Radio : EXD 1268 - Sunday September 10, 2023

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Tonight we have a feature interview with Michaela Jordana who was the lead singer from the first wave Toronto band - The Poles. Also on this episode of Equalizing-X-Distort, we have some UK classics (One Way System, Subhumans), we have some new release (Tashme, Psych War, Armored Flu Unit), we’ve got a set of bands who will be playing shows in Toronto in the next few weeks like Fake Names and the Chats. A little bit of ska punk with Forever Dead, Alcosynthic, Rough Kutz - of course I went obscure And tonight’s demo feature is a new band from Edmonton called Eyes Front. 

THE POLES - Prime Time (Nimbus) 

Interview with Michaela Jordana 

THE POLES - CN Tower (Nimbus) 

UK Classics (Chris) 

ONE WAY SYSTEM - Give Us A Future (Anagram)   

SUBHUMANS - Germ (Bluurg)  

THE ENEMY - Prisoner of War (Fallout) 

THE SKEPTIX - Routine Machine (Zenon)   

CRUX - Keep on Running (No Future)  

André - 

MIRACLE DRUG - Burn (Self-Released) 

LASTING DOSE - Irrition (Self-Released) 

CONSTRAINT - Incel (Life and Death Brigade) 

NEW WORLD MAN - Trapped In Murderworld (Streets of Hate) 

MOURNING - Non Future Decree (Streets of Hate) 

EXTENSIVE SLAUGHTER - Blind Victim (Neon Taste) 

Upcoming shows (Stephen) 

FAKE NAMES - Targets (Epitaph)

SHIT TAX - World Demise (Self-Released)

HEADCHEESE - Big Plans (Slow Death)

RIPCORDZ - Fuck Covid (Self-Released)

THE CHATS - Boggo Breakout (Bargain Bin)

New Releases (Chris) 

KLÄPTRÄP - Metallic Wings of Death (Self-released)  

R.M.F.C. - The Trap (Anti Fade / Urge)   

TASHME - Tashme (Self-released)   

PSYCH-WAR - The Blood (Sore Mind)   

DEADBOLT - Feel the Rhythm (Respect the Pain) (Self-released)  

New Releases (Stephen) 

ARMORED FLU UNIT - The Mighty Roar / Liberation or Consumption (Grow Your Own)

IGNORANCE - Human Greed (Iron Lung)  

NUMBSKULL ACTION - Short Fuse Baby - Yeah (Die Hipster)   

BULLSHIT DETECTOR - Rat Tail (Self-Released)

INTIMIDATION - Switchblade Knife (Self-Released)

Ska-Punk (Stephen)

ALCOSYNTHIC - Civilisation (Self-released)   

FOREVER DEAD - Too Much Pressure (Self-Released) 

THE ROUGH KUTZ - Teenage Warning (Skanky 'Lil) 

Demo Feature (Andre) 

EYES FRONT are a new band from Edmonton.  

EYES FRONT - Short Rope 

EYES FRONT - Cost of Dying 

EYES FRONT - Six Month Face

Radio - Sunday, June 23rd, 2019

Today is one of the biggest Pride events in North America, which is right here in Toronto. In the spirit of celebrating LGBTQ pride we asked James Vandervoort to guest host. James played guitar in Creative Zero and Sudden Impact when first getting into the scene and coming into his own identity and in a year that looks back at the origins of the Gay Pride movement James tells us about how punk and this movement intersected. If you want to put this on a device, download the show here.


THE DISHES - Summer Reaction (Crash and Burn) (Regular)

THE POLES - C.N. Tower (Nimbus 9)
THE GOVERNMENT - Hemingway Hated Disco (Self-Released)
BUNNY AND THE LAKERS - Cops on Parade (Self-Released)
FIFTH COLUMN - The Fairview Mall Story (Hide)
CRASH KILLS FIVE - What Do You Do? (Ugly Pop)

JIM CARROL BAND – Catholic Boy (ATCO)
JAYNE COUNTY - Are You A Boy or Are You A Girl (Attic)
JOSIE COTTON - Johnny Are You Queer? (Elektra)
ELTON MOTELLO - Jet Boy /Jet Girl (Attic)

CREATIVE ZERO - This Ain’t Utopia (Unreleased)
SUDDEN IMPACT – Gonzo (Marquee)
HUSKER DU - Is Today the Day (Numero)
DEAD KENNEDYS - Moral Majority (Alternative Tentacles)
MDC - America’s So Straight (R Radical)
DICKS - Rich Daddy (Alternative Tentacles)
BIG BOYS - No Love (Touch and Go)

Second wave of feminism brought Riotgirl and Outpunk and here are some bands that came out of that era....

