Pointed Sticks are a Canadian punk band from Vancouver. Originally active from 1978 to 1981, they reunited to perform in 2006 and have remained together since then.The band continue to make vinyl records.The latest self titled LP will be released in 2015. The original band consisted of vocalist Nick Jones, guitarist Bill Napier-Hemy, bassist Tony Bardach and drummer Ian Tiles.Keyboard player Gord Nicholl and drummer Robert Bruce joined soon after,replacing Tiles.Robert left after the Real Thing 45,and was replaced by Ken "Dimwit" Montgomery. The band released four singles before releasing their only full-length album, Perfect Youth in 1980.After the release of the album,Scott Watson replaced Tony on bass,and John Fereira joined on saxophone.They were the first Canadian band signed to Stiff Records, although the label was going through financial problems and the album they recorded in England was shelved.It was finally released in 2008 by Tokyo's Base Records. Most of the bands early recordings were re-released in 1995 on the Zulu Records compilation Part of the Noise. In 2005, Perfect Youth was reissued by Sudden Death Records, followed the next year by a compilation of singles, outtakes, and other rarities, entitled Waiting for the Real Thing. The original band members reunited in 2006 for a Japanese tour, and they continued to play sporadic concerts in Canada and the United States through 2012. In 2009 the band recorded an album of all new material,"Three Lefts Make A Right"