MUSIC / VIDEO: The Flatliners on Exclaim! TV No FutureWelcome to No Future, a new Exclaim! TV interview segment in which we talk to some of our favourite punk acts. Up first are suburban Toronto punks The Flatliners, who we caught up with before their 10 year Anniversary hometown performance at the Opera House in back in December. ...Watch Now
MUSIC / VIDEO: Exclaim! Conversations: Lagwagon, Flatliners, Dead to Me and Useless IDBack in October, the 2012 edition of the Fat Wreck Chords Tour, featuring Lagwagon, The Flatliners, Dead to Me and Useless ID, rolled through Toronto. Before the doors opened, Joey Cape, Tyson "Chicken" Annicharico, Chris Cresswell and Yotam Ben Horin, sat down to discuss their favourite Fat bands, fond Fat Tour memories and the ways they discover new music today. Watch the interview below. ...Watch Now
NEWS: The Flatliners Unveil 10th Anniversary Tour DatesIn case you haven't realized it yet, the Flatliners turned 10 this year, and the Ontario punks will be celebrating the feat by heading out on an anniversary tour. While the band are technically already out on the road, travelling the U.S. with Lagwagon, the Flatliners will spend December in the...Read More
MUSIC / VIDEO: Parental Advisory: The FlatlinersIn this week's Parental Advisory clip, we chat with Chris Cresswell from punk rock outfit the Flatliners. He remembers the band's early days, and how everyone's parents would take turns carpooling the boys to and from gigs. While Cresswell always received much support from his folks, they...Read More
MUSIC / VIDEO: The Flatliners Interview Living With LionsAll-Canadian punks the Flatliners and Living with Lions land in dangerous territory when they begin a Vancouver versus Toronto feud during the Exclaim! TV interview, but Chris Cresswell has the perfect solution to choose between the two best cities in the world. ...Watch Now
MUSIC / VIDEO: The Flatliners Perform "Meanwhile In Hell..." (acoustic)The Flatliners are the youngest band to ever sign with Fat Wreck Chords, but since then, the boys have grown up both physically and musically. Watch Flatliners front man Chris Cresswell perform a song from their early days; "Meanwhile in Hell," off 2007's The Great Awake, their first album...Read More
MUSIC / VIDEO: The Flatliners Perform "Monumental" (acoustic)After the Flatliners' summer gig at NXNE in Toronto, the punk rockers returned downtown to play a few songs for Exclaim! TV. The band arrived at the relocated Cardinal Skate Co. with their tour mates Living with Lions, and front-man Chris Cresswell cranked out a couple tracks with just a guitar and...Read More
MUSIC / VIDEO: The Flatliners Live from the Jägermeister & Exclaim! BBQ BashSome technical difficulties were quickly overcome at the Exclaim! Jagermeister BBQ Bash during North By Northeast in Toronto, and Flatliners whipped through a couple of songs for their patient audience. You'll agree it was worth it when you check out their performance of "Carry the Banner" from...Read More
MUSIC / VIDEO: Garageland: The FlatlinersHailing from Toronto's suburban expanse, the Flatliners discuss their endless touring schedule, dedication to Taco Bell, and evolving fanbase at a major hometown show. Read More
MUSIC / VIDEO: Garageland: The FlatlinersWhile a Chihuahua roams the front of the frame, we talk to the Flatliners about trying not to lose their voices on tour, and attempting to coin terrible new catch phrases. The Flatliners "Carry The Banner" ...Read More
PUNK REVIEWS: The Flatliners CavalcadeFinding themselves five years removed from their 2005 debut, Destroy to Create, the Flatliners are slowly emerging as seasoned members of the melodic punk scene. Cavalcade is the Toronto, ON area band's third full-length, recorded between tours in support of 2007's The Great...Read More
MUSIC / VIDEO: The Flatliners "Carry The Banner"Toronto, ON punks the Flatliners have made their new song, "Carry The Banner," available for free download. The track is off of their upcoming record, Cavalcade, out April 13 via Fat Wreck Chords. Preview "Carry The Banner" by the Flatliners here....Read More
MUSIC / VIDEO: The FlatlinersThe first time I ever heard the Flatliners was way back in the heady days of high school. My own incredibly mediocre band was recording with Brampton super-dude (and Flats producer / manager) Steve Rizen, and during the course of drum tracking, we were introduced to Rizen's co-op student. This...Read More
PUNK REVIEWS: The Flatliners The Great AwakeOnce an underage suburban ska punk band, the Flatliners have blossomed into a startlingly great proper punk band. While their debut record, Destroy to Create, was steeped in the influence of more aggressive third-wave ska bands like the Suicide Machines and the classic sounds of Op Ivy,...Read More
PUNK REVIEWS: The Flatliners The Great AwakeWith The Great Awake, the Flatliners cut back on the ska and reggae and delve into straight-ahead punk rock anthems with a sound reminiscent of a more melodic Leatherface. The guitars possess a passing resemblance to Gainesville-style punk rock, while the back-up vocals have a near-youth...Read More
