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V/A – Fresh Fruit Vol. 1
reviewed by Ian Jones

V/A – Fresh Fruit Vol. 1

Fresh Fruit Vol. 1 is a misleading title as there are not any progressive or genre-bending tracks on the compilation. Most of the songs are [...]

Nate and Jackson: Oh Canada!
by Nate Pollard and Jackson Ellis

Nate and Jackson: Oh Canada!

The Luyas – Tiny Head

The Luyas – Tiny Head

The Luyas recently completed their Dead Oceans debut. Too Beautiful to Work will be released on February 22 (February 21, in the UK). A picture-perfect collection [...]

Verbicide at Montreal Expozine 2010

Verbicide at Montreal Expozine 2010

On November 13 and 14, VerbicideMagazine.com returned to the Expozine in Montreal, one of North America’s best independent media fairs. Not only did we give [...]

Interview: Dandi Wind of Fan Death
words by by Nathaniel G. Moore

Interview: Dandi Wind of Fan Death

About a year ago I was sent a link to Fan Death’s song “Reunited” by a friend in Montreal. She and I had worked on [...]

THE SAINTE CATHERINES – Fire Works
reviewed by Chris Aitkens

THE SAINTE CATHERINES – Fire Works

Ah, yes, the pride of Montreal. After six albums and more than 11 years since their formation, this inseparable six-piece hardcore band named after the [...]

Interview: Chris Connelly of Hot Panda
words by Megan Polley and Nathaniel G. Moore | photo by Robert Fougere

Interview: Chris Connelly of Hot Panda

First of all, there are no pandas in Canada. Anywhere. We’ve only seen pictures of them in magazines or watched them on Disney cartoons. Maybe [...]

Verbicide’s Montreal Expozine 2010 Mixtape

Verbicide’s Montreal Expozine 2010 Mixtape

On November 13 and 14, Verbicide is visiting one of the liveliest independent publishing conferences in North America. We always enjoy making the trip to [...]

NEIL YOUNG – Le Noise
reviewed by Jon Aubin

NEIL YOUNG – Le Noise

Le Noise is a true dream combo, a predestined collaboration between fellow ex-pat Canadian musical geniuses, Neil Young and Daniel Lanois, the latter of whom [...]

Hot Panda – “Mindlessnesslessness”

Hot Panda – “Mindlessnesslessness”

Edmonton’s Hot Panda recorded their sophomore album, How Come I’m Dead? in less than a week during the midst of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic chaos, mostly live [...]

Interview: Philly Moves
words by Nate Pollard | photo courtesy of Philly Moves

Interview: Philly Moves

Introducing Philly Moves, winner of the 2010 Verbicide Unsigned contest Readers’ Choice award! Regale us with the legend of Philly Moves. How did you guys meet up and [...]

NAPALM RAID – Corruption of Their Little Minds
reviewed by Paul J. Comeau

NAPALM RAID – Corruption of Their Little Minds

Hailing from Nova Scotia, Canada, this blazing crust three-piece sound so much like UK crust legends Doom that it’s uncanny — if Doom were decades [...]

Verbicide Select Mixtape Volume 7

Verbicide Select Mixtape Volume 7

As the summer days die away, Verbicide Select Mixtape roars back to life with a seventh volume, now available for free download. We’ve got classic [...]

THE BCASA – Fuck It Up Hard
reviewed by Chris Aitkens

THE BCASA – Fuck It Up Hard

The BCASA represent a big part of the Montreal punk scene, but to every other city, they’re just another band with an unusual long name: The B*ll C*sby Anarchist Society of America (censored after receiving a cease and desist order from Bill Cosby’s lawyers). Well, that’s soon to change…

Interview: Shawn Stern of Youth Brigade and BYO Records
words by Chris Aitkens | photo by Joe Zilch

Interview: Shawn Stern of Youth Brigade and BYO Records

In 1980, Shawn Stern started Youth Brigade with his brothers, Mark and Adam, after a failed attempt of making a skinhead swing band. He later [...]