Radio : EXD 1401 - Sunday August 16, 2026

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This is episode 1401 of EXD and was put together by Andre Zadorozny, Bee Traverse, Christian Overall, Rob Ferraz, and Stephen Perry. On this episode : 

• An interview with first wave punk band Stormtrooper. A band that Sid Vicious made famous by wearing a button for their song “Im a Mess”. 
• Good times summer tunes with Liquids, Nancy, and the Blue Hearts 
• New releases by Pang, Headcheese, and Fast Failure 
• Drugs and Hatred in our demo feature 
• American Demoes feature with bands like Youth Liberation Front and Direct Order ‘82 

FRIGÖRA - Egenkärlek (F.F.T. Label / General Speech) 

American Demo’s (Andre) 

ANIMAL INSTINCT - Under The Boot (Rebirth) 

STEP FIRST - Step First (Physical Therapy - Self Released) 

ACES HIGH - Ancient Trichomes (Self-Released) 

STEP TO YOU - Transplant (Willmore) 

YOUTH LIBERATION FRONT - Progress? (Willmore) 

DIRECT ORDER ‘82 - Fucked Life/Annihilate You (Crosshair) 

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Stormtrooper interview (Stephen) 

Stormtrooper were a punk band from the Isle of Wight, They were active in 1975 and 1978. Bob Muck arranged for us to speak with Nigel and Jeff from Stormtrooper about their upcoming show in Toronto. We spoke about the band, the Marquee Club and Chelsea, but let’s begin with the song that put them on the map 

STORMTROOPER - I’m a Mess (Cleopatra)

Interview with Stormtrooper (CIUT)

STORMTROOPER - I only want to be with you (Cleopatra)

Interview with Stormtrooper (CIUT)

STORMTROOPER - I’m on Fire (Cleopatra)

CHELSEA - All the downs 

Interview with Stormtrooper (CIUT)

Check out details for their show on Ask A Punk.

New Releases (Chris) 

PANG - Arrest Me! (Mr. Policeman), (Self-released) 

REAKTÖRI - Fallout (Phobia) 

HEADCHEESE - Do It For Me (Slow Death)

SAAFEWAAY - Queue Jumper (Noise Merchant)  

FAST FAILURE - In Common (Self-released) 

Show Listings segment (Stephen) 

BIG EVIL - Nobody listens to the Melvins (Self-released) 

Rob 

PLASTIC MEAT - From Dusk Till Dawn (FOLC) 

THE CASSETTES - Reverberate (Bin Liner) 

WILLIAM MICHAEL - Drowning With The Devil (Big Neck) 

VIC GODDARD & THE SUBWAY SECT - Double Negative (Peel Session 4.12.78) 

NIGHT CHILL - 7 Witches (Self-released) 

Good Times Summertime Tunes (Chris) 

YOUNG CANADIANS - Hawaii (Quintessence) 

LIQUIDS - More Thana Friend (Nailbiter / Violent Pest / Drunken Sailor / Computer Human) 

NANCY - Captain Lou (NRBQ), (Ketchup and Mustard Industries / ETT) 

RAMONES - Havana Affair (Sire) 

THE BLUE HEARTS - 人にやさしく(Juggler) 

Benefit 

This next set is inspired by DJ sets from last night's benefit.

SLASH NEED - Money 

BLIBBER AND THE RAT CRUSHERS - Lisa Burger 

B GIRLS - B Sides 

TYRANNA - Toranna Boys 

SUCKERPUNCH - Smack 

ZRO4 - Gimmie Attention 

THE CURSE - Somethin' Ya Can't Tell Your Mother 

Demo Feature (Andre) 

DRUGS AND HATRED are an underground powerviolence, fastcore, and hardcore punk band from Vancouver. Formed as a local DIY project, the group features members who have played in War Hero, Noose Sweat, and Obacha. 

DRUGS AND HATRED - Mule Man (Self-released) 

DRUGS AND HATRED - Pegasus Kid (Self-released) 

DRUGS AND HATRED - Lurch (Self-released) 

DRUGS AND HATRED - Can it be so simple ‘25 (Self-released) 

DRUGS AND HATRED - Dope pusher (Self-released) 

DRUGS AND HATRED - Slughead II Your Return (Self-released) 

DRUGS AND HATRED - Kaiser Blade (Self-released) 

DRUGS AND HATRED - Rat Trap (Self-released) 

DRUGS AND HATRED - TMZHC (Self-released) 

Ska outro 

SKAFACE - Skaface

Radio : EXD 1351 - Sunday August 31, 2025

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This is episode 1351 of EXD. This episode was put together by Andre Zadorozny, Bee Traverse, Christian Overall, Rob Ferraz, and Stephen Perry.  On this edition of EXD, * An interview and guest hosting segment with Phane * An interview with the Varukers * New releases being showcased by LIfe Jolt, Whose Reality, Sloks, Useless Eaters, Corpse Gas, Urban Sprawl, Sold Short, and Piercing Damage A set on Johnny culture * A demo feature is a band from Vancouver named PISS tagged as a cross between hardcore and noisecore. 

