G20/ The Dominion

I think i’ve mentioned The Dominion magazine on here before. Their latest issue (which hasn’t been posted on their site yet) is worth tracking down for some simple outlining of this summer’s (highly-militarized, highly-undemocratic) economic summits happening in Ontario. Email them and ask them how and where to get a copy. 

..but we'll sail on, sing a song, carry on

The world without Dio in it began today.

Ever since I was a young kid Dio’s music and lyrics have helped me through some of the most confusing and bad times of my life. I will miss him more than anyone can know. I actually cried when I heard the news. R.I.P. Ronnie.

live for today, tomorrow never comes.

This Shit is Gold

Any of you twits see the cover of Exclaim magazine a few months ago? No, not the one with the twins with the haircuts and striped shirts. The other one. No, not that one. Why are you pretending you don’t know what i’m talking about? Don’t make me say it. THE ONE WITH US ON IT. Yes, now you remember. Yes, i agree, Jord’s thumbs are hilarious. Ok, well see that book i’m holding? i mean the book Ronald is holding. Yeah, that’s Yves Engler’s Black Book of Canadian Foreign Policy, which everyone in this country, from the most annoying anarcho-punk to the most conservative patriotic dildo should probably have a look at if one believes that what happens in their name matters even a tiny iota. Here is another recent dispatch from Yves that i would like my fellow Canadians to peruse on this fine spring day in the Great White North. It’s enough to make a guy cheer for the fucking Flyers. 

Hear Ye, Hear Ye!

This one is for the Winnipeggers:

Tomorrow (Saturday, May 15^th) at 2:00, shortly after you’re done collecting free stuff off of the neighbors lawns, there will be a party at the U of W Bulman Centre. It’s put on by the kids who attend the after school program at the NEEDS CENTRE. There’s going to be a Rwandan dance, good singers, a play about coming to Canada, art, and a bunch of other cool stuff. The kids wrote the play themselves and have been practicing for 6… months. Check it out if you can. These kids rule. I hope to see you there!!

Drummer from Thrice thinks we are old.

what gave it away? the comb-overs? 

anyways, some kind words from this fella. 

Recovered EP available now!

Hi nerds,

that benefit digital-EP i was talking about a while ago is available now. go get it. it’s fun times!

back to the rampage in the basement! 

Cognitive Science & Anarchism

As someone who can’t help but roll my eyes when people calling themselves ​“anarchists” prattle on about ​“primitivism” and ​“visualizing collapse” like that is actually something desirable rather than a total nightmare, the 2^nd half of this interview with Chomsky is of obvious interest. 

Hi, Winnipeg Friends!

We received this message from our friend Cindy. I think I will attend, maybe you will too? Check it out: ​“Manitoba Association For Rights and Liberties will be hosting an event on Sunday March 21^st at 12:00 PM to take part in The International Day For The Elimination Of Racial Discrimination. We will be having a free luncheon at Mondragon Café, 91 Albert Street. Three speakers will discuss current issues regarding racism in our communities. Slone Phan from the Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council will be speaking, Sacha Paul the lawyer who represented Amnesty at the supreme court on the Khadr case will be speaking and former left-tenant governor john Harvard will be speaking. There will be time for questions, discussion and delicious food. Please come out and make our event a success, also please feel free to forward this message and invite everyone that you think would be interested — the event and food are free of charge, everyone is welcome.” See you there, I hope. 

Oh, for crying out loud...

…seems we have the midas touch: we need a new record label (again). smallman records is calling it a day and moving on to real lives that don’t involve unstoppable bangers at the top of their game (that’s us, hosehead). so if there’s any labels out there that aren’t total cornholes but still know how put out a record properly, drop us a line. i said properly. we’ll have a new record ready to record by the end of 2010, and judging from the 7 tunes we have going so far, it’s going to leave everything we’ve done in the past in the stinking dust. yes, virginia, even ska sucks. 

Propagandhi killing own hair follicles to make more intense record!

That’s all for today.