Radio - Sunday, January 6th, 2019

Part two of a Year in Review show sees us countdown the best re-issues, full lengths, and demos released in 2018. The second half of the show. The scone half of the show were considerations for these categories and although they may be considered runners up this is a pretty kick ass collection of the best songs from 2018. You can download the show here.

CHARGE69 - Bonnes Resolutions (Knock Out)

Best re-Issues of 2018
10. ALIANS - Nic Wiecej (Pasazer)
9. INSINUATIONS - Prompt Critical (Feel It)
8. L’AMOUR - You Gotta Go (Beach Impediment)
7. THE REACTION - Get the Rods Out (Supreme Echo)
6. THE FITS - Sailing to Hell (Ugly Pop)

5. VENDETTA - I Wanna be a Star (Supreme Echo)
4. THE MODS – Reactions (Ugly Pop)
3. THE MODERN MINDS – Girl Crazy (Ugly Pop)
2. THE STIFFS – Homesick (Supreme Echo)
1. WASTED LIVES – Divorce (Supreme Echo)

Best LPs of 2018
10. BLOOD PRESSURE – Hate (Beach Impediment) 
9. HUFF RAID – Convention (DIY Kolo / NIC / Still We Fight / Outside)
8. C.H.E.W. - Greater Good (Iron Lung)
7. PERMISSION – Kindness and Mercy (La Vida Es Un Mus)
6. SUNSHINE WARD - No Real Revolution (Bloody Master)

5. RATA NEGRA - Te Elevas (La Vida es Un Mus)
4. CONTRA - Flock (9 Lies)
3. DRUX - Stuck in the Past (Static Shock)
2. KORSFAST - Det Luktar Brunt (Phobia / Not Enough / D-Takt & Rapunk / Breeding to Extinction)
1. STRAFPLANET – Freizeitstress (Contraszt!)

Best Demos of 2019
10. FORRA – Fisura (La Vida Es Un Mus)
9. INNOCENT - Huddled Masses (Self-Released)
8. CYBER BULLIES - Gorbachev Is Right (More Power)
7. GERMEN – Decidir (Self-Released)
6. RIXE - La Clé (La Vida Es Un Mus)

5. THERAPY - Place for Us (Self-Released)
4. BE ALL END ALL – Team (Self-Released)
3. NEVER – Forever (Self-Released)
2. LIQUIDS - Violent (Self-Released)
1. LEXICON –Chained (Iron Lung)

CONVENIENCE - Adult Contemporary (Iron Lung)
NO STATIK - Uncommon Measures (Iron Lung)
PHYSIQUE - Price of Progress (Iron Lung)
NIGHT WITCH - Thoughts and Prayers (Self-Released)
FUCKED AND BOUND - Zero Fucks (Void Assault / Atomic Action)

DRINKING BOYS AND GIRL CHOIRS - 킾드링킹 Keep Drinking (Damnably)
GELD - Parasitic Fucker (Iron Lung)
FLAG OF DEMOCRACY - Not Going to Start A War (SRA / Boss Tuneage)
BEZERKER BOYS - Wolf Warriors (Self-Released)
BATTLE RUINS - Slain. Stripped. Scalped. (Rock ‘n Roll Disgrace)

BB AND THE BLIPS - Shame Job (Thrilling Living)
DISCARD FEN ZHENG - Do Not Think So
CRIM - Caiguda Lliure (Pirates Press)
LOUDSPEAKER - 尘埃 (Self-Released)
DEZERTER – Kolaboracja (Pasazer)
THE LANDLORDS - Washington Post (Feel It)

FLOWER - Social Entrapment (Self-Released)
ELECTRIC CHAIR - Old Man (Self-Released)
ERA BLEAK – Tinderbox (Dirt Cult)
PAIN KILLER - Pacemaker (Best Wishes)
RAW BREED - Mind Mirror (Self-Released)

CORRODE – Theatre of War (Self-Released)
D7Y – Martraðaveröld (Self-Released)
DIGEST – Erasure (Self-Released)
SOAKIE – Public Transport Blues (Self-Released)
SRAM - Senile Body (Self-Released)

Radio - Sunday, August 5th 2018

Tonight's show is guest hosted by longtime punk DJ Chris Iler, who co-hosted Fast 'n Bulbous (CHRY), Imperfection Hours (CFRC) and did a label called "Fans of Bad Productions". Chris had the idea to do a label profile on Supreme Echo, this great label in Victoria doing some incredible archival work starting out with a Polish compilation called "Victim of a Safety Pin". Jason Flower, of MPA is the person behind this label and some other great projects that started out as a tape label known as Break Even. Chris and I talk glowingly about Jason and his many projects. You can download the show here. 

