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abyssdeathgrind: gasmaskvoyeur: columnofheaven: youthandrust: ...

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:29:24 -0400

gasmaskvoyeur:

columnofheaven:

youthandrust:

youthandrust:

columnofheaven:

drink until you get thrown out of a military ball (locals only)

SWINE FUCKS, part 2 of 2

This show is tomorrow. You’re a fool if you don’t come to this, its going to be a mad house.

Here’s hoping they play Portrait.

Tomorrow night.

Be nice to your mom then come mosh Toronto into dust.

Tell your mom “no more feelings”.

this fucking ruled. gas chamber and despise you blew me away.

aznprincessxo: The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No...

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:38:15 -0400

aznprincessxo:

The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die

Cerce

Dads

Foxmoulder

$7 @ 3230 Greenburn Place, Ajax

Free cookies and pop!

playing this fucking rad show three weeks after we get back from tour, and one week after we open for Retox. gonna be a rager.

struckmenumb: Records are pressed. Get stoked. so cool to see...

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:14:43 -0400

struckmenumb:

Records are pressed. Get stoked.

so cool to see my art on someone else’s

terrorboys: never, ever forget where Etobicore came...

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:10:19 -0400

terrorboys:

never, ever forget where Etobicore came from

etobicore bike ride/drunk time/burg out/dairy dip this summer. yeeeeeeah buddy

noyrnot: struckmenumb: rachaelogilvie: Yo! We’re releasing a...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:28:42 -0400

noyrnot:

struckmenumb:

rachaelogilvie:

Yo! We’re releasing a 7” record called “65 songs.”
We’re gonna do a show because of that.

My Man
(Pretty cool folks with a new record or something)
mymantheband.bandcamp.com

Also in on the fun:

Beat Noir
(Uber catchy Waterloo Punk)
beatnoirpunkrock.bandcamp.com

Evan Redsky
(Single Mothers singing guitar dude)
evanredsky.bandcamp.com

Spearhead
(Mysterious, ear shattering punk-boys)
spearhead.bandcamp.com

Doors 7pm
$5 ALL AGES
Izakaya Sushi House (294 College St, Toronto).

You can find the event here:
http://www.facebook.com/events/155264967970407/?ref=ts&fref=ts

Bring your friends, have a party.

Spearhead is now an indie rock band. Come one, come all.

this isn’t all ages anymore, but you should still come if you can.

TOTAL TRASH/SPEARHEAD SUMMER TOUR 2K13

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:21:00 -0400

Toronto hardcore coming 4 u soon. We still need help in Boston and Pittsburgh so please let me know if you or anyone else can help out.

TOTAL TRASH
http://derangedrecords.bandcamp.com/album/total-trash

SPEARHEAD
http://spearhead.bandcamp.com/

June 28 - Cleveland @ Now That’s Class
June 29 - Chicago TBA
July 1 - Minneapolis TBA
July 2 - Milwaukee TBA
July 3 - Indianapolis TBA
July 4 - Pittsburgh (need help!!)
July 5 - New York TBA
July 6 - Boston (need help!!)
July 7 - Montreal TBA
July 8 - Toronto TBA

“There’s something slightly mythical about Foxmoulder’s...

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:13:00 -0400

“There’s something slightly mythical about Foxmoulder’s latest output – in a damning, heretical way. Above the blistering, high-speed screamo, vocals cry of death, poison, flesh and blood, and screaming to gods who will refuse, absolutely refuse, to answer. The high-pitched melodic shrieks of guitars – well, they become shrieks, and the intensity of the music, packed into segments barely longer than a minute and a half, becomes almost frightening. It’s straight forward, noisy, DIY recorded emoviolence – with a sense of a looming shadow. ‘Endless/Blameless’ the final track, is perhaps most notable, with its sense of fading through all the static and lo-fi recording, and its final repeated yell of “where are you now?”, after the music fades. That yell is haunting – it’s representative of the total abandonment, loss, and anger packed into under seven minutes of music. ‘Lethe’ is remarkable in this sense – it’s blunt, brutal, and restricted to time, yet it manages to conjure up a sense of loss at the end of it.”

Thank you to myendlessminutes for such a kind review. Check it out (and download our new 7”) here.

Our tour is booked. Poster is finalized. Screen prints will be...