GO! - Holy Roller (Power is Boring, Inc.)
MUKILTEO FAIRIES - Four Letter Love (Kill Rock Stars)
TRIBE 8 - Kick (Alternative Tentacles)
TEAM DRESCH - Fake Fight (Chainsaw / Candy Ass)
SKINJOBS - Gender Bender (Self-Released)
PANSY DIVISION - 20 Years of Cock (Alternative Tentacles)
TOILET BOYS - Go to Hell (Devil Dolls)
NINA HAGEN - Pank (CBS)
THE RUNAWAYS - Cherry Bomb (Mercury)
LIMP WRIST - A Little Nervous (Lengua Armada / La Vida Es Un Mus)

Radio - Sunday, February 15th, 2015

Today is the 50th anniversary for the unveiling of the Maple Leaf as Canada's flag. So to honour the day we thought we would play bands from Canada with songs about national identity, Canadian icons, and insight into their hometowns, which give the microcosm look at Canada. We pulled songs by region so starting with our hometown here is a punk look at Canada.

RANDOM KILLING - Take our flag (Aardvark)

Toronto
MARTHA AND THE MUFFINS - Suburban dream (Virgin)
THE VILETONES - C.O.N.T.R.O.L. (Other Peoples Music)
THE POLES - CN Tower(Nimbus)
YOUTH YOUTH YOUTH - Why pay more (NRK)
APB - Living in the USA - Better Red than Dead (Unreleased)
HYPE - O'Canada (Reuben Kincade)
CAREER SUICIDE - Quarantined (Deranged)
SCHOOL JERKS - Slums of the future (Bad Vibrations)
URBAN BLIGHT - Toxic City (Slasher)
ABSOLUT - Neo Fuckers (Electric Assault)
HASSLER - Pig Pen II (Deranged)

Montreal
GENETIC CONTROL - Brave New World (Generic)
NILS - Scratches and Needles (BYO)
S.C.U.M. - Exit Death (Psyche)
SISSY HAVOC - Spectator Sports (Mentaka)
SLOBS - Write Offs (Self-Released)

222's - Lowlife (Sonik's Chicken Shrimp)
THE DISCORDS - R.C.M.P (N.D.G.)
ASEXUALS - New World (Og)
BORN DEAD ICONS - Ceremony (Dead Alive)

Hamilton
FORGOTTEN REBELS - National unity (Unreleased)
CHOKEHOLD - Culture Cease (G.A.S. Religion)
LEFT FOR DEAD - A nice place to Raise Children (No Idea)
BORN WRONG - True Patriot Love (Schizophrenic)

Fredericton / Ottawa
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH - Face the nation (Self-Released)
GUILT PARADE - Fuck off America (Self-Released)
BUREAUCRATS - She's an American (Self-Released)
RED SQUARES - Ottawa Today (Double Helix)

Winnipeg
POPULAR MECHANIX - Ice Box City (Dollartone)
UNWANTED - Gotta get out (BYO)
STRETCH MARKS - Who's in charge (Head Butt)
ROYAL RED BRIGADE - Search The City (Harvest King)

Edmonton / Calgary
SNFU - Thee Maul that eats Peeple (Cargo)
CURIOUS GEORGE - Canadian National Front (Nemesis)
NO PROBLEM - Living in the void (Debt Offensive)
KNUCKLEHEAD - North of the 54 (Stumble)
MOTHERFUCKERS - Bomb the Stampede (Handsome Dan)

Vancouver / Victoria
SUBHUMANS - Oh Canaduh (Self-Released)
DOA - Royal Police (Sudden Death)
DEATH SENTENCE - R.C.M.P. (Self-Released)
THE EVAPORATORS - Gassy Jack (Mint)
FROSTBACKS - Kill the Prime Minister of America (Self-Released)
INFAMOUS SCIENTISTS - Canada's Pissed (Alandhiscar)

Radio - Sunday, March 9th, 2014

This show is in celebration of International Women's Day. The show was programmed by women from the Toronto punk scene and features Zoe Dodd, the singer of the defunct Bayonettes, Sarde, Marjie and Chloe. They referred to it as the ladies takeover at the top of the show. Mickey Skin, Nora Currie, Zero, and Donna of Luxury Bob were also in and told a few stories about what it was like breaking gender ground in the early punk scene. You can listen on the player above or download and MP3 at the end of this post.  

