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The Last Mile is a hardcore punk band from Montreal, who just released the first single off their debut full length album, "Respect The Frequency" , so we thought it was the perfect time to talk with bassist Stephanie Cole , to learn more about the band and where they are from. Enjoy! The most recent incarnation of The Last Mile made it's debut last year, with the release of the 7", "II". When did the project started and how did you join it? The Last Mile first existed in 2015 as Chris Snelgrove and The Last Mile . I met Chris, who is the guitarist/vocalist in TLM, in 2015 when I was on tour out here from B.C., where I'm originally from. Chris booked our show in Montreal. In summer of 2016, Chris asked me to join his band for a tour of Mexico and Costa Rica later that year. I had never been offered anything like that before! I was extremely psyched and I obviously said yes. I only knew Chris for one day and I didn't even meet the drummer until arri...

On peut pas dire que les punkeuses soient tranquilles dans notre scène en ce moment, et on aime ça comme ça! Au courant de l'été, on a vu passer sous notre radar 4 albums d'artistes qu'on adore, et qu'on arrête pas d'écouter en boucle. On vous conseille de faire de même. Achetez leurs albums, parlez en, partagez les partout sur les réseaux sociaux, demandez à votre émission de radio punk préférée de les faire jouer et bien sûr, à vos promoteurs préférés de les booker ! Voici les 4 albums que tu dois partager à ta gang... BORING GIRLS - Bad Mammal Boring Girls est un groupe de Montréal, qui nous offrait l'année dernière l'excellent EP "Hello, Hell No", et qui récidive déjà avec un deuxième opus tout aussi incisif et éclaté. Les 9 pièces ont une durée moyenne de 1m20, et c'est exactement comme ça qu'on aime notre hardcore punk, simple et droit au but. Mais qu'on se comprenne bien, simple ne veut pas dire simplet ici, car il y a vraiment u...

Hé oui. Vous nous voyez venir là hein? Effectivement aujourd'hui on va se parler. Se parler franchement. Dans le respect et en toute politesse bien sûr. Mais on va se parler. Au risque de se faire traiter de casseuses de party ou de réactionnaires, on va se parler. Parce qu'il faut en parler. Pis ça presse. Premièrement, on espère que vous allez toutes et tous bien. Le gros de la pandémie semble finalement derrière nous, un début de retour à la "normale" voit enfin le jour, et on vous cachera pas qu'on en profite beaucoup en ce moment. Par contre, avec le retour des concerts, et des festivals, et en dépit du fait que cela nous fait déborder de joie à l'idée de se retrouver enfin devant une scène à encourager des artistes locaux, nous sommes forcées de constater qu'il reste encore beaucoup de travail à faire au sujet de la parité sur scène. En fait, on nous met carrément en pleine face la raison du pourquoi nous ne pouvons nous permettre de prendre de vac...

  1- Where is the band from and what's the best thing to do there? We are from Austin, Texas. The best thing to do here is to go see some live music at a big outdoor bar, drink a cold beer and visit with your friends. 2- What does your band name stand for and what was the runner up? We named our band after our wolf dogs, we have a pack of rescues in Texas. The runner up was "Ghost Wolf" but we turned it around to make it cooler. 3- Describe your sound using a movie title. Pulp Fiction Fast (2300 A.D.) by The Ghost Wolves 4- What song would describe each member of the band? Jonny "Don't Worry Be Happy" (Bobby McFerrin) Carley "Blueberry Hill" (Fats Domino) 5- Name 3 bands who would headline your dream fest? Iggy Pop, Tom Waits, Patti Smith 6- Your opinion on being described as "female fronted"? It's the truth, isn't it? We don't see anything wrong with it or take offense. 7- Are you signed on a label and why? We work with a l...

