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Posted on March 29, 2010 - by Editor
“True North, Strong & Free!” No.4
“True North, Strong & Free!”
Random Thoughts straight from a Friendly Canadian’s Punk Rock Journal.
Growing up in the small prairie town of Strasbourg, Saskatchewan (an hour from the nearest city) had its’ advantages and its’ definite disadvantages; punk rock shows were a rarity. As a plaid pants sporting, liberty-spiked 15 year-old, standing in line for…
Posted on February 26, 2010 - by Taron Cochrane
True North, Strong & Free! No.3
Random Thoughts straight from a Friendly Canadian’s Punk Rock Journal.
Growing up, I had this Uncle whom everybody loved. He was the life of the party 24/7. There was always a smile on his face and he was always a great conversationalist. I firmly believe that the best quality he possessed was giving people crazy…
Posted on January 29, 2010 - by Taron Cochrane
True North, Strong & Free! No.2
Random Thoughts straight from a Friendly Canadian’s Punk Rock Journal.
Everybody has that one significant year in their life. To each of their own, the events of that year (whatever they may be) have greatly influenced their outlook on the world around them. Well friends, 2009 was my year and let me tell you why.
Besides my…
Posted on January 10, 2010 - by Taron Cochrane
True North, Strong & Free! No.1
Random Thoughts straight from a Friendly Canadian’s Punk Rock Journal.
Taron Cochrane is a graphic designer (whose clients have included Far From Finished, The Unseen, The Real McKenzies and more!) Interviewer. Music Enthusiast. Workaholic. Smart Ass and token tall, skinny guy with thick rimmed glasses.
It’s 7am on December 22nd, 2009, I am slowly marching my tired…
Posted on December 20, 2009 - by John Robb
Rage On!
John Robb is vocalist in the punk rock band Goldblade and The Membranes. He is the author of ‘Death To Trad Rock’ an account of the eighties DIY underground in the UK as well as ‘The North Will Rise Again- Manchester Music City from 1976 to 1996′, ‘Stone Roses And The Resurrection Of British Pop;…
Read the full story »Posted on December 20, 2009 - by Jon Curtis
Cynicism
Jon is the singer in the punk rock band The Cut Ups, as well as a guitarist in Annalise, and is a committed citizen of the City of Exeter. He’s been playing in punkrock bands for at least ten years, writes zines, puts on shows and talks too much. His favourite record of all time…
Read the full story »Posted on November 13, 2009 - by Curvball
The only constant is change
As you, the loyal readers of Distorted know, things have been fairly all over the place for a good few months now. We opted to bring you a more traditional website instead of the digital magazine that we put out on a monthly basis. Now comes possibly the biggest change in the history of Distorted…
Read the full story »Posted on November 13, 2009 - by John Robb
Death To Trad Rock
God knows why but I write books.
It really heard work. Like doing your homework forever. A year of intense Macbook bashing. A year of transcribing. A year of editing. But when you finish it’s a great feeling. When the first box of books arrives in the post its quite special.
For some reason this year I’ve…
Posted on August 25, 2009 - by Curvball
Punk will never die, it evolves, much like Distorted
Not sure where to start with this announcement but I’m guessing the beginning is always the best place. As a valued reader of Distorted I am sure you’ve noticed how things have slowly been unravelling at the seams… The last few months have been incredibly tough on all of us here at Distorted and despite…
Read the full story »Posted on August 6, 2009 - by Curvball
New version now online
After a good few months of planning and loads of hard work, we’re proud to bring you the beta version of the new Distortedmagazine.com
As you’ll see we’ve really shaken things up. The digital magazine is still alive, but will only see our features in each monthly edition. Now you’ll be able to explore and browse…
Posted on July 1, 2009 - by John Robb
Buddy can you spare a dime!
Fat cats lick their lips as the shops get boarded up…these are the end of times, the dying days of empire with all the filth and greed you would expect as the battle rages for the last few dollars to be squeezed from the corpse of rock n roll.
The reaction to these dog days varies;…
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