Rudy Tuesdai [nee Rude Van Steenes] (vocals)
Marcel Lafleur (guitar; backing vocals)
Nick Neurotic (drums)
Tony Lester (guitar; added as second guitarist)
Steve Goode (bass)
Spike Bandito [nee Mark Gammage] (bass)
Mike "Motor X" Anderson (drums; replaced Neurotic)
Chic Parker (guitar; replaced Lester)

Rudy Tuesdai fronted this short-lived proto punk act from Toronto's Queen Street circuit from 1978 through 1982.

Tuesdai and Lafleur were joined by Lester and Neurotic to rehearse in the Old Rose Theater on Queen Street. Steve Goode, from The Poles, rounded out the line-up on bass. Gammage replaced Steve Goode on bass in 1979.

The group fought tooth and nail for their own gigs including opening slots for The Ugly and The Viletones. Legendary Toronto promoters, The Gary's helped the band out by slotting them in on Dead Boys tour dates alongside London, Ontario band The Demics.

Arson were recognized as one of the first independent acts to self-finance and organize their own tour taking them through Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, Long Island and two weeks in New York City.

Tuesdai would drop his stage name and, as Rude Van Steenes, established popular Toronto underground act Glamatron and then Vis-A-Vis.

Tony Lester went on to join Boys Brigade and is currently recording under the name TONE;  Mark Gammage died of a drug overdose;

The fall of 2010 saw van Steenes and La Fleur reconvene Arson with bassist Shawna From Torawna (Sluts On 45, Outbred Inlaws) and drummer Tim Timleck (Carole Pope, The White, Universal Honey) who would be replaced in 2011 by David Quinton-Steinberg (Mods, Jitters, Stiv Bators). Several live performances led to new material being developed.

with notes from Rude Van Steenes, Tony Lester and Billie Brock.




Singles
1979 (Living With The) White Folks/Coho? Coho! (Motor) 0001

Albums


Video


Compilation Tracks
1981>"We've Gotta Get Outta This Place" on 'No Pedestrians' (Chameleon) CR-535
1992 "(Living With The) White Folks" and "Coho? Coho!" on 'Smash The State' [EP] (No Exit) NO-EXIT-001
1994 "(Living With The) White Folks", "Coho? Coho!", and "Pretty Girls" on 'Smash The State: A Compilation Of Canadian Punk Rock 1977-1981' (No Exit) NO-EXIT-002

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