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Sometimes I wonder if anyone still comes here



Well, the summer's over and there was only one Eww... You're A Girl show. And for all of you who didn't show up (or didn't really care) the line was something like this: Paul - drums & back-ups; Mike Long - good old guitar; Ari - bass with style; Sam (from the Moops) - nicest guitar I ever seen; Ryan Senseless - Lead vocals. This will never be repeated on account that Ryan can't really sing and Sam too busy with his real band.

In other news, Paul's other band with Ari, Next In Line, played the Who's Emma Benefit during the summer. The show went well even if the crowd didn't totally get into the mix of punk/rap/reggae/rock n' roll. The highlight of the show was their cover of "Memory Machine" by the Dismemberment Plan. It was awesome. I don't know when their next show will be, but I sure as hell let you know when I do.

Ryan had a busy summer finishing high school and replacing bassist in other bands. In june, he played in a hip-hop act who's name no one seems to remember. Ryan then "saved" the Meligrove Band from certain death at the hands of angry fans when he had Mike Small killed.... I mean... uh....

Mike Long spend most of the summer on tour with either gob or Sum 41. Both times he was the Merch guy who gave stuff away to girls if they flashed him. He followed gob on the Warp Tour (eastern leg) and Sum 41 had his company for most of Summersault. He's now returning to school (I think). Actually, he's finished his course at Trebas and is currently seeking a new roommate because the last one left (and we'll leave it at that)

So, as EYAGAGS! hasn't been playing, the guys have been up to a lot of stuff. There are plans to once again return to Simon Head to record three more songs just so that they don't get lost (or forgotten).



Okay, things have changed again!



Here's the scoop - Everything at Eww.. You're A Girl central is changing. For better or worst, we're still not sure of that yet. The show at Who's Emma will be different from any other show that Eww...YAGAGS has ever played before. For the first time ever Paul will not be singing at the show!!! Shock, disbelief and other colourful adjective come to mind, but we'll leave them for you to think of.

Vince (our newest drummer) isn't able to play on that day, so rather then cancel our appearance, Paul is going behind the kit to fill-in. Now, Paul tells us everytime that it's hard to sing and play drums at the same time. So, to avoid another in a long string of "bad" shows, the call was put out for a replacement singer (the thinking is that it's easier to find a replacement singer than a drummer). The question now on everyone's mind is who is going to be? Is it going to be the infamous ZFT or a surprise visit from fromer Marilyn's Vitamins singer Colin? Maybe Rob Stiff or that guy from the Moops (you know, the one that looks like the movie star from that bad movie 54)? Could Closet Monster lend their voices to our cry for help. Hell, even Mike Long could take the mike for this show. No one knows (or at least not telling anyone), so you better show up to the Who's Emma show to find out who the mystery singer will be. My money's on Rich, our old drummer, making an appearance.

Okay, we're fuckin back!



Hey everyone...it's paul! Howyeh? I know we haven't exactly kept on top of this "updating the webpage" thing in the past while but that'll change. We've got a whack of shows coming up with a NEW DRUMMER! Yes yes, from the North-West...Vince Farazi...Farazuli...Fazari...Fizzravi? I forget his last name, but that's not important - what IS important, is that Eww...You're a Girl are up and running again. If you've been a regular to this page, you'll remind me that we said the same thing a couple months ago with the addition of Liam to the drums, but that was a false alarm. Well, ring the alarm this time motherfuckers cuz we're on a serious tip this time. Check the shows page for details.




The "Wonderfully named" Eww...You're a Girl (thanks Details magazine!!)



