Turned Out A Punk

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Damian vs. Max Creeps Apr 29, 2022

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Long before The Fartz, 10 Minute Warning & the Fastbacks: Max Creeps were the kings of Seattle punk. Join Damian as he sits down with both members of this pioneering, albeit completely overlooked, band. From the album decades in the making, to past life meetings, to being stolen from by everyone: Don't Miss This Episode!
Find out more information on Max Creeps, including merch & the brand new video for "The Internet Killed Me": HERE!!!!!!
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Tom DeLonge from Angels & Airwaves, Blink 182 and Box Car Racer Apr 22, 2022

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Episode 399:
Get your thoughts off that Carousel because TOM DELONGE is here! Join Damian as he sits down with one of the most influential people in the last quarter century of rock music to talk all things punk. Listen in as they discuss the journey from being the most hated punk band in San Diego to forever altering the genre around the world. Riots at 7 Seconds shows, the dangers of touring with Unwritten Law, beefs, pranks, O & why Stiff Little Fingers are the worlds greatest band: DON’T MISS THIS ONE!
Also, don't miss Angels & Airwaves' "Lifeforms", in stores now!!!!
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Also Touched On:
Code Blue is kind of a sick song.
Fuck, these guys are fucking fucks
Dinosaur Jr.
“We were assholes.”
Identifying with Guttermouth, The Vandals and NoFX
The owner of Cargo’s bet with his son…
Skinheads and violence
Unwritten Law: someone is getting punched
Riot at the 7 Seconds tour
Don’t go to the basement with GG Allin
The LEGEND of the San Diego God “O”
The first demo
Cruz Records
Almost signing to Epitaph
Going to see the Dead Milkmen
NoFx, Offspring and Face To Face LIVE
The Action Sports’ era of punk
Millencolin and passports
Modest Mouse and Seasick Steve
Stiff Little Fingers rule
& SO MUCH MORE!!!!!
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Checking In With MVP! Apr 20, 2022

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It's the 20th day of the month of April! MVP stops by the show to celebrate the release of his new song and catch up with Damian. Listen in as they talk: his WWE comeback, working with Westside Gunn, Wale and Smoke DZA, his impending hardcore band, what it will take to get Jimmy Lloyd into the Hurt Business and more!
Check out MVP with Smoke DZA and 80 Empire on the brand new track "Legalize It"! Streaming on all platforms now!!!!
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John Dwyer from Osees, Thee Oh Sees, Coachwhips and Landed Apr 15, 2022

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Episode 398:
Don’t lie awake until you fall asleep because JOHN DWYER is here! On today’s show, Damian sits down with the Castle Face Records impresario to talk about all things punk! From rocking out to Dropdead in Providence, to rocking asses with the Coachwhips in Tokyo, to rocking faces in Toronto with The Hospitals: THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!
Also, don’t miss John & the Osees on their upcoming tour! More information found at: theeohsees.com
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Also Touched On:
The Misfits
Metal as a gateway
Angel Rot
United Mutation
“SHUT UP! THAT IS NOT HOW YOU PLAY MUSIC! THAT IS WRONG!”
Dropdead: still the best
“Complete discharge”
loving live
getting stuck in a Slayer riot
Anachrusus
Hiding beers on stage
Krang: Lightening Bolt, V For Vendetta and Jon
Spaceboy: post-B’last stoner rock
The man in the bush
& SO MUCH MORE!!!
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Steven Page from The Transcanada Highwaymen and Barenaked Ladies Apr 03, 2022

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Episode 397:
The Toronto DIY god STEVEN PAGE, is here! Today on Turned Out A Punk Damian sits down with one of Canada's most iconic songwriters to talk punk! Listen in as they discuss: Throbbing Gristle, The Jam & punk's impotence to outsider kids. From buying the "Business As Usual" compilation, to going platinum with a DIY tape, to prowess being worthless, to lead singers having to "wear it differently": THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!
Don't miss Steven Page on tour or "Live From Home"! More info here: https://www.stevenpage.com
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Also Touched On:
Aware of punk from the press
The “Business As Usual” Compilation
Loving the Jam because they also seemed to have missed out on stuff
Social/Sonic Barrier
Prowess is worthless
Suspicions about the Clash
Billy Bragg as inspiration
Violent Femmes
Lyrics are important
The Townie, uptight, nature of early 80’s Toronto
Scarborough sucked
Hearing Johnny Cash and hearing him for the first time
Postcard Records
The “Big Gold Dream” documentary
“The Canadian version of…”
The Yellow Tape: The birth of a true alternative music industry
The Canadian Music Mafia and SXSW
“13 Engines can’t make it! Can you guys do it?”
The “Buck Naked” tape
The “Pink Tape”
Dressing like clowns and clowning the industry
Chris Murphy planting a seed of doubt
“The sellout threshold”
Signing to Sire to be a part of it
“Seymour Sign”
Inglenook: Toronto’s Rock and Roll High School
Outsider Angst and band dynamics
The viciousness of the NME
Lead singers have to wear it differently
The Skydiggers
Corky And The Juice Pigs
AND SO MUCH MORE!!!
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Sulynn Hago from Propagandhi, Career and Ink & Sweat Mar 29, 2022

