Stay ConnectedDamian Abraham has been many things… the singer of a critically acclaimed band, a failed VJ and food network host, one of the minds behind TV's "The Wrestlers", parent of 3… and undeniably, a punk music obsessive.
Each week, he sits down and chats with an interesting person from various walks of life to find out how their world was influenced and changed by the discovery of a novelty genre that supposedly died out in 1978… PUNK!
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TOAP CLASSIC #27 (RECORDED October 16, 2015):
Don't miss Brian Venable and the amazing Lucero on their US November Tour!
Episode 53 -
Brian Venable from Lucero isn't the first name you think of when you think of the militant Hardline movement. But before he was playing to a diehard fanbase all over the world, he was Bald Bry singing back ups on the Raid 7”. Needless to say, Damian is pretty stoked to be recording this one. Listen as the two talk about Brian’s Punk journey through Hardline and just how frighteningly real it almost got. This is an all-timer of an episode!
Straight out of Poulton Road: Robbie Reid from Jailcell Recipes is here! Listen in as Damian sits down with the UK hardcore legend to talk: Scousecore, the devil and more! From being a spikey punk youth, to discovering skatecore, to wrestling god Robbie Brookside, to skateboarding god Geoff Rowley, to touring with Green Day, to touring with Youth of Today and so much more! Don't miss this one!!!
Also, don't miss the long awaited Robbie and Jailcell Recipes discography: "Artifacts for an Empty Tank World", available from the great First Strike Records!
It may have been a bad year and night but that changes now: Todd Congelliere has come to TOAP! Listen in as Damian sits down with the punk and skateboarding legend to talk all things punk! From being a Swiftie for 7 Seconds, to Team Pennywise or Team FYP, to "discovering" Spike Jones, to feeling at home playing in Olympia, to once being deemed "crazier" than GG Allin to tour with: don't miss this one!
Also, don't any of Todd's amazing bands or his fantastic label: Recess Records!
Also, don't miss Clown Sound's fantastic new lp: "Par For The Curse"!
Well here's to you and your old crew because Pinhead Gunpowder is here! That's right: Bill Schneider from Monsula, Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day Jason White from Chino Horde & Aaron "Cometbus" Elliot from Crimpshrine are all here! Listen in as Damian gets to sit down with one on his favourite bands to discuss all things punk. This is not to be missed!
Also, don't miss Bill, Billie, Jason and Aaron on Pinhead Gunpowder's brand new album: "Unt", out October 18th on 1-2-3-4 Go! Records.
Also, get your TOAP edition of F***** Up's new album "Another Day" here
Rejoice, Jon Wurster has returned to TOAP to talk to his hero, the also returning, Chris Mars! Listen as Damian sits down with these two punk drum gods to talk: Replacements, art, Amp Rep, Bob Mould, drums, hardcore, stadium rock, growing up, solo albums and so much more! This is not to be missed!!!!
Also, don't miss Jon on The Best Show, each Tuesday at 9pm, and on a US tour with Mountain Goats this October!
Also, don't miss Chris' awesome at book: 7:42 p.m.: The Art Of Chris Mars, as well as his new record: The Average Album; both out now on Rare Bird!
Also, get your TOAP edition of F***** Up's new album "Another Day" here
TOAP CLASSIC #26 (RECORDED June 11, 2015):
Don't miss Jon Spencer's fantastic new album: "Sick Of Being Sick!", available now!
Also, catch Jon on tour, NOW!
Episode 33 -
Are you excited? Because Damian sure is! This week he gets to meet his guest, the legendary Jon Spencer, for the first time! Sit back as Jon talks about his journey from good kid to ultra negative Pussy Galore front man to a Rock and Roll celebrating music icon. DON'T MISS THIS!
TOAP CLASSIC #25 (RECORDED: December 9, 2015):
Check here for all your Scott Thompson needs!
Keep your eyes peeled for a new album by godly Mouth Congress, coming soon!
Episode 57:
Boy, oh, boy: are you in for an episode of Turned Out A Punk! This week Damian is joined by Mouth Congress vocalist and Kids In The Hall, comedy legend: Scott Thompson! Sit back as Scott talks about everything from the Viletones, to homophobia in entertainment, to coming full circle with Johnny Rotten. This is one for the ages!
KILLED BY PUNK #2:
For years, Chris Estrada has been harbouring a grudge against Damian Abraham. Ever since Chris first heard him spouting off about The Clash on Turned Out A Punk, he has wanted to shove Damian’s words back down his throat but he waited and bide his time. Today, the waiting ends and The Clash War begins!
Don’t miss: Chris performing Sept 27-28 at Bananas Comedy Club in New Jersey and Chris’s hilarious TV show: This Fool!
Also, don’t miss Damian and his band on their Canadian Tour, NOW!
TOAP CLASSIC #24 (RECORDED: May 12, 2016):
Don't miss Lou and Dinosaur Jr on tour with Weezer now!
Also, don't miss Lou's Podcast: Raw Impressions
Episode 81 -
Gimme TOAP ROCK! This week on the show we are joined by the great Lou Barlow! Join Damian as he sits down with Lou Barlow to discuss how hearing the Dead Kennedys over a CB Radio led of one of indie rock’s most impressive careers.
Don't bother getting dressed because Chris Freeman and Jon Ginoli have returned to Turned Out A Punk! Join Damian as he sits down with the Pansy Division legends about all thing punk! From Green Day memories, to line up woes, to pre-grunge homophobia in the Pacific Northwest, to the Spinal Tap connection, the Bikini Kill connection, the Metal Church connection and so much more! Don't miss this!
Also, don't miss Chris, Jon and the rest of Pansy Division on tour, starting September 19th in Boston!
Also, don't miss the 30th anniversary edition of their landmark lp: "Undressed", out now on Sounds Radical
TOAP CLASSIC #23 (RECORDED: January 18, 2016):
THE KING OF THE PUNK/WRESTLING CONNECTION'S FIRST APPEARANCE ON THE SHOW
Episode #66
This is it, the one Damian has hoped and prayed would happen! Robbie Brookside, one of the most respected wrestlers on the planet, turns out to be one of the most down punks on earth. Listen and enjoy the power of the Punk/Wrestling Connection!
Lock up your drug cabinet and hide REM because Paul Leary and JD Pinkus have come back to TOAP! Listen in as the two legendary Butthole Surfers reunite to talk about the dark side of the 80s underground. From drug regiments, to Atlanta's GG Allin, to Sex Pistols' gigs, to a Bobby Soxx kind of party, to the most unsettling band the Surfers ever played with and tons more: DON'T MISS IT!!!
Also, catch JD Pinkus on tour now!
Also, catch Paul Leary if you can!
Also, don't miss the new remastered reissues of the Butthole Surfers' early catalog, out now!
Also, keep your eyeballs peeled for the documentary: "Butthole Surfers: The Whole Truth Nothing Butt"
and, if you are looking for the TOAP pressing of F****ed Up's "Another Day" check HERE
TOAP CLASSIC #23 (RELEASED: February 18, 2014):
LISTEN TO THE VIVIAN GIRLS, LA CERA AND EVERYTHING KATY DOES
Episode #15
On this episode of Turned Out A Punk, Damian gets to chat to Le Sera's Katy Goodman about going from watching New Brunswick basement hardcore shows, to playing at Coachella in the Vivian Girls. Listen in as two discuss touring together, the low points of riding high on the indie hype bubble, and punk.
Shhh, Danbert Nobacon has come to Turned Out A Punk! Listen in as Damian sits down with the solo artist, and former member of Chumbawamba and Skin Disease, to talk all things punk! From subverting Oi at its origin, to touring with Ex, to finding out about Hardline the hard way, to Noam Chomsky splits, to trying to navigate the good and bad of writing one of the biggest songs ever and so much more: DON'T MISS THIS ONE!!!
Also, don't miss Danbert's new record: "KOCHTOPUS'S GARDEN—NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL CAPITALISM—THE MUSICAL"!
TOAP CLASSIC #22 (RELEASED: November 5, 2016) -
Don't miss Sandy, Damian and F---ed Up's latest record: "Another Day", out EVERYWHERE NOW!
Also, pick up the "Turned Out A Punk" edition of "Another Day", here or come to Emission Records, in Toronto, on today at 6pm for The TOAP Another Day Party! Live TOAP and more fun!!!
Episode 104:
The good times and sad times, they’ll be on your side for ever more! That’s what Jonah is for! This week on the show, Damian welcomes his tour roommate and best bud: Jonah Falco from Career Suicide and tons of other stuff!!!! Sit back and listen as we find out what it's like to be a stuck in a room with Damian for 10 years and how Jonah and Martin stole Career Suicide from the OG members
TOAP CLASSIC #21 (RELEASED: November 13, 2015) -
Don't miss Sandy, Damian and F---ed Up's latest record: "Another Day", out August 9th!
Also, don't miss Fucked Up's 24 Hour Live Stream, RIGHT NOW
Also, pick up the "Turned Out A Punk" edition of "Another Day", here or come to Emission Records, in Toronto, on Friday at 6pm for The TOAP Another Day Party!
Episode 52:
Happy Anniversary!!!! This week on the show, Damian is joined by a very special guest for his One Year Anniversary... Sandy Miranda of the band Fucked Up… which is also the band Damian plays in! Sandy and Damian grew up in the same punk scene so hear about their first bands, the radio show they were on together, and how the band came to be. Also discussed is Sandy’s uphill battle to live out her teenage dream, and how she has been the glue the held Fucked Up together.
Today on the show, it's Bein' Ian with Damian because Ian Fidance has come to TOAP! Listen in as Damian chats to the comedian and 1/2 of "Bein' Ian With Jordan" about: punk, comedy and beyond!!! DON'T MISS THIS!
Also, don't miss IAN's podcast, comedy special and tour!!!
8/2 - 8/3 - Fort Collins, CO @ The Comedy Fort
8/9 - Boston, MA @ Laugh Boston
8/17 - Columbus, OH @ Columbus Comedy Festival
8/18 - Cincinnati, OH @ Funny Bone
8/23 - 8/25 - San Antonio, TX @ Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club
8/29 - 8/31 - Winnipeg, MB @ Rumors Comedy Club
9/1 - Cleveland, OH @ Hilarities *
9/19 - Detroit, MI @ Detroit House of Comedy
9/27 - 9/29 - Las Vegas, NV @ Skankfest
10/18 - Chicago, IL @ The Chicago Theatre &
10/19 - Prior Lake, MN @ Mystic Lake Casino Hotel &
10/24 - 10/26 - Tulsa, OK @ Loony Bin Comedy Club
10/31 - 11/2 - Uncasville, CT @ Comix Roadhouse at Mohegan Sun
11/1 - Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre &
11/7 - 11/9 - Tampa, FL @ Side Splitters Comedy Club
11/15 - 16 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Pittsburgh Improv
11/22 - 11/23 - Toronto, ON @ Comedy Bar Danforth
12/5 - 12/7 - Denver, CO @ Denver Comedy Works
12/08 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Improv
& = supporting Whitney Cummings
* = Live "Bein' Ian with Jordan"
Never mind the other three, here's the best John! Jah Wobble has come to TOAP! Listen as Damian sits down with the legendary bassist to talk: the Sid Vicious version of the Sex Pistols that wasn't to be, cashing out on PiL, Johnny Rotten fronting Devo and so much more: don't miss this one!
Also, don't miss Jah on tour this fall!
Also, don't miss Jah's fantastic latest record: The Bus Routes Of South London, out now!
TOAP CLASSIC #20 (RELEASED: June 03, 2015):
Don't miss J's latest solo record: "What Do We Do Now", on Sub Pop
Also, don't miss Dinosaur Jr. on tour this fall!
Also, don't miss some of J's other appearances on the show: HERE, HERE and HERE
Episode 31-
No one is more excited than J Mascis to finally get to sit down with Damian for an episode of Turned Out A Punk. Listen along as J gleefully, earnestly, and passionately recounts his journey from Deep Wound drummer to Guitar God.
It’s time to sign off on OFF! Today on the show, Autry Fulbright II and Keith Morris return for a bittersweet send off to OFF! Listen in as an emotional Damian sits down with his two close friends to: reflect, reminisce and tell El Duce stories. DON’T MISS THIS ONE!
Also, don’t miss OFF!’s fantastic final record: FREE LSD!
Also, don’t miss the last ever OFF! show!
Also, don’t miss OFF!’s feature film: FREE LSD! Screenings dates found HERE!
Also, don’t miss Autry’s other appearances on the show: HERE and HERE
Also, don’t miss Keith’s other appearances on the show: HERE and HERE
TOAP CLASSIC #19 (RELEASED: July 22, 2015):
Don’t miss Buzz (and Trevor Dunn) with Pinkus on tour, now!
Also, don’t miss Buzz and Pinkus’ other TOAP appearances.
AND
Don’t miss Dale on tour with, fellow Melvin: Steven McDonald’s, Redd Kross, now!
Also, don’t miss Dale’s other TOAP appearances
AND
For all your Melvins based needs, head over HERE!
Episode 36-
Rules are made to be broken and thus this week on the show Damian breaks his “one-on-one” interview rule but for good reason; The Melvins! Join in on the fun as Damian sits down with all three members of the Melvins to talk about how punk saved them from a life of drudgery.
TOAP is rolling fine! Today on the show: d.b.s. vocalist, Jesse Gander returns and this time he has brought along d.b.s. guitarist, Andy Dixon! Listen in as Damian sits down with two of his foundational music heroes to talk teenage punk stardom and beyond. From punk vs non-punk parents, never feeling comfortable in the Epi-fat world, early 90s Vancouver hardcore, their amazing post-dbs journeys and so much more: don't miss this one!
Also, check out Andy's incredible painted works here.
Also, check out Jesse's amazing recording work and other music projects here.
And for all your dbs needs, including the awesome new "Demos And B-Sides 1996-1999", head over here!
TOAP CLASSIC #18 (RELEASED: April 15, 2015):
For more info on many on Jesse's recordiing work and other projects visit HERE!
Episode 23 -
This week on the show, Damian is joined by, former d.b.s. vocalist and producer of tons of amazing bands: Jesse Gander. Sit back as Damian chats to the person who inspired him (and many others his age) to start a punk band. From seeing Strain, to touring with AFI, to recording Japandroids and so much more! Don't miss this!
Rev up the death cab and uncage the lion because David Bazan and Ben Gibbard have come back to TOAP! Listen in as Damian sits down with the Pedro the Lion and Death Cab For Cutie / The Postal Service frontmen to discuss all things punk. From uncovering the Earth Crisis connection, to Dischord as religion (redux), to being branches of the Treepeople, to mutual inspiration and so much more: DON'T MISS THIS ONE!
Also, don't miss David's awesome new Pedro the Lion album: "Santa Cruz"!!!!
And, don't miss Pedro the Lion on tour, now!
Also, don't miss Ben and Death Cab For Cutie's latest album: "Asphalt Meadows"!!!
The REAL Miami sound machine: Las Nubes are here! Listen in as Damian sits down with both Alejandra Campos and Emile Milgrim to talk: the good, the bad and the Floridamancore of punk in the FLA. From Miami’s overlooked punk past, to Churchill’s. to bands you wish people forgot were from the state, to SLUDGE, to jamming with Iggy Pop and so much more: don’t miss this one!
Also, don't miss Ale and Emile on tour with Las Nubes!
Also, pick up Las Nubes' fantastic ‘Tormentas Malsanas’ lp!
Also, when in Miami, check out Sweat Records for your vinyl needs!
Never mind Matthew Lillard, here’s the SLC PUNK! Today on TOAP, the Descendents’ legend Stephen Egerton is here! Listen in as Damian sits down with the real life “Stevo” to talk about growing up punk in the “Mormon Stronghold” and beyond. From avoiding punk hating beatdowns, to X bing Massacre Guys’ first fans, to hitchhiking to LA to see Black Flag, to winding up on the other side of Revolution Summer, to Stephen and Damian’s Kevin Bacon style connection and so much more: DON'T MISS THIS ONE!
Also, don't miss Stephen on the road with the Descendents this summer!!
It's 4:20, somewhere! In celebration of the release of Fucked Up's new single and video: "Another Day", Damian sits down with, the king of the CannaPunk Connection: Matt Riot! Listen in as the two discuss the punkiier side of the sweet leaf and so much more! From Indica and Sativa divide being BS, to Greg Shaw at High Times, to nearly dabbing yourself to death: this is not to be missed!
Check out Fucked Up's new single: "Another Day", with it's abridge history of cannabis video, NOW!
Also, don't miss Matt on his awesome Breeders Syndicate Podcast!
You don’t got to wait one minute more because Civ is on TOAP! Listen in as Damian sits down with the legendary Gorilla Biscuits vocalist to discuss punk and hardcore, for HOURS! From missing the Clash playing at a school, to staying straight edge for the resentment, to the GB/ NoFX cultural divide, to Steve Aoki’s tattoo placement, to freeballing at a Dead show, to Fall Out Boy covering GB being a low point: DON’T MISS THIS ONE!
Also, don't miss Civ and co's 1st annual New York City Tattoo Arts Convention, July 26-28th! Featuring rooftop shows with Into Another, Orange 9mm, Deadguy, Earth Crisis and more!
Also, check out Civ's tattoo shop!
Also, don't miss Gorilla Biscuits on tour this year!
TOAP CLASSIC #17 (RELEASED: June 25, 2016):
For more info on many of Walter's bands, check HERE!
Episode 85 -
This week Walter Schreifels from Dead Heavens, Quicksand, Rival Schools, Gorilla Biscuits, World’s Fastest Car, Civ, Warzone, Project X, Vanishing Life, Walking Concert, Moondog, and Youth Of Today is on the show. And it’s all core talk, all the time.
Drumroll, please! Today on Turned Out A Punk, we are joined by Earthless/ Clikatat Ikatowi/ OFF!/ Rocket From The Crypt/ 411/ Chicano-Christ/ Hot Snakes/ Negative Blast/ Sea Of Tombs and Skateboarding legend: Mario Rubalcaba. Listen in as Damian sits down with his friend to discuss: punk and more. From the pre-Crossed Out/ Clikatat band, to the 90s San Diego punk/ HC explosion, to jamming Bad Brains songs with Chuck Treece, to the first Rage Against The Machine show that wasn’t to be, to the greatness of O and so much more: don’t miss this one!
Also, don't miss Mario playing the final OFF! shows, this July!
Also, don't miss Mario doing awesome stuff with: Clikatat Ikatowi, Earthless, Negative Blast and RFTC
TOAP CLASSIC #16 (RECORDED: December 02, 2015):
Don't miss Scott with Terror on their US and European tours!
Episode 63 -
“Can I get more punk in the monitors, please?” This week on Turned Out A Punk, Damian welcomes hardcore legend Scott Vogel to the show. Listen as the two discuss Scott's journey from Slugfest to Fadeaway to Cinderblock to Despair to Buried Alive to Terror and what has made him such an integral part of the punk landscape. Did we mention: Scott LOVES punk?
NEW LONGEST EPISODE ALERT!!!
Never mind the East Bay tea, here's the Soup: Sergie Loobkoff has come to TOAP! Listen in as Damian sits down with the Sweet Baby, Soup, Samiam, Knapsack, Ways Away legend to talk all things punk. From haters in bands being a sign of success, to being the last band at the Slash Records party, to was it Crimpsoupivyocracy or Crimpsoupocracy, to the art of selling out and so much more: don't miss this one!!!
Also, don't miss Sergie in: Ways Away, Samiam and Knapsack!
TOAP CLASSIC #15 (RELEASED: May 11, 2015):
Visit HERE, for all your Propagandhi needs.
Also, don't miss the TOAP episodes with Propagandhi's Sulynn Hago, Todd Kowalski, Jord Samolesky and Chris' return to the show!
Episode 28 -
Some interviews come and go; while others are 20 some odd years in the making. This, dear listener, is the latter. Chris Hannah of Propagandhi is someone Damian first hoped to interview for his (never released) zine in 1996, but alas he was too chicken shit and thus waited until now to do so. Sit back and enjoy one of the few things in life that was worth the wait (to Damian, at least) and have your faith in Punk rejuvenated.
I Woke Up Today & Cap N Jazz, American Football, Joan Of Arc, Owen and Owls legend: Mike Kinsella has finally come on Turned Out A Punk! Listen in as the two discuss: being the weird dad at school pick ups and punk. From 8Bark, to Underdog meetings, to not getting emo, to the power of DCHC, to middle class band life and so much more: don’t miss this one!
Also, don't miss Mike's new Owen record: "The Falls Of Sioux", out on Polyvinyl, now!
Also, don't miss Owen on tour in Europe and America!
TOAP CLASSIC #14 (RELEASED: March 22, 2016)
Wake up in the morning, feeling stoked and happy: Spike is on Turned Out A Punk! This week Damian sits down with actress Amanda Stepto. Amanda portrayed Spike on Degrassi, but being punk wasn’t a character for her. Listen as see how real it was!
Ahoy mateys, Shannon Shaw has come aboard the good ship TOAP! Listen in as Damian is reunited with his former cruisemate to talk: friendship and punk. From: escaping religion, fumbling the Andre 3000 collab, Redd Kross ruling, the Butthole Surfers influence, the punk side of metal and way more: don’t miss this one!!!
Also, don't miss Shannon And The Clams' awesome "The Moon Is In The Wrong Place", out every where now!
Also, don't miss Shannon And The Clams on tour now!
Cut your chitchat, we’re here to chat about The Chats! Today on the show, Eamon Sandwith joins Damian to talk: the past, present and future of Australian punk. From: Task Forces, to Eddie Current causing a current swing, to internet vitality in your house show era and so much more: don’ miss this one!
Also, don't miss Eamon with The Chats at Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas May 25-27! Get your tickets now
Today truly is the day country dies: Dick Lucas from the UK's Subhumans is on Turned Out A Punk! Listen in as Damian apologizes for his nationalism induced bias, and sits down to talk punk with one of its greatest frontpeople. From the genius of The Mental 7", to the importance of Alternative TV, to the artificial Oi/ Crass Band divide, to the nazi infiltration, to Culture Shock, to Citizen Fish, to when anarcho-bands go for it and so much more: don't miss this one!
Also, don't miss Dick with Subhumans at Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas May 25-27! Get your tickets now!
Punk Rock Bowling Presents:
Here he comes to save the day, Joey Cape is back! The Lagwagon Legend returns to talk to Damian about: punk, sobriety and not wanting to be a part of anyone’s cult. From getting in and out of drugs young, addiction ruining the early punk career, the genius of Bomber, returning to Santa Barbara, No For An Answer ruling, the vitriol towards the Epi-Fat sound, influence, “making it” and why the “Into The Unknown” reassessment is BS: don’t miss this one!!!
Also, don't miss Joey with Lagwagon at Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas May 25-27! Get your tickets now!
TOAP CLASSIC #13 (RELEASED: Oct 11, 2015)
Don't miss Joey Cape's return to TOAP, out later today!
Also, don't miss Joey Cape with Lagwagon at Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas May 25-27! Get your tickets now!
Hurry listeners! This week, we have a brief but packed episode with Joey Cape From Lagwagon! Hear Damian’s amazement as Joey talks about being abducted in to Punk at 12 and nearly not surviving; only to wind up having it continue to shape his life, 30 plus years later. Plus, Revelation Records, growing up with RKL and getting beaten down a Beowulf show: don't miss this one!
We got an urge, we gotta purge, because it’s out of control now: Mark Mothersbaugh is here! Listen in as Damian sits down with the Devo LEGEND, to continue the conversation about punk they started 14 years ago. From having proto-punk energy, to the beatnik side of punk, to a THC infused memory of Johnny Rotten joining the band, to Iggy Pop liking the songs too much, to Zappa and Joe Walsh not liking them at all: this is not to be missed!!!
Also, don’t miss Mark’s fantastic new book: "Apotropaic Beatnik Graffiti", available in limited supply now!
Also, check out the fantastic Blank Industries for: the "Hard + Fast" book, Nuns reissues and more!
Also, don't miss Devo at Punk Rock Bowling May 26th!
Also, check out Mark and Damian’s first conversation for Under The Radar!
Roger’s back, but where the hell is Vinnie?! Agnostic Front’s legendary vocalist, Roger Miret returns to the show and joins Damian, as they wait for AF’s Vinnie Stigma. While waiting, the two have an in-depth conversation about: mental health, survival, politics, family, Maximum Rock & Roll, New York City, secret Gilman shows, GG, learning, evolving and much more. Eat your heart out, Samual Beckett!
Also, don't miss Roger with Agnostic Front at Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas May 25-27! Get your tickets now!
The Northwest Toronto Punk Summit is here because Me First and the Gimme Gimmes’ CJ Ramone, John Reis and Spike Slawson are in Damian’s basement! Listen in as the current and former members of: Ramones, Rocket From The Crypt, Swingin’ Utters and Urine Trouble sit down to talk about what is and isn’t punk. From CJ’s lost first appearance of the show, to the downside of being too punk for the Pittsburg Pirates, to San Diego’s 80’s skinhead problems, to trying to slow down the Ramones acceleration and so much more: THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!
Photo by Melanie Kaye
Also, don’t miss Me First and The Gimme Gimmes’ brand new: “Me First and The Gimme Gimmes Blow It...at Madison's Quinceanera”! Out everywhere June 14th, on Fat Wreck!
Also, don’t miss them on their Summer European Tour!
Also, Swami John Reis will be giving tours at The Punk Rock Museum May 24-27! .
Also, John’s awesome Swami & the Bed Of Nails’ new single: "How Are You Peeling"! Out May 15th, on Swami Records!
Punk Rock Bowling presents:
How could've young Billy imagined, when he sat down to write that heartfelt letter to a friend in an America, that he would wind discussing it with two Canadians, four decades later? Riff Raff's Billy Bragg and Alexisonfire's George Pettit return to the show for one of the all-time episodes! Listen in as the unlikely pair are brought together by Damian for an awesome conversation about: art, labour, oppression, resistance, contradiction and punk. Don't miss this one!!!
Also, don't miss Billy at Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas May 25-27! Get your tickets now!
Also, find George rocking with Alexisonfire and Dead Tired this summer!
Calling all Rebel Kids: the Punk Singer is on Turned Out A Punk! Today on the show: Kathleen Hanna is here! Listen in as Damian sits down with the Bikini Kill/ Le Tigre legend to critique/ nerd out about all things punk. From weedy dealings with Poison Idea, to the positive influence of Halo of Flies, to finding the downside of punk and so much more: don’t miss this one!
Also, don't miss Kathleen's must read new book:" Rebel Girl"! Available everywhere on May 14!
Also, don't miss Bikini Kill on tour this summer!
Punk Rock Bowling Presents:
It's lifestyles of the infamous and influential, today on the show, because Chris Rest and Joe Raposo from Rich Kids on LSD have come to TOAP! Listen in as Damian sits down with the reunited legends to talk about the good, the bad and the ugly of RKL. From Doug Moody's quest for perfect reverb, to Joe's parents signing over their parental rights for touring, to who really drew the KISS portraits on the Melvins' van to Josh Brolin and Joey Capes' places on the family tree: THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!
Also, don't miss Chris and Joe with RKL as part of Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas May 25-27! Get your tickets now!
Also, check out, new RKL vocalist, Tony Waste's appearances on the show!
Can you feel that Arkansa Heat?! The Gossips’ Beth Ditto and Nathan Howdeshell have come to Turned Out A Punk! Listen in as Damian talks to the, Searcy by the way Olympia, legends about all things punk. From the Sex Vid connection, to gigging together, to The Rhino DIY Series LA Compilation, to Orville Peck’s punk past, to learning the social graces Olympia’s punk paradise, to forever beefing with punk's Joe Rogan and so much more: DON’T MISS THIS ONE!
Also, don’t miss the Gossip’s brand new “Real Power” lp, out now!
Also, don’t miss the Gossip on tour!
Punk Rock Bowling presents
When the man said: “Don’t wanna be nobody’s hero,” clearly your host was not listening. Today on the show, Damian gets to chat to one of his musical heroes: Stiff Little Fingers’ Jake Burns! Listen in as they discuss punk and conflict. From a war zone being all you know, to a lost generation discovering punk, to Dr. Feelgood not feeling very good in Belfast, to the Rudi “rivalry”, to not always picking up the Good Vibrations, to the power of Peel and so much more: DON’T MISS THIS ONE!
Also, don't miss Stiff Little Fingers at Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas May 25-27! Get your tickets now!
Nine years in the making, the other 2/3s of one of Canada's greatest power trios have come to TOAP! Listen in as Damian sits down with METZ's Alex Edkins and Hayden Menzies, to talk punk and Ottawa's DIY hardcore utopia. From the influence of Shawn Scallen, to DCHC North, to not getting to America, to the righteous power of Mark Arm, to Three Penny Opera and so much more: don't miss this one!
Also, don't miss METZ's fantastic new: "Up On Gravity Hill" lp, out now on Sub Pop!
Also, don't miss METZ on tour!
Also, don't miss the other third of Metz: Chis Slorach on TOAP
TOAP CLASSIC #12 (RELEASED: MAY 12, 2015)
Don't miss Chris and METZ's fantastic new: "Up On Gravity Hill" lp, on Sub Pop
Also, don't miss METZ on tour!
Episode 27:
This week Damian is joined by his practice space roomie, Chris Slorach of Metz. Grab a seat on a combo amp and listen in as the two talk about Chris’ journey from reluctant zinester to being in one of Canada’s greatest power trios.
Punk Rock Bowling presents:
It's not the end of the world, since your baby left you. It's gonna be okay, Bill Stevenson is on TOAP, anyway! The Descendents, ALL, Black Flag legend returns to the show to talk more punk with Damian. From the formula that gave us the Descendents, to why side two is for the “cheezer” songs, to why he and Rollins wore short shorts, to being a coffee addict in a stoner band: DON’T MISS THIS ONE!
