Turned Out A Punk

How much art can you take?! Today on the show, powerhouse artist Gregg Deal is here! Listen in as Damian sits down with the performance artist/painter/printmaker/muralist/sculptor/vocalist to talk about art being using to confront colonial violence and all things punk. From the Inside Out reunion, to the greatness of Judge, to post-SLC Punk violence, to Rollins' rage, to conscious/unconscious racism in punk, to finding your voice as a vocalist: THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED

Also, don't miss Dead Pioneers' fantastic new single: "My Spirit Animal Just Ate Your Spirit Animal" and look out for a new LP in 2025!

Also, order the new Dead Pioneers 7": "Bad Indian", on Alternative Tentacles!

Also, check out Gregg Deal's unbelievable art work and listen to his TED TALKS

TOAP CLASSIC #31 (RECORDED January 30, 2016):

RIP Freddie Pompeii - January 9, 1947 to May 13, 2017

Freddie's guitar sound and song writing is an influence on everyone from Bad Brains to Sonic Youth. Listen to the Viletones. Legends never die.

Forever blessings to Mickey Skin for setting this up way back when.

Episode 60 -

This week on Turned out A Punk: it is legit legends week as we welcome, guitarist of the legendary Viletones, Freddie Pompeii the show for a legendary episode. Hear stories of: acid fuelled Velvet Underground experiences, laying the foundation of Punk and being in arguably the most important Canadian punk band ever.

TOAP is in the house because Ernie C is here! Listen as Damian sits down the legendary guitarist to discuss why Body Count is a punk band and so much more! From living with Sly Stone, to introducing Ice T to Jane's Addiction, to trying to bring some Nirvana to Black Sabbath and SO MUCH MORE! Don't miss this one!

Also, don't miss Ernie C and Body Count''s new record: "Merciless"! Available now, on Century Media!

For years, punk archeologists and hardcore scientists have theorized about the existence of a link between Sid Sludge and Jennifer Aniston. Today on TOAP, we bring you that link: Andrew Reich is here! Listen in as Damian sits down with the director of "Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story" to talk about the journey from opening for Mental Abuse to winning an Emmy Award for Friends. Seeing TMA, being pen-pals with GG, the importance of MRR, Mutha Records revisionists, punk in non-punk places, Tarantino's fetish for Redd Kross and so much more: THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!

Also, don't miss Andrew's instant classic rock-doc "Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story" on the big screen, coming to a town neat you!

Here's your ticket to a Cold World (That's Wicked!) because Nick and Alex are back! Listen in as Damian sits down with his long time friends to yell at clouds. DON'T MISS THIS ONE!

Also, don't miss the repress of Cold World's classic Ice Grillz, on Lockin' Out!

Also, don't miss Alex and Nick with Cold World playing in Washington DC on December 13 and Philadelphia on December 15!

TOAP CLASSIC #30 (RECORDED January 6, 2015):

Don't miss Chris Murphy with the gods Sloan playing in Toronto, November 29/30 and be on the lookout for a record next year!

Also, don't miss Chris and the Trans-Canada Highwaymen playing in the US and Canada!

Episode 12-

This week on Turned Out A Punk, Damian is joined by Chris Murphy from Sloan for an episode 20 years in the making! Listen as the two discuss the impact hardcore punk had on Chris’s outlook and career in music; as he became a Canadian rock icon (Damian’s words not his). 

Let's get weird, because Jonah and Vanessa Bayer are here! That's right, Jonah Bayer makes his TOAP return and this time he brought along his sister and podcasting partner! Listen in as Damian sits down the Saturday Night Live/ Punk Connection Sibling Power Duo to talk all things punk and beyond! From what Vanessa thought of teenage Jonah's Clevo hardcore friends, to bullying Jimmy Eat World for having kids, to Candlebox-core, to explaining Cold As Life, to why the hell do people even like this kind of music? and so much more! Don't miss this one!

Also, don't miss Vanessa Bayer and Jonah Bayer on the awesome podcast "How Did We Get Weird?"!

Also, don't miss Jonah's fantastic essay about becoming a therapist!

TOAP CLASSIC #29 (RECORDED January 27, 2016):

Don't miss Jonah Bayer on the awesome podcast "How Did We Get Weird?"

Also, don't miss Jonah's fantastic essay about becoming a therapist

Episode 68 -

You can’t pick your punk scene. For Jonah Bayer this meant joining up at age 15 with the one of 90’s Hardcore's most infamous groups: THE OLC. Listen in as Damian and Jonah discuss the good and bad of growing up in Cleveland Hardcore. From how Jonah grew out of that scene, to becoming a writer, playing in Committed and the role Clevo Hardcore has had in his life and so much more. 

Me, you, Youth Crew! Today on TOAP, Sammy 'The Youth' Siegler is here! Listen in as Damian sits down with the legendary hardcore drummer to talk punk and being the Youth in the Crew. From hanging with superheroes and monsters, to the winding up on a positive path, to a skinheads sleeping on mom's couch, to who's more fun to jam with: Patti Smith or Fred Durst and so much more! Don't miss this!

Also, don't miss Sammy playing with Judge, this week!

Also, don't miss Sammy playing with CIV in Orlando, this December!

Also, don't miss Sammy playing with Rival Schools in Japan, this January!

Also, don't miss Sammy playing with Shelter in Europe, this March!

Also, pick up the "Turned Out A Punk" edition of "Another Day" from Jerry O'Connell's favourite Toronto record store: Emission Records (it'll make sense after you hear the episode).

TOAP CLASSIC #28 (POSTED March 4, 2015):

Don't miss Nick Wojciechowski and Cold World playing NY and Philadelphia!

Also, don't miss the upcoming reissue of Cold World's CLASSIC "Ice Grillz" dropping soon on Lockin' Out!

Episode 17 -

This week on Turned Out A Punk, join Damian as he talks to Cold World's drummer/mastermind Nicholas Wojciechowski about the ascetic battle of rap, and aggressive music; that's led him never being able to read a review of his band that doesn’t mention Rap Metal.