NXNE REVIEWS: The Flatliners Toronto ON June 7 to 9Fresh off of signing a deal outside of Canada with Fat Wreck, the Flatliners played to a lively crowd, adorned by cinematographers and friends jumping on stage to shout choruses out. They breezed through a set of mostly new material, yielding fan favourite “Fred’s Got Slacks” by...Read More
Welcome to No Future, a new Exclaim! TV interview segment in which we talk to some of our favourite punk acts. Up first are suburban Toronto punks The Flatliners, who we caught up with before their 10 year Anniversary hometown performance at the Opera House in back in December. ...Watch Now
The Flatliners brought some friends to the Opera House to help celebrate their 10th year as a band, during the Toronto stop of the aptly named "Ten Years at Sea Tour." First up were locals the Victim Party, whose catchy, energetic sing-along songs got the crowd pumped and rowdy early. By the...Read More
Back in October, the 2012 edition of the Fat Wreck Chords Tour, featuring Lagwagon, The Flatliners, Dead to Me and Useless ID, rolled through Toronto. Before the doors opened, Joey Cape, Tyson "Chicken" Annicharico, Chris Cresswell and Yotam Ben Horin, sat down to discuss their favourite Fat bands, fond Fat Tour memories and the ways they discover new music today. Watch the interview below. ...Watch Now
In case you haven't realized it yet, the Flatliners turned 10 this year, and the Ontario punks will be celebrating the feat by heading out on an anniversary tour. While the band are technically already out on the road, travelling the U.S. with Lagwagon, the Flatliners will spend December in the...Read More
In this week's Parental Advisory clip, we chat with Chris Cresswell from punk rock outfit the Flatliners. He remembers the band's early days, and how everyone's parents would take turns carpooling the boys to and from gigs. While Cresswell always received much support from his folks, they...Read More
All-Canadian punks the Flatliners and Living with Lions land in dangerous territory when they begin a Vancouver versus Toronto feud during the Exclaim! TV interview, but Chris Cresswell has the perfect solution to choose between the two best cities in the world. ...Watch Now
The Flatliners are the youngest band to ever sign with Fat Wreck Chords, but since then, the boys have grown up both physically and musically. Watch Flatliners front man Chris Cresswell perform a song from their early days; "Meanwhile in Hell," off 2007's The Great Awake, their first album...Read More
After the Flatliners' summer gig at NXNE in Toronto, the punk rockers returned downtown to play a few songs for Exclaim! TV. The band arrived at the relocated Cardinal Skate Co. with their tour mates Living with Lions, and front-man Chris Cresswell cranked out a couple tracks with just a guitar and...Read More
Some technical difficulties were quickly overcome at the Exclaim! Jagermeister BBQ Bash during North By Northeast in Toronto, and Flatliners whipped through a couple of songs for their patient audience. You'll agree it was worth it when you check out their performance of "Carry the Banner" from...Read More
Hailing from Toronto's suburban expanse, the Flatliners discuss their endless touring schedule, dedication to Taco Bell, and evolving fanbase at a major hometown show. Read More
This all-ages show was the last in a ten-day Flatliners-hosted trek for these bands across Ontario and Quebec, and there couldn't have been a better way to end it than with the attentive and lively room that all four bands captured in their own way. These bands have spent a lot of time on the road...Read More
While a Chihuahua roams the front of the frame, we talk to the Flatliners about trying not to lose their voices on tour, and attempting to coin terrible new catch phrases. The Flatliners "Carry The Banner" ...Read More
Toronto punks the Flatliners perform two hot jams in our basement. Part of the ceiling falls down. Really. But we don't film the ceiling, so you have to take our word for it. Watch the full episode of Talk Show Night at Juicebox Manor here. The Flatliners "Eulogy" ...Read More
We sit down with Toronto punks the Flatliners to talk about growing up in a successful band. And pubic hair. Watch the full episode of Talk Show Night at Juicebox Manor here. The Flatliners "Eulogy" ...Read More
The first time I ever heard the Flatliners was way back in the heady days of high school. My own incredibly mediocre band was recording with Brampton super-dude (and Flats producer / manager) Steve Rizen, and during the course of drum tracking, we were introduced to Rizen's co-op student. This...Read More
Once an underage suburban ska punk band, the Flatliners have blossomed into a startlingly great proper punk band. While their debut record, Destroy to Create, was steeped in the influence of more aggressive third-wave ska bands like the Suicide Machines and the classic sounds of Op Ivy,...Read More
Fresh off of signing a deal outside of Canada with Fat Wreck, the Flatliners played to a lively crowd, adorned by cinematographers and friends jumping on stage to shout choruses out. They breezed through a set of mostly new material, yielding fan favourite “Fred’s Got Slacks” by...Read More
