*% t^Vl W^S IAN WILLIAM CRAIOI WATERMELON I THE SPEECHLESS RADIO I PORNOCATEI WRONG WAVE 20121 PERCH I ALLEGHENY BO UPCOMING SHOWS $25 «I tickets online: latidarecords.com THE FALL DOWN GET DOWN in store: Antisocial, La Ti Da Records, RfCfcSttAW DEATH, POINTED STICKS, AND MORE! *40&si Neptoon Records, Red Cat, Zulu OOG0OOG TYPHOON tickets online: rickshawtheatre.com, *I2« : northemtickets.com, 254 East Hastings Street • 604.681.8915 LAURA GIBSON, LOST LANDER sceneinthedark.com THE DEEP END FEAT MEMBERS OF NO SINNER MUNICIPAL WASTE & NAPALM DEATH online: ticketweb.ca EXHUMED, DAYGLO ABORTIONS $30 at door e: Scrape FIVE ALARM FUNK tickets online: eventbrite.com in store: Highlife, Red Cat, Zulu BANANAFISH DANCE ORCHESTRA wI LIMBS OF THE STARS ALBUM RELEASE tickets online: rickshawtheatre.com DEC 2ND HARDCORE AGAINST HUNGER ALL AGES JUNG PEOPLE, IFWE ARE MACHINES, +GUESTS *io i DEC 3RD ELUVITE, WINTERSUN, VARG LOOT-ATRIBUTETOM ie: rickshawtheatre.com GUESTS TBA $f2 at door DEC6TH&7TH DIECEMBER FEST GALLOWS its online: northemtJckets.com BARN BURNER $15 | ore: Red Cat, Scrape, Zulu DEC8TH THE CAVE SINGERS, POOR MOON $ ^ DATING MYSELF « ie: rickshawtheatre.com DEC 22ND JAPANDROIDS •J PREVIOUS TENANTS, ONE LIFE ANIMAL, +GUEST $14 atdoor Additional show listings, ticket info, band bios, videos and more are online at www. rickshawtheatre. com shindig Every Tuesday eveKlKg frorvt Sepfcervtber 11 to December 4- ai fcke RatU>«XM Club* Tkree ref resklKg baKds KtgkfclM, and Ookes for Seer, Visit ktfep://srkLKdtcjxLfcrxa for full sckedlule* thank you sponsors: ams events backline musician services band merch Canada discorder magazine fader master studios the hive creative labs mint records music waste nxne scratch records vogville recording zulu records EDITOR'S NOTE: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CiTR! Theyearwas 1937, butitfeels like itwas justyesterday. There we were, huddled past. And you, we hope! November is surprisingly jam packed with other around the gramophone, preparing to broadcast our eager voices over the fun events like the annual CiTRDJ Competition, more SHiNDiGgery at the radiowaves for the first time, to upwards of dozens of people, who knows Railway Club, and a heap of local independent music, arts, and cultural how far and wide. There we were, just a bunch of bored, musically enthusi­ delights you are about to witness in the 37 pages ahead of you. Cover band astic students with an itch to play our tunes to the world. How could we have The New Values talks d.i.y. punk-rockin', we revisit the "CiTRPorn Incident," known that our boredom and zeal on that day would evolve into the legacy affectionally termed Pornogate by many around the station, and there's even of CiTRioi.9? Here we are, 75 years later, and the station is still blooming a brand new monthly column about Vancouver life and times by Bob Woolsey like a peony in May, reaching over two million listeners with student-run, called "Here's The Thing." community-supported, nationally recognized broadcasting. So there you have it Let's blow out some candles and cut some cake. We've Okay, you got me. I'm not an octogenarian, nor was I even a glimmer in got a heap to celebrate this month. my parents parents' eyes when Thunderbird Radio began. But heck if I'm not uber-appreciative for CiTR and everything it does, from publishing the Read on and stay rad, magazine in your paws now for almost 30 years, to providing fertile training Laurel Borrowman ground, to playing the most diverse programming on the dial — punk, news, rap, country, sports, talk— it's all here. And we're celebrating our Diamond PS—Come back next month to read our staff's top album picks of 2012, Radioversary this month at Chapel Arts on November 17 with a gangbusters more SHiNDiG highlights, and getting up close and personal with alt-folk lineup of bands, alumni, staff, and general enthusiasts from present and trio Raleigh. FEATURES REGULARS 10 Ian William Craig: Failure, decay, disintegration, deterioration, and chaos are alive and 04 Venews Perch well in the multi-talented solo act's unpredictable reel-to-reel sonic soundscapes. 05 Here's The Thing The End Of An Era 12 Watermelon: Yeah, the three admit it. They play pop tunes. But it's not as easy as it 06 Textually Active Allegheny, BC sounds. 15 The New Values: Deep in the bowels of Vancouver's Railtown comes a screen- 20 Calendar Brennan Kelly printing, punk-rocking, pie-baking trio who are about to knock your Buzzcock-loving socks off. 22 Program Guide 17 The Speechless Radio: Michael Elder is just like you: a down-to-earth Prince Georgian 25 Art Project Wrong Wave 2012 lad singing about love and life. He's just got about 9,999 more Likes than you. 28 Under Review 18 Pornogate: This one time, at CiTR, in the station here, some people decided to make a 34 Real Live Action porn movie. Discorder revisits the 1999 incident at 101.9. 