Sometimes it seems like Canada has it all: public health care, better maple syrup, and a plethora of damn good skate influenced punk rock. Ontario based Adelleda is the latest band to add to great canadian punk, and their 8 track "Herkimer Street" is 20 minutes of melodic skate bliss. While I realize that it's certainly cliche to compare a melodic punk band to early Propagandhi, I can't help but listen to some of Adelleda's riff's and be reminded of the Manitoba legends (hell, their song Implausible Denial reminds me of I-Spy a bit before I even knew [...]
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Tweet If there is one man whose songwriting truly embodies the spirit of humanity, it's John K. Samson . He first made his name in the activist punk-rock band Propagandhi, then started his own band, The Weakerthans, one of my personal favorites. He's made a career writing songs that take the mundane and melancholy and turn them into beautiful, truthful statements about society and humanity in general. We've been waiting with bated breath for five years (that seems like such a long [...]
Fat Wreck Chords is offering a blast from the past by releasing their "Fat Music For Fat People" compilation on vinyl for the first time. Released back in 1994 as a budget CD, its got all your 90s new school punk favorites like NOFX , Propagandhi , Rancid , Lagwagon , 88 Fingers Louie , & more. From the label: "Some of you may remember the day you sent us a letter and three bucks back in the day for the initial and epic Fat compilation Fat Music For [...]
Originally hailing from NJ, I've been a Bigwig fan for a VERY long time, yet I realized that I haven't posted one of my favorite albums by them. In the interest of not failing my home state (and by consequence, not having defender of NJ Danny Devito come by and kick me in the balls), let me just state that Bigwig's Invitation To Tragedy is an essential.Released over 10 years ago back in
Originally hailing from NJ, I've been a Bigwig fan for a VERY long time, yet I realized that I haven't posted one of my favorite albums by them. In the interest of not failing my home state (and by consequence, not having defender of NJ Danny Devito come by and kick me in the balls), let me just state that Bigwig's Invitation To Tragedy is an essential. Released over 10 years ago back in 2001 (shit, that's a sobering thought), I remember logging many skate hours to the beautiful sounds [...]
Welcome to the latest edition of "Freeloader," in which we review albums that you don't have to feel like a douche for downloading for free. Today Satan Rosenbloom checks out When the Revolution Comes, Everything Will Be Beautiful by The United Sons of Toil. I can still remember the profound impact that Propagandhi had on [...]
Given the weather in Winnipeg , Propagandhi have decided to do the smart thing and spend the winter indoors recording their long-awaited follow up to 2009's Supporting Caste . The band said this: I'd like to mention that we have 18 songs we are working on and we will record at the end of January-we're really excited about it and we hope you are too. The band also posted a comment on the disturbing events taking place in Aceh, Indonesia. [...]
Silverstein have announced the track listing for their recently announced Short Songs , a collection of sub-90 second songs including covers and originals. The first half ("Side A") will feature eleven original songs and the second ("Side B") will include mainly punk covers including songs by Dead Kennedys , Gob , Gorilla Biscuits , Orchid , Descendents , The Swarm , The Promise Ring , NOFX , Chixdiggit! , Green Day and Good [...]
Propagandhi - Dear Coach's Corner ( Metro Theatre, Sydney, Australia, 15-02-2009) One of my favorite bands Winnipeg's Propagandhi singing about Don Cherry's endless militaristic rants on Hockey Night in Canada.
Hey Metalheads! Today is Wednesday so I have the metal charts for you to observe! Here they are from http://earshot-online.com/ ! Lots of changes this week! Artist Title Label TW [...]
Propagandhi are currently writing their follow-up to 2009's Supporting Caste and posted a brief rehearsal clip of a new song over the weekend. Check it out here . The band plan to hit the studio in September .
With their mildy controversial Australian tour wrapped, Propagandhi has posted a brief update on their plans for the year. According to bassist Todd Kowalski: Now we get on to the excitement of preparing to record our next record! We hope to record in September. The band last released Supporting Caste in 2009.
In advance of their upcoming trip to Australia , neo-nazi groups have begun speaking against Propagandhi . Members of nationalist website Stormfront [Wikipedia] have alternately threatened violence and peaceful protests at the band's upcoming shows. A few members have also called for the band to be bottled. In a thread named " Pro gay and anti-nationalist band set to tour Australia ," posters took various stances from outrage to threats: We should get as many people as possible to do an anti demonstration, buy tickets and jeer [...]
How the hell can any band be this damn consistently good? I've been listening to Protest The Hero since 2003, when they first released their Propagandhi influenced EP "A Calculated Use of Sound" and enjoyed watching PTH evolve with each new release (which, by the way, Kezia and Fortress are definitely on my favorite albums list). Their third release "Scurrilous" continues this musical
Quick...immediate names that spring to mind when the mention of Canadian musical acts come up in conversation? If you are imagining Celine Dion, Nickelback, Bryan Adams, KD Lang, Barenaked Ladies, Hedley, Wide Mouth Mason, Three Days Grace, Theory of a Deadman, Swollen Members, Sum 41, Simple Plan, Avril Lavigne or Alanis Morissette...shame on you. Although these bands and (questionable) musicians helped to shape the landscape of the Canadian Music Scene, they do little convey how talented our country truly is. I meant to put this post together after Arcade Fire pulled off their Grammy victory for [...]
For Record Store Day on April 16th, Silverstein will be releasing a new 7-inch with the A-Side debuting their single, "The Artist," and the b-side featuring three covers of notable punk and hardcore outfits: Kid Dynamite , American Nightmare and Propagandhi . Check out the details here .
Is that you Strike Anywhere? No? Oh, hello Ceasefire! I almost mistook to your album "When Empires Fall" for "Change Is Sound", and since I find that one of the pinnacles of the genre, I mean that in the most flattering way possible.When I first saw Ceasefire earlier in February, they completely blew me away with their live set, and so after the show I picked up "When Empires Fall". One
Under direct orders of Queen Elizabeth II, Propagandhi will head to Australia in May for a string of tour dates. Click below for the details. The group most recently released a split 7-inch with Canadian metal legends Sacrifice .
I sat down with Nick Nowell, lead singer of The Famine , a month ago to talk about their new album, The Architects of Guilt . The weekend prior, an assassination attempt on Gabrielle Giffords had occurred, and it dominated most of our pre-interview conversation and also bled into the interview itself. It was somewhat fitting as The Famine's new album is, in large, a statement of disgust of America's current political climate. The album is out today, and I can't recommend it enough. It's heavy, passionate and intelligent - everything a [...]
Hey, Radio Free Chicago! It's time to welcome another new recruit to our increasingly attractive team of writers and photogs, Katie Hovland ! Katie is as esteemed and renowned around these parts as she is wonderful. Need some proof? Well, let's take a look at her pics from last week's Riot Fest and see for yourself. Red Oktoberfest at the Metro Eric Grossmann of The Brokedowns [...]
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