13Apr

CIUT Funding Drive

  • 04/13/2014 /
  • Last Update 04/13/2014 /
CIUT programmers try to raise funds for the station twice a year, but this current funding drive has a lot more importance.  The station has actually lost it’s main transmitter and is know broadcast at only 50 watts of power, which mean only people in the downtown core can get […]
01Apr

UNBELIEVERS CIUT Session

  • 04/01/2014 /
  • Last Update 04/01/2014 /
Studio 3 at CIUT was treated to some sugar-sweet melodic punk with bite in the form of the Unbelievers.  The band is a three piece headed up by guitarist/songwriter Jen Unbe.  The band is from Toronto but is signed to Stumble Records out of St. Catharines.  For this session, Jen […]
18Mar

SCREAMIN’ SAM CIUT Session

  • 03/18/2014 /
  • Last Update 03/18/2014 /
Original members from Toronto’s punk class of 1977 visited the CIUT studio.  The band is Screamin’ Sam and features Sam Ferrara on bass and vocals, Steve Koch on lead guitar, John Borra on rhythm guitar and Cleave Anderson on drums.  All these guys are a who’s who of the early […]
14Feb

SPHINXS’ Last Show

  • 02/14/2014 /
  • Last Update 02/14/2014 /
The Punks And Rockers cameras were at the Silver Dollar to capture the R & B and soul influenced garage groove of the Sphinxs.  Unfortunately, this was there final show after some 3 years of playing together.  The group nevertheless was having a good time on stage and the crowd […]
25Nov

ELVIS MONDAY 30th Anniversary

  • 11/25/2013 /
  • Last Update 11/25/2013 /
William New first started Elvis Mondays in 1983 to show case up and coming indie bands.  The venues changed over the years, from the Beverley and Silver Dollar in the 1980’s to the El Mocambo in the 1990’s and the Drake since the early 2000’s.  And William’s commitment, eclectic tastes […]
17Sep

SLUTS ON 45 CIUT Session

  • 09/17/2013 /
  • Last Update 09/17/2013 /
Sluts On 45s, Punks And Rockers favourite party band, filled Studio 3 with a blast of melodic punk, combined with bubbly energy and a lot of good laughs (in between songs).
21Aug

THE UGLY Studio Recording Session

  • 08/21/2013 /
  • Last Update 08/21/2013 /
A couple of weeks ago, Punks And Rockers was invited to videotape the Ugly as they laid down the bed tracks to their upcoming single.    Today we went to Don Pyle’s studio to see the vocal tracks being recorded. The interaction between Don the musicians shows how meticulous everyone was […]
20Aug

SMOOTH BRAIN CIUT Session

  • 08/20/2013 /
  • Last Update 08/20/2013 /
Smooth Brain came up all the way from Cleaveland to record their CIUT session and put out a quick set of melodic, catchy songs with a punch, the majority of them done in one take only.
12Aug

THE UGLY Rehearsal Space Recording Session

  • 08/12/2013 /
  • Last Update 08/12/2013 /
The Ugly have decided to record a new 7 inch single with a couple of songs that were previously unavailable.  They invited Punks And Rockers to document the session, which took place at Johnny McLeod’s rehearsal space.  The Ugly ran through 3 songs several times, mainly without vocals, and the […]