rain (Warner)
JELLYFISH BABIES - Certain Memories (Plot)
JAWBREAKER - Chesterfield King (Tupelo)

SOUTH MONSTER AND POWER - R&R Desire (MCR)
MAGIC CHRISTIAN - Let’s Shake (Schizophrenic)
TV FREAKS ep - Upper Hand (Schizophrenic)
NEON PISS LP - Bullet (Deranged)

INSOMNIA - Any Moment (Sorry State)
LOVE POTION - We will return (Adult Crash)
MAJOR DAMAGE - Edge of Sanity (No Way)
MINEFIELD - Woyzo12 (Drunk with Power)
SNIFFING GLUE - Masquerade (Search for fame)
F.A.S.T. - Not my fault (Self-Released)
SNOB VALUE - No Comfort (Spastic Fantastic)
UBER - La calle es mia (SOS)

LET DOWN - Apologies (Six Feet Under)
GENETIC CONTROL - 1984 (Sonik's Chicken Shrimp)
RAH - Not worth it / Preach (Climbin' Aboard)
CRITICAL CONVICTIONS - Hardcore sick (Self-Released0
MALE NURSES - Pull the trigger (Deranged)

Demo Feature
NEGATIVE RAGE - Don't Wanna Talk (Self-Released)
NEGATIVE RAGE - Foward to Death (Self-Released)
NEGATIVE RAGE - I Don't Like You (Self-Released)
NEGATIVE RAGE - I want to die (Self-Released)
NEGATIVE RAGE - Snot Nose (Self-Released)

Top 10 - August 2012

1. BRAIN KILLER "War" ep (Vinyl Rites)
2. CITIZENS PATROL "Retarded Nation" ep (Way Back / Too Circle / Spastic Fantastic)
3. THE FORUM "The Master's Wall" ep (Harsh Crust)
4. AUTUUS demo - (Self-Released)
5. DEATH BY SNOO SNOO "Tasta Saat" LP (Creative Class War)
6. DEAD ENDING 12" (Alternative Tentacles)
7. ANIMAL INSTINCT "Unfinished Business" LP (Take it back)
8. PURE SCUM demo (Sorry State)
9. HARHAA demo (Self-Released)
10. VIOLENT FUTURE demo (Self-Released)

Labels:
* Vinyl Rites – P.O. Box 341, Athens, GA, 30603 / USA / www.vinylrites.net
* Way Back When – Taskinlaan 9 / 2361 XM Warmound / the Netherlands / www.waybackwhenrecords.com // Too Circle – 221-3 Hi-home, Kodaira / Nakamachi, Kodaira-City / Tokyo #187-0042 / Japan // Spastic Fantastic – www.spasticfantastic.de
* Harsh Crust – ________________
* Jaani Kemppanen – Palkkatilankatu 9 / B28 00240 / Helsinki, Finland / e-mail: autuus1@gmail.com
* Creative Class War – e-mail: creativeclasswar@gmail.com
* Alternative Tentacles – P.O. Box 419092 / San Francisco, CA / 94141 / USA / www.alternativetentacles.com
* Take it Back – c/o Christian Unsinn / Danestr 13 / 10439 Berlin / Germany / www.takeitback.com.bandcamp.com
* Sorry State – www.sorrystaterecords.com
* Harhaa – 29 Somerset Avenue / Toronto, ON / M6H 2R3 / Canada
* Violent Future – 141 Spadina Avenue / Toronto, ON / M5V 2K8 / Canada

MRR Review - The Forum "Tha Master's Wall" ep

This is a review of the Forum ep appeared in the August 2012 issue (#351) of MRR.