Turned Out A Punk

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Jeff and Steven McDonald from Redd Kross Jul 13, 2022

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Episode 415:
Turned Out A Punk’s gots the hits! Today on the show Damian is joined by the coolest sibling in punk: The McDonald Brothers! Steven returns to the show, after his first godly appearance on the show 8 years ago, and this time brings his older brother Jeff along for the fun. Listen in as the three discuss Redd Kross’ journey from reluctant Black Flag teen proteges to becoming one of the World’s greatest rock and roll bands! THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED
Also, don’t forget to grab the fantastic reissue of Redd Kross’ godly “Neurotica” LP, out now on Merge!
Also, check out the repost of Steven McDonald’s show defining first appearance on TOAP! (the episode before this one in the feed)!
Also, grab a shirt for this podcast from turnedoutapunk.com
Also touched on:
Intimidated by Jeff
Ramones show up to save Rock’N’Roll
Beach Boys
Jan And Dean: true psych
The Dogs
The Bay City Rollers: proto-punk
Was John Doe in Zolar X
“What’s a Feeder?”
Crystal meth under a 7” label
Jeff doing the Black Flag/Bangles show
placidyls
Death Rock rising
The difference between Paisley Underground and Punk
Manson
Marketing to Rodney on the ROQ
John Waters
“Like Jesus getting out of a spaceship”: Seeing Joan Jett hanging out at the Whiskey
Cops vs. Punks
Perry Ferrel: Charles Mason meets Whatever Happened To Baby Jane
AND SO MUCH MORE!!!
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From The Vaults #2 - Steven McDonald (Redd Kross, Melvins, Tenacious D) Jul 10, 2022

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Welcome to "From The Vaults"; each episode features a classic Turned Out A Punk interview. Today on the show, it's the great Steven McDonald and one of the all-time greatest episodes of this podcast.
Also, don't forget to check out the reissue of Steven and Redd Kross' classic: "Neurotica", out on Merge Records!
Also, catch Steven on tour with the Melvins the summer and fall! Check you local listings for dates.
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Nathan Williams from Wavves, Spirit Club and Sweet Valley Jul 06, 2022

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Episode 414:
No one ducks Turned Out A Punk forever! Today on the show, after 7 years of chasing, Wavves' Nathan Williams sits down with Damian. Listen in as the two old friends discuss Nathan's journey. From unknowingly going to Kid Dynamite shows with Lil Ugly Mane, to lectures from Stereolab, to the Pitchfork Sweepstakes, to dealing with the Hipster Runoff era and tons more!! This is not to be missed!
Also, don't miss Wavves on the "King Of The Beach" 12th Anniversary tour! Get tickets at ghostramp.com!
Also, get a shirt for this podcast at turnedoutapunk.com!
Also touched on:
Video games as music discovery devices
Why wasn’t Fucked Up on Wavves’ GTA V punk station?
The redemption of pop-punk
Woodsist
KidDynamite15
The Ugly Mane connection
Parents finding out about Guttermouth
MxPx and a wholesome tourbus afterparty
The religious punk escape hatch
Metalcore and more
Spacebags and sewer shows
being a trve phreak punk
The local gods: Run For Your Life, Dratz and Danny Tanner (band)
Poway being a different world
Blink 182 at the Casbah
Sticker packs
Playing a mandolin in Portland
The Pitchfork Sweepstakes
King Khan and the Shrines
Stephen Pope RULES
And so much more goodness!!!!
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From The Vaults #1 - Jeremy Gara & Richard Perry (Arcade Fire) Jul 04, 2022

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Welcome to: From The Vaults! Each episode features an early Turned Out A Punk interview. Starting off with the first two people invited on the show: the Arcade Fire's Jeremy Gara and Richard Perry! Listen in to hear the story of how two Southern Ontario Hardcore kids wound up in one of music's most important groups.
Also, don't forget to check out Arcade Fire's "We", in store everywhere now!
Also, check out the new, Richard Perry produced, Sadies album "Colder Streams", in stores July 22!
Also touched on:
The pre-Arcade Fire bands - The metal band that was the Rosetta Stone of Toronto indie rock - Going to shows at ‘Who's Emma’ - The Importance of Godspeed You Black Emperor - The "What Would Ian (MacKaye) Do?" guilt. - Food Not Bombs - The lost genius of Okara - Chris Colohan is the greatest dude ever - Shotmaker - Sharing the pit at an Assuck show on the front lawn of a frat house with hardcore legend Tony Erba in the 90's - Brokencyde
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Bartees Strange Jun 29, 2022

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Episode 413:
Don't worry about going to Toronto more often because right here is where you need to be! Today on the show, the amazing BARTEES STRANGE sits down with Damian to talk about punk! Listen in as the two discuss the search for a place to belong & be yourself. From basement shows as religious rites, to the dangers of joining a random skatepark band, to the uniqueness of DC as a musical centre & so much more!!!! This is not to be missed!
Also, don't miss Bartees' fantastic new "Farm To Table" LP, OUT NOW on 4AD!
Also, catch Bartees on tour!
Also, grab a shirt for this podcast at turnedoutapunk.com
Also Touched On:
Only want to hear Anarchy In The UK
The DISNEY Sex Pistols show
Norma Jean
Tooth And Nail: Christian kids’ way out
Brad from Home Depot’s band
Hating sports but being good at them
the Punk/Football divide
Toronto
New York band issues
Making a band for a goal versus as a passion
Different approaches
No guitar stores in DC
& TONS OF OTHER GOODNESS!!!!!
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Jayson Green from Orchid, Violent Bullshit and Panthers Jun 24, 2022

