I knew about this band through the "Last Call" compilation, and even though I've seen this 7" in local record stores I only heard it for the first time a few months back when Dan Walters gave it to me. Some pretty good power pop / new wave type stuff here, produced by Nick Jones of the Pointed Sticks. Shame they didn't put out anything else. According to former member John Cody, the band did have some other recordings that were never released.
By far one of my favourite hardcore records from the last decade. When I first heard "Ronnie's Dead" back in '06, I was hooked. Pretty much everything this band put out was great, which really isn't surprising given guitarist/vocalist's Brandon Ferrell's resume (Municipal Waste, Government Warning, Major Damage, to name a few). While I do think this 12" is out of print, it's not impossible to track down.
1. Direct Control 2. Ronnie's Dead 3. What's The Point? 4. Bucktown Hardcore 5. I Like It Fast 6. Herd The Cattle 7. War All The Time 8. Let's Scorch Scorch 9. Tough Guy 10. Braindead 11. Outro DOWNLOAD
Another live Dayglos set from the Bay Area, this one recorded at the Farm in San Fran, on 10/25/1986. The sound is a bit rougher than the previous one I posted, but I thought it was worth putting up because it features the late Nev The Impaler on guitar. Rest In Peace. Also, Cretin wasn't on this tour so vocal duties were performed by Spud.
1. Argh Fuck Kill 2. Die Sinner Die 3. Bedtime Story 4. Stupid Songs 5. Religious Bumfucks 6. I Killed Mommy 7. I'm My Own God 8. My Girl 9. Dogfarts 10. Ronald McRaygun 11. Wake Up America 12. Proud To Be Canadian 13. Stupid World 14. Scared Of People 15. Black Sabbath 16. Dragons DOWNLOAD
I originally posted this comp a year and a half ago with some crappy sounding MP3s at 128kbps I got off Soulseek. I wasn't totally happy with the way they sounded but I posted it anyways because no one else did and I figured it was better than nothing. Thanks again to Ken Porter for hooking me up with the WAVs, so I can take out the tape hiss and beef up the sound. He was also cool enough to send me the 7 page zine that came with the tape, which I'd never seen before. Like the last post, it's included in the download as a PDF file.
I've been trying to track down this local cassette compilation for years, so I was stoked when Ken Porter sent me not only the WAV file for me to edit, but also the accompanying 22 page zine. It's included as a PDF file in the download. Thanks again! Lots of rare and obscure Vancouver punk & hardcore not found anywhere else, enjoy!
I bought this 7" for cheap over the long weekend, so I figured I'd throw it on here since I just posted "Hollow Weiners". Same idea, a bunch of local rockabilly-type fuck bands doing Halloween themed songs. There's no insert or recording info, so I don't know about any of these bands at all. The only info I could find was a track listing on Discogs, which may or may not even be correct. According to that page, the first song is called 'My Dead Son', but to me it sounds more like 'My Dead Zoo'. So I'm going with that, fuck it.
1. DIG MA'S GRAVE - My Dead Zoo 2. HARD ON - Trick Or Treat 3. NANCY'S NIGHTMARE - Nancy's Nightmare 4. FRANK FRINKERSTEIN - Haunted House 5. COUNT BARKULA AND THE EAST VANPIRES - East Vanpires DOWNLOAD
Here's a local Halloween compilation given to me by Dan Walters featuring some "fuck bands" and some... non-fuck bands, like the Enigmas. If you like those Bud Luxford comps, then I'm sure you'll dig this one too. Whoever put this 7" out released another the year after called, "Very Scary Cemetery". I know Halloween is still a ways away yet, but fuck it. I promise not to post anything Xmas-related until at least November.