38 On The Air So Salacious 39 Charts EDITOR Laurel Borrowman WRITERS Jordan Ardanaz, Andrew Beason, Sarah PHOTOGRAPHERS & ILLUSTRATORS ART DIRECTOR Jaz Halloran Christina Brown, Josefa Cameron, Robert Catherall, Britta Bacchus, Jonathan Dy, Anne Emberline, Alex COPY EDITORS Jordan Ardanaz, Steve Louie Alex de Boer, Fraser Dobbs, Jacey Gibb, Coleman Heilbron, Victoria Johnson, Brennan Kelly, Steve Louie, AD COORDINATOR Maegan Thomas Ingram, Jonathan Kew, Hugh Macdonald, Duncan Hana Pesut, Michael Shantz, David Brock Stewart, Jade UNDER REVIEW EDITOR Jordan Ardanaz McHugh, Matt Meuse, James Olson, Mark Paulhus, Will Su, Andrew Topalov, Chris Yee RLA EDITOR Steve Louie Pedley, Shane Scott-Travis, Nicola Storey, Chris Yee WEB EDITOR Chirag Mahajan CORRECTION In the October issue, we made a CALENDAR LISTINGS Claire Eagle PROOFREADERS Kim Pringle photo credit mistake. Our Art Project on Swarm & Olio, ACCOUNTS MANAGER Corey Ratch credited the photo of Conversation Within Immanence OFFICIAL TWEETER Dorothy Neufeld to Sylvana D'Angelo on a 35mm Minolta. We should ©Discorder 2012 by the Student Radio Society of the University of British have credited photo by Sharona Franklin with an CITR STATION MANAGER Brenda Grunau Columbia. All rights reserved. Circulation 9,000. Discorder is published PUBLISHER Student Radio Society of UBC almost monthly by CiTR. which can be heard at 101.9 FM, online at citr.ca, Olympus Epic on Rossman 35mm film, and titled it as well as through all major cable systems in the Lower Mainland, except conversation:immanence. To see more of Franklin's work STUDENT LIASONS Zarah Cheng, Dorothy Neufeld Shaw in White Rock. Call the CiTR DJ line at (604) 822-2487, CiTR's office COVER photo by Hana Pesut, lettering by Jonathan Dy at (604) 822-3017, email CiTR at [email protected]. or pick up a pen this month, turn to page 25! and write #233-6138 SUB Blvd., Vancouver, B.C., V6T1Z1, Canada. ADVERTISE Ad space for upcoming issues can be and we will mail each issue of Discorder right to your booked by calling (604) 822-3017 ext. 3 or emailing doorstep for a year. CHECK DISCORDER.CA [email protected]. Rates available upon request. DISTRIBUTE To distribute Discorder in your business, REGULARLY FOR NEW CONTRIBUTE To submit words to Discorder, please email [email protected] We are always looking for ARTICLES, PHOTOS, AND contact: [email protected]. To submit images, new friends. please contact: [email protected] ALL THINGS MUSIC DONATE We are part of CiTR, a registered non-profit, RELATED! SUBSCRIBE Send in a cheque for $20 to #233-6138 and accept donations so we can provide you with the SUB Blvd., Vancouver, B.C., V6T 1Z1 with your address, content you love. To donate visit www.citr.ca/donate. PERCH by COLEMAN INGRAM illustration by BRITTA BACCHUS Fresh from the purgatory of trading spaces, East Van dining/hang-out staple, Perch is back. Though it can't be considered a "live music" venue, it is without a doubt musically inclined and caters to people wi± similar inclinations. Discorder spoke with manager Lu Lee about the space and its recent move. Touting itself as a "Rock & Roll Primary," Perch suggests folks stop by for "pre-show eats" or to plug the antique Wurlitzer jukebox, stocked with essential rock 45s. Its new location adds weight to these suggestions, as the diner now finds itself nesded in a cozy spot on East Hastings within walking distance to venues like Though it was popular for Powell/ we are looking at switching it up a bi$S gays Lee. the Rickshaw, Lanalou's, the Astoria, Zoo Zhop, Commercial area residents-privy to its location, Our very own campus and community radio sta­ Funky Winkerbeans, and Fortune Sound Club. the move has indeed opened it up to a lot more tion CiTRioi.9, who will spend part of their 75th For the show-going demographic of the area, a foot traffic that may be looking for a few pre- Radioversary at Perch this month, will be curating place like Perch was severely lacking. show pints to warm things up or a post-show a selection of 45s donated by the station, program­ Formerly located at the intersection of snack to soak up the evening's excesses. Music mers, local bands, and record stores. Powell and Commercial, the space was bor­ and cheap beer aside, it is actually the snacks "We were approached by CiTR about them curat­ dered by, among other things, a storage ware­ that make Perch stand apart, most notably their ing and we are super excited for that to happen! So house and a parking lot; not exactly a bustling selection of always-gluten-free pizzas, to which far there are no plans for anyone else to curate, but hub of activity.