PERACEPTIC - No Peace (Sewercide) 

Mixed bag (Bee)

THE HOLD - Street Filth (Divorce) 

LIFE JOLT - Reputation (Open Veins) 

WHOSE REALITY - Bled Dry (RIP Peace)

PISSCHRIST - Yet We Close Our Eyes (Endless Blockades) 

JOBBYKRUST - Poisoned From Birth (Funai Recors) 

Phane interview (Chris) 

Interview with PHANE 

TRENCHRAID - The Wake Of The Bomb (Blown Out Media / Burning Anger / Horrible Existence) 

DURS CŒURS - L'Heure Sonnera (Reglememt XVII / Broken Skull) 

ZEAL - Illusion of Peace (Broken Skull)   

KRASH - Napalm Attack (Blown Out Media)  

APRIL WINE - I Like to Rock (Aquarius / Capitol)  

H.Ä.L.T. - Lost (Self-released) 

Interview with PHANE 

FURTHER CHARGES - National Service (City to City / Total Punk / Лоботомия Рекордс)

KATORGA - War of the Future (Black Against Night / Feral Dog) 

YELLOWCAKE - Maelstrom (Self-released / Not For The Weak / Total Peace) 

AUXILIÖ - Dimension Oscura (Self-released) 

CORPSE GAS - Warmonger (Phonophobia)  

New Mixed Bag (Rob) 

SLOKS - Stab Me (Goodbye Boozy) 

BLOODY BLUE DARLINGS - Vampire Hair (Cartridge Heart)

OK BUCKO - Bad Dreams pt 1(Self-released) 

THE WIND-UPS - A Fine Pink Mist (Dandy Boy) 

USELESS EATERS - Rub (Goodbye Boozy) 

Mixed Bag (Andre) 

REVANCHE - Rives (Primator Crew)  

FUNERAL SERVICE - Death Charade (Sound Grotesca)   

MERCY - Higher Class (Sound Grotesca)

BRUT - No Apology (Self-Released)

END IT - Pale Horse (Flatspot) 

URBAN SPRAWL - Culture Vulture (Convulse) 

SOLD SHORT - Beat All Odds (Total Supply)  

REPOSSESSED - Easy To Forget (Tough Love Records) 

PIERCING DAMAGE - Fast Track (Self-Released)  

UNREAL - Feeble Mind (Self-Released)  

The Varukers (Nick) 

I had a chance to speak with Nicholas Jackson-Wynch who is the guitarist in the Varukers. He used to play in the English Dogs and joined the Varukers two years ago. The Varukers are playing at Vertagogo tomorrow night and the Hard Luck on Wednesday. We start offwith a song from the Damned and Defiant LP. Here is “Allegiance to None”. 

THE VARUKERS - Allegiance to None (Cleopatra, Criminal Attack, Nunny Dave) 

Interview with Nick 

THE VARUKERS - Bullets, Bombs, and Bodies (Cleopatra, Criminal Attack, Nunny Dave) 

 

Jonee culture 

I was watching the Devo documentary on Netflix and I was taking in everything they were saying about this subversion of American ideals using pop culture references and the song Come Back Jonee came on and I heard this set. A review of punk and it’s critique of Johnny culture starting off with the Devo song…. 

DEVO - Come Back Jonee (EZ Listening version) 

DEVO - Come Back Jonee (Warner Bros)

SEX PISTOLS - Johnny B. Goode (EMI)

THE MONKS - Johnny B Rotten (EMI)

STAINS - John Wayne was a Nazi (R Radical)

TYRANNA - Johnny (Rave Up) 

A transcript of a Tyranna interview can be found here

Demo Feature 

I came across this band in a facebook post about a show they played at the Baby G. I thought new Canadian band, I should check it out. It has floored me and makes me sad about missing the play here. The band is called Piss, they are from Vancouver, and they are tagged as hardcore meets noisecore.  

