Canadian hard rock'n'rollers DIRTBAG REPUBLIC are back with 11 new songs filled with heavy rock guitar riffs and sleazy hooks. Opener "Main Objective" brings us right in the matter saying that "rock'n'roll will never die" in a way that could have been done by the coolest Scandinavian bands from the 00s. "Skinny" has a very... Continue Reading →
Bambies “Summer Soon”
BAMBIES are a trio hailing from Montreal, Quebec in Canada. They are a trilingual, tri-national (Canada,France, Costa Rica) band influenced by 70s punk and powerpop. "Dirty Taint" takes us into the heart of the action with lots of youthful energy and a garage punk production. Songs like "Summer Soon" or "Stuck With You" stand somewhere... Continue Reading →
Jonesy “Record Store Day (Is For Losers)” Video Premiere
Montreal-based rock’n’rollers Jonesy are releasing a new video for their anti-Record Store Day song, to be featured on their upcoming album. Here's their statement: “ We only have despise for that ludicrous hypocritical farce that is record store day. Very few record stores don’t play that sell out game, and most of them survived the... Continue Reading →
ACTORS – They Will Come To You!
We thought it would be interesting to send a few questions to Canadian 80s post-punk/dark rock influenced band ACTORS after seeing them at Berlin's Lido. Bass player Jahmeel Russell tells us more... How was your European summer tour? It’s been fantastic. As of this writing we have three more shows to go in Spain before... Continue Reading →
Jonesy release new video ‘I Just Wanna Sit On Your Face” feat. Ramona Tornado
Jonesy (Montréal, Canada) have released a new video for their song "I Just Wanna Sit On Your Face" (new unreleased version), featuring Ramona Tornado. Their debut album is out on Dead Beat Records. Facebook page
Jonesy release “Messin’ Around” video
Canadian powerpop/punk band JONESY have just released their debut self-titled album on Dead Beat Records. The band has also released a video for "Messin' Around": Buy from Dead Beat Records Facebook page
Doll Hazard – Continuing the great rock’n’roll tradition!
In this day and age, you can easily write, record and release music when members live on different continents. Chris Damien Doll (Norway) and Sandy Hazard (Canada) have joined forces in order to write some sleazy hard rock'n'roll songs and give birth to DOLL HAZARD. They answered a few questions... One member in Norway, and... Continue Reading →
Outtacontroller “No Echo” 7″
4 songs of modern powerpop made-in Canada! Whether the band mixes glammy beats to '77 punk guitars ("Prime Time") or purposely choses to sound Californian pop ("Cheap Leather Jacket"), OUTTACONTROLLER do it well and still manages to sound fresh! There's also some 90s guitar touches in "You'll Get Yours", and a song like "Something Wild"... Continue Reading →
Doll Hazard “Transatlantic Meltdown”
Chris Damien Doll (TRASHCAN DARLINGS, SUCIDE BOMBERS...) and Sandy Hazard (MCRACKINS, DIRTBAG REPUBLIC) have joined forced to offer us this 10 song album. Chris handled guitar and bass, Sandy took care of the drums, and both shared vocals in order to create this Norway-Canada sleaze rock alliance. The duo met through their love for glam... Continue Reading →