1. BAGS OF DIRT - Spidas 2. TARTAN HAGGIS - Lochness Monster 3. STAB 'EM IN THE ABDOMEN - The Dead Want To Live 4. THE SCISSORS - Underwear Wolf 5. ENIGMAS - Monsters In The Basement DOWNLOAD
I just realized that my blog turned 2 years old today, so I figured I better put something up to celebrate, right? Here's a mostly unreleased recording session by the Pointed Sticks, the third and final post of rare Sticks material I have. I say mostly unreleased because "Worse" and "Careless" were later included on the "Waiting For The Real Thing" album that Sudden Death records put out in 2006. According the liner notes of that CD, this demo was recorded at Sabre Sound sometime in 1980, I'm assuming before they recorded "Perfect Youth".
1. The Real Thing 2. Marching Song 3. True Love 4. All That Matters 5. All My Clocks Stopped 6. Nothing Else To Do 7. Careless 8. All I Could Take 9. Part Of The Noise 10. How Could You 11. Middle Aged Teenagers 12. Worse 13. Love Or Money 14. American Song 15. New Ways 16. Apologies DOWNLOAD
"Terminally Stupid #6 photozine- DIVING WITH YOUR BOOTS ON- 1985: The Year in Punk & Hardcore... 28 years in the making (well, maybe 1 year in the making and 27 years sitting in a box...), here's the year of punk and hardcore gigs in Vancouver through the camera lens of a 17 year old suburban kid and his friend with a darkroom (and a better camera), plus a few from out of town. Includes visual scene reports from Vancouver and Toronto circa 1985...Enjoy..."
When Dan asked if I would post his zine on my blog, I was not only stoked but honoured. There's lots of great pics on there that make me wish I was older than ten back in '85. Click on the link to download it as a single PDF file. If you can't open it, try using Foxit Reader which can be downloaded for free here. http://www.foxitsoftware.com/downloads/
Although everyone considers Shithead, Gregg, Rampage and Biscuits the "classic" D.O.A. line-up, they were still kicking ass after Randy and Chuck left the band and this live set proves it. Really good soundboard recording here, except for a few parts when the audio cuts out, most noticeably during "I Hate You". When I first heard this, I thought this was from the same gig that was taped for 'The Best Of Flipside Video #3'. This show here was recorded the day after in San Fran on June 2nd, 1984.
1. Intro 2. Fucked Up Ronnie 3. The Enemy 4. A Season In Hell 5. I Hate You 6. Burn It Down 7. Singin' In The Rain 8. Our World 9. Lumberjack City 10. D.O.A. 11. War 12. I'm Right You're Wrong 13. America The Beautiful 14. Fuck You 15. The Prisoner DOWNLOAD
Since my rip of their "For Ever Grounded" LP was one the most popular posts on this blog, I figured some of y'all might be interested in this early Effigies live set. I've since removed that album because it's now available on streaming sites, plus I'm starting to run out of room on my Mediafire account. Sorry.
Anyways, this gig originally aired on WZRD's "Sunday Morning Nightmare" radio show. The exact date and venue is unknown, but I'm assuming it's in Chicago sometime in 1981. The cool thing about this is the song, "Blank Slate", which I don't think was ever was recorded in a studio. Then again neither was "Guns Or Ballots", although a better version can be found on the live compilation, "Busted At Oz".
1. Below The Drop 2. Blank Slate 3. Quota 4. Strongbox 5. Techno's Gone 6. Body Bag 7. Guns Or Ballots DOWNLOAD
Here's a pretty decent soundboard recording taped August 30th, 1987 at Gilman Street Project in Berkeley, CA. The sound is a bit low in the first song, but is fixed (somewhat) by time they start playing "Fuck My Shit Stinks". In case you're wondering, "D+DOD" is actually "Dragons".