Also, don't miss Decendents and ALL at Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas May 25-27! Get your tickets now!
Years in the making, Andy Nelson and Dan Yemin have returned to TOAP! Listen in as Damian sits down with the Open City/ Paint It Black/ Lifetime bandmates to talk more punk! DON'T MISS THIS ONE!
Also, don't miss Paint It Black on their California tour, this month!
Also, don't miss Paint It Black's new "Famine" EP, on Revelation Records
Also, don't miss the new reissue of Paint It Black's "Paradise" LP, available from Jade Tree/ Epitaph
Punk Rock Bowling presents:
Get your psychic dancing shoes on because Kat Moss is on TOAP! Listen in as Damian sits down with the Scowl vocalist to talk punk and the growing pains that come with it. From the fanaticism of discovering punk, to two sides of the Limp Bizkit generational divide, to John Brannon's GOAT status, to the vitriol of armchair critics, to lead singer syndrome being real, to the magical plant that makes it all manageable and so much more: don't miss this one!
Also, don't miss Scowl at Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas May 25-27! Get your tickets now!
30 years after Steve Shelley's maraca drumstick in "1991: The Year Punk Broke" blew Damian's mind, the Sonic Youth legend comes to TOAP! Listen in as the two discuss: Detroit New Wave, The Fix, and being a Crucifuck. From the still unsung Importance of L-Seven, to trying to join a band like Sonic Youth, to the troubled genius of Doc Dart, and so much more: DON'T MISS THIS!
Also, don't miss Steve on Bush Tetras' fantastic: "They Live In My Head" LP, on Wharf Cat Records.
Also, catch Steve on the legit reissue of the classic Sonic Youth bootleg: "Walls Have Ears" double LP,
Punk Rock Bowling presents:
We are so cool, yeah, yeah because Molly Neuman is here! Listen in as Damian sits down with the Lookout, Peechees, Frumpies, Bratmobile legend to talk all things punk. From the dawn of Riot Grrl, to the DC connection, to the legacy of Lefty, to punk's life long hangover and so much more: don''t miss this one!
Also, don't miss Bratmobile at Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas May 25-27! Get your tickets now!
TOAP CLASSIC #11
Nate had so much fun on his first time on TOAP that he came back on a few months later with Jacob. Nate's first appearance was recorded backstage at the Toronto stop of the 2015 At The Gates/ Converge tour. The episode with Jacob and Nate was recorded at a hotel during the 2015 Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin.
Catch Converge on tour this spring!
Also, don't miss Nate on tour with Cave In!
And keep up with Jacob's many creative worlds over here!
Episode 24 (RECORDED April 8, 2015):
This week on the show, Damian heads out to a show to talk to Converge’s Nate Newton. Listen as the two talk about buying a Skaterock tape at 11 led, as well as Nate joining Converge.
Episode 55 (RECORDED November 7, 2015):
This week on the show, not only do we have the first Part 2 with Nate Newton from Converge BUT joining him for the first time on the show is Jacob Bannon from Converge! Listen in as the three talk the shared love of punk. Sit back and enjoy the best threeway dance since Daniels, Styles, and Joe!
Episode 486:
I don't need a cure, I need Craig Bell on TOAP! Today on the show, Damian is joined by the Rocket From The Tombs, Mirrors, Saucers legend; to talk about helping to create punk. From Cleveland being punk's first scene, to Lester Bang's love of RFTT, to the genius of the Electric Eels, to the influence of Connecticut's Saucers and so much more: DON'T MISS THIS!
For Craig Bell's music, merch from his bands (RFTT, Saucers, etc.) and more, head to craigbell.com !!!!
TOAP CLASSIC #10 (RELEASED DECEMBER 23, 2015):
Don’t miss Neko’s career spanning retrospective Wild Creature dbl LP, available everywhere!
Also, don’t miss Neko on tour!
Episode 59:
This week we are joined by the amazing Neko Case! Having been a fan for a long time, Damian is beside himself excited to talk to the former Maow drum hitter turned music icon; about growing up a Seattle punk!
Also Discussed:
-Never been to Newfoundland.
-Rudy loves the Ramones
-The non-cultural mecca of Vancouver Washington.
-Loving the Go-Go’s.
-Going to a punk fashion show with punk food.
-“You need an old church run by sketchy adults”.
-Seeing DOA and Fastbacks AND NoMeansNo and Accused all in one night!
-The AWESOMENESS of the Fastbacks.
-Nils Bernstein.
-Being ashamed of not recognizing the amazingness of women like Poison Ivy in Rock.
-“GETTING DRUGS IS SO MUCH WORK!”
-Tacoma: The outlet mall of bad drugs.
-The logic of smoking. -An open approach to parenting.
-It’s not just music for dudes.
-The Melvins.
-Girl Trouble.
-Malfunktion.
-There were some fucking creeps.
-People turning their backs on Tacoma.
-Cub.
-The Seaweed and The Smugglers connection.
-Mecca Normal: The Bridge Band
-The U-Men
-The Shared DNA of Seattle bands
-Playing for a dirty Turkey: The Propanes and The Del-Logs
-The poster trove!!!!
-Moving to Vancouver Canada
-Growing up on the CBC in America
-Maow: having to fight for everything.
-Misogyny in rock
-Neko and Daman’s future hang out in Montreal plans
-Some Nirvana talk
-The Sad Era
-AND MORE!!!!!!
Episode 485:
Years in the making: Arthur Rizk from: Eternal Champion, Cold World, Sumerlands, Iron Age, War Hungry, Power Trip, Carpenter Ant and 400 plus other awesome projects is on TOAP! DON'T MISS THIS ONE!
Head over here to keep up with Arthur's various projects
Don't miss Eternal Champion and Sumerlands on tour!
TOAP CLASSIC #9 (RELEASED MARCH 17, 2016)
Episode 70:
WHAT A WEEK?!? On this Turned Out A Punk, Damian takes Nate Mendel of the Foo Fighters on a journey back through his legendary and yet under-celebrated punk past. Hear how one of the world most famous rock musicians once had to adhere to the strict wardrobe demands of a straight edge band and more amazingness!
Episode 484:
We're going to need a 70th love song because The Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt and Claudia Gonson have come to TOAP! Listen in as the three have a lively conversation about: what is and what isn't punk and how it's all just BS anyway. DON'T MISS THIS ONE!!!
Also, don't miss the 25th Anniversary edition of The Magnetic Fields' all-time classic "69 Love Songs", on Merge Records.
Also, don't miss The Magnetic Fields on tour playing all 69 songs!
TOAP CLASSIC #8
Not one but two appearances from AFI/ Son Of Sam/ Blaqk Audio/ Dreamcar/ XTRMIST's Davey Havok!
Find Davey's writing on his Substack!
Catch AFI on tour this summer!
Check out Blaqk Audio!
Episode 76 (RELEASED April 24, 2016):
TWO ARE SPEAKING, IT IS FUN, Damian is joined by AFI’s Davey Havok. Sit back as he and Damian detail Davey's journey from hardcore kid to music icon. Also, listen in as Davey and Damian break down a pivotal moment in both of their lives: THE AFI RIOT!
Episode 82 (RELEASED June 4, 2016)
IT IS A REAL DEAL PART 2!!!! This week Damian is joined by a returning Davey Havok for a lovely after dinner chat! Join the two friends as they continue their discussion of punk and music.
Episode 483:
The king of jeans is here! Pissed Jeans' Matt Korvette has come to TOAP. Listen in as Damian sits down with his long time friend for their first ever actual conversation! From the Epi-Fat influence on Pissed Jeans, to Ultimate Warriors culture clashing with Orchid, to the rise of Indie Wrestling to the fall of hipster hardcore: DON'T MISS THIS ONE!
Also don't miss Pissed Jeans' phenomenal new record: "Half-Divorced", now available everywhere, on Sub Pop
Episode 482:
Triple threat Devon Ross is on TOAP! Listen in as Damian sits down with Devon to discuss: music, acting and punk. From growing up with a guitar hero dad, to trying to figure out what language the Ramones were singing in, to Devon's LA Hardcore Connection, to the importance of The Smell, to what does "it girl" even mean and so much more: listen now!
Also, check out Devon's new "Oxford Gardens" ep, available everywhere now, from Ecstatic Peace
Episode 481:
In celebration of the Toronto premier of the Detroit Hardcore documentary, Mikey Pittbull has come to Turned Out A Punk! Listen in as Damian sits down with one of his inspirations as a vocalist to talk all things punk/hardcore. From the terror of Boom & The Legion Of Doom, to separating the romanticism from the reality of Detroit, to the genius of John Brannon, to xPotbullx, to the Pittbull/ICP/Esham/Kid Rock Connection and so much more: DON'T MISS THIS ONE!
Also, don't miss the FREE Toronto Premier of "Dope, Hookers and Pavement: The Real and Imagined History Of Detroit Hardcore" documentary; this Sunday (February 25) at 7pm, at Innis Town Hall!
Also, pick up a copy of the Blu-ray HERE
The Spiral Heads Takeover continues, as Jim Carroll comes to TOAP! Listen in as Damian sits down with the Hope Conspiracy and A-Team guitarist to talk growing up in the unique world of Boston area hardcore and all things punk. From local-only understating of Sam Black Church, to the early '00s hardcore renaissance, to the rise of modern hardcore, to forming Pure Love with Frank Carter and so much more: don't miss this!
Also, don't miss Spiral Heads' awesome new "Til I'm Dead" LP; available everywhere February 23, on Academy Fight Songs/ Trash Casual
Also, don't miss The Hope Conspiracy's fantastic "Confusion/Chaos/Misery" Lp, out now on Deathwish
Me, you, Spiral Heads Crew! Spiral Heads' Simon Doom returns to the Turned Out A Punk with, the producer of their new record and TOAP perennial favourite: Walter Schreifels! Listen in as the three friends talk: trying to be normal, straight edge, crust, New York states of mind, Nirvana, and so much more!
Don't miss Spiral Heads' awesome new "Til I'm Dead" LP; available everywhere February 23, on Academy Fight Songs/ Trash Casual
Also, don't miss Walter on tour now with Rival Schools and in the spring with Quicksand
TOAP CLASSIC #7 (RELEASED JANUARY 27, 2016)
Episode 64:
The definition of a classic: WWE Superstar MVP makes his first appearance on the show and it is a doozy! From gangs to casino boat heists to prison to superstardom: this is one of the most incredible stories ever told on the show. Plus, riding in cars with skinheads, hearing Nirvana behind bars, getting hired by Kimbo Slice, forever beefing with Ian MacKaye AND MORE. The episode that started it all!
Find MVP on instagram here
Watch the episode of The Wrestlers with MVP here
Coming right on thru to you: Jennifer Finch from L7 is on Turned Out A Punk! Listen in as Damian sits down with the punk legend for one of the all time conversations on this show. From loving the hardcore takeover of LA punk, to the difference & similarities between Ian & Fat Mike, to the pre-L7/ Hole/ Babes In Toyland band and so much more: DON'T MISS THIS ONE!
Also, don't miss L7's "Cooler Than Mars" ep, the 30th Anniversary edition of "Bricks Are Heavy" or L7 on tour; more information here!
Also, for more Jennifer: check here!
TOAP CLASSIC #6 (RECORDED 24, 2023):
Episode 90:
FLAG (Keith Morris, Bill Stevenson, Chuck Dukowski & Dez Cadena) are here! .. and WACKED OUT on 'brownies. Join Damian for some post show CHAOS with punk godz.
(Photo: Keith Morris talking with DOA's Joey Keithly, taken the night of the interview)
Jayson Green is back in the TOAP Basement! Listen in as Damian sits down with his friend to discuss: how Jayson's 2 years in Toronto eclipses Damian's 40 plus years, reuniting Orchid, aging in a young person's genre and so much more!
Don't miss Jayson Green and The Jerk's new 12"; available now on DFA Records!
Also, don't miss the Orchid reunion tour!
Get ready to celebrate friendship because J Mascis and Fred Armisen have returned to Turned Out A Punk! Listen in as Damian sits down with his buddies to talk all things punk! DON'T MISS IT!
Also, don't miss J's fantastic new solo "What Do We Do Now" lp; out February 2, on SUB POP.!
TOAP Classic #5 (RECORDED SEPTEMBER 19, 2015)
Episode 47:
On this Turned Out A Punk, Damian gets a chance to finally have a conversation with Against Me!’s Laura Jane Grace! Damian talks to Laura about the journey of a small town Florida DIY band who became one of the most significant Punk bands of the last 20 years... and the violent reaction it could sometimes elicit. Don't miss this one!
Don't miss Laura Jane Grace's brand new "Hole In My Head" LP, out everywhere February 16th!
Also, don't miss Laura on tour!
Photo by Melanie Kaye
Get ready to get Brainsqueezed!!!! Today on the show, Municipal Waste's Tony Foresta returns and he's brought along Tankcrimes Records CEO: Scotty Heath! Listen in as Damian sits down with his Tankcrimes Records Family to celebrate friendship and punk. From why touring with Tony is WAY more fun than touring with Damian, to Gwar being the world's greatest band, to prank calls to Eddie Money, to watching Ted with Travolta, to having a wet dreams on a punk legend's floor and so much more: DON'T MISS THIS ONE!
Also, don't miss Brainsqueeze Tour with: Municipal Waste, Ghoul, Necrot, Dead Heat & Scotty! Coming to a town near you!
TOAP Classic #4 (RECORDED JULY 1, 2016):
Episode 89:
This week we’re hangin’ out with Lars down on podcast street because Rancid's LARS FREDERIKSEN is on Turned Out A Punk!!! Join Damian as he sits down with a punk legend to talk about going from seeing DOA and Black Flag at 10 to playing in the UK Subs and fucking it up, to changing the face of popular music forever. THIS IS ONE FOR THE AGES!
(The photo for this episode is of the shirt that Lars signed for Damian, back in 1995 [as discussed on the show])
Episode 480:
It's A Double time! Today on the show: Aaron Melnick is here! Listen in as Damian sits down with the legendary guitar player to talk punk and the "primitive" approach to music. From punk starting in Clevo, to the power of Peace Corpse, to False Hope laying a foundation, to straight edge splitting the scene, to the greatness of St. Valentine Records and so much more: don't miss this one!
Also, don't miss Nuclae's FANTASTIC "Bringing Out The Beast" lp; available from Rebirth Records now
Also, find Nuclae on bandcamp
TOAP Classic #3:
Recorded August 2015 in Daryl's apartment above the Bovine:
Fat Mike and Damian sit down for the first time, fully medicated on their respective medications, to talk punk.
Episode 479:
You're just in time to help put the punk in punktual because Death Cab For Cuties' Nick Harmer has come to Turned Out A Punk! Listen in as he sits down with Damian to discuss the military brat to punk pipeline and so much more! From punx subverting a school surveillance program, to learning about Lagwagon from Ben, to why Pearl Jam are the Lawful good Grateful Dead, to touring the holy ground of the Dischord house: THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!!!
Also, don't miss Death Cab For Cutie's new acoustic version of "Asphalt Meadows", available everywhere now!
Also, don't miss Death Cab For Cutie on tour with the Postal Service, starting in spring!
Episode 478:
Hello Nasty, where you been? Today on the show, Steve Martin from Nasty Little Man is here! Listen in as Damian sits down with the former Agnostic Front and Straw Dogs guitarist to talk about all things punk and beyond! From sneaking out to see shows in the city, the dangers of 80's LES, being on both sides of the Boston/ New York divide, Agnostic Front as a family, John Silva's punk roots, hardcore: the lean years, the connection to Slick Rick The Ruler and so much more! Don't miss this one!!!!
Episode 477:
It's a Germ's Burn reunion! Today on the show, Chris Shiflett from Foo Fighters is here Listen in as Damian is reunited with his tour buddy, and the man that gave him a Germ's Burn, to talk all things punk. From the tragic brilliance of RKL, to the beauty of the Mystic Records sound, to the first death of LA punk, to rise of the Epi-Fat era and so much more: don't miss this one!
Also, don't miss Chris' solo record: "Lost At Sea", out everywhere now!
Also, don't miss Chris on tour... and with his other band
Episode 476:
Malton Hardcore Lives! Domenic Romeo from A389 Records has come to TOAP! Listen in as Damian sits down with Dom to wax nostalgic about the heady days of late 90's Southern Ontario Hardcore and all things punk. From finding Madball, to watching hardcore legends play to empty rooms in Toronto, the cliquey vibe of TOHC, moving to Baltimore with a guitar and a dream, Jeff Perlin being the funniest man alive, hardcore catching up to you and so much more! Don't miss it!
Also, don't miss End Reign's fantastic "The Way of All Flesh Is Decay", on Relapse Records
Episode 475:
Who's got the bong?! The great Jimmy G. from Murphy's Law has come to TOAP! Listen in as Damian sits down with one of the greatest to ever do it, to talk mental health and punk. From nearly being in Kraut, to missing the elevator to Fear on SNL, to limo rides to Donahue, to dancing on stage with a chainsaw: THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!!!
Also, don't miss Jimmy and Murphy's Law celebrating 40 years of greatness this New Year's Eve; at The Kingsland in Brooklyn!
Episode 474:
The childish prodigy is here! Today on the show, Kurt Vile finally comes to TOAP! Listen in as Damian sits down with his tour buddy to talk being an outsider and all things punk. From the EpiFat years, to playing banjo shows at Philly's Stalag, to learning geopolitics from Propagandhi, to Gulcher Records, to fearing reprisals from J, to bonding over The Best Show, and loving The Sadies forever: DON'T MISS THIS ONE!
Also, don't miss Kurt Vile's awesome new "Back to Moon Beach" ep, available everywhere now!
Also, don't miss Kurt on tour this March!
Episode 473:
Get ready for more wacky hi-jinks of TOAP, because Dave from Adrenalin O.D. is here! Today on the show, Damian is joined by the drummer of AOD and author of the book "If It’s Tuesday This Must Be Walla Walla: The Wacky History of Adrenalin O.D." to talk about all things punk. Listen in as they discuss: the many scenes of NJ, the importance of Maximum Rock & Roll, the constant drug spectre in punk, the Feederz at the Gilman and so much more!! Don't miss it!!!
Also, don't miss Dave's fantastic book: "If It’s Tuesday This Must Be Walla Walla: The Wacky History of Adrenalin O.D."; available everywhere now, from DiWulf Books
Episode 472:
Whether you are a rebel with a cause or just for the kicks: this is the place to be! John Gourley from Portugal. The Man is on the show! Listen in as Damian sits down with his buddy to discuss: punk and tricking Sarah Palin into building a skatepark. From being raised as a "Woods Kid" in Alaska, to playing along to Minor Threat, to witnessing Unsane's Alaska debut, to writing songs with G.O.A.T. Paul Williams and so much more: DON'T MISS THIS ONE!
Also, don't miss Portugal. The Man's "Chris Black Changed My Life" lp; available everywhere, now!
Also, don't miss Portugal. The Man on tour!
WE'RE ALL HERE BECAUSE WE LOVE HARDCORE! Welcome to a very special TOAP with Ambrose and John! Listen in as Damian chats with two of his inspirations and driving forces in DC hardcore; for a deep dive into the good, bad and ugly of punk. From discussions about: hardline, archiving, DCHC, selling out, technology, the safety of historical distance, getting old and why hardcore is THE BEST: don't miss this one!!!!
Also, check out John's fist appearance on the show
Also, check out the awesome Joint Custody Records
Also, check out the fantastic Demystification Zine
Also, check out the stupendous Shining Life Press
Episode 472:
Holster your Guns, put away your Revolvers and get ready for some Fartz; because Duff McKagan has come to Turned Out A Punk! Listen in as Damian sits down with Duff to talk all things Seattle punk! From being in 27 punk and hardcore bands, to the impact of the Empire record on Duff's approach to music, to hardcore ruining everything, to nearly forming a band with Ron Reyes, to dodging the Mentors and so much more: DON'T MISS THIS ONE!
Also, don't miss Duff's great new solo album "Lighthouse", available everywhere now!
Episode 471:
Meet the Russins! This week on the show: Alex, Ben and Ned, from Cold World, Citizen, Glitterer and Title Fight, are here! Listen in as Damian sits down, with the current first siblings of punk and hardcore, to talk music and family. From Alex gatekeeping hardcore from his little brothers, to the importance of the Mental Era, to the legend of Magnus, to Title Fight's enduring legacy, to it being a Cold World world and so much more: this is not to be missed!!!!
Also, don't miss Citizen's latest lp: "Calling The Dogs"! Available everywhere now, from Run For Cover Records.
Also, don't miss Citizen on tour!
Also, don't miss Glitterer's upcoming lp: "Rationale"! Available everywhere February 23, from Anti- Records.
Also, don't miss Glitterer on tour!
And for you legal needs: hit up Alex at Russin Law!
Episode 470:
We hope you're still screaming; because The Stahl Bros are here! Today on the show: Damian is joined by Pete and Franz Stahl, from Scream and Wool, to talk the good, bad and ugly of punk. From being halfway between the PMA & the Georgetown Punx, to The Robbie Brookside Connection, to the return of LA in the 90s, to grunge happening, to the power of DC's brand of Hardcore, to never wanting to stop being a punk and so much more: THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!
Also, don't miss Scream's fantastic new lp: DC Special. Available everywhere now, from Dischord Records.
Episode 469:
Today on Turned Out A Punk, our friend Jason Narducy returns to the show and he's brought along his buddy, Michael Shannon! Join Damian as he sits with the two bandmates to talk: growing up, theatre, movies and punk. From the DePaul connection, to getting overwhelmed by a venue, to the greatness of Iggy, to the Modern Lovers inventing punk, to sitting in a swamp with Henry Rollins: DON'T MISS THIS ONE!
Also don't miss Jason and Michael playing REM's "Murmer", along with with: Daj Juhlin, Nick Macri, Vijay Ellis-Nayak and TOAP legend: Jon Wurster
Fri. Feb. 1 and 2 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
Sun. Feb. 4 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
Thu. Feb. 8 – Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club
Fri. Feb. 9 – Carrboro, NC @ Catʼs Cradle
Sat. Feb. 10 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat
Mon. Feb. 12 – Ardmore, PA @ Ardmore Music Hall
Tue. Feb. 13 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
Wed. Feb. 14 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Episode 468:
Don’t worry about having a bad trip because Eric Andre and Dan Curry are here! Join Damian as he sits down with the minds behind: The Eric Andre Show, Bad Trip, Hot Package and the brand new book Dumb Ideas to discuss all things punk and more. From the shock of the anti-sex part of straight edge, to good and bad trips, to the hilariously humourless side of hardcore, to whatever happened to the Soy Bomb guy and so much more: DON’T MISS IT!!!
Also, don’t miss Dan and Eric’s great new book: “Dumb Ideas”, available everywhere now!
Also, huge thank you to Jonah Falco for audio support with this episode!
Episode 467:
Rev your blue engines because: Molly Rankin and Alec O'Hanley are on Turned Out A Punk! Listen in as Damian sits down with his old tour buddies to talk: turning your back on expectations, success and punk. From the greatness of the Dolly Mixture, to sharpening your skills on tour, to gambling with Doug Marsch, to noble arrests and so much more! Don't miss it!!!!
Also, don't miss Alvvays' amazing "Blue Rev", out on Polyvinyl now!
Also, don't miss Alvvays on tour!
Episode 466:
For those that know, there is no Toronto music legend that is more storied and infamous than Dan Burke. Join Damian as he sits down with the Toronto concert promoter and music icon, to dig beneath the myths and legends. From hanging with the Discords in NDG, to fall from grace of a W5 reporter, to the genius of Will Munro, to the John Dwyer fight, to the Jay Reatard fight, to dying and coming back to life... TWICE: THIS IS ONE OF THE WILDEST EPISODES EVER.
Keep up with all of Dan's upcoming concerts on instagram: @dan_burke_rockscar
Episode 465:
Today on the show, Heatmiser's Neil Gust is here! Listen in as Damian sits down with Neil to discuss punk and the complications that come when our friends become famous. From the importance of Gobblehoof, to the Poison Idea Connection, to various scenes in the pacific northwest, to grappling with Heatmiser's legacy and so much more: DON'T MISS THIS
Also , don't miss the fantastic new Heatmiser retrospective compilation: "The Music Of Heatmiser", on Thirdman Records. Available everywhere, now.
Splits Vol. 17:
Quit your job and tell your boss to stand aside, because Chris "Cooch" Minicucci and Jerry A. are back! Join Damian, and the biggest Poison Idea fan he knows (Cooch), as they sit and chat with the King Of Punk himself (Jerry A.)! Trying not to run afoul with the Fowl crew, living with Count Vertigo, getting a new lease on life and a major record nerd-out: this is a gooooood one!
Also, head to https://poisonidea.bigcartel.com/ for all your Poison Idea needs!
Also, head here for Jerry's incredible autobiography!
Also, don't miss any of the awesomeness Cooch involved in: the godly Radio Raheem Records & books , the foundational Painkiller Records, and the fantastic store Big Dig!
You better keep your eye on the bat around here, because the hits keep coming: El Kempner is here! Listen in as Damian sits down with the Palehound mastermind to discuss punk of all stripes. From the Avril Lavigne quagmire, to Simple Plan knowing better, to DIY's importance, to Pitchfork's power and so much more: don't miss this one!
Also, don't miss Palehound's fantastic "Eye On The Bat" lp! Available everywhere now, on Polyvinyl Records.
Also, don't miss Palehound on tour, now!
Welcome to THIS FOOL's Chris Estrada's and TURNED OUT A PUNK's Damian Abraham's new podcast: KILLED BY PUNK! Punk is a globally diverse culture, with every participant imbuing the word with their own personal definition of what it is. Each episode, Chris and Damian will discuss the different ways this word has been interpreted and the larger ramification for culture and society.
How better to kick it off than with a trip to The Punk Museum in Las Vegas?!?
First, join Chris and Damian as they sit down with the great Fred Armisen and a very a hungover Fat Mike at The Punk Museum. Kick back and "watch" the fireworks, as poor Fred and Chris are subjected to Mike and Damian's bickering about, what else, punk.
Then, Chris and Damian have a two on one conversation with Fat Mike, and it's a rollercoaster! From the effort required to open a punk museum, to the evolving understanding within punk, to the myth of "taste", to the core of Mike and Damian's tensions, to why Mike looks up to Chris, to the highs and lows the come from being the man who's job was keeping punk rock elite: DON'T MISS THIS ONE!
For more information on tickets and guided tours for the AMAZING Punk Museum in Las Vegas: GO HERE!!!!
Check out Mike's new classical record:"Fat Mike Get's Strung Out", Available everywhere on Fat Wreck Chords, now!
Episode 456:
They all go hand and hand through the punk life. Today on the show: Dave Rowntree from Blur is here! Listen in as Damian sits down with one of britpop's most interesting people, to discuss punk and the housing crises. From the Adverts coming to town, to the sounds of London's squatter scene, to being the first band on the internet, to building space programs, to working with a Disco Zombie, to 8 year old Damian drinking with Damon: THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!
Also, don't miss Blur's new album "The Ballad Of Darren", out everywhere July 21st!
Also, don't miss Dave's fantastic album "Radio Songs", out now on Cooking Vinyl!
Finally, don't miss Damian at The Punk Museum in Las Vegas, July 24-25. Get tickets here!
Episode 455:
How much art can you take: because Chris Mars is here! Today on the show, Damian is joined by the former Replacements' drummer turned master painter for a discussion about how punk permeates every aspect to Chris’ approach. From the early days in Dog Breath, to partying too hard for Sam Kinison, to why to focus on the eyes and so much more: THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!
Also, don’t miss Chris’ new solo album: “The Average Album”, available here!
Also, don't miss Chris' amazing new monograph : "7:42", coming this fall on Rare Bird Books!
Also, please support: https://www.muttmuttengine.org; a fantastic not-for-profit dog rescue founded by Chris!
Get ready for some Girls' Germs and Bratmobiles, because Allison Wolfe is here! Listen in as Damian sits down with the Pacific Northwest music legend to talk punk, riot grrrl and the cultural shifts they create. From going to the punk party, to refusing to give Kurt the Vaselines singles, to the Danko Jones Connection, to the importance of Fifth Column, to Riot Grrrl changing academia, to singing in Metal Church: THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!
Also don't miss the return of Bratmobile, July 2 at Oakland's Mosswood Meltdown!
Splits Vol 12:
This is a Splits for the ages: Tommy Stinson and Jon Wurster return to the show! That’s right, TOAP MVP, Jon Wurster sits down with Damian to interview one of Jon's all-time music heroes: Tommy Stinson! THIS IS ONE FOR THE AGES!
Don’t miss Tommy’s fantastic new solo album: “Tommy Stinson’s Cowboys In the Campfire - Wronger” ! Head over to tommystinson.com to grab vinyl and for upcoming tour dates!
Don’t miss Jon on tour with Mountain Goats and Bob Mould! You can also catch Jon every Tuesday at 9pmEST, as part of The Best Show!
Episode 440:
It's an (Orthodox) Tankcrimes Day miracle!! Chris Elder is on Turned Out A Punk!
Join Damian as he sits down with the legendary vocalist and label head to discuss punk and the history behind the mystery of one of hardcore's greatest bands. From growing up punk in Inglewood, to the perfection of the Pessimiser discography, to No Comment's concept record, to the genius of Oingo Boingo, to the greatness of California's Nausea and so much more! DON'T MISS THIS ONE
Head to tankcrimes.com for all your Despise You needs!
Happy Tankcrimes Day, everyone!
