Turned Out A Punk

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July 07, 2019 Episode 216 - Rachel Goswell (Slowdive, Mojave 3, Minor Victories)
Tune in & gaze down because this week on the show RACHEL GOSWELL (Slowdive) joins Damian for a chat!!! Listen along as the two discuss going from being a first wave goth kid to finding out you accidentally created a genre!! Plus hear Damian fan out... Again.

Also Touched On:

Punk through a brother

Siouxie and The Banshees as inspiration

Tinderbox

who invented goth?

in the gig straight down to the front

photos at gigs

Christian Death

Ghost Dance

Neil is a prefect at school

not into Indieschmindie stuff

My Bloody Valentine unites them all

meeting Alan Magee

Meeting the goths in College

Being broke on Creation

Falling-out with Creation

The Sony deal

Getting asked to take Oasis on tour and saying no

Never touring Pygmalion

Getting dropped

the fourth Slowdive album becomes the first Mojave 3

signing to 4AD

A starting afresh

Shoegaze as a genre: “Wot on earth?!”

& MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!!!!

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1 hr 2 min
June 24, 2019 Episode 215 - Wicca Phase Springs Eternal (Goth Boi Clique, Tigers Jaw)
Punk will never die! As if to illustrate this, founding member of Goth Boi Clique, Wicca Phase is on the show this week! Join Damian as he sits down with the former member of Tigers Jaw to talk about Emotrap being yet another mutation of punk & how they were brought together by wrestling podcasts. NOT TO BE MISSED!

Also Touched On:

Getting into Blink 182 but it not counting

Tom from the Menzingers wins the talent show with a Rancid cover

Typing Punk into napster

AFI & Anti-Flag & IN

Calling into Hot 97 & getting put on air at 8 years old

Going along to a Backstreet Boys show
More a Frontyard Dancer than a Backyard Wrestler

Then Amazingness of Crimpshrine

Scranton’s hot ska scene

Leftover Crack & the Beach Boys over everything

An invite only message board of obsessive music collectors

Borrowing CDs from the library & finding the Smiths & Mount Eerie

Forming bands that were derivative of the Microphones & Conor Oberts

Test Pattern

Forming Tigers Jaw

Title Fight

Hating the pop-punk scene

Shout out to the Aarons!

Lil Peep on wrestling

& SO MUCH MORE!!!!!

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1 hr 13 min
June 17, 2019 Episode 214 - Billy Duffy (The Cult, Death Cult, The Nosebleeds)
Well, somethings in life are worth waiting for & this here is one of those things! BILLY DUFFY IS ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK! Listen in as the two start from the beginning & we learn just how this legendary guitarist found his way through punk to the metal explosion of the 80’s. YOU CANT MISS THIS ONE!!! CATCH BILLY ON TOUR WITH THE CULT THIS SUMMER! Check listings

Also Touched On:

Coming of age in the summer of a punk

Billy & Johnny: Best haircuts in town

The better guitarists in the neighbourhood

Football or Rock and Roll as the only ways out

Free & Thin Lizzy

Slaughter And The Dogs: Bowie freaks go punk

How amazing the Buzzcocks were

Seeing the Pistols for the first time at the 2nd Manchester gig

Five school friends enter & three leave

“All the heads were there”

Guitar hers

Raw Power was a massive band in Wigan

Filling Vini Reilly’s shoes

Bringing along Morrissey

Opening for The Magazines

Throwing out candy to the crowd

The Nosebleeds

“The only reason they kept me around was because I was good at table tennis”

“She actually sang on a Johnny Thunder’s record?!?” The Lonesome No More

Getting into gretch guitars

rockabilly arrives

nothing would have happened without punk

& MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!!!

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1 hr 15 min
May 22, 2019 Episode 212 - Darby Allin (The Wrestlers, All Elite Wrestling, Evolve)
IT'S HERE!!!! Tonight, May 22nd on Viceland (in the US) at 10:00pm EST, Damian's show "The Wrestlers" premiers!!! What better way to celebrate than by having one of the stars of the first episode on the show: DARBY ALLIN!!! Listen in as Darby scares the crap out of Damian with stories that prove that everyone that said Jackass was bad for kids was right. *WARNING* THIS EPISODE IS INTENSE.
Please check out The Wrestlers for more intensity!!!!!

Also Touched On:

Going to see the Circle Jerks & a world opening up

Seeing Turbonegro because of Jackass and Skate videos

being drawn to darkside of humanity

dropping out of amateur wrestling to be into punk

A very old school definition of punk

the jock before punk rock

“If I could grow up and get paid to be an asshole..”