IRREPARABLES - I Wanna Make A Fanzine (Nominal)

This is Zoe's first set which includes her song of the summer

LOST KIDS - Alle Taller (Medley)
GIRLS AT OUR BEST - Getting Nowhere Fast (Rough Trade)
RED STOCKINGS - Unrequited Love (Matador)
DISHRAGS - I Don't Love You (Modern)
VIOLATERS - Summer of '81 (No Future)

Sarde's set starts out with some dark brooding goth inspired punk that has a Killing Joke feel to it. One of the highlights of the set is Flesh World which features Scott from Limp Wrist.

LA MISMA - Guerras Silenciosas (Toxic State)
RAKTA - Take Your Time (Nada Nada Discos)
HYSTERIA WARD - Breakfast to Madness (General Speech)
FLESH WORLD - Sturdy Swiss Hiker (La Vida Es Va Mus)
ADVERTS - No Time To Be 21 (Bright Records)

Marjie's first sets starts out goth-ish as well.

DEKODER - Hate Song (Self-Released)
RUBELLA BALLET - Tangled Web (Ubiquitous)
BLUE CROSS - Mass Hysteria (Shogun)
MARCH VIOLETS - Cross Baby (Rebirth)
THE POLES - CN Tower (Nimbus Nine)

Nora Currie (Superfan), Mickey Skin (the Curse) talk about the Poles, their experiences as part of the first wave of Toronto punk, and how those experiences compare to the current scene. Zero arrives with Donna (Luxury Bob) and Zoe plays a signed copy of the Curse single that she picked up at Value Village without a cover.

THE CURSE - Shoeshine Boy (Hi Fi)
ZRO4 - Gimme Attention (Chameleon)

Chloe jumped in as a fill in for Erika Supply and this is her set and the set ended with goth inspired punk and there is a goth revival. The girls credit Marjie`s dress as their inspiration.

SCREAMING SNEAKERS - Violent Days (Screaming Sneakers Records)
SUBURBAN LAWNS - Janitors (Suburban Industrial)
LAS VULPES - Me Gusta Ser Unna Zorra (Dos Rombos Discos)
BELGRADO - Panopticon (La Vida Es Un Mus)
SURVIVAL - Civil War (Self-Released)

Zoe puts together a set with lots of Spanish abnds including Ultimo Resorte from Barcelona and the singer from Ultimo Resorte was known for beating up Nancy Spongen among other things.

KURRAKA - Hermanas de la Oscuridad (Self-Released)
ULTIMO RESORTE - Una Guerra Sin Fondo (La Vida Es Un Mus)
LAS OTRAS - Tragedia (Discos Sense Nom)
LIFE CHAIN - Dead End (Imminent Destruction / Adelante)
GEISTER - So Bored (Moloch)

Marjie`s second set starts out with Luxury Bob that features Donna who was in earlier. Donna had a great story off air about going down to see an art exhibition of Ron Reyes artwork.

LUXURY BOB - I screwed him for the air-conditioning (Self-Released)
X - We're Disposable (Slash)
THE EXPELLED - Got No Cider (Captain Oi)
NOG WATT - Big Warning, Big Mistake (Revenge)
DETENTE - It's Your Fate (Banzai)

Sarde`s last set starts out with Permanent Ruin who will be here in a few weeks.

PERMANENT RUIN - Legacy (Adelante Discos)
GOOD THROB - Feminazi (Pinball)
ATTAK - Today's Generation (No Future)

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“Trouble in the Camera Club” by Don Pyle, 8-1/2 x 11”, 300 pages

This is an incredible coffee table book on the Toronto punk scene through the excitement of the eyes of a fourteen year old first going to shows. Shot originally as keep sakes or momentos, these photos capture a new time in music for Toronto, which was Toronto’s first wave of punk. The book begins with some photos of the RAMONES first show in Toronto on September 24th, 1976 at the New Yorker. A botched attempt at filming the RAMONES leads to Don saving up to buy a 35 mm camera. Don also joins the yearbook club at Runnymede Collegiate, which gives him access to a darkroom, chemicals for developing film and the how to on DIY photographs. At one part of the book Don recalls that he bought “black and white film by the foot and he would wind his own canisters so that he could squeeze in more shots per roll. At times this would cause the sprockets to disengage.” This description captures the frugal nature of punk in describing the lack of resources but the determination to make these keepsakes nonetheless. The DIY practises as applied to photography out of necessity are captured. This kind of insight goes a long way and in some ways captures the essence of punk. That and the stories about the context behind the photos of these shows that took place in Toronto between 1976 and 1980. Don recounts these stories with incredible detail as only a music fan could.

