Articles by Brad Schmale

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  DYS

  More Than Fashion: Live from the Gallery East Reunion

  PUBLISHED Aug 9, 2011

  Hey, tough guy, you think you know hardcore? The boys in DYS wrote the book on hardcore before you learned to walk, let alone slam dance. C...

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  Ugly Stick

  Pick Up the Hatchet

  PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2011

  It's okay not to know who Ugly Stick are. They didn't sell many records and they got swept into the post-hardcore obscurity of the early '9...

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  Screeching Weasel

  First World Manifesto

  PUBLISHED Mar 26, 2011

  After 11 long years and several side-projects, pop punk gurus Screeching Weasel have returned from a prolonged hiatus with their first stud...

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  The Queers / The Apers

  Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON January 28

  PUBLISHED Jan 30, 2011

  Starting out as a joke between a few burned-out pals, the Queers turned out to be one of the most influential bands during the third wave o...

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  The Haverchucks

  Demo

  PUBLISHED Jan 4, 2011

  The buoyant sub-genre of pop punk garnered much attention in the early '90s as Ramones worshipping acts such as Screeching Weasel, the Quee...

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  Chachi on Acid

  Destroy Fred Mertz Sessions

  PUBLISHED Dec 22, 2010

  It's not uncommon for a veteran band to embark upon a brave, new musical endeavour, but in the case of the juvenile Chachi on Acid and thei...

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  Various

  Show 'Em the Hand

  PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2010

  This is a bulky compilation highlighting the best of It's Alive Records' roster of bouncy pop punk. Simplistic chord progressions and vocal...

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  The Dreadnoughts

  Polka's Not Dead

  PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2010

  To say the least, the Dreadnoughts are a complete racket, as the Vancouver, BC natives blend rough-around-the-edges street punk with polka...