Turned Out A Punk

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Tommy Stinson from The Replacements, Bash & Pop and Guns N'Roses Oct 27, 2021

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Episode 372:
Tommy Spread is here!!! That's right: the legend TOMMY STINSON stops by TOAP to talk punk! Join Damian as he sits down the with The Replacement's bass wunderkind & Bash &Pop frontman to talk: first wave Twin Cities punk, getting thrown into hardcore, the real reason they got banned from SNL & the mystery of the Tulsa Jacks!
DON'T MISS THIS ONE!
Also, don't miss the deluxe edition of The Replacements' classic "Sorry, Ma Forgot To Take Out The Trash" out now on Rhino Records!!!
(The Jacks lp containing the infamous Tulsa Jacks recordings is out now on Reminder Records!)
Also Touched On:
Getting lumped into Hardcore
the welcoming 1st wave
No recollection of the Tulsa Jacks sessions
“The Impersonating A Musician” sessions
What was the original name of the Replacements?
FM covers
Going to see YES
Opening for Plasmatics
Paul evolving into punk
Dave Pirner: not a jock but a Clash lovin’ Hockey player
Working with Tommy Ramone
Perfect
Bash & Pop
The Clerks Soundtrack
& SO MUCH MORE!!!!!
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Barry Johnson (Joyce Manor) Oct 25, 2021

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Episode 371:
Second time's the charm! Today, thanks to technology failing, Joyce Manor's BARRY JOHNSON sits down with Damian to talk punk for a second time! While the first time might be forever lost to the information superhighway heavens, the redo is here & just as solid as the first! Listen in as Barry & Damian talk: wandering the Warped Tour alone at 11, faux-goth-Star-Wars-loving-pro-Dance-Dance-Revolutionary-Ska-kids, the Torrence Pop-punk connection & so much more! Not to be missed!
Also, pick up the 10th Anniversary edition of Joyce Manor's "Joyce Manor" on Asian Man Records now!!!
Also Touched On:
Disbelief about the price of the Punk-O-Rama Vol.2
DFL
Humpers
Poison Idea
Deep AFI talk
Korn in Bakersfield
Smashmouth: “Pennywise with a British singer”
Guy Fieri: Swaggerjacker
Not a Goth, just a “Return of The Jedi” lovin’ Ska fan
Professional Dance, Dance Revolutionary
The metal band Moral
Ska shows ruled
Getting carried around the Rancid pit with you pants around ankles
Asian Man Records: “Not as much Ska as you think”
The Last Connection
Going to Japan
& SO MUCH MORE!!!!
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Martin Sorrondeguy from Limp Wrist, Los Crudos, Needles, Canal Irreal and more Oct 19, 2021

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MARTIN CRUDO SORRONDEGUY IS HERE!!! Join Damian as he sits down with one of his heroes to talk about his journey to & through punk. From B-boying beside Kurtis Blow on TV, to "being ready" for punk, to the amazingness of the 90's Chicago DIY Hardcore scene, to the lasting impact of Will Munro: THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!!!!!
Find Martin & his incredible photos on Instagram at @MartinCrudo
Check out Los Crudos at loscrudoschicago.bandcamp.com for their ESSENTIAL discography dbl lp.
And find, Martin's latest awesome band, Canal Irreal's awesome LP on the great Beach Impediment Records in stores NOW!
Also Touched On:
Finding punk as KISS fan
Watching Don Kirshner’s Rockpile
Seeing Fear on SNL when it happened
The Cramps in “Urgh! It’s A Music War”
Going to see Joan Jett and seeing the punks getting beat
Being a B-Boy
Chicago being a tough town
Growing up on the South Side
Dancing on TV with Kurtis Blow
A City of Codes
“I’m going punk!”
“Fast And Loud” on WNUR
The importance of House Music
Violence at shows
Return to the basement
“What The Fuck?” Fanzine
Violent Tumour
Record collecting talk
Los Crudos: “I wanted something fast and loud”
“It’s so pretty”: 90s Emo
the East/ West Coast Power Violence
Vazaleen
Will Monroe and when Toronto was still cool
Scum Punk and Hell House
Algebra Suicide
Meeting Bruce La Bruce
International Hardcore
Indigesti
Wax Trax vs. Vintage Vinyl
Best people on the mic in hardcore
The emotional drain of Los Crudos shows
& SO MUCH MORE!!!!!
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Episode 369 - Brian Ritchie (Violent Femmes, Plasticland) Oct 15, 2021

