I don’t think we’ll ever run out of artists to play this kind of event. MG: So what’s your sense of the punk/alternative scene here 30 years later?ĭW: I think there’s always room for rebellion. It was about me wanting to be more independent. It was kind of an assembly line of shows. NF: Then in ’97 I went to DKD because Dan left.ĭW: I did not want to be beholden to buying whatever was coming down the line. NF: Then Dan went to work at (leading promoter) DKD. That would’ve been ’89/’90.ĭW: Because we had the record label, we did a lot of shows for bands on the label, whether it was the Asexuals, Nils or SCUM, and we would organize these things called Psyche Fests, which basically financed the record company, in whatever venue we could find - whether it was a church basement or some dilapidated hall or bar that wasn’t doing good business. The first show we did on our own as Panic Productions was the Dayglo Abortions and Lizard in Quebec City at Bar L’Impossible. Then when Glen left the scene, Nick and I partnered up. PW: That show even cost my dad money, because Scream slept on our basement floor and their van broke down and he ended up paying for the repairs. NF: One of the worst snowstorms in the history of the world. hardcore band) Scream (including future Nirvana and Foo Fighters member Dave Grohl on drums) was your first show, at Club Soda.
PW: Nick started out with Glen (Grant) and S-head Presents Productions, in ’86. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.