Episode 387 -
BRACE BELDEN has been many things: a podcaster, a writer, a shit disturber, a florist, a union organizer, a volunteer People’s Protection Units’ soldier; but throughout it all he remained a punk rocker. Join Damian as he sits down with Brace to discuss growing up in punk & why being infamous is a game for the young. From being kidnapped by a work farm/cult, to fistfights at the Gilman, to the origins of “Mysterious Guy Hardcore”, to a heated debated about “Burning Spirits”: this is NOT TO BE MISSED!!!!
Also, don’t miss Brace on the TrueAnon podcast! Get it at the best podcast store you know!
Also Touched On:
Getting into punk in Canada
Danzig pointing at you
A goth babysitter
Rancid: HUGE in the Bay
Max from Warkrime gets his skateboard smashed…
Wearing yellow, tartan bondage pants to the Gilman: big mistake
San Fransisco Drunk Punx
Kidnapped and sent off to a youth work camp cult
Working for Tankcrimes
The younger band scene
Meeting Jonah and Career Suicide
Scotty Karate taking care of the scene
“We were rotten little guys.”
Dave Dictor writing to the principle about your MDC shirt
Psychedelic Horseshit
Clockcleaner
Judd and Sex Vid
Even MRR knows…
The Last Punk
Doing LSD with Total Control
“Skinhead pants!”: Jimmy from Annihilation Time and a bucket of bleach
& SO MUCH MORE!!!!
Episode 350:
We’re going for a drive, not the after dinner kind! Join Damian as he goes for a ride with Bad Religion’s GREG GRAFFIN Ph.D! Listen in as the two discuss: Darby Crash stealing french fries, summers away from punk in Wisconsin & "Becoming Keith Morris". So get in the sedan because this one is NOT TO BE MISSED!!!
& don’t miss Bad Religion on tour this fall with War On Women & Alkaline Trio!
Also Touched On:
Lyrically intimidating
An article in Details
Loving Todd Rundgren
“Darby was not someone to look up to”
Hearing the Germs for the first time
The Gears lp
The importance of the abundance of studios to California hardcore
The relationship with the Circle Jerks
Red Kross and not fitting in with the LA punks
Going to back to Wisconsin and having no interest in local punk
Going to University with Milo but never talking
Working with Noam Chomsky
The “back to the known” show
Not relating to the late 80’s HC kids
Becoming the “Keith Morris”
In defence of “Into The Unknown”
& SO MUCH MORE!
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Episode 327:
JULIEN BAKER IS BACK! That's right, Julien returns to the show & we'll be damned if it’s not one of the best episodes ever! Listen in as the two discuss: Nirvana by algorithm, Punk/ Religious guilt, smashing guitars, the loneliness of playing solo & so much more!!! NOT TO BE MISSED!!!
Also, don't miss Julien Baker's AWESOME "Little Oblivions" out NOW Matador!
Also Touched On:
The concession to pop culture
The audacity of a phone call
The writer/performer distinction
Playing with a band again for the first time
The co-operative nature of performance
How thrilling will it be to be at a show again?!?
The intensity of the spotlight
Hayley from Paramore
Chumbawamba career moves
Zach Against The Machine
“I’m sus of everything”: being weary of promotion
The freedom success allows
Mitigating the punk rock guilt
What would have happens if the meeting with Sean 6131 did't happen?
Punk as religion: redux
Computers as DJs
Pheobe and Lucy as inspiration
Religion, punk and dogmas
Questioning straight edge and finding Sobriety
& SO MUCH OTHER GOODNESS!!!
Episode 296 -
We're going wild in the streets on this episode because Damian is joined by his buddy & a goddamn LEGEND: KEITH MORRIS! Listen in as the two discuss the LA punk explosion, & what led up to it, from the most first hand of perspectives. From going with Greg Ginn to see the Dogs in a music wasteland to watching West Coast hardcore take over the globe a few years later. This is NOT TO BE MISSED & don't miss the brand new jammed packed reissue of Group Sex (one of the best records ever!) out now on Trust Records.
Also Touched On:
Not heroes, friends
Great bass players
LA versus NY punk
A nice thick red face and zucchini noodles
Talking Heads, Blondie and most of the early CBs scene wasn’t really punk
The Dickies and X are the only bands to get signed
Zolar X
The Imperial Dogs
The Dogs from Detroit: Ginn and Keith’s favourite band
The Last kick it off in the South Bay
Lucky Leher gives out his number on Group Sex and regrets it
Jeff trades Keith a song in exchange for a new band name
Hollywood vs the Beach communities
The effect of growing up in the “Hey Devo!” era
Don’t stand around trying to figure stuff out, jump in: Beach Jocks
Circles Jerks and Fear to 5000 people at the Olympic Auditorium
The Stooges on their last legs
The effects of Charles Manson on you Culture
Vom were… fun
Fear forming to mock punk
The Extremes to Youth Brigade
The Atoms: pre-DFL and GnR
The first tour
Fanzines
Making sure you were playing with the good band in each town
Borrowing riffs
four month long tours
no merch
& SO MUCH MORE!!!
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Get stoked!!!! On the show today, one of the all-time most sought after guests, Municipal Waste's Tony Foresta stops by for a chat! Listen in as Damian celebrates all that is awesome with the thrash/ metal/ hardcore/ punk god. From Avail to AmRep to Power Violence & Phobia, all the bases are covered! Shout out Scotty Tankcrimes!!!!
NOT TO BE MISSED!!!!!
Also Touched On:
This took a long time to happen
loving the Beastie Boys
Sneaking out to see DRI
Danzig and Sacred Reich
Pink Lincolns at the Blues Chair
Reading MRR
Beavis and Butt-head
Christian punk and metal
Seeing the first show on the Check Your Head tour
Forming James River Scratch
Jamming at the AMC theatre smoking weed and telling off the cops
Beers with Face To Face
MxPx 90s Beef
Moving to LA and loosing a friend with to Phobia
talking to Ryan about forming the Waste at a DRI show
Touring with Jerome’s Dream and Tragedy
“DRI’s playing tonight! Let’s just go there and play it!”
“I remember Gord!”
No one was doing it like this
STABBED IN THE EYE
Scotty Tankcrimes
& MUCH, MUCH MUCH MORE!!!!!
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SURPRISE EPISODE!!!! Scratch another one off the bucket list because, thanks to our friend’s at Punk Rock Bowling, MILO AUKERMAN OF THE DESCENDENTS IS ON THE SHOW!!!! Join Damian as he talks to one of his heroe’s to find out about going from a new wave lovin' nerd to one of the most iconic vocalists ever! YOU’VE GOTTA TO HEAR THIS!!!! Go see the Descendents play Punk Rock Bowling next weekend (with Damian) too!
Also Touched On:
X opens for Devo
Getting into LA punk
Accidentally seeing Black Flag’s infamous park gig
Listening to Rodney
Dangerhouse Records
Ramones are more standard
“I was a frickin’ nerd”
Dressing new wave
Bill Stevenson selling you a Decendents record
The 60’s influence on the first 7”
The Allycats influence
Singing in musicals
ripping off Dez
Watching Black Flag practice
The Last connection
Joining the new wave club at school and the meeting getting invaded by the punkers
The Blasters
The Chiefs
New Wave kids that liked a punk
don’t turn around in the pit!
The Germs show: people had gotten in with weapons
The Minutemen
Playing with Minor Threat
The SST fans
New Alliance Records
Hearing “Milo Goes To College” for the first time… in college
Bill joins Black Flag but that was the end of it.
Ray Cooper takes over vocals
Bill’s congratulations card to Milo in the form of an album
The albatross of the Milo head
going to shows in San Diego
TSOL
Battalion Of Saints
Singing on Loose Nut
Seeing the Misfits on the last tour
The drawbacks of a double life
& MUCH MUCH MORE!!!!!!
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Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival is but a week away! To celebrate, we have festival founders & Youth Brigadiers, Shawn & Mark Stern on the show for ONE OF THE BEST EPISODES EVER OF TOAP!!! Join Damian in his glee as the Sterns talk about all his favourite topics: From AA Records to Zolar X! OH, MY GAWD!
Also Touched On:
Going to see the Dickies for a first show
A disagreement about Vom
Tampon eating scares of some stoner buddies
Robert Trower
Getting into Devo
Going to back to Toronto and catching the B-52s and the Beat People
Saskatoon Temp-hair dye disaster
100 Punk to rule the world: The Masque and the Canterbury
The Go-Gos
A different perspective on the invading beach punks
Test Tube Records & Greg Heston
Skinhead Manor
Skin Swing Brigade
Someone Gonna Get Their Head Kicked
Matt Groening loves the comp
getting Doug Moody into punk
Bringing Aggression around to meet Doug Moody for a shakedown and it getting them signed
Nearly winding up on the People’s Court
AA Records
French Oi
Eskorbuto
Pure Hell & the Dead Boys
Brendan Mullen’s ear
AND SO MUCH MORE!!!
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Years in the making & two attempts at recording have been worth it!!! The King of the Mountain, G.O.A.T. John Darinelle is on the show this week! Listen along as John & Damian discuss going from getting messed with by members of Bad Religion & Christian Death, to finally understanding why Nick Cave would hate the bathroom being in the front of the club, but don't worry, there is lots of Ajax Records talk for all you teeny boppers out there! The Mountain Goats have an AWESOME new record out on MERGE called “In League With Dragons” Check it out now!!!!!
Also Touched On:
Some awesome music talk
seen it in the LA times
Mom ordered Never Mind The Bollocks to the library
When DIY came to punk
Early college rock
The Normal
TVOD
Being scared of punk
Jay from Bad Religion and Rozz from Christian Death trying to mess with you in the neighbourhood
The bully that chases you toward guitar, literally
Charlie Chase and the Folk Music centre
Running into your tormentors at Buttonhole Surfers shows
“Finding someone that like The Velvet Underground was like a Wizard!”
Man Is The Bastard on streaming services
The Extra Glens
Mighty Joe Young
AntiSeen, Eyehategod and Obsessed
Being a parent and trying to leave the house for a show
Nick Cave just trying to use the bathroom
Doing security for Fugazi
Ian MacKaye makes a nice cup of tea
Peter and Ajax Records
“I can have an advance?!?”
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GEORGE IS BACK BABY! Once again TOAP shows up to prove that a sequel can equal or even top the original. George Pettit was one of the original guests on this podcast way back when & now he finally makes his triumphant return to the show! Join Damian as he sits down with his good friend to catch up & bullshit about music, culture & how punk can micro change the world. NOT TO BE MISSED! George's band Dead Tired has an awesome new album, "Full Vol." His other band, Alexisonfire also put out some amazing new music as well.
Also Touched On:
A long time coming making this thing
George tells Damian Alexisonfire is getting back together
“What am I going to do now?” the post band question
Wade gets it done
Young Chris O’Toole working at the record store
Niagara Falls: ghost town
Sex Pistols Wax Figures
shows that no one came to
The kind of out of touch having a kid makes you
kid run vs. the old people scene
The end of alternative culture
The brilliance of CityTV
No New Bomb Turks on Much Music
& SO MUCH MORE!!!!!
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Pick Up The Pieces!!! This week on the show, Damian sits down with John Ross Bowie! The Big Bang Theory star & author of the new play, FOUR CHORDS AND A GUN has an INSANE story to tell. You guys are gonna love this one! SO, HEY HO... Oh, forget it
Also Touched On:
A dance routine to Rockaway beach
The String theory of cool
NOW, I want to sniff some glue
Buying Ramones records
The Spin mags 10 year anniversary of punk issue
The dramatic aspects of growing up in 80’s NY
Spring 84 seeing The Go-Gos
Putting an ad looking for a penpal
A friend in Kitchener
Asexuals
Doughboys
The Nunfuckers rule!
Going to CBGB’s to see Breakdown
The two different audiences for New York hardcore bands and cali punk in NY
Murphy’s Law and the Dickies on halloween
A group of comedy people at Matador 21
Musical theatre meets punk
The Mumps
World Inferno Friendship Society
Liking Let’s Wreck This Party
Bad Religion’s Into The Unknown
Greg Graffin coming to DJ on your radio show
Bob Dylan for jocks
Bugout Society are crazy underrated
Crucial Youth trolling MRR readers
Damian’s dad loves Toy Dolls
understanding why your parent feared punk
when hardcore get reeeeaaallllyyyy hard
Mutant Pop rocks!!!
Sicko
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Episode 206 -
Here's Johnny!!! This week on the show Damian is joined by one of the greatest guitarists in the history of British Rock & Roll: JOHNNY MARR!!! Johnny has an amazing new album, “Call The Comet” & has played in some of the most LEGENDARY bands ever but, as is par for the course with this show, the two spent most of the time talking about a band that only ever released one song on a compilation. CHECK THIS ONE OUT & don't forget THE TOAP PATREON!
👨🎨: Gray Abraham
Also Touched On:
The Sex Pistols’ legendary Lesser Free Trade Hall
Billy Duffy changes the next day
Going to see Slaughter & The Dogs at age 12
Stooges, The Dolls & Dr Feelgood
The glory days of working class rock & roll
The first single
Playing guitar
The GODLY Sister Ray!
A freak show of a band
A scary group of dudes
A drummer with dreads in South Manchester in the late 70’s
In a band with adults at age 14
Steven & Isaac got nothing on Clive.
Clive says “If you are a intros band, you are going to need this…”
Pete Shelley: the true radical for the time
The differences between the london punks & the punks around the country that took up the flag
The importance of Jon Savage’s book
The importance of Magazine
Bowiefreaks
The Suffragette City is the template for punk
The Robert Alman Punk Salon
The White Dice
Paris Valentino’s riff becomes Handsome Devils
The Only Ones are gods!
“Peter Perret is my Sid Barrett”
Seeing Nick Lowe from the knees down
The FBeat audition
The Turned Out A Punk Patreon is live! Head to patron.com/turnedoutapunk and check it out! Also, check out Chris, Dave It Up, Dave Martin and Damian as they talk about the best live bands they never saw, youtube clips and Dave It Up not liking the Cramps(!?!?!?!?!).
When Damian sat down with Jennifer Herrema (Half of the legendary duo Royal Trux), he had no clue they would spend the whole time talking about first wave DC hardcore, but this is a perfect example of the power of punk & ultimately the point of this show. Join Damian in his stunned joy as they discuss how the noise & chaos of hardcore informed Jennifer’s musical sensibility & life in general. NOT TO BE MISSED!!!! Check out Royal Trux's godly new album, White Stuff on Fat Possum now!
Also Touched On:
Shout Out To Tony Reitmen
Hanging with Iron Cross at the age of 12
Olson’s Books and Records with Sab and Tesco Vee working the door
Wandering through George Town and looking at fliers
Anna and Cynthia Connolly
Hanging out with Void
Pussy Galore
Always against straight edge
Dante and Sab were wild!
Ian stands in his own truth
9353
Royal Trux starts in DC
The results of an acid trip
Moby and Neil as college buddies
Going to Skynyrd for Kid Rock
Gerard Cosloy is responsible for all of this
Listening to GBH trying to figure it out
The influence of Discharge
Mike Fellows
Chis Bald
AND MORE!!!!!
This week on the show, one of the coolest (& one of the first performers your host Damian ever saw live), MARY TIMONY of the band EX HEX sits down for a chat. Listen in as the two talk about Mary going from a DC hardcore kid who didn't feel like she fit in, to finding a home in Boston Indie Rock, to touring world wide with the godly HELIUM. THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED (ALSO, don't miss EX HEX’s FANTASTIC new album "It's Real” on Merge Records)!!!
Also touched on:
Damian’s first show
Growing up down the road from the MacKayes
Mary’s folks: “Have you heard of Ian’s band Minor Threat?”
Alec’s leopard print hair
Watching Friday Night Videos and finding New Wave
Feeling different
Learning to play guitar to stop dressing weird
Seeing Rites Of Spring for a first show
The positivity of the DC hardcore scene
Revolution Summer and the changes begin
“DON’T MOSH!!!”
Combo sport team/ street gang
Fire Party
Christian Billotte
Jamming Joe Satriani
HazMat becomes Autoclave
A Rush loving drummer
Autoclave
Slant 6
Swiz
Kingface
Soulside
Ignition
Fugazi in the basement of St. Stephen’s (pre-Guy)
The friend with the Bongos
Moving to Indie Rock loving Boston
The difference between DC and Boston
“Way to DC for that!”: Major label find no one answering when they come knocking
Signing to Matador
Opening for Liz Phair at CBGB’s
AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!!!
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How often do you get to talk to the boss of your record label, bass player in one of your favourite bands & one of the first people to ever hire you in the music biz? Well, this once in a lifetime confluence happens to Damian this week when he welcomes LAURA BALLANCE OF MERGE RECORDS / SUPERCHUNK on to the show show!!! Listen in as the two discuss Laura’s journey, why MERGE gets it in a way some other label can't & the night in London twenty years ago when Damian had to work the merch table for Superchunk.
Also Touched On:
Big Sister’s record collection as a gateway
Adam Ant on late night tv and a sexual awaking
Was it Prince & The Revolution on Purple Rain OR Bad Brains & Neon Christ for the first show?
ATL Alternative Culture Unity
The difference between Raleigh and Atlanta’s punk scenes
the uniqueness of the various hardcore scenes in NC
Learning to overcome stage fright
Starting Merge
Gerard’s stamp of approval
Not being proud of the early stuff
You can’t be discerning if you’re going to be prolific
Erectus Monotone: pre- Double Negative
not liking the bands that signed to major labels
Jon Wurster: the punkest motherfucker you ever did see
AND MORE!!!!!!
The odd couple of punk podcasting are back! This time, Chris & Damian invite Damian's brother / show producer, Tristan on the show to discuss stuff he felt Damian & Jonah may have overlooked on Episode 200. Before getting to that that, they discuss Johnny Rotten vs. Marky Ramone, the new Punk doc series, getting starstruck as an adult, why Robbie Brookside is the ultimate vehicle to discuss the history of punk & so much more!!!!
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Almost 8 years ago, Damian, host of this show, & Jake Duzsik, of the awesome band HEALTH, had a hang so epic it left both men changed. Now, they are finally reunited & it was glorious! Listen in as the two discuss skateboarding, wrestling, success & how it all comes together: PUNK!
Also Touched On:
An Epic Hang A Couple A Few Years Back
Hesher
Going With You Dad To See Nirvana At Age 11
Pearl Jam Being Amazing But Not Being That Into Them
Butthole Surfers Go Mainstream
Come As You Are & Our Band Could Be Your Life
Dad Works With Kim Thayil
Getting into peace punk and becoming snobbie
East Bay Ray can play!
Not starting a band until your 20s
Seeing Submission Hold
How tiny DIY punk and hardcore ws in the 90s
The Artier free jazz side of Crass
Being the outliers of the Smell Scene
Noise in Brooklyn vs. Noise in LA in the early 2000’s
Not liking the Decendents
The emotional playing of the Dead Milkmen
loving the guitars first
Listen to only Frankenchrist for a whole summer
Jake Goes to College
NOFX takes over
Driving in cars with snowboarders singing Bro-Hymn
The Punk side of skateboarding
The Punk side of wrestling
Wrestings VS Skateboarding: battle for punk
& SO MUCH MORE!!!!!!
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WHAT AN INSANE WEEK!?!?!? This time on the show punk legend & Bouncing Souls frontperson, Greg Attonito stops by for a chat! Join Damian as he sits down with one of his heroe’s to talk about how punk would change his life, the importance of an anthemic chorus & why you never stop when you are opening for Green Day in Europe.
Also Touched On:
Getting Into Punk Though Your Sister
Meeting Brian & Going To Shows
The Real Cool Guys
Sis goes to the Smiths
Seeing Bruce Springsteen in a stadium
trying to be the ultimate sing along band
“Man, we haven’t written anything close to Hungry Heart
Playing together for 30 years
Seeing the Kinks play on the pier
Seeing The Red Hot Chilli Peppers in NY on Halloween vs. an off night in NJ
Ramones
Fishbone
Seeing Ween’s first show
They Might Be Giants
AOD
Sticks and Stones
Getting on stage for the first time
learning to be a vocalist
Braindead: the very first Bouncing Souls song
slinging your 7”s on the street
“We’d just hang out and stuff would happen”
Always being the weird band
AND SO MUCH MORE!!!
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OH CRAP, WE MADE IT!!! Episode 200 is here & what better way to celebrate than by turning the tables on Damian & putting him into the hot seat. Who better to serve as the interviewer, but the rhythm to Damian's heart, former guest, Jonah Falco (Career Suicide/ Fucked Up/ Game)! Listen in as Jonah forces Damian to answer the question: "How did you get into punk?"
BUT, because this is a party, we have some other guests that have acted as influencers to do this podcast, including: Legendary "The Best Show" caller and music historian Charles R. Martin, "Post Wrestling"'s John Pollock & Wai Ting and "Heat Vision & Jack"'s & maybe Bad-Religion-show-goer Jack Black!!!!!!
This is the a MONSTER of a 200th episode!!!
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR SUPPORTING THE SHOW FOR THE PREVIOUS 199 EPISODES!!!
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This is the start of the new era for Turned Out A Punk! Footnotes Supershow is Chris & Damian hanging out & talking all things punk, wherever the conversation goes. What a better way to kick off the show than having not one, but TWO of Daves we know (we know, these are the Daves we know): Dave It Up & Dave Martin!
Sit back & listen as they ask important questions like:
-Have you ever actually heard Chinese Democracy?
-Tragedy's "Vengeance" setting a bar.
-The international record condition exchange rate.
AND SO MUCH MORE!!!!!
This week on Turned Out A Punk, it is a celebration as PHOEBE BRIDGERS & CONOR OBERST come on to celebrate the release of Better Oblivion Community Center! So sit back as Damian gets two different perspectives on a punk journey that ultimately led to the recording of this record. Can You Believe it? ONE FOR THE AGES!!!
Also Touched On:
Pick A Number Between 1 & 10
Clash Loving Big Brother As First Exposure
Uncle Tupelo
Woody Guthrie
From Avril To X
“It’s Not Punk To Call Yourself PUNK”
Conor: PA For hire
Doing Sound For Brainiac
The Reason That The Omaha Sound Has No Sound
Growing Up & Smelling The Smell
Sloppy Jane: From Punk To Cave Core
Girl Pusher: The Most Appropriate Named Band Ever
Commander Venus
Grass Records
The Crap Shoot Of All Ages Bills
Hating Piano
Neil Young Is So Punk
Nirvana Fan: Me But Greasy
Feeling Like You Have To Sign To Other Labels
Digital Sex Rules!!!
Cursive Signs To Crank!
Mousetrap
311 Leaves Town To Get Back
You Have To Get The Music Out Of Omaha
The Pressure Of Being A Super Young Musician In LA
Phoebe & The He-Men
Einstein’s Dirty Secret
The Topanga Canyon
The Fixie Era
A Band Stays At Your Parents
“Is This Chicken vegan?”
Hearing About Emo For The First Time
The Sunny Day Sound
Pax Am
“It’s Like Sheryl Crow!”
Corporate Piggy
“You Know What Would Be Good For Your Image…”
Playing For The Violent Femme’s Fans: Not Fun
“We Should Form A Band That Sounds Like The Replacements!”
& MUCH MUCH MORE!!!
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Nerds run the streets tonight! This week on the show Chris and Damian talk MRR cancelling print, Lorna Doom's legacy AND the awesome Julien Baker episode!
Episode 197:
The good times never stop here at TOAP… Wait, did we say “good”? Well, we should have said AMAZING because this week on the show, Damian is joined by, one of his favourite song writers & one third of the supergroup boygenius, JULIEN BAKER!!! Listen in as the two discuss using christian punk as a way to escape, the similarities between punk vs. religion & Pezz (TN) ruling! DO NOT MISS THIS!!!!
Also Touched On:
Punk still runs deep
The burden of punk
Taking a stand against hotels
Betraying your genre
Romanticizing punk
Memphis is a unique
Seeing Green Day on TV
Someones playing guitar on tv and he looks vaguely effeminate and he disagrees with the president!
When you get dissed by the Casualties fans and saved by a violent Santa
Going to a show at the Skate park
Poison the Well
Silverstien
Job For A Cowboy
Bands stop going to Memphis
Resource scarcity breed cooperation out of necessity
The frat dude’s Led Zep band can play too even!
Fifteen rule
Wicker from Memphis, an anti-band
Growing up with religion and find
Using Christian hardcore as an escape to secular punk
The double edge sword of faith based music
Punk as religion
Jawbreaker
going to your first house show
Hot Topic bands
Truest of true punks
Turnstile live is next level
PEZ RULES!!!!
& MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!!
Yes, yes Nerds are here again, but they didn't come to see your band! This week on the show, Chris & Damian talk more Danger Erhen! Also, grapple with the argument: What is art?
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THIS IS LEGIT, ONE OF THE BEST EPISODES OF TURNED OUT A PUNK YET! Damian is joined by Jackass star Danger Ehren for one of the funniest, most honest & dare we say it, touching episodes. Not to be missed!!! THEN, TOAP Footnotes co-host, Chris O’Toole joins him to talk favourites of 2018!
Also Touched On:
Ehren who?
Just a real dude
Sleep opening for Neurosis
getting into punk through Skateboarding and Snowboarding Videos
Punk becoming the meaning of everything
Going on snowmobile vacations
Picking up bodies on the ways home from vacation
the origins of snowboarding
Jocks VS Punks
Too much information
Jackass as forebarer to the
Doing something to be remembered
Jackass Changing culture
Content over quality
Jackass for Youtube
What porn was to the internet…
Jackass as art
How the band got together
doing stupid shit in isolation
the stuff that was too extreme
doing Jackass shit before the world had seen Jackass
Joined by being weird
Performance art
Knowing the Melvins for 20 years
AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!
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2018 wasn’t so hot for a ton of reasons, but there were some shining moments in a year of otherwise dark times. One such beacon, The Punk/Wrestling Connection!!! This year, the bonds of Wrestling & Punk continued to grow stronger. Nowhere was this connection better illustrated than at Turned Out A Punk’s first ever, “The Punk/Wrestling Connection Gathering”. Join Damian as he gathers UK wrestling God Robbie Brookside, Turnstile’s Pat McCrory, Punk God Lars Frederiksen, Power Trip’s Riley Gale, Ceremony’s Anthony Anzaldo, WWE/TNA/NJPW Champion MVP, Best Coast’s Bob Bruno & DJ/Vocalist/Wrestler Tuna Tardugno! The Punk/Wrestling Connection Is More Real Than Ever Going Into 2019!
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Chris & Damian throw the annual TOAP HOLIDAY STAFF PARTY w/ Dave Martin & Dave It Up. Listen in as the four hang out, open mail & TALK PUNK! Nevermind Talking To The Family, It's The Holidays!
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Are you hanging up the nerds on your wall? Are you hoping that the snow will start to fall? This week on the show, Chris & Damian talk two of the greatest, legendary smart-ass singers of all time! They also lay out the plans for the Footnotes holiday take over.
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Alright, Alright, Alright! This week on the show, Damian gets to sit down with a hardcore legend & ZINE GOD: BARRY HENSSLER!!! A vocalist hero & Co-creator of one of the most expensive hardcore 7"s ever. Listen in as the two discuss Barry going from being a four year old seeing the Grateful Dead on their first tour, to being part of the first wave of hardcore punk in the godly NECROS. NOT TO BE MISSED!!!
Also Touched On:
Alice Cooper as first exposure
Sonic Youth loving Love It To Death
Stooges
hearing MC5 from a friend's older brother and the older sibling cool music connection
The Vertigo Records New Wave comp
Seeing Pink Floyd on the first tour post Syd at age 7
Seeing the Grateful Dead at age 4 in a backyard
Alice Cooper and ZZ Top
Starting a band without guidance
Stooges
Trying to cover the Clash’s 1977
buying Spiral Scratch, The Cramps, Suicide and Electric Eels
Getting your licence and driving to Drome Records
Pere Abu
Pagens
The Making of Smega Journals
The reason the Necros have never been reissued
Seeing the Ramones and Johnny had beard
Joe Jackson
Undertones blow David Johansen
PIL in Detroit
The Spys and The Dry Heaves
Getting the Solger 7”
Meeting the DC kids
Seeing Minor Threat for the first time
befriending the Circle Jerks
seeing Black Flag for the first time
The story of Sex Drive
The Ohio music debate
Negative App
Devo
Starvation Army
Guided By Voices
The early east coast hardcore scene
Joey Shithead unconventional touring style
Minor Threat solo
Kings Of Punk is the last hardcore record
Haram
& MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!
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Break out the diet root beer & get ready to prank call the Bulldog Store, cause this week on the show, Charles Bronson’s vocalist turned Youth Attack tastemaker, MARK MCCOY!!! Join Damian as he sits down with a major influence of his & a 90's Chicago Hardcore Legend to talk about making art with a thesis. Also, the narrow atheistic boundaries within punk, records as artifacts & DAMN, so much more!!!!
Also Touched On:
Charles Bronson As A Huge Influence
Growing Up Near A Naval Base
“Yes, Very Fucking Hard!”
Studying Hardcore
Looking For A Third Minor Threat Tape
“There Were So Many Fucking All Tapes”
“What Is This Hardcore Thing? It Isn’t Sex Is It?
NoFX
Skate Videos A Document Of A Progressing Culture
“Like Does Screeching Weasel Actually Fit Into Infest?”
Going To Wax Trax
Amazing Sleuthing To Track Done Todd Pre-FYP
“Get SSD, But Not The Later SSD It Sucks”
Meeting Dan From SPAZZ By Randomly Calling Sheep Squeeze
Deep Wound & Siege To Infest & Crossed Out
The Rejected: “Do You Guys Like Skacore?”
