Our newest artist interview is now posted on YouTube! Behind-the-scenes look and exclusive interview with Life© – a Toronto-based street artist known for the Eye Flower that is spread via murals, stickers, wheat paste, canvas, etc.
PLUNDER SHOCK #3 (print magazine) is now here!
It’s here! The third installment in our ongoing magazine series featuring rad art and artists from Canada, USA, and beyond. Issue #3 of Plunder Shock features interviews with Emily May Rose, Grimjob, Jeremy Bruneel, Alana McCarthy, Matthew Daley, and many more! Available now in our online store.
PLUNDER SHOCK #2 (print magazine) is here!
PLUNDER SHOCK #2 is now here and available for purchase in our online store!
Plunder Shock #2 contains 84 pages of rad art content, featuring in-depth interviews with established and up-and-coming artists from Canada and beyond. Covering lowbrow, comic books, pop art, street art, etc. This is not your dad’s art magazine!
Artist interview: Stephanie Avery
Check out our YouTube interview with Toronto-based painter Stephanie Avery!
Plunder Shock YouTube channel has launched!
We’ve launched our YouTube channel! We’ll be presenting rad artist interviews on a regular basis - follow the link and please subscribe if you enjoy the content!
PLUNDER SHOCK #1 - Print mag and digital mag now available
Check out issue #1 of Plunder Shock, now available in our online store! RadArtMag
Cherry Hooker - Show Photos / August 14, 2022
Cherry Hooker shots from their set at Queen and Denison this past Sunday. #glamourpunk
Bad Waitress - Show Photos / August 14, 2022
Some pics of Bad Waitress performing at the corner of Queen and Denison this past Sunday. #punkrock
Plunder Shock #1 - release show
Come celebrate the release of Plunder Shock, Toronto’s newest art magazine!
Acoustic set by GEN GORMAN
DJ set by GILLESPIE BROS.
Live painting by JUNE, IAN GABRIEL, SKETCHRAT, KATRINA CANEDO
June 18, 1pm to 5pm
Monarch Tavern, 12 Clinton Street TORONTO
Pay at the door: $10 (includes magazine), $5 (no magazine)
This is a 19+ event
Plunder Shock - Issue #1 is here!
Our first issue of Plunder Shock - featuring rad art and artists from Ontario, Quebec, California, Germany, Australia, and Venezuela - is now available in our online store! 84 pages of rad art content! See the store listing for more rad details! Plunder Shock #1
Dear-God 12/3/2021
Dear-God performing at Hard Luck Bar on December 3, 2021. #punkrock #tohc #heavymusic
The Almighty Trigger Happy 11/27/2021
The Almighty Trigger Happy performing at Hard Luck Bar on November 27, 2021. #punkrock #canadianpunk #torontopunk
Punk Rock Flea Market 11/06/2021
Shot nine rad bands at the KW Punk Rock Flea Market in Cambridge, Ontario on Nov 6 – Bad Egg, Brain Itch, Spook the Beast, Block Parent, Danger Liker, Suplex City, Laager, Wordplay, Among Legends. #punkrock #poppunk #doommetal
DIY Hardcore at The Killroom in Hamilton 09/18/2021
Hardcore shows have returned and this one was a doozy! Rust, Trauma Model, Single Wound, Deadly Game, and Gavel at The Killroom in Hamilton on Sept. 18, 2021. #diyshow #hardcore #moshpit
Dawn Vally 08/22/2021
Dawn Vally performing at The Rockpile in Toronto on August 22, 2021. #metalcore #dawnvally #metal #torontoband
Show announcement! Scarfold, Powerbomb, Old Ceremonies @ Monarch Tavern in Toronto
Trumpet Smash is pleased to present three rad bands in concert! Scarfold (Montreal hardcore), Powerbomb (GTA hardcore), and Old Ceremonies (Toronto doom/post-rock) will be bringing the heavy to Monarch Tavern on September 4. $10. 19+. Attendance will be capped at 50 due to Covid restrictions.
Throwback: Hot Rods & Hogs show
Artist Carla Segura and heavy metal bassist Necro Hippie at the Hot Rods & Hogs show at Super Wonder Gallery on July 12, 2019. #radart #heavymetal #skulls
TRUMPET SMASH #3 (SUMMER 2021) print magazine is here!
Trumpet Smash issue #3 (print magazine) is here! Released Summer 2021, with 68 pages of rad coverage from the Toronto underground scene. Metal! Punk! Alternative! Hardcore! Art!