1- Where is the band from and what's the best thing to do there? Spokane Washington. Talk shit, Drink gravy. 2- What does your band name stand for and what was the runner up? Truth, Justice and the American way. There was no runner up. 3- Describe your sound using a movie title. Troll 2 (1990), not to be mistaken with trolls 2 (2010). Also the Robocop where he shoots that guy in the dick.   Feargasm by Itchy Kitty 4- What song would describe each member of the band? Ami: September by Earth, Wind and Fire Naomi: December 1963 by The Four Seasons Catman: Nightfever by The Bee Gee’s Sug: Angel by Massive Attack 5- Name 3 bands who would headline your dream fest? Iggy Pop, Hank Wood and the Hammerheads, Queen’s of the Stone Age, and Simon and Garfunkel 6- Your opinion on being described as "female fronted"? It’s boring. It has no influence over the quality of the music. 7- Are you signed on a label and why? Ya, we have a great working relationship with a local label, CorpoRat...

1- Where is the band from and what's the best thing to do there? We're from a little hill in the middle of nowhere near a village called Tomintoul in the North of Scotland. It's pretty remote, and there isn't really much to do in the actual village. There's no music scene or anything. I think the population is about 700 people or something. The village has 3 shops, a little museum and a pub basically, haha. But, there's a lot of nice walks here. We also really like foraging for food and it's great for things like that up here! 2- What does your band name stand for and what was the runner up? The word Bratakus is totally made up. It was a jokey name our Dad would call us if we were behaving badly when we were younger. So, it just means the same as 'brat'. We get a lot of people asking if it's German or Latin or something! There were actually no runners up because we decided on it kind of spur of the moment. We hadn't been a band very long and ...

  1- Where is the band from and what's the best thing to do there? Doylestown, PA, USA, we like to watch breaking bad and go to the record store 2- What does your band name stand for and what was the runner up? Froggy was a name Fiona came up with as a joke but it stuck ! And I don't remember having any other runner ups 3- Describe your sound using a movie title. Scott Pilgrim vs the world   Sopa de Elote by Froggy 4- What song would describe each member of the band? Would? (Alice in chains)- Morgan Bad Reputation (Joan Jett)- Brooke I was made for dancin (Leif Garrett)- Fiona 5- Name 3 bands who would headline your dream fest? Joan Jett, System of a down, The Garden 6- Your opinion on being described as "female fronted"? Fact. 7- Are you signed on a label and why? No, we like to do all that stuff ourselves #diy 8- What's the most punk thing you've seen on tour/in a show? The dead milkmen speaking up against authority/politicians who abuse power 9- The bes...

  1- What does this album mean to you? It means everything. It’s our first full-length album and we chose to go 100% DIY, an amazing decision in the end because we got to choose who we wanted to work with and we took part in all the different steps. We all have other projects but this one is our baby and we made it sound exactly like we wanted. 2- Why "Forever Is Now"? Because it reflected the present mood of the world and the feeling we were in when we wrote the album. It’s a feeling of living in the now and to the fullest. It just made sense, the songs just came without second thoughts. 3- Where was it recorded and who produced it? We decided to isolate ourselves in the deep of St-Zénon, Quebec at Wild Studio. We worked with the amazing Marc Chartrain and Simon Kearney as co-producers. Guillaume Chartrain was on the board, sound engineering. We wanted their insight on the production and for them to bring fresh ideas and new sounds to our demos. Because of COVID, we had to ...

  Photo: Manon Touffet Par Ariane Coutu-Perrault Si la pandémie semble avoir d’énormes répercussions sur les femmes, personnes trans et non binaires, notamment avec le 9e féminicide depuis le début de l’année, les militant.es se mobilisent et se font entendre à travers diverses formes, pour que justice se fasse. Alors que certain.es manifestent pour leurs ‘’libertés’’ en réaction au couvre-feu qui est repassé à 8h à Montréal, on vient de confirmer une 9e victime de violences conjugales, et ce, en 9 semaines. Une des vraies raisons de se révolter contre le couvre-feu est effectivement la violence conjugale, autant physique que psychologique, qui a grandement augmenté durant la pandémie. Les différents groupes féministes, inquiets de la situation, militent haut et fort depuis plusieurs semaines. On a notamment pu voir dans les dernières semaines le mouvement #papauqam, né de l’indignation face à la poursuite de l’UQAM pour une somme de 125 000$ envers une étudiante se dénudant lors d...

