Turned Out A Punk

Get siked Murderinos! My Favorite Murder's GEORGIA HARDSTARK is here!! That's right, one half of the true crime podcast juggernaut sits down with Damian to talk about her not always positive experiences in punk. From surviving the wrong crowd as a kid to claiming space & building your own world.  This is NOT TO BE MISSED!  Find My Favorite Murder at your favorite podcast store! Also Touched On:  Bonding with your brother over Ween Meeting the Crusties Hating the OC Going to the Vandals and seeing a stabbing instead The downside of the punk utopia  Meeting a metalhead in rehab Slayer: a middle ground Moving to LA and meeting Strife Loving the Wrestling Podcaster just not the wrestling The Grade/ We Watch Wrestling Connection a secret zine the importance of Riot Grrrl SciFi as a path to sobriety Meeting Ray Bradbury   a secret Mr.Show live comedy show Find treasure on TV Starting My Favorite Murder  A secret zine & SO MUCH MORE!!!!!!! BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS

LIZ PHAIR IS HERE!!! That's right, the iconic indie rock legend joins Damian on the show to talk punk! Listen in as they talk: making records as an autobiography, the music nerd paradise of Oberlin & how punk drove her to get on stage.  NOT TO BE MISSED & don't miss Liz's new album "Soberish" dropping later this year on Chrysalis Records! Also Touched On: The importance of tapes Feeling welcomed by punk Expression over permission The Police, Madonna and The “Why Can’t I?” Effect The dissent in the music You are human, you are alive, therefore you are qualified Bowie as a Punk icon Seeing the punk on a Liz Phair, Alanis, Garbage Tour Going to the land of the music nerd: Oberlin Getting into the Cult  Only liking pop with a punk edge How sexy are the vocals in the Fall?! Culture of zines The aesthetic of punk  Flyers and the importance of the Physical world  trying to read Raygun Magazine  Punk driving you to get on stage   The Carnivore 7” Tae Wo

BRUCE LABRUCE is an iconic filmmaker known the world over for his uncompromising approach to cinema… & a legendary zinemaker. Today on the show Damian sits down with one of his most anticipated guests to discuss the conception of Queercore & manifesting the punk you want. Listen in as the two discuss: the Toronto Zine Scene, Gavin & Vice, Nazi violence, Robin Wood’s cultural impact & tons of other stuff!  NOT TO BE MISSED!!!!!!!! Also Touched On:  Growing up in small town Ontario Seeing a punk with fully charged hair in Toronto for the first time Into the fashion first Just Desserts: a place for rich people to eat cake and freaks to work Meeting Fifth Column and a world opening up MRR Partying backstage with Husker Du Disco and Folk CKEW out of Detroit Gucci’s Queercore line Fanzine: The Ephemeral Art form Nirvana before the boom “Queering everything”: Creating Queercore out of reclaimed and found elements of punk Trying to create a new gay culture The Mumps

JELLO’S BACK! That’s right, one of punk’s original firebrands returns to the show & oh boy, is it ever a good one!! Join Damian as he sits down with a feisty JELLO BIAFRA to discuss punk & politics as only Jello can. Listen in as the two friends talk: watching workout tapes with Zappa, getting cornered by Timothy Leary at Giger’s art show, going to war with Tipper Gore & so much more!!  Not to be missed & don’t miss Jello Biafra & The Guantanamo School Of Medicine’s awesome brand new album: “Tea Party Revenge Porn” out now on Alternative Tentacles!!!  Also Touched On: Jack Chic comics The Dancing Assholes and the Faith Healers GG Allin’s hardrock band Lee Ving’s Psych band Felt: the pre-Dickies band Greg Sage’s band with a singin’ Wrestler Hedge-fund record collectors The censored acetate of “Too Dunk to *BEEP*” The Greek DK’s record The Beach Mutants Toronto VS Vancouver  Drake Releasing the Eraserhead soundtrack The Bad Brains Working with Bob Last Goin

DANKO JONES ARE DOING THEIR FIRST EVER LIVESTREAM TONIGHT (and tomorrow)! To celebrate the event, The DND (Danko Jones [the person], Nick and Damian) got together for more good times and self-reflection. Listen in as they discuss a bunch of topic including whether or not they should even bother putting this episode up! Get tickets for Danko's livestream here: https://linktr.ee/dankojones And Nick can be found here on Twitter: @nickflanweakly Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

