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SUNDAY MAY 9 MAY 11 COMMODORE ALL AGES BALLROOM TICKETS ALSO AVAILABLE AT SCRAPE CROATIAN CULTURAL CENTRE TICKETS ALSO AT SCRAPE MAY 18 WITH SPECIAL GUESTS FULL BLOWN CHAOS JUST CAUSE FRIDAY MAY 14 COMMODORE BALLROOM TICKETS ALSO AT SCRAPE TICKETS ALSO AT SCRAPE COMMODORE BALLROOM MAY 20 ALL AGES MAY 29 JUNE 8 MACEWAN HALL, CALGARY WITH SPECIAL GUESTS JUNE 9 RED’S, EDMONTON PLUS GUESTS with special guests FRIDAY JUNE 11 ALL STATE CHAMPION ENGINE DOWN QUEEN ELIZABETH EARLY SHOW www.thedistillers.com DOORS 7PM THEATRE CROATIAN CULTURAL CENTRE SHOW 7:30PM RICHARD’S ON RICHARDS IInnarnnardsds Cover Story 17 Band Slut of the month! Flag. The Nerve asked the first ever female band slut of the month what it’s like split- ting duties. What’s your home base? Winnipeg, MB. What’s your stage name? I don’t have a stage name, although John (Insaniacs) seems pretty into the name “Pam Wham Bam” for me. How many bands are you currently “whor- ing” around with? PAM: Two: Teenage Knockups and the Insaniacs. Any bizarre qualifications needed to become a Knockup or Insaniac? Well, Zade from the Insaniacs did come up with a “bass player’s check-list” when I first started with them and I had to score a certain amount of points to pass. As for the Knockups, as long as I could accept the fact they’re a bunch of jerks, that was good enough. Since you’re the only girl in both bands, photo: Jeremy Van Nieuwkerk photo: Jeremy Van photo: courtesy of Pam McKenzie what male traits are you adopting? Better eing the only girl in Winnipeg’s two yet, what female traits have the boys adopt- most notorious blood-and-sweat- ed? Shortly after the Longshot Music photo shoot, all four Binducing punk rock outfits, bassist Let’s see...Baxter (Knockups) says that he’s Pam McKenzie provides some much-need- noticed I’ve been peeing standing up a lot members of The Rebel Spell mysteriously disap- ed estrogen to offset the testosterone- more. As far as them adopting female traits— fuelled antics of frontmen Gaddy (Teenage Gaddy (Knockups) talks about his ass all the peared.The Jaks aren’t talking. But the Nerve Knockups) and Johnny Nuclear time while Danny B (Knockups) takes forever received an anonymous tip, which led us to the trunk (Insaniacs). Both bands play a similar style in the bathroom...and all of the Insaniacs have of pissed-off, angsty punk, heavily influ- experienced their period since I’ve joined. of the Excessives’ ‘61 Impala, where the rising stars enced by early-80’s L.A. legends such as -Phil Heidenreich the Adolescents, Circle Jerks, and Black of punk rock were found alive-- though slightly dehy- drated. For the gruesome details turn to page 17. THE NERVE HIT SQUAD USS Horsewhip 13 King Pin (a/k/a Editor-In-Chief) TexAss finds Bellingham’s answer to the Gung-Hos Bradley C. Damsgaard [email protected] Pistol Whipper (a/k/a Music Editor) Sarah Rowland Mack is an Idiot 9 [email protected] Begins his campaign of terror against The Singles The Getaway Driver (a/k/a Production Manager) Pierre Lortie [email protected] 2 Bit Rounders (a/k/a Editorial Assistants) Fat Possum Tour 11 Music Ed’s Mom, Ryan Calvery Launderer (a/k/a Book Editor) Carl Spackler ‘playing possum’ or is it the ‘Blues’? J.P. Patches Shotgun (a/k/a Film Editor) Bjorn Olson The Henchmen (a/k/a Design & Graphics) Pierre Lortie, Saturnin Leeroy Stagger 15 The Muscle (a/k/a Staff Writers) Victoria’s Jake Warren Staggers to his Nerve debut Atomick Pete, A.D. MADGRAS, Cowboy TexAss, Casey Bourque, Sinister Sam, Adler Floyd, Aaronoid, Billy Hopeless, D-Rock and Miss Kim, Michael Mann, Adrian Mack, Jake Poole, Max Crown, 8-Ball, Jono Jak Live Wires 23 The Sounds, U.K Subs, Moneen and Tricky Woo Girl Friday (a/k/a Subscriptions/Mailouts) Sue Hobler Weapons Cleaners (a/k/a Article Editor) Jon Azpiri Fire Insurance (a/k/a Advertising) Off the Record 20-21 Brad Damsgaard, Kevin Angel [email protected] The Accident, Eagles of Death Metal and more... Cover Photo: Jeremy Van Nieuwkerk Out-of-town Connections (a/k/a Distribution/Street Team) Calgary: Rick Overwater, Mike Taylor. Casey’s Q & A 7 Edmonton: Freecloud RecordsGraeme MacKinnon, LindseyMcNeill. Winnipeg: Phil and Ryan of Steel Capped Records, Victoria: Hopelessness 25 Jono Jak, Seattle/Bellingham: Frank Yahr The Nerve is published monthly by The Nerve Skate Spot / Slam City 29 Magazine Ltd. The opinions expressed by the writers and artists do not necessarily reflect those of The Nerve Magazine or its editors... but often do. First publishing rights only are property of The Nerve Film 29 Magazine cause we have no desire to “own” you. The Nerve does not accept responsibility for content in advertisements. The Nerve reserves the right to refuse any advertisement or submission and accepts no Ainsworth 26 responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts or artwork. Copyright 2003 508 - 825 Granville St. Smut Ranch 29 Vancouver, B.C. V6Z 1K9 Crossword/Comics 31 604.734.1611 604.684.1698 (fax) UNCENSORED! www.thenervemagazine.com Viewer Discretion Advised... enjoy. 