“TALK’S CHEAP” – NEW CANADIAN PUNK ROCK WEBZINE!

There’s a new punk rock webzine in the making called TALK’S CHEAP…based out of British Columbia and the brainchild of the infamous Damien Inbred…

From the intro:

“TALK’S CHEAP is a web-based, DIY, punk-rock fanzine, with a decidedly Canadian flavor. The ultimate goal of TALK’S CHEAP is to unite all the fractures genres (and sub-genres) of punk under one umbrella. Our content is contributor based, so if you feel something is under represented…feel free to fill the void. Do you think your local scene is something else? Let us know. Write a scene report…interview a band for us…we’re only as good as the contributions we receive!”

Here’s a couple of reviews of Rebel Time Records stuff from TALK’S CHEAP:

BROADCAST ZERO – Yesterday You Could Change the World CD (Rebel Time Records: 2-558 Upper Gage Ave, Suite 162, Hamilton ON, L8V 4J6 CANADA; www.rebeltimerecords.com)
Every city has at least one band that sounds like these guys. Fast, energetic, sorta poppy. The drumming is tight and fast, the lead vocals are pissed off but still poppy, and the backup vocals are in your face. Definitely mid-90s melodic hardcore not unlike Good Riddance or Lagwagon. Unlike most bands in that genre though, these kids have something to say, which puts them above and beyond all the others. As simplistic and clichéd as this subgenre of punk has become over the years, the lyrics on this album show promise – personal/political songs which go beyond the typical empty sloganeering we’re all too sick of by now. Recommended for fans of Rebel Spell, The Fallout, and Good Riddance. (DI)

CLASS WAR KIDS – A Strong People Need No Leader CD (Rebel Time Records: 2-558 Upper Gage Avenue, Suite #162; Hamilton ON; L8V 416; www.rebeltimerecords.com)
Who said that political punk has to be dark, serious and depressing? Oh wait – that was me? Well, I take it back. The Class War Kids come from Newfoundland with a highly energetic melodic hardcore sound that you can’t help but dance along to. The music makes the highly political lyrical content very easy to digest and understand. This is the perfect band to get young kids involved in politics and DIY punk in general. The CWK sound like early Good Riddance if they were raised on the AK Press catalogue. Highly recommended! (DI)

Keep your eyes on this zine! And contribute!

THE BRAT ATTACK – THOSE WHO SOW SORROW SHALL REAP RAGE – OUT NOW!

It’s here and it’s well-worth the wait!
For those who pre-ordered the disc, rest assured it will be going out in the mail immediately For those who didn’t pre-order the disc, now’s your chance to get your hands on a copy.

Head on over to REBEL TIME RECORDS to order one or two. Comes with a 20 page booklet!

Those Who Sow Sorrow Shall Reap Rage is a hummus-powered, positive and purposeful punk-rock radical-left political primer. You get 14 songs that pull no punches, taking on the Religious Right, Stephen Harper, Punk Rock, Boneheads, Capitalism, Apathy and More. It’s political punk at its purest and its got melody, hooks and catchy choruses aplenty. This album is a call-to-arms; it’s fuel on the fire, it’s a brick in the hand, a wrench in the gears, it’s a kick in the ass.

PUNK ROCK MATINEE – MARCH 14TH – HAMILTON

Poster, as usual, by the Graphic Design Gods at Death Rattle Industries:

Death Rattle Industries


LINE-UP

6:30 – 7:00 * HOSTAGE LIFE: “Honest, gritty old school punk rock.” “Street punk along the same lines as Street Dogs or the less-corny, less-Irish Dropkick Murphys tracks. Luckily, Hostage Life forgoes the typical lyrical content of the aforementioned bands and their contemporaries in favor of intelligent socio-political commentary with an earnest, personal slant.”

5:45 – 6:15 * BROADCAST ZERO: “…classic tofu-and-two-veg punk rock, the kind that creates an instant feeling of comfort and familiarity as it floods into every synapse you possess. Brick-solid riffs, razor-sharp bass, muscle-punching rhythms and vox that demand attention RIGHT FUCKIN’ NOW blend effortlessly together. It’s a solid no-nonsense balls-out streetpunk n’ roll beat.”

5:00 – 5:30 * THE ROTTEN:”gritty, gruff, fast and furious 77-style punk rock n’ roll. It’s raw, it’s raging and it’s rocket-fueled. You get songs about love, hate, beer, smashing the state, fast cars and capitalist pigs. It’s snotty, it’s snide, it’s raucous and rockin and it’ll hit you harder than a bullet-belt to the head.”

4:15 – 4:45 * THE STEELTOWN SPOILERS: “The Hamilton Kid & The Steeltown Spoilers have been around for years in different projects: Sam Lawrence 5 / The Mickey DeSadist Show / Thunderfuck & The Deadly Romantics / HorrorBiz / The Vapids / The Lorrainas / Slander / Columbian Necktie, and The Chico Maki Punk Rock Experience to name but a few, and have joined forces to give a new voice to street punk rock & roll.”

3:30 – 4:00 * THE LET DOWNS: (“Pat) Havoc and former Wet Spots Ian ‘Mo De Lon’ Hassel (guitar) and Pete ‘Second’ Best (drums) as well as former Problem Children bassist Barney Rebel, decided to get together and learn some Clash songs and for the last few years have expanded their catalogue and christened themselves The Let Downs.” “It ain’t easy listening” – Mo De Lon.

PUNK ROCK MATINEE – MARCH 14TH