Anyone who picks up the May edition of Details will be in for a big surprise. Ductape Radio, a division of Ductape Inc., is ranked one of the top ten internet radio shows IN THE WORLD!!!! Yes, that's right - THE WORLD!!!! All of the Eww...Tang Clan have been regulars at one point or another on this now internationally famous show, so the success is getting to their heads. But the greatest part of all is that Eww...You're A Girl gets named as one of the bands on Ductape Records. WE'RE IN FUCKIN' DETAILS MAGAZINE!!!!!!! Isn't that ridiculous? They like the 'interesting' name of the band (the writer got the joke). So, expect to see all the guys in Eww...You're a Girl acting like snot heads next time you see them because we're in Details and you are not. Kidding! (sort of).




A simple update



Well, I'm not sure if anyone actually still comes to the page 'cause we don't update it often enough, but here's the scoop. Paul is finishing up is first year at York University and has enjoy it a lot. His plans for the summer are to "try and get a second job." That's our Paul for you, always aiming high!

Mike Long has just moved into his new apartment and his working his way through Trebas so that he can work in film. Mike also just turned 19, which is the legal drinking age here in Ontario. For his birthday he went to a strip club.

Ryan just trying to escape the hell that is high school, which is why there's nothing for him to talk about.

The band... well let's just say that due to the fact that we don't have a drummer it's pretty hard to play. Yet, for all you die hard fans out there a Ductape sampler may be coming out this summer and be sure to see most likely a few new songs from everyone's favourite.



New stuff that's cool!



Hey-oh! It's paul. Just a small update bringing some news that has very little to do with us. Firstly, the new Aqua album is out. Hooray! Dance party! I've heard it at work, it's fuckin good. Secondly, in a strange twist of fate, me mom's friend's daughter is marrying Pat Mastorani (I think I butchered his last name. Some fan I am.) He's actually heard of our band before and is curious to hear "I Wish I Was Joey Jarimiah". Hee hee! He's gonna think I'm nuts! Well, Pat - if you're reading this, I think you're the main course! (That's a compliment). I'm not nuts, I'm really not.



A Change Has Come!



That's right, kids, the page is getting updated! All the stuff that was here can now be found on the old news page. There's nothing else happening around here except that the Georgetown show that was on March 4th has been moved to March 24th (I think). See ya around!

P.S. If anyone thinks the quality of the websites had gone down, it's because I, ryan senseless, have been changing things around here. Hopefully I will get better at this.

No New Drummer Boy!



For some strange reason, the drummers of this city don't like us. Liam, ex of Toronto ska band The 4:20 Club, who WAS our drummer, for like 3 days is NOT anymore...for reasons beyond our powers. Thus, we are once again without a drummer. Damn. BUT we're still going to play any shows that come our way and don't stop asking us. As of now, we're asking assorted friends to fill in. For the Newmarket show, Mike from the Stiffs and the Moops will be playing drums for us. For the show in Barrie, our friend Derek Rucus of wicked angry-noise pop band
Sassing Mackenzie will be doing the honours in Barrie the next day. After that it's a surprise (even we don't know).

Update on The Grand Suburb Tour of 2000



We've got some shows in the works again! We'll be appearing at a suburb near you in the close future (unless you DON'T live in the Barrie or Newmarket area). Well, we're playing TWO not totally confirmed shows in Barrie and Newmarket - both scheduled for mid February. For further details on these shows, check the shows section, stupid!

Stop it!



Just a reminder to you all; our first CD, "Somethin' for the Ladies" is totally completely sold out! I've gotten a few cheques in the mail recently and because of the unfortunate laws of physics, I simply cannot ship out a CD that I don't have! However, our new CD called "Spilled Milk" is available on Ductape Records now! Check
www.ductape.org for details. Thanks and g'night.

The 5 Years of Ductape show



Yo yo yo, etctera. Thanks to all those who came out to the 5 Years of Ductape show - it turns out that there were actually around 500 people who went. For those that missed it, Toronto's most important punk band, the Marilyn's Vitamins, played their last show at the El Mocambo on the 28th with us, the Tri-Lams, The Stiffs, Doug, the Moops and the Meligrove Band opening. I would honestly love to hear any feedback about the show - please e-mail us or post on the Guestbook. I think it was the best show we've played in a long while, but we had SO much stuff planned that we didn't get to! We had smokebombs, firecrackers, apple-pie and sugar pack tossing, bubbles, silly string....and stuff like that. Oh well. An amazing extra-special thanks goes out to Ductape hero Zach Feldberg for putting on the show.

