INTERVIEW WITH SPANNER….

In what can only be described as a monumental meeting of the minds, Aaron from the Roots Rock Rebel! radio show out of Montreal took some time out from smashing the state to have a few words with Nick and Ben from our favourite militant ska-punk band Spanner…

As per the show description:

“This week our special guests were Spanner, a ska-punk band from Bristol, England, who definitely know which side they’re on. We did an interview with Nick, the drummer, and Ben, who plays guitar and rants. They both ranted about everything from the global economic crisis, to anarchist politics, to ska music, to their new album “Crisis”. If you’re a fan of ska-punk bands who don’t sell-out their values, great politcally charged bands like Operation Ivy, Leftover Crack, or Against All Authority, then you’ll probably like Spanner. You can pick up Spanner’s music in North America through the good folks at Rebel Time Records.”

Check out the interview (and some great, great music) HERE.  Just do it.

PATTY FROM CLASS WAR KIDS ON “ROOTS ROCK REBEL”

This past week, Patty from THE CLASS WAR KIDS was interviewed on the Roots Rock Rebel radio show. Roots Rock Rebel is a fantastic ska/punk show coming out of Montreal, Quebec. Great music and great politics!

You can stream or download the podcast HERE!

“TURN IT DOWN” INTERVIEW

Nora from TURN IT DOWN: A CAMPAIGN AGAINST WHITE POWER MUSIC was interviewed on the Roots Rock Rebel Radio show on Wednesday, November 18th. Nora talked about anti-racist organizing and the campaign around the NORTHERN AGGRESSION: PROJECT BONEYARD VOLUME II compilation. You can both stream and download the interview: HERE. In addition to the interview, host Aaron spins some great reggae, ska, punk and hardcore! Here’s a bit about the episode:

Roots Rock Rebel
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
10pm-12am
CKUT, 90.3FM, Montreal!

Greetings radio junkies,

Yes, this beautiful/miserable planet of ours is a racist racist place. In
Canada, migrants are being deported by the thousands every year while we
talk about “reasonable accomodations”, indigenous land is getting
swallowed up for the winter Olympics and to build condos for the rich, and
no, Palestine still ain’t free.
But luckily, people in the punk rock and ska community are fighting back.
Our special guest on the show this week was Nora Flanagan, who is the
project coordinator for the Turn It Down campaign against white power
music. Nora spoke with us about how her group is using community
organizing as a tool to counter a new rise in racist hate music, and also
about the new “Northern Agression” compilation, recently released on
Insurgence Records. Northern Aggression brings together some of North
America’s finest anti-racist punk, hardcore, and hip-hop acts to give a
big middle finger to racists everywhere. From the dirty rock from whence
they crawled, to the halls of the House of Commons in Ottawa, NAZI PUNKS
FUCK OFF!

Make sure you check out Turn It Down and Northern Aggression and SUPPORT
YOUR LOCAL ANTI-RACISTS!

www.turnitdown.newcomm.org
www.myspace.com/projectboneyard