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:00:48 -0400

Our tour is booked. Poster is finalized. Screen prints will be available. See you in April!

(poster by http://matthewbambach.com/)

indefenceofidiocy: Tampa’s genre-bending Merchandise played...

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 11:42:43 -0500

indefenceofidiocy:

Tampa’s genre-bending Merchandise played Soybomb HQ in downtown Toronto on September 22. SBHQ is not a full-time venue, as it is a residential space, although it does host a fair amount of music events. A local chapter of Food Not Bombs cooks here every Sunday before serving in Allan Gardens. The space is also home to rooftop patio/garden, and a skateboard ramp which doubles as a stage. The bands play in the middle, most concave part of the ramp allowing the audience to cram in around them, as well as observe from the metal coping, normally used to drop in from. The line-up was all local, and unfortunately I missed the first two bands walking in as Mausoleum were setting up. I had never seen them before, but according to my peers, they have a fanbase of primarily Pitchfork readers. After they finished, the space filled up to the unpredictable point of any night at SBHQ where audience members stand at their threshold of the vert and eventually start slipping into a domino effect that gains force with every spilled beer.

From what I remember, they played everything off their latest release, Children of Desire, and other tracks from their previous releases: Es Muerte, Terminal Jagger Jane’s Addiction Boxset, Merchandise, Gone Are The Silk Gardens of Youth, and Strange Songs (In The Dark). Carson Cox’s beguiling voice over their gloomy tone and often poppy beats had the room dancing with a sense of urgency. The crowd confined the three members into a space smaller than the back of a tour van, propelling Cox to climb atop their gear to continue the set as an exhibitionist in the shadows of the holiday lights lining the skate ramp. I won’t speak for the audience when I say that the performance was highly ephemeral. Their latest release, to me was something that I always listened to in it’s entirety, multiple times a week since it’s leak. It was something that remained the backdrop of my commutes on foot, by transit, car, or flight. The tune to my mid-afternoon summertime lethargy. The band’s live set engages with the audience giving off an air of nostalgia for early shoegazers and “the scene that celebrates itself”. As they have stated in interviews with Pitchfork, the record is not transferrable to live music, and their sets will never fully resemble what they have recorded. They hold an authentic sentiment towards writing, recording, and playing, which makes their live sets highly temporal.

The Spring 2012 release of Children of Desire (Katorga Works) was unique to many. The trio hail from notable punk and hardcore projects in the Tampa area and are members of the DIY scene in Florida. Playing basements, storage units, and lofts is regular practice for them, although with this release they quickly gained popularity and are selling out large venues. The tour that made it to Toronto was stopping at a mix of DIY and corporate spaces, sometimes both in the same city.

Children of Desire was written with inspiration from multiple late 80’s/early 90’s post-punk, shoegaze, and noise pop groups such as The Smiths, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and My Bloody Valentine. The six track LP comes with a small, binded story made up of multiple journal entries that the lyrics are littered throughout. The title of this small piece of literature reads “Desire in the Mouth of Dogs, by one W. Marchendese”. Interviewers and reviewers have allured to this text as part of an experience that the record offers to fans, leaving digital listeners with a portion of the composed experience. Cox says in an interview with Pitchfork that, “[the band does] everything because of a premonition, because of the energy, and it’s all one idea.”

The group’s approach towards their music works to create an experience that is larger than simply notes and lyrics, but one that has listeners associating particular experiences with each track, or release.

one of the best fucking shows i’ve ever been to. bar none. so so sososososo glad they’ll be back for nxne.

NEW FOXMOULDER 7"

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 18:26:53 -0500

NEW FOXMOULDER 7":

get into it. super proud of these.

blastpete: this is my band foxmoulder playing at a sushi...

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:24:26 -0500

blastpete:

this is my band foxmoulder playing at a sushi restaurant a few weeks ago.

lookie! lookie!

slowgrave: Went to a screening of this great documentary last...