1. Proud To Be A Canadian 2. Fuck My Shit Stinks 3. Argh Fuck Kill 4. Die Sinner Die 5. Bedtime Story 6. Hide The Hamster 7. Fuck Satan To Death 8. Stupid Songs 9. Religious Bumfucks 10. D+DOD 11. Drugged And Driving 12. I'm My Own God 13. Here Today, Guano Tomorrow 14. Stupid World 15. My Girl 16. Dogfarts DOWNLOAD
I scored this on a trade, along with a bunch of other stuff (including that Young Canadians live set I posted two weeks ago), so stay tuned. Tracks 1-8 aren't actually demos but rough mixes from the "Creatures For Awhile" LP, recorded Sept 1983 at Ocean Studios, Vancouver. The only difference from the album versions besides the mix is the false start at the beginning of track 5 followed by who I presume is Mitch bellowing, "Listen up geek... this is Personality Crisis!".
Tracks 9-13 was their 2nd demo, recorded sometime between late 1981 and early 1982 in Calgary. Songs 11-13 originally appeared on the cassette compilation, "Charred Remains". 9-12 later showed up on the 1990 UK reissue of "Creatures". Tracks 14-16 was the band's unreleased first demo, recorded January 1981 in Winnipeg. This was right before they changed their name from Le Kille. I still find it baffling that no one's released a proper discography of these guys.
1. Vampire's Dream 2. Mrs. Palmer 3. Twilight's Last Gleaming 4. The Advocate 5. Creatures For Awhile 6. Double Take 7. Namedropper 8. People In Glass 9. Losing Time 10. Empty Sky 11. Waiting 12. Wonder What They're Thinking 13. Shotgun 14. Sundays 15. Burning Rain 16. On The Sidewalk Bleeding 17. Fashions (Bonus Track) DOWNLOAD
UPDATE 3.25.15
I added an extra song, "Fashions" taken from the pre-production demo for "Creatures". I don't know why the band didn't put it on the album because it's a ripper. Big thanks to Ken for the hook up!
This record was a recent blind purchase. I had only heard this local act previously through the 'Canuck-Core' compilation. They basically sound like what a Canadian skate-punk band in the late 80's would sound like. So yeah, there's a definite SNFU influence here. Songs about the Socred Party, safe sex and credit cards may seem dated, but then again so are songs about Ronald Reagan. One of their guitarists currently plays in The Authorities, the early 80's SoCal band that brought you the classic hit single "I Hate Cops".
1. Pit Bull Attack 2. Bonehead 3. Safe Sex 4. It's The 70s Again 5. Canadian National Front 6. Better Dead Than Socred 7. Charge It 8. She Belongs To Me 9. Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd) 10. Punks Go Camping 11. Johnny's Joy Ride DOWNLOAD
Happy Canaduh Day, hosers! What better way to celebrate it than with a rare live set by the band formerly known as the K-Tels? Tracks 1, 5 and 18 later appeared on their discography CD, 'No Escape'. According to the liner notes on that disc, they were recorded for radio broadcast at Gary Taylor's Rock Room in the summer of 1979. A lot of these songs were never recorded in a studio. I assume if they were they would have been released by now, right?
1. Wait For Your Approval 2. No Escape 3. Unknown 4. Unknown 5. The Remainder 6. Hulabaloo Girls 7. Come See About Me (The Supremes) 8. Don't Tell Me 9. Automan 10. Palisades Park (Freddie Cannon) 11. Sharpshooter 12. Where Are You 13. Something Else (Eddie Cochran) 14. I Hate Music 15. Looking Out My Window 16. Can't Be Denied 17. Hawaii 18. Fuck Your Society 19. C'mon Everybody (Eddie Cochran) 20. I Can't Control Myself (The Troggs) DOWNLOAD
I had only previously heard this short-lived HC band through their contribution to the 'Wade Free Vancouver' comp that I posted a few weeks back. Their song 'Assimilate' was taken from this demo, which I've finally heard in it's entirety for the first time when it was lent to me recently. There's a few rough spots on this cassette, but considering it's twenty years old I guess that's to be expected. Members of this band would later go on to play in local acts such as Strain, Capone, Pipebomb, The Spitfires, By A Thread, and I'm sure many more.