 

PISS - Time loop at hot slit (Self-Released) 

PISS - A little girl's horse craze betrays her (Self-Released) 

PISS - How can you act opposite to this emotion (Self-Released) 

DED FERRETS - I Just Don’t Care (Self-Released)

Radio : EXD 1335 - Sunday May 11, 2025

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This is episode 1335 of EXD. This episode was put together by Andre Zadorozny, Bee Traverse, Christian Overall, Rob Ferraz, and Stephen Perry. On this edition of EXD: 

• A tribute to 1981 featuring DOA, The Exploited, and Zero Boys
• American demos featuring Strikeforce and the Dividing Line 
• Crust / D-Beat featuring Dirt, Languid, and Disturd 
• New Releases featuring Cimterium, Gutter, Grind shaft, Reagan Youth, Propagandhi, and Street Code 
• OGs of Montreal Hardcore featuring Genetic Control, SCUM, Fair Warning, Asexuals, Unruled, and No Policy 
• Canadian punk featuring Lobotomite, Years of Lead, Bureaucrats, DOA, and Tyranna 
• Featuring the demo of Pill Mill out of Kamloops / Kelowna  

DESMILE - セルフィッシュ (MCR) 

1981 (Rob) 
DOA - Fucked Up Baby (Friends) 
THE EXPLOITED - Royalty (Secret)
WASTED YOUTH - Fuck Authority (ICI Sanoblast)
DAYGLO ABORTIONS - Black Sabbath (Sharpe / Sorry State)
ZERO BOYS - Livin' In The 80's (Nimrod)

Crust / D-beat (Bee)
DIRT - Mother (Skuld Releases)
LANGUID - Faceless Terror (Self-released) 
CONTAGIUM - Traced Away (Total End Records)
SYSTEM FUCKER - Absolutely Unshaken Strong Mind (Black Konflik) 
DISTURD - Scum System Fear (Self-released) 

American Demo’s (Andre)
SELF INTEREST - Outta Time (Delayed Gratification) 
STRIKEFORCE - Your Fate (Fortress)  
GRID - The Pact (Delayed Gratification)  
OVERLOAD - Cash Grab (From Within)  
THE DIVIDING LINE - Insane (New Age)  

New Releases and Teasers (Chris) 
CIMITERIUM - Stench and Death (Phobia / Black Against Night) 
DESTRUXION AMERICA - Entre Valle y Desierto (Unlawful Assembly / Planeta Destrozado / D4MT)  
GUTTER - Evicted (Symphony of Destruction)  
GRIND SHAFT - Babylon Forest (Break the Records)   
PROBLEM - Violence On The Metro (Mendeku Diskak / Under the Gun)  

New Releases (Stephen)
STREET CODE - This Nightmare (Insurgence) 
REAGAN YOUTH - Idle Hands (Cleopatra)
PROPAGANDHI - Vampires Are Real (Epitaph / Manitoba Film & Music) 
FORX - Safe Supply (Pils) 
ACID CROSS - Mistwraith (Self-Released)

Canadian (Andre)
ABRUPT DECAY - Castigate (Self-Released) 
SISTEMA DE MUERTE - Vendepatrias (Self-Released)  
LOBOTOMITE - Hive Mind (Maladroit Recordings) 
TYPEFACE - Cycles of Violence (SO2)
YEARS OF LEAD - Vengeance (Self-Released) 

Crate Digging (Stephen)
CHIN-CHIN - We Don't Wanna Be Prisoners (Farmer / Mississippi) 
TYRANNA - Test Tube Babies (Rave Up)
BUREAUCRATS - The Game
FLASH MONGRELS - Good Time Dole Line (Queen Mum) 
THE PUNKLES - I Saw Her Standing There (Wolverine / Bitzcore) 

Montreal Hardcore (Stephen)
FAIR WARNING - You are the scene (Self-Released)
ASEXUALS - Thrash Zone (Psyche Industries)
GENETIC CONTROL - Suburban Life (Generic / Returned to Analog)
NO POLICY - Hyper Reality (Self-Released) 
UNRULED - Lost Cause (Self-Released / Schizophrenic)
S.C.U.M. - Exit Death (Psyche Industries)

Demo Feature
PILL MILL are from Kamloops / Kelowna. This cassette was released May 2nd on Slow Death.

PILL MILL - Trimming the Fat-Authority (Slow Death)
PILL MILL - Dead Minds (Slow Death)
PILL MILL - Yuppy Farm (Slow Death)

THE VILLAINS - Urban Skins (Skinhead)

Radio - Sunday September 4th, 2022

 On tonight’s show 

• hardcore bands that cover rap songs, 
• Japanese bands with women singers that came out this year,
• Irish and Irish inspired punk with some songs about the school,
• new material, a set of power violence, and 
• a demo feature by a band from Toronto called NO CO$T

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MEPHISKAPHELES - Doomsday (Self-Released) 

Up first an interview with Lasha from the Lorrainas about their new release "Party ‘Til It’s Dark”, starting out with the song “Johnny”. 