DEADLOCK – Victim of a Safety Pin (Supreme Echo)

RETSEPTI - Nu Matyueb (Supreme Echo)
NORTHERN HAZE – Qailaurt / Quviasuk (Supreme Echo)
TWITCH – I am the Wizard (Supreme Echo)
THE NEOS – Ripped Off (All Your Ears Can Hear)
JERK WARD – UFO (Supreme Echo)
MEXICAN POWER AUTHORITY – Everyone is Guilty (Supreme Echo)

SPHEX – Leaving this Crazy City (Supreme Echo)
THE DISHRAGS – London’s Burning (Supreme Echo)
TRITON WARRIOR – Satan’s Train (Supreme Echo)
RONNIE AND NATALIE WITH STUMPWATER – 6 Times (Supreme Echo)
ZELLOTS -Vampire Love (Supreme Echo)

VENDETTA – Modern Rockers (Supreme Echo)
THE STIFFS – Dad’s a Pig (Supreme Echo)
WASTED LIVES – Allegiance (Supreme Echo)
PLAN NINE – I Ain’t No Robot (Supreme Echo)
KARRION – Necro Nightmare (Supreme Echo)
MISSION OF CHRIST – To Oblivion (Supreme Echo)

BAD BRAINS - Send You No Flowers (Caroline)
THE CLASH - Pressure Drop (Epic)
ELVIS COSTELLO - Watching the Detectives (CBS)
GUTFULL – My Culture is not a Costume (Self-Released)
THE TUTS – Wannabe (Self-Released)


Gutfull and the Tuts I found out about on a remote broadcast by MRR for Decolonize Fest which you should check out. 

Tonight's demo feature is a new band from Halifax called Zygome. You can find their demo on bandcamp.

ZYGOME – Walking through a Dream (Self-Released)
ZYGOME – 6th Extinction (Self-Released)
ZYGOME – Mental Murder (Self-Released)
ZYGOME – The Power Shifts (Self-Released)

Radio - Sunday, April 23, 2017

We started off tonight's show with a band from Barcelona recorded originally in 1978 but released in 2012. Download tonight's show here.

ELS MASTURBADORS MONGOLICS – Por aqui por alla (Munster)

BAGHEAD – Scab (Self-Released)
CEROTE - Speak Spanish or Die (Self-Released)
CONCEALED BLADE - Active Shooter - Web Of Lies (Beach Impediment)
LOSE LOSE - Blood Pressure (Self-Released)
HONNOR SS – D-fire (Self-Released)
BOMBARDEMENT - Through Pain And Violence (Self-Released)
VIIMEINEN KOLONNA - Liha on Heikko (Blame the Victim / Filthy Rat / Insane Society)

The Dead Boys will be in town tomorrow night so here is a set inspired by the DEAD BOYS. 

CHEETAH CHROME – Take Me Home (Numero Group)
WHITE HEAT – Nervous Breakdown (Valium)
WASTED LIVES – Divorce (Spoken)
THE VICTIMS – Disco Junkies (1977)
DEAD BOYS – Caught with the Meat in Your Mouth (Sire)

CULTURE SHOCK - Forever and Ever (JMR)
THE HUM HUMS – Some Kinda Shit (Waterslide)
BANGS – Dirty Knives (Kill Rock Stars)
SHEER MAG – Can't Stop Fighting (Static Shock)
HI-FI'S – Look What You've Done (Show Time)

Inspired by the election in France

PETITE - Gente Play (Self-Released)
PIERRE & BASTIEN – Secret (SDZ)
RIXE - Tenter Le Diable (La Vida Es Un Mus)
NO CLASS - Blue Collared Rock And Roll (Self-Released)
COMBAT FORCE – Fight (Self-Released)
LAST DAYS - I Have the Right (Self-Released)
PMS 84 - Gaza (Self-Released)
BRASS - Don’t Look at Me (Self-Released)
STREETLIGHT SAINTS - Bash the Fash (Self-Released)

GAUNT – USA (Thril Jockey)
ADAPTORS – Trust in Technology (Plastik Rapture)
THE ELECTRIC VOMIT – Treasure Hunt (Garbage Bag)
THE CITY LIMITS - Morse Code Messages (Luggage)

Tonight's demo feature is of a band that wil be at this year's Varning. The demo reminds me a lot of Diskonto who are one of my all time favourites. You can download this demo from bandcamp.

MOBLISH – System of Fear (Self-Released)
MOBLISH – Exit of Death (Self-Released)
MOBLISH – Feed on the Flesh(Self-Released)
MOBLISH – Self Slaughter(Self-Released)
MOBLISH – Hallucinations of Freedom (Self-Released)

NATIONS ON FIRE - Ecology (Refuse)
SNFU - No Never (Cruzar)

Radio - Sunday, February 20, 2005

POLIDICKS - The Cat Came Back (Wounded Paw)

REJECTED YOUTH - A Threat Again (M.S.M.)
DEFIANCE - No Reagan (Punk-Core)
MANSIC - You (Kjell Hell)
THE LORRAINAS - Johnny (Self-Released)
DISHRAGS - I Don't Love You (Sudden Death)