Since today is Father's Day, I thought I'd post the debut single of my late Dad's favorite band, Doug And The Slugs. I can't listen to these guys and not think about him. Unfortunately, most of the band's discography was never released on CD, with the exception of a 'Best Of' compilation, Slugology 101. So once I bought my first USB turntable, I had plans of buying of their all of their back catalog on vinyl and ripping them to CD for him to replace his old worn out cassettes. I never got around to finding them all before he passed away from cancer in January 2009, but I know he appreciated the effort. He was stoked when I burnt him a CD-R of Shel Silverstien's "Freakin' At The Freakers Ball", something he only had on a dubbed tape until I found a beat up copy of the record for his birthday one year.
I bought this single for a buck, mainly for the B-Side. I never listened to the A-Side because I assumed this version of "Too Bad" was same version that we all know and love. It wasn't until I read on their website that these two songs were from their first recording session in September 1979.
"This original single recording (with "The Move" on the back) was produced as a 45rpm and, unfortunately, the original master tape was recycled following the pressing. The version of "Too Bad" that most of us hear today was a new recording done in May 1980 when RCA distributed the Slugs' first album."
So that means this single won't be getting reissued anytime soon, then again neither is the rest of their discography it seems. While I guess you can say the newer version of 'Too Bad' is bit better than this one, it's cool to hear some now rare stuff from this band. That is, if you're a fan like I am. The song on the flipside, "The Move" is pretty good tune as well, and gets props for mentioning the Lions Gate Bridge. I'm sure if you go into any record store in the Vancouver area, you'll find this 7". Happy Father's Day!
Listening to this comp is sorta like digging up a time capsule of the punk, hardcore and alternative music scene in Vancouver(and Greater Vancouver area) 20 years ago. Like most CDs that came out in the 80's and 90's, I found this disc pretty quiet compared to the newer released music on my itunes. So I thought I'd "remaster" it for y'all. In others words, using Audacity to amplify the tracks. Enjoy.
While I remember seeing this Maple Ridge band's name on flyers back in the day, I never saw them live. In fact I never heard their recordings until I received this demo last week. There is definitely an early 90's sound here, but at the same time you can tell they weren't trying to sound like anyone else. I was told they also recorded two other demos as well. Members from Grave Mistake later went on to play in other local bands such as The New Town Animals and The Spitfires, to name a few.
***UPDATE NOVEMBER 12, 2019***
I finally have an 'official' copy of this cassette so I decided to rip it and replace the original one I posted as it was taken from a 2nd generation tape. I think it sounds a bit better. Thanks Rob Hope for the 'new' tape and thanks again Shay for hooking me up with the dubbed tape back in 2013!
1. Billy's Fishing Trip 2. Green Goose 3. Survivors Of Incest Anonomys 4. Repus 5. The Ultimat Happy Song 6. Dimendark 7. Could Have Said Hello 8. Fields 9. Hunch DOWNLOAD
Picked up this bootleg 7" on my last trip to Seattle a few months back. It's not in the best shape, but since it's a rough recording anyways I don't think anyone will notice. I don't know why this demo was never officially released, personally I think it sounds better than their "Sex Drive" EP.
I've had a few people ask me to upload this 7". I actually didn't even own it until this weekend when I found it at Zulu for a whopping two dollars. I knew about this band from the Wade Free Vancouver comp, but never heard this single until yesterday. They put out two full length tapes, but I do believe this was their only vinyl release. Their frontman Ron (RIP), used to sing in Active Glands and their bass player Ben Hughes later joined Brand New Unit.
Late 80's crossover hardcore from Vancouver. I don't really know anything about this band and there's isn't any information on them on the interwebs either. Besides this album, which was put out by the UK label Manic Ears Records, their only other release was a 1986 demo tape. They also appeared some compilations, a few of which can be found on here.
I wish I could take credit for ripping this tape, but unfortunately I don't even own it. I actually got it off Soulseek, but whoever originally uploaded it did a pretty decent job. It used to be available on the O CANADARM! blog (where I stole the images from), but the D/L link is dead. Like Undergrowth 84, this compilation is a pretty good mix of punk, new romantic, industrial and experimental type stuff, most of it not found anywhere else.