THE LORRAINAS - Johnny (Self-Released)

THE LORRAINAS - Interview 

TYRANNA - Johnny (Boppa Do Down / Rave Up)

TRANZMITORS - Jimmy's at the Mod Shop (No Front Teeth)

THE LORRAINAS - Interview 

THE LORRAINAS - Japanese Letters (Mom’s Basement / Surfin’ Ki / Forbidden Beat) 

2022 Japanese Releases (Chris)

OOPS - ウイルスコンバット (Mouse) 

CRUNK - How I Feel (Break the Records) 

SEX VIRGIN KILLER - Fear (Lilii Sound Loom) 

経血 (KEIKETSU) - 戯言 (Break the Records / 悲観レーベル) 

ANANAS - Enough of Excuses (Kjack / P.I.G.) 

Spotlight on Too Legit For The Pit: Hardcore Takes The Rap, Compilation on Radical Records NYC, 2001 (Andre)

CANDIRIA - Deep Cover (Dr. Dre) 

E-TOWN CONCRETE - The World Is Yours (Nas) 

HOODS - Mama Said Knock You Out (LL Cool J) 

SKARHEAD - PSK! What Does It Mean? (Schooly D) 

THE MOVIELIFE - I Can’t Do Nuttin’ For You Man (Public Enemy) 

Lesser known classics (Rob)

COCKNEY REJECTS - New Song (EMI)

THE KIDS - Down at Ron's (Incas / Whiplash) 

THE NAROS - Bo Party (Ancient Monument) 

LAZY - Rock n' Roller (Reminder) 

THE SOFT BOYS - (I Want To Be An) Anglepoise Lamp (Two Sevens Clash) 

Mostly Irish punk songs about school (Stephe)

STARJETS - Schooldays (Epic) 

THE UNDERTONES - Smarter Than U (Good Vibrations / Sire) 

BLANK STARE - Back 2 Skool (Self-Released) 

PASTRY BOYS - Cheap Sweet Tooth (Self-Released) 
WHITE NOISE - College Boy (Spit) 

New Releases (Chris)

FERTILIZER - Shadows Behind the Curtains (Self-Released)
SÍNDROME DE ABSTINENCIA - Sin Salida (Distro Cefalia)
SHAVED APE - Lord (Sorry State)
DESTRUCTIVE - I’m Done (PILS/ Running Out of Tape/ Under Attack / Sick and Twisted)
COLISIÓN - Kuir Violento (Crew Cuts)

Power Violence (Stephe)
CAMPANA DEL TERROR - Impaciencia (Self-Released) 

DOUBLE ME - Procrastination (Self-Released) 

NOOSE SWEAT - Blue Blood (Baby Chico) 

MANIC AGGRESSION - Piss in the Pot (Razored Raw / Hairy Palm) 

MASSDEAD - Persecution Fetish (Blown Out Media)  

UNCLE RAY - Violated (Self-Released) 

Random grab bag of stuff I’ve been listening to this week (Chris) 

ASILE - Sans Raison (Rust and Machine) 

DROPDEAD - A Disease Called Man (Prank) 

COLLABOS - L'Innocent Du Village (Chaos Productions) 

SEXFACE - Toilet Baby (Distort Reality) 

D.S.B. - Fake (Devour / Kichigaijin) 

LANDFILL - Vagrant City (Death Exclamation)   

ONE SIDED - Who's Gonna Be (Self-Released) 

Demo Feature 

NO COST from Toronto with a 3 song demo that came out in 2020. This is a three song demo. 

NO COST - Intro / Ready to Fall (Homie Shit) 

NO COST - Four Paws (Homie Shit) 

NO COST - No Game (Homie Shit) 

Radio - Sunday, January 31st, 2021

Tonight we are celebrating 50 Years of CanCon and it’s influence on punk. On January 18th, 1971, Canadian Content became a part of the Broadcast Act and was implemented through minimum percentages of hourly Canadian airplay. You might have heard us use the term Can Con. It is a short form for Canadian Content. Like other countries in the world Canada became concerned about championing our own culture. In the 60s radio airplay was dominated by British and American acts. So on January 18th, 1971, Canadian Content requirements were added to the Broadcast Act. Radio stations were required to program somewhere between 25% which has now been increased to 40% of programming by Canadian artists. In Scandinavian countries their content requirements are higher to help preserve their culture with good success. And the same is true here. You can download this show here.

