Hardcore Podcasts
September of 2010 I put together eight Hardcore Podcasts. You can check them out here if you are interested. For more insight into how I came up with the years 78-90 for the First Wave you can read about The Hardcore Superiorty Myth.
Category Archives: Canada
The Sturgeons – Punk Rock Virgins
Sturgeons – Punk Rock Virgins // Forward Disorder (Social Blemish Records) 1980. Here’s an old KBD single from Canada that has a Skinnies, Normals, Bureaucrats, maybe even Stiff Little Fingers feel to it. What was it with those Canadians? So … Continue reading
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AKA – Red Therapy
AKA – Red Therapy – God, City Drugs, 645 Dog // Raggedy Andy’s, Fear, Mental Timebombs (Zulu Records) 1980. Another great Canadian New Wave release. AKA are often referred to, along with UJ3RK5 and Monitor as “West Coast No Wave”. … Continue reading
The O Voids
O Voids – Record On, Flying Pan // Emergency Broadcast System, Lost and Found (Lost Space Records) 2008. Definitely one of the best new releases I have received here at the Last Days of Man on Earth World HQ. This … Continue reading
The Poles – CN Tower / Prime Time
The Poles – CN Tower // Prime Time (Nimbus 9 Records) 1977. Here’s a pretty good blast of obscuro punk wrock from Canada. Toronto to be exact. 1977. Yeah…77 is actually pretty early for something like this and The Poles … Continue reading
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Riot.303 – Crowd Control
Riot.303 – Crowd Control (Cardiac Records) 1982. There just really isn’t much information available about this one out there. It’s not listed on either Flex or Kill From The Heart. Punk Rock Record Sleeves has it posted but alas no … Continue reading
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Viletones – Screaming Fist 7inch
Viletones – Screaming Fist (Vile Records) 1977. This one is an absolute classic. A true monster. Fronted by Steven “Nazi Dog” Leckie with Freddie Pompeii on guitar/vocals, Chris Hate on bass/vocals and Motor X on the drums/vocals, The Viletones were … Continue reading
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Odds and Ends
I have been diggin a lot of tunes lately that are currently in print. Went record shopping recently…the first time I have done that in a while. So I’m gonna share some of it as well as a few other … Continue reading
The Dishrags – Past is Past
The Dishrags – Past Is Past (Modern Records) 1979. The Dishrags were an early all girl punk band from Canada in the late 1970′s. This is thier first single ‘Past Is Past’.. A lot of critics prefer thier second single, … Continue reading
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The Nils – Sell Out Young
The Nils – Sell Out Young (Psyche Industry Records) 1985. This is one of my favorite EPs ever. The Nils were a really brilliant band. There is so much emotional depth to these songs. Mag Wheel Records released a compilation … Continue reading
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