Being On A Comp With 88 Fingers Louie
Hearing Napalm Death & Laughing
The Neos “This Is The Real Shit”
We Weren’t Good Enough To Play It
Going To See 7 Seconds & Tony Victory’s Only The Strong
Seeing Crudos For The First Time
Mk-Ultra
Making Enemies Because It Was Funny
Collecting Records As The Next Step From Cards & Comics
Ebro’s Agressive Record Collecting Style
Asshole Parade
The Tour The Couldn’t Happen
Playing Fiesta Grande… Badly
Worshipping Despise You
“We Were These Spoiled Brats.”
When Eric Wood Says To Make A 20 Song LP You Make A 20 Song LP
A Neighbour Is Going To Kick In Your Window
Breaking Up Is Easy To Do
Not Getting Something Going In NY
Always Trying To Be Void
United Mutations
City Hunter
Devoid Of Faith
Das Oath’s Unknowing Alice Cooper Tribute
Drawing The Faith Logo
& MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!
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"You're Holding Onto Something We Can't Have, But Hands Still Circle You're Still Getting Old..." The week Chris & Damian breakdown the John Jughead Episode & the craziness that was TOAP LIVE w/ Craig & Fletcher.
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THIS ONE'S A MONSTER!!! First, founding member of one of Damian’s all time favourite bands, Screeching Weasel. JOHN "JUGHEAD" PIERSON is on the show!!! Listen in as the two discuss how a band that never really fit in anywhere would go on to become one of punk's most influential bands. ALSO, AS A BONUS - TOAP LIVE AT HOUSE OF VANS w/ FLETCHER DRAGGE from Pennywise & CRAIG SETARI from Sick Of It All. Check out some of THE WILDEST stories you have ever heard on the show WITH a cameo from JOHN JOSEPH!!! WHAT AN EPISODE!?!?!?!?!?
Also Touched On:
Hearing Should I Stay Or Should I Go On The Radio While Crafting
Going To See Repo Man & The Shit Hitting The Fan
Angry Samones
AOD
Meeting Ben Weasel
The Ramones
The Decendents
Finding Melody
The Ozzfish Spilt That Never Happened
Signing To What Goes On Records
Touring With Spongetunnel
Getting Out Of Chicago Early
Naked Raygun
Driving To Berkeley For A Gig
Meeting Jesse Michaels & Crimpshrine
Sloppy Seconds & “I Want To Be A Homosexual”
When “My Brain Hurts” Comes Out & Everything Changed
The Mr. T Experience
The AMAZING Roadkill Records
Recording Punk House
Brian Vermin’s Importance To The Band
“We Got’Em”: Convincing Lookout To Sign You
Watching Green Day EXPLODE
Being Involved In Theatre
Leaving Screeching Weasel
& GOD, SO MUCH MORE!!!!
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THAT’S MY NERD FREE PRIDE! This week on the show Chris & Damian TALK, TALK & TALK about what they both agree was one of the best episodes yet, THURSTON MOORE!
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Episode 192 -
This one is well worth the wait, cause this week Damian finally gets THURSTON MOORE on the show & it's a MONSTER!!! Kickback & listen in as the two talk about Thurston being at the ground zero of punk when his journey began. You may have heard other Thurston Moore interviews over the years, but NOTHING like this. All in celebration of the launch of Thurston’s Ecstatic Peace Library imprint with Omnibus Press. GET READY!!!!!
Also Touched On:
It's All For You Thurston
Always Being A Punk
Louie Louie
Rock Mags
Seeing Iggy Standing On Hands & Heads
Trying To Turn Your 10-Year-Old Friend's Onto The Stooges
Raunchy Rock
The Fast Rule!
“Patti Smith Is Playing, Let’s Go!”
Talking Heads
The Ramones With Johnny On Vocals & Joey On Drums
“You’re Too Good To Hang Out With Us At The Friendly’s Now?!”
Cutlers In New Haven To Buy X-Offender
Buying Slaughter & The Dogs
The Damned
The Buzzcocks “Spiral Scratch”
Seeing The Fast, The Planets & Suicide At Max’s
Joey Was The Guy: Everything Cool About Punk Always
CBGB’s Is Nirvana
Richard Hell Licking His Stamp To Transfer It To Your Hand
Blondie & The Mumps
CB’s Burgers
The Living Doll Bass Player
Milk & Cookies
When The Dead Boys Came To Town…
The Stimulators
The Blessed & The Younger Scene
Student Teachers
Connecting With Lee & Kim Through Art
Going To Rat Cage
The Early DC 7”s
Darby’s Death
Going To LA To See Kim’s Parents
Never Seeing The Misfits
NY’s Early More Rock Influenced Hardcore
DC Comes In Like Buzzsaws
Heart Attack
Wanting To Be More Of A Hardcore Band
Jesse Malin: “I Heard You Saw The Dead Boys?”
Meeting The Singer Of Kaaos
& Much, Much More!!!!
And Nerds looking for a Future, worlds their aim. This week on the show, Chris & Damian tackle not one, but two episodes talkin' Canadaland’s Jesse Brown & Power-Violence’s Chris Dodge!
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If Turned Out A Punk were a galaxy, then this week's guest may very well be the sun: CHRIS DODGE! Not only as a member of "the Beastie Boys of the Underground" (Damian’s clunky analogy), Spazz, but also as the founder of the hugely important Slap-A-Ham Records! Chris has had a massive, indelible influence on hardcore & punk. Though Chis Dodge’s legendary run in underground music, we can connect: No Use For A Name, Melvins, Spazz, Infest, Faction, Kool Keith, The Gilman Scene, Fu Manchu, Sunn, etc. Sit back & relax as Chris & Damian connect the dots. ONE FOR THE AGES!!!!!!!
Also Touched On:
Chris Dodge Is The Sun At The Centre Of The Turned Out A Punk Universe
Fat Day As Repressed Memory
Loving Hard Rock At The Age Of 22
Steve Papusos’ Older Sister Marries A Punk & Gets the records
“No Way, No Band Is Better Than KISS!”
The Cramps’ “Songs the Lord Has Taught Us” As First Exposure
The Dickies Are The Fastest Band Ever!
Listening To The Weirdos Over & Over Again
Finding College Radio
Hearing About Maximum Rocknroll and getting a postcard from Tim
Dead Kennedys
Missing Hardcore By 84
Forming Legion Of Doom
Transitioning From The South Bay Scene To The Gilman Scene
Youth Of Today, MDC, The Lookouts At The Gilman
Scared Straight With A Performance Artist Opening
The Gilman Scene Provided The Full Spectrum Of Punk Styles
The Feederz Bum Everyone Out
AOD Have To Go On After The Feederz Cover The Stage In Dead Animals
Rabid Lassie
Moshing To Performance Art
Off The Disc Is Godly
Slap-A-Ham Is Godly
Getting Into Metal
Putting Out Records That No One Else Would
Neanderthal Was Supposed To Be A Picture Disc
Putting Out Burning Witch
9/11 Ended Slap-A-Ham
& MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!
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When your fearless host, Damian was young his counter cultural imagination was ignited by a small, short-lived, rebel, Toronto punk student newspaper called, Punch. Imagine Damian’s amazement when he found out the editor of said magazine was none other than, the venerable media powerhouse, Canadaland's founder, JESSE BROWN!!! Sit back as Damian hears all about the journey that brought Jesse from being a teenage journalist wunderkind, burnt out by success to fulfilling the promise of Punch all these years later.
Also Touched On:
Damian’s Inspiration
Liking Old Music
Robert Johnston
Sonic Youth
Bad Brains
Making Your First Real Friends
Pearl Jam
“Where Can I Get A Mudhoney Shirt?”
Fishbone
Living Color Is Part Of It
Getting Into Hate & Eightball
Rollin’s As Inspiration By Being... Not Good
Getting Into Re//Search & Pranks
Reading About Howard Stern, but Not Being Able To Hear It
Creating A Column To Take The Piss Out Of The Whole High School
Starting The Legendary Punch (CA)
Not Wanting To Just: “Make Noise In The Basement.”
Winning The Toronto Star Young Journalism Award
The Fine Art Of Being A Disrupter… Or Just A Shit Disturber
Getting Celebrated In The Real Media
Burning Out On News
Running Away To Montreal To Become an Artist
Working At VICE...
& MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!!
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Listen Nerds! Never Again! This week on the show, Chris & Damian have two huge episodes to discuss, but that doesn’t stop them from having a 20 minutes conversation about veggie burgers at now defunct fast food chains.
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The greatest hardcore record of all time, Poison Idea’s Feel The Darkness, is getting reissued!!! To celebrate, the King of Punk himself, JERRY A returns to the show! In keeping with the tradition of Aliens & The GodFather Part II, this sequel may be better than the original?!?!? So listen in as Damian gets to sit down with one of his heroes AGAIN & punish him about everything he forgot to ask the first time!
Also Touched On:
Part #2 Hard To Make Happen
Ramones As Universal Language
Music: If It’s Good, It’s Great
MRR Reviews Everything
Inept Music Is PERFECT
Jerry Loves Finnish Tom Loves Dutch
Buying GISM & Not Getting It
United Mutation
The Beef With DC
“It’s Time To Turn Up The Heat On Ian Again.”
Tom Hates Henry
What Is A "Superbeer"?
A 1/5 Of Jim Bean & Touring With The Hard-Ons
Drinking Where Belushi Did
Making “Feel The Darkness”
Writing Taken By Surprise For The Sub Pop Single
Making Sub Pop Pay Up
Pig’s Last Stand As Payback
Alice In Chains Find Grunge
Wanting To Go Out On A Good Note
Metal Bands
Getting Goth & Performance Art As Openers
Punk Love Cow Brains
I’m In A Hard Rock Band
How Pantera Heard About Poison Idea…
Having A Song On The Crow Soundtrack
Being On Punk-O-Rama
Never Getting A Statement From Epitaph
The Unreleased Poison Idea
Loving YDI
Poison Idea Was Its Own World
Record Collecting
Touring Australia With The Hard-Ons
Iggy Pop
Sonic Youth
Beasts Of Bourbon
Helmet
Mudhoney
Mick Harvey Almost Becomes Shark Bait
& Much, Much MORE!!!
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This week on the show, in celebration of the NEW FUCKED UP LP "DOSE YOUR DREAMS”, Damian is joined by one of the most requested guests ever on the show, MIKE HALIECHUK!!! Yes, it finally happened! AAAAAANNNNNDDDD Jonah Falco makes a cameo too!!!!! This is one they'll be talking about around the water cooler tomorrow!
Also Touched On:
Mike Finally Makes An Appearances
Buying A Melvins, Sex Pistols & Maybe An L7 Tape
TV Over Radio
A Tie Dye Sex Pistols Shirts
Green Day Or The Offspring: You Must Choose
Mike & Damian Meet For The First Time At The Circle Jerks Opera House Show
“Stay Out Of Riverdale” / “East End Kids Are Poseurs”
Freaking Out About Meeting Chris Colohan
Jay Hammer’s Shows
Hardcore Is About Freedom: Ordering Pizza’s To Shows
The Last Hockey Teeth Show… & Missing Hockey Teeth
Random Killing
The HMV Vinyl Section
The Confine Release Show
Daragh Hayes Is The NICEST!
The Peter Pan Scene Of Toronto
The AFI Riot
Ignite Cancels On Toronto A Million Times
How Where It Ends Formed…
Booking The Jewish Community Centre
Fastbreak Save The Day & 5 Knuckle Chuckle
Mike Forms Ruination & Damian Gets Jealous
Europe Breaks Mike
How Fucked Up Forms
Recording 7”s
Making Hidden World
AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!
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Your Mindless Propaganda Be It Right Or Be It Wrong It's Just A Cheap Attempt To Prey On My Nerd Fears!!! This Week, Damian & Chris sit down & breakdown the last 3 episodes. It's what these guys do.
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This week on the show, not one, but TWO amazing guests - THE INTERRUPTERS' Aimee & Kevin!!! Two people who couldn't have had more different paths that led them to the same band. THIS IS A GOOD ONE!!! Kickback & listen how Aimee had to go through the wringer from getting yelled at as a kid in smoke filled bars to then being thrown quickly into the majors before meeting Kevin, who was raised in punk. Together, they both realized their childhood dream's by forming THE INTERRUPTERS! IT PLAYS LIKE A MOVIE!!!
Also Touched On:
Kevin Getting Into The Late 90’s Ska Boom
Alvin & Punkamunk
Less Than Jake & The Aquabats
Amy Gets A Bleach
Hearing …And Out Come The Wolves & Feeling Less Alone.
Bad Religion & NoFX
AFI, Pennywise & The Warped Tour Era
Joan Jett Punk From Before The Germs, To Bikini Kill, To Present Day
Boys II Men
Kevin Hears “Here Comes The Hot Stepper” As The First Exposure
Snow - “Informer”
Amy Finds Music Through Mom
Kevin’s Grandfathers’ Music
Frank Sinatra’s “One for My Baby One For The Road”
Kevin For The Void
The Cheap Punk CD Comp
Green Day
Save Farris & The Specials Go To Montana
Government Cheese Opens For Strung Out
Kill Radio
Aimee Gets Into Jam Bands
Kevin & His Brother Form The Telecasters
Meeting On A Sugar Ray Tour
Getting The Dream Gig In Transplants
Meeting Tim Armstrong
Touring With The Dropkick Murphy’s
Touring With 7 Seconds
& MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!
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This week on the show we bring you a very special episode in celebration of the release of the incredible 80’s TOHC chronicle, Tomorrow Is Too Late! Damian is joined by the nucleus of the book's creation: Derek, Fran, Shawn & the often referenced on Turned Out A Punk: Simon Harvey! Sit back & enjoy a deep delving conversation about the under documented, but all the same amazing - 80’s Toronto Hardcore Punk scene. GET THIS BOOK!!!
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BOY, THIS IS ONE JAMMED PACKED EPISODE! First off, it’s an interview Damian has been trying to make happen for years, MATT MURPHY of the godly Super Friendz & TUNS is on the show! Hear about Matt growing up in Halifax & watching it quickly become the Canadian “next Seattle”. THEN, enjoy the debut of LISTEN TO RECORDS AND NEVER THINK ABOUT STOPPING (LTRANTAS), a brand new podcast featuring Damian & The Kids! They listen to & discus Damian's record collection. FINALLY, check out the birthday spectacular that was TOAP LIVE WITH DINOSAUR JR!!!
WHAT A WEEK?!?!?!?!?
Also Touched On:
Long Time Friends
Working Together At VICE… Kinda
Dressing Up As “PUNKS” To Go To The Mall
The Let Down Of “The Great Rock & Roll Swindle”
Hanging With Jay From Sloan At Old Dan’s Record Store
“There Would Be No Scene Without Greg Clark”
Nobody’s Heroes: Halifax’s Top Punk
October Game: Sarah McLaughlin New Wave band
Trashcanz Inspiration For The “Z” In Super Friendz
Aggro: Hard New Wave
Matt Form’s The Ink Stains… With A Kazoo Player
Bo Diddley Plays Halifax
Sneaking Into Zappa
Not Liking Neil Young’s “Live Rust”
Black Pool: Pre-Sloan & Super Friendz
Dinosaur Jr.
Bubblegum Pop
Killed By Death
Fugazi
Deep Wound
Minor Threat
& MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!
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Support can be a selfish thing. For nerds, I think it’s this way. Today on the show Chris & Damian sit down to talk about the incomparable Cedric Bixler-Zavala. Also, the importance of drummers.
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On anyone's list of all-time greatest front people in music, they would have to include this week's guest. CEDRIC BIXLER-ZAVALA HAS FINALLY COME ON THE SHOW!!! Join Damian as he gets to sit down with one of his favourite's to ever wield the microphone & talk about going from a gang affiliated drummer, to trashing the Jools Holland show!
Also Touched On:
One Of The Best To Ever Do It
The Power Of Night Flight
Watching Another State of Mind With Your Family
The Dead Kennedys Frankenchrist Is The Key Record
Uglord One Of The Wildest Bands Ever
Ed Ivy From The Rhythm Pigs Starts Throwing Shows
Omar & Sonny Meet Lux & Ivy
Seeing Punk On TV & Putting Punk On TV
The Misfits: A Lot To Love & Love Again
The Jools Holland Show & What Went Wrong
Reenactment Scene In Punk
Distorted Silence: The First Band
Joining Phantasma Gloria: The Bad Kid Band
The Respect & The Hate That Comes From Being Feared
Playing With Christ On A Crutch
When Your Two Favourite Local Bands Have Beef
Being A Cheerleader
A One-Man-Pit In Your Parents House
Bad Mothergoose & Sprawl & The Texas Funk Scene
Everyone Wanted To Be Red Hot Chilli Peppers & Jane’s Addiction
Joining the Three Blind Bats, The House Band For The North East Death Squad Gang
The Spermbirds’ Influence On El Paso
Scratch Acid, Butthole Surfers, Big Boys: Texas Punk
Cherbs, Ed Hall & Trance Syndicate Records
When Your New Band Beats Up Your Old Band
The Acid Years
The Dregtones: Trying To Do Something Really Uncool
Meeting Foss & Beto
Pretending To Be Rain Sanction
Booking No Empathy
The Grunge Hangover
Touring With FEIST
Trench Mouth Looks Like A CULT!
“No One Was Interested At All.”
Dreaming Of Ebullition Records
Getting On Flipside
Face To Face Was Pissed!
Dodging Full Cans Of Coke Whipped At Your Head
AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!!
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Nerds’ my thing, I keep on a hook. This week on the show Chris & Damian talk about the greatness of the Shawna Potter episode! Also, they gear up for the TOAP TORONTO LIVE SHOW WITH DINO JR!
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Get ready everyone! This week on the show, one of the best doing it today, War On Women’s, Shawna Potter! Join Damian as he gets to sit done & chat with another one of his favourite front-people! Shawna discusses going from being signed to a crooked indie label at age 16 to touring with Black Flag!
Also Touched On:
Was It The Sex Pistols Or Bikini Kill As First Exposure?
Sonic Youth Is PUNK
The Two People In North America That Never Got Into Fugazi
The Washington DC/ Washington State Connection
Growing Up With MTV
The Judds Rocked
NOT ALL WOMEN PLAYING PUNK ARE IN RIOT GRRL BANDS (Those Bands Rule Too Though)
Forming Avec
Helium Is AMAZING!!!!
Playing In Fair Verona For 6 Years Is A Lifetime When You're In High School
Getting Put Through The Record Industry Wringer As A Teenager
Moving To Baltimore
Playing To Black Flag Fans
Touring, But No One Caring
Jim Ward Is The NICEST Person In Music
Brooks, Beto & The Fate Of The Free World
RIP John Stabb
Wizard Of Oz Connection
Theatre Kids Make The Best Vocalists
AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!
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NERDS! Here's another episode of Footnotes featuring Chris & Damian talkin' non-stop music & TV...& the Animals Episode
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This week on the show Damian is joined by not one, but two great guests, the creators of HBO’s Animals, Phil Matarese & Mike Luciano! Check it out as they discuss how Animals was the pair’s ultimate statement about the DIY ethics & how music ultimately guides the show.
Also Touched On:
Animals As A Punk Project
Phil Finds Green Day, But Is Too Young To Read The Name Of The Album
Blink 182
Saves The Day
Club Chrome
Mike Finds His Way In Through Compilation CDs
Kung Fu Records
An Older Brother In Save the Day
Emulating
Tony Hawk
Why Did The Show "Vinyl" Suck So Much
New Found Glory
American Football
Cap'n Jazz
Mighty Mighty Bosstones As Vocal Icon
Finding Out The Composer From Your Show Was In Shudder To Think
Moby, Punk Style
Vatican Commandos
Flipper
Titus Andronicus
The So So Glos
The Men Doing The Theme Song
Working With Bill Callaghan
AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!
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Nerds! Killing it all, get the fuck out of our bingo halls! This week on the show, Chris & Damian realized that they needed some backup to take on the monumental Sami Zayn episode, so they invited Post Wrestling’s own, Wai Ting to help out! Join the trio as they discuss wrestling, punk & how Wai was nearly the co-host of Turned Out A Punk. CRAZY! Right?
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REJOICE!!!!!!!!!! This week on the show Damian is joined by one of his most dreamt about guests, WWE Superstar Sami Zayn! Listen in as they have a far reaching conversation about everything from punk, wrestling & the very real bond that connects their identities & subculture. THIS ONE IS NOT TO BE MISSED!
Also, please visit www.samiforsyria.com & donate, if you can.
Also Touched On:
Third Attempt & Third Times A Charm
The Reason For The Mystery
Thank You Sami For Jesse Micheals Coming On The Show
M Dogg & Brookside Are The Most Down Punk Rockers
“Operation Ivy Is Perfect”
Having To Live Up To Other People’s Ideal Version Of You
The Idea Of Being A Different Person Outside The Ring
The Different Approaches To Public Attention
Green Day Happens
Angelo Was Ahead Of The Game!
Returning CD’s To HMV
Trading Tom Jones For Punk In Drublic
Out Comes the Wolves Is A Perfect Record
The Clash
Did You Pick Punk OR Did Punk Pick You?
Lagwagon
Hi-Standard
Hearing Propagandhi & Not Being Ready For It Until Recently
Falling In Love With The Beatles
Getting Booked By Kevin Gill & Lars Frederiksen
The Punk/Wrestling Connection!!!!
Bon Jovi Is OVER In Montreal
Dennis From Styx Is Also OVER In Montreal
Going To Your First Indie Wrestling Show & Getting Hooked
The Energy Of Indie Wrestling Is Like Going To A Punk Show
Seeing Grimskunk At A Street Festival
Against Me!
Not Understanding Why People Get Concerned About Bands Selling Out
Not Knowing BLITZ… Until Now
"90% Of Punk & Wrestling Is Terrible"
Going For Bon Jovi & Getting Less Than Jake
Bob Dylan Is A Truly Unhinged Performer
Kicking Ultra Mantis Black In Face As Hard As You Can
Teaming With Brad From Pissed Jeans
Sick Of It All
Leatherface
Chris Gethard, Aiden English & The Best Show Connection
& MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!
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That’s just what nerds got to be! Can’t you see this is an emergency? This week Damian & Chris tackle the episode featuring their mutual rock/literary hero: Eric Davidson! They also try to get to the bottom of the Raise Your Voice Joyce Comp. GOOD TIMES!!!!
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EVERYBODY JUMP UP, cause this week we've got ERIC DAVIDSON of THE NEW BOMB TURKS on the show! Listen in as Damian gets to sit down with, not just one of his favourite frontmen, but one of his favourite authors' as well! From seeing a news story about punk to writing a book identifying a hereto unknown subgenera of punk, the two cover Eric’s storey in-depth! Not to be missed!
Also Touched On:
New Bomb Turks Is One Of The Best HC Bands From The 90's
The Spaceshits’ Unique Style
Danko Jones' First Show
The Deadly Snakes
The Dark & Starvation Army: Clevo Hardcore
Death Of Samantha: Eric’s Fave Write Band
Seeing Punk On The TV For The First Time
Brother Goes To See The Clash & Brings Back The Word Of God
Getting A Tutorial Through Requests To The College Radio Station
The Mainstream College Station Plays REM
Kurtis Blow
Seeing Clash On The Cut The Crap Album
The Remnants Of Old Cleveland
Seeing The Mirrors
Watching Stiv Bators Pee
Prisonshake
Cleveland Doesn’t Suck
Seeing Pagans
A Scene Develops Free From The Curse Of Success
Shows In A Junk Yard
Seeing The Romantics With The Boys Brigade For Your First Show
Peeing Beside The Bassist Of The Hoodoo Guru’s
Shadow Of Fear & The Goth Vibe
The Choir & Raspberries
The Lizard: The Cop That Looked Like LUX Interior With A Cramps Patch On His Jacket
Cleveland Is A Goth Town
The New Bombs Turks & Integrity Played Together.. Maybe
The Mice RULE!
Gibson Brothers, TJSA & Skrawl
Datapanik Records
Mike Rep Rules
New York Dolls
The Electric Eels Moved To Columbus?
True Aim Reluctant Hardcore Friends
Gaunt Brothers In Arms
The Release Of Killed By Death
Really Red
Pagans
Crypt Records
AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!!
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This week on Footnotes Chris & Damian talk about the Montreal live episode. Also, eulogizing a Canadian legend: Randy Rampage (Randy Desmond Archibald) RIP
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This week on the show, Damian is LIVE IN MONTREAL FOR 77' FEST! Join him along with special guest co-host Zach Blair (Making his fourth appearance on the show!) as they welcome the returning Spike Slawson. Also, THE LEGENDS: Fay Fife & Don Letts!!! I know, I know: the live episode format sucks, but this one is INSANE! TRUST US!
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Nerds are going to bring you back up, yeah one thing I can depend on! Chris & Damian talk not one, but TWO amazing guests: David Pajo & Paul McKenzie!!! Do a deep dive into these genre defining musicians & the amazing punk worlds they emerged from.
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HURRAY! This week on the show Damian gets to sit down with the singer of, not one, but two legendary Vancouver bands: PAUL MCKENZIE!!! Listen in as the two discuss his journey from being in one of Vancouver’s most feared bands, to forming Canada’s hardest partying band. Also, how to get dropped from your label while still recording your first record.
Also Touched On:
Hearing The MC5 For The First Time In 1966 At Age 6 Years Old From Your Older Sister
Gastown & 4th Ave: The Subversive Part Of Town
Going To See Count Basie
The UJ3RK5 & The Heralding Of A Scene
Everyone’s Afraid Of The Enigmas
Being A Braineater
DOA, Subhumans & Dishrags
Punk Before Punk
MoMaMu Da Records
The Wandering Years
Forming the Real Mackenzies
The Great IFA Records
Sketching Out The Studio
Getting Kicked Off A Label In Style
Wimpy Roy Is A Nice Guy
The Police Come To The Punk Scene
& Much, Much More!!!!
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"Ain't You Happy You Are Here With Me?" This week on the show Damian is joined by guitar hero, DAVID PAJO!!! Settle in & listen up as the two discuss everything from touring with Samhain as a teen to being the Louisville Utility Player to how Punishers at shows can be a good thing… Sometimes. It's a fun one filled with lots of twists & turns. After nearly three months in the making, HERE IT IS!!!
Also Touched On:
The Continuation Of A Conversation From Almost 20 Years Ago
Punishers Are A Joy To Solo Musicians
The Tortoise Hard Signal For Safety
Metal vs. Punk/ New Wave
Friggin In The Riggin & The Dead Kennedy’s As First Exposure
Venom/ Slayer/ Merciful Fate & Metallica
Everything Heavy Is An Import
Metal Not Being Fast Enough
Hardcore Is Where It Is At
Minor Threat
The One Million Songs On The First DRI EP
Gang Green
Hiding Your Metal Records
Playing Guitar Has Value
Being The Louisville Utility Player
Being A Band Signed To A Talent Agency & Having To Play Top 40
Malignant Growth A Massive Influence On Slint’s Rhoda
Maurice Ushers In Chaos & it Feels Like Home
The Guy That Can Be Anything In Any Band
Big Deal Were Great To Hang Out & Do Drugs With
From Endtables To Endpoints: Why Louisville?
Making Solution Unknown
Joining Maurice
The Tour With Samhain?
What About All The GG’s That Didn’t Become Stars?
& Much, Much More!!!!
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Nerds are not capitalist industrialists, Nerds are not communists. Nerds are the one! This week on the show Chris & Damian have a ton of work to do as they have three incredible episodes to talk about, but that doesn’t stop them from having a long conversation about the best Warped Tour line up & Sublime... For some season?
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Well Everyone, it finally happened, DWID HELLION FROM INTEGRITY is on the show this week & it's glorious! Listen to Damian nerd out LIKE NEVER BEFORE!
Topics Touched On:
Thrasher As First Exposure
Find The Scene In Louisville
Reading Graffiti On Pants & Jacket
Going To Buy A Punk Record, But The Cops Take The Records Away
Getting The Peace Comp & Finding Pushead
Listening To Samhain Play Live From Your Bedroom Window
Maurice: Pre-Kinghorse/ Slint
Charlie’s Pizzeria: NO LAWS
13 Year Olds Having A Beer Bash
Lyrical Influences
The Friendship & Torment Of The Mighty Sphincter
A Stepmother As An Artistic Influence
Dada As An Influence On Punk
Punk As A Space For The Left Out People
When One Of The Best Hardcore Shows Happens In The Front Yard
Meeting Confront & The Marvel Comics Connection
The Skateboard Teams
CIV
The Integrity Filter Connection
Buying Sheets Of Acid & Chilling With Trent Reznor
The First One Up Of Integrity Comes Together
Almost 15 MINUTES About Dark Empire!
The Story Behind The “Joker” Sleeve
Why You See The Confront 7” Around
Bloodbook
AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!!!
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Some weeks are good, some weeks are amazing, but THIS WEEK IS EXTRA AMAZING! First off, Damian sits down with music icon JD SAMSON! Listen in as the two discuss finding out about Tribe 8 in magazines & discovering a new world. Also, what it’s like going from being a filmmaker with stage fright to the spotlight with Le Tigre & finding your voice in the process. After, we have another SPECIAL SURPRISE GUEST from the ’77 Montreal fest line up!! (Hint: This isn't his first appearance on the show)
Also Touched On:
Tribe 8 As First Exposure
Reading The Magazines
Team Drench
Growing Up In Ohio
Going Chicago… the band
The Smurfs Play Peabody’s With A Didgeridoo In A Bucket
Having To
God Is My Co-Pilot
Joining Le Tigre
Hating The Mainstream-ification Of Music
The United Outcasts Of East Cleveland
Meeting Riot Girls
Mustard Plug, The Toasters, Dancehall Crashers
The Experience Of Going From Non-Performer To The Middle Of The Spotlight
Managing To Change The World A Little
The “New” Punk
The Return To Tangible
Your First Show Playing Ever Is A Sold Out One In Front Of All Your Family
Forcing Yourself To Get Over Your Stage Fright
“It Was All Fake”
Coming To Terms With The Persona
The Joy Of Teaching
Everyone's A Freak & Cool Now
& Much, Much More!!!!!