JOEY SH*THEAD’S BACK!!! One of Canada's most iconic musicians, DOA's Joey Keithley returns to the show! From teaching the punk world how to tour, to running for political office; Joey's life is worthy of a movie & soon, it will be! Keep an eye out for Scott ("Salad Days" & "Creem" documentaries) Crawford's highly anticipated documentary on Joey: "Something Better Change" coming soon!  Until then, listen to Joey & Damian talk: lost Mystic Recording sessions, the Yippies' roll in the early hardcore scene, RCMP surveillance in the wake of the arrest of the Squamish 5 & so much more!  NOT TO BE MISSED!!!  Also Touched On: The sonic range of small town Vancouver The reason for the creative explosion Vancouver: weird mix of people Why not Toronto and Montreal? SCUM in Montreal The Nils The BC and Quebec connection Lee Kendall: the original singer of The Skulls Art Bergman’s first band: Schmorg The coming together of the suburban grou

DARRYL JENIFER IS HERE!!! Join Damian as he sits down with the BAD BRAINS' LEGEND to discuss his journey in punk. From kicking Cars' records off of turntables, to the Bad Brains' early "James Chance" era, to the real story behind the Clash Bond Street show:  DON'T MISS THIS ONE!!!  Also Touched On: Growing up with Soul, GoGo and Motown Discovering the Damned, Sex Pistols and The Ramones Some nights, it’s Wow! Some nights, it’s Why? Brothers before Bad Brains RIP Sid McCray: too punk for a band The influence of a Budgie Loving No New York Comp  Mindpower The James Chance inspired first line up of the Bad Brains “Five people clap for you and now you’ve sold out” From one song to Black Dots in a few months Playing with on back of flatbed  the Mall in DC Seeing Jame Brown at the Howard Theatre in ’64 “Why is the bass too loud?”: The first time seeing Bob Marley  The Swimming Pool Q’s The Urban Verb the year 1979 The Happening Playing Berlin when the Wa

No need to wonder what to do for pleasure this week because, JON KING from the legendary Gang Of Four comes to Turned Out A Punk! Listen in as he & Damian talk about: cinematic influence, the Dadaist nature of punk, psychedelic Hawkwind shows & fighting Nazis at the Fenton!  NOT TO BE MISSED! & don't miss the new Gang Of Four "77-81" Boxset on Matador Records!! Also Touched On: The influence on the present day trying to never be in a genre Dr. Feelgood: UK proto-punk the disappointment of the Clash toilet reverb: “it sounded shit” being sampled by Run The Jewels’ “We were pretty good at being difficult” Refusing to compromise for Top Of The Pops A friend’s dad with a crack and peel Velvet Underground Marc Almond getting whipped as an opener Having to deal with the first wave of Nazi punks The Mekons Sham 69 & TONS OF OTHER GOODNESS BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/pri

Episode 314: Cancel that vacation because today on the show, the LEGEND JANE WIEDLIN FROM THE GO-GO’s is here to talk punk! Listen in as Damian sits down with one of his dream guests to talk about the good, the bad & the disturbingly violent of the LA punk scene that the Go-Go's fought their way out of. From the reality behind the Germs legend, dealing with Nazi's at Ska shows, the LAPD's war on punks & so much more!   NOT TO BE MISSED & don't miss the amazing new Go-Go's documentary and their brand new song "Club Zero"!! & also VOTE FOR THEM INTO THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME BECAUSE THE GO-GO’S RULE!!! https://vote.rockhall.com Also Touched On: Frosted is super underrated The pre-punk LA Glam scene making punk clothes Meeting Pleasant Rodney’s English Disco Zolar X Silverhead New York Dolls Tales From Canterbury The origin of the song Blades The darkness of the early LA scene  Drug and alcohol  being too punk for power pop the AM radio influenc

Episode 313: Today on the show, Damian is joined by a legit triple threat: Propagandhi bassist, I Spy vocalist & visual artist TODD KOWALSKI!!! Listen in as they talk finding metal/punk/hardcore in Regina, Unlawful Assembly is Saskatchewan's greatest band, The Besnard Lakes' connection & so much more!  Not to be missed!!!!  Also Touched On: Loving Metal Accused  Possessed a friend from the ally with Razor and Celtic Frost records Trying to comprehend Slayer Insight: Regina’s answer to SNFU Unlawful Assembly: The best unrecorded Regina bend ever The greatness of Beyond Possession  The Chris Todd Kenton Warriors: first band Imaginary metal bands Government Issue playing to 15 people Doing the best stage dive of your life for No Means No Needing to hear what death metal sounded like The Killer Dwarfs playing at the bar at the mall Records On Wheels GG Allin in Flipside: “I’m going to be banned from life if I’m caught with this!” Drummer of Ditchpig The Besnard Lakes/ Propagand

