Ultimate Power Duo
UPD have showcased at , NXNE 08, SXSW 08 (Banned at the Border), SXSW 06, WCMA's 04-07, Junofest 07/08, Vans Warped Tour 05/06, CMW 05/06, including over 300 shows, 4 eps, a self-booked 16 date tour of the United Kingdom during the summer of 2007, and a national podcast release on CBC Radio. Currently UPD are finishing their second full length to be released on Saved by Radio/ Saved by Vinyl in Canada.
Ultimate Power Duo is: The Riz bass/vocals ScottRP guitar/vocals AKDoubleAK drums/vocals
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"Saskatoon's Ultimate Power Duo were also a rockin' site to behold. Counter-intuitively playing as a trio, the group laid it down as frenetically and hard as humanly possible. It's always impressive to watch people who play as though their balls are on the line.' Wolveshawksandkites.com NXNE 08 Review
"The skies opened and a tremendous thunderstorm began as the Ultimate Power Duo took the stage. For real. It was like in Masters Of The Universe, when Prince Adam yells "By the power of Grayskull!" and becomes He-Man."NXNE ChartAttack Review Toronto June 14/08
"Punk trio Ultimate Power Duo are taking the DIY route to fame and fortune" Birmingham Evening News July 12/07
" There seems to be a wealth of Canadian rock bands around at the moment, and Ultimate Power Duo are one of the rising stars of the scene." Birmingham Evening News July 12/07
"They offer big Ruts-esque riffs, cocky vocals, frenetic drumming and no-frills "Demolition Rock" Evening Mail, Thur July 25/07 UK
"Saskatoon's Ultimate Power Duo began the Junofest carnival by standing for a full minute and a half, facing the center of the darks tage with fists raised. A quiet start for this raucous act. But in solidarity with lean, mean rock n roll lovers everywhere, UPD moved quickly into a hight-octane set of 70's inspired speed-punk, along with a frantic stage presence complete with head shakes, stomps & swings." Saskatoon Star Phoenix Junofest Review April 2/07
"Ultimate Power Duo makes a strong entrance in to the Canadian punk scene with their classic sound." Gateway, U of A, Edmonton, Sept 21/06
"Ultimate Power Duo hail from Canada and sound like they fell into the ocean in ‘77 somewhere around New York after playing 22 shows with the Ramones and woke up in Canada a few decades later with instruments in hand." www.mercurialsound.com
"When I think of Canada now, I'll think of UPD instead of Nickelback, the Montreal Screwjob and hockey." SXSW/06 Reviewwww.itsmyprom.com
"Hard aggressive rock sharing something with the authentic, original punk of the British pioneers." Chartattck.com CMW Review Mar 6/06
"Making like Joey, Johnny and Dee Dee never died, UPD has a knack for the all-killer-no-filler anthem." Uptown, Winnipeg Feb 23/06
"A buzz like a shotgun blast has ripped across Canada based on their live shows alone." Planet S Mag, Saskatoon Jan19/06
"Aging punks with receding Mohawks will likely shed a sentimental tear when they catch the act, whose ultra-low-teck DIY approach, power-punk riffs and schoolboy surrealism bring to mind distant Brisitsh pioneers like the Television Personalities or Jon Otway + Wild Willy Barrett...if this were thirty years ago Ultimate Power Duo would no doubt have been snapped up by a fledging Rough Trade." Georgia Straight, Vancouver July 7-14/05 Vans Warped Tour Preview
These two EPs by the Saskatoon-based Stereolith that is Ultimate Power Duo are both contemporary masterpieces that fall somewhere between Ulysses and The Fall's Live at the Witch Trials LP in terms of their cultural impact." Nerve Magazine, Vancouver Sept 18/04
"Ultimate Power Duo blends equal parts modern punk and retro Liverpool sounds for an album that is fun from beginning to end." www.ezinearticles.com
"Verging on phenomenon" Georgia Straight Magazine Vancouver July/05