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The Remedials are a three-piece punk band from Vancouver, BC formed in 2004. The band consists of Gabe Gill (Guitar/Vocals), Lionel Cloutier (Drums/Vocals) and Dan Gillis (Bass/Vocals).

Combining down stroke guitar, hard-hitting drums and catchy bass lines, The Remedials music is best described as “Fun Old School Punk Rock”. Add a kinetic live show and The Remedials have made a name for themselves in Vancouver's punk rock community.

So far, The Remedials have released three studio albums, two live albums, one DVD and had songs featured on multiple punk compilation CDs, radio and podcasts.

Monday, December 21, 2009

The Remedials Best Of 2009

Hey kids! The Remedials are gonna throw down one last blog for the year! Since they are either A) Completely Devoid Of Any Original Ideas B) Extremely Lazy C) Stupid or D) All Of The Above is for you to decide. Since they’ve dug Absolute Underground’s Best of Issues, each member will give up what they thought was the best of 2009 by simply lifting their questions. Enjoy! Somewhat…

Dan From The Remedials!

Who Are You And What Are You Best Known For?

im dan, bassist for the pop-punk trio the remedials

Favourite Local Band:

3 way tie between raised by apes, denderah, and bound by none.

Best Punk Album Of The Year:

propagandhi - supporting caste....close second would be teenage bottlerocket - they came from the shadows

Sh_ttiest Album Of The Year:

i dont listen to shit

Best Live Show Of The Year:


propagandhi oct 27th at the rickshaw....if i could remember the blink 182 show it might be that too tho.

Best Movie Of The Year:

the hangover or inglorious basterds

Best New Band In Your Local Scene:

the killed spirits

Best Skater You Know:


me...........5 years ago

Best Event/Party Of The Year:


the last mansion bash in march

Shock Of The Year:

being asked to play bass for the remedials

Clusterf_ck Of The Year:

going to a country bar

Douche Of The Year:

the H1N1 virus....that shit sucked!

What Do You Really Think About Absolute Underground?


its cool

Lionel From The Remedials!

Who Are You And What Are You Best Known For?

Lionel, drum guy in the Remedials.

Favourite Local Band:

Little guitar army are pretty rad. Jones bones are doing a great job of keepin punk rock rockin.....

Best Punk Album Of The Year:

huh.. hard question:) .... must be Oh3Oh's ... those guys are punk as f**k.

Best Hardcore Album Of The Year:

hmmm probly same as above.. those guys are hardcore as f**k.

Best Metal Album Of The Year:

Did Iron maiden put out a new album this year?... if so then, definately Maiden. If not, then...OH3OH.

Sh_ttiest Album Of The Year:

Cant remember the last time i listened to a full album, well except of course, the new Remedials album which kinda rocks.....

Best Live Show Of The Year:

Little guitar army. Was also surprised that Kiss did'nt suck balls.....

Best Movie Of The Year:


The new scrooge movie in 3d.... man 3d has come a long ways since Jaws.... (pause the movie) "OK kids nows the time to put on your 3d glasses" .. then the big fish jumps at you.... "OK kids take them off now"...

Best Horror Movie Of The Year:

Tracey Lain in Tracey does the Remedials... We love horror's.

Best New Band In Your Local Scene:

Young Machetes are cool. Rotten Rock'n Roll:)

Best Tattooist You Know:

The drunk dude at pub340 with the Sharpy.

Best Skater You Know:

Apparently Dan Gillis 4 years ago, but I think Gabe is still rockin the board in his carport, so yah probly him.

Best Event/Party Of The Year:

Last night of mastering the Remedials new album was quite the fun drunken blur. Old English in tea cups... punk as sh*****at.

Douche Of The Year:

I think Dan was on to something with that swine flu thing..... yup.
and....
The byasters that shut down one of the Remedials favorite places to play... The Cobalt.

What Do You Really Think About Absolute Underground?

Other than the scribble between the first and last page... its super duper amazing.

Gabe From The Remedials!

Who Are You And What Are You Best Known For?


“Hey! I’m Gabe From The Remedials And I Can Sing And Play Guitar At The Same Time!”

Favourite Local Band:


“Hanson Brothers, Pointed Sticks & The Tranzmitors”
http://www.myspace.com/hansonbrotherscanada
http://www.myspace.com/pointedsticks
http://www.myspace.com/thetranzmitors

Best Punk Album Of The Year:

“They Came From The Shadows / Teenage Bottlerocket”
http://www.myspace.com/teenagebottlerocket

Best Hardcore Album Of The Year:

“Couple Tracks: Singles 2002-2009 / Fucked Up”
http://lookingforgold.blogspot.com

Best Metal Album Of The Year:


“Here Waits Thy Doom / 3 Inches Of Blood”
http://www.myspace.com/3iob

Sh_ttiest Album Of The Year:

“What Dan Said…”

Best Live Show Of The Year:

“Teenage Bottlerocket / The Red Room & Shonen Knife / Biltmore Cabaret”
http://www.myspace.com/teenagebottlerocket
http://www.myspace.com/shonenknife

Best Movie Of The Year:


“Avatar & Star Trek”
http://www.avatarmovie.com
http://www.startrekmovie.com

Best Horror Movie Of The Year:


“Zombieland & Jennifer’s Body”
http://www.zombieland.com
http://www.jennifersbody.com

Best New Band In Your Local Scene:

“Little Guitar Army”
http://www.myspace.com/littleguitararmy

Best Tattooist You Know:

“Danny Boy / Son Of A Gun Tattoos (Toronto, ON)”
http://www.facebook.com/people/Son-Ofagun/100000440661629

Best Skater You Know:

“Me” And It’s On Tony Hawk’s Underground…
http://www.rodneymullen.net

Best Event/Party Of The Year:

“Last “Mansion” Bash / Dan Got Tossed Through The Ceiling While Crowd Surfing!? And Then Proceeds To Jump Through The Drum Set…”
http://www.mansion-records.com/

Shock Of The Year:


“The Cobalt Gets Shut Down!”
http://www.myspace.com/wendythirteen

Clusterf_ck Of The Year:

“The Olympics In Vancouver… And It’s More Like Century!”
http://www.vancouver2010.com

Douche Of The Year:

“Gordon Campbell”
http://www.gov.bc.ca/premier

What Do You Really Think About Absolute Underground?

“There’s Really Only Four Rags I Read… Absolute Underground, The Skinny Magazine, Georgia Straight and Exclaim! Absolute Underground Shows The Most Skin!”
http://absoluteunderground.ca
http://theskinnymag.info
http://www.straight.com
http://exclaim.ca

So there you have it! The Remedials had a rad year and will have an even radder year in 2010! Go check out Absolute Underground issue which The Remedials have been mentioned!

Volume 6 - #6 Issue 30

http://absoluteunderground.ca

Volume 6 - #7 Issue 31

http://absoluteunderground.ca

http://absoluteunderground.ca

Favorite Local Band that everyone
should know about:
Saw some new ones: Von Bones, and
the Role Models. Liked some older
ones a lot too: Brave New Waves,
OneDrop, Keg Killers, The Remedials,
Raised By Apes, SNFU.

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