Turned Out A Punk

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Episode 234 - Jim Smallman (Progress Wrestling, NXTUK) Nov 18, 2019

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Let's talk about the role of punk played in the resurrection of UK wrestling as Damian sits down with the founder of Progress Wrestling Jim Smallman! Listen in as the two discuss the how and the why of rebirth of UK wrestling and Jim's journey from punk loving stand-up comic to wrestling booker. Also touched on:
Daddy was a Northern Soul DJ?
The Clash: “I’m not hacking you listen to music like that.”
Standstill: a terrible cover band
The Sex Pistols/ Clash divide
Straight edge
“Just Don’t Be A Dick”
The formation of Progress: the anti-super indie
Jimmy Havok and the hardest chair shot he ever gave
the uk scene
AND MORE!!!!!
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Episode 233 - Colin McFaull (Cock Sparrer) Nov 11, 2019

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HOT DAMN! In this episode, Damian gets to sit down with one of the best to ever do it: Colin McFaull of the legendary COCK SPARRER!!! Listen in as the two discuss the realness of street rock & roll, the fakeness of punk & everything in between. DON’T MISS THIS ONE!!!
Also Touched On:
being on tour with the Small Faces and hearing the Jam
not buying into the whole punk thing
“you gotta wear these clothes”
Slaughter and The Dogs, Adam and the Ants and us
Forming Cock Sparrer at 16
informed by Glam
A potentially career ending reel to reel
MC5 didn’t cross the pond
Dr. Feelgood and pub rock
From Motorhead of Mannfred Mann and the Earth Band
Punk was a West London thing first
AC/DC with Bon Scott was the best show EVER
The meeting with Malcolm McLaren
Doc Martins and Jungle Greens
“Some people bring you cupcakes and some people bring you cocaine”
The Sex Pistols and The Clash were boy bands
The second wave is when punk got real
“We weren’t well liked”
The ’92 comeback show
the violence becomes too much
& SO MUCH MORE!!!!
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Episode 232 - Johnny Peebucks Bonnel (Swingin' Utters, The Filthy Thieving Bastards) Nov 05, 2019

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YES!!! In this week’s episode, Damian is joined by one of his favourite vocalists ever: Johnny Peebucks of the Swingin' Utters!!! Listen in as they talk about going from reluctant street punk heroes to Fat Mike's favourite reluctant fight starting live band!
Also Touched On:
A cool older sister
Trying to nail the Mic Jagar pose
the club culture
getting into shows for free
the first version of the Swingin’ Utters
The Santa Cruz skinhead fanbase
Darius Joins and brings the songs
“Can you play harmonica?”
Going on tour with the Meatmen and Chaos UK
“We aren’t going to play this one tonight, we are too hungover.”
moving to SF
what is street punk?
MRR buzzband
"Your fans suck!" "You are right."
Fat Mike liked the fights and hated Streets Of San Francisco
& MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!!
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Footnote Supershow #4: Stage Dives & Contact Highs Oct 28, 2019

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Chris & Damian call on the Daves (Akerman & Martin) to come on the show! Talk some Everclear, Kanye & Morrissey, the guy with the initials that plays rock, new music they like & so much more!!
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Episode 231 - Anthony Anzaldo Jr. (Ceremony, Ex Youth) Oct 25, 2019

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Get ready to celebrate friendship because on this week’s episode, Damian invites his long time friend Anthony Anzaldo from Ceremony back to the show! NO WRESTLING TALK THIS TIME AROUND, as the two discuss creative growth, artistic integrity, the limitation of expectations & so much more. There’s just not enough time for everything! THIS ONE IS NOT TO BE MISSED!
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Episode 230 - Brandon Williams (Chastity) Oct 11, 2019

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LET'S CELEBRATE FRIENDSHIP!!!
This week on the show, Damian invites Brandon Williams of Chastity over for dinner & makes him podcast for his supper! Join the two friends as they discuss art, critique, heroes turned villains & of course, PUNK ROCK IN THE SUBURBS. LISTEN TO THIS!!!
Also Touched On:
liking metal
the mystery of the band at the high school up the street
Happy Goes Lucky becomes Protest The Hero
Closet Monster
Bombs Over Providence
A babysitter crosses the street to avoid the punks
The Underground Operations era
Why are there no bands from Kingston?
Bands named after the city are normally terrible
Whitby: 10 Hockey Areas and no all-ages music venues
No Much Music, No Simpsons: Growing up in a religious house
The burnt CD era
Making the skate video in grade 7
Seeing Alexisonfire’s first video on TV and it changing everything
Meeting Dallas Green as a kid
When your childhood heroes tell you to “Quit Your Life”
Creating bands as a home for lyrics
The greatness of MTV Live Canada
& MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!
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Episode 229 - Dennis Lyxzén (Refused, Final Exit, International Noise Conspiracy) Oct 04, 2019