DAYGLO ABORTIONS - Proud to be a Canadian (Fringe)

DA SLYME - Defecation On The Nation (Loo Enterprises)
THE POLES - C.N. Tower (Nimbus 9)
TYRANNA - Toranna Boys (Rave Up)
CURSE - Shoeshine Boy (Hi-Fi)
THE RED SQUARES - Ottawa Today (Double Helix)

THE STIFFS - Oh Canaduh (Supreme Echo)
THE FORGOTTEN REBELS - National Unity (S and M)
INFAMOUS SCIENTISTS - Canada's Pissed (Supreme Echo)
THE DISCORDS - RCMP (N.D.G.)

A.P.B. - Constant Threat (NRK)
THE SUBHUMANS - Canada's Favourite Sport (SST)
HYPE - O’Canada (Reuben Kincaide)
DEATH SENTENCE - R.C.M.P. (Fringe)
DOA - 51st State (Rock Hotel)

SONS OF ISHMAEL - Small Town Mentality (Death Enema / Schizophrenic)
PROBLEM CHILDREN - The Pit Between 2 Signs (Welcome To Dunnville) (Problem Children Wrekords)
THE TERRITORIES - Quit this City (Pirates Press)
LEFT FOR DEAD - A Nice Place to Raise Children (No Idea / Rhythm of Sickness)
HAYMAKER - City That Always Burns (Deranged)
BORN WRONG - Torch this Place (Schizophrenic)
SYSTEM SYSTEM - Home Sweet Home (Psychic Pain)

Hate for Toronto.
It’s a favourite past time in this country but nobody can hate on Toronto like bands from this city. 
RIOT 99 - Destroy the City (Longshot Music)
CAREER SUICIDE - Quarantined (Deranged)
URBAN BLIGHT - Cutback (Slasher)
SCHOOL JERKS - Slums of the Future (Bad Vibrations / Grave Mistake)
WASTOIDS - My Toronto (Self-Released)
HASSLER - Trainwreck (Beach Impediment)
 
Alberta
MALIBU KENS - Crude City (Exploding Debut)
CURIOUS GEORGE - Canadian National Front (Nemesis)
THE GLORY STOMPERS - Tory Crimes (Pogostick)
KNUCKLEHEAD - Shelters (Stumble)
MOTHERFUCKERS - Southern Alberta Terror Spree (Handsome Dan)
MASTERLESS DOGS - War at Home (Longshot / Contra)
REIFER MADNESS - Nowhere To Go (Self-Released)

Resistance
ONE BLOOD - Indian Summer (Gern Blandsten)
HOCKEY TEETH - Not So Long Ago (Homewrekords)
KNUCKLEHEAD - North of the 54 (Stumble / Contra / Longshot)
PROPAGANDHI - Oka Everywhere (Recess)
AK 47 - This Racist Country (Self-Released)
COUNTDOWN TO OBLIVION - Spray P.E.C. (Deranged / a389)
THE FALLOUT - Quebec City (Longshot)

EAST END RADICALS - Allez Montreal (Stomp)
ROUGH CUTS - Reds (Insurgence / Contra)

AUTOGRAMM - Working Man (Self-Released)

Radio - Sunday, December 8th, 2019

Tonight's show was in honour of the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. To commemorate this day we pulled together a show of women in punk bands and we noticed that there were some strong feminist ideas by punk bands, there was some bands with women in the band, and there were some all women band. Tonight's show is made up of a mix of all and mostly from the early scene. We put years when the song was recorded. You can download the show here. 

1976 - THE RUNAWAYS – Cherry Bomb (Mercury)

Los Angeles scene
1977 - AVENGERS - I Believe in Me (Dangerhouse / Superior Viaduct) 
1978 - THE BAGS – Survive (Dangerhouse / Artifix)
1980 - THE BRAT – Attitudes (Fatima)
1981 - X - We're Desperate (Dangerhouse / Superior Viaduct / Fat Possum)
1994 - GO-GO's - The Whole World Lost Its Head (I.R.S.)

