Canadian punk

ElDorko · 01-14-2011, 10:36 AM

There were, and still are, tons of great bands from Canada. Though they are overshadowed by their UK namesake, the Subhumans did play some great punk. Another band that's missed mention, so far, is Teenage Head. The Nils were pretty good, too.

Alfred · 01-14-2011, 10:45 AM

F*cked Up, Comeback Kid, Propagandhi, Career Suicide, Cursed, Brutal Knights, we've got a good number of bands.

bonesaw-orchestra · 01-14-2011, 06:44 PM

I am digging Cancer Bats right now, definitely a great Canadian band.

Alfred · 01-14-2011, 06:47 PM

yeah, forgot about them. Alexisonfire is my favorite Canadian band... they're not usually brought up in punk discussions but I think of them as a punk band

bonesaw-orchestra · 01-14-2011, 07:11 PM

I was going to say alexisonfire too but a lot of people don't consider them punk. their pre-Crisis albums most certainly were though methinks

Alfred · 01-14-2011, 07:13 PM

agreed... those albums were both pretty raw... their newest EP has two really straightforward punk songs on it too

levio_sah · 01-19-2011, 01:36 PM

Asexuals is a good Canadian punk group. One of the first punk bands I ever heard.

homosauce · 01-22-2011, 03:15 AM

My uncle was into punk in the 70s and tells numerous random band names Ive never heard of. one of them was the Demics who are pretty sweet.

DOA and Alexis are pretty sweet too

Wyrd · 01-22-2011, 08:45 AM

The only two that I like are Chuck's Nation and Propagandhi

ElDorko · 04-01-2011, 03:45 PM

I interviewed 2 pioneers of Canadian punk on March 2nd...just posted part 1 on my Punk Retrospective blog today. Dave Rave started the Shakers, played on most of the Teenage Head albums and even replaced Frankie Venom for a while as singer. Cups von Helm was the drummer for the American Devices through the 80's...check out what they had to say about the beginnings of punk...

01-14-2011, 10:36 AM	#11 (permalink)
ElDorko Groupie Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: NorCal Posts: 6	Canada There were, and still are, tons of great bands from Canada. Though they are overshadowed by their UK namesake, the Subhumans did play some great punk. Another band that's missed mention, so far, is Teenage Head. The Nils were pretty good, too.

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Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	Fcked Up, Comeback Kid, Propagandhi, Career Suicide, Cursed, Brutal Knights, we've got a good number of bands. __________________ LAST.FM* / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

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Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	yeah, forgot about them. Alexisonfire is my favorite Canadian band... they're not usually brought up in punk discussions but I think of them as a punk band __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

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Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	agreed... those albums were both pretty raw... their newest EP has two really straightforward punk songs on it too __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

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homosauce Groupie Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 7	My uncle was into punk in the 70s and tells numerous random band names Ive never heard of. one of them was the Demics who are pretty sweet. DOA and Alexis are pretty sweet too __________________ last.fm / twitter

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bonesaw-orchestra Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 64	I am digging Cancer Bats right now, definitely a great Canadian band.

01-14-2011, 07:11 PM	#15 (permalink)
bonesaw-orchestra Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 64	I was going to say alexisonfire too but a lot of people don't consider them punk. their pre-Crisis albums most certainly were though methinks

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levio_sah Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: A vintage pad on the west side. Think Febreze, candelabras. Posts: 38	Asexuals is a good Canadian punk group. One of the first punk bands I ever heard.

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Wyrd I Don't Believe in Llamas Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: The Southern Part of the United States Posts: 153	The only two that I like are Chuck's Nation and Propagandhi __________________ Sailor Take Warning. You Cannot Hold the Wind.

04-01-2011, 03:45 PM	#20 (permalink)
ElDorko Groupie Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: NorCal Posts: 6	I interviewed 2 pioneers of Canadian punk on March 2nd...just posted part 1 on my Punk Retrospective blog today. Dave Rave started the Shakers, played on most of the Teenage Head albums and even replaced Frankie Venom for a while as singer. Cups von Helm was the drummer for the American Devices through the 80's...check out what they had to say about the beginnings of punk... __________________ Check out the latest news on old punk rockers @ http://www.punkretrospective.com http://www.last.fm/user/PunkRetro http://blip.fm/ElDorkoPunkRetro