IT'S FOR A GOOD CAUSE...



Howyeh? I'm back with another update to tell you that SPILLED MILK: A BENEFIT FOR LACTOSE INTOLERANCE is out! It's got 6 new songs from us (which I'm very proud of!), as well as new stuffies from the Finch-area rough asses the Tri-Lams, emo-darlings the Moops and....equally emotional-darlings Doug. All the bands will be playing the Ductape Anniversary show on December 28th, so here's your chance to check them out. You'd like to order one? Cool like dat! Just send $12 Canadian to the below address to get yours!

JUST SO YOU DON'T FORGET



The return of Eww...You're a Girl is slated for December 28th - check the shows section for details. However, we are STILL in dire need of a drummer. If anyone ANYONE who's a decent drummer wants to try on those pants, let us know.


REASON TO LIVE



Huge news!!!! Degrassi Jr. High is back on television!! This comes as a shock to me as I just happened to change stations to CBC and saw the Zit Rememdy practicing on the school stage. Today's episode is where the students rally against Stephanie Kay because she elected Joey Jarimiah as sports rep. (and he's not even on a school team!) Well, with this new reason to live, I had to rush and update the site to inform you all. You understand.


NEWS FLASH



Hey! We've got big news about our new CD - well, it's not really OURS, it's a split with us, DOUG, THE MOOPS, and THE TRI-LAMS. The album is now called "Spilled Milk: A Benefit for Lacotse Intolerance Research". Which is great because it's a cause we all firmly believe in. We've also learned that our rock n' roll friends the MELIGROVE BAND will have a track on the end of the album, kind of as a preview for their CD due out in a couple of months on our label, Ductape Records. Once more, the Eww...You're a Girl songs on the album will be PORK AND BEANS, WHO DA BITCH NOW?, SHAVE YOUR MOHAWK, I HATE HOOTIE AND THE BLOWFISH, THE KIND OF PEOPLE, and the tentatively titled JAM SONG...because Ductape Zach thought it sounded like a song heavily influenced by the Jam. We've always prided ourselves on our intense creativity. We are gearing for a mid-November release and we'll definately keep you posted on that. Coolio?


EXTREMELY IMPORTANT



I've gotten a surprising amount of mail orders this month, and unfortunately there are NO MORE CD's LEFT!! So please don't send any more money! Sorry to those that just sent in their cash, I'm gonna have to send back a few...I hope you'll understand!


IN OTHER NEWS



We've also just heard from Zach, our holy Ductape mentor, that he might be able to pull off doing a video for us in a few months. How odd.


IMPORTANT



We're having Deja Vu - Ari Shapiro, our new drummer, is leaving the band after the Cannington show, which I guess makes him our old drummer. Anyhow, if YOU or anyone you know who's considered a good drummer - can fill this spot please let us know! Help! E-mail us at
girls_suck@geocities.com

FLASH



Is the summer weather getting you down? Looking for a new way to keep "cool" in the summertime heat? Tired of your friends calling you such names as "nerd", "square" and "paul, that stupid ugly fag"? Well, I am. Well I was, that is, UNTIL I bought an Eww...You're a Girl and Girls Suck! official T-Shirt! And now YOU can preview them on-line! What's that? Where do you sign up? Well! Just read these easy to follow directions...go to the Ductape site (www.ductape.org), click on "Records", then click on our band name - go to the bottom of the page and click the "Ductape Clothing Store" link and it'll be there.


UPDATE



Ari Shapiro is now our official drummer! Check the MEMBERS section for more details. Unfortunately, he's not a visible minority like our last drummer, so the band can no longer claim our half-Jewish, hlaf-visible-minority gimmick. Ryan is now just an outcast.


