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Hello Hello Hello! This episode is a preview of Victoria Ska & Reggae Festival which takes place this weekend in Victoria, BC. Its the 25th anniversary of the festival, pretty monumental for a local festival to go one for quarter of a century. This edition is fantastic, it features The Suicide Machines, Less Than Jake, The Slackers, The Planet Smashers, The Creepshow and many other great ska, regg...

Hello Hello Hello! This Part 2 of my punk rock preview of Euro 2024, the football tournament which will take place this summer in Germany. The idea is simple: 24 European nations are taking part in the tournament and I am playing a song by a punk band from each country participating in this sporting event. I have been doing these episodes for over 10 years and I try to avoid repeating the same ban...

Hello Hello Hello! In this episode I did a punk rock preview of Euro 2024, the football tournament which will take place this summer in Germany. The idea is simple: 24 European nations are taking part in the tournament and I am playing a song by a punk band from the country participating in this sporting event. I have been doing these episodes for over 10 years and I try to avoid repeating the sam...

Hello Hello Hello! First block of new punk rock music from England features Cock Sparrer, Frank Turner, The Chisel, and Snuff. Then I played bands from Italy (Talco, Menagramo) and Greece (Koza Mostra, Locomondo) in celebration of Conference League final which took place this week. And third block featured great local bands such as Sightlines, Needles//Pins, Apollo Ghosts, and Woolworm.

Hello Hello Hello! In the first block I decided to play some of my favourite punk songs from Italy and Germany. The day before the episode aired the whole world was glue to their TVs for the Europa League Final between Atalanta Bergamo (Italy) and Bayer Leverkusen (Germany), so I felt like it was a good enough reason to play 5MDR and Derozer (from Italy) & ZSK and Die Toten Hosen (from Germany) An...

Hello Hello Hello! First block of new music features bands German bands Montreal and KMPFSPRT, as well as, Canadian No Brainer. Then I previewed two shows happening this Saturday: Punks and Pins festival in Surrey & a show at Green Auto which features Aanthems, Less Miserable, Warm and Pilsgnar.

Hello Hello Hello! This week's episode focused on the new album from The Corps called "Fractured Protocol" which came out last week on Thousand Islands Records. We spoke with Dannyboy of The Corps about the new album, The Corps 2.0, upcoming tours. The Tour Kick Off and the release show is this Friday at the Wise - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-corps-w-jesse-lebourdais-the-long-winter-lets-go-z...

Hello Hello Hello! A shorter episode this week. I previewed two shows which are happening this weekend, both very exciting: Friday, May 3rd - Needles//Pins, The Marked Men, Long Knife, No Brainer @ Rickshaw Saturday, May 4th - Pura Mania, Tranzmitors, Lysol, Hollow Point @ Red Gate Have a fun weekend!

Hello Hello Hello! Started off the show with some new SuperHITs by Green Day, The Dirty Nil, F.O.D., NOFX and Snuff. The a quick preview of the new Split 7'' from Night Court and The Dumpies from Oregon. Both bands are playing Red Gate on May 1st. And a preview of an acoustic show which will happen in Chilliwack of all places and it features Dannyboy (The Corps), Colin Pearson (You Big Idiot), Jon...

Hello Hello Hello! I'm back! Listened to bunch of new music during my vacation and played some of my favourite new tunes by Snuff, Cock Sparrer, Reconciler, Jon Snodgrass and Noi!se. Then I shared my experience of visiting Punkspring 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. It was an absolutely incredible experience going to a punk rock show in Japan. I saw NOFX, Hi-Standard, Sum41, Zebrahead and The Damned. And the...

Hello Hello Hello! I usually start the show with a block of new punk rock music but this time it was something completely different. I have been listening to reggae in the past couple of weeks a lot and decided to share some of my finds and played song by Alpheus (London, UK), Boss Capone & Patsy (Netherlands), King Kong 4 (Toronto, ON) and Cosmic Shuffling (Switzerland). I love this geographical...

Hello Hello Hello! My friend Steve Kitchen recommended me a band from Wales called Cartoon Violence from Wales and that inspired the first block of music with their song Who You Know and SuperHITs by Buster Shuffle, Wonk Unit and Madness. And then I previewed a show happening at Red Gate this Friday featuring The Greatest Sons, Contra Code, Campfire Shitkickers, Indication and Sinking Season from...