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Don't care what nerds may say. We got that attitude! This week on the show Chris & Damian are high on life getting to talk about Magnus Blixtberg! Also, discussed for some reason: d.b.s. & of course, Mailbag!
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The '77 Montreal Festival fun continues as this week we welcome to the show Magnus Blixtberg of the Satanic Surfers! Join Damian as he sits down with a member of one of his favourite bands & discusses growing up punk in small town Sweden, government programs being a vital factor in the formation of some amazing bands & the punk trend that swept Sweden in general. ALSO, which Turned Out A Punk alumni will be the special guest co-host at the LIVE - TURNED OUT A PUNK EVENT HAPPENING IN MONTREAL TO KICK OFF ’77 FEST? You'll have to tune in until the end to FIND OUT!!!
Also Touched On:
Magnus & Damian’s mutual admiration
Twin Punk Attack
Rude Kids On The Radio?
Hearing Mob 47 On A Standard Punk Mix
Asta Kask
Ebba Gron
Imperiat
Making Your Building's Basement Into A Jam Space
The Amazing Swedish Subsidized Music Resources For Kids & The Benefits Of It.
Playing A First Show With The Nitwits
Do you Like The D-Beat?
Meeting Satanic Surfers
Getting Credit For, But Not Playing On Skate To Hell
The Most Insane Festival Line Up Ever
Offspring & Green Day Explode
Denmark vs Sweden: A Punk Culture Shock
The Eagles, The Carpenters, Genesis & The Satanic Surfers: Singing Drummers
Touring Canada: The Highs & The Lows
Touring Germany With Millencolin In '96
A Split With Ten Foot Pole
Al From Trigger Happy
From Break Ups To Make Ups
Japan Rules!
& MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!!!
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We are nerds in our lab, looking through the microscope. This week on the show Chris & Damian talk about the Pittsburgh/Cali connection, all things Spike Slawson & crack open that MAILBAG! RIP STEVE SOTO!!!!
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We are happy announce that Turned Out A Punk is coming to Montreal as part of the awesome '77 Montreal Festival Pre-Party!!! To celebrate the occasion, we are talking to a bunch of guests from the ’77 Festival leading up to the show, starting with Me First & The Gimme Gimmes’ SPIKE SLAWSON! Tune in as Spike & Damian talk all about growing up punk in Pittsburgh, all the baggage and all the traumas - celebrated, nurtured & given by punk. THIS IS A GOOD ONE!
Matt Wiener Loves Prog & The Dead Kennedys
Pittsburgh In The Dark Times
Joining Punk & Feeling The Strength In Numbers
Getting Shit For Dressing The Part
Realizing How Shitty Your Bullies Had It
The Intellectual Gentrification Of Pittsburgh
Carsickness Go Psychedelic
The Bizarre History Of The Electric Banana
Keith Morris Learns Not To Fuck With Johnny Banana
The Five
It Took A While For Hardcore To Come To Pittsburgh
When Metalheads Get Into Punk
Stick Against Stone
The Warhol Local Influence
Black Flag & Saccharine Trust
Broken Bones As Grateful Dead
Savage Amused
Knowing That You Weren’t In LA
Never Playing In Bands Until The 90’s
Moving To California
Punk Protest Turns Punk Gathering Points
BGK
Going To The Farm With Christ On Parade & Neurosis
When The Orange County Came To LA
The Gilman Opens
Doing A Cover Band With Psychotic Pineapple
Fat Mike Seeing You Perform
Fat Mike: Ambition & Implementation
LA Drive vs SF Vibe
Not Feeling The EpiFat Sound
Thrashwomen
The Mummies
Untamed Youth
The Dwarves
The Swingin' Utters Sounding Like DOA?
AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!!!!
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Do you still keep nerd pictures in your frame? Cause nerds still shut down at the sound of your name! This week on the show Chris & Damian celebrate the announcement of the impending Canadian Cannabis legalization nation… Well, Damian does at least. They also gab about the fantastic Fat Tony episode, open the mailbag & celebrate friendship like only these two can!
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Get ready!!! This week's episode is one of the best yet! Damian is joined by rapper & Host of Thrift Haul, Houston’s favourite son, FAT TONY! Listen in as the two discuss FAT TONY's quest in isolation to uncover punk & how it helped inform his career as a rapper. NOT TO BE MISSED!
Also Touched On:
Meeting Through Ben
All Corners Of Toronto
Being Part Of The Post Kurt Cobain Generation
Watching the Nirvana Destroy Gear & Trying It At Home
Green Day “Welcome To Paradise”, Ramones “I Wanna Be Sedated” & Nirvana ONLY
From Blink 182 “Enema Of The State”, to Dino Jr. & The Decendent
People In West Africa Loving Country Music
A Cool Mom That Loves Music & Stealing Her Nirvana CD
Mom Trying To Teach You How To Play Devo On Guitar
Bonding With Dad Over Al Green
King Sunny Ade
Sega CD As A Gateway Kriss Kross
Whodini Is Slept On
Rap & Punk Big Up The Youth
Down With The King: Good OR Bad?
Mom Picks You Up From School & Breaks The News Of The Passing Of Fat Pat
Going To MF Doom As A First Show
Growing Up In Third Ward
Finally Meeting A Cool White Kid
Rhymes Like Dimes
Doing An Ergs Show As Your First Punk Show
Becoming Friends With The One Kid With A Mohawk At A Show
Atmosphere & Murs On Warped Tour
30 Foot Fall: A Divide
More Rites Of Spring Than What Was Happening
Hardcore Over Punk
Roy & The Fatal Flying Guillotines
Buying The Jawbreaker CD Because The Warped Tour Got Rain Out
Tribe Called Quest
Trying To Channel The Beastie Boys
Softball With Bikini Kill
AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!!!!!
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Back again! Here Nerds come! Chris & Damian are back to talk more about the Matt Jackson episode! This time they've called in Matt’s good friend & the subject of his opening dis: Dave It Up!!!!!!
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They got him down. It’s three on one. Ten nerds show, guess who won? The week on the show it is a two part epic! In PART ONE, Chris & Damian reflect on the passing of Anthony Bourdain & his involvement in music, the discuss Matt Jackson & Iron Age. That merely just sets the stage for PART TWO with Dave It Up showing up to address Matt’s labelling of him as a nerd!
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Oh, what wonderful places you will go! This week on the show Damian catches up with his old friend, ex-IRON AGE bassist, Matt Jackson!!! The last time Matt & Damian hung out, they were both Straight Edge gigging together in their band's, but what a difference a few years makes?!?! Matt Jackson has gone on to become one of the most respected motorbike builders in America & a legit biker. Damian… Well, Damian smokes a lot of weed these days.
Listen in as the two discuss going from throwing footballs on a roof, to playing in one of the wildest hardcore bands of the era & it being pretty tame compared to the rest of your life.
Also Touched On:
Dave it Up’s knowledge
Growing up on a ranch in the middle of nowhere
Throwing a football on a roof
Finding Sabbath in the record collection
Austin keeps it weird
driving an hour a half to go to the cd store
buying Punk-O-Rama, the nitro comp and the Fat comps
being raised by a cowboy
Mom’s cool student buy you a Pantera shirt
Going to see Green Day and Samiam because mom wants to
Getting into Orange 9mm
A satellite dish and a gateway to punk
Cranberries are hard as fuck
moving to the city to play football
going edge
Emo’s in all its glory
getting into Judge in a Earth Crisis world
Bitter End and Far From Breaking
Iron Age forms
“It’s Texas”
Going back to school
It all starts with one bike
& MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!
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Hey,
It’s Damian. Anthony Bourdain was someone that championed & celebrated punk & it’s influence. He was also someone that, for some unknown reason, championed the work that I do as well. When I told him about this podcast, he was super excited to get the chance to just talk about punk rock, the music he loved. Here is the conversation we had that day as well as my eulogy for one of my personal heroes.
RIP Tony. Thank you for everything
Nerds Of America, Is Living In The Jungle! It's Fighting For Survival With The Wrong Place To Go! This last week has been a tough one, but Chris & Damian are back for some much needed distraction. The boys attempt to breakdown the immense BUZZ & BRIAN PART #2 & even manage to get to some MAILBAG.
It Is Time We Rectify This Now! We've Got To Feel It Now….WHOA!
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REJOICE! REJOICE! This week on the show we have not one, but TWO Part #2's! Damian sits down with not only the person who's career tells the story of American Alternative music, Brian Walsby, but also, the king himself - the Melvins’ Buzz Osborne! Listen in as the three have a fun backstage chat about music, band life, longevity & one of the cruelest practical jokes ever pulled on one band member by another.
Also Touched On:
The Way Brian’s Brain Works
Redd Kross Rich Pratt On The Life Is A Great Comp
Steve McDonald: An Awe Inspiring Life
Shout Out To Tony Reitman
Straight Edge By Default
Uniform Choice As Minor Threat Impression
Not Seeing The Legendary LA Punk Gang Violence
Sensationalism To Sell History
“Let’s Follow Skanker!”: Looking Up To The Older Idiot
“I Was A Goody-Goody"
The Godly Wretched
Maximum Rock & Roll: A Punk Consistency
Scott Radinsky
Playing With The Grim
Mac & Brian Reunited
Wwax is Buzz’s Fave Brian Band
The Davidians: A Good Band That Just Never Connected
Balancing A Band & Life Is Hard
A Buzz Walks In
How The Melvins Tour
The Melvins Are Weirded Out By Fucked Up
Buzz & Brian Are Optimistic
Dale Gets Pranked By Buzz & It Is Terrifying!
Why Do Dale & Buzz Remain Together?
Poison Idea Around The “Feel the Darkness” Era Is One Of The Most Underrated Bands Ever
Alchemy Records Is So Awesome!
“Bad Religion Is A 2nd Or 3rd LA Punk Band”
The SST Store: One Or Two Sales A Day
Saccharin Trust Rules!!!
“I Can’t Handle The Rejection”
Led Zeppelin The Stones, Aretha Franklin & The Melvins
Weird Thoughts On Records…
What Does Buzz Collect?
The Grateful Dead & The Melvins Cult
Dale & Pinkus Make A Cameo
& MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Nerd! Come on & Nerd yourself. Nerds! Come on & Nerd yourself! This week on the show Chris & Damian follow in Kerrang’s (misstep) footsteps & map Canada’s most hardcore. Also, we celebrate the awesomeness of Chris Freeman, Pansy Division & Punk Rock! Some Mailbags were hurt in the making of this episode.
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How often do you get to thank someone for the kindness they showed you that helped shape your life? Well this week on the show, Damian gets to thank CHRIS FREEMAN FROM PANSY DIVISION for being so rad to his younger self & his friends. They also discuss Chris’ pre-Pansy Division career in Seattle’s Attachments & the bigotry of the music world that made him quit. Then joining Pansy Division & changing punk forever! Kick back, this is a good one!
Also Discussed:
Pansy Division Sets The Tone In Damian’s Eyes For How A Band Should Treat Fans
Rockstars Becoming Assholes… Probably The Drugs
Moving Back To Seattle From Aberdeen
Devo & The B-52s
Seeing Cheap Trick Opening For Kiss
Aerosmith Starting To Suck… Drugs
Being Too Young To See U2 On Their First Tour
Mr. Bill’s
The Heats & The Cowboys: The Beatles & The Rolling Stones
Iggy Pop Gets Banned For Nearly Killing All Some People
The Pretenders
Mondo Veda & Red Dress
Going To Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Blackouts Leave Town
Working With Bruce & Jon. Hearing The First SubPop 45s
H-Hour: Pre-Tad
Soundgarden
A Marketing Company Tells You, "You Can’t Be Openly Gay"
Getting A Band Together
Music Dies In 86'
Moving To San Francisco
Joining Pansy Division Based On An Ad
Seeing Redd Cross, Faith No More, Green River etc.
Meeting Lynn From Tribe 8 In & Out Of Work
Pansy Division Started With A Drum Machine
Signing To LOOKOUT RECORDS
Hearin Kerplunk & Knowing It Will Be Huge
Touring With Green Day
GayC/DC
And Much, Much More!!!!
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Hardcore, We live it. We breath it. Nerds can’t stop what can’t be defeated! This week, Chris is called away on a last minute mission for the core, so Dave It Up steps up to take the mic & spit that hot fire in his absence. Listen as the two dissect Kerrang’s Hardcore Geography & of course the godly Sam Beam’s 90’s sludge/doom/Stonerrock/ connection.
WHO'D OF THUNK IT, Turned Out A Punk Meets Iron & Wine!?! That's right, this week Damian sits down with South Carolina's own, Sam Beam. Listen in as Sam tells of his journey from humble skateboarder to indie rock superhero. This one is full of surprises, SO GET READY!
Also Touched On:
Where Your Music Ends Up
Getting Into Punk Through Skateboarding
Trading Tapes
COC
Getting Into The Ramones
Fugazi Plays Richmond & The City Shuts Down
REM Claimed As Local Heroes
Hüsker Dü
Nirvana
Pixes
Sex Pistols Playing South Carolina
Singing About Reagan
The Infotainment Era
EYEHATEGOD Lays Waste!
Being Roommates With Erik From Avail
Opening For Unsane
Forming A Band With People From Cavity
Sam’s Great Sludge Record Waiting To Come Out
AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!
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Yesterday I needed Punk, today I need some hate, but I know who was always there, now baby it's too late! Chris & Damian are back to breakdown this week's Thomas Anselmi Episode! News, Analysis & a little MAILBAG for good measure. IT'S ALL IN HERE!!!
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WHAT A WEEK!!! Damian gets to sit down with Canadian Alternative music legend, Slow’s Thomas Anselmi! Listen in as the two discuss Vancouver’s punk scene from all sides: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of it. Also, interesting discussion on the role of singers, the importance of the the barrier between the audience & the band.
Also Touched On:
The Sex Pistols Vomit In The Airport & An Otherwise Progressive Stepdad Is Aghast
Going To Quintessence Records
The Greatness Of The Early Vancouver Scene
Slow Mixing The Music That Got You Beat Up With The Music Of Those Doing The Beating
The Idea That Community Ruined Punk
Subhumans Play Your High School
The Squamish 5
A Scene Divided
Starting A Band: Psychotic Dick Bites
East Van Halen: The Band That Invented Grunge
The Effect Of Clifford Olson On The Young Punks
No Exit
Auditioning For Black Flag, In The Middle Of Their Show, Unbeknownst To Them
Nick Moves To LA, Forms Painted Willie & Tries To Break Into Show Biz With An Island On His Head
DOA Kinda Invented DIY Hardcore
Organizing A Field Trip At Boarding School To See
The Subhumans & X
Forming Slow
The Making Of A Confrontational Front Person
Drugs In The Vancouver Punk Scene
Why Singing In A Band Sucks
Expo Hurts Everyone
AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!!!
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Indie sucks, Hardline sucks, Emo sucks, Nerds sucks! This week Chris & Damian have to call in some backup for an episode of this magnitude, so Pittsburgh's favourite son Dave Martin joins the show. Laugh & learn along as the power trio discuss the Jesse Michaels Episode, the mailbag & more!!!!
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THIS IS WHY WE DO THIS THING! This week on the show, we are joined by the legendary JESSE MICHAELS of Operation Ivy & Common Rider fame! Sit back & listen as Damian gets to talk to one of the most influential punk vocalist ever! From the Bay to the Burgh & back again, THIS EPISODE IS NOT TO BE MISSED!
Also Touched On:
June 1978 As First Contact In Via Mad Magazines
Looking In NYC Bookstores While On Vacation With Dad
Finding A Punk Textbook
From Comics & Horror Movies
Colombo Style Interrogating Your Dad’s Students About Punk
B-52’s Rule!!!!
Re-meeting Aaron Cometbus
Hearing The Sex Pistols For The First Time
The Older Brother Plug
Decline Of Western Civilization
Going On Punk Missions With Aaron
Meeting Dave From Neurosis & Noah From Christ On Parade On One Of Those Punk Missions
Going To The Infamous Eastern Front With DOA, FLIPPER, LEWD, SICK PLEASURE, 7 Seconds, HUSKER DU, THE FIX
Negative Approach
Never Seeing Black Flag
Seeing One Or Two Songs By A Band Before You Had To Go Home
Who Threw A Bottle At Wasted Youth?
Reading Flipside Cover To Cover
Gilman brings the bands together
Seeing Minor Threat With DRI & MDC
Moving to Pittsburg
Half-Life Would Play Every Show
Seeing Agnostic Front
Liking SSD How We Rock
The Notorious Fuck-Ups
The All-Girl DMR Gang
Aaron & Jesse Form A Flipper Worship Band
“If We Couldn’t Find A Punk Kid, We Would Make One”
Jeff Ott & A Different Journey Shirt For Everyday Of The Week
Meeting Spike In Pittsburg
Playing In Out Lash
Necropolis (Pittsburg)
Aggressor: Acid, Black Sabbath & Riff For Neurosis & Christ On Parade
Venom: They Are Like Punk, But Really Really Creepy
Slayer
Metallica
Loving Filth
Seeing Dance Craze & Hearing Ska For The First Time
Being The Crimpshrine Groupie
Trve Cvlt Pvnk
Soup: Pre-Samiam & Sweet Baby
New Method
Crucifix
Tripping On Acid & Writing On Walls
Mid-Tempo Melodic Punk ONLY
The Adverts
AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!
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Cramping styles is the plan, Nerds got up in the palm of their baby hands. This week on the show, it’s records & bullshit records & more bullshit. Chris & Damian go further on the topic of the PI’s Record Collectors & nerd out. They also dive in the RAD Jasmine episode & of course grapple with the MAILBAG!!!!!!
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It’s a family thing this week on Turned Out A Punk! Damian welcomes his good bud & modern indie rock god Jasamine White-Gluz on the show who’s band No Joy formerly featured Damian’s Cousin on drums. This episode also marks the first appearance by a sibling on TOAP! Sit back & enjoy as the two discuss going from the folly of renting a van from a band sending random emails about tours to working with your heroes all while cutting your own path.
Also Touched On:
Jasmine, Around The World & Into The Dingiest Backstage
The Legendary Horseshoe
L7 & Babes In Toyland
Civ, Vandals, No Doubt As A First Show
Cool Parents!
First Siblings On The Show
Ramones Records Laying Around
The Muscle Memory Of Turning To Music Channels
Montreal Rock Radio: Prog & Nu-Metal
When The Hometown Hero Joins Hole
Glueleg, Age of Electric, Limblifter
Sloan Is The Best Band Of The Era
Starting A Fake Blog To Get To Shows For Free
Interviewing My Chemical Romance In A Bathroom
Braid
Blink 182’s Picks: Get Up Kids, Jimmy Eats World & Fugazi
Walter From Quicksand Is The BEST!!!!
A Girl, Guitar & A Four-track In A See Of Completely Unhelpful Sea Of Dudes
Opening For Onelinedrawing
Bad Flirt Starts
Going To Springbreak & Booking A Tour Of It
DON’T BY A VAN!!!!
Being Named Laura Lloyd’s Legal Guardian For Touring Purposes
DON’T SHARE A VAN WITH A BAND YOU DON’T KNOW!
Alone In LA Gives No Joy
Opening For Grant Hart
The Smell: Best Coast, Miko Miko, Abe Vigoda and No Age
With Age Comes Understanding How The Music Business
Damian’s Cousin Garland: The Real Musical Talent In The Family
AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!!!
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Nerds want it, nerds need it, nerds steal it, ALRIGHT! This week Chris & Damian are in good moods: they get to talk about the GODLY JERRY A & the hometown sports team, The Leafs Lost!!! HAPPY DAYS! Also discussed, a mailbag & of course tons of other bullshit & party!!
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He has listened to him forever, covered him, collected him, emulated him & eventually even played with him, but only now does he FINALLY get the chance to interview him! That's right, This week Damian sits down with one of his biggest inspirations, JERRY A from the godly POISON IDEA!!! Listen in as Damian & Jerry talk about his path from seeing Journey to being Kurt Cobain’s art critic and yes, also forming the GREATEST HARDCORE BAND EVER along the way! THIS ONE IS INSANE!!!
Also Touched On:
Damian Meets His Sinatra
Ramones As First Contact
Seeing Three Dog Night For His First Show
Alice Cooper Is The First One That Connects
Kiss Rock & Roll Forever &… It’s Over
Picking The Ramones Over Everything
Ramones: Children Can Relate To That Stuff
The Melvins Getting You Back Into It
Reading About Negative Trend In Rockscene
Losing Friends Overnight
Journey In The Fill In Band
ZZ Top, BOC, BTO & ELO
Seeing Parliament
Venus & The Razorblades: “This Is Horrible”
Seeing The Very First Wipers With Ice 9
Punk Is Clique Too
Covering The Yardbirds & Punks Don’t Get It
The Germs Could Actually Play
Portland Fix
Joe Carducci (From SST) Plays The Hits & Has A Store That Just A Box Of Records In An Office
Selling Your Leather Jacket In 79'
The Pre-Neo Boys Band Covers The Germs
Hardcore Changes Everything
Always Expecting Fred Cole To Be There
Beauregarde
Bull Ramos Smokes Weed
Forming An Industrial Band With A Stolen Bass
Trying To Join Smegma With A Crass Song For An Audition
Canadian Subhumans vs. English Subhumans
Merging Bands With Imperialist Pigs
PI Cover Circle Jerks & Gacy’s Place
The Mentors Were REALLY Bad When They Were In Seattle
Money Changes Everything
Red Tape With Darby’s lyrics & Motorhead’s Power
Japanese Hardcore
The Stalin
State Children Flexi
Pig Champion Going To Find The Fix Single As It Came Out
The Smiths Cause A Divide In Poison Idea
Kurt & The Melvins Like Shitty KISS
AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!!!!!!!
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And the Nerds better watchout for the razors in the night! This week on the show Chris and Damian talk Westlemania’s surprise punk cameo before diving into the Autry episode! Also MMMMMAAAAIIIIIILLLLLLBBBBBBAAAAAGGGGG
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Episode 163 -
And you will know us by the trail of our good time, cause this week on the show Damian is joined by his friend and basslord Autry Fulbright. Sit back and enjoy as Autry and Damian discuss growing up in a religious family that supported a punk rebellion and how it led him to play with one of his favourite bands as well as far reaching conversations about music, art and the power of punk.
Also Touched On:
Nothing off the record
The scary things talked about on the podcast
Hearing punk on 80’s radio
Crimpshrine
Liberal leaning Jehovah Witnesses: progression in a conservative framework
Getting into SST Records
Discovering the power of the Minutemen
Moving from LA to the suburbs of Georgia: a different world
Finding gold at the pawnshop
Why we choose the music we choose
Getting into labels
Fucked Up
And You Will Know By The Trail of Dead
Trance Syndicate Records: Cherbs
Butthole Surfers
Let the past live in the past
Roky Erickson
Quicksand
Calling Ian MacKaye
Bad Religion
Basquiat
Gold Standard Labs
Le Shock
Going to see h2o and your dad going too
Touring with Youth Of Today, Trash Talk, American Nightmare
Walter’s stage moves while playing bass
Stage diving on onto one person
Going to see Jethro Tull play there first show
MC5 and the flute
Unwritten Law
Shelter’s ska period
Matador goes rap
Kira and Mike Watt’s Dos
Flag and the gnarliness
“I’m going to be in Vanishing Life.”
Zach nails Suburban Home
NoFX’s I Heard They Suck Live is amazing
Lou Barlow is a genius
Which version of Crucified is the best?
War On Drugs
Seeing J around the world
AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!!
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NA-NA-NA-NA-Nerds. This week Chris and Damian talk about the Abdullah episode from two completely different perspectives on the issue of cannabis but shared love for the Abdullah. Also talked about: greatest hardcore love songs of all time.
Pass The Podcast To The Left Hand Side! This week, Damian has friend & one of America’s most beloved stoners, Abdullah Saeed on the show! Sit back a RREEEEEELLLLLAAAAAAXXXXXX as the two cannabis advocates sit down & discuss Abdullah’s journey from Alien Workshop loving kid to touring punk drummer & of course, lots of weed talk.
Also Touched On:
Cars & Weed
Moving To America At 13
The Popularity Of Alien Workshop In Thailand
Playing Drums
Green Day
Primus
Mike Does Not Give A FUCK
… but Mike Likes Pop Punk
Not Liking Blink 182
Starting A Band
Dead Kennedys: The Most Intellectual Anarcho Punk
Exploited
Black Flag
Getting Your Brother’s Old Turntables
Smoking Weed With EL-P
MC Paul Barman
Breeze Bruin
The Kominas: Living Free In Spite Of Everyone
Growing Up In America As A Brown Person Post 9/11 Was Not Fun
Forming The Fascist Police
A Knack For Naming Things
Loving Weed More Than Other People
The Art Of Paradox Meets PoPo
Can Cannabis Change The Machine?
& MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!!!
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Early to finish, nerds were late to start! This week on the show, Chris & Damian sit down to discuss the awesomeness of the Jack Black episode including a discussion of the greatest non-punk sounding punk supergroups. Also, a little mailbag & a little bit of weed talk too.
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Never make the mistake of trying to hide your punk rock past from Turned Out A Punk. Eight years ago while their band's were touring Australia, Jack Black made the error in judgement of denying his punk past to your humble host, Damian Abraham. Now, all these years later, that lie caught up with him. Please, sit back & enjoy as Damian presents his evidence to Jack & finds out quickly how punk very much did play a part in young Jack’s life. Learn how an early encounter with DEVO would lead Jack to co-front one of the great punk super groups: Tenacious D… & be a massive film and TV star… That too. NOT TO BE MISSED!!!
Also Touched On:
Damian Is Going Present The Case
Jack’s Brother Inventing The Whip Sound On “Whip It”
Going To See The Freedom Of Choice Tour At Age 11
Is DEVO Punk?
Jack Thinks Damian Is Lying About Punk History
Eraserhead & DEVO Visual Similarity
Damian Thinks Jack Is Lying About Rock History
DEVO WAS RIGHT!!!!!
Robot Wisdom
The Valuable Worthless Artifact
From Journey to Ozzy
Getting Into The Minutemen & Finding fIREHOSE
Mustard & S.O.S.
The Meat Puppets
The Pixies & The Fat Awesomeness Of Frank Black
Keith Morris Remembering Jack From When He Was A Kid
Making Videos For OFF!
Steve McDonald & Redd Kross
Milo Goes To College Is The Best Record Ever
Meeting Bill Stevenson & Singing Him Descendents
Getting To The Bottom Of The “Jack Black Moshing” Photo
Visual Discrimination Is Not A Sketchy Band
Violence In The Pit
The Vandals' Warren Fitzgerald’s Amazing Physical Skill
Mr Show & David Cross: Punks Helping Punks
Jack’s First Movie… Staring As A Punk Singer
Going To School With Brett Morgan
Yo Gabba Gabba & punk
AND MUCH MUCH MORE!!!!!!!!!
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A Commitment, That Will Remain Inside, Just Something Nerds Will Never Forget. This week on the show, Chris and Damian sit down and discuss the Peter Perrett episode as well as memorializing 7 Seconds on the announcement of their retirement. Also MMMMMAAAAAAAIIIIIIILLLLLLLLBBBBBBBBAAAAAAAGGGGGGG
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Who are the greatest ever British songwriters? Well, if your list doesn’t include Peter Perrett, it's not the same as Damian’s. This week on the show, Damian gets to sit down & chat with one of the best of all time: Peter Perrett!!! Kick back as they chat all about life before during & after punk's first hit. Also, The Only Ones & Lou Reed being perfectly creepy & exactly what the world needed at the time
Also Touched On:
Meeting Malcolm McLearn At Let It Rock
The Many Meanings Of Punk
Forming England’s Glory
Music As The Only Escape For Teenagers Back Then
Being Through Punk By The Time Punk Finally Happened
Rebelling Against Rebellion
Lyrics Are Paramount
Being Put Off By The Music Industry Early
Making 25 Copies
There Isn’t Enough Room For One Lou Reed In The Music Industry.
Fooling Nick Kent Into Thinking He Was Hearing Unreleased Velvets
Getting Into The Velvet Underground
Lou Reed Wants To “Eat”
Not Liking The New York Dolls
“Hi, I’m Johnny Thunders & I Love Your Voice.”
Playing Max’s In The 80's With Johnny For The Last Time
In Walks Mike Kellie & Fires Your Other Drummer
Starting Vengeance Records
Seeing The First Sex Pistols Shows In 1975
The Heartbreakers
The Split With Sham 69
& MUCH, MUCH MMMMMOOOOOORRRRREEEEEE!!!
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Nerds Wait For The Blackout, The Light Is Too Bright. This week on Footnotes, Chris & Damian take a deep dive into the John Reis Episode to talk Pushead, Nemesis Records & Rocket From The Crypt. Also, a disaster of a news segment & the mailbag toooooooooooooooooooo!
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Episode 159:
WHAT A WEEK?!?! Damian & his kid's are very proud to have Yo Gabba Gabba’s own JOHN REIS ON THE PODCAST! John of course plays the music loving Swami on the show & also plays in a few bands as well… THAT’S RIGHT, THE SWAMI HIMSELF, A.K.A. SPEEDO FROM RFTC, HOT SNAKES, PITCHFORK & DRIVE LIKE JEHU IS ON THE SHOW!!! THIS ONE RULES!!!