5 Cougar Casey’s Q & A I was born in May plus have allergies and a really high sex drive so, naturally, I get spring Photos by fever like the dickens. I wondered what other folks did for relief this time of year: What do Casey Cougar you do when you get SPRING FEVER? #4 Danny Danger, Red #2 Mike Hawk, The Hot Lovers: “I don’t stave Beladeans: “I take a tent, a #1 Geoff Thunder, #3 The Boy, artist off spring fever, I embrace backpack full of drugs and Mandown: “I get drunk (www.boyart.8k.com): it. Fuck the girls of sum- go into the woods…disap- and hopefully catch a “Spring fever is good. mer, I want the girls of pear from society for a good (rawk) show.” That’s when all the beauti- spring.” while.” ful flowers come out. Plus girls start wearing skimpy #5 Nim Vind, The Vincent Black clothes.” Shadow: *I made him write his answer himself-can anyone read it? Cheap Shotz Playing for Feedback Who Needs a Punk? For those people who share the twin If your band can attract hun- passions of feeding the needy and dreds of people on any given rockin’ the hell out there is an event night but can’t get a venue to to link these life ambitions. Food4Music has been putting on play then look no further. show since October 2002 to benefit Mike’s Tavern on the corner the local food banks. More than of Columbia and Cordova is $2000 has been raised since the becoming a live music locale inaugural event in October 2002. and are seeking the big draw Founder Colin Gale has assembled a talent. The trial run involving Blood is Thicker than Major Distribution crack team of fundraisers this year to the Lancasters on March 27 help fight the scourge of hunger and convinced owner Mike has expanded beyond the traditional Raufeisen to present live The cold, hard bitter world of rock n’ roll has swallowed up yet another naïve Hard Rock/Metal format. Included music every Saturday and pack of innocent young lambs. Three Inches of Blood currently recording their now are R&B, Hip Hop and acoustic first album in Tacoma were ordered to cast drummer, Geoff Trawick aside. A music to soothe your jangled nerves. some weeknights. Punk, metal betrayed Trawick was seemingly unaware of the ancient advice spouted by the Over 25 performances including, the or rock n’ roll acts interested Devin Townsend Band, Pepper contact Michael Nice at oracles of average Canadian rock, April Wine. “No one ever told the boy rock n’ Sands (above), Adrienne Pierce and Josh Martinez & the Pissed Off Wild booking: 303columbia@hot- roll is a vicious game.” After the brothers of metal told their percussionist to will be taking place from May 27 to 30. Venues include Tonic Night Club, mail.com. beat it (elsewhere), bassist Rich Trawick also left the band in protest. Coincidentally Rich is Geoff’s brother. The remaining members of the band were Richards on Richards, The Brickyard and more. Log on to -Ryan Calvery www.food4music.com for details. unavailable for interview due to preoccupation with “other band matters.” -Ryan Calvery -Ryan Calvery Cabbages’ Condolences Rock to Live On Sunday morning I was redirected from my usual skateboard route to Ex-Budgie drummer, Pete Boot was diagnosed with Parkinson’s and witness the early morning tragedy that occurred as Cabbages and Kinks launched Fill Your Head With Rock in the UK five years ago as a benefit to clothing store and Blunt Brothers burned down. Although I wasn’t a patron find a cure for the debilitating disease. On May 27-29 the festival fundraiser of Blunt Brothers, I always stopped in to Cabbages to say hi to Steve and will be at Pub 340 at the Churchill Arms Hotel. The Hooded Fang, A New the staff and to look around and all I can say is I find it really sad to see a Hope The Gung-Hos, and many other will be performing All proceeds will store that has walked the fringe with such integrity and punk cred for 31 go towards the Parkinson’s Society of British Columbia. For more informa- years burn away. I hope for the sake of the city that Steve reopens Cabbages tion log on to www.fillyourheadwithrock.com.