NYC scene
1974 - PATTI SMITH - Piss Factory (Mer / Sire)
1976 - BLONDIE - In the Sun (Private Stock)
1977 - TALKING HEADS - Psycho Killer (Sire / Phillips)
1978 - PLASMATICS - Butcher Baby (Stiff)
1980 - THE STIMULATORS - Loud Fast Rules (Frontier)

UK scene
1977 - THE SLITS – Shoplifting (Strange Fruit)
1977 - ADVERTS - Bored Teenagers (Anchor)
1977 - XRAY SPEX - Oh Bondage, Up Yours! (Virgin / Missing link)
1979 - AU PAIRS - Domestic Departure (021)
1979 – CRASS – Shaved Women (CRASS)

1979 - HONEY BANE - Girl on the Run (CRASS)
1980 - POISON GIRLS - Political Love (Small Wonder / CRASS / Xntrix / Water Wing)
1980 - VICE SQUAD - Latex Love (Riot City)
1982 - THE VIOLATORS – Fugitive (No Future / Visionary Vinyl)
1982 - ACTION PACT - Times Must Change (Fallout)

Toronto scene
1977 - THE CURSE - Somethin' Ya Can't Tell Your Mother (Other Peoples Music)
1977 - B-GIRLS - Jealousy (Bomp!)
1979 - TYRANNA - Back Off Baby (Chameleon / Boppa Do Down / Rave Up)
1980 - MARTHA AND THE MUFFINS - Monotone (Virgin / Dindisc)
1981 - ZRO4 – Poor Poor Girl (Unreleased)

Canadian scene
1979 - THE DISHRAGS - Just Another Girl (Zulu / Supreme Echo)
1980 - MODERNETTES - Little Girls (Quintessence / Sudden Death)
1985 - RUGGEDY ANNES - Dead and Gone (Tabb) 
1992 - FIFTH COLUMN - All Women Are Bitches (K)
2005 - THE LORRAINAS - Kiss My Ass (Self-Released)

Around the World
1979 - B52s - 6060-842 (Warner Bros / Island) 
1980 – NEO BOYS - Between Borders (K)
1980 - SARAH COFFMAN – Retro (Konkurens)
1982 – SCREAMING SNEAKERS - I Can't Help It (Self-Released / Revoltation / Generation) 
1982 – TAPPI TIKARRASS – London (Spor)

Spain scene
1982 - ULTIMO RESORTE - Bareclona es Differente (Flor Y Nata)
1983 – LAS VULPESS – Me Gusta Ser una Zorra (Dos Rombos Discos / Munster)

Radio - Sunday, November 17th, 2019

Tonight is our twice annual fundraising drive and tonight we have the gift of an all covers show starting with our name that tune game with Mr. Brown of the Prophesy. Download the show here.

SPECIALS v WU TANG – A Message to you Rudi

RUDE BOY GEORGE - Kids in America (Trilby)
THE CLASH - Wrong 'Em Boyo (CBS / Epic)
BLACK MARKET - Train in Vain (Self-Released)

VECTOR COMMAND - REV Dub 1 (HoZac)

EVIL DEAD - Rise Above -Institutionalized
BEAMAN - 711 (Cyco Miko get's his Pepsi) (Self-Released)
BLACK FLAG - Louie, Louie (SST)

VECTOR COMMAND - REV Dub 1 (HoZac)

L7 - Hanging on the Telephone (Easy Action)
THE SLITS - Heard It Through the Grapevine (Island)
ALISON MOSSHART - The Passenger (Friday Music / Columbia)

VECTOR COMMAND - REV Dub 1 (HoZac)

7 SECONDS - These Boots Are Made For Walking (Positive Force)
MINOR THREAT – Steppin’ Stone (Dischord)
TYRANNA - 1 2 X U (Rave Up)

VECTOR COMMAND - REV Dub 1 (HoZac)

RAMONES - Have You Ever Seen the Rain (Chrysalis / Radioactive)
DEAD KENNEDYS - Viva Las Vegas (Alternative Tentacles)
THE DIRTY NIL - Hit the Light (Self-Released)

VECTOR COMMAND - REV Dub 1 (HoZac)

THE DICKIES - Banana Splits (A and M)
SCREECHING WEASEL – Sunshine (Roadkill / Lookout)
PROPAGHANDI - Degrassi Junior High Drop Out (Recess)
MSI - Sugar Sugar (Schizophrenic)

VECTOR COMMAND - REV Dub 1 (HoZac)

MAD CADDIES - S.O.S. (Fat Wreck Chords)
THE MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES - Ain't Talkin' Bout Love (Taang)
MESSER CHUPS - Twin Peaks Twist (MuSick / Gitaracula)

VECTOR COMMAND - REV Dub 1 (HoZac)

PLAIN WRAP - Green Light, Red Light (Enigma)
ADRENALIN OD - Brady Bunch (Buy Our Record / Beer City)
LIFES - Facts of Life (Here and Now / Knochen Tapes / Middle-Man / Triple Eye Industries)
ME FIRST AND THE GIMMIE GIMMIES - Who Put The Bomp (Fat Wreck Chords)

