If you haven’t heard of Winnipeg band Distances yet, this EP will be putting them in the spotlight. Boulders is a melodic pop-punk fan’s wet dream. Continue reading “Distances – Boulders”
SNFU :: Troubling Trouble As The Wheels Spin Onward
by Sheldon Birnie
Thirty years of hard living, countless miles in the back of filthy vans, thousands upon thousands of shows across the world, and now eight full length, studio albums later and still legendary Canadian punk rockers SNFU keep rolling. Continue reading “SNFU :: Troubling Trouble As The Wheels Spin Onward”
Propagandhi :: How to Clean Everything can almost buy itself a beer in the States!
by Sheldon Birnie
Original review of How to Clean Everything by assistant editor Elizabeth Bridge, from Stylus, vol 5. no. 1, September 1993. The issue also included reviews of Malefaction’s Bruised, Grand Theft Canoe’s Bolivia + Argentina = Paraguay, and NomeansNo’s Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy? as well as features on Eric’s Trip, Pond, and the Ramones.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of How To Clean Everything, Fat Wreck Chords is reissuing the “seminal” punk LP from Winnipeg’s Propagandhi on August 20th. The reissue includes all the original tracks, remastered, as well as three tracks cut from the album by Fat Mike, and a “long lost” four song demo. Also available, as a bundle or on its own, is a complete guitar and bass tablature book, compiled by Propagandhi’s Chris Hannah himself. As pre-orders of the reissue are (ostensibly) rolling off the shelves, Stylus sat down with Hannah over local beverages at Cousin’s on a hot July day to discuss the ins and outs of reissuing a piece of work you’d rather forget existed, and what’s up on the Propagandhi front moving forward. Continue reading “Propagandhi :: How to Clean Everything can almost buy itself a beer in the States!”
The Bad Nerves – Alienate
With their debut EP Alienate, The Bad Nerves, give us five anthemic songs about social isolation, alienation and feeling bad. Continue reading “The Bad Nerves – Alienate”
PLAGUE/ FLASH OUT – split cassette
When I went to see UK crust legends DOOM play the Negative Space, I didn’t know how many surprises that night would hold for me. Continue reading “PLAGUE/ FLASH OUT – split cassette”
The Wonder Years :: Setting their sights on the Greatest Generation
By Janet Adamana
“I’m nailing shards of hope together to put something over my head” bellowed a short, bearded young man, whirling around the stage of an empty theatre in Cleveland. The vocalist was surrounded by his band mates and best friends, he had his hoodie up, spewing his heart out into a small silver mic. “You know here it’s always raining, and it happened again, it happened again…” I will always remember the day I first heard pop punk band, The Wonder Years, and the moment they changed everything. Continue reading “The Wonder Years :: Setting their sights on the Greatest Generation”
Distances look to fans for help producing debut LP
by Darcy Penner
As independent bands watch music industry executives rapidly drag their boats out of drying revenue-rivers and chop them into a bunch of mini-boats for the multitude of fresh revenue-creeks, crowd-sourcing campaigns to secure project-capital have become the norm. Continue reading “Distances look to fans for help producing debut LP”
Zrada :: Local Ukrainian folk-punk act returns to the stage
By Scott Wolfe
Winnipeg’s very own Ukrainian, folk, punk, metal, reggae etc. band, Zrada is playing the Kings Head Pub January 10. I sat down with Andriy Michalchyshyn (singer, trumpet, guitar) for a pint to reveal future plans and catch up with the band after a hiatus that is now, thankfully, over. Continue reading “Zrada :: Local Ukrainian folk-punk act returns to the stage”
Millencolin- The Melancholy Connection
This album combines b-sides and rarities spanning through the entire career (20 years!) of these Swedish pop-punk rockers. Continue reading “Millencolin- The Melancholy Connection”
Die Mannequin – Danceland
Creepy, catchy, disgusting, uplifting – 30 seconds into the record and it’s clear that Die Mannequin still has the same magic that they possessed in their debut. Continue reading “Die Mannequin – Danceland”