“One afternoon I was flipping through the delete bins in the back of a Yonge Street record shop when this music came on over the stereo. In a wave of goose bump rush I hurried to the front to confirm what I already instinctively knew – it was the first Ramones album.”

Don also captures what it is like as an underage teen when going to shows.

"The first “bar” show I went to was the Crash ‘n Burn where my worries about being asked for ID disappeared as the door person took my money without question or a second notice.”

Nobody I know captures that nervousness, but most of us experienced it. This also describes the difference between bar show and those bigger concert hall shows that were all ages.

The story of the Toronto punk scene begins with some old movie houses, namely the Roxy and then the New Yorker, which housed the first shows when not screening John Waters or Alejandro Jodowsky films.

Don also adds to the punk rock archeology going on about the Toronto punk scene with a band called the HATE.

“The Hate performed one of the most memorable gigs I witnessed at the Turning Point as the singer Angie Ignorant stormed the stage with his cock impaling a photo of Pierre Trudeau, urine spraying the audience from what looked like Pierre’s mouth.”

Trouble in the Camera Club has some of the most accurate descrptions of the early Toronto punk scene releases. Here is Don’s review of the first VILETONES ep.

“Screamin’ Fist”, the first song on the first single by the Viletones is perfection in it’s goose bump inducing heaviness – the bass playing sixteenths on one note, then one big chord, a furious drum roll and then the whole band pounding one dirty chord. The record’s dynamic production and intensity were never matched again.

Don goes on to write about TEENAGE HEAD, the CURSE, the UGLY, the CARDBOARD BRAINS, the POLES, and the DEMICS with critical ear as only a music fan could. The accuracy of the description makes me think that Don missed his calling as a music reviewer, but this would just be one of his many talents.

“So many people have a desire to be given a finite defintion of punk, but so much is left out of the true story. Imagine a thousand embers sparking at once but all separate from each other, it became a movement, the thing that got called punk.”

Some of the early punk bands that Don got to see included XTC, the SLITS, the UNDERTONES, GANG OF FOUR, and BILLY FURY. Some photos that made it in the book include the CLASH, the RAMONES, BLONDIE, IGGY POP, and the DEAD BOYS.

Don also pays tribute to the flyer.

“Posters stapled to wooden telephone poles and handbills put up in the couple of used clothing shops were coded transmissions that could only be comprehended by those tuned to the same frequency. Cheap photocopies were the new thing.”

There are a lot of flyers used in the layout. Lots I have never seen before giving another added layer of historical relevance to this book. Photos, flyers and ticket stubs along with the stories make for the best scrapbook I have ever seen on the Toronto punk scene. In this Don’s reflections are more than mere artifact. He provides analysis. Sometimes it is favourable as in the VILETONES review already expressed and other times critical.

“In retrospect, I see aspects of how conservative punk was. Long hair and wide pants were not allowed, women were rarely equal and “faggots” were often reviled even though the origins of the scene were in gay discos and with homo art cliques. In so many cases, the new gestures and poses playing out were still firmly rooted in traditional images of rock stardom and bad seed mythology, despite the cleansing effect we dreamed punk would have on the old vision.”

Don pulls no punches making this a trusted account of the times. It is one of the most accurate records I have read of the period and it is easy to read because Don is so excited by his discoveries in music, which happened to coincide with punk. I couldn’t put it down and although the photos are spectacular don’t cheat yourself out of the insight provided by Don’s recounting of the times. This appealed to the historical musicologist in me.

I also noticed that the price is the same in Canadian as it is in American prices reflecting the strength of the Canadian dollar. We are on par with the Americans. Subtle but reflective of the unintended case made about our punk scene. (www.ecwpress.com)

