Turned Out A Punk

This week on the show, Damian goes face to face with the face of Face To Face: TREVER KEITH! Listen in as the two discuss going from being a late bloomer into punk to fronting one of SoCal punk's most iconic bands. 

Not to be missed & also don't miss the new Face To Face album "No Way Out But Through" dropping later this year on 

Fat Wreck Chords

Also Touched On:

Not getting punk at first

Hearing Bad Religion and it clicking at 20

The Descendants and the best band

Not digging the Germs and the Dead Kennedys

The roots of punk and metal being the same

Black Dove: The band that eats glass!!!

The house foundation show scene

Victoria Manor

The other Zero Tolerance 

Face To Face forms

Voodoo Glow Skulls

Guttermouth

Violence at shows

a riot at Pigfest

Rhythm Collision 

Meeting the Grim

Ill Repute

Signing to Fat and touring with NoFX

Going to Europe with Lagwagon

Working Geza X

Major label headaches

The start of Vagrant Records

& SO MUCH MORE!!!!

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Episode 327:

JULIEN BAKER IS BACK! That's right, Julien returns to the show & we'll be damned if it’s not one of the best episodes ever! Listen in as the two discuss: Nirvana by algorithm, Punk/ Religious guilt, smashing guitars, the loneliness of playing solo & so much more!!! NOT TO BE MISSED!!!

Also, don't miss Julien Baker's AWESOME "Little Oblivions" out NOW Matador!

Also Touched On: 

The concession to pop culture

The audacity of a phone call

The writer/performer distinction 

Playing with a band again for the first time

The co-operative nature of performance

How thrilling will it be to be at a show again?!?

The intensity of the spotlight

Hayley from Paramore

Chumbawamba career moves

Zach Against The Machine 

“I’m sus of everything”: being weary of promotion

The freedom success allows

Mitigating the punk rock guilt

What would have happens if the meeting with Sean 6131 did't happen?

Punk as religion: redux

Computers as DJs

Pheobe and Lucy as inspiration 

Religion, punk and dogmas

Questioning straight edge and finding Sobriety

& SO MUCH OTHER GOODNESS!!!

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Well, we didn’t miss your birthday this year! Today on the show, Damian is joined by Lifetime’s legendary singer, ARI KATZ!! Damian is beside himself with joy as he talks with one of his favourite vocalists. Listen in as the two discuss: eating Taco Bell Hot Sauce for sustenance on tour, realizing people are trying to sing like you, having to walk away from music & so much more! 

This is NOT TO BE MISSED!

Also Touched On:  

Hearing the Dead Kennedy on a non-punk mixtape

“Do you have any punk records?”

Buying Group Sex

Husker Du for a first show

Meeting AJ on the edge of the pit

Joining Enuf

Christmas (the band)

“WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS?!”: hearing Youth Of Today for the first time

Going to CBGBs for the first time

learning how to play drums

The violence at shows

Getting haircuts with Walter and Civ

People doing interesting things with mosh parts and fast parts

Jawbreaker at ABC No Rio

Loving the Fastbacks

Eating Taco Bell hot sauce on a two month and half tour with Up Front

Touring with Unit Pride and Insted during the summer of Youth Crew

getting kicked out of Up Front and Courage

Running into Rob Fish with a flyer from Dan Yemin in his pocket

Trying to sound like Mark Ryan

Hearing people doing their own version of your vocal

When pop-punk kids took notice

Joining Resurrection 

Not being built for it

Signing to New Age

Flowers over baseball bats

The influence of Superchunk

“No, no, no. Don’t say that.”: The AFI Riot

& TONS OF OTHER GOODNESS

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Few legends loom larger in punk than that of Detroit's COLD AS LIFE. Today on the show, Cold As Life's guitarist turned vocalist, JEFF GUNNELLS sits down with Damian to talk about the reality behind the infamy. From open warfare with the bouncers at Blondies, to checking Insane Clown Posse's egos at their first show and so much more; this is NOT TO BE MISSED. 

Pick up a copy of the Cold As Life's CLASSIC "Born To Land Hard", the record that redefined what is was to be "hardcore", out on the great A389 Recordings now!.

Also Touched On:

Finding Discharge

Going to record stores

Day-glo Abortions, Ugly But Proud, Gore, Necros at the Greystone’s

Shifting from punk to a harder sound

Oi

DIY out of necessity

Death all around

Having to hide out

Documenting a city in decline 

Writing reality

Drugs and corruption

SBLC

Getting in where you fit in: Making connections with other scenes

“We were a little wolf pack”: Blondies and war with the bouncers

Attracting the right 

Meeting Agnostic Front 

Carrying on without Rawn

Taking over vocals

Living by the sword and the tragedy of dying by it

Rest in Peace: Tim Mycek Jr., Jake Loch and Johnny Myers

Feisty Cadavers: RIP Steve Crass

The lost Las Vegas sessions for the 2nd lp

H8INC

XTyrantX: Real deal

ICP’s first show opening for Cold As Life… it didn’t go well

Earthmover and +/- Records

Going to Europe

Detroit Heresy 

The greatness of Pittbull

& SO MUCH MORE!