Episode 313: Start doing back flips! Today on the show Damian sits down with the hilarious SHAPEL LACEY (AKA The only person in comedy with a DS-13 tattoo)!!! Listen in as the two discuss: how finding punk gave a voice to an anger inside, the various strengths of different Black Flag singers, why hardcore is the most integral of all the punk mutations, the power of the mosh, Oasis: the anti-Nirvana & so much more!  NOT TO BE MISSED!!! Also Touched On: "Wanna join a Ska punk band?" The power of a logo  the various strengths of the various Black Flag singers Henry Rollins: the greatest front person  No one can touch Keith On Nervous Breakdown Hearing "Mississippi Queen" for the first time Never loving 80’s metal From Queens Of The Stone Age to GBH The blues in Grunge Loving Oasis  The chilling effect of Kurt Cobain’s death Loving GBH from crust to hipsters Most people don’t have what it takes to be in a band like Black Flag Deranged Records DS-13 ETA & SO MUCH OTHER G

Episode 312: Yes, that’s right!! On this episode Damian sits down & chats with, Emmy Award winning star/ co-creator/ director/ writer of HBO’s Barry, BILL HADER!!! Thanks to their mutual friend, Jon “King of Beats/Comedy” Wurster, these two anxious nerds are brought together for the longest episode of TOAP ever! Listen in as they discuss: panic attacks while making SNL, Barry as an autobiography, Bad Brains being the best ever, why can’t people just like instrumental Zappa & SO MUCH MORE! DON'T MISS THIS ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also Touched On: Mutual love The Wheelman Can you make the guns sound like they do in Heat? Dad hated Dylan and loved Zappa An uncle flipping out about Minor Threat’s cover of “Stepping Stone” "Something Brains and something Kennedys?" Monster Movies and punk: a deadly combination The Misfits are targeted marketing at work watching movies like TV Getting wasted in front of Rush Trying to school Geddy Lee on Mike Watt Proudly punishing Spielberg Cults and m

Episode 311 : On this episode, Damian sits down with one of the greatest songwriters EVER: SHAYNE CARTER!!! Shayne is a bonafide New Zealand music icon that has released some of Damian's favourite records in his various bands. Listen in as the two discuss how punk inspired Shayne & his compatriots in the Dunedin music scene to create some of the best music ever recorded.  NOT TO BE MISSED & don't miss ANY of Shayne's genius! Check out his amazing autobiography "Dead People I Have Known", as well as the music of: Straitjacket Fits, Doublehappys, Shayne Carter+Peter Jefferies, Bored Games, Dimmer, The Weeds etc. (As well as all the other NZ goodness: The Bats, The Chills, The Clean, The Enemy, King Loser,  Look Blue Go Purple, Sneaky Feelings, The Stones Toy Love, The Verlaines, Wax Chattels, etc. It will make your life better.)!!!!!! Also Touched On: Toy Love and the Enemy The Sex Pistols were good even on the reunion... shockingly The Stooges, Al Green and Leonard Cohen: perfe

Episode 310: On this episode Damian is joined by one of his favourite voices in music, STEVE VON TILL from the godly NEUROSIS! Listen in as they talk: Transgressor, hearing GISM for the first time, "Word As Law" not being a band favourite, gigs with Green Day & so much more!  NOT TO BE MISSED & don't miss Steve Von Till's AMAZING new solo album: 'No Wilderness Deep Enough'. ALSO, check out his new book of poetry & lyrics: "Harvestman: 23 Untitled Poems and Collected Lyrics", both are out now on Neurot Records!! Also Touched On: THE MRR COMPS An influence on everyone Born in 69 Hearing Los Angelas by X for the first time Discharge changes everything San Jose Kill ‘Em All: “You need this” The Peace comp The MRR comps What the hell is going on in Japan?!?: the first time you hear GISM international hardcore Transgressor  the mix bag early Gilman St. shows Playing with Green Day, NoFX and the Offspring Tribes Of Resistance wanting to do all the things

Episode 309: Grab your 20 sided dice! Today on the show we are joined by, the bard with a 31 charisma, actor/director/producer/writer/DM: JOE MANGANIELLO!!! Join Joe & Damian on his journey from a Rollins worshipping, DnD obsessed, metalhead kid, to a Rollins worshipping, DnD obsessed, metalhead adult... Who is also Deathstroke & Alcide the Werewolf.  NOT TO BE MISSED & ALSO, don't miss Joe's "Shoplifters Of The World" out wherever you see new movies March 26! Also Touched On: Damian’s whole family is excited for this one! Metallica turning people on to the Misfits and Discharge The power of the cover Get In the Van: “Have you ever read this?” Being obsessed and getting to meet Henry Rollins “Crossover stars” Shepard Fairly setting you straight  Parents hate D’n’D Trying to keep Role Playing games punk It’s a war-game The dream of working in the industry… the gaming industry Ian MacKaye’s birthday fucking up the booking plans for a live reading of Major League What’s