VECTOR COMMAND - REV Dub 1 (HoZac)

AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS - GFY (Rough Trade / ATO / Flightless / 
THE DAMNED - Help (Universal UMC / Sanctuary)

WASTOIDS - Fortunate Son (CIUT)

Radio - Sunday, November 3rd, 2019

My introduction to the Real Sickies starts with meeting their singer Ben Disaster in his previous band Let's Dance that did a studio 3 session at the old studio. It was a memorable session because they broke out a cover of Sweet's "Fox on the Run" and they did a dual session with Tyranna so it was a busy day. But Let's Dance had opened for Tyranna the night before and Zoe was filling in on vocals and was from Edmonton and Zoe being a champion for bands from Edmonton dragged them along. I didn't know much about Ben's new band or about how Let's Dance broke up.  But they were memorable to me so I was excited to meet up with Ben again and the latest band and the recordings are infectious. So tonight's show features that interview with Ben (singer), Evan (guitarist)  and Alex (guitarist) that we conducted at the end of September right before their show at the Bovine. I was grateful to talk to them. Here is the download and playlist for tonight's show. 

REAL SICKIES - Got Me Running (Stomp)
REAL SICKIES - Fallen in Love (Stomp)
REAL SICKIES - Interview (CIUT)
REAL SICKIES - Some are Mimes (Dirtyflair / It's Alive / Monster Zero / This is Pop)
REAL SICKIES - Summer Fun (Dirtyflair / It's Alive / Monster Zero / This is Pop)
REAL SICKIES - Interview (CIUT)
REAL SICKIES - Bye Bye (Stomp)
REAL SICKIES - Interview (CIUT)
REAL SICKIES - 
REAL SICKIES - Interview (CIUT)
REAL SICKIES - Cool Club (Dirtyflair / It's Alive / Monster Zero / This is Pop)
REAL SICKIES - Interview (CIUT)
REAL SICKIES - Time Out (Dirtyflair / It's Alive / Monster Zero / This is Pop)
REAL SICKIES - Interview (CIUT)
REAL SICKIES - Out of Space (Stomp)
REAL SICKIES - Interview (CIUT)
REAL SICKIES - Psycho Hop (Stomp)
REAL SICKIES - Interview (CIUT)
REAL SICKIES - Forgot to Let Go (Stomp)

These folks are super active in their local scene with radio shows. Alex hosts the long running "Big A, Little A" on CJSR. Alex used to do a radio drama about goths called "Darkness of my Soul". Ben hosts "This is Pop" also on CJSR but this show is also syndicated on a number of other campus community stations across the country. Evan used to do a podcast called "Punk Rock Playground : Locals Only" which focused on the Edmonton scene and had a number of projects related to it. 

Check out the Real Sickies at bandcamp.

TERRITORIES - Quit this Town (Pirates Press)
SLOW FACTION - The Breitbart Boys (Self-Released) 
MYSTERY GIRL - Heartbreaker (Brain Slash)
THE DROWNS - Hold Fast (Pirates Press)
LOS PEPES - Your Justice (Wanda / Adrenal;in Fix / Spaghetty Town / Gods Candy / Snap!)

THE CAVEMEN - Dancing on the Razor's Edge (Mandinga / Dirty Water)

Radio - Sunday, September 29th, 2019

Download the show here.

STIFF LITTLE FINGERS – At the Edge

NICK SMASH, one of Toronto's earliest documentarians on the punk scene,is back with a look at the Club called The Edge. 40 years earlier, The Edge started booking shows thanks to the Garys. Nick has put together an issue of Smash It Up to collect stories and unseen photos on the shows that took place there. Nick presented on the edge in recent appearance in his Library series and he agreed to come in and do a supplementary piece for his Alone and Gone series on EXD.  You can get a copy of Smash It Up #40 through Nick Smash on facebook for $10.00 ppd.  Here is the playlist that we used in the airing of this interview.