THE DON'T CARES - Die Die Die Die (Kjell Hell)
THE EDDIE HASKELS - Human Race (Super Speedway)
DIMS REBELLION - U and I (Kjell Hell)
STILL LITTLE FINGERS - Best of Fools (Kung Fu)
SMALLTOWN - Faces (Deranged)
WASTED LIVES - Wirehead (Sudden Death)
I OBJECT - We Are the One (Punks Before Profits)

THE POLIDICKS - Methods of Murder (CIUT)
THE POLIDICKS - Money Grubbing Motherfucker (CIUT)
THE POLIDICKS - Killing in the Name of your Country (CIUT)
THE POLIDICKS - Devoid of Choice (CIUT)
THE POLIDICKS - Out of Touch (CIUT)
THE POLIDICKS - Kill Dr. Phil (CIUT)
THE POLIDICKS - Let's go to the Bar (CIUT)
THE POLIDICKS - Bigotry, Violence, Brutality (CIUT)
THE POLIDICKS - Living the Lie (CIUT)
THE POLIDICKS - George W. (CIUT)
THE POLIDICKS - Fuck It (CIUT)
THE POLIDICKS - Just Another Fucking Cop (CIUT)
THE POLIDICKS - Question It (CIUT)
THE POLIDICKS - Guns, Bombs, Bravery (CIUT)
THE POLIDICKS - Abused, Controlled, Enslaved (CIUT)
THE POLIDICKS - We're Coming to Get You Barbara (CIUT)
THE POLIDICKS - Mind Control (CIUT)
THE POLIDICKS - Minimum Rage (CIUT)
THE POLIDICKS - Fuck Your Flag, Fuck You God, Fuck You (CIUT)
THE POLIDICKS - Ridicule (CIUT)
THE POLIDICKS - Anyway (CIUT)
THE POLIDICKS - Forced Submission (CIUT)

THE POLIDICKS - State of Distress (Wounded Paw)
THE POLIDICKS - Interview (CIUT)
THE POLIDICKS - George W. (Wounded Paw)

MORTAL COMBAT - What's Wrong with you (Comberan)
MORTAL COMBAT - Perfect Society (Comberan)
MORTAL COMBAT - Victims (Comberan)
MORTAL COMBAT - The Grave from the Technology (Comberan)
MORTAL COMBAT - Wannadie (Comberan)
MORTAL COMBAT - Existence (Comberan)
MORTAL COMBAT - Watching a Broken TV (Comberan)
MORTAL COMBAT - It's Always Fucked Up (Comberan)
MORTAL COMBAT - the Streets (Comberan)
MORTAL COMBAT - No More Trees (Comberan)
MORTAL COMBAT - Trash (Comberan)

BROKEN - Treasonous (Feralette)

Various Artists "Smash the State, Volume 2" LP

This was the second installment of the Smash the State series. This too came out on Frank Manley's label No Exit Records. Once again Frank stuck to releasing eps in the entirety. He starts out with a band from Winnipeg called Lowlife. This band featured Richard Duguay on bass who went on to play guitar in Personality Crisis. The ep re-released on this comp is called "Leaders" and was originally released on a label called Airout Music back in 1979. MP3 files can be found out Good, Bad Music for Bad, Bad Times!

The Spys were a repeat band to the series. The Spys were from Windsor and self-released this ep in 1980. The songs were "Underground" and "Machine Shop".

Private School were also on this comp. They were from Vancouver, BC and appeared on the "Vancouver Complication" comp. The band formed in 1977 originally as an art school band. The band had rotating members and at one point had Tony Bardach on bass from the Pointed Sticks. They opened for the Police on their first North American tour in 1979. The songs on here are on a self-released ep and are:

1. Money, Guns and Power

2. Fuck You

3. I Wanna Know

4. Sci-Fi

Silicone Injection self-released a 5 song ep titled "Sic Nos Non Nobis". It was recorded at R+R Studios from September 1980 to Januaury 1981. The songs released on the ep are:

1. Kids are People Too

2. Payday on Friday

3. Agro

4. At War with Peace

5. She's A

The ep can be downloaded at http://sharebee.com/d2c5d24f.

The Malibu Kens were from Edmonton. They released an ep titled "Be My Barbie" on their own label Exploding Debut in 1981. The band also had some songs on the "It came from Inner Space" comp which is a little known Edmonton punk comp. Let's Dance do a tribute to the above shot in their first ep on Longshot Music. 7" from the Underground has a download for the "Be My Barbie" ep. The songs on this ep are:

1. Crude City

2. Wednesday Morning at 5:00 as the Day Begins

Wasted Lives and Big Black Puppets were from Vancouver and featured future Modernettes and Pointed sticks members. Wasted Lives did a song called Divorce" and Big Black Puppets did a song called "False Hopes". This ep came out on Gestus Music in 1979 originally.

A summary on the collection of the Smash the State materials can be found up at Model Citizen ... Zero Discipline.