Withdrawal : A Bank Heist
A short Film by Clayton Keithley
A short film about two brothers who take part in a daring bank robbery,
this is a thrilling 17 minute film written and produced by my 15 year old son Clayton.
Joe Keithley
Greg Prato recently reviewed D.O.A's new 7" "We Occupy" for Rolling Stone.
The article can be found here.
Thanks Greg!
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We Occupy is the first single from D.O.A.'s new studio album We Come In Peace. The godfathers of hardcore have teamed up with their pal JELLO BIAFRA, to produce an anthem for our age. We Occupy, perhaps surprisingly to the uninitiated, is an upbeat ska based tune, with plenty of D.O.A. rock guitar to power it along. But it's the lyrics that really make it shake. Punk pioneer JOE SHITHEAD KEITHLEY, a big backer of OCCUPY WALL STREET, tells it like it is, we're getting ripped off by the greedy and powerful. Joe asked his long time friend, the incomparable JELLO BIAFRA to sing on the song. JELLO, no stranger to taking on pompous asses and authority quickly agreed. The combo is powerful and timely. The B side is Who The Hell Do You Think You Are, JOE wrote the music for this at the behest of playwright MICHAEL SCHOLAR, who's play Hardcore Logo: Live is an adaptation of MICHAEL TURNER'S underground classic book Hardcore Logo ( also a film by BRUCE MCDONALD). JOE took the lyrics in TURNER'S book about a fictional punk rock band and came up with a great song. Who The Hell Do You Think Are is an instant punk rock, beery, sing-a-long. This b side will not be included on We Come In Peace. |
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Jim Green, sadly, passed away on Tuesday 28th, 2012 of cancer. Jim was a friend to me and to many others and especially a friend to the homeless and dispossed on Vancouver's Eastside. Jim came and presented me with the City of Vancouver scroll for D.O.A. Day in Vancouver ( that's myself, my wife Laura and Jim in the photo) on December 21st, 2002 at the Railway Club. Jim started reading the long and laborious scroll, laughing I grabbed the scoll and said "Let's hurry this up, I have a show to do!", we all had a good chuckle. I first met Jim when he organized a benefit for the folks that had been kicked out of their homes to make way for Expo 86 tourists. Jim and D.E.R.A. set up a benefit show at Malkin Bowl with D.O.A. unplugged , Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie. It was incredible, 10,000 people came out and it raised a ton of dough for the evicted people. Jim was many things: he was an American draft resistor against the Vietnam War, he helped saved The Vancouver East Cultural Centre, he spearheaded the reconstruction and revitalization of our famous Woodward's building ( which was a big thing for me as I have many memories traveling on the bus with my mother when I was 10 or 11 to do our big Saturday shopping) The list of Jim's accomplishments are almost endless. Jim it was an honor to be your friend, Vancouver will miss you. We will all miss you. |
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D.O.A. are putting the finishing touches on their new studio album: We Come In Peace. Canada’s punk pioneers recorded the bed tracks this past December and have just finished all the overdubs, Sho Murray and Chon (co-producers) start mixing this week. The album will be out in June on Sudden Death Records. We Come In Peace takes a determined political stance with songs like: We Occupy, Dirty Bastards, We’re Bloodied But Unbowed and Fuck It. The album also features a heavy slice of ska, reggae and dub, with five songs in this vein, including a stirring version of Toxic Reason’s classic: War Hero. You’ll also get your head ripped off with crushing anthems like: Boneyard, Bring Out Your Dead and Who The Hell Do You Think You Are. Joe Shithead Keithley, Canada’s godfather of hardcore also took his old friend Jello Biafra’s advice and recorded an acoustic version of D.O.A.’s classic General Strike, as a sign of the times. D.O.A. have also recorded a great version of The Beatles song Revolution. |
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D.O.A. The Men of action will take their frantic and all powerful, devil may care live show to Europe this May. Joe’s blitzkrieg vocal and guitar attack is driven along by the incredible rhythm section of Dirty Dan Sedan on bass and new drummer JJ Heath. The 20 date tour features stops in six different countries. Six shows in Germany, four in Italy, four in France, three in Spain, two in Switzerland and one stop in the Netherlands. D.O.A. May European Tour May 8th – Kult 41, Bonn, Germany May 9th – Miroiterie, Paris, France May 10th – La Bartol, Perigueux, France May 11th – Andoian, Spain May 12th – TBA, Spain May 13th – Badalona, Spain May 14th – Secret Place, Montpelier, France May 15th – Warm Audio, Lyon, France May 16th – United Club, Torino, Italy May 17th – Atlantide, Bologna, Italy May 18th – TBA, Italy May 19th - Magazzino 47, Brescia, Italy May 20th – TBA Geneva, Switzerland May 21st – Dynamo, Zurich, Switzerland May 22nd – Zentral im Kunstlerhaus, Nurnberg, Germany May 23rd – Musa, Gottingen, Germany May 24th – Wild At Heart, Berlin, Germany May 25th – Kling Klang, Wilhelmshaven, Germany May 26th – Buze, Steenwijk, Netherlands May 27th – Ruhrpott Rodeo Festival, Hunxe, Germany Win a free copy of D.O.A.’s new album We Come In Peace. All you have to do is pass this press release along to 10 friends and then email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with