The Jackass influence

being obsessed with punk documentary

Loving The Nuns

Seeing Subhumans

Loving Leftover Crack

Booking the band that ways brings pig guts

Moshing in the streets with Shane West

Getting into straight edge through H2O and Minor Threat

Preferring GG’s early stuff.

The Murder Junkies were supposed to perform at the wedding

Minister Dino

Torturing DJZ as a thank you for DJing the wedding

Going to film school in Arizona

John Waters is real

Liking things that aren’t fake

finding wrestling

Making movies

Fighting in dog shit

The awesomeness of Ethan Page

CM Punk draws you back

being on Ridiculousness

There is no winner when Darby wants to do something nuts

“I’m in the mood to do something stupid”

Working with Wicca Phase and Fury

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1 hr 8 min
May 17, 2019 Episode 211 - Milo Aukerman (Descendents)
SURPRISE EPISODE!!!! Scratch another one off the bucket list because, thanks to our friend’s at Punk Rock Bowling, MILO AUKERMAN OF THE DESCENDENTS IS ON THE SHOW!!!! Join Damian as he talks to one of his heroe’s to find out about going from a new wave lovin' nerd to one of the most iconic vocalists ever! YOU’VE GOTTA TO HEAR THIS!!!! Go see the Descendents play Punk Rock Bowling next weekend (with Damian) too!
Also Touched On:
X opens for Devo
Getting into LA punk
Accidentally seeing Black Flag’s infamous park gig
Listening to Rodney
Dangerhouse Records
Ramones are more standard
“I was a frickin’ nerd”
Dressing new wave
Bill Stevenson selling you a Decendents record
The 60’s influence on the first 7”
The Allycats influence
Singing in musicals
ripping off Dez
Watching Black Flag practice
The Last connection
Joining the new wave club at school and the meeting getting invaded by the punkers
The Blasters
The Chiefs
New Wave kids that liked a punk
don’t turn around in the pit!
The Germs show: people had gotten in with weapons
The Minutemen
Playing with Minor Threat
The SST fans
New Alliance Records
Hearing “Milo Goes To College” for the first time… in college
Bill joins Black Flag but that was the end of it.
Ray Cooper takes over vocals
Bill’s congratulations card to Milo in the form of an album
The albatross of the Milo head
going to shows in San Diego
TSOL
Battalion Of Saints
Singing on Loose Nut
Seeing the Misfits on the last tour
The drawbacks of a double life
& MUCH MUCH MORE!!!!!!
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1 hr 7 min
May 16, 2019 Episode 210 - Shawn & Mark Stern (Youth Brigade, Extremes, BYO Records)
Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival is but a week away! To celebrate, we have festival founders & Youth Brigadiers, Shawn & Mark Stern on the show for ONE OF THE BEST EPISODES EVER OF TOAP!!! Join Damian in his glee as the Sterns talk about all his favourite topics: From AA Records to Zolar X! OH, MY GAWD!
Also Touched On:
Going to see the Dickies for a first show
A disagreement about Vom
Tampon eating scares of some stoner buddies
Robert Trower
Getting into Devo
Going to back to Toronto and catching the B-52s and the Beat People
Saskatoon Temp-hair dye disaster
100 Punk to rule the world: The Masque and the Canterbury
The Go-Gos
A different perspective on the invading beach punks
Test Tube Records & Greg Heston
Skinhead Manor
Skin Swing Brigade
Someone Gonna Get Their Head Kicked
Matt Groening loves the comp
getting Doug Moody into punk
Bringing Aggression around to meet Doug Moody for a shakedown and it getting them signed
Nearly winding up on the People’s Court
AA Records
French Oi
Eskorbuto
Pure Hell & the Dead Boys
Brendan Mullen’s ear
AND SO MUCH MORE!!!
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1 hr 32 min
May 10, 2019 Episode 209 - John Darnielle (The Mountain Goats, The Extra Glenns)
Years in the making & two attempts at recording have been worth it!!! The King of the Mountain, G.O.A.T. John Darinelle is on the show this week! Listen along as John & Damian discuss going from getting messed with by members of Bad Religion & Christian Death, to finally understanding why Nick Cave would hate the bathroom being in the front of the club, but don't worry, there is lots of Ajax Records talk for all you teeny boppers out there! The Mountain Goats have an AWESOME new record out on MERGE called “In League With Dragons” Check it out now!!!!!
Also Touched On:
Some awesome music talk
seen it in the LA times
Mom ordered Never Mind The Bollocks to the library
When DIY came to punk
Early college rock
The Normal
TVOD
Being scared of punk
Jay from Bad Religion and Rozz from Christian Death trying to mess with you in the neighbourhood
The bully that chases you toward guitar, literally
Charlie Chase and the Folk Music centre
Running into your tormentors at Buttonhole Surfers shows
