See Hear 118 - Interview with Simon Head, director of "Subversives: The History of Lowest Of The Low"

Every major city with a healthy music scene will have hometown
heroes….that band or artist that the locals love and wish the whole
world knew about. One of those bands is Toronto’s “The Lowest Of
The Low”. Welcome to episode 118 of See Hear. The Lowest of the Low
started in the early 90s as a follow up to the band punk band,
Popular Front. Ron Hawkins had previously written overtly political
songs, but for the debut album Shakespeare My Butt (one of the best
album names ever), he wrote songs about ordinary people facing
everyday pressures – so still political in its way. The history of
the band is not an uncommon tale – friends get together based on
common musical and ideological points of reference, members have
“differences” and they split apart, years after the fact they
reunite remembering the spark that got them started. However, their
tale is still fascinating because they were true independents and
were never going to sell their ideals downstream for a quick buck.
Big companies came calling, but LOTL dictated terms all the way.
Kerry was away, but Tim and I spoke with musician, tour manager for
many Canadian bands, and film director Simon Head about his
documentary “Subversives: The History of Lowest Of The Low”. As
well as talking about the film, we spend time devoted to discussing
the Toronto music scene of the early 90s and where it is now,
friendship, Weddings Parties Anything and Billy Bragg, and Toronto
as a film character.  A huge thanks to Simon for joining us.
As I mention in our discussion, I perceive from watching the film
that the story of the wider Toronto scene was reflected in the
Melbourne scene of the 90s….watch the film or listen to our
conversation and see how it reflects your own city’s live music
environment. The film is now available to stream on Apple TV or you
can get a blu ray with a bunch of great extras. If you’ve been
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