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Episode 396:
SULYNN HAGO IS On The Show This Week! Join Damian as he sits down with the Propagandhi guitar god to learn the art of shredding metal free! Listen in as they discuss: the power of Adele, punk giving you permission for foolishness, the wild world of Florida punk & tons of other goodness! DON'T MISS IT!!!!!!
Also, check out Propagandhi on tour this May: https://propagandhi.com/shows
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Also Touched On:
Being away anytime a band comes to town
The punk booms as on-ramps
The changing ways we listen to music
The power of the Adele flex
One Man Army
The No Idea Era
The uniqueness of Florida punk
Touring to Chicago just to go to Chicago
Lights Out (FLA)
The religion of punk
Shredding metal-free
Ink & Sweat
Classical guitars can change your life
Finding Propagandhi
AND SO MUCH MORE!!!
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Kembra Pfahler, Performance Art legend and from the band: The Voluptuous Horror Of Karen Black Mar 23, 2022

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Episode 395:
Awesome Siblings Week on Turned Out A Punk continues! Today on the show, arguably one of the most important & extreme artists to emerge from punk, the great KEMBRA PFAHLER! Listen in as Damian sits down with one of his artistic heroes to talk about her incredible journey from Southern California surfer kid to New York City art icon. The Voluptuous Horror Of Karen Black, No Wave, Joe Coleman, the influence of Adam & Jawbreaker, The Screamers, her mom’s reaction to “Sewing Circle”, the importance of surfing & tons more: THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED! PHOTO BY: Jean Toir
Check out Kembra on instagram: @Kembrapfahler_ !
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Also Touched On:
sharing process
no hierarchy of influence
Jawbreaker is the world’s greatest band
Blake’s gift of a book
Rodney’s: the good, the bad, the ugly
The impact of growing up on the beach
The Mad
Fred Pfahler: one of the godfathers of California surfing
Surfing as the roots of youth culture
Meditation
Yesterbating: revisiting old work
NY Loft Parties
The Pyramid Club
Samoa
parental support
No Wave
Lydia Lunch
Available-ism
Uncle Joe Coleman
The Steel Tips
& SO MUCH MORE!
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Adam Pfahler (Jawbreaker, J Church, Whysall Lane) Mar 19, 2022

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Episode 394:
Let’s hear it for cool siblings!!! Today on the show, it’s the first of two episodes celebrating two of the coolest kinfolk in punk history: The Pfahler Sibs! First up, it’s Jawbreaker’s ADAM PFAHLER! Listen in as he & Damian discuss the journey from SoCal surfer kid to soundtracking performance art pieces in New York to JAWBREAKER! THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!
Also, don’t miss the gods Jawbreaker ON TOUR! More info at jawbreakerband.com
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Also touched on:
an older sister as a gateway
Visting Kembra in New York
The LES “Drug Buckets”
The first Jawbreaker show soundtracking a performance art piece
listening to the shit out of EVOL
Everyone listened to the Bad Brains
Blake bringing New Day Rising to school, “just in case”
Going to see DEVO
Caffay DeGrand
DOA, Black Flag, Minutemen, Descendents at The Olympic Auditorium
Jawbreaker: the art punk years
not fitting in with anyone
“Do they have your IDs?”: advice from Rollins
Video store culture
J Church forever
& SO MUCH MORE!!!
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Splits Vol.6 - Chris O'Toole/ George Pettit Mar 15, 2022

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Where's Kehoe!?! 3/4s of B4 reconvene to celebrate: friendship, punk, Keep It Up & the impeding new Alexisonfire record! Listen in as, Alexisonfire's George Pettit & Turned Out A Punk Footnote's co-hosts Chris O'Toole & Damian sit down to have a conversation that's "almost an interview."
Don't miss Alexisonfire's awesome new record "Otherness", out June 24 on Dine Alone!
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Roll The Dice With D and D - Episode #4 Mar 11, 2022

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Here is the audio version of the latest episode of Damian & Danko's new Youtube show (watch it here)! New episodes twice monthly!
What happens when two lead singers get stuck at home with nothing to do but sort their (extensive) record collections? START A YOUTUBE SHOW ABOUT IT OF COURSE! Join Danko Jones & Damian Abraham as they inform each other about some of the more wild, weird and wacky albums lurking in the recesses of their vinyl shelves!
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