Also Touched On:
A White Whale Guest
Growing Up A Theatre Kid
Ian Brings A Dictaphone
Black Flag Over The Sex Pistols
Listening To Kiss Like Audio Comic Books
Hearing The Saints
Battalion Of Saints
RFTC: Keeping The Flame Going For Vinyl
Seeing The Jackson 5 Live
Seeing Kiss
Seeing Black Flag In 84'
Coatis Interruptis Becomes Conservative Itch
Cops Bust Parties
The Origins Of The Legendary Casbah
Going To LA To Escape The Violence Of San Diego
TFM: Totally Fast Music
DRI
Discharge
Being Into Strumming Really Fast
SPEEDO DROPS SONS OF ISHMAEL!!!!
What Was Wrong With Chicago?
The Origins Of Che Cafe
No All Punk Band Gigs
Forming Pitchfork
The Origins Of The Name & How Rocket From The Tombs Was Even On The Radar
No Fitting In With The Jock Scene
Smoking Pot Straight Edge
Drive Like Jehu Forms
Cargo and Headhunter Start
The LEGEND Of O
Forming Rocket From The Crypt
Getting Into The Damned Retroactively
Not Liking Grunge Music & Wanting To Be The Opposite
Not Being Into Nation Of Ulysses, But Still Loving Them
California Shaping Your Sound
Touring Japan With Long Gone John and Pushead
Meeting Sakevi From GISM
Why Touring Japan Is The Best
Dealing With Majors
AND SO MUCH MORE!!!!
It takes sometime to fix it up, but that’s something Nerds do. This week on the show Chris & Damian discuss the amazing hardcore kid past of Michael Ian Black as well as everyone's shared love of Hüsker Dü. Also: MAILBAG
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"Time Heals, Time Goes On & Time Really Flies." THIS WEEK WE HAVE MICHAEL IAN BLACK ON THE SHOW!!! Listen in as Damain & Michael discuss everything from City Gardens to 10,000 Maniacs to who was his most feared New York Hardcore band. This one goes even deeper than we could have expected, so kickback & get ready!!!
Also Touched On:
Growing Up In The Wilds Of Hillsborough, New Jersey
Reading The Candy Apple Grey Review
“Oh, They Sold Me A Bum Cassette” Why Would There Be Static On A Tape?
Liking Pop & MTV
There Must Be More Than Wham! & Duran Duran Out There.
"Candy Apple Grey Was My Sgt. Peppers"
Going to Princeton Record Exchange To Find Things That Scared, Shocked & Were Funny.
10,000 Manics Is Way Too Nutty Of A Band Name For A Tame Band
Princeton Record Exchange Employees
Forming A Band With Tim Shaw (Ensign) "The Pleased"
Fear Of Sick Of It All
Mosh & Die
Violence In The Scene
Going To City Gardens
A Whirlwind Of Change
Hating Metal
An Intense Discussion On The Effect Of GNR & Jane’s Addiction
Sounding Like A Bunch Of Suburbanite 16 Year Old Hardcore Kids
Getting The Growl
Playing CBGBs
Joining The State
Kari Kenney’s Cake Like
The Music Scene In New York
Going To Shows By Yourself
& Much, Much More….
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Positive hardcore is what nerd claim. Open minded music is our game. This week Chris & Damian sit down to talk about the awesome Chaka Malik & nerd out about all things NYHC and punk.
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We aren’t here for a long time, but this week come join us for an amazing time cause NEW YORK HARDCORE LEGEND CHAKA MALIK IS ON THE SHOW!!! Join Damian as he sits down with Chaka to find out about the path that took him to becoming one of the genres all time greatest front people. Again, this isn’t a super long episode, BUT it more than makes up for it with awesomeness. Sit back & hear some stories - Punk, Hardcore, GRAFFITI, mosh pits, hugs and more!!!
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THEY CALLED IT THE NERD PACK, WE CALLED IT UNITED NERDS!!! This week on the show Chris & Damian talk about how awesome Patty is, ask where Kiss was most popular & take a deep dive into the K discography! THIS IS LIVING!!!
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What An Episode!!! This week, Hits So Hard author (https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/patty-schemel/hit-so-hard/9780306825088/) & Hole/Upset/ Death Valley Girls etc. drummer, Patty Schemel is on the show! Join us as Patty sits down with Damian to talk about growing up punk in small town Washington & how her hometown scene would up changing the world of music forever. Seriously, this one made the TOAP Hall Of Fame. DON'T MISS IT!!!
Also Touched On:
Mutual Love & Respect
Patti Smith On SNL As First Contact
Nowhere To Buy Punk Records
Canada Has SCTV & SCTV Has The Plasmatics & Rough Trade
Time Square’s Amazing Soundtrack
Going To The Comic Book Store To Buy Rock Scene
Buying Leave Home On 8 Track
The Pacific Northwest Obsession With KISS
Being Cursed For Life
Carol Pope Is A Pioneer
Brave New Waves Was THE BEST!!!
Asexuals Invented Pop Punk
Early 54-40 Is Super Underrated
The Secret Punk History Of Platinum Blonde
Pointed Sticks
Moral Lepers
Seeing The Ramones At The Hippadrome
Footloose In Reallife
Circle Jerks’ Terrible Fanbase
Duff Comes Back To Town… With His New Friends, But The Violent Femmes Were Playing In The Other Room
Soundgarden, Melvins & Husker Du All On One Show
The Fastbacks & DOA At Gorilla Gardens… But Getting Arrested Before DOA Played
Forming The Milkbones & Playing With The Accused
The Deep Six Comp
Bruce Pavitt’s Record Collection
Dropping Acid & Listening To Spaceman 3
The Archetype Of 90’s Indie Record Label Ownership
Kill Sybill
& Much, Much More...
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This week on Turned Out A Punk we are celebrating the announcement of "Turned Out A Punk Live in LA: The Punk/Wrestling Connection" (on February 25th) and what better way to celebrate than by having LA wrestling hero Rocky Romero? So sit down and enjoy as Damian gets to talk to one of his favourite wrestler's and a secret punk kid about the journey to training with Antonio Anoki and becoming a star in Japan.
Also touched on:
Listening to Sublime
“Check this band out, it’s a little harder than what you are you to”
Operation Ivy
The Misfits
Loving horror movies
Video Store Culture
Independent film in the 90s
the problem(s) with Tarantino
the state of wrestling
Anoki and music and wrestling
Union 13
The adventures of going to your first show
The early days of the internet
“What happens is they turn off the internet?” printing out binders of information
Wu-Tangs one off record as a model
Is the WWE the ultimate custom match company
Starting a band
& MUCH, MUCH MORE…
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Nerds not against you, nerds not against me, nerd only want reality! This week on the show Damian is out of commission so Chris springs into action and calls on the two Daves to step in and make sure your hearing people talk about punk quota is filled. And what a hell of a show they giving you!!! Warning: The Daves audio sounds a little weird and well… punk but we are working for it for next week.
This week on Turned Out A Punk, one of the greatest Canadian songwriters of all-time (He’s in the Hall Of Fame for it): Jim Cuddy!! Jim has a fantastic new album called Constellation (In stores now!), but for the purposes of our show we take Jim back to his early days as a power popper in the HiFi’s to see how punk helped & hindered his journey to Blue Rodeo, ultimately changing Canadian music forever…. and of course the DOA, The BFG’s & Canadian bands in Alphabet City. THIS IS A MONSTER OF AN EPISODE!!!!
Also Touched On:
Diodes and Demics were THE bands
Forming the HiFi’s
Beatlesqe
Randy (not Rampage) and DOA
Power Pop
Elvis Costello
The appeal of punk
Punk grows up
Steve Koch
Hearing the Sex Pistols for the first time
Why was there no first wave punk from Kingston?
Chris Speeding
“You guys wanna rumble, you know, for like money?”
Cabana Room
BFGs
Meeting bitterness from the music scene upon success but not from the musicians
The passing of Handsome Ned and how it changed Toronto
The arrival go heroine
“The elegant junkie” myth
No interest in being “An Event Band”
Ready Records courting Blue Peter
Picking Colin Newman
Getting on the radio
Dave Booth a Rockabilly manager with a great ear
The Spoons and Ceramic Hello
No fitting in with Synth and getting out of town
Post HiFi recording
The 70’s were competitive in music
Going to New York
Anyone can get a gig in CBGBs
Cowboy Junkies living in Alphabet City
Getting “Charlie Brown’d” the the record biz
The * Wives: the most controversial band in the city
The difference between Vancouver and Toronto’s scene
Chris Huston: the link
& MUCH, MUCH MORE...
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THE WORLD IS AN OYSTER & WE'VE GOT BLAKE SCHWARZENBACH ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK!!! Right on the heels of Jawbreaker's recent show announcements, Blake took sometime out of the practice schedule to sit down & talk everything from The Wipers to Ratt to Econochrist. This one is so much fun, so kickback, relax & get ready…I GOT IT!!!
Also Touched On:
Blake Is stoked To Meet Damon From Blur
Playing With Radiohead, Oasis & NO DOUBT
Middle School In Portland
An AMAZING First Grip Of Singles: The Wipers, Sado Nation and Echo & The Bunnymen
Getting The Forgetters Sound
Loving Post-Punk Guitars
Growing Up A Music Kid
Dad’s New Wave Girlfriend
Pat Benatar & Loverboy
Van Halen
The Kinks
Loving Palm Muted Guitar
The Beat & Power Pop
Moving To LA
Going To The Palladium To See The Adolescents
Meeting The New Romantics
Getting Into The Paisley Underground: Where The Cool Kids Go
Dream Syndicate: The Days Of Wine & Roses
Seeing the Go-Go’s
Give The Drummer Some: Starting In Music On
Forming Red Harvest: The Surf Goth Power Trio
E Minor C Progression: The Best
Magnolia Thunderpussy
SST Records
Covering Bad Religion
Boinker Music: New Wave Crap
Renouncing Punk & Getting Into Metal
Loving Sludgey Stuff… & Ratt
Being Too Angry For Santa Cruz
Getting Kicked Out Of College For Arson
Going to NYU
Reaching Synthesis
Learning About East Coast Hardcore
Loving The DC Scene
Too Much Male Bravado In The CB’s Scene
Flower: The Pre-Cell Band
Live Skull
Embrace
Jawbreaker: The Result Of A Happy Failure
Dramarama: The Root Of So Much
Sending A Tape To MRR
The First Show With The Post Three O’Clock Band At Club 88
The Partitions Of LA
Government Issue At The AntiClub To LA
Meeting Econochrist & Having A Firework Battle
Bitchmagnet: An Amazing Band With A Terrible Name
Getting On Boner Records… They Were Pretty Dark
& MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!
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I called the Nerds, up in the mornin’! This week on the show Chris and Damian settle back into the normal format for the first time in months!!!! And what a week to do so?!?! The Gruesome Twosome discuss the Brody King episode including the HIGHLY controversial Rev VS Victory debate. ALSO THE RETURN OF THE MAILBAG!
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How many hardcore front people are 6’7” & can fly like a luchador? BRODY KING CAN! This week on the show, Brody sits down with Damian to talk about the juggling act of being the singer of God’s Hate & an in-demand wrestling talent on the scene. So listen up as the two talk beat down hardcore to beating dudes down in the ring.
Also Touched On:
Brandon From The Neighbourhood & His Punk-O-Rama CD
Going To Warehouse Music For “Skateboard Music”
“Stranger Than Fiction” Being The First Record You Ever Bought
Hating Green Day
The Shocking Nature Of A Bad Religion Shirt
Slipknot (Not The REV One)
Skate Punk & Nu-Metal Goth Unity
Korn Is THE Band Of Bakersfield
Not Getting Into Pantera & Slayer Because The Nazi Kids Liked Them
The Filthy McNasty: Local Punk Hero
Prison Mark & Blood Stands Still
Getting Into Hatebreed Unknowing Of Hardcore
Hard Pitting Goes Mainstream
SOMEONE ELSE WHO BELIEVES EARLY VICTORY BEATS OUT EARLY REV!!!!
Lars & The Bastards
Twitching Tongues
Seeing Throwdown & Going Straight Edge
Japanese Hardcore
Warhead
Clown: Japan’s Realest Band
Slapdown: The Smackdown Logo’d Beatdown Down
Wrestling In Japan
Main Eventing VS. Singing At A Soldout Hardcore Show
Getting Kicked Out Of Your First Real Band
Starting God’s Hate
Terror’s Scott & Jordon: This Generation’s Odd Couple
Andy Williams: Hard mosh
Buried Alive
Dave Crist & The Hardcore
Having To Choose Music Or Wrestling
Robbie Brookside (Of Course)
The Difference Between Going To A Show As A Person In A Band VS. Going To A Show As A Wrestler
MVP (Of Course)
Learning To Respect Juggalos
Kevin Gill: The Juggalo/ HC Connection
AND MUCH, MUCH, MORE!!!!!
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Screaming Nerds! Screaming Nerds! Screaming Nerds! This week things on the show things start getting back to normal, so to celebrate Chris has come over to Damian’s house to record a rare IN-PERSON SHOW!!!! What a better way to celebrate than by talking about how awesome Jamie Stewart is? Well, how about also talking about how awesome Drew Carolan is too!!! OH, HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN!!!
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"I Know, I Know, I Know, IT'S OVER!" This week we've got JAMIE STEWART on the show! That's right, Jamie jumped on the TOAP Bat Phone to gab all about Punk, New Wave & everything outside & in-between. This one is seriously awesome & has tons of stuff squished into just over an hour! Stop What You're Doing & LISTEN TO THIS!
Also Touched On:
A Round About Way Into Punk
Punk Not Allowed In The House Due To A Lack Of Musical Objectiveness
But, There Was Some New Wave Allowed In
Missing Warped Tour Stuff Gratefully
Getting In A Band With PUNK LEGENDS For Your First Gigging Experience
Playing A Fretless Ibanez Bass In The Greatest Named Band Ever: BRUTUS ATE A TACO
Bebop Records
Seeing An Early Jane’s Addiction At A Record Store
Seeing David Bowie & Siouxsie & The Banshees
Going To Reggae Shows & Wearing A Tam
The Longest Running High School Band: One Gig A Year
Musician Wanted For A Band That Sounds Like Free Jazz Era Coltrane & NIN
Barry & The Rehearsal Studio
The Drum Club: The Most LA Music Industry Thing You Will Ever Hear
TECHNOPRIMAL: Electronic Drums, Alternative Tuned Bass & A Christian Rock Guitar Player
Live Nude Psychics: Misspelt
Getting Schooled By The Greats
Borrowing NoFX’s Amps
Josie Cotton & Geza X
Paul Roessler
A Forced On Stage Blues Jam Session With GG Allin
Seeing Babyland & Nearly Getting Smashed In The Face By A Flying Wrench
Recording Raggedy Anne (The Pre-Donnas Riot Grrrl Band On A Protools Proto-Type)
& MUCH, MUCH MORE…
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The nerds are back in town! This week on the return of Footnotes, Damian and Chris get together to reflect on the last bunch of episodes. Dave Martin & Dave It Up also join in on the fun, BUUUUUTTTTT things really heat up when then idea is hatch’d for the Turned Out A Punk Hall Of Fame!!!!!!
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The nerds are back in town! This week on the return of Footnotes, Damian and Chris get together to reflect on the last bunch of episodes. Dave Martin & Dave It Up also join in on the fun, BUUUUUTTTTT things really heat up when then idea is hatch’d for the Turned Out A Punk Hall Of Fame!!!!!!
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Thirty-Five years ago a young photographer set up a mobile studio on the Bowery & spent the next few years documenting the young punks that made up the early CBGB's hardcore scene. Last year, this photo project was released as a book called Matinee & now that photographer, Drew Carolan, is on Turned Out A Punk! Join Damian as he and Drew chat about finding punk before the term was coined in mid 70's Long Island. Also, how it led him to Matt Dillion, Harley, Mark Ryan & documenting hardcore shows to making videos for the Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Living Color.
Also Discussed:
Growing Up In Long Island
Going To Hot Dog Beach For The Laughing Dogs
The Shirts In All Their Glory
Seeing Patti Smith In All Her Spitting Glory
Getting Into The MC5 & The Stooges
NYC Record Stores
The Fugs
GFR At MSG
Seeing The Ramones For The First Time
Getting Into Photography
Enter Harley: Seeing The Stimulators For The First Time In 1979
Stumbling On To The CBGB’s New Scene
Setting Up A Mobile Studio On The Bowery
“Some Of Them Thought I Was A Cop”
Meeting Tony Dust
Mike Judge: “I Ain’t Going Over There. That Guy’s A Cop.”
Seeing Agnostic Front & Being Blown Away
Jerry’s Kids & FUs
Crucifix
MDC
“It’s Crack Yo”: The Rise Of Drugs
The End Of The Project
The Changing Of The Scene
Meeting Cooch
Making Music Videos
& MUCH MUCH MORE....
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IT'S FINALLY HERE! KEVIN DREW IS ON TURNED OUT A PUNK! Several years in the making and now just in time for the holidays!!! It is a post Hanukkah Miracle!!! Listen in as Damian sits down with one of his best friend's in music, Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene to talk about how he isn’t a punk but ultimately he really is and it is awesome!
Also Discussed:
Damian’s Barbwire Bat
Kevin’s Dad’s Records
Hearing The Sex Pistols Based On Colour Scheme
The Dads & The Who Connection
Wasting A Life Chasing A Dream
Getting Jaded
Quoting Farris Buller
Being Scared Of Dark Side Of The Moon
New Order Kids VS Depeche Mode Kids
The Clash
Walkmen Child
Sex Makes You Lose Your Memory
Kevin Writing & Staring In A Play
Meeting Amy From Stars
Project 9
13 Engines
Nancy Despot
Orange Alert
The 8th Rib: The Pre-Deadly Snakes and Taking Speed To See One Step Beyond: The Pre-New Deal Band
“It’s Called Ritalin. Have One.”
The Cult At The Skydome
Rage Against The Machine
Seeing The Tragically Hip For The First Time
Getting Into Sonic Youth & 7Seconds Meeting Greg Dick At 10 Years Old
Going To See Dinosaur Jr.
Getting Into Pavement
Damian & Kevin’s Craziest Hang's All Over The Place
Kevin’s First Band: Quicksand…. No, Not That One
Crowd Surfing Parties In Kevin’s Room
Explosion In The Sky: Best People
Frightened Bread: Kevin Just Runs Around On Stage… On Drugs
Kevin Spits In Bradford Cox’s Mouth
& MUCH, MUCH MORE...
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The week on the show we blow the whole hardcore/graffiti connection wide open with guest and author of the new book Urban Styles: Graffiti in New York Hardcore, Freddy Alva! Sit back as the two discuss Freddy’s journey coming to & growing up in NYC with early rap, graffiti, hardcore and how it led him to documenting the connection between these worlds. This is a monster episode for all the fans of PUNK history and cultural studies!
Also Touched On…
Killing Joke On The Radio
Freestyle vs. Breakdancing
Meeting Writers
Mackie & The Style Wars Connection
Frontline: The Graffiti Hardcore Connection
Bad Brains Come To New York & Changes Everything
Graffiti & NYHC Logo
Meeting An Armed Citizen In Jr. High
Anthony Comunale
Going To See Dayglo Abortion & Raw Power At CBGBs With A New Wave Friend
Violence In HC
Cro-Mags At The Ritz
ABC No Rio & The "New" New York Scene
Sane’s Of Sane Smith’s Punk Connection
The Pyramid Club
Some Records
FTW & Zine Culture In New York
Making The New Breed Comp
Wanting To Document Absolution
Divergent Politics Co-existing In NYHC
Noise Rock: A Scene Unto Itself
Noiseville Records
Inside Out NY: More Obscure Then Than They Are now
Time for Living: Beastie Boys Covering Frontline
Tony Reitman Rules!
Stimulated Dummies: The First Two Singers Of Frontline
Filthy Sex: The MOST Obscure Graffiti/Punk Band
Cooch Knows
Punk In Peru
& Much, Much More!!!!
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The Wrestle Punk Revolution Is Real!!!! This week on Turned Out Of Punk Damian is joined by the proud punk and independent wrestling pioneer M-Dogg 20 aka Son Of Havoc aka Matthew Capiccioni! Join Damian and Matt (and Jake the Ref and Mr. Pickles the Cat) as they sit down at Damian’s Kitchen table to discuss the journey from stumbling into a Face to Face show to singing with Integrity in Japan and the entire Wrestling/Punk Connection!
Also Touched On:
Matt (and Jake) come to Damian’s house
What if Wrestlers sang in bands?
Wanting to put together a straight edge supergroup
Not a lot of edge breakers in wrestling
Music not being your thing
Beach Boys and Roy Orbison LIVE
Going to Industrial shows
Going Buzzardfest ’95 for Moby but coming face to face with Face To Face
“You don’t like it. It’s punk.”
The Ramones and the Sex Pistols in 1996
Hearing Op Ivy and everything else dying
the Swinging Utters being criminally underrated
White Noise: poor choice for a band name
Earth Crisis, Path Of Resistance and the allure of gang culture to young straight edge kids
Missing your prom to see Path
Finding out about the One Life Crew… in Cleveland
Earth Crisis almost killing your friend
getting a ride home from Josh Prohibition
Meeting Integrity in Japan
Misfits cover band
ECW was the Punk of wrestling… and WWE is U2
Bringing the aggressive audience interaction to pro wrestling
Pro-Wrestling: the punkest sport
Wrestling has it’s punk moment
The Wrestling/Punk convention
AND SO MUCH MORE!!!!!
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"DANNY VAPID OF THE METHADONES, 1, 2, 3, 4!!!" This week we're joined by non other than POP PUNK / HARDCORE HERO, DAN VAPID! Dan jumped on a call with Damian to take a quick trip down memory lane and man, his metal/punk roots go deep. Get ready for a fun one!!!
Also Touched On:
Getting Into Metal & Punk In Des Plaines, IL
Fast & Loud On Saturday Nights. Hearing The Offenders - I Hate Myself
Articles Of Faith, Minor Threat, Bad Brains, The Misfits Made The Biggest Impact
Going With His Brother To The Death Strike Audition
Dan's Brother Playing In Abomination
The Mission To Get Records At Wax Tracks
First Show: The Descendents & Seven Seconds
Los Crudos & Martin
Going To See Out Of Order, Life Sentence
Starting A Band At 15 - STP
Joining Generation Waste & Playing With The Exploited, Adolescents, Corrosion of Conformity
Bhopal Stiffs, ID Under, No Empathy, GEAR
Seeing Shows In Palatine, IL
Embracing The Ramones & Early Punk In Your Late Teens
Hearing Screeching Weasel For The First Tim & Thinking The Lyrics Were Too Stupid until "American Suicide"
Recording Punk House & Unlimited Potential
Joining Weasel & Being Forced On Bass
Borrowing All The Equipment On The First SW Tour
The Impact Of The Bay Area, Maximum RNR & 924 Gilman St
Playing A Show With Green Day At Larry Livermore's Place
Meeting Joe Queer
& Much, Much More...
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IT'S A TONY RETTMAN PART #2!!! That's right, this week we are joined by punk rock author force of nature, Tony Rettman! Tony originally came out for the New York Live Show (Episode 115 - TURNED OUT A PUNK IN NYC), but talk about a guest more deserving of a stand alone episode. Tony can nerd out with the best of em and that's just what these two get up to. Get ready for a TOAP / FOOTNOTE HYBRID!!!
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WE'RE BACK WITH VIC BONDI!! The Chicago punk/hardcore legend sat down with Damian to talk about everything from The Accüsed to Steely Dan. There's so much to go over here that they barely scratch the surface, but in TOAP fashion, a Part #2 has already been planned. Bet Your Bottom Dollar You'll Loose The Blues!
Also Touched On:
Growing Up In Pensacola, Florida
Getting A Radio & Discovering Soul Music & Classic Rock
Reading About Punk In Rolling Stone
Elvis Costello On SNL
Hearing Never Mind The Bollocks Give Em Enough Rope
Safe European Home Changed Everything
Seeing The Clash At The Aragon Ballroom
Identifying With Punk Rock "In The Shadow Of The 60's"
Forming Direct Drive
The Effigies, Strike Under, Naked Raygun, Trail By Fire, DVA & 1st Wave Chicago Punk
DeKalb, IL & The Subverts
Moving To Chicago
Getting Your Body Bag Single Signed & Getting Back "Biafra Punks Fuck Off"
Going To Shows In DC & Catching The Bad Brains In 81'
The Birth Of Articles Of Faith & Building A Scene
Booking Shows At The Central American Social Club
Big Boys, Personality Crisis, Young Lions & MDC
The Accüsed
Orthodoxy In Punk
Bruce Springsteen & Neil Young Punks Always Considered "Beyond The Pale"
Never Stop Seeking Out New Music
The Internet Killed The Independent Punk Star
Recording What We Want Is Free From 2:00AM Until 8:00AM For $500.00
Dead Ending & Jones Very
The Mixed Blessing Of Modern Music & Technology
Working On Weatherman With Tom Morello
The Clash vs. The Pistols (Again)
Seeing Elvis Costello & Steely Dan
Give Yourself Completely To The Live Show Or Don't Bother. Don't Half Step!
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THAT'S RIGHT, IT'S A PART #3! Damian once again gets the chance to sit down with the bonafide Hardcore Legend, WALTER SCHREIFELS! More of a shooting-of-shit than a formal interview, Walter carved out an hour prior to the Dead Heavens set in Toronto to catch up & go over... Pretty much everything. We owe Walter a commemorative jacket or something after this one. You're In For A Serious TOAP Treat!
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JORD SAMOLESKY IS FINALLY ON THE SHOW! A very long time in the making, but it finally happened. Kick back and listen as Damian & Jord discuss how 2 kids from Portage La Prairie, Manitoba were able to change the landscape of Canadian Punk & influence a whole generation.
Also Touched On:
Getting into Metal, Mullets & Maiden
Iron Maiden Piece Of Mind Tour At 13
Meeting Chris & The Introduction To Celtic Frost & Venom
Records On Wheels & It's Importance
D.O.A. Gig On A Whim In Port Douglas & How It Changed Everything
Beach Mutants
MRR Record Reviews & Mail Order
Seeing The Doughboys & Government Issue
Moving To Winnipeg In 88'
Going To The Royal Albert Constantly
Summer Of 85' Seeing Corrosion Of Conformity (COC)
Independent Grassroots Culture vs. Everything Else
Stretch Marks Show At The Wellington Underage
BFGs Kicking Nazi Ass Across The Nation In The Early 90's
"I Remember" - MDC Politicizing Through Music
Home Health Care & The Introduction To Noam Chomsky
Book Tables At Shows In 95'
The Shift In Crowds Throughout the 90's
Chris' Has Always Been An INSANE Guitarist
The Dayglo's & The Northern Pikes - Canadian Institutions
Chris' Zine - Jord Gave S&M Airlines a 3/10
UK vs. Canadian Subhumans
Fat Wreck Chords & How It Happened
Recording How To Clean Everything
Opening For Jawbreaker In South Dakota
Bus Touring With NOFX In Europe
Homogenization Of Punk
Early Punk - Authentic In It's Urgency
& Much Much More....
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THE NERDS OF SUMMER ARE BACK!!! Chris & Damian join forces again to bring you The Longest Footnote Episode Ever! Recorded in 3 different counties and spanning over 4 months, these guys cover the bases & catch up on all things TOAP related. Get Ready For All The Footnotes You've Been Missing!!!
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THE NERDS OF SUMMER ARE BACK!!! Chris & Damian join forces again to bring you The Longest Footnote Episode Ever! Recorded in 3 different counties and spanning over 4 months, these guys cover the bases & catch up on all things TOAP related. Get Ready For All The Footnotes You've Been Missing!!!
Continued on Side B...
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WE'RE BACK AGAIN!! This week Damian gets a second chance to sit down with the amazing BRENDAN KELLY (First appeared in Episode 131)! Listen in as Brendan takes us through his ska beginnings up until... Well, they don't really get that far, but it's a great listen! GLAD TO BE BACK AT IT!
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FINALLY, here's the long awaited Part #2 with Canadian Punk / Hardcore Legend, Chris Colohan! Damian takes no time to jump right back into it from where they left off last time in Episode 16. Like a couple of old friends piecing together the past, there's lots to cover here, so kick back and soak it in.
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THIS WEEK WE HAVE JOHN DOE!!! X came through Toronto recently & Damian ran down to the show to have a quick, but amazing chat with John. The two go over everything from Darby Crash to Dick Clark. It's a fun one, so hope you guys enjoy it as much as we did recording it.
Also Touched On:
Punk Through John Waters Films In Baltimore, MA Punk Is Not A Sound, It's An Ethos Seeing The Patti Smith Group, The Damned, The Ramones, Blondie & Television In A Short Period Of Time The Whiskey Bertha's In Baltimore Moving To LA In 76' Zolar X Living In The Same Building As Exene Seeing The Motels, The Pop, The Dogs DIY Ethic Madame Wong's West vs. Hong Kong Cafe The Mask At The Whiskey Sex Pistols Helped & Hurt DICK CLARK WAS A FAN! Danger House / Slash Records Under The Big Black Sun: A Personal History Of LA Punk Bands Broadly Labelled With The "Punk" Moniker Jack Grisham Darby Crash "No New York" What Makes A Scene? Under Appreciated LA Bands Recording 2 Singles In 1 Day The Randoms & Black Randy & The Metrosquad A Reason To Leave Baltimore
& Much, Much More!!!
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Konnichiwa! This week on Turned Out A Punk the fine sponsors of this podcast, Vans flew Damian down for another hour of TOAP in Chicago! This time he gets to sit down with Tim Kinsella from Cap'n Jazz, Joan Of Arc, Make Believe, Owls etc. to discuss growing up in Chicago and the birth of the local 90’s scene. Also, The Blackouts (aka Atiba and Ako Jefferson) to discuss how two kids from Colorado Springs managed to live out their dream's through Skateboarding & punk! An amazing time with three of the best to ever do it! Thank you Vans!!!!