1. House Of Commons - Here Today Gone Tomorrow 2. NG3 - Nuclear Death 3. AKOB - Pogo Blues 4. AKOB - 5 Finger Discount Blues 5. Bill Of Rights - Surfrenzy 6. Bill Of Rights - The Unknown Surfer 7. Bad Attitude - Sinking Time 8. Otis Dog - Welfare Punks 9. Mecca Normal - Are You Hungry Joe? 10. Shanghai Dog - American Desert (Acoustic) 11. Sore Heads - Teenage Crimewave 12. The Krauts - America 13. Sexual Infections - Shock Therapy 14. Active Glands - I'll Be Me 15. Immoral Minority - No Toys For You 16. Celebrity Drunks - Lift Up That Dress 17. Emily - Fuck That Dog 18. Industrial Waste Banned - Thank You For The Hole In My Head 19. Idyle And Undesirable - Kamikaze 20. MIA - Louise 21. Beauty Foundation - The Party 22. Stab 'Em In The Abdomen - Memories Of Kilgore 23. Belgianiques - Looking At You 24. Ominous Cinema - Stand In The Sun 25. A Merry Cow - Bed In The Gutter 26. Electric Purple Carrot - Boredom 27. Blood BBQ - Eye Got You Babe 28. Sam - I Am Hitler's Son DOWNLOAD
Bought this local compilation sealed at Zulu Records, which is kinda funny because it was also the debut release on the Zulu Records label. Actually... that isn't really funny at all. Anyways, all of the bands on here feature the record's namesake, Phil Smith and also include future and former members of other Vancouver groups such as the Dishrags, Pointed Sticks, Modernettes, Subhumans, etc.
"Wasted Lives were formed in November 1978 by singer Phil Smith, guitarist Colin Griffiths, and bassist Mary-Jo Kopechne (Mary Armstrong). Guitarist Brad Kent was a founding member of the band, but left to join the Avengers. Phil Smith was a journalist writing for Simon Fraser University’s The Peak; he also contributed to SnotRag and Public Enemy. Wasted Lives disintegrated in summer 1979 when Mary-Jo joined the Modernettes; but not before they recorded the incendiary proto-hardcore tune Wirehead for the Vancouver Complication album. In October, they released the posthumous single, Divorce b/w False Hopes, on their own Spoken Records label. The single’s B-side was actually credited to Big Black Puppets, an ad-hoc combo consisting of Phil and Mary with Bill Napier-Hemy on guitar and Dimwit (credited as Ed Norton) on drums.
Phil Smith acted as the manager of The Dishrags during 1980. In 1981, he fronted the Doors spoof Jimbo & The Lizard Kings, one of many bands operating within the Bud Luxford stable of “fuck bands.” Smith formed his next serious project, Corsage, with childhood friend Bill-Napier Hemy. In November 1981, Corsage released the cassette Rome Burns, Corsage Sings, which included the song Shame I Feel. Corsage continued throughout 1982-84 with various musicians. In March 1983, the best selections of Smith’s various projects were released on The Phil Smith Album, the debut release of the new Zulu Records label, and a music video was shot for The Shame I Feel. Phil Smith and Bill Napier-Hemy continue to record and perform together from time to time, usually under the Corsage moniker."
1. Blanche Whitman - Dark Ages 2. Corsage - Grecian Formula 3. Blanche Whitman - (Someone) Watching Over Me 4. Corsage - The Shame I Feel 5. Wasted Lives - Undercover 6. Corsage - Force Beyond Control 7. Jimbo And The Lizard Kings - Coming For You, Little Girl 8. Corsage - I'm Nothin' 9. Wasted Lives - Wirehead 10. Blanche Whitman - Sleep Sleep Sleep 11. Corsage - I'm A Lion 12. Corsage - Rome