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Detroit week continues on TOAP! Today on the show, the great DAVE BUICK of The Go & Italy Records comes to talk about the Garage side of the Rock City! Listen in as Dave & Damian discuss: collecting Touch & Go Records, the precursors to the White Stripes explosions, releasing one of the most valuable 7"s ever & so much more! 

Don't miss it!!! 

Also Touched On:

 The greatness of 80’s pop music

Side two of the tape with U2 on the side one

Dead Kennedys telling kids to steal mail

Dorks United

On ramp periods of music

Finding the cool people working at the record store

Volbeats

The lost period of Detroit rock and roll awareness 

trying to tape song of the radio

Iggy opening for the Pretenders

learning about Touch and Go from a friends sister

“We have a show Wednesday”: learning to play bass and Joining the Go in the same day

The Gories

Adult

Wolf Eyes

making a home Ugly But Proud pocket tee

Starting Italy Records

Putting out The Dirtys record out of a sense of civic pride

The story of one of the most valuable 7”s of all time

& SO MUCH OTHER GOODNESS

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Get ready for the greatest Rock & Roll story never told! Today on the show, Damian is joined by LOREN MOLINARE from The Dogs! Famous amongst punk collectors for their obscure & awesome records, The Dogs’ career is far more interesting & storied than any of the more well known counter parts. Listen in as Damian discusses one of the most fascinating careers in music with the guy who lived it. From playing with the likes of the MC5, Kiss & Van Halen to drinking with Bon Scott to clowning Sid Vicious on stage to teaching the Ramones how to dress to inspiring Black Flag to play: THIS IS ONE NOT TO BE MISSED!!!!!

Also Touched On: 

The Dogs: born in ’69

Mary walks into the basement and makes the band real

Hearing I Wanna Be Your Dog for the first time

 Dick Wagner from the Frost

Opening for the MC5 and getting to witness them live for the first time

The effect of the The Who coming to Ann Arbor 

playing  

Getting beaten and dragged to jail in from of 9000 people for refusing to play after Bob Seger

Getting banned from the Mid-West

Opening from Ted Nugent at the first solo show

After one thing but before another: Going to New York in ’73

finding the voice

Raw Power over Fun House and S/T

Finally seeing The Stooges

influencing Black Flag

The Motels

The Pop

“Radio Free Hollywood”

The Masques and the punks

Drinking and playing with AC/DC at their first US gig

“Let’s fuck him up!”: Sid Vicious looking like a fool on stage

Australia gets it

“Thank god for bootleggers!”

Killed By Death saved everything

Opening for Kiss

Playing with the Pre-Blondie Stilettos

Going belly up in London

Seeing the Ramones before the Ramones at shows

& SO MUCH OTHER GOODNESS

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You're going to go-go Go-Go's crazy for this episode! Today on the show, Damian is joined by the Go-Go's legend KATHY VALENTINE! As if being from a Hall Of Fame nominated band wasn't enough, Kathy is also: a Chiswick recording artist, an almost member of England's Girlschool & the founder of Austin, TX's first punk band The Violators!? Listen in as they discuss all of that & so much more! 

NOT TO BE MISSED & don't miss Kathy's FANTASTIC new book "All I Ever Wanted: A Rock 'N' Roll Memoir"!!!

Also Touched On:

Being a rocker

Born too late for Psych

No proto-punk in Texas… except for ZZ Top

Go-Go’s as a gateway for kids

The power of the songs getting over looked

Learning from Charlotte and Belinda

The punk influence on Can’t Stop The World

New Wave vs. Punk

The diversity of the LA sound

The Weirdos: LA’s Damned

The effect of Manson

Having no time for Kim Fowley

The Violators

Dr. Feelgood

Going to England and seeing the Pub Rock

Going to see the Sex Pistols in San Antonio

The Next

Project Terror

The Nerves

The Capitol Records Swap-Meet 

The Plugz 

& TONS OF OTHER GOODNESS!!!!!

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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! 

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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!!!!!!!

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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 Won Yu and  The Girly Sound Tapes

Kicking Giant

taking advance of an audience 

Pink Moon and The Modern Lovers are perfect records

Hearing your voice soloed in the studio for the first time

The high of scoring

The medium of emotion

& SO MUCH MORE!!!!

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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

Vaginal Davis and “Fertile Latoya Jackson”

Pat Loud cooking for the punks

The rightwing appropriation of punk atheistic and strategy 

The Vice days

DBDTD

The having to deal with Neo-Nazis Skinheads in Toronto

Loving Can-rock

Rough Trade

Will Munro, Vazaleen and making the JDs fiction real

The Gun Club at a boozecan 

Zuzu’s Petals

Getting punched while covering the Dead Kennedys

The 1988 Anarchist Unconvention in Toronto

Robin Wood: more radical than the punks

Cineaction

being deprogrammed by punk

Pissing on the Cinema of Transgression

& SO MUCH MORE!!!!

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