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This week on the show Dennis Lyxzén from Refused talks Swedish punk & so much more with Damian. DON’T MISS IT!
Also Touched On:
The continuation of 2001 Quick Fanzine interview
Exploited shows up out of nowhere in your record collection
being into NY hardcore when everyone else in UK 77
87 the dead time for punk between the booms
Puszone in Thrasher
“You get it home and it’s mucky pup”
Taller punk
The Join
let’s gather all the freaks in one place
let’s build a scene
isolation and boredom builds the biggest hardcore scene in the world
no sick of it all show in Umea
Doctor and The Crippens
Were you at the Shelter show?
Step Forward: no one is going like this so let’s just go nuts
be the guys that goes off
Refused: “We knew the potential”
The curse of recording LPs
Meshaggah sounding like Anthrax playing to 4t people
Skate punk made
Asta Kasta the link between scenes
Trallpunk
David's death metal influence on Refused
the regions of music
learning about Empire and the Ruts from the gods of DC
This is kinda cool but super sloppy
becoming friends with manny from Race Traitor
Peaking too early
Final Exit
The Path Of Resistance connection
& MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!!!!!
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Episode 228 - Alex Ross Perry (Her Smell, The Color Wheel, Golden Exits) Sep 30, 2019

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Lights, Camera, Action! This week on the show we go to the movies as Damian sits down with director, ALEX ROSS PERRY! Listen in as the two discuss how Alex applied what he learned from basement shows to making movies & lamenting the loss of video store culture.
Also Touched On:
Video store people unite!!!
Green Day as first exposure
becoming a Lookout kid
Big band bringing cool bands on tour
Blink opens for Bad Religion and then a few years later the inverse
Local H opening for Stone Temple Pilots
Meeting the older kids in the basement
a Propagandhi shirt
the secret christian punk scene
if you have played a show for less than 10 people you can make movies
Making a soundtrack
& MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!!
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Episode 227 - Bif Naked (Gorilla Gorilla, Chrome Dog) Sep 20, 2019

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Get Psyched! CANADIAN MUSIC ICON, BIF NAKED IS ON THE SHOW! Join Damian & Bif as they sit down to discuss her crazy journey in music. From giggin' endlessly across Canada with Gorilla Gorilla, to trying to win over Life Of Agony fans in Europe, to ultimately changing the Canadian music landscape forever. DON’T MISS THIS ONE!!!!
Also Touched On:
Making My Daddy’s Getting Married
DRI plays NOT the Albert
The Punk-Funk of Gorilla Gorilla
Being in a touring band is not for everyone
The double standard of being a woman in the touring punk scene
Hockey Music
Sugar Ray could have been a great punk band
the East Coast VS the West Coast vibe
Personality Crisis
SNFU
Flipping a coin for Toronto or Vancouver
Pot & flannel
Chrome Dog was ahead of its time
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
playing in Bad Religion in both bands
The skater scene vs. the rocker scene
Getting stoked about Jello rejection letter
loving early Screeching Weasel
covering Mastodon
Touring with Chi Pig & The Wrongs
Having to learn to play with no monitors because the music industry sucks
Opening for Life Of Agony & the audience didn't care that her daddy was getting married
meeting Gail from Belly & getting into Straight Edge
& MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!
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Episode 226 - Donita Sparks (L7) Sep 10, 2019

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GET READY!!! This week on the show Damian is joined by a legend: DONITA SPARKS of the godly L7! Listen in as the two discuss not fitting in & having to create your own scene, punk as an attitude. Also, the trials & tribulations of headlining the first Warped Tour.
NOT TO BE MISSED!
Also Touched On:
Sisters with great taste
Hearing the Ramones & finding your band
Not liking bands that buy shit off the rack
Punk or New Wave
B-52s were crazier than the Cramps
The Dead were a deal breaker
Going to dance clubs in the Northside of Chicago
Hating hardcore
The LA art punk scene gives rise to L7
Opening for Bad Religion
Redd Kross were true glam
Not being a part of the hip LA scene
Grunge up end rock
Meeting Sub Pop
Writing Shove
Covering Bloodstains & turning it into the Mencies Anthem
The Dick Dale influence
The half-step
Suicidal’s dirge
Everyones is opening for the riot
& MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!
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