Perfect Youth: The Birth of Canadian Punk

Digital Split Series 004: The Extroverts (REG) / Red Squares (OTT)

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:14:00 -0400

The last in our four part digital split single series. Check out the rest for some classic, rare Canadian punk!

This Saturday night in Montreal. And check out our all ages...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:41:27 -0400

This Saturday night in Montreal. And check out our all ages afternoon event at BBAM! Gallery.

Digital Split Series 003: The Moderns Minds (EDM) / The Normals (MTL)

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:14:53 -0400

Every week in March, we’ll be posting a new digital split single from two classic Canadian punk bands, free to download and stream.

Digital Split Series 002: Dub Rifles (WPG) / Pink Steel (VIC)

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:44:00 -0400

Every week in March, we’ll be posting a new digital split single from two classic Canadian punk bands, free to download and stream.

Come hang!

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:14:32 -0500

Come hang!

Digital Split Series 001: Verdix (CGY) / Popular Mechanix (WPG)

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:28:00 -0500

Every week in March, we’ll be posting a new digital split single from two classic Canadian punk bands, free to download and stream.

I had the chance to interview Bob Mould before his Toronto show...

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:34:00 -0500

I had the chance to interview Bob Mould before his Toronto show on Friday for my day job. We ended up talking at length about Viletones, Diodes, D.O.A. He invited me to sing this, and it was totally insane and probably the most fortunate and amazing thing I’ve ever been able to do.

Records and releases

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:33:37 -0500

Throughout March, keep your eyes here. We’re releasing a series of digital split singles with hard-to-find tunes from the Normals, the Extroverts, the Modern Minds, Dub Rifles, Verdix, Pink Steel, Popular Mechanix, and more. And if you’re in Hamilton on March 29th or Montreal on March 30th, we’ll have release events with BIG GUESTS and GOOD TUNES. See you in the spring!

George Stroumboulopoulos had me on his Radio 2 show to talk...

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:23:00 -0500

George Stroumboulopoulos had me on his Radio 2 show to talk classic punk and spin tunes from Da Slyme, the Curse, B-Girls, and more. A legit punk and a gentleman. Starts around minute 44.

The Last Pogo Jumps Again, Colin Brunton and Kire Paputts’...

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 10:59:02 -0500

The Last Pogo Jumps Again, Colin Brunton and Kire Paputts’ exhaustive TO punk doc, is premiering at Canadian Music Week. A vital visual document of Toronto’s first wave. Don’t miss it.

Tune in for tales of fighting bikers in Kelowna and OG punk from...

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 15:18:37 -0500

Tune in for tales of fighting bikers in Kelowna and OG punk from Newfoundland.

Speaking at a free all-ages in-store as part of Wavelength Music...

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 17:20:00 -0500

Speaking at a free all-ages in-store as part of Wavelength Music Festival THIRTEEN this Sunday, February 17, in Toronto at Grasshopper Records. The Soupcans are playing, too. 4pm.

I'm Foaming: Best of 2012

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:13:16 -0500

Since punk isn’t a museum piece, here’s an Rdio playlist of my top 50 releases from 2012. What’s missing?

Motor X looms large over Perfect Youth — he passed away...

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:34:16 -0500

Motor X looms large over Perfect Youth — he passed away late last week. Read NOW’s memorial.

Drama, intruige, deception, and the CBC Music Book Club

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:28:09 -0400

No seriously, this is insane. Head over to CBC and watch the second video.

"Dispels the myth of a conformist Canada drowning in dreadfully dull culture."

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:06:20 -0400

"Dispels the myth of a conformist Canada drowning in dreadfully dull culture.":

Extremely kind review from the October 25th edition of Maclean’s.

After the Riots: 1985 - 2000

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:13:05 -0400

First stab at a collaborative Rdio playlist — take it for a spin and add your own favourite songs from Canadian punk bands that followed in the wake of the first wave.

Open Book: Toronto feature on meth labs, Russian prison, and all...

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:25:11 -0400

Open Book: Toronto feature on meth labs, Russian prison, and all the places I wrote Perfect Youth.

Shared this weekend’s Canzine punk panel with NoMeansNo...

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:48:14 -0400

Shared this weekend’s Canzine punk panel with NoMeansNo biographer Mark Black. Just released, looks great. Grab a copy here.

From Maclean's Magazine, a conversation with Have Not Been The Same author Michael Barclay

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:05:30 -0400

From Maclean's Magazine, a conversation with Have Not Been The Same author Michael Barclay