Some Canadian Punk & New Wave Figures

Paul Humphrey ~ 60 ~ Singer with 1980's Toronto New Wave band Blue Peter ("Don't Walk Past", "Radio Silence")

BLUE PETER ~ "DON'T WALK PAST";


BLUE PETER ~ "RADIO SILENCE";


George Higton ~ 70 ~ Singer/Guitaris with 1970's & 80's New Wave bands the Existers, Das Kombo and solo

GEORGE HIGTON ~ "MY LIFE WITH EINSTEIN";


GEORGE HIGTON ~ "SHOCK CORRIDOR";


GEORGE HIGTON ~ "ON BROADWAY";


DAS KOMBO ~ "CITIZEN DOG";


JD Featherstone ~ 60's ~ Drummer with London, Ont Punk band The Demics ("New York City") and Handsome Ned & The Sidewinders

THE DEMICS ~ "NEW YORK CITY";


HANDSOME NED ~ "ROSCKABILLY GIRLS";


Tony Brighton ~ 60's ~ Bassist in the second & final line up of 1970's Toronto Punks The Ugly

THE UGLY ~ "STRANDED IN THE LANEWAY OF LOVE";


ZRO4 ~ "BLOOD";


Walter Kot ~ 60's ~ Guitarist w/1980's Winnipeg Punk band Personality Crisis

PERSONALITY CRISIS ~ "ADVOCATE";


PERSONALITY CRISIS;


Aaron Chesworth ~ Singer with 80's Guelph Garage Punk band Maggot Fodder

MAGGOT FODDER;


Dane Morrison ~ 60's ~ Drummer with 1970's & 80's Toronto Punk bands The Ugly, The Wadds and Dick Duck and the Dorks

DICK DUCK & THE DORKS;


Rude Van Steens ~ (60's) ~ Singer w/Toronto 1970's Punk band Arson

ARSON ~ "ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS";


ARSON ~ "STAY OUTSIDE";


Henritte Valium ~ 62 ~ Singer with 1990's Montreal Punk band Valium & Les Depressifs, artist & art gallery owner

VALIUM & LES DEPRESSIFS ~ "A TEEVEE";



Gerry-Jenn Wilson ~ 50's ~ Singer/Guitarist with Vancouver 1990's Punk bands The Can Toads and The JP5

THE CANE TOADS ~ "WAKE UP SUZY";


THE JP5 ~ "AS IS DEPT" & "ACCIDENT PRONE";


THE JP5 ~ "PREVERT";


THE JP5 ~ "HAVE TO LEAVE";


Tony Jacome ~ 40 ~ Drummer/vocalist with Hamilton, Ontario Heavy Rock band Shallow North Dakota

SHALLOW NORTH DAKOTA ~ "AUTOBODY CRUSHER";


SHALLOW NORTH DAKOTA ~ "ODD";


Adam Balsam ~ 30's ~ Drummer w/Toronto Indie Rock band the Mad Ones

THE MAD ONES ~ "IN SILENCE";


THE MAD ONES ~ "WALKNG THE CEILING";


THE MAD ONES ~ "FACE OF LOVE";


Brian Cram ~ 50's ~ Toronto trumpet player with Indie Jazz Punk bands Do Make Say Think, Guh and Gesundheit

DO MAKE SAY THINK ~ "A TENDER HISTORY IN RUST";


GUH ~ "DIE COUGAR";


Duane “Custom” Lavold - 54 - Canadain 90's Alt singer ("Hey Mister")

CUSTOM ~ "HEY MISTER";


Ian Worang - 47 - Guitarist with Toronto Indie bands Uncut and The Two Koreas

THE TWO KOREAS ~ "U-BOAT COMMANDER";


Brendo Kolebaba ~ 30's ~ Singer with Saskachewan Punk band Xembryos
XEMBRYOS ~ "I GOT PROBLEMS"


Joni Sadler ~ Drummer w/Montreal Punk band LungButter and Music Coordinator w/radio station CKUT

LUNGBUTTER ~ "VILE";


LUNGBUTTER ~ "MARYLAND";


LUNGBUTTER ~ "CURTAIN";


JJ ~ 40's ~ Bassist with Toronto Punk band 2 Pump Louie;

2 PUMP LOUIE ~ "EVERYTHING TO ME";


Gabor Soos ~ Drummer with 1990's Toronto Punk band The Sinkin Ships

THE SINKIN SHIPS ~ "NEW NUMBER 1";


Pete Lewis ~ 50's ~ Singer with Toronto 1990's Hardcore band Ulcer

ULCER ~ "R.A.M.O.N.E.S";


Dave Davies ~ 50's ~ Bassist with late 80's Toronto Hardcore band Son Of Happy

SON OF HAPPY;


Jordan Prokopick ~ 30's ~ Guitarist with Toronto Punk band the Tight Nuns

THE TIGHT NUNS ~ "WASTED";


Adam Wood (AKA Atom Would) ~ 30's ~ Singer/guitarist with Hamilton Hardcore Thrash bands At What Cost, Life Imprisonment and Sick Of Shit

LIFE IMPRISONMENT;


AT WHAT COST;

Some Classic Canadian Punk Bands

Rob Brent ~ Guitarist with London, Ontario (later Toronto) punk band The Demics. The Demics recorded the classic song "New York City" on their fist ep "Talk's Cheap" in 1979 which became a surprise hit in Canada. They later rerecorded it on a subsequent album in 1980 getting an American release and becoming a mid-size hit there as well. By that time Brent had left and been replaced by Steve Koch as the Demics moved from London to Toronto. Following the usual turmoil the band soon broke up without any more releases. The DEmics may have been a one-hit-wonder but it was quite a hit; "New York City" is one of the most beloved songs of the Canadian early punk era and was chosen as the greatest Canadian single of all time by Chart Magazine in 1996 as first "Talk's Cheap" and later a full album were released.

THE DEMICS ~ "TALK'S CHEAP" (full ep);


THE DEMICS ~ "NEW YORK CITY";


Brian Goble ~ Bassist with The Skulls, one of Vancouver's first punk bands. After they broke up singer Joey Shithead went on to form DOA while Goble became singer and singer with The Subhumans. He would later rejoin DOA in the 1990's ~ 57;
THE SUBHUMANS "FUCK YOU";


THE SUBHUMANS ~ "TWO BIT WHORE";


DOA ~ "WORLD WAR 3";


JEFF DEPEW ~ Drummer for London Ontario punk band 63 Monroe. A band of the early eighties who scored a minor hit with a goofy run through of the Herman's Hermits song "Henry VIII". That wasn't really an accurate taste of the band's sound which was a much heavier and louder New York Dolls type of Glam-Trash Punk. 63 Monroe put out a few albums locally throughout the 80's but never left London. Various members also had a side band named Osterberg, which as you might assume started out as a Stooges cover band before later turning to originals. I actually booked them a few times in the 2000's and they were a rock solid live band. 63 Monroe also did a session at CIUT a few years back. A version of 63 Monroe, including Depew, was playing as late as a couple of weeks ago when they did a benefit for a Christmas Toy Drive in London.

63 MONROE ~ "HENRY VIII";


63 MONROE ~ "GIVE 'EM UP";


Glen Kimberley ~ 50 ~ Drummer for Toronto rockabilly bands The Millwinders, The Tin Eddies, The Swingin' Blackjack

THE MILLWINDERS ~ "HIGH HEELED HOT ROD";


THE MILLWINDERS ~ "EACH DAY";


THE MILLWINDERS ~ "TOO LATE";


THE TIN EDDIES ~ "BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY";