Viet Cong

Viet Cong Reveal New Band Name

PUBLISHED Apr 21, 2016

The band formerly known as Viet Cong have finally made good on their promise to change their name. From now on, the Calgary-based post-punk...

Viet Cong Are Still Booking Shows as Viet Cong

PUBLISHED Mar 29, 2016

After making a promise to change band names and saying they would hold to it following a recent tour cycle, Calgary post-punks Viet Cong ar...

Viet Cong to Face "Peaceful Protest" at Minneapolis Show

PUBLISHED Sep 23, 2015

Following recent action staged in and outside of this week's Polaris Music Prize gala, another protest has been planned to pressure the mem...

Viet Cong's (Old) Band Name Continues to Stir Controversy at Polaris Gala

PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2015

Thanks to their excellent self-titled album, Viet Cong's music earned them a rightful place on the Polaris Music Prize shortlist last night...

Viet Cong to Change Band Name

PUBLISHED Sep 19, 2015

Viet Cong's band name has become a source of controversy as of late, with many accusing the band of insensitivity, cultural appropriation a...

Not Yours to Play With: Why Viet Cong's Name Offends

Hooded Fang's April Aliermo on Community, Racism and Appropriation of a Neighbour's Culture

PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2015

"I feel like they're making a joke at my expense," Jon McCurley tells me. He's an artist who co-runs a DIY art space in Toronto called Doub...

Viet Cong

"Bunker Buster" (video)

PUBLISHED Sep 10, 2015

Calgary post-punks Viet Cong have spent 2015 dominating the world. The group's self-titled LP is among the year's most critically acclaimed...

Viet Cong

WayAway Stage, Oro-Medonte, ON, July 24

PUBLISHED Jul 25, 2015

They took the post-punk world by storm with their self-titled debut earlier this year, and Viet Cong are continuing their brutal, sonic ons...