New Arrivals 285: Death Is A Drummer, Fourth Dimension, Kiddiepunk, Neural Operations, Outsider Art, Tesco Organisation Amid the stress and uncertainty of the current “trade war” between Canada and the US, normal operations still continue here at S&W and for everyone else operating at this level.

New Arrivals 284: Afvikling, Bent Window / related, Charnel Ground, Cloister Recordings, Closed Casket Activities, Hospital Productions, Input Error, Kaos og Stjernen, Meeuw Muzak, Neural Operations, Secret Buddy, Steep Gloss

New Arrivals 283: Alien8 Recordings , Amphibious Folk Arts , No Rent Records , Spice Channel , Temporal Boundary Press

Saturday March 1st in Montreal: BLOOMER / TASKMASTER / PRIMITIVE ISOLATION TACTICS / GENERIC FATIGUE. Early show! montreal.askapunk.net/event/bloome...

New Arrivals 282: ADJACENT, Black Claw Records / related, Freak Animal / related, Hospital Productions, Korm Plastics, PRESSORTAPE, Putojefe, Total Black, un poco fría

New Arrivals 281: Alchemy Records, Cold Spring, Helicopter / related, Krim Kram, Nyahh Records, various labels screamandwrithe.com/blog/2025/02...

Wednesday in Montreal, Centre d’expérimentation musicale (CEM) presents “Neptune” by Anju Singh (THE NAUSEA). “A full-length experimental doom-drone program with the moons of the planet featured in varied movements throughout the work, contributing as elements towards a full transcendent odyssey.”

New Arrivals 280: Fanalstatt, Pube Provisional Society, Zombi Danz Records

New Arrivals 279: Helen Scarsdale Agency / related, Input Error, Neural Operations, Stoned To Death, Tribe Tapes / related, tsss tapes. Plus pre-orders are up for the Alfarmania + Proiekt Hat – Astral Slaktmask LP on Cloister.

New Arrivals 278: Abhorrent A.D., Antipatik Records, Gracious Host / related, Joy De Vivre, Psychic Liberation, Satatuhatta, Second Sleep, Total Black, plus 50 second hand items.

Murmur performing live 1-17-25 for More Noise Please at Spadina Baby. Thanks again to everyone who came out and supported and to all of the talented and inspiring performers.

A series of off-season Initial Shock gigs in Montreal: 3/1 - MAI/SON: Bloomer / Taskmaster / Primitive Isolation Tactics / Generic Fatigue 3/28 - Casa del Popolo: Green Tea / Jute / High Grove / Ingress / Miox 4/25 - P'Tit Ours: NYON / Shadow Pattern / Zach Rowden / Skin / Fowl #screamandwrithe

New Arrivals 277: Discreet Music / related, French Market Press / related, Hospital Productions, Input Error, Korm Plastics, Life of Sensation, Pressortape, Universal Broadcast Network / related #screamandwrithe screamandwrithe.com/blog/2025/01...