
Toronto rockers The Bloody Five have put together a single release party for their latest track. The song is a cover of The Demics' classic punk tune " New York City ". The band will be playing Lee's Palace on February 3rd to officially launch the single. Red Orkestra and Cletus are also on the bill. Cover is $7.
In 1977, The Demics formed in London, Ontario, Canada. The band consisted of Keith Whittaker on vocals, Rob Brent on guitar, Lain Atkinson-Staines on bass, and J.D. Weatherstone on the drums. Lain and Whittaker were both from the England area (Keith from Manchester, Lain from Cambridge), while the other two members (Brent and Weatherstone) were from London, Ontario. The bands name came from Whittaker, a demic was s slang term in Manchester meaning "dork" or "loser". The band quickly became part of London, Ontario's emerging Punk scene. The Demics released their first EP, Talk's Cheap [...]

I haven't posted very much over the last few months so here's a gift, southern ontario punk rock from the late 1970's. These bands all formed in '75/'76, the colonies/the poor northern cousins answer to DIY bands coming out the US and the UK. It seems that there was a seed in music in that time period that germinated at the same time in western speaking countries. Why?, ( in Canada it was CANCON ) who knows but the late 1970's was a very rich time for music and the [...]

A wide and varied collection of Canadian artists for you on Canada Day 2009, One Hundred and Forty Two years old... Happy Birthday Canada. Viletones - I hate You-Without You The Real McKenzies - Ceilidh Cancer Bats - Sorceress Die Mannequin - Do It Or Die Gordon Lightfoot - Sundown Neil Young - Tonights the Night [...]