Mister Garager's Neighbourhood

by beau 9. December 2008 03:48

Another Og Music compilation, Mister Garager's Neighbourhood features garage bands that Og promoted in the pages of What Wave Magazine, an '80s punk zine from London, Ontario.

The Chessmen - Time Machine

The Chessmen, described on the back cover as "snarly invasion-styled beat music," were from Hamilton and consisted of Dan Beer on vocals, Rick Blythe on guitar, Warren on bass and Mike White on drums. "Time Machine" is a classic garage tune with maybe a bit of REM and The Tragically Hip thrown in for good measure.

The Vindicators - Thinking Of Birds

Calgary's The Vindicators were Chris Carlson (vocals, guitar), Darren Borehan (guitar), Colin Forsyth (organ), Ben Sherazi (bass) and Bryce Dunn (drums), a "fine example of young minds warped by over-exposure to '60s punk records." Sure enough, "Thinking Of Birds" is a fantastically '60s-influenced beat number with loads of swirling organ and guitar solos.

UIC - Leave Me Alone

Toronto punks U.I.C. played a hard and fast version of "hyper-rock-meta-punk," and "Leave Me Alone" is a punk rawk rant of the highest order. The band's lineup was singer Dave Robinson, guitarist Fred Robinson, bassist Dan Preszcator and drummer Murray Heywood.

Legend Killers - She Struck Me Down

Legend Killers, who called London home, were Earle Rutherford (vocals), Chris Mittelholtz (guitar), Mike McGill (bass) and Bill Wallace (drums). "She Struck Me Down" is high energy, bone-crunching raunch and roll with a touch of ska.

Drums Along The Gardiner - Vagabonds

Drums Along The Gardiner (there's another great band name for you) were another Toronto act described as "a brew of '60s and '70s punk mixed together until only the grunge remains." The band's members were singer Pete Moss, guitarist Drew, bassist Zack X. McBuick and drummer Brian, and "Vagabonds" is a bruising slab of Stooges-style punk sludge.

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