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Episode 412:
This is why we do this thing! Today on the show Damian is joined by Orchid’s Jayson Green to talk about punk! Listening in as the two friends catch up & dig deep on the journey from CTHC to the dawn of “Meet Me In The Bathroom” New York. From Team Stagedive, to the rise of Hatebreed, to begrudgingly originating a subgenera, to Vice's New York takeover & so much more! This is not to be missed!
Also, check out jaysongreen.org for Jayson’s 24 Hour Video Podcast, music and more!!!
Also, grab a shirt for the podcast at turnedoutapunk.com
Also Touched On:
Reluctance to claim your innovations
Glam metal from the cousin in the attic
Finding “YOU CANNOT LISTEN TO THIS!”
Geoff Garlock
Getting into Rev through Quicksand
Minor Threat: “This is too much”
Being really into Shakespeare
Jesus Christ Superska
The Pist
Brutally Familiar stuck in the Ska scene
CT Hammer Dancing: fact or fiction?
Stealing “Vulgar Display”
Metal vs. Hardcore
Jamey Hatebreed booking all the shows
Two By Four
The muscle men in Tyrant Troopers shirts
New Haven: Yale and a mudertown
Switchstance ruled
Cornerstone (the band)
Pat Break
Making yourself like the CroMags
The Youth Of Today Euro Tour
Path Of Resistance
Follow Through
Tenfold shift from Earth Crisis to Youth Crew
Jesse Standhard’s “Team Green” mixtape
Reenactmentcore
All I Ask: Deadguy and Coalesce
Meeting Will Killingsworth
Amendment Records
Clean Plate Records
Acme and Morser
Violent Bullshit
Mark McCoy’s influence
At The Gates and In Flames
Signing to Ebullition Records
“We should do every type of record and then break up”
Los Crudos
The REAL origins of the “Meet Me In The Bathroom” scene
The Strokes are The Stranglers
Giving Steve Aoki his first DJ gig
Touring with TV On The Radio
Having one of the lowest scores ever on Pitchfork
AND TONS OF OTHER FUN!!!
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Colleen Green Jun 21, 2022

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Episode 411:
Get ready for a real cool time! Today on the show, COLLEEN GREEN stops by to talk all things punk. Listen in as she & Damian discuss: poetic & not so poetic ways of hearing about punk, Sublime changing everything, being DIY until she dies & tons more! This is not to be missed!
Also, don't miss Colleen's latest fantastic record: "Cool"! Out now on Hardly Art Records!
Also, don't miss Colleen on tour in the UK right NOW! More info and dates HERE
Also, grab a shirt for the podcast at turnedoutapunk.com
Also Touched On:
Green Day as first exposure
Learning the lyrics to be cool
Waxing poetic
Loving Sublime
Veruca Salt holding up better than Bush
Rosie Rocks
Daddy’s Music Junkie
Knowing that you were going tp be a singer your whole life
If I knew then what I know now…
Having to do everything yourself
“I’M DIY TIL I DIE”
Explosion rules!
Jeff the Brotherhood rules!
AND SO MUCH OTHER GGODNESS!
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Scott Vogel from Terror, Despair and Buried Alive Part 2 Jun 17, 2022

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Episode 410:
Grab your boots, charge your hair and get ready for a good time; SCOTT VOGEL is making his return to Turned Out A Punk! Listen in as the Buffalo Hardcore God sits down with Damian again to discuss music & why he thinks punk is junk. From making Tony Victory pay the cover to see Snapcase, to a debate about whether or not Group Sex is a hardcore record, to Hatebreed changing everything, to stagediving to protest Fugazi: this is not to be missed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Also, don't miss Terror's album "Pain To Power", OUT NOW on Pure Noise Records, & don't miss Terror on tour in Europe NOW!
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Jason "Wee Man" Acuña from Jackass Jun 14, 2022

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Episode 409:
While there's no question that someone getting hit in their genitals with a paddle is great entertainment, is it also art? Today on the show Jackass' Jason "Wee Man" Acuña sits down with Damian to discuss: punk, skateboarding and art. From watching stabbings from the top of a skateboard ramp, to skateboarding becoming a sport, to the stunt he wouldn't do, to manifesting Keith Morris: don't miss this one!
Also, don't miss Jackass 4.5 on Netflix!
Also, pick up a t-shirt for the podcast here: turnedoutapunk.com
Also touched on:
Jackass as performance art
The different types of punk
The South Bay
Circle Jerks
Stabbings at shows
The Big Brother Magazine Era
Skater culture around for more than just skaters
The advent of the skateboarding parks
Keith Morris
Wrestling Sami Zayne
AND SO MUCH MORE!!!
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Al Barile from SSD and Gage Jun 07, 2022

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Episode 408:
How much podcast can you take!?! Well, you better be ready for a whole lot more because AL BARILE from Society System Decontrol is on the show! Join Damian as he sits down with one of the architects of American Hardcore to discuss: where it came from and where it went. “Hating punk”, accidentally causing problems for Ian, who bootlegged "Kids Will Have Their Say", still believing in straight edge, cannabis reluctance & tons more. THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!
Also, stay tuned for a HUGE SSD announcement later on this week!
Also, pick up a shirt for this podcast at turnedoutapunk.com
Also Touched On:
John Taylor from Ontario, Canada: getting a fake ID
Seeing Mission Of Burma
Least likely to rock
Cliff Cunningham’s punk records
Bon Scott’s vocal delivery
Hating La Peste and the Real Kids
Magazine in Lynn, Mass
A riot at the Rat
Guitar is work
Work is fun
Being in a band is a team
Still believing is straight edge
Never talking straight edge with Ian
Get them to 30
Missing the Youth Crew thing
No wanting to be the next Pastiche
Cannabis
Getting rejected by Elektra… without ever submitting a demo
Gerard gets the SSD reissue going
AND SO MUCH MORE!!!!!
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