Garage music consists of a pretty wyld range of sound and feelings and groups are appearing and disappearing all the time, all over the world. What Wave tries to keep track of all these changes and sometimes even manages to succeed! All of the bands presented on this record have appeared in the pages of What Wave at one time or another, some are perennial faves like U.I.C. and the Gruesomes, and some are new discoveries for us, like the Sporting Bachelors and the Vindicators. Each band has its own unique style and sound. Some of the tunes are hard knife-driven anthems, while others have a more pop influenced sound and still others display a dab of psychedelia - but all meet What Wave's one criterion-they're cool!!!!!!! So, slip into your old cardigan and settle yourself into our neighbourhood! The Supreme Bagg Team: Crankin' with Elvis (Supreme Bagg Team) capac Elvis meets Sid Vicious in the back seat of a'66 Vailiant in a Las Vegas parking lot. Mike Sayk-vocals,Dave Dysart - guitar, Shawn Crockard - guitar, Jim McDowell - bass, Claude Barnes - drums. 65 Eaton Ave. Toronto, Ontario. Canada. N4J 2Z4. Featured in What Wave #15. Lost Patrol: Roast Beef Song (Langan) capac. Janis Joplin reborn in a garage. Karen Marrero - vocals, Dave Whitehead - guitar, Paul Langan - bass, Rob Michie - drums. Box 1462; Station A, Windsor, Ontario. Canada. N9A 6R5. Featured in What Wave #12. 10 Commandments: New Trip (Irwin, Lord, Pickles, Ridley) capac Rip snortin' sweatin' 60's style rock and roll. James Lord - vocals, Byron Pickles - guitar, Jim Irwin - bass, Bob Ridley - drums. 3 Brewton Rd., Scarborough, Ontario. Canada. M1G 1W2. Featured in What Waves #10, #12 and #15. Chessmen: Time Machine (Beer) capac Snarly invasion styled beat music. Dan Beer - vooals,Rick Blythe - guitar, Warren - bass, Mike White - drums. 173 Charlton Ave W., Hamilton,Ontario Canada L8P 2C8. Featured in What Wave # 16. The Sporting Bachelors: Lovers but not Friends (Battaglia) ascap Cheap beer, cheap women and cheesey sounds are their inspirations. Paul Nero - vocals, John Battaglia - guitar, Joe Kowalski - bass, Glen Roan - drums. 8 Bouton Place, Huntington, New York, Usa. 11743. In What Wave #16. Mystic Eyes: I'm Higher than I'm Down (Aardvarks) BMI. Melodic pop with biting edges. Bernard Kugel - vocals, guitars ,piano, Craig Davison - bass, Mike Brydalski - Drums. 207 Wset Utica st.,Buffalo New York. USA. 14222. Featured in What Wave # 15 Ultra V: The Bones Walk (Urh,Root) Psychedelic rock that oozes and throbs with each beat Bob Urh - vocals& guitar, Ariane Root - organ, Tara McMunn - bass, Joanna Kerew drums. P.O. box 1821, Murray Hill Stn., New York, NY. USA 10156-0610. In What Wave #16. Vindicators: Thinking of Birds (Vindicators) procan A fine example of young minds warped by over-exposure to 60's punk records. Chris Carlson - vocals and guitar, Darren Borehan - guitar, Colin Forsyth -organ, Ben Sherazi - bass, Bryce Dunn-drums. #101-3103 Blackiston Dr. N.W., Calgary, Alberta. Canada. T2L 1L7. In What Wave #16. Flying Squad: Health Food (Brandt, Piper) capac. Dictators inspired guitar sleaze. Tim Murphy - vocals, Larry Brandt guitar, Trevor Evans - guitar, Dan Roberts -bass, Kerry Piperdrums. 2 Colgrove Place, London, Ontario. Canada. In What Wave #9. Shark Graffitti : Long Tailed Cat (Shark Graffitti) capac Beer swiggin',guitar slingin' Stooge inspired teenagers who were born to rock and roll. Mark Ashdown - vocals, Tom Weir-guitar and vocals, Lars Jurgenson - guitar, Tom Barton - bass, vocals, Freeman MacLean -drums. 1 Clinton Pl. Toronto, Ontario. Canada. M6G 1J8. In What Wave #13. UIC : Leave Me Alone (UIC) procan. These boys invented hyper-rock-meta-punk and still do it best. Dave Robinson vocals, Ted Triedner -guitar, Fred Robinson - guitar, Dan Preszcator - bass, Murray Heywood-drums. 13 Grenadire, Toronto, Ontario. Canada. M6R 1R1. ln What Waves #5,9 and 14. Legend Killers: She Struck Me Down (Legend Killers) capac. High-energy bone-crunching raunch and roll. Earle Rutherford - vocals, Chris Mittelholtz - guitar, Mike McGill - bass, Bill Wallace - drums. 742 Platts Lane, London, Ontario. Canada. N6G 3132. In What Wave #15. Drums Along the Gardiner: Vagabond (McBuick) procan. A brew of 60's and 70's punk mixed together until only the grunge remains. Pete Moss - vocals, Drew- guitar, Zack X. McBuick bass, Brian - drums. 151 Alderbrae Ave. apt. 2, Toronto, Ontario. Canada. M8W 4K2. In What Wave #13 & 14. Thee Fourgiven: I'm Tellin' Ya (Coffee) Waycool Music BMI. This band howls, screams, smashes, beats and blasts their way through guitar dominated rock and roll. Rich Coffee-vocals and guitars, Mojo Jones -guitar, Ray Flores - bass, Bela Horvath drums. P.O. box 2645 , Hollywood, California. USA.90078. In What Waves #14 and 15. The Cynics: Little Girl (Morrison) BML Gutwrentching 60's punk inpired lunatics. Michael Kastelic - vocals, Gregg Kostelich guitar, Beki Smith -keyboards, Steve Magee - bass, Bill Von Hagen - drums. 509 First Street, Canonsburg, Penn., USA, 15317. In What Waves #13 and 16. Mongrols: You can't take it with you (Ullerick) capac. Grungy power pop trio weaned on Pebbles. Trevor Ullerick - vocals, bass, guitar, Rob Campbell-guitar, Frank Labodie-drums. 740 Valetta , London, Ontario. Canada. N6H 2Y8. In What Wave #16. The Gruesomes: What Wave Theme (Heffi/Gruesomes) Canada's premiere teen cave-dwellers. Babby Beaton - vocals, guitar, Gerry Alvarez - guitar, John Davis - bass, John Knoll drums. Box 634 NDG, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. H4A 3R1. In What Waves #8, 10, 12,15 and 16. A BIG THANKS TO: all of the bands involved and their engineers, Tony and Gerard, Mike and Chris, Dave and Jo, Trevor, The Sheik, the What Wave staff, Rock and Roll zine editors everywhere and everyone who's helped with the production of What Wave over the years. Compiled by Dave and Rena Cover Art by Dave Clarke Tape Engineer: Dan Brodbeck What Wave Magazine, 17 Erie Ave, London, Ontario, Canada. N6J 1H9. Write to us about back issue availability. |
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