Sunday, January 17, 2010

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THE VILETONES – Screamin’ Fist (Other Peoples Music)
Interview with Liz Worth
THE RAMONES – Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Sire)
Interview with Liz Worth
TEENAGE HEAD – Little Boxes (Sonic Unyon)
Interview with Liz Worth
THE DIODES – Noise (Polydor)
Interview with Liz Worth
THE POLES – CN Tower
Interview with Liz Worth
THE VILETONES – Rebel (Other Peoples Music)
Interview with Liz Worth
THE UGLY – Alley Cat (Other Peoples Music)
Interview with Liz Worth
THE CURSE – Shoeshine Boy (Other Peoples Music)
Interview with Liz Worth
THE FORGOTTEN REBELS – Third Homosexual Murder (Other Peoples Music)
Interview with Liz Worth
THE DEMICS – New York City (Ready)
Interview with Liz Worth
THE B GIRLS – Fun at the Beach (Other Peoples Music)

Sunday, May 6, 2007

THE EXISTERS - Telex Love (Self-Released)

THE EXISTERS - Future Shock (CIUT)
THE EXISTERS - Responsible Men (CIUT)

THE EXISTERS - Telex Love (CIUT)

THE EXISTERS - Spadina (CIUT)

THE EXISTERS - I Will Never Go Back / Never Think Big (CIUT)

THE EXISTERS - Interview (CIUT)

CRASH KILLS FIVE - What Do You Do at Night ? (Self-Released)
THE POLES - CN Tower (Beluga)
THE EXISTERS - Spadina (Self-Released)
ARSON - Pretty Girls (No Exit)
DREAM DATES - Moans on the Phone (Ugly Pop)
TEENAGE HEAD - Little Boxes (Self-Released)

THE UGLY – Murderous Adventure (Other Peoples Music)

Radio - Sunday, November 27, 2005

THIRD DEGREE - Sick (SelfMadeGod)

November Top 10
DECONDITIONED - Taxes at Play (Beginning Era)
A.N.S. - Turn It Off (Beginning Era)
ACIDIC SOIL - Black Door (Revive)
ZOE - The Power Remains (MCR Co.)
THE VENDETTA - Tonight (Pure Punk)
TWATS - Death of Cuteness (Overdose on Records)
BOMBENALARM - Klarkommen Forever (Unsociable)
I SHOT CYRUS - Hey Loco!!! (Underground Punk Support)
INSANE YOUTH A.D. - Attack of I.Y.A.D. (Hibachi)
MARTYRDOD - Hor Varningen (Havoc)

THE OUTCASTS - Just Another Teenage Rebel (Cherry Red)
THE DIODES - Death in the Subrubs (CBS)
PROTEX - Just Want Your Attention (Bootleg)
THE POLES - CN Tower (Nimbus 9)
RIVER CITY TANLINES - Nothing Means Nothing Anymore (Soul is Cheap)

ABRASIVE WHEELS - Burn em Down (Captain Oi!)
DISRESPECT - Vicious Circle (Profane Existence)
A.P.A. (formerly known as ADOLPH & THE PISS ARTISTS) - Abrasive Punk (Retch)
TERMINAL STATE - I'm So Terminal (Deranged)
PEDESTRIANS - Wire to Wire (Residue)

INEPSY - Inferno Machine (Feral Ward)
MOTORHEAD - Iron Fist (Bronze)
TRAGEDY - The Ending Fight (Tragedy)
BORN DEAD ICONS - Doomtown (independent)

CLOSET MONSTER - A Gun that I Can Borrow (this news shits in print) (Underground Operations)
CRADLE TO GRAVE - No More Enemy (Squirrel Fox)
SPRAY PAINT - To the Place on the Third Floor (Squirrel Fox)
TOY DOLLS - Her with a Hoover (Captain Oi!)

The RUTS - Stepping Bondage (Captain Oi!)
THE TRANZMITORS - Some Girls (Self-Released)
999 - Inside Out (Albion)
THE SKIDS - Melancholy Soldier (Captain Oi!)
THE PROFESSIONALS - The Magnificent (Captain Oi!)

Demo Feature
NO FATE - My Blood (Distorted Riffs / Circle Pits)
NO FATE - Speaking Up (Distorted Riffs / Circle Pits)
NO FATE - You Cant Break the Broken (Distorted Riffs / Circle Pits)
NO FATE - Blockhead (Distorted Riffs / Circle Pits)
NO FATE - Peter Moustache (Distorted Riffs / Circle Pits)
NO FATE - Fists Up (Distorted Riffs / Circle Pits)
NO FATE - I Hope a Piano Falls on You (Distorted Riffs / Circle Pits)

LOWLIFE - Thinking Naturally (Canada Punk History)

Zine - Smash It Up #19

Smash It Up is one of Toronto's best and most dynamic punk fanzines, which came out in the hardcore and new wave eras. The zine was produced by Nick Smash. This issue is #19 and it came out at the end of September 1981 which can be placed by the Dead Kennedys interview which happened on the 25th of September. That must have been the last thing written before going to print. There is a show review and interview is mostly with Jello Biafra (singer) and a little bit with Deron Peligro (drummer). There is also comments about East Bay Ray. Jello displays an impressive knowledge of the Toronto punk scene. This might have been the show that New Music did a fluff piece on that I saw as a kid. 

