Watch: Jonny & The Cowabungas Sketch Over “Chipz and Pepsi”
Our favourite St. John’s psych surfstrumentalists offer a flipbook style music video for their track “Chipz & Pepsi”.
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Shed Island Presents: Botfly Tonight in St. John’s
Shed Island presents their first showcase of the year as Haligonian hardcore trio Botfly brings their brand of abrasive sludge punk to Distortion tonight in St. John’s. Check out our conversation with Botfly from earlier this week as we discuss the weather, their upcoming releases, and their visit to St. John’s this weekend.
Distortion’s #FBF: The First Waterman & Milley Show (2012)
Check out two great selections from 2012 capturing the first live performance of Waterman & Milley, and head down to Distortion tonight to catch a personal slice of what the dyad is up to almost four years later.
Distortion’s #TBT Series: The Drunks Rule This Place (2012)
In part 2 of our #TBT collaboration, we dip into the Distortion archive once again for some unreleased tracks from the final 2012 recording session of St. John’s trio The Drunks Rule This Place.
Listen: a Raw 1988 Cassette Bootleg of Motörhead Live in St. John’s, NL
As the rock n’ roll world mourns the tragic passing of Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead, we figured the most suitable Atlantic Canadian salute would be a bootleg tape recording of Motörhead’s first and only performance in St. John’s, NL on February 3rd, 1988.
Introducing Distortion’s #TBT Series: Be Alright Live 2012
As Distortion in St. John’s prepares the launch of their new web platform, we decided to team up up on a #TBT series to feature some exclusive selections from a decade long archive of live Distortion recordings.
Punk Tank: New Bad Plan, and a Tibbs Eve Tradition at the R.A.T
The Punk Tank has been long anticipating the debut EP from Bad Plan, so nothing could stoke us more for the R.A.T festivities then these two new preview tracks that clock in at less than a combined two minutes.
WIVES IS OVER! If You Want it: 2005-2015
New Brunswick psych punks Wooden Wives are calling it quits after ten years, and they’ve marked the occasion with their final album Workers! Strike Down These Enemies of Victory. Check out one last correspondence with guitarist, vocalist and saxophonist Jud Crandall
Cedric Noel and Tate Lejeune are CNUS
When Cedric Noel asked Tate Lejeune to be part of a performance for a portion of the New Brunswick Summer Music Festival’s FUZE series in August, the match spoke volumes. What started as a one-day challenge is now CNUS – Cedric Noel and Union Suit, who just released their new album Empathy, Please.