Chi Pig (real name Ken Chinn), iconic frontman of Canadian punk/melodic hardcore veterans S.N.F.U., has passed away at age 57. Cause of death is not yet known. His longtime bandmate Dave Bacon broke ...

First there was the music, heavy and wild, the band’s name an acronym unspeakable to parents and still unprintable in this newspaper. And there was the scene, the kind of thing that thrilled youth and ...

Ken Chinn, the frontman for Canadian hardcore punk band SNFU known as Mr. Chi Pig, has died, the Edmonton Journal and CBC News report. Chinn’s SNFU bandmate Dave Bacon shared the news on Facebook. A ...

It's been almost 10 years since SNFU served up their last LP, In the Meantime and in Between Time, but the Canadian hardcore pioneers make their comeback this fall with their next full-length effort, ...

Some said it would never happen, given lead singer Mr. Chi Pig’s much-storied struggles with mental illness, addiction, infection, homelessness, toothlessness, and general ill health, but SNFU’s Never ...

We've got an excerpt from SNFU: What No One Else Wanted To Say, a new book about Canadian punk powerhouse SNFU written by Chris Walter. Follow SNFU as they roam across four continents, leaving a trail ...

us with an Snfu update from their website: "Snfu has booked some time in May to finish their upcoming album tentatively to be title "The Mean Time And In Between Time" (hence 7). The title seems ...

The outpouring of condolences, eulogies, and tributes is continuing for the eccentric lead singer of an influential Canadian punk band, for whom fans are now seeking the national Walk of Fame honour.

Cameron Noyes was a longtime friend of Chinn’s. He met him as a young teen in the 1980s and lived with him at times, including at a downtown Edmonton house known as the Nosedive. He is part of a small ...

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Following Pierre Kwenders' 2022 Polaris Music Prize win, the organization has awarded the Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize to albums from Western Canadian punks SNFU and Halifax a cappella ...

Onstage he was a ball of relentless energy. Offstage too, masking his insecurities and complex personality with self-deprecating humour and random acts of self-destruction. Most of all, though, Mr Chi ...