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:57:24 -0500

slowgrave:

Went to a screening of this great documentary last night with Demarco. An incredibly captivating and complex story dealing with poverty, youth, sensationalism, perseverance, justice, and the failure of the American judicial and prison systems. I feel like it’s also a great introduction for people who aren’t too familiar with the case or the other films that have been made about it. Highly recommended.

going 2 see this 2nite

foxmoulder midwest/east coast-ish u.s. tour, spring 2k13

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:16:00 -0500

Hello again, pals! We’ll be visiting you again super soon. If you can help us book any of these dates (and wanna play w/us too), we’d really appreciate it! Here’s our tentative route:

April 16 - Lansing/Ann Arbor/Detroit, MI
April 17 - Grand Rapids, MI
April 18 - Kalamazoo, MI
April 19 - Chicago, IL/Milwaukee, WI
April 20 - Milwaukee, WI/Chicago, IL
April 21 - Chesterton/Indianapolis, IN
April 22 - Indianapolis, IN/Cincinnati, OH
April 23 - Cincinnati/Columbus, OH
April 24 - Pittsburgh, PA :: w/Dana Scully
April 25 - Washington, DC
April 26 - Philadelphia, PA :: w/Bubonic Bear
April 27 - New Brunswick, NJ/New York, NY
April 28 - New York, NY/New Brunswick, NJ
April 29 - Buffalo/Rochester, NY
April 30 - Toronto, ON :: w/edhochuli, The Joint Chiefs of Math

notdeadyettoronto: The Best of 2012 Well, it’s been one hell of...

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:23:21 -0500

notdeadyettoronto:

The Best of 2012

Well, it’s been one hell of year, now that I’ve sat down to think about it. Hits and Misses closed, Siesta Nouveaux was reduced to a literal pile of rubble and Toronto is in a bit of a limbo period. In general, the scenes are totally fractured. I have no idea where we’ll end up, but there’s a lot of awesome shit happening here that makes me think 2013 is gonna be great. I hope by the end of it, punk is punk again in Toronto and everyone is supporting some of the great local talent here.

In general, hardcore was some wild beast this year. It seemed that there was just a non-stop flood of awesome records. It was almost impossible to keep up with it. I feel like I actually couldn’t absorb as much as I wanted to. For every record or demo on here, there’s one I still need to hear or get my hands on. And my fucking record shelf is full.

In general, it seems there’s a lot of people out there working hard to get shit done, be it starting new bands, starting a zine, taking photos, whatever. I hope 2013 continues a trend of people doing shit on their own, the way they want to do it and not just for the bullshit approval of others.

And thanks again for the support at Not Dead Yet. It was a celebration of some of the best HC goin these days and I have to hope it can continue like that.

Anyways, here it is:

Top 10 Songs

Koward “Sick of Dope”
Merchandise “Become What You Are”
Dawn of Humans “Jazzmonster”
Warthog “Pig”
Hank Wood and the Hammerheads “I Don’t Play Games”
Hoax “Fantasy”
Infernöh “De Galna Och De Blinda”
Proxy “Wasted Days”
Bob Mould “The Descent” (it’s too catchy to deny)
Nasa Space Universe “Peeping Toddler”

Top 10 LPs

Boston Strangler “Primitive”
Ilegal “El Aire Libre Fuera De Los Dientes…”
Merchandise “Children of Desire”
Hank Wood and the Hammerheads “Go Home”
Tragedy “Darker Days Ahead”
Infernoh “War Tjard”
Dekoder “Between the Living and the Dying”
Green Beret “Violence is their Currency”
Title Fight “Floral Green”
Mindset “Leave No Doubt”

Honourable Mentions

Nasa Space Universe “Tour EP”
Mauser “Isolation”
Criaturas “Oscuridad Eternal”
Creem “Self Titled LP”
Sickoids “Self Titled LP”
Rosenkopf “Self Titled LP”
Crazy Spirit “Self Titled LP”
Atentado “Dias Le Rabia”
Birth Deformities “Suburbanized”
Slang “Glory Outshines Doom”
Kalte Lust “Somewhere Outside the Circle”
Daylight Robbery “Ecstatic Vision”
School Jerks “Self Titled LP”
Neon Piss “Self Titled LP”
Prisoner Abuse “Self Titled LP”

Top 10 7”s

Koward “Self Titled EP”
Dawn of Humans “Self Titled EP”
Hoax “3rd EP”
Belgrado “Panopticon”
Confines “Some Sick Joke”
Vaaska “Condenados”
Stab “Nation Rising”
Kremlin “Will You Feed Me”
Stick Together “Surviving the Times”
Goosebumps “I Hate My Body”

