CiTR -- Rocket From Russia

Hello Hello Hello! This episode was built around my interview with Mark of Guttermouth. They played a show on the weekend in Vancouver, BC, Canada. We talked about their upcoming new album, how religion helped him to become a punk musician, unemployment in USA, real estate market in California and what’s special about Toto’s song Africa for Guttermouth. In the end of the show new track by The Binz...

Hello Hello Hello! Every year CiTR asks our listeners for their support. This year, we were aiming to raise $35,000 in pledges to support our quality programming and operations, and our move into the new Student Union Building on campus! And we raised $39,302 this year! Thanks to everyone who donated to Rocket From Russia and the station! Every FUNDRIVE I do the only request show of the year. I pl...

Hello Hello Hello! That was a busy episode: new music, 2 interviews and 2 ticket give aways! ! ! First block of punk rock music includes brand new songs by fantastic bands such as The Lawrence Arms, Comeback Kid, Against Me!, The Menzingers, Run,Forever and together PANGEA. And then I did a quick phone interviews with members of two awesome local bands: Dana of The Grave Life and Nathan of The Gre...

Hello Hello Hello! This episode features whole bunch of new and awesome punk rock and turned out to be quite international, because it includes bands from Sweden, Belgium, UK, Japan, USA, Russia, Belarus, Italy and obviously Canada. First block features great tracks by Tear Them Down (Sweden), F.O.D. (Belgium), BOIDS (Canada), Epic Problem (UK), Four Gets Me A Not (Japan) and The Shell Corporation...

Hello Hello Hello! This is a 100% Local Show featuring whole bunch of songs by fantastic bands from Vancouver, BC, Canada! DAGGERMOUTH - Abracadabra Holmes [Turf Wars] THE GREATEST SONS - 1982 (Western Canadian Disillusion Anthem) [We’ll Take The Road] ELLESMERE - Bail City [Bail City] JERK STORE - Whiskey and Vermouth [Headaches] CONTRA CODE - Boring Damn You [Sickrad] OPEN LETTERS - I’m A Fuckin...

Hello Hello Hello! This episode features my interview with Chuck Robertson of Mad Caddies. We talked about their upcoming new album, tribute to Tony Sly, German football and riding a train with NOFX in Russia. Mad Caddies are playing in Vancouver on the 12th of February at The Venue And as always, a few song by local bands in the end of the show - Jesse LeBourdais, Contra Code and Ellesmere are pl...

Spooky hello hello hello! This episode features my interview with brothers Jimmy and Bobby of a horrorpunk band Calabrese from Phoenix, AZ, USA! We talked about their new album Born With A Scorpion’s Touch, being booed off stage at the Hard Rock Cafe, Richard Laymon horror novels and legendary Peanut Butter Crunch! I also played songs by Pentimento, Dads, Open Letters, Anchoress who played this sh...

Hello Hello Hello! First block features new songs by Epic Problem (UK), Brixton Cats (Paris, France), Tailgunner (Montreal, Canada), Disturbance (Netherlands) and Suede Razors (USA). Then I did two ticket giveaways to Calabrese and Cosmonauts shows. And in the end a little bit of ska from bands playing The Toasters show. SUCCESS! COCK SPARRER - Riot Squad [Shock Troops] EPIC PROBLEM - Sink [Lines]...

Hello Hello Hello! This is very exciting my friends! This is my first VIDEO interview! I played just a few clips from the interview and a few songs by awesome Old Man Markley on air! But the full video interview with Annie and Katie could be found below and the audio version even belower! That was a super fun conversion! We talked about recipes, high school years, comics, ukulele nights and kickba...

Happy Hello Hello Hello! This episode was fully focused on a documentary “FILMAGE, The story of Descendents and All”. The screening of that movie will happen in Vancouver on January 15th at The Biltmore Cabaret. This episode features two interviews. The first one with Bill Stevenson, the drummer of Descendents, All and Only Crime. And the second one was with Matt Riggle who is the producer, direct...

Hello Hello Hello! Happy New 2014 Year! I started off the show with a few songs from a few exciting releases which will be out in the very beginning of 2014 - Against Me!, The Lawrence Arms, Mustard Plug and The Bruce Lee Band. Second block includes songs by the bands which played in Vancouver on January 8th at the Commodore Ballroom - Old Man Markley, Reverend Horton Heat and Nekromantix. And in...

Hello Hello Hello! In this episode I played my favorite tracks released in 2013! Best of 2013!!! Happy New Year!!! SKA-P - Full Gas [99%] TOYGUITAR - Words Between Us [EP] CYANIDE PILLS - Apathy [Still Bored] THE STEVE ADAMYK BAND - Set It Up [Third] FIDLAR - Wake Bake Skate [FIDLAR] THE BENNIES - My Bike [Better Off Dread] LIPSTICK HOMICIDE - Like This Forever [Out Utero] JETTY BOYS - Save Me Fro...

