Articles by Brad Schmale

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  The New Enemy

  Shakedown

  PUBLISHED Dec 4, 2009

  In the short period of time the New Enemy have existed, the band have strived for only the best, whether sharing the stage with punk heavyw...

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  The Family Curse

  White Medicine

  PUBLISHED Dec 4, 2009

  Electro punk, noise rock or whatever you want to call it, the Family Curse generate a bizarre and erratic sound that's truly their own. Loa...

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  Bastard Child Death Cult

  Year Zero

  PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2009

  Toronto, ON's hardcore scene has seen an abundance of acts emerge as of late but very few of them posses the ferocity and noise-polluted ag...

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  Star Fucking Hipsters

  Never Rest in Peace

  PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2009

  Like a persistent cockroach poking its head into the daylight, out comes the second release from Manhattan's motley crew of crusty squatter...

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  The Action

  Complete Punk Recordings 1977-1978

  PUBLISHED Oct 30, 2009

  This is a collection of the Ottawa, ON seminal punk group's first year in recordings. The Action found brief success in the late '70s as on...

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  Various

  Northern Aggression - Project Boneyard Volume 2

  PUBLISHED Oct 30, 2009

  This release is a compilation distributed with the intent of cracking down on fascist propaganda and White Pride organizations, using music...

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  Sedatives

  Sedatives

  PUBLISHED Oct 6, 2009

  The debut release from Ottawa, ON's Sedatives is as pop-inspired as it is dark and desolate. Similar in style to the Adverts, '80s era the...

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  Perth

  Perth

  PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2009

  Perth play a unique style of fuzzed-out garage rock meets sludgy post-hardcore that can best be described as a mash-up between the Oblivion...