Episode 308: Mouse is in the house!!! One of the original documentarians of Souther California Hardcore is here: ALISON “MOUSE” BRAUN! Join Damian as he sits down with the legendary photographic contributor to MRR, Flipside, We Got The Power & more! From why she didn’t shoot Black Flag, to introducing El Duce to her dad, to why it took her years to finally get a usable shot of the Bad Brains, to moving to Seattle just before the explosion & so much more! NOT TO BE MISSED! Also, don’t miss Alison’s AMAZING NEW BOOK available at alisonbraun.com!!!!!!!!!! Also Touched On: Having to judge a book by it’s cover Record stores the loss of cover art Kiss and Cheap Trick Shady has the tickets! The Go-Go’s and the X and the Whisky  Submitting to Flipside The Keith Morris versus Jello Biafra stage vibe Black Flag’s asshole roadie Police against punks under Daryl Gates Working for Mystic Records Doug Moody Shooting Battalion Of Saints “Your dad’s over there talking to El Duce” Seattle: the boring

Episode 307: On this episode Damian sits down with the outspoken vocalist of Sleaford Mods, JASON WILLIAMSON! Listen in as the two discuss: the Sex Pistols still being able to shock, Public Enemy, class, music & MORE! ALSO, check out “Spare Ribs” out now on Rough Trade. Also Touched On: A step brother as an entryway  The Sex Pistols: still able to offend  Public Enemy, LL Cool J, Eric B and Rakim as a first show The class divide in music Rap in England British Rap The non-influence of John Cooper Clark and Mark E. Smith The Old Blue Last & MORE!!! BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Episode 306: NoFX week continues & FAT MIKE is back! 5 years after his first legendary appearance on the show, Mike returns to: berate Damian's tastes in music, drink WATER & talk punk. NOT TO BE MISSED!!! And don't miss Single Album in stores February 26! Also Touched On: Back together again Mike loves the Melvins a penny scraping against concrete Rattus Agnostic Front  MRR BDSM and being elite Punk means I’m better than you The unreleased Johnny Ramone chapter of “Please Kill Me” Damian has terrible taste in punk  Mike not getting why people love the Big Boys and the Minutemen Why do people hate me? Fat’s best year “No one says Punk in Drublic is our best record anymore.” Bands that went to majors & SO MUCH MORE!!!! BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Episode 305: IT'S NoFX WEEK ON TURNED OUT A PUNK! In celebration of the newly announced "Single Album", here is the first of two episodes!!! Kicking it off with a bang, Damian sits down to talk with the LEGEND ERIK SANDIN! An interview almost a quarter century in the making as Damian interviews Erik for the first time since 1996! Listen is as they discuss: NoFX making him a worse drummer, worshiping at the RKL alter, punk gangs, the "Mystic Records Puppy Mill" & so much more! Not to be missed & don't miss "Single Album" out on Fat Wreck Chords February 26! Also Touched On: The nicest band member Buttrock: here comes punk Caustic Cause: 30 year old shredders  Don Bolles America’s Hardcore Drew Bernstien  Lip service Scared Straight  The LA Straight Edge Scene Playing with 7 Seconds Becoming a worse drummer after joining NoFX “Raymond” and the art for Liberal Animation RKL thought the years Mystic studios: A puppy mill for teenage punk bands & SO MUCH

Episode 304: There's no boredom around here! On this episode, Damian is joined the LEGEND: STEVE DIGGLE from the godly Buzzcocks! Listen in as the two discuss the birth of punk in the UK, Krautrock, Gorilla Biscuits, touring with Nirvana & tons of other goodness! From "A conscientious objector to work" to punk icon: NOT TO BE MISSED!  Also, grab that ESSENTIAL Buzzcocks singles boxset out now on Domino Records! Also Touched On:  Influencing everybody Sick of Yes The Pistols and the Ramones Forming two days before the Clash The R and B influence of Pub rock The slowness of everything in 70’s music the Kraut rock influence  Thrift store punks Malcolm McLaren’s mistake completes the Buzzcocks Promises was a political song pre-Buzzcocks’ Buzzcocks demos The Buzzcocks’ practice space becomes Joy Division’s   Jamming for the first album in a rehab centre Autonomy: An English person trying to sound like a German person singing English “The riff of Manchester” “I love those weird litt