Honourable Mentions

Violent Reaction “Self Titled EP”
Tercer Mundo “Self Titled EP” (artwork of the year though)
Strange Factory “Fukushima Nightmare”
Anasazi “Bone Collector”
Hatred Surge “Purgatory”
Dry Hump “Everybody Loves You When You’re Dead”
Total Control “Scene From A Marriage”
Divine Right “Pray For Me”

Top 10 Demos

Warthog “Chain Wallet Sessions”
Peacebreakers “Demo”
United Stance “Promo Tape”
Proxy “Demo”
Rival Mob “Mob Justice Demo”
Oblivionation “Demo”
Antimob “Demo”
Nuclear Spring “Demo”
Shoxx “Demo”
World War 4 “Demo”

Honourable Mentions

Replica “Demo”
Intent “Demo”
Raw Meat “Demo”
Give “Voodoo Leather”
Perspex Flesh “Demo”
Ancient Heads “Demo Vol. 2”

Favourite Local Releases

Kremlin “Will You Feed Me”
Ancient Heads “Demo Vol. 2”
Hassler “Self Titled EP”
Harhaa “Demo”
School Jerks “Self Titled LP”
Column of Heaven “Mission from God”
Burning Love “Rotten Thing to Say”
Total Trash “Self Titled EP”
Spearhead “Demo”
Purity Control “Coping”
Demolition “Demo”

Note: Gotta exclude stuff I played on, but I am really happy with how the Violent Future and S.H.I.T. tapes came out.

Notable Zines… if you like reading about punk & HC.

DISTORT
Accept The Darkness
Counterfeit Garbage
Chunks
General Speech
Seven Inches to Freedom
Down and Out
Limited Readership
Distortion Faith
Scrutiny Zine

Notable Shows I Caught

Hoax @ 911 House in Gainesville
Omegas and a million bands, SITC 100 @ Duffy’s Tavern
The Last Shows (in entirety) @ Siesta Nouveaux
Proxy @ Katacombes, during Varning 2012
Waste Management @ Sneaky Dees, during Not Dead Yet 2012
Omegas @ Sneaky Dees, during Not Dead Yet 2012
Tenement @ The Shop under Parts & Labour
Merchandise @ Soybomb
Hoax @ Broken Neck, during Chaos 2012
Hank Wood and the Hammerheads @ Soybomb, Not Dead Yet 2012

And the best recording unarchived this year: Breakdown “Demo 1994”

Watch out for Warthog, Proxy and Kremlin next year.

Cool! Thanks for the luv and a great 2012, Greg.

notdeadyettoronto: Yes, this happened last night. And without...

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:47:02 -0500

notdeadyettoronto:

Yes, this happened last night. And without the aid of the internet - which is a surprisingly challenging thing to do.

Stuck in the City is now 5 years old (holy fuck!). Thanks for all of the support over the years!

If you couldn’t get in or didn’t find out, I am sincerely sorry. It had to be small and we couldn’t announce it in advance because it was just a warm up for the mayhem in Baltimore. Thanks to the people who took a chance on a rumour.

10 good time

march 22 @ soybomb

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:07:00 -0500

animal faces (record release)

itto

the discord of a forgotten sketch

foxmoulder

seeeeecret special guest (whom i assure you is awesome)

—

i suspect lots of pals will be visiting for this

doing a big ol’ beer trade with max from discord

I AM STOKE

solarcult: Iron Lung Column of Heaven S.H.I.T. Farang @ soy...

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:05:22 -0500

solarcult:

Iron Lung
Column of Heaven
S.H.I.T.
Farang

@ soy bomb, 156 Bathurst, Toronto
$10
April 6

I want a print of this

between now and april

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:03:57 -0500

= theeeeeee worst time of the year. yowza

2013

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:24:33 -0500

things that are (more or less) set in stone for the new year

freelancing
diy beer brewing
Foxmoulder UK tour
SPEARHEAD US tour
and a big change that i probably shouldn’t talk about yet

terrorboys: Wastoids - Fortunate Son punk is dead, CCR is...

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:44:27 -0500

terrorboys:

Wastoids - Fortunate Son

punk is dead, CCR is forever

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