Also Touched On...
Tim: a little too late to see the Smiths and Minor threat
The passage of time when you are young
Getting the Sky Goes Out at age 11
The definition of Modernism
Buying tapes
Cap N Jazz: aiming for power violence… and Shudder To Think
Toe Jam: the band
Chicago in the 90s
The Achtung Chicago comp predicting punks future
Still not getting accepted into the Chicago music scene
NYHC X Donahue
The Ramones: “1993 is our year”
Atiba and Ako dressing the same… by accident
Mom had great taste in music!
Hearing the Bad Brains in a record store
Mike Koski gives the ultimate punk starter pack
FUEL RULES!!!!!
Green Day, Offspring, Neurosis, Lungfish et all play the Skatepark in your hometown
Nirvana opens for Dinosaur Jr.
Pegboy, All, Pharcyde, Fluf, De La Soul all play together.
one sees Nirvana, the other sees the Dead
becoming a photographer to be Peter Parker
Driving to California to work at 7-11
Staring at the album art
& Much Much More
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HUGE ONE THIS WEEK - IT'S ROGER FROM AF! That's right, Roger Miret is on the show this week & we're all pretty excited about it. Listen up as Roger takes us through his life in music & talks of how the city that birthed New York Hardcore has changed so much over the years. MY RIOT: AGNOSTIC FRONT, GRIT, GUTS & GLORY IS OUT AUGUST 29
Also Touched On...
Damian Gushing
Growing Up In Passaic, New Jersey
Being Introduced To The Clash, Blondie & The Ramones
Going To Shows At Max's
Noise The Show / Oi The Show - Pirate Radio
Seeing The Beastie Boys & Bad Brains
Loving The Misfits
New York vs. New Jersey
Mother Records
Psychos
Distorted Youth
Raybeez
The Stimulators / Dirty Looks / The Mad / The Blessed
The Mud Club & The Peppermint Lounge
Jerry Lee Williams (Jay Dublee) R.I.P.
The Misfits At Hitville 81'
Chronic Sick
Loving "Bad Punk Rock"
Mark Truth & The Liars
Genöcide
The Fuck Ups
Walking Out Of The Clash Show Before The Who Came On & Regretting it
SEX PISTOLS ALL THE WAY!
Picking Up Records On St Marks Place
"Record Collectors Are Pretentious Scum"
Gorilla Biscuits Demo Tape
Roger's Record Collection Is Insane & Yes, He Has Held Onto Everything
New Yor vs. Boston Overhype
SS Decontrol
Springa & Roger Daltrey Huge Influences
NO EDGE
Playing With The Latin Force
Becoming A Singer By Circumstance
The Rules - No Girlfriends & Shaved heads
Hardcore vs. Punk
The Victim In Pain Shift & The Pivotal Show At The Rock Hotel
Kraut & AF
Crucifix & AF
Roger's T-shirt Collection Is Also Insane & Yes, He's Held Onto Everything
Matthew Barney's Film
MY RIOT: AGNOSTIC FRONT, GRIT, GUTS & GLORY OUT AUGUST 29
Record Sellers Remorse
& Much Much More
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This week it's Cory McCallum!!! Join Damian for a stroll down memory lane with his old buddy Cory. Listen in as the two catch up on what's been going on over the last 20 years. This one has been a long time in the making, so kick back & enjoy!
Also Touched On...
Growing Up In Orangeville & The Introduction To Punk & Metal The Dead Milkmen 80's Nerds vs. Millennial Nerds A&A Records & Taped GNR Aren't Even That Metal The Raw Energy Christmas Party Paul Livingstone Painting His Own Shirts Discovering Bad Brains HR's Lyrics Punk Elitism Being Introduced To NOFX & Minor Threat Orangeville's Broad Taste In Fast Music Trying To Write Songs Like Bad Religion The Best Band Ever From Orangeville, "GASP" Queen St. Punk Tree People Seeing Hockey Teeth At Classic Studios Touring With Trigger Happy The Birth Of Five Knuckle Chuckle & The Death Of Noah Fence Sno Jam Watching Wrestling At The CNE Bob Backlund & Being Fiercely WWF / WWE Watching Edge's (Adam Copeland) First WWE Match BEANO Comic Annuals Recording Charlier Horse In 3 Days With Simon Head Goggles Of Doom Tour With Bender Guttermouth Ripping Off "Bad Skater" Sandy Miranda Was & Is The Best! Better Days Video The Genius Of Gob's CanCon Strategy d.b.s. Piss Bombing Bikers & Leaving Five Knuckle Chuckle To Answer For It Much Music Loved Little Kids Playing Punk Rock Recording All Hammed Up Sons Of Ismael & MSI Lying To Your Parent's For Punk The End Of FKC Propagandhi Tour 97' UR In Trouble & Damian Meeting Cory The Need For Speed In Rock Underworld In Montreal R.I.P. RANDY
& Much Much More
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THIS WEEK WE HAVE DAVE PIRNER!!! Damian sits down for a quick chat with a true Minneapolis Punk Pioneer. From his beginnings drumming in Loud Fast Rules, to the huge success of Soul Asylum in the 90's, lots of ground is covered here in a very short amount of time.
Also Touched On...
Hearing The Ramones For The First Time Watching Bands At The Walker Art Center Loring Park - Band & A Movie The Suburbs The Suicide Commandos & Chris Osgood Seeing Husker Du For The First Time Getting Beat Up For A Gabba Gabba Hey Pin By The Hockey Team Husker Veggies & Moshing Otto's Chemical Lounge The Business Of Independent Music Touring In The 90's Mike Watt Is An Example To Us All
& Much More!!!!
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HOLY MOLY, this week we have J-E-L-L-O!!! Damian gets a chance to gab with an absolute legend of Punk, Hardcore & Pop Culture In General, Jello Biafra! Nerd out as the two discuss everything from Blue Oyster Cult to Zolar X. THIS EPISODE IS ONE FOR THE BOOKS, LIKE A PART #1 & PART #2 COMBINED!!!
Also Touched On:
The Origin Story Of The Jello Biafra Name Growing Up In Boulder, Colorado Discovering BOC & The Love Of Record Collecting Trade A Tape Records Steppenwolf & Bob Seger Paul Revere & The Raiders Not Getting Enough Credit Pretty Things & Sniffing Glue The Astronauts Wax Tracks & The Importance Of Independent Record Stores The Ramones & The Ravers At Ebbets Field In Denver Being A Roadie For The Ravers 70's Hair Metal vs. Punk The Avengers The Talking Heads At UCSC Moving To San Francisco Negative Trend, The Nuns & CRIME Dills, Mutants, Sleepers & UXA Picking The Openers After Learning A Lesson DC & It's Importance Black Flag & DOA DOA Playing Ian's High School With Minor Threat, SOA, Scream & Government Issue Henry Rollins Yesterday & Today Records Let The Eat Jelly Beans Will Never Be Repressed Cannabis Legalization What Happened To Canada's Asylum Laws? Zolar X
& MORE....
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IT'S A DOUBLEHEADER TODAY! Recorded live at the House Of Vans Chicago on June 22nd, Damian sits down with The Lawrence Arms (Brendan Kelly, Chris McCaughan & Neil Hennessy) & members of Dillinger Four (Erik Funk & Patty Costello). Tour stories, Chicago & East Bay punk, Victory Records, 7-inch compilations, it's all covered here. Kickback & let all your trouble's wash away with #TOAPXHOV
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BIG ONE TODAY, it's Spencer from TRASH TALK! Kickback and listen in as the two discuss discovering the love of music through Jimmi Hendrix and the journey from MXPX skate punk to Hardcore. Deciding to ditch sports for Powerviolence, Spencer takes us down the rabbit hole. BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS
Also Touched On:
Trash Talk touring with Fucked Up Jimmi Hendrix Punk Pass Football Quarterback To Hardcore Singer KORN in Bakersfield Jonathan Davis Is Actually A Cool Guy, Jared Leto Is Not Soundwave Festival High School Sports To Punk Scott Radinsky Shows At Jerry's Pizza Tooth & Nail Records Injuries Lead To Music Fulltime Meeting Lee & Gareth Shark Attack & No Justice Ceremony & Trash Talk Connection
AND SO MUCH MORE!!!!!
Can you see the sunset from the Southside? You can see it from the eastside too. Nerds are alone!!! Footnotes is BACK AGAIN!! This week Damian & Chris get on the phone to discuss the triple combo that was, Jake Fogelnest, Joanna Angel & Jimmy Havoc ALL IN THE SAME SHOW!!! The two catch up on the goings-on in this crazy worldwind of punk, news, records, work & podcasting that we call LIFE.
IT’S A SUPER SHOW!!!!! This week Damian sits down with THE GREAT Dave Hause> Listen in as the two discuss the evolution of Philly hardcore and growing up with it, as well as the deluge of amazing music he's been involved with over the years. BUT THERE IS MORE!!!! Also on the show this week, it’s TOAP LIVE AT THE KINSTON FILMFEST! Featuring friends of the show DJ NDN (A Tribe Called Red), Chris Colohan (SECT, Cursed, The Swarm, Left For Dead) and Chris O’toole (TOAPFootnotes) and making his debut on the show Matt Johnston from Vice's Nirvana The Band The Show! WHAT A WORLD WE LIVE IN?!?!?!
Hello friends! Damian is still out living a wrestling fans dream come true, BUT is still bringing you another conversation with someone amazing from the world of Punk. This week is no exception as Damian gets to chat with Adult Film Star and owner of Burning Angel - Joanna Angel. Listen as the two discuss Joanna’s love of all types of DIY punk, putting on basement shows and writing Fanzines in the wilds of New Jersey as well as the violence that made her step back. THIS ONE IS NOT TO BE MISSED!!!!.
AlSO TOUCHED ON:
Shout out to Dave It Up for making this happen
Watching 120 minutes
loving grunge and indie
Not wanting to listen to what’s on the radio
trying to put the pieces together
getting invited to sit with the three punk people in your high school at lunch… FINALLY!!!
Going to see Sonic Youth
still searching for your scene
Trying to find Avail
Going with Ivan and the punks to see Rancid
Hating Rocket from the Crypt… AT FIRST
Feeling like you belong
Going to the VFW to see Less Than Jake and becoming obsessed
Going to Craig’s house to see the Casualties
Meeting punk friend in chat rooms… it was a different time
ABC No Rio
going to college and finding hardcore
Being embarrassed of the drunk punk scene past
Tear It Up
Doing a Zine
Seeing Refused
Refusing to go to “concerts”
Asking Geoff Rickly on a date to see Elliot Smith
Being a “scene-floater” because you love ALL punk music
Going to every single Kid Dynamite show on the East Coast
Pretending to know about Lifetime
Going to shows every night!
Against Me! playing your basement the day you launch Burning Angel
Feeling privileged to get to be a part of it
Youth Code
A concert was a show in hall or a rec-centre
the singer of Endeavour
War On Women
Loving the music but hating most of dudes
Getting aware of porn in college
“What’s a porn star?”
The asexual nature of Hardcore
Getting an internship at the nerve.com
finding sex positivity
Ian Mackay and porn
Handing out flyers for your Pornsite
deciding to step back from punk
falling in love over a Rocket From the Crypt tattoo
AND SO MUCH MORE!!!!!
Some episodes are worth the wait... This week Damian sits down with writer/comedian JAKE FOGELNEST to talk about his journey from starting a public access TV show out of his childhood bedroom to the force he's become in pop culture today.
Sit back & NERD OUT!
ALSO COVERED:
Being in Wet Hot American
Rocky Horror Picture Show
They Might Be Giant
A brief history of the movie Time Square
One hell of a soundtrack
Alan Moyle: Arguably the most important Canadian Film Director to the history of music
Night Flight
Getting into Devo
Growing up in New York City
Going to see REO Speedwagon and meeting Cheap Trick
Seeing Micheal Jackson on the victory in the front row
Having cool parents
Going to the premier Kids
“Yo, I fucking bodyslam kids like you.”
Squirt TV
When Thurston Moore
The brilliance of New York City public access TV
Getting into John Waters at a young age
talking to John Waters on the phone…. at eight
Jon Spencer gives the best gifts
Matador Records
90’s New York is no joke
Other Music (RIP)
90’s Zine Culture influence “Is it hard to be the only person in the room that understands Punk culture.”
GG Allin
Legs McNeil
When Joey Ramone gets into your car…
“We Got The Neutron Bomb” the book
Rolling with Julie Klausner on the Manson Family Bus Tour
Glenn O’Brien’s TV Party
AND SO MUCH MORE!!!!
I’ve got a safety pin stuck in my heart for nerds! This week Damian and Chris return to talk about Leah, UTI and the quest to find one's punk. Also a little light mailbag and some good ol’cathing up.
As technology continues to fail Damian and travel looms it's head again, he still manages to turn in an episode (Very late). This time with one of his best bud's and FAVOURITE vocalists ever: Leah Archambault! Join the two as the they sit down and discuss being a vocalist, dance as inspiration and Leah's journey through punk to find the sound that she identified with.
ALSO TOUCHED ON!!!!
Mutual inspiration
Pump Up The Volume and the for Pirate Radio
CKCU and Beamo and Mr. Happy
Grunge as first exposure
Babes In Toyland
Partyin’ at the Pit
Mr. Bungle and the love of art school kids
Kids into clowning
Too real: A kid shits on the floor at a party
a trend of wearing you underwear on your head
Going to 5 Arlington
Moving to Montreal
Dance before death metal
Breakout Summer: Brutal Knights, Career Suicide and Fucked Up
Finding your hardcore
Living at the Rehearsal Factory
Sloan practicing one by one
Kos knocks on the door…
A school project becomes a band
Finding your voice
Sam from the Explosion producing the demo
Siesta Neoneux
The G-Man
Armed And Hammered
Endless Blockade
Endless Darkness
Bad Skin and the Bad Skin House
Shows at Annie’s
Dance influencing performance
When it's versus nerds, it's a global unity!! This week Chris and Damian catch it all up!
It may be late, but it is right on time with awesome! This week on the show Damian is joined by his buddy Jonah Ray! Sit back and enjoy the two chatting about growing up punk in Hawaii, the transition to the world of comedy and being a tour guide to youth crew legends.
Also touched on:
Meeting for the first time over getting some free stuff!
Hanging with SXSW and watching NoFX
the Jugglos of the punk world
Brian Posehn will pay you money to risk your life
The best of SXSW ever?
Black Flag from Nirvana
Metallica goes to Hawaii
Strife comes to town
Civ plays but it’s not all ages :(
Grapefruit
Unit 101
punk: An all ages neverland
“There’s two different scenes for that?!?”
Hawaii: Who would want to leave once you are there?
Jonah’s pop punk band: YourOuts
Jonah’s punk band: God Our Dictator
Jonah’s hardcore band: 36 Chambers
Jonah’s post hardcore band: Quarterhead
“You will use everything you ever learnt”
The realities of being a Hawaiian diy band
Ray Cappo stays over and isses your record collection
the Fat Wreck Chords of hardcore
Comedy people: not always the best taste music
AND MORE!!!!
Well, it may not be timely, but it is godly! This week on the show Damian sits down with a Pissed Jeaned Ultimate Gatecrasher Warrior and all around hell of a guy: Brad Fry! Join the two as they sit down to discuss Brad’s journey into punk, his brief duel life a wrestler in Chikara Pro and the art of making great music while not talking it too seriously, but also super seriously. RECORD COLLECTING TALK TOO!!!!!!
Also touched on:
Two years in the making
Getting in to punk through metal
Motley Crue covering the Sex Pistols
Getting to Guns N Roses
listening to DEICIDE on family vacation
Getting THE tape and getting into hardcore
working at a screen printing shop with the guitar player of Weston
91.7 FM’s Hardcore show
The mix bag shows of the 90’s
A scene of pop-punkers and tough guys
Playing in bands with Randy for 24 years straight
Forming the Ultimate Warriors
Being the goofy band playing with Orchid
The IDEA of touring seems great
getting into Pro-Wrestling
Hating wrestling
“WE WANT RAVEN’S BLOOD” Getting into ECW in ’95
UW gaining musical ability and wrestling knowledge at the same time.
Buying a wrestling ring
listening to Robby Brookside talk about GISM
deciding to start wrestling training
selling all your record to pay for school
The importance of Double Decker Records
Bovine records RULES!!!
Moo Cow Records
Getting the first piece of vinyl you play on
World Finest Hardcore Vol. 1
Forming the Gatecrashers
RECORD COLLECTING!!!!!!!
AND SO MUCH MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a week! Damian is currently on the road, but still manages to send in a great conversation with Toronto punk legend Al Nolan! Join in as Al talks about growing up in the east end of Toronto and the start of scene there that would produce some of Canada’s most important punk and metal bands.
Also touched on:
Knowing each other since Damian was a boy with hair
Seeing Sex Pistols on morning TV
Seeing Kiss before there was Star Wars
The importance of the New Music
Teenage Kicks Toronto’s Original teen punks
The Beatles are hard!
The Ska Revival
Shaun: the first punk in Pickering
Vans shoes comes to town
Metallica opening for WASP
Brian Taylor and AggRock
Meeting James Cavalluzzo of Malhavoc in art class
It’s not the band I hate it’s the man: Punk’s liking Ted Nudgent
Descendents: David Lynch-esq Weirdos
Shaving your head
The lead singer genes
Nigel cuts off his finger making an upside down cross
Venom: THE MOST OUTRAGEOUS THING I HAD EVER SEEN
Best band name: Charlie Brown’s Wang
Lee Brian moves to town
Missing Link
The closing of the DMZ
Smoking hash in the BFG’s gasmask
The depreciation of Time
Glen and Dave’s Metallic Assault
Forming Elephant and becoming 5 Foot Nothing
Replaced by Matt White
Missing Link booking with All
7 Seconds, MSI, 5 Foot Nothing: the biggest show of the era
Degenerate Youth
Collecting shoes
Having to fire the guy you are replacing
The story of Epidemic Records
pre-Monster Voodoo Machine
Brampton’s Beyond
Montreal’s Rise
The genius is in brevity and this week proves it! Join Damian as he sits down for a brief, but awesome chat with the Hold Steady’s Craig Finn. Listen in as the two discuss hanging’ with the Blind Approach Crew, putting out 45s and guitar lessons with greatness.
Also touched on:
Being on Skene and AmRep
The Rock ’80 Comp
Playing tennis with a friend of the Replacements
Going into the city
Orfolkjokeopus become Treehouse
going to see the Violent Femmes
Going to the “TIM” release show
Getting lessons from Chris… from the Suicide Commandos
“Make A Record”
Soul Asylum: a tale of two bands
Outcry
Blind Approach: pre-Madball St. Paul spikey punk
Libido Boys: on stage with pogoballs
The GBH comes to town with the Cro-Mags and it changes everything
Craig’s first band No Pun Intended
Boston’s pit’s way more violent
Getting out of it and getting into AmRep
Halo Of Flies and Tom Hazelmyer
Drinking with Tom
Dillinger Four: one of the best bands ever
Buddy’s with Buddy from Assrash
Youth Of Today/ Misery / Blind Approach
Releasing your own record
AND MORE!!!!!!
Who Nerds supposed to be: Cookie? This week on the show Chris and Damian tear the Brad Logan episode open and enjoy! There is a ton to get into, but they still fit in a lil' bit of the ol’ mailbag!
This week on the show, it’s one of Damian's favourite type of episodes! Sit back and enjoy as he sits down with F-Minus and Leftover Crack's Brad Logan! Then, marvel along with Damian as the show takes a completely different turn as Brad details his pre-recorded music history in early LA punk and hardcore. Not to be missed!
Also touched on:
A mother’s work is never done: mom buys you a Black Sabbath record
Ramones on the record store turntable
Hearing the Pistols and it being off to the races
Elton John is hard!
Seeing Van Halen “Sky Diving”
Seeing Kiss’ legendary show and not even knowing it
Discovering Rodney on The Roq
Before punk comes to Huntington Beach
When Van Halen’s roadie moves to town
Being Rock Nerds
Seeing the Weirdos in ’78
Seeing the Ramones on Christmas Day
Suicide Comandos
Dead Boys
The Shock
The focus of youth
Meeting the Alva Brothers!
Friend of Potatohead: The guy in the PiL Shirt on the cover of Group Sex
Getting your long head dyed blue by Mark Alva
Getting “DEVO” yelled at you by Jocks
Hanging with at the Oxford House
Twisted Roots
Meeting Ray Gange and seeing a shaved head for the first time
Going full on into punk
The Osce Hairs
Playing your first show on mushrooms: not a good idea
Rehearsing in SST on Black Flags gear
Castration Squad
UXA
Going on tour
Touring with the Misfits
The Misfits, Big Boys, NOTA in Austin
Playing with Husker Du
The Butthole Surfers at a Pizza Parlour
Joining Rik L. Rik’s band
Meeting Duane Peters in Jail
joining the Exploding Fuckdolls and living in the Chaos
The California Surfware Punk Scene
The Epitaph Summer Nationals
Seeing Rancid for the first time and having it chance your life
Tonight, nerds want to lay it all at your feet! This week on the show Chris and Damian talk about one hell of a deep musichead: Bobb Bruno of Best Coast. Also the two talk mailbag and good times!
MAIL CALL!!! The last few weeks at TOAP HQ have been a little hectic and so the mailbag was neglected. Chris and Damian have called on the #TwoDaves (Martin and It Up) to come round and help them sort the whole mess out! Join in the fun!!!
Welcome dear listener to another amazing episode! Why is it amazing? Because you get to hear the GREAT Bobb Bruno of Best Coast talk about his journey in music! Sit back and enjoy as the two discuss Bobb’s taste that had him seeing The Dickies during the LA Riots, Steve Aoki with Farside and Beck jamming with the dude from the Bats (CT).
Also touched on:
The Black Flag tape in grade 4
Punk Violence and The B-52’s?
Buying Target videos from Tower
The Mentors Mystic Value Pack
Punk taste informed by Metallica’s shirts
Loving DRI’s 22 tracks!
Going to see Kiss just to see Anthrax
Seeing Slayer with opener Danzig
Convincing you
Seeing the Dickies on the night of the LA Riots…. with Yesterday’ s Tear
Electric Love Hogs: The Pre-Goldfinger metal band
Seeing Mansona: Japanese Noise comes to LA
Forming the Uphill Gardeners
The LA indie scene
Revelation Records goes West
Steve Aoki sings with Farside
The For Carnation
Not even being that into Slint
Jamming with Mario Rubalcaba
Being into everything
Heart’s Get Crushed
I don’t gig on Fridays!:Going to see John Bryan play every Friday
Making ONE exception to play with Unwound
Elliot Smith, Fiona Apple and Beck’s Jam sessions blow up the spot
Getting to jam with John
The Bats (US) and Gustav Records
PLUS MUCH MORE!!!
All Nerds Breakin' Loose! This week on the show Chris and Damian dive into the fantastic Wes episode and talk about his importance in punk & hardcore. They also tackle the mailbag and Damian get distracted: CLASSIC STUFF!
It took a minute to happen, but it was worth it! This week on the show, Damian sits down and grabs a drink with Wes Eisold. Listen in as the two discuss Wes’s journey to get to American Nightmare as well as depression, gossip, projection and punk.
Also discussed:
Dead Kennedys Tape as first exposure
Dead Milkmen, Swirllies and the Liliys as a first show
a band covering a cover version
Grindle: stagedives and a mohawk
United by being weird
Ordering shit from Session thanks to the US military
Callin' 1-900 numbers to hear records
Moving Targets and Lemonheads
Moving to Maine
Not being into a Youth Of Today because they looked like jocks
Bruisers
Sam Black Church
Seeing 10 Yard Fight and finding the show you wanted
Wes in Germany starts Hybrid Moments.
Being happy enough just going to shows.
The end to TYF
Right Brigade is THE band.
“AN never has the intention of being a local band.”
Loosing $400 on a sold out show: “Everyone gets in for free”
…except this guy
The “woah” part that could have killed AN
the importance of Lifetime
the jump from album 1-2
Unbroken
Breaking edge and not being an edge band
Blazing a trail without knowing it
Coke Gossip-Hysteria
AND MORE!!!!!!
And Nerds are buying the Stairway to Heaven. This week on the show Chris and Damian return to duo form and talk Kool AD’s awesomeness! Also the Mailbag returns and Chris cuts a PROMO on Led Zeppelin!
And now, back to the format with a big one! Rapper Kool A.D. sits down to talk with Damian! Listen in as the two discuss how Kool A.D. went from a rap and power violence lovin' drummer to being on the cover of Spin as well as art, politics and tons more!
Also touched on:
Rap name or real name
Warren brings Misfit’s Static Age over and the gates open
Joe Franky and Axis Reocrds
Gilman: The Misfits of Bay Area
The last Spazz Show
Dorkastra becomes Vlad and The Impalers
Seeing the spike punk Monster Squad
Dr. Bombay’s music store
getting the drums
A musical household
“I don’t kick it at the merchtable no more”
Todays world is a punk conversation from the 90’s
Sammy from All Bets Off (RIP)
Orlando and Special Forces
The history of skinheads
When the musicians you love are the worst…
Reclaiming art and symbols
Why you make art
Being drawn to art with no rules
Bay Area Rap and Punk
Art
making money off art
The various takes of Chuck D
AND MORE!!!
I’m not calling Nerds! This week on the show Chris and Damian are joined by the returning Daves for the final TOAP LIVE Footnote party! This is take two of trying to record this episode and, like the second DYS lp, it's better than the first!
New York’s ALRIGHT, if you like podcasts! This week on the show Damian and Chris bring the TOAP touring machine into the heart of the big city,(well Brooklyn), for the final TOAP Live show, but what a way to finish!?!?! Join Damian as he welcomes: punk history author extraordinaire Tony Rettman, his best bud/bully Vice's Andy Capper, Walter from GB and Quicksand, singer/ MTV host Meredith Graves and the Best Show’s Tom Scharpling!!!!! As well as Footnotes contributor Dave Martin!!!! AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Open up your eyes, time to realize, everything nerds say was just another lie. This week on the show Chris and the triple “D" attack of Damian, Dave and Dave talk the Philly Live episode! Sit back as the four yammer on about all things punk including a little mailbag!
Let’s do it Philly Style as the Turned Out A Punk Live tour rolls into Hostile City USA! Join Damian and Chris as they chat with Jeff Cannonball (back for a part 2!), Andy Nelson (Ceremony, Paint It Black, Dark Blue), Jay Goldberg (Bad Luck #13, Eat The Turnbuckle), Dan Yemin (Kid Dynamite, Lifetime, Paint It Black) AND Jackyl form YDI, oh my!!!! AND IF THE WASN’T ENOUGH: a LEGAND checks in to kick off the show! This is ANOTHER MONSTER!!!
Possessions never meant anything to me, Nerds aren’t crazy. This week in celebration of the GREATNESS of the LIVE IN DC episode, Chris and Damian have called upon their brother's Dave Martin and Dave It Up to join the party and help the two unpack their DC experience. Very little mailbag is consumed to make way for the main course of DC FUN and HEATED EXCHANGES!
It’s day two of the Turned Out A Punk Live tour!!! Join Damian and TOAPFootnote co-host Chris O’Toole as they hit the stage of the legendary Black Cat in DC and chat with members of Faith, Ignition, Iron Cross, Give, Frodus, Battery, Grey Matter, etc AKA John, Dante, Alec and Jason (back for a part 2!!!!) THIS IS A MONSTER!!!!!!
Beverly Hills, Century City, where all the nerds look nice and pretty. This week Chris and Damian meet up in person at the Great Wolf Lodge Water Park Hotel to celebrate the glory that was the TOAP Boston episode! They’re also joined by the GREAT Dave It Up, because for this one: they need backup!
Welcome to the first day of the Turned Out A Punk Live tour!!! Join Damian and TOAPFootnote co-host Chris O’Toole as they hit the stage of legendary Boston (Allston) venue Great Scott and chat (one at a time.. most of the time) with members of Mental, Converge, Magic Circle, M.F.P., Doomriders, Mind Eraser, Jesuit, Righteous Jams and the organist for the Red Sox! (aka Greg Wilmott, Nate Newton (3x CLUB!), Chris Corry, Chris Minicucci and Josh Kantor) This is one hell of a great episode!
Got to stick together! Got to stick together! Like Nerds! This week on the show Chris and Damian try to catch up on the mailbag and make serious headway before giving up to talk the awesomeness of Terre T! Listen and enjoy the record, Mutha and GG talk!
Welcome to a late but amazing episode everyone! This week on the show Damian sits down with the GODLY Terre T of WFMU’s Cherry Blossom Clinic. Join the two as they talk Terre’s growing up in the New York area punk/ hardcore scene and one incredible disturbing encounter with GG Allin.
Also covered:
The Sex Pistols and Grease: a one two punch of music introduction
Don’t tell mom the babysitters classic rock sucks
Hearing the B-52s
Talking Heads’ Psycho Killer
Seeing the Dead Kennedys for a first show
Drinking at a bar as a13 year old
SSD and fights
New York Hardcore and the pit
Working at the record store
Getting your ears blowing out by Husker Du
GG Talk
The wildest GG Allin story EVER!
Heckling Nirvana during the MTV Unplugged set
When did punk start?
Punk and comedy
Tom Scharpling
AND MORE!!!!!
Even the reds are going to be a Sex Pistol for the day. This week join Chris and Damian as they spend their holiday discussing the return of Gerard Cosloy to the show! No mailbag this week but they do manage to talk until the puking starts all the same!