There is a piece about DOA where they are touring England. I learned that the "Let them Eat Jellybeans" comp was put together to promote North American bands in the UK and Europe.

There is a piece about the L.A. scene and reviews of releases that had come out then like Black Flag's "Six Pack" and The Germs "Germicide" and the Adolescents LP. THis worth the read because it is written from someone who lived there so they have insight into the sound of the bands.

There is some coverage on the first Police Picnic which took place in Oakville in a farmer's field. There is nothing on the Specials or the Go-Go's or Iggy Pop, but there is a pretty amazing piece on Killing Joke. There is also a piece on John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett who were greeted with fresh fruit and rotting vegetables, which is better than what Nash the Slash got which was a pulling of the cord. 

Around that same time (August 30th) the Cure played the Concert Hall and there is an interview with them although my issue has part of it cut out. You will see the gap in the PDF. 

John Foxx from Ultravox had just released a solo record named "Metamatic" and the drummer from 999 was involved in the recording.

On the reggae side of things there is an interview with Horace Faith. There is a review of the Equators full length along with a solo piece by Michaele Jordana of the Poles.

This issue appears courtesy of Dhaibid James's archival collection. Dhaibid hosts a show on CIUT called Moondog's Ballroom. 

Zine - The Pig Paper #10b

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This issue starts out wuith a piece on the Ugly Ducklings playing for the first time in a decade. There is a great piece on the Clash coming to town in support of "Give 'em Enough Rope" and self-promoting as how at the Rex-Danforth theatre. There is a gossip section which talks a lot about probelms with the "Last Pogo" LP getting released. There is gossip about the Poles being signed to John Cale's label, the Forgotten Rebels needing a drummer, and releases by Teenage Head, the Diodes and Martha and the Muffins. There was also a Pig Guide for shows back in March 1979. Lots of great bands played here including Ultravox, the Police and 999.

Zine - The Pig Paper #09

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Flyer - Thursday May 4 - Saturday May 27, 1978

Zine - Toranna, Volume 1, Issue 5

This was Johnny Garbagecan's zine. Johnny Garbagecan was the manager for the Ugly. I found this posted on the Dents myspace site. This was put out in March of 1978 and may have been the fifth issue of the zine. Loads of great local stories and pieces on the Skulls, Elvis Costello, the Sex Pistols and more.

Flyer - Friday December 23, 1977

Zine - The Pig Paper #07

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The issue starts out with short news updates on some of the heavy hitters. There is a report on the UGLY playing their first show at the Outrage concert and how the Shock theatre has become their new home. There is a report on the Poles getting back from teh States and the "CN tower" single had just come out. There was a piece on a band called Dole Q from Port Perry that I had never heard of. There is a great story about pinching Tommy Ramone on the bum at the New Years gig at the New Yorker. In the gossip section the Diodes single "Red Rubber Ball" had just come out. The Curse just went on tour with the Diodes. The Dishes first single had come out. And there was reports on the mainstream press covering punk. There is a mention of a Concordes demo in the gossip section. There are reviews and photos which are worth the download. And the Sex Pistols had just toured America.

Flyer - Friday October 14 - Saturday October 15, 1977

Flyer - Monday August 22 - Sunday August 28, 1977

Flyer - Saturday July 30, 1977

Thanks to the archives of Henry Martinuk for this flyer.

The Poles "CN Tower" ep

The Poles were a Toronto punk band that featured Michaele Jordana who is an artist and her first art exhibit came in 1976 with an exhibition of hyper-realist paintings titled "Whales: the Slaughter of the Innocent". The Poles were one of the few bands to play the Crash 'n Burn in the summer of '77. This is the only single by the band that was recorded and Nimbus 9 Studios by Jimmy Frank. The single remians in the punk consciousness because they sang about the most obvious target in the Toronto landscape which was teh CN Tower. The band would go on to play gigs at CBGB and Max's Kansas City. The songs on this single are:

1. CN Tower
2. Prime Time

Flyer - Wednesday May 4th - Saturday May 7th, 1977