Radio - Sunday, February, 1st, 2015

This is the broadcast for Equalizing-X-Distort on Sunday, February 1st, 2015, the same night as the Super Bowl which had no impact on our show. But it is the first day of Bla ck History Month so we started off with a half hour of punk bands influenced by reggae.

BASEMENT 5 - Riot (Antilles)

THE CLASH - One More Time (CBS)
KRYSUZ - Swiety Szczyt (Studenckie Radio Torun, 1980)
CULTURE SHOCK - No Chance in a Million (Bluurg)
THE RESTARTS - Painterman (Self-Released)
THE RUTS - The Crack (Captain Oi)
STIFF LITTLE FINGERS - Roots, Radicals, Rockers And Reggae (Chrysalis)
ANGELIC UPSTARTS - Rude Boy (Picasso)

We pick up with a look at the top 10 releases from January and a runners up set.
10. PELUQUERIA CANINA "Cerebros" ep - Cerebros (Blondes Must Die)
9. CONTORTURE / INSIDIOUS PROCESS split ep - Still a Hunger (Halvfabrikat / Not Enough)
8. FASSBANDER - Heads Up, Shovels Down (fassbender.bandcamp.com)
7. BLACKHOLE "Deeper" - Keep Spitting (Work Ethic)
6. FUGAZI "First Demo" LP - Break-In (Dischord)
5. LAS VENAS "Vamos por la calle" ep - La playa de los negris (Blondes Must Die)
4. LUCHA ETERNA "Aceroso" ep - Como Me Quejo (saucepanrecords.bandcamp.com)
3. MYSTERIOUS SKIN "Winter Tour tape" - Stop Smiling (mysteriousskin.bandcamp.com)
2. RAJOITUS / RATSTAB split ep - Chaos and insanity (Patac / Reality is a Cult / Riotous Outburst)
1. MANLIFTINGBANNER "Red Fury" LP - Give Them Some More (Crucial Response)

Runners Up
BUZZCOCKS "The Way" CD - Disappointment (buzzcocks.com)
VORTIS "Safety First" CD - Know More (Self-Released)
DISABLER "Aggressive Negativity" CD - Your Opening Act, The Date Rapist (disabler.bandcamp.com)
COMBAT KNIFE - Unending Sionic Warfare (Schizoid Unit)
HOUNDS OF HATE "Hate Springs Etrnal" LP - Axe to Grind (Braddock Hit Factory)
CLOSE TO THE EDGE - Vice Grip (cttenyhc.bandcamp.com)
FAT VEGAN "Music to eat tofu to" - Starving To Death (saucepanrecords.bandcamp.com)

D'Arcy pulls together some new bands from Sweden who played at a fest in Uppsala back in November.
DAMAGED HEAD - Regler, regler (D'Takt and Rapunk)
SVIN - Fredag Beja Veglan (svinhc.bandcamp.com)
SISTA BUSSEN - Funbo Barby (sistabussen.bandcamp.com)
SMARTSAM UTLOSNING - Ingenting ar kvar (smartsamutlosning.bandcamp.com/releases)
RATS OF REALITY - Change Direction
UNDERGANG - Pedophliac Priest (Defiant Hearts)
AGENT ATTITUDE - Deranged Realities (agentattitude.bandcamp.com)
THE BLINDS - Attack the Police (http://theblindshc.bandcamp.com)
GOVERNMENT FLU - Still no justice / Live your life (Anger Battery)

Tonight's demo feature is from Hmilton and they are called Flesh Rag. The band features some members of Rocket Reducers / TV Freaks and this is their second demo titled "Summer of Bummers" recorded by Jimmy Vapid back in August.
FLESH RAG - Losing my mind (fleshrag.bandcamp.com)
FLESH RAG - Milk Man (fleshrag.bandcamp.com)
FLESH RAG - Turning Around (fleshrag.bandcamp.com)
FLESH RAG - Is this real (fleshrag.bandcamp.com)
FLESH RAG - Tombstone heart (fleshrag.bandcamp.com)
FLESH RAG - So you fucked me up, you put me down (fleshrag.bandcamp.com)

THE CAPITALIST KIDS - I dreamed I saw Phil Ochs last night (Toxic Pop)