Hello Hello Hello! I started of the show with request from Trevor to play a couple of tracks by Wasted Lives. Then a block of new music featuring new tracks by Green Day, Sum 41, Alkaline Trio and Bayside. And then I preview 3 shows happening at the Rickshaw: February 17 - Hans Gruber And The Die Hards February 18 - Los Furios February 21 - Mad Caddies

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Hello Hello Hello! First block features new songs by Broadway Calls, Kryye (from Cape Town, South Africa), Teens In Trouble and Outtacontroller. Then I played a block of some of my favourtie fast songs featuring hits form Rancid, Good Riddance, No Use For a Name, Lagwagon and Bad Religion. Not bad for a Thursday. And the local block this weak features Version 2 of The Crops. They announced the lin...

Hello Hello Hello! Ok, started the show with some new music from Laura Jane Grace, Mean Jeans, KMPFSPRT (from Germany) and The Priceduifkes (from Belgium). Great news! Needles//Pins are playing a SHOW! Live concert! On May 3rd, so I got super excited a played some local bands which I would love to see play live music again N//P, Open Letters, Poor Form, Nervous Talk, Woolworm. And then I previewed...

Hello Hello Hello! On this episode I've played some of my favourite songs released by local bands in 2023.

Hello Hello Hello! Happy New Year! All the best to you and your loved ones in 2024! I've played some of the song from my favourite albums of 2023 which I didn't get a chance to play last year Goodbye Blue Monday, Fat Heaven, Weak, Guilhem and Rebuilder. I also previewed Lucas Fest and played songs by Russian Tim and Pavel Bures, Campfire Shitkickers, SLIP~ons, Brasse, The Greatest Sons, Die Job, N...

Hello Hello Hello! I started the show with new tracks by AJJ, FIDLAR and Decent Criminal. Good songs, I like them. Then I previewed Xmas in Skaville, 20th Anniversary show at The Wise Hall this Saturday. December 9th. The line up Russian Tim and Pavel Bures, Brehdren, The Elixxirs and S.K.A. and here's link for tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/xmas-in-skaville-20-rtpb-brehdren-elixxxirs-ska-t...

Hello Hello Hello! This episode features new SuperHITs by Fog and Lasers, Tightwire, Frenzal Rhomb, The Brokedowns, The Raging Nathans and Shenki. Then I did an interview with Chris van der Laan who runs a record label Boat Dreams From The Hill and the new band I am in called Shame Spiral. We released an album called "Dictaphone Future" and we're playing an Album Release show on Saturday, December...

Hello Hello Hello! This episode starts with new track from Fat Heaven, Pity Party, Weak, The Phase Problem, The Haermorrhoids. Preview of the show Teenage Halloween, Russian Tim and Pavel Bures and Dead End Drive-In show. Also previewed Die Job, Terminal City Rats and Toy Tiger show.

Hello Hello Hello! This episode features my interview with Luk Henderiks from Teenage Halloween. We spoke about their new album "Till You Return", recording with Joe Reinhart, hot sauces and differences between South and North Jersey. Teenage Halloween are playing in Vancouver on Thursday, November 23rd @ Green Auto with Russian Tim and Pavel Bures and Dead End Drive-In. Here's link to buy tickets...

Hello Hello Hello! In this episode, I previewed FEST 21 in Gainesville and played tracks by Dillinger Four, Rebuilder, Lone Wolf, Tightwire, Debt Neglector, Debt Bars, The Iron Roses, The Losing Score and The Burnt Tapes. And previewed a local show at Red Gate which features Dead End Drive-In, Contra Code, Die Job and Johnny Nocash.

Hello Hello Hello! In this episode I previewed two event which are happening this weekend. My band Russian Tim and Pavel Bures is playing tonight at the Cobalt with Decent Criminal and Ricky. Here's link to the tickets - https://theinvisibleorange.com/event/decent-criminal-ricky-russian-tim-and-pavel-bures And Squamish Punk Fest is taking place on September 14-16 at Peckinpah in Squamish. 15 bands...

Hello Hello Hello! This is episode #400. I don't really remember when this count began, but its still a good round number. In this episode I previewed Outhouse Fest 2023 which will take place this weekend on Ohana Farms at Pender Island. Friday is Folk, Country, Ragtime, Swing night and Saturday is Punk Rock!!! I previewed the fest and played some of the bands which will be playing this festival....