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Turned Out A Punk brings ALL their equipment on the bus! Today on the show, the Violent Femmes’ BRIAN RITCHIE stops in to talk punk! Listen in as Damian sits down, with the founding member of one of his favourite bands to talk about going from being one of the most hated bands in Milwaukee, to touring the world. From the heavy influence of the Modern Lovers, to jamming with the Velvet Underground, to being harassed on the street by Sacred Order: THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!!!
Also, don’t miss the brand new 30th anniversary reissue of the Violent Femmes’ “Why Do Birds Sing?” (and the reissue of “Add It Up” on vinyl!) on Craft Recordings, in stores now!
Also Touched On:
Love for the Violent Femmes
Being into proto-punk
The Blue Magoos
Lunch with The Modern Lovers
Lou Reed
Creem
barricading the editor of Rock Scene in a studio
Zines
X-Press Zine: Pre Drivin’ N Cryin’
Going to Yes and loving prog
Finding the Velvet Underground
Recording with The Velvet Underground
Busking out of necessity
“Slash is only label that wanted us.”
Jonathan Richman: “You kinda sound like I sounded when I was your age!”
hardcore
being broke but still being a “sell-out”
& SO MUCH MORE!!!
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Episode 368 - Dani Miller (Surfbort) Oct 13, 2021

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Explosive on-stage burrito pukes & crushing backstage anxiety: this is the sound of lead singer friendships being born! Join Damian as he sits down with, front person’s front person, Surfbort’s DANI MILLER! Listen in as they discuss: being literally birthed into punk, screaming... again, onstage versus offstage personalities & so much more!!!
As always, THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED & don't miss Surfbort's awesome new record, "Keep On Truckin'" OUT NOW on Inner Freak Records!
Also Touched On:
Mom’s love of X
The Blasters
Going to shows at Che Cafe
The Austin 90’s Garage Punk
Shows RULE!
What does Debbie Harry do to handle onstage nerves?
Vocal lessons during the apocalypse
Linda Perry
The Angels giggin’ at recess
the catharsis of screaming
& TONS OF OTHER GOODNESS!!!
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Splits Vol.3 - Chris Murphy/ Danko Jones Oct 08, 2021

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Welcome to Splits Vol.3! Today Damian invites two of his favourite people in music for the laugh out loud, burn it all down, hang to end all hangs! In addition to being one of the inspirations for the inception of this podcast, DANKO JONES is a world renowned rock music icon. As one quarter of one of Canada’s most respected bands, Sloan’s CHRIS MURPHY has been shaping popular music in this country for 30 years. Listen in as Damian & these two punk rooted frenemies chat it up for one of the most hilarious episodes of this podcast yet!
If you listen to one podcast this year: MAKE IT THIS ONE!
& if you buy one new record this year, make it: Danko Jones’ “Power Trio”! Out now on Sonic Unyon!!
& if you attend one virtual concert this year, make it: “Chris Gets High Park” on October 24th!
Tickets available at Sidedooraccess.com!!
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Episode 367 - Mike Herrera (MxPx, Goldfinger, The Cooties) Oct 05, 2021

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Rejoice, MIKE HERRERA from MxPx is here! Anyone that has listened to this show long enough knows that they don't get too much more influential than MxPx. Join Damian as he sits down with Mike to talk: the lights on moment of hearing Op Ivy, the 90s Seattle Music that wasn't grunge, evolving perspectives on religion, the secret history of christian punk & so much more!
THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!!!!
Also, don't miss Mike's fantastic podcast "The Mike Herrera Show" wherever you get your podcasts!
& check out MxPx.com to hear the brand new song "Say Yes"!
Also Touched On:
A two theatre New Wave Attack
Violent Femmes
A friend that’s into punk with a guitar
Bad Juju: Bad Religion meets Minutemen
losing your drummer to another band
Pre/ post hearing Operation Ivy life
Fight For Change
The Gits
The Ernie Ball Stingray in tribute to All. but really Big Drill Car… or My Name is
“Who’s the?” “It’s MxPx.”
The Stray Cats
The heavy influence of Rollins Band
Micheal Knot: The bad boy of Christian punk
Punk and religion
& SO MUCH MORE!!!!
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Episode 366 - Tim Kerr (Big Boys, Poison 13, Bad Mutha Goose, Monkeywrench) Sep 30, 2021