“Finding someone that like The Velvet Underground was like a Wizard!”
Man Is The Bastard on streaming services
The Extra Glens
Mighty Joe Young
AntiSeen, Eyehategod and Obsessed
Being a parent and trying to leave the house for a show
Nick Cave just trying to use the bathroom
Doing security for Fugazi
Ian MacKaye makes a nice cup of tea
Peter and Ajax Records
“I can have an advance?!?”
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1 hr 17 min
May 03, 2019 Episode 208 - George Pettit Part 2 (Dead Tired, Alexisonfire, Bergenfield Four)
GEORGE IS BACK BABY! Once again TOAP shows up to prove that a sequel can equal or even top the original. George Pettit was one of the original guests on this podcast way back when & now he finally makes his triumphant return to the show! Join Damian as he sits down with his good friend to catch up & bullshit about music, culture & how punk can micro change the world. NOT TO BE MISSED! George's band Dead Tired has an awesome new album, "Full Vol." His other band, Alexisonfire also put out some amazing new music as well.
Also Touched On:
A long time coming making this thing
George tells Damian Alexisonfire is getting back together
“What am I going to do now?” the post band question
Wade gets it done
Young Chris O’Toole working at the record store
Niagara Falls: ghost town
Sex Pistols Wax Figures
shows that no one came to
The kind of out of touch having a kid makes you
kid run vs. the old people scene
The end of alternative culture
The brilliance of CityTV
No New Bomb Turks on Much Music
& SO MUCH MORE!!!!!
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2 hr 1 min
April 23, 2019 Episode 207 - John Ross Bowie (Four Chords And A Gun, Big Bang Theory, Egghead)
Pick Up The Pieces!!! This week on the show, Damian sits down with John Ross Bowie! The Big Bang Theory star & author of the new play, FOUR CHORDS AND A GUN has an INSANE story to tell. You guys are gonna love this one! SO, HEY HO... Oh, forget it
Also Touched On:
A dance routine to Rockaway beach
The String theory of cool
NOW, I want to sniff some glue
Buying Ramones records
The Spin mags 10 year anniversary of punk issue
The dramatic aspects of growing up in 80’s NY
Spring 84 seeing The Go-Gos
Putting an ad looking for a penpal
A friend in Kitchener
Asexuals
Doughboys
The Nunfuckers rule!
Going to CBGB’s to see Breakdown
The two different audiences for New York hardcore bands and cali punk in NY
Murphy’s Law and the Dickies on halloween
A group of comedy people at Matador 21
Musical theatre meets punk
The Mumps
World Inferno Friendship Society
Liking Let’s Wreck This Party
Bad Religion’s Into The Unknown
Greg Graffin coming to DJ on your radio show
Bob Dylan for jocks
Bugout Society are crazy underrated
Crucial Youth trolling MRR readers
Damian’s dad loves Toy Dolls
understanding why your parent feared punk
when hardcore get reeeeaaallllyyyy hard
Mutant Pop rocks!!!
Sicko
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1 hr 12 min
April 14, 2019 Johnny Marr from The Smiths is here
Episode 206 -
Here's Johnny!!! This week on the show Damian is joined by one of the greatest guitarists in the history of British Rock & Roll: JOHNNY MARR!!! Johnny has an amazing new album, “Call The Comet” & has played in some of the most LEGENDARY bands ever but, as is par for the course with this show, the two spent most of the time talking about a band that only ever released one song on a compilation. CHECK THIS ONE OUT & don't forget THE TOAP PATREON!
👨‍🎨: Gray Abraham
Also Touched On:
The Sex Pistols’ legendary Lesser Free Trade Hall
Billy Duffy changes the next day
Going to see Slaughter & The Dogs at age 12
Stooges, The Dolls & Dr Feelgood
The glory days of working class rock & roll
The first single
Playing guitar
The GODLY Sister Ray!
A freak show of a band
A scary group of dudes
A drummer with dreads in South Manchester in the late 70’s
In a band with adults at age 14
Steven & Isaac got nothing on Clive.
Clive says “If you are a intros band, you are going to need this…”
Pete Shelley: the true radical for the time
The differences between the london punks & the punks around the country that took up the flag
The importance of Jon Savage’s book
The importance of Magazine
Bowiefreaks
The Suffragette City is the template for punk
The Robert Alman Punk Salon
The White Dice
Paris Valentino’s riff becomes Handsome Devils
The Only Ones are gods!
“Peter Perret is my Sid Barrett”
Seeing Nick Lowe from the knees down
The FBeat audition

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51 min

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Damian Abraham has been many things... the singer of a critically acclaimed band, a failed VJ and food network host, one of the minds behind TV's "The Wrestlers", parent of 3... and undeniably, a…