NICK SMASH – The Edge
MARTHA AND THE MUFFINS – Echo Beach (Dindisc)
NICK SMASH – The Edge
BB GABOR – Soviet Jewellery (Anthem)
NICK SMASH – The Edge
CHELSEA – Right to Work (Step Forward)
NICK SMASH – The Edge
PENETRATION – Don’t Dictate (Virgin)
NICK SMASH – The Edge
THE SLITS - Difficult Fun (CBS)
NICK SMASH – The Edge
ULTRAVOX – He’s a Liquid (Live in Philadelphia)
NICK SMASH – The Edge
THE MODS – Reactions (Ugly Pop)
NICK SMASH – The Edge
XTC - Life Begins At The Hop (Virgin)
NICK SMASH – The Edge
BLUE PETER – Do The Robot (Ready)
NICK SMASH – The Edge
KINETIC IDEALS - Life in Shadow (Mannequin)
NICK SMASH – The Edge
PROTEX - I Can't Cope (Polydor)
NICK SMASH – The Edge
THE GOVERNMENT - Flat Tire (The Modern World Incorporated)
NICK SMASH – The Edge
NASH THE SLASH–Dead Man's Curve (Cut Throat / Dindisc)
NICK SMASH – The Edge
BATTERED WIVES - Angry Young Man (Bomb)
NICK SMASH – The Edge
THE SPOONS – Nova Heart (Ready)
NICK SMASH – The Edge
DOA – Nazi Training Camp (Friends)
NICK SMASH – The Edge
999 - Feeling Alright with the Crew (PVC)
NICK SMASH – The Edge
TYRANNA - Back Off Baby (Rave Up)

Radio - Sunday, January 29th, 2017

Mary Tyler Moore passed away this past week. Although she’s not a punk she did represent a modern independent woman in the work world. The show took place in Minneapolis and Husker Du covered the theme song on their “Makes No Sense At All” ep in the mid-80’s. The song was like an unofficial anthem for Minneapolis, which is why it was so appropriate for a band from them to cover the song. With all the tributes to Mary Tyler Moore this week I found myself thinking about this cover.

HUSKER DU - Love is All Around (SST)

This coming Sunday at the Garrison is a benefit for Freddie Pompeii, a guy we are trying to keep alive. Freddie has been diagnosed with cancer and we all know that medical bills are more expensive in the States. So a bunch of his friends who make up the first wave of the Toronto punk scene are getting together to play a show and we are going to start off with a few of them, starting off with Freddie’s first punk band the VILETONES. This is “Danger Boy”.

VILETONES - Danger Boy (Razor)
THE CURSE- Somethin' Ya Can't Tell Your Mother (Other Perople’s Music)
TYRANNA – Unfaithful (Rave Up)
ZRO4 - Downtown Boys (Unreleased)
THE 'B' GIRLS - 'B' Side (Bomp)
THE DIODES - Mercenary Flight (CBC)
BATTERED WIVES - Bad News (Bomb)
THE MODS - Troubled Times (Other Peoples Music)
THE SECRETS - Teenage Rampage (Bomb)
THE UGLY - Do You Wanna See Me (Other People’s Music)

Download of the interview with Alex Kress here

Alex Kress is a photographer from Toronto by way of Edmonton who put out a great new photo book on the Toronto punk scene called “Feeding Time: Split Seconds in Toronto Punk – 2015-2016”. We spoke with Alex a few weeks back about the book. We start off with the namesake for the book.

S.H.I.T. - Feeding Time (Static Shock)
ALEX KRESS - Interview (CIUT)
STRANGLED – Leader (Crude City)

Check out Alex’s Instagram account at @snapsecondskin

Top 10 – January 2017
10. BAD NOIDS - My Friend Greg (Feel it)
9. DECRANEO - Siamesas (Crapoulet)
8. DENY THE CROSS - Blast Pound Strafe Stab Kill (Tank Crimes)
7. SEX PRISONER - Shoulders Straight (a389 / Deep Six)
6. GOD’S AMERICA - A Minced Oath (Deep Six / Regurgitated Semen)
5. ORNITORRINCOS - Igrejinha Über Alles (Thrash Unreal)
4. LIQUID - Going Down the Tubes (Yeah You)
3. ANCIENT FILTH - Crisis Cycle (Self-Released)
2. MONGOLOID - American Nomad (Deranged)
1. BRUTAL YOUTH - Todd Serious (Stomp)

BIB - P.M.F. (Deranged)
NADSAT - Esclavo del placer (Self-Released)
YOUTH AVOIDERS - Face Up To It (Destructure / Build Me a Bomb)
RAPTUS DI FOLLIA – Insomnia (Incredible Noise / Dirt Fi)
URBAN BANDITS – We Don’t Belong to the Stairs (Twisted Red Cross)

Tonight’s demo feature is a new band from Vancouver featuring members from a lot of other bands from there. You can download their demo from bandcamp.

POLICY OF TRUTH – Intro / Leech (Self-Released)
POLICY OF TRUTH – Authority Abuse (Self-Released)
POLICY OF TRUTH – Speakers Corner (Self-Released)
POLICY OF TRUTH – I.M.F.H. (Self-Released)

BEAMAN – Z’s Up (Failed Orbit)

You can download an MP3 of the show here.