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Get ready to smile! Today on the show it's Big Boys' et all's TIM KERR!!! Join Damian as he sits down with his friend & an Austin Music Hall Of Famer to discuss punk & Tim's reluctance to fully embrace the term. From laughing at a Jonathan Richman record, to the Austin Hardcore/ Punk/ New Wave divide, to Poison 13 being the city's most hated band: THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!!!!!!
Also, don't miss Tim's AWESOME new book "Self Taught" on Don Giovanni Records.
OUT NOW!!!
Also Touched On:
To Vivian Westwood, marriage isn’t punk!
Skating and Soul music
Chuck Biscuit’s ever shortening hair
the hilarity of Rockin’ Leprechaun
Going to Raul’s for the Battle of the Bands
Boy Problem and the first wave
flipping a coin with Chris for bass or guitar
The Butthole Surfers’ like of community mindfulness
Bobby Soxx
GG Allin: true performance art but not into it
Darby Allin
Fy Fan
Billy Gibbons, Roky Erickson and the Explosions
Lil’ San Francisco
We didn’t make the division: New Wave VS. Hardcore
Going to LA and seeing the future
Austin Stains meet the LA Stains and change their name to MDC
Fear the week before SNL
John Belushi skanking on stage with Steve Martin
The massive importance of DOA and Black Flag
The art world hates sharing
“Minor Threat is the world's greatest band”
“Texas bands stick out like sore thumbs once they leave the state”
BMX vs Skateboarding
“You’ve completely ruined Austin!”: the hippies hate the punks
Cab meets Ian
The Huns: kiss a cop and put Austin on the map
Poison 13: Hated And Proud
& SO MUCH MORE!!!!
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Splits Vol. 2 - Joey Keithley/ John Ross Bowie: Hardcore '81 Sep 24, 2021

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Welcome to another edition of Splits! In celebration of the 40th anniversary of DOA's HARDCORE '81, JOEY KEITHLEY (ep. 254 & 317) & John Ross Bowie (ep. 207) sit down with Damian to talk practical, pragmatic punk politics & more!
DON’T MISS John's FANTASTIC "Household Faces" podcast wherever you get your podcasts!
The 40th Anniversary edition of DOA's foundational "HARDCORE '81" album is UP FOR PRE-ORDER NOW from Sudden Death Records!
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Episode 365 - Amyl And The Sniffers (Amy Taylor, Declan Mehrtens & Gus Romer) Sep 22, 2021

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For those about to rock: we podcast for you! Today on the show, Damian sits down with three members of AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS! Listen in as Amy Taylor, Declan Mehrtens & Gus Romer as they talk about their journey’s through punk that brought them together. From the influence of Pissed Jeans, to “Tall Poppy Syndrome”, to Sharpies, to carrying on the legacy of Melbourne Rock & Roll: DON’T MISS IT!
& don’t miss Amyl and the Sniffers’ awesome new album “Comfort To Me” out now on Rough Trade
Also Touched On:
Tony Hawk Pro-Skater
UV-Rays
Cosmic Psychos
Tall Poppy Syndrome
Star Wars is actually a pretty good movie
Drunk Moms
Dumb Punks
The influence of Peter Biddy
Straightjacket Nation
The Separation of Hardcore and Garage
Discovering Sharpie Culture
Why does Australia love Rock & Roll
AC/DC = “Honest representation of the Australian working class”
The influence of Ceremony and Pissed Jeans
Speedfunk sounds stressful
“A house that plays house parties”
& SO MUCH MORE!
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