Hello Hello Hello! In this episode I played songs from my favorite local releases which came out in 2013. We have a very strong scene in Vancouver and have loads of awesome bands which might be not very well known outside of BC. I hope this episode could help listeners outside of Vancouver discover a few new exciting bands and for local listeners it is a way to celebrate our local scene! SNFU - Mo...

Hello Hello Hello! In this episode I picked the best segments from the interviews I’ve done in 2013 and backed up every part with a song or two. Really hoping that it will be interesting for the listeners of my show. CHIXDIGGIT! - Thursday Night [From Scene To Shining Scene] Inteview with Joey Cape (Lagwagon, Bad Astronaut, The Playing Favorites, Joey Cape’s Bad Loud) THE PLAYING FAVORITES - Ramon...

Hello Hello Hello! That was the last episode of Rocket From Russia featuring new music this year. 2013 is almost done and the next three shows will be “Best Of”-type-of-shows: best interviews of 2013, best of 2013 Vancouver edition and overall best of 2013. In first block I played a little bit of pop-punk….what a surprise!!! Dan Vapid and The Cheats - one of the best releases of the year; Cyanide...

Here are the three hellos to start this post! This episode is full of new and very quality punk rock!!! For example first block features ah-MAH-zing bands such as Epic Problem (UK), Galactic Cannibal (USA), The Flatliners (Canada), Паразиты (Russia), Trigger Effect, Dig It Up (both from Canada) and Night Birds (USA). Ok! I used the word “ah-MAH-zing"...

Happy Hello Hello Hello! I think this episode and interview turned out to be one best this year. I got a chance to talk to Mike Park who is the founder and the owner of Asian Man Records, solo artist, as well as a member of such bands as Skankin' Pickle, The Chinkees, The Bruce Lee Band and Shaken 69. We talked about his new album for kids called "Smile", touring with Yo Gabba Gabba!, hanging out...

Hello Hello Hello! That was a very busy and equally exciting show. A phone interview + a guest - pretty fantastic in my opinion. I started off things with an interview with John Wright who is a member of legendary NoMeansNo, Hanson Brothers, The Showbusiness Giants and The Infamous Scientists. John in collaboration with Le Trou du Diable microbrewery released a new beer called “Punk Rauch" and he...

Happy Hello Hello Hello! This week I decided to do a heavier show. In the first block I played punk bands which are influenced by metal (A Wilhelm Scream, Crusades, The Pagan Dead, Trigger Effect) and a metal band which has some punk influences (Kvelertak). In the second block I played two new songs by Kreator and Overkill. Both bands are coming in Vancouver this weekend on a co-headlining tour. A...

Spooky Hello Hello Hello! Here’s a Halloween Edition of Rocket From Russia featuring new and favorite psychobilly tracks, as well as a few psycho coverы! Enjoy! 666 MISFITS - Astro Zombies [Walk Among US] THE CREEPSHOW - Sinners & Saints [Life After Death] THE BRAINS - The Monster Within [The Monster Within] FLESH ROXON - Running Away [Flesh to the Bone] GOATMARE & HELLSPADES - Virus [13 Way...

G’day G’day G’day! In this episode an interview with my new friends The Smith Street Band from Melbourne, Australia. I talked to Wil Wagner, who is a singer and a guitarist in the band. We discussed a few different topics including their new EP “Don’t Fuck With Our Dreams" which came out on Asian Man Records this year, Tazmania, the best Australian band of all time (that’s obviously Frenzal Rhomb)...

Hello Hello Hello! This episode was a bit unusual because the station participated in The Great British Columbia ShakeOut and it fell on my show. To be quit honest, I didn’t know much about this happening, but I did some research, played some earthquake related songs and it worked out very well. In the rest of the program I played songs by The Smith Street Band, Frank Turner, Streetlight Manifesto...

Hello Hello Hello! What a great success, Rocket From Russia turns 1! I’ve been on CiTR since 2010, but exactly a year ago I started my own show called Rocket From Russia. I love doing the show and I hope you’re enjoying as well. I’d like to thank the station for letting me do what I love, Marielle who made my radio dream come true and obviously all the listeners who listen live or listen to podcas...

Hello Hello Hello! This episode features my interview with Ray of Teenage Bottlerocket. TBR played a show in Vancouver on September 25th and I talked to Ray before the show. We discussed their new album Freak Out!, his best leads, opening for At The Drive-In and being yelled at by Ian MacKaye. In the end a few songs by Canadian bands which are playing in town this weekend - Jerk Store, Flagpolers,...