This time comes but once a year spreading joy and punk rock cheer! This year's wrap up episode for the holiday season is part two with the genius behind Matador Records: Gerard Cosloy! Join Damian as Gerard delights him with tales of Courneys, Kurts and GGs, as they talk about a time before a band named Nirvana would change everything.
Also touched on:
The second or third appearance on the show
Gerard moves to NY
living with Rob Zombie
The LESNYC… a scum rock paradise
Pussy Galore comes to town…
Sonic Youth
Some Records
New York Hardcore adjacent
A music fan’s music fan is the one one at the show
not being and being in the music industry at the same time: the worst of both worlds
The rise of the Pig Fuck scene
Forced Exposure, Ugly American, Away From the Pulse and the 90’s zine scene
The falling out with Dinosaur Jr
Big Dipper leaving for Epic
Bg Black leaves for Touch And Go
SST Records: The fall of the kings of the underground
If late era SST were release today on a limited edition boutique label
The power of Pavement
BEING IN A BAND WITH WITH GG ALLIN!
GG Allin and the All-Stars recording for ROIR
GG leaves it all on the stage
Signing GG and and other band decisions
GG is only one degree from John Lennon
The Frogs: more hated than GG
Courtney tagging your name
Nearly working with Nirvana
“Can we hear it first?”
The Fall gets offered the opening slot
AND MORE!!!!
Nerds are the road crew! This week on the show Chris and Damian are on the road but that won’t stop them from talking about the Lars part 2 episode! Join them as they drive down the open road and talk about the impact Rancid had and a ton of other stuff… like hanging at the Dischord house!
This week Tom and Damian are joined for a little wrestling discussion with the AMAZING Bobb Bruno from Best Coast. In addition to being part of an amazing band, Bobb is also a lifelong wrestling fan that knows his stuff. They set out trying to talk about new japan but get lost in a generally amazing wrestling conversation
Episode 109:
How many sequels are truly better than the originals? Well like Alien and Godfather, this may somehow be better than Part #1. Lars returns to the show to talk about how he joined Rancid, almost robbing a 7-11 and poop stories.
Also touched on:
TOUR DATES
Two charter boxes back again
Respecting Op Ivy
South Bay versus North Bay
Nothing to do as kids
Berkeley: Fugazitown
Recording with a John Bradburry from the Specials.. who was wasted.
Opening for the three piece Rancid
Ben Zanidito was on there waiting for Lars to check out Rancid
Meeting Brett Reed when the UK Subs didn’t show up.
“If you don’t join this band, I’m going to beat the fucking shit out”
hating Emo
An Econochrist debate
Special Forces
Loving Grimple
“He’s talking shit on you!”
The Berkeley Naked Dude is in the pit: you’ve made it
The second time meeting Brett Gurewitz
The first tour
Davey Havok rules
Meeting Sick Of It All for the first time
NYHC: The Original American Skinheads
West Coast Punk meets East Coast Hardcore
Sick Of It All has some amazing backstage entertainment!!!!!!!
“Hey I’m goin’ throw you a Birthday Rope!” Fugazi Critique
From GBH, to Bikini Kill to Bad Religion to Sick Of It All to The Frumpies: Rancid had some range of friends!
John Henry West RULES!
Tim Yo hating you
When things started changing
The story of Salvation
Tourng with the Offspring
Dealing with Majors
Writing on the road
How things would have been different if out come the wolves had been written on a major label
“You didn’t really know”
Meeting the Swingin’ Utters and almost robbing a 7-11
Having to turn down heroes
Lars’ amazing run of records he produced
AND MORE!!!!
Do you wanna nerd under the moonlight? Pretty baby, all though the night! Today on Footnotes Chris and Damian discuss the return of Tony Erba to TOAP! Also, a complete rundown of the up coming Turned Out A Punk Live Tour . Also tackled, THE MAILBAG!
The path to the Turned Out A Punk Live Tour continues! This week Damian welcomes Tony Erba back to the show! Join the Cleveland legend as he sits down with Damian to talk Gordon Solie Motherfuckers’ bladejobs, joy and regrets.
Also touched on:
The first part 2!
Tony will behave this time…
How Gordon Solie Motherfuckers came together
A connoisseur of trash culture
the secret cult of 90s wrestling
Watching Annihilation Time become something
the antics at GSMF shows
Bischof sucks
GSMF: loser leaves town
Ruination: the supergroup
Mike Woodford: “Purveyor Of Fine Filth”
The Step Sister experiment
AntiSeen: “Reckon, we’ll watch shot interviews all day”
A pcp-fueled nightmare
the Propagandhi/ Face Value tour hang comes up again
NoFX show up to stay with Dwid and Tony one night…
Cheap Tragedies come together
“We want the more Face Value Tony Erba”
“You can either love what I do or not”
Why did Upstab have to end?!?
The curse of being anchored to your stuff
The awesomeness of Scotty Tankcrimes
How Fuck You Pay Me Come Together
Nemesis Records rules!
Playing with Foghat
Boom and Legion Of Doom: Throwing meat and fighting Youth Of Today
“Dwid’s in jail, I’m his brother Jim”
AND MORE!!!
OH ME, OH MY, IT’S TURNED OUT A PUNK LIVE! That’s right, the first ever live TOAP recorded at Sound On Sound in Austin. Listen in as Damian is joined by former guest turned guest Footnote co-host Dave It Up (Tear It Up), as well as Dave Kelling (Culture Abuse) Chris Slorach (Metz) and TOAP’s favourite wrestler MVP! Talking everything from Root Beer bottles and cymbal stands in the face to Rancid at the arcade to prison punk! This is one not to be missed!!! Also head to DAMIANABRAHAM.COM and pick up tickets to the Turned Out A Punk Live Tour!!!!!!
This is a huge week for not only this show but ALL of Turned Out A Punk! This week on the show Tom and Damian are joined by the inspiration for TOAP: COLT CABANA. Join the Three as they discuss the change Colt help bring about in the wrestling landscape. Also, Tom and Damian talk about: NXT Takeover, Lucha Underground, and Jericho
Civilizations dying and nerds are realizing the potential of pain stuck inside a gun. This week Chris and Damian are apart again, but take comfort in the fact that they get to talk about the Mackie episode! Also, they lay waste to the mailbag and talk TOAP TOUR!!!!
This is a big one for Damian! A LEGIT legend joins Turned Out A Punk this week as Mackie from Blitz and now Epic Problem sits down for a conversation! Sit in and listen as the two discuss Mackie’s journey through punk's early days, helping birth Oi and then walking away from music only to return to it 20 years later.
Also covered:
A email from a fan of the podcast that made Damian’s day!
People in Binbags: Seeing a punk
seeing Slade live: “There was only really Slade”
Being a Bootboy
Hearing the Ramones record
Seeing the Clash live
Zines
Going to the original Factory Club and fearing for your life
Blitz: “Hicks from the Sticks:
one scene but not friendly
The release of Vice’s Bloodlust celebrations keep coming around here! This week to talk and celebrate the amazingness of Jeff Cannonball and his episode, Chris and Damian meet up in person for the first time ever (for this podcast)!!!!! Listen in as the two talk about the show, read the mailbag and tackle the new all while sitting face to face… in a car, in the parking lot of a waterpark!
In celebration of the release of Bloodlust: Tournament of Death over at Vice.com (Release Date: Nov 15), Damian sits down with one of the movies most memorable characters: Jeff Cannonball. But as Damian learned while making the doc, Jeff is no mere wrestler, Jeff is a basement playing, on the floor sleeping, front seat of the van riding, kid of the hardcore. Listen in as the two discuss going from playing Ieper fest to wrestling New Jack.
Also touched on:
Brought together by a Plastic Bomb
“It is very weird being called an Athlete”
Just two Friends of Tom hanging out
Finding punk from your rock dad
A Thin Line Fading: pre-Tear It Up and Reign Supreme
First show at a skate park
Asking about the cover song and discovering the CroMags
Q: “Are you into Punk?” “I don’t know”
Being made fun of for liking Unbroken
Black Coffee becomes Scared To Death
Loving Tear It Up
Seeing Blind Society
Getting into Wrestling before you could talk
Dad and the 2am Wrestling TV show
DON’T WEAR BRET THE HITBEAR’S GLASSES!
Be it the Ultimate Warrior or music: Loud Fast Rules!
Punk or Wrestling?
The death of Eddie Guerrero
XFilesX is super underrated
The importance of Mental
Mind Eraser
What’s worse breaking straight edge or Vegan?
UltraMantis Black
Pissed Jeans and Chikara
Tournament of Death as Wrestlemania
A Tear It Up t-shirt flip
ieperfest “Moshing to Strife”
A Myspace post for destiny: Getting into wrestling
Punk or Wrestling: the choice is yours
forming Altered Boys
“A full circle of weird violence”
Kevin Gill: the hardcore/wrestling connection
punk and juggalos
Homies is killer!
Mike McCarthy from For The Worse goes so deep
Gordon Solie Motherfuckers: a perfect band
THE BEST SHOW
An inside account of the Kenzan
and more!!!!!!
Somewhere out there could be better, and nerds aren’t just talking about weather. This week on the show, escape with Chris and Damian as they deconstruct mutual friend Jonah Falco's episode and get into Career Suicide's history. Also, a TOAPLive recaps and mailbag returns!!!
The good times and sad times, they’ll be on your side for ever more! That’s what Jonah is for! This week on the show, Damian welcomes his tour roommate and best bud: Jonah Falco from Career Suicide and tons of other stuff!!!! Sit back and listen as we find out what it's like to be a stuck in a room with Damian for 10 years and how Jonah and Martin stole Career Suicide from the OG members! Also covered:
Jonah loses control of Damian
The Fucked Up plan
Damian and Jonah talk Mike
Damian’s brother Tristan exposes punk to Jonah
Loving Soundgarden and grunge
going to Ottawa and coming back with orange hair, a chain necklace and Sex Pistols tape
Jonah’s family: not really into the whole punk vibe.
Jonah’s Uncle ”knows a guy” that can find Black Flag CDs
No Doubt with the Vandals and Civ
The Feederz and animals
Punks tipping point
“I’m getting into Hip-Hop”
getting a free bag of CDs
Ska-Ska-Oi: a right of passage
Jonah Da SHARP skin
Jonah takes down his boots
Local bands
Going to Who’s Emma?
loving Madball
Toronto falls in love with The Swarm
the huge influence of Chris Colohan
“Johnny New York and The Stinkbombs”
Louanne and Full Blast is the BEST
Chris Harper: the nice one
Jonah’s first show weird ass show Martin from Career Suicide: a very different kid
Jonah and Martin’s punk Jackets
Trial: the band
Bored Of Eduction demo: The worst thing to ever come out of Toronto?
As One becomes Scare Tactic
Jonah falls in love with AOD
The rise of early ’00s TOHC
Scare Tactic VS Haymaker
Catharsis
And more!!!!!!
Fighting technical problems, jet lag and exhaustion, Chris and Damian say fuck the mailbag and talk about one of music’s coolest couples and all sorts of other fun stuff.
What an awesome episode!! This week Damian is joined by one of punk and metals coolest of couplings: Alissa and Doyle! Listen in as Damian gets to talk how going to local Montreal punk shows led to fronting one of Sweden’s leading death metal bands and being groomed from a young age to be a Misfit.
Also touched on:
the Fucked Up - No Joy - Arch Enemy - Misfits connection
Alissa and Jasmine have the coolest mom!
Hole cover bands
Ripcordz
No Doubt
"I walked out into my yard and saw Glenn and Doyle practising the Misfits"
“Static Age is the best Misfits records”
“I like that Misfit” but not a fan of the band
Getting in the Misfits
Being groomed to be in the band
The iconic Misfit: DOYLE
The classical Danzig record over the first three
“You are smaller than I thought you would be”
“What did it feel like to play with those guys again?”
Being blown away by your own band
Life of Agony Rues!
Micheal Allago
“Why the fuck would I come up here for?”
I’m only 10 years old, dressed up like a red, cause my daddy told me so dressed up like a nerd. This week Chris and Damian fight desperately to get to all the juicy info in the Geoff Rickly episode before time runs out! They must also fight a mailbag and a LONG convo on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame first.
Live and together for the first time in the podcast’s history, Tom and Damian meet up in Richmond Va. to talk Goldberg and some other Pro-Wrestling… and of course they also wind up talking music, politics and other fun stuff. They are also joined by filmmaker, professor and Wrestling fan Jason Robinson!
Get ready for a good one! This week on the show Damian is joined by Thursday frontman Geoff Rickly. Listen in as Geoff tells Damian about pre-teen punk shows and the violence and awesomeness of early 90’s New York.
Also discussed:
Being a kindergarten Goth
Seeing the Replacements at 6
Going to Slayer and Bad Brains with your mom and dad
Robert Smith, Goeff’s mom and paparazzi
A friend stealing a Monster Magnet tape and ruining the record store relationship
Going to smart kid school
getting in Fugazi
Heckle’s Garage
Not being into silly punk
Getting stabbed for $3 in NY
The miracle TV
Going to Coney Island High and seeing VOD. Madball and Crown Of Thronz
Roger from Agnostic Front gives Thursday their first show
Playing in a band opening for X for two shows
Going on a family vacation and winding up in Green Apple Quickstep
Deadguy changes there sound
booking the “most hated band in New Jersey”: Ink & Dagger
Getting a house to book shows
forming Thursday
making sure you keep your early set
Eyeball Record: The NJ launching pad
Reversal Of Man breaks up in your basements
Benny from Gaslight Anthem
Almost breaking up “Hey! We signed to Victory!” “You are fucked”
Why can’t you say you talked to nerds? You’re already thinking of someone else. This week on the show Chris and Damian talk about the journey of friendship that Zach Blair and MVP took us on. They also review their respective weekend of shows and tackle the mailbag with a vengeance!
THIS IS THE BEST EPISODE YET! Zach Blair is the internationally famous guitarist of Rise Against who grew up in a small town in Texas. MVP is an international wrestling superstar that has been at the top of the card for almost every major wrestling company in the world. When they were teenagers the two would have a chance meeting one night in a local park and in spite of their differences, connect over a mutual love of punk while MVP was in Texas trying to escape the violence that surrounded him back home. The two would have a major impact on each others lives, but over time lost touch. Now for the first time in 20 years the two reconnect to talk about meeting, the shared love of punk, why MVP disappeared one night and having to calm down the Macho Man. Also touched on:
Thesis of the whole show summed up in a episode
Damian Abraham: punk matchmaker
Zach growing up metal in Sherman Texas
Zach and three outcast metalheads hanging out in the park
“Cosmic, on multiple levels.”
MVP getting out of Miami to get away from the violence
MVP tagging up the park
bonded together by a love of metal and punk
A gangbanger becomes the muscle for the outcast metalheads: “NOW WE CAN DEFEND OURSELVES”
Getting in fights with the normals
The Burnouts VS. The Skatekids
MVP’s long term memory is INSANE
Teenage MVP vs The Rodeo Rider: Champion VS Champion
Zach and Donny learning to stand up for themselves
MVP sings the Toadies
Metalheads in the garage
“Don’t you say a word against Priest, Jack!”
MVP has to leave town quick!: One HELL of a night!
There is life outside of this town!
Zach plays MVP Voivod
The Jam at the Dam
The skinny bald white guy in a “Badass” shirt walks into a bar.
Macho Man shows up at a Gwar/Misfits shows
The Punk/Wrestling Connection!
Dave Brockie Stories
Fishbone
AND SO MUCH MORE!!!!!
God Save the Nerds, we mean it man. This week on the show Chris and Damian turn it into an Episode 100 party! In celebration they are joined by two regular mailbag contributors and friends of the show: Dave Ackerman (Former guest on Episode 72 and Tear It Up singer) and Dave Martin (Future guest). Listen in as they all get nerdy and talk the first 100 TOAPs!
Millstone of milestones, we have made it to episode 100!! To celebrate, Damian does what every cool person does when they throw a party: call his parents! Sit back and enjoy two conversations with two people that had to deal with Damian’s youthful follies. So much embarrassing shit happens in this episode to summarize here! And if that wasn’t enough, Damian is joined for a special intermission by his Footnotes co-host Chris O’toole! Breaking down some of their favourite past episodes from the first 100. WHAT A SHOW?!?!?!
The Nerd is almost gone, give it a break and stop the press. This week on the show Chris and Damian delve into the Lost Lance Bangs Episode! Join the two as they uncover one of the first episodes Damian ever recorded as well as fighting a vicious fight with the mailbag!
What once was lost now is found! This week on the show, one of the very first Turned Out A Punks ever recorded!!! Now you can finally hear Damian (In a state of caffeine soaked exhaustion) sit down with one of the raddest people on the planet:Lance Bangs! Recorded way back in 2014, it was sealed in a vault once Damian heard how out there he sounded, but it is an episode too good to meet that fate! Also covered:
Growing up an army brat
Damian’s horrible memory laps
Punk on morning shows
Patti Smith as an elementary school teachers
“What is happening?” Seeing Debbie Harry on the Muppet Show
Clash or the Sex Pistols
The music culture on the Army base
Pink Floyd the final cut
Hating “adult culture”
Moving up to New Jersey
The awesomeness of City Gardens
Film as survival
The curse of Bon Jon Jovi in NJ
Cinema of Transgression
Moving to Athens
Learning under James Herbert
Porn Orchard
The Elephant Six Collective
Touring with Pavement
Five Eight
Documenting bands for no other reason then you feel you should
The Importance of Nirvana
Wanting the alternative boom to happen
Hating Pearl Jam
Ian MacKaye lecturing you about working for the Smashing Pumpkins
On tour with Mercury Rev
listening to Team Drench in the Jackass van
Skaters
Explaining Odd Future to Ian
Nerds aren’t the first, Nerds aren’t the last, another day another crash. This week on the show, Chris and Damian discuss the fantastic Allyson Baker episode as well as waging war on the mailbag and getting distracted by TONS of stuff!!
Like ECW on SyFy, WE ARE BACK! This week on the show Tom and Damian start off talking the wrapping up of the Cruiser Weight Classic and CM Punk’s UFC debut. Then, in the main event, the two sit down with 80’s wrestling superfan DANKO JONES! Listen in as the three talk: AWA, NWA, Maple Leaf Wrestling and Danko’s Wrestling Role Playing Game!
The greatest of great news! This week on the show Damian is joined by a person who almost single handily made Toronto punk cool again: Allyson Baker! That’s right, this week on Turned Out A Punk we’re joined by the Dirty Ghost & Teen Crud Combo guitarist for one hell of a conversation about being set on a path, from your first show onwards.
Also touched on:
The Deadhead babysitter
Searching to subculture
Rock Variety is still open!
The Doors: not quite it
Hating Nirvana until it clicks and having it change your life
Kurt talking about Flipper.
Alison’s Drake connection
Listening to Sex Bomb in Forest Hill
Daddy was a jazz drummer
“Duran Duran was my New Kids On The Block”
Going to see Flipper
The greatest first punk show story EVER!!!!
Emergency Melba Toast
A night that changed a life
Getting in to the local music scene
Grasshopper
hangin’ with the smoking kids
hangin’ with Project 9
Meeting Jamie Towns: The spike haired kid at the Suckerpunch show
Forming a band with Rob From Hockey Teeth
The Shuttlecocks
Random Killing
Dirty Bird
Armed And Hammered
Dissed by the punx “Where did you get the shirt!?!?!”: Finding Rotate This
Becoming a great Guitarists
getting thrown of Rivioli
“Those are those girls!”
JC and the Mods ’N’ Rockers Connection
Jamie joins AntiFlag and Alison joins Armed’N’Hammered
Teen Crud Combo forms
The influence of Moorhead
Zeke WAS AWESOME!
Jamie reuturns and TCC becomes awesome!
The nerds are coming after me, their son's are BMXers. This week on the show, Chris and Damian discuss the closest thing they have to a shared sports hero: Skateboarding Legend Geoff Rowley. Join the two as they talk skateboarding and punk and trying to wrestle control of the show away from the mailbag.
Whether it’s IRL or in video game form, many people grew up wanting to be this guest. This week on Turned Out A Punk, Damian is joined by Skateboarding legend Geoff Rowley. Join the two as they discuss, not only how punk affected Geoff’s career but how skateboarding as a whole was influenced by the genre. Also covered:
Loving football
Seeing the punks with the Skateboards
Probe Records: a subcultural outpost
the smell of punk
skate a deck with no griptape with mismatched backwards trucks
the little kid with with older punks
The “art” of skateboard art
music in skate videos
The reverberations of punk in youth culture
seeing punk on tv and the streets
Too young to get in “The Planet”
going to Fugazi
Skating over shows
Robbie Reed from Jailcell Recipes
getting crapped on by the older Straight Edge Skaters
The origins of skating in Liverpool
“Why would they make a park out of that?!?”
Liverpool: a city of diverse skating and music influences
Liverpool: a city of punk skateboarders
Liverpool: a city of the old skaters
Liverpool: a city of immense civic pride
Seeing the skate video Savannah Slamma for the first time
seeing tricks for the first time
Mofo from Thasher
Falling in love with Motorhead Meeting Lemmy and talking Beatles
Being The Beatles in 60’s Liverpool
Getting into Lungfish
The influence of Ed Templeton
Searching for a new genre
the effects of music listening on skatevideos
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We can’t win! Nerds are everywhere! Got to fight back! This week on the show Chris and Damian manage to get distracted even BEFORE they start in on the mailbag! Then it’s on to said mailbag before they talk about Craig Ferguson’s amazing band run and what is it about punk drummers and fame?!?!
"Nerds’ll be all right, Nerds’ll be all right, Nerds’ll be all right, Nerds’ll be all right!" This week on Footnotes, Chris and Damian spend the better part of an hour dealing with the mailbag THEN they spend another hour gushing about the various projects this week's guest, David Cross, has been involved in and the enduring legacy of the American 90’s alternative magazine scene.
And maybe if nerds had a lifetime to waste, maybe nerds could share your faith. This week on Footnotes, Damian and Chris tackle a mailbag that just won’t quit and talk Greg and Sarde and PUNK
Get ready for not one, but two of the key voices in the current wave of punk in Toronto: Sarde and Greg! Between putting on Toronto’s coolest fest, putting out records, helping drive bands and playing in them, they each put more effort into helping the Toronto punk scene than most people do at an actual job. Get ready as Damian sits down with two people that are making sure that Punk and Hardcore isn’t just a nostalgia trip.
Also covered:
Mouse doesn’t like Damian
Sarde out ranks Greg
Just a couple Juno nominees hanging out
punk comps at the mall: CHEAP AND PLENTIFUL!
Sastchwan punk
DFA
Junto
Decontrol: a dollar bin prairie gem
Liberty spikes in a small town
Unknowingly being at Christian Hardcore shows
Wishing you could drive
Greg goes to see 10 Speed Hero
Moneen: The Band of Brampton
Dylan Dog:
Brampton and the Prairies: similar vibes
Book distro
Guess who doesn’t like Propagandhi!?!?!?
Weakerthans: The band of Winnipeg
The Royal Albert
Greg’s gushing defence of Propagandhi
Gism
Weird awesome 90’s comps
G-Money: Brampton legend
The Amazingness of Winnipeg
Comeback Kid
Under Pressure: he best Japanese punk band from outside Japan
Winnipeg is for diehards: “I couldn’t hack it.”
If you are in this long enough someone’s going to shit.
The return of Drugs
Matt LaForge’s hardcore theory
Wash ’N' Slosh: a Laundromat/ bar
Radical Attack
THERE IS A DEAD RAVER IN THE WALL!!!!
Nazis get their car flipped
Prune gets naked at a show
Bars and All-ages show
forming S.H.I.T.
Sarde: Future HC Simon Cowell
and SO MUCH MORE!!!!!!!!!!
Nerds aren’t in it to lose, OH YEAH! This week Chris and Damian get bested by the mailbag and Damian”s need to gab and give the world a 2 plus hours talking Brix episode.
This week Tom and Damian deliver slightly late analysis of the weekends pay-per-views and then in the MAIN EVENT: the two are joined by Domenic “Nicky” Palermo from the band Nothing for an AMAZING conversation about growing up an ECW kid and other hilarity!
There are the good ones and there are the better ones and this is even better than that! This week Damian is joined by legend Brix Smith-Start to talk about life before the Fall as well as Adult Net and her fantastic new book! Also covered:
Having Punk Parties after school
Not being allowed to go se the Runaways and Ramones
Susan Hoff and Brix go to Rodney’s… little intense
Queen: The best live band EVER
Not ascribing to a tribe
a passion for fashion
the Clash and The Stray Cats
The UK Post Punk
Selling your fancy clothes to get music
The Carpenters RULES
The Vocals Change: Aerosmith to Discharge
Seeing U2 on their first tour
Hard Edge New Wave
Knowing you would wind up in England
A step-father goes looking for a Vivian Westwood Pirate outfit.
Nice guys do make Rock N Roll: Meeting the Ramones in highschool
Being bad a kid in the big bad city of New York.
Murdered classmates
Puking on Heroin on Joey Ramone
Going to A7… ONCE
Bad Brains
Black Flag
Touring with Gun Club
Building a Scene: Sugar Cubes, The Bad Seeds, Pussy Galore, Swans Neibaten
Marcia Schofield: the wild one
Being the one that keeps the wheels on the road in all senses
Giving Nirvana your rider
Everything changes
The model breaks
Martin Mills: the enduring force
John Robb: the best ad for Straight Edge Vegan Life
Forming a band
Banda Dratsing
Bret Easton Ellis: was he punk?
and so much more!!!!
Nerds Is A Bunch of Motherfuckers! This week on the show THE MAILBAG threatens to consume the whole episode but fear not as Chris and Damian valiantly fight through it so they can discuss the hardcore roots of Nikola and Fredrik, the awesomeness of Millencolin and Swedish Punk’s ability to have an impact in North America.
This week the Clobbering’ Time really starts as Tom and Damian sit down and discuss a few of their wrestling highlights of the week before being joined by Matador Record co-founder Gerard Cosloy! While many are probably familiar with Gerard from music few know that he is a wrestling SUPERFAN. Sit back and enjoy one for the age a Gerard talks going to Wrestlemania i, discovering ECW on late night tv, business deals with Paul Heyman and a recent Progress Wrestling show!!! Get ready for the indie rock wrestling connection.
Formats are for weak, cause this week on the show we have not one, but two members of Millencolin! Join Damian as he sits down with Fredrik and Nikola (and Mike) to discuss Swedish hardcore and how the rise of “US Hardcore” helped inform the Swedish Melodic Punk Scene! !
Also covered:
Millencolin comes over for a hang
The problems with this podcast and multiple subjects
Fredrik finds metal and hardrock
Hearing Asta Kask in a cafeteria
Seeing Afghan Whigs
Crust: a scene unto itself
Nikola doesn’t dig the crust
Rosvette: Sweden’s
Sweden love metal, Nikola loves rap
Skateboarding
The Accidents
“I can’t play like that!”
Europe (the band): everyone was there
The amazingness of Sweden’s art’s funding
Building a scene
the punk and skate connection
Kung Pung
Sideman
Nikola goes to his first show
Going to see Seigmenn
Songs about people you hate
hating jocks and the KKK
“US Hardcore”: Going California Punk
The OTHER Seigmenn
crashing with Fredrik
“drummer auditions”: Show up with a gallon of win
puking on snoos
LOVING Bad Religion
Bad Religion’s No Control: “Sounds like country on 45”
Superdong: THE BEST MELODIC HARDCORE BAND EVER?
No Fun At All, Randy, Satanic Surfers and Millencolin: bands that created a genre
Ordering Asta Kasta and getting Protes Bengt
Burning Heart: Not love at first listen
AND MORE!!!!!
I hate nerds; I hate their gut's and the people down here don't like them too. This week on the show Chris and Damian try and fight the mailbag and the mailbag wins. Also, the two discuss the UNREAL Stephen McBean episode and how this guy is the penultimate Footnote subject. Also Chris contends with Damian trying to organize his own life.
Welcome to Clobbering’ Time! Each week Tom Breihan and Damian Abraham will talk wrestling and invite guests from the world of music at large to come and talk wrestling too. This week they mainly talk about themselves and wrestling. This is the origin issue.
“The type of guest a podcast like this was invented for,” few other people earn that distinction more than Steve McBean. Before he scaled the Black Mountain to get to those Pink Mountaintops he was hangin'’ in the Jerk Ward. Hear about how Steve went from prototypical Hardcore kid to punk rock adult! Also touched on:
Punk in Mclean’s
Going to Victoria
Punk Records at the PNE
Move Out West Young Pre-Teen
Hearing the Neo’s for the first time and it changing your world
forming Jerk Ward
Discovering Tim Crow’s Youth Plague Zine
Stalking the Neo’s
Going to the “Sweatbox”
Ordering the Deep Wound 7”
International Hardcore
The proto-hardcore kids
Doing Verbals Assault zine
America’s Hardcore
One man’s trash is Damian’s Holy Grail
Dino Jr.: “Hey, these guys are ex-Deep Wound?”
Meeting a member of Anti-Cimex at show in the present day.
Hearing Negative Approach for the first time
Missing Black Flag for the first time due age Seeing Nig Heist
Seeing the Accused BEFORE Blaine!
The BYO Canadian Connection
Joining Red Tide
Sludge Confrontations
LPs at the post office
Jerk Ward becomes Mission To Christ
“That’s Not Jerk Ward!”
Mission To Christ: nearly signs to Alchemy
Imagine getting $500 a night
“Uh, I’m 14”
Being excited for the stylistic shifts of bands
BLASPHAMY
Obliterations: “Can we just start a punk band?”
Knowing how to do it now
Pink Mountaintops and Discharge
AND SO MUCH MORE!!!!!
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