LATE-BREAKING...



We are no longer selling our "home video" and "demo tape", because...well...they were crap. That is all.


EDITORIAL



All right, I think it's time to address an ongoing problem that the band has been having with a bunch of self-righteous bastards in this world. As of late, the band has come under fire for being "racist", "sexist" and "homophobic". Apparently some sadly undereducated peons have made a name for themselves by misquoting us and spreading lies in order to stir up a little controversy. All I have to say is...grow up. Why don't we address these issues directly, shall we? Hmmm...the band is racist. Well, let's think about this. Perhaps they read some racist lyrics? Go check the lyrics page. Anything racist? Hmm...I didn't think so either. Why don't we check their backgrounds. Ok. Hmmm...Paul and Mike are Jewish. Gee, isn't is kooky that they lost their grandparents in the Holocaust? Guess they must be Nazis. How about Rich and Ryan? Well, Ryan is a 4th generation Japanese-Canadian. Wait a minute! That means HIS grandparents spent four years of their lives in an internment camp. My god, they were persecuted for their ethnic background! In spite of this though, Ryan must be a racist! Finally we get to me, Rich. Well, the U.S. didn't let my dad into their country because he was an "uneducated Chinese dog" so he came to Canada to work. Did I mention that I'm half-Japanese and half-Chinese? For all those who don't know about the 1000 years of war that those two cultures have had, well they were bad. In fact, my grandparents had to flee their village during the Japanese occupation because Chinese civilians were being burned, frozen, skinned, drowned, electrocuted and vivisected because they were a lesser form of life! Obviously, this MUST have made me a racist. Hmm... I'm beginning to notice a pattern. Are backgrounds wouldn't make us out to be racists. Our lyrics don't make us out as racist? So what does? How about this? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!

Now on to being sexist. Hmm...the name of the band. Perhaps if you notice that the name begins with the word "Eww" or more importantly the non-word "Eww". If you are quick enough to catch on, then you will notice that, HEY, maybe the name isn't to be taken seriously? Didn't the Barenaked Ladies go through the same hassles for their name. Didn't it "objectify women" and "promote rape"? I guess the fools flaming us have short memories? Didn't the mayor of Toronto ban the Barenaked Ladies from playing Nathan Phillips Square because of their name? Does anybody remember the response? I do. Everybody thought that the city was acting ridiculously and that only a bunch of left wing ultra conservatives were trying to push their weight around. Do our lyrics contain sexist ideals? I think not. In fact, most of our lyrics don't even make sense let alone promote hate for women. So what then, makes us sexist? I'll tell you what. Nothing.

Finally, on to being "homophobic". Hell, I don't even know where this came from. I thought being racist was off the wall. Once again, do our lyrics contain any homophobic ideals. What's that? No you say. Hmm...interesting. So we must talk about how we hate homosexuals than right? Wait a minute. What's that on our link page? A link to Mr. Salads homepage. A close friend of the band. AND HE'S GAY! Hmm...doesn't it seem odd that a homophobic band would have a link to a pro-gay webpage and also be this persons friend? Hmm...perhaps then, WE ARE NOT homophobic.

So in conclusion, it is quite easy to see that anyone who accuses the band of being racist, sexist or homophobic really has no idea what they are talking about. Perhaps they find a meaningful existence in slandering people they don't know about unsubstantiated claims. Sounds to me like some people just have to grow up. Do these people actually point out what is racist, sexist or homophobic about me or the band? No, they don't. All they do is spout off a bunch of vulgar crap without any substance, and best of all, they don't even leave their name. All they can do is hide behind a wonderful net persona. For people who are so opinionated, doesn't it seem funny that they won't even leave their name? I guess they don't want such narrow-minded crap to be attributed to them. Hmm...doesn't that make you wonder then, just what the hell are they talking about. Seems like more people in this world have to grow up and start thinking.

Rich




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