Chain and the Gang

Merge Records Cuts All Ties with Ian Svenonius

PUBLISHED Jul 29, 2020

In the wake of Ian Svenonius admitting to past predatory behaviour towards women, his recent label home of Merge Records has severed ties w...

Ian Svenonius Admits to "Abusive Predatory" Behaviour Towards Women

PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2020

Ian Svenonius — best know for leading such bands as the Make-Up, Nation of Ulysses, Chain and the Gang — has admitted to predatory behaviou...

Chain and the Gang

Minimum Rock N Roll

PUBLISHED Apr 15, 2014

Ian Svenonius and Chain and the Gang return with yet another essential stab at complacent mediocrity on this stirring, timeless-yet-contemp...

Chain and the Gang Announce North American Tour, Play Vancouver

PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2012

Prolific Washington, DC punk figure Ian Svenonius (Nation of Ulysses, the Make-Up, Weird War) has been on a streak with his latest garage b...

Chain and the Gang

'In Cool Blood' (trailer) / "Certain Kinds of Trash" (video)

PUBLISHED Jul 3, 2012

In case you hadn't heard, long-running punk figure Ian Svenonius's current garage rawk troupe Chain and the Gang issued their third long-pl...

Chain and the Gang / The Strange Boys

The Media Club, Vancouver, BC March 5

PUBLISHED Mar 8, 2010

For a city suffering from a weighty post-Olympic hangover, the idea of throwing two raucous bands together in a tiny venue must have been e...