Unnatural Axe

After some serious glitter-sweeping, it was time for The Action to take the stage. Ottawa's first and only punk rock band deserve a lot of the blame and/or credit for getting dirty rock'n'roll back in the game, picking up the torch tossed from folks like Iggy Pop, The Velvet Underground, The New York Dolls and yes even The Rolling Stones back when the band still had an air of danger about them. It's punk rock from a more lascivious era (which explains Ted Axe sticking one of the burlesque ladies' heels down the front of his pants).

We'll start things off with a few Phantoms - John and Michael - while Ted Axe turns his back.



Paul Phantom has also helped out The Sick Fits and has



Ted stares ... Glen Russell of Good2Go and others has replaced Shot Spot on drums.



You know you've kept fit when you can still fit into the leather pants.



Ted sings!



Pushing and shoving action!



Michael bends!



Glenn prepares to hit!



Huggy action!



Blurry action!



I think Michael was trying to chat up the audience.



Morte horsing around!



Back to back action!



Aryan Love action!



Terrifying slide guitar action!



Fisheye action!



More Ted!



Ted works the crowd.



More John'n'Michael.



Phantom action!



Guitar cases, also useful for slide.



A fine set ... for an encore Axe harangued a punker-than-thou mohawk wearer.

• Show reminder: Metal rules at Cafe DeKcuf with Vindicator, Joe Thrasher, Fatality and The Unavowed at Cafe Dekcuf; The Dead Etiquette and The Swingers swing into The Rainbow; Blind Witness is at Mavericks; Tumbleweed rolls into Irene's for a rare Sunday show. Terry Tufts, Mark Ferguson and John Geggie play The Elmdale House.