a short story about a D.O.A. show you’ve been to over the years. We will then send you a link where you will be able to download the new album. Then the busy beavers at Sudden Death will go through the stories and pick out the 10 best and send the winners special prize packs of either the CD or LP version (which ever you prefer) a D.O.A. t-shirt, badges, stickers and a pair of free tickets to any D.O.A. tour date in 2012 and 2013. We will feature all the stories sent in on a new section of our website. For more information: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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One night in a heavily treed area in the wilds of the Pacific North West came a a gathering of sound and fury! That was the night that Canada's legendary D.O.A. pulled out all the stops with their comrades POTBELLY: Oak Harbor, Washington's fast rising punk band. Hundreds of rabid fans crammed into a converted storage locker they call Vagabond. The kids were wild as this strange setting and it seemed protected by a force field, so their pagan rituals went went undetected by the Oak Harbor police in this conservative air force town. POTBELLY wailed away and the session was recorded on a 16 track recording desk. Then D.O.A. appeared out of the fog and chopped everyone in their path with classic songs like: I HATE YOU, TO HELL N" BACK, FUCK YOU and FUCKED UP RONNIE. It was an evening not to be forgotten and this limited edition 12" slab of vinyl makes sure it won't be. This session will not be released on CD and there are only 1000 available and it will not be repressed. If you love rock, get it now! |
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Joe stopped by The Score to talk all things Hockey/Football and Punk.
Check the video out HERE.
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New Book Joe Shithead's new book "Talk-Action=0" an illustrated history of D.O.A. will be released on June 1st, 2011. Make sure to visit www.suddendeath.com to order the book along with the new re-issues of Hardcore '81 and Something Better Change starting in 3 weeks! Click here to order your copy now! |
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D.O.A. - “Smash The State. The Raw Original D.O.A. 1978-81” DVD Review
DVDs tend to bore me shitless, but this release is a welcome change as it kept me interested. This is not some super-sleek Pink Floyd type film! Much of the footage is extremely raw as it is taken from numerous performances during a time when filming shows was not of today’s quality. Many of the songs have a bootleg type of feel, but this actually adds to the feeling as it is as though you are back in 1979. All your early D.O.A. hardcore favorites are here: “America The Beautiful”, “World War 3”, “New Age”, “Disco Sucks” as well as improvised tunes like “Strat Man”. There is a great bonus scene of the band miming in the studio to “World War 3” for some TV show, maybe it was not meant to be funny but it kinda turned out that way. Joe’s voice is as rough as ever and the songs are still relevant to this day. “Smash The State. The Raw Original D.O.A. 1978-81” DVD is an excellent reminder of how things were for these Canadian punk rockers. Amazingly they are one of the few bands that are as good today as they were when they started. Long live D.O.A. (www.suddendeath.com )
Reviewed by Billy Bad Breaks
Order the Smash The State DVD HERE .
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SUDDEN DEATH RECORDS and MVD VISUAL are pleased to announce the release of D.O.A.’S THE MEN OF ACTION 30TH ANNIVERSARY DVD for worldwide distribution August 18, 2009. D.O.A. Canada’s legendary punks and the originators of hardcore, have produced an extraordinary DVD that covers the band’s 30 year career. It’s an essential collection of songs and punk/activist stories. The DVD consists of 26 songs, 10 that are band produced storyline videos and 16 that are live productions. There are two ways to view the DVD: the Chaos Program features the music videos straight up, while the Anarchy Program features JOE SHITHEAD KEITHLEY, Canada’s godfather of punk, telling the story of D.O.A. and punk activism in general as the videos play. This anniversary package also includes as a bonus, D.O.A.’S critically acclaimed new album Northern Avenger, produced by the legendary BOB ROCK. The album has received rave reviews around the world. You also get a 12 page booklet that includes rare photos of D.O.A. On the DVD itself there are some hilarious hidden tracks. See how The Men of Action influenced 3 generations of fans and musicians including GREEN DAY, NIRVANA, RANCID, RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS, HENRY ROLLINS, JELLO BIAFRA, SOUND GARDEN, and SONIC YOUTH to name a few. D.O.A. The Men of Action indeed. To order the dvd now, please click here. |
The Playlist for the Planet is now up on iTunes and in stores, ready for David Suzuki’s 75th birthday this Thursday March 24th!
Click HERE to view the YouTube promo, or click HERE to go directly to iTunes and purchase the cd. $14.99 gets all 30 songs and supports the David Suzuki Foundation.
New D.O.A. track "We Won't Give In" from the album Talk - Action = 0 is featured on the new benefit album "Playlist For The Planet". Watch Joe's promo video here.
David Suzuki has been a tireless advocate for the environment for over 30 years, and D.O.A. is proud to be helping his foundation save what's left of this world.
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