  2020 has brought its fair share of changes and challenges in everyone’s lives to say the least, and for former Pussy Stench members Alice Slick and Mike , this is no different. The band had amassed a considerable following in the local hardcore punk scene before finally dissolving during the pandemic. But with times of change comes also the opportunity to adapt and evolve. Now having formed Scarlet Wives with drummer Zena and celebrating the release of their first single, they’re all embracing the process of moving forward and of sharing their passion for their craft with an optimism for the future. I caught up with them to learn about their formation and what they have in the works for us. Enjoy! How did the band end up forming? Alice: Our last band slowly dissolved during the pandemic. The guitarist left the band, the drummer followed. We were just like ‘’ok fuck it, let’s do something new now.’’ We wanted to move on from that chapter. I found Zena through Facebook, we have...

  with singer/guitarist Evelyn 1. What does this album mean to you? It means everything to me. The album is the first full-length release of our band and also the first album I have ever recorded although I have been playing in bands since I was a teenager. I remember how I was sitting at home, writing all the guitar riffs and lyrics, and now we have turned them into songs and people around the world can listen to them, it’s incredible. 2. Why self-titled? We have always referred to the record as ‘the album’. The band name ‘Passionless Pointless’ already tells a lot about our approach to music. All of the songs speak of great passion for both playing music and reflecting upon personal relationships, passionless = pointless. 3. Where was it recorded and who produced it? We recorded the album with sound engineer Matti (El Atea) who I had already worked with and who I trusted, so I insisted on hiring him. He suggested recording at Moth Cellar Studios Berlin, a small private rehearsal ...

1- Where is the band from and what's the best thing to do there? Angela: We are based out of Salem, MA (also known as “Witch City” to many because of the Witch Trials) north of Boston. But also consider ourselves a Boston Band- I’ve lived there, Jill lives there. Salem is a dope City-Town with cobblestone streets, antique colorful homes, lots of places to eat and drink and be merry. Very easy to fall in love with. We have a couple awesome music venues that do lots of punk, indie, metal music. The best deal is to come in the warm season, take the train or ferry in, hit up the beach and then a show later. And of course, we have one of the biggest Halloween celebrations around. Come by next fall and we’ll be your tour guide. Franklin: I love drinking on a patio that’s on a cobblestone street on a warm summer night. Oh, and cookies from Goodnight Fatty Kerry: Agree about warm summer nights, walking/drinking on cobblestone streets - Getting a flight of cider from Far From the Tree and s...

1. What does this album mean to you? We Are Girls is our debut album, so it's very special to us! We are already so proud of what we have achieved with the release. 2. Why "We are girls"? Sometimes the word girl gets used in a negative way, well this is a celebration of being a GIRL! 3. Where was it recorded and who produced it? The album was recorded and mixed by Jay Hills at West Street Studios, Bristol. We selfed produced the album alongside Jay, who was great at achieving the sounds we wanted. I would give him some vague description of an effect or show him a rough demo or reference track and he'd take that and turn our songs into exactly what I'd imagined. 4. One moment that happened during its recording, that you will never forget? Recording the crowd vocals on Death Party was a lot of fun. We invited some of our mates alongs to the studio and took a whole night recording vocal layer upon vocal layer. 5. Break it down: G.O.D. G.O.D is the album opener, it...

  Photo by Brighton Punx Picnic 1- Where is the band from and what's the best thing to do there? The band is based in London but we're from all over! Egypt, Japan, Ireland and a bit of English between all four of us. Best thing to do in London is to find yourself cheaper rent by some miracle or squat despite the clampdown and many many MANY attempts to stop or ban it entirely. and gigs! London is a real bore without gigs. We're kinda losing the plot during lockdown. 2- What does your band name stand for and what was the runner up? It means we're not into cliques or going round in circles with anything. I don't think we ever had a runner up.. 3- Describe your sound using a movie title. What We Do In The Shadows Thank Fuck! the Demos by CIRCLE NØNE 4- What song would describe each member of the band? Currently... Seamus is "Blind, Naked and Covered in Shit" (he is most the time to be fair) by Driller Killer. Lucian is Ruptured Heart Theory by Eyehategod Am...