Slim

Singalong Song When’s the last time you saw a room full of people singing a song that wasn’t a hit on the radio at one point or another? Growing up in St John’s, Newfoundland, one song stuck out for many years, most importantly for its story: "Dry Show" by CONDITIONER. The band’s member have served in different punk projects over the years like BAD PLAN, YEE GIRLS and PILLOWCOUNT. It’s not a punk song, it’s a song about punk. The story describes the atmosphere of St John’s shows at one time. ...

2 zines that I can’t put back on the shelf I’ve been collecting various zines since my friend Will showed me “Drawings in bars” when I was a teen. This past year two that I can’t seem to get enough of are a photo zine by Ivan Hitch and a zine of drawings by Willow Gallagher. Ivan Hitch showcases his perspective as an adventurous young documentarian of Philadelphia. Friends, tags, landscapes and some archival graffiti photos make up this zine. Many names to look forward to like spy one, nemel, ...

I caught up with Ergot recently to talk about punk and punk graffiti. Slim: When did you start writing Ergot? Ergot: Started writing Ergot in 2006 in Minneapolis. First crew was called BS (Black Sabbath), which was me and my friends' high school code for smoking weed, then later code for doing graffiti… PEB (Pigs Eye Boys), TKG (The Kind Gents), PTS (Philips Terror Squad/Paint The Streets), were all my original crews with my scummy punk/rocker friends in southside Minneapolis. A bunch of misfi...

In no particular order: * PHYSIQUE @ Scorched Earth (Vancouver, BC) * YELLOWCAKE @ Scorched Earth * FUCKIN' LOVERS @ Search For The Sun (Montreal) * DECEPT @ Batiment 7 (Montreal) * WARKRUSHER @Batiment 7 * UNCLE @ PEI Farm Center * DEVIATED INSTINCT @ Scorched Earth * BASTARD IDOL @ Sotterenea * ONE TRACK MIND's Ontario run * CONTAGIUM @ Scorched Earth...

Years ago I meet a stranger in a dark bar in Montreal's Pointe-Saint-Charles. Six years later, after many lessons, sprays and a wild chase I am interviewing my friend and legend Listen. ...

Graffiti has been alive in well in St. John's, Newfoundland for over 30 years. During trips to the island I started to notice what looked like Bart Simpson's head dissociating, then the crazy punk throw ups joined it, and I met my new friend Stunk....