PURCHASE in our store: https://trumpetsmash.com/new-products
IN THIS ISSUE:
It’s a profilepalooza! We’ve got in-depth looks at 20 of our favourite vocalists, guitarists, bassists and drummers. Read all about their weird gig happenings, freak injuries, pandemic ponderings, and lots more. Featuring Kole Frank (Single Wound/Rival Town), Carly Harris (Roach), David Kristiansen (Bleeding Out), Katelyn Molgard (Bad Waitress), Marcin Zach (Losers), Miranda McGillivray (Lilim/Humanities/So Tired/Chris), Isabelle Tazbir (Ischemic), Daniel G. Wilson (Joncro/Festival Lingua Franca), Brandon Walton (Damage Control), Michael Burton (Powerbomb), plus 10 more! A whopping 52 profile pages in total!
Feature interviews with:
-Sean DeCory, music photographer and publisher of Toronto DIY (2008-2013), gives us the goods on his book about the Toronto punk/hardcore scene that was raging a decade ago.
-Casey Cuff, co-owner/operator of Tarantula Tapes, spills the beans on the ins-and-outs of running a punk-focused cassette label.
PLUS:
-a Nailbox photo gallery; a back-page comic by Spite about how musicians have been keeping busy during the pandemic; and the usual dose of rad art!
PURCHASE in our store: https://trumpetsmash.com/new-products
#torontozine #musiczine #metalzine #fanzine #punkzine #hardcorezine #musicphotographer #concertphotographer #undergroundmusic
TRUMPET SMASH #2 (FALL 2020) digital magazine is here!
Trumpet Smash issue #2 (digital magazine) is here! Released Fall 2020, with 68 pages of rad music coverage from the Toronto underground scene. Metal! Punk! Alternative! Hardcore! Art!
PURCHASE in our store: https://trumpetsmash.com/new-products
IN THIS ISSUE:
-10 profiles of personalities from Toronto’s underground music scene: Nicole Cain (Bad Waitress), Spencer Mitchell (Burdizzo), Deshaun Molloy (Burner), Lautaro C (Tashme), Andie (Piper Maru), Michael Roman Buchta (Peacemaker), Gayton Corkett-Turk (Trauma Lanes), Conor McMaster (Old Ceremonies), Nathan Noble (Specks), Rosa Venenosa (Maldita). Read all about their weird gig happenings, most heinous injuries, tour shenanigans, and lots more.
Feature interviews with:
-Neurotic Entertainment’s Karina Davy, who gives an in-depth look into what it’s like to be a show promoter in Toronto
-bassist/illustrator/designer Andrew Wright (Choices Made, Rue Morgue, Rolling Chaos) talks about growing up in South Africa, his passion for motorcycle culture, his musical journey from punk to rockabilly to hardcore, and more.
-hardcore heavyweight Jaret Maillet (Powerbomb / Hostage) talks the ‘ugly’ side of hardcore, why 2019 was the worst year of his life, the time Powerbomb laid the smackdown on a bunch of metal bands, and more.
-AMMO lead guitarist Brett Williams discusses his heavy metal aspirations, touring with guitar legend Uli Jon Roth, the time a guitar company CEO stole his sandwich, and more.
-grunge-metal musician and guitar pedal wizard Adam Peach (Doors & Fours, AP Boutique) answers everything you ever wanted to know about guitar pedals.
PLUS:
-a GAZM photo gallery, a back-page comic by Theo Kapodistrias about the first hardcore show he ever went to, and lots of other rad art.
PURCHASE in our store: https://trumpetsmash.com/new-products
#torontozine #musiczine #metalzine #fanzine #punkzine #hardcorezine #musicphotographer #concertphotographer #undergroundmusic
TRUMPET SMASH #1 - digital magazine (FREE) now available!
Trumpet Smash #1, digital download is finally available! This is a FREE download. Available WORLDWIDE. Get it in our store at trumpetsmash.com! Originally released in the Fall of 2018, this is the one that started it all. Featuring 68 pages of coverage from Toronto's underground music scene, with a bit of rad art thrown in for good measure. Heavy metal profiles include Zach Schottler (Skull Fist), Necro Hippie (Phantom), Daniel Dekay (Diemonds, Exciter), and many more!
Also featuring in-depth interviews with punk/psychobilly queen Lauren Spike, Conversation frontman Tim Bolton, bassist/lowbrow artist Amy May, punk rock aficionado Mikey Hawdon, and artist/ex-hardcore punk frontman Theo Kapodistrias. Plus, five pages of photo coverage from Neurotic Death Fest. Get it now! FREE! #torontozine #musiczine #metalzine #fanzine #punkzine #hardcorezine #musicphotographer #concertphotographer #undergroundmusic
