This week on Footnotes Chris & Damian talk about the Montreal live episode. Also, eulogizing a Canadian legend: Randy Rampage (Randy Desmond Archibald) RIP

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This week on the show, Damian is LIVE IN MONTREAL FOR 77' FEST! Join him along with special guest co-host Zach Blair (Making his fourth appearance on the show!) as they welcome the returning Spike Slawson. Also, THE LEGENDS: Fay Fife & Don Letts!!! I know, I know: the live episode format sucks, but this one is INSANE! TRUST US!

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Nerds are going to bring you back up, yeah one thing I can depend on! Chris & Damian talk not one, but TWO amazing guests: David Pajo & Paul McKenzie!!! Do a deep dive into these genre defining musicians & the amazing punk worlds they emerged from.

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HURRAY! This week on the show Damian gets to sit down with the singer of, not one, but two legendary Vancouver bands: PAUL MCKENZIE!!! Listen in as the two discuss his journey from being in one of Vancouver’s most feared bands, to forming Canada’s hardest partying band. Also, how to get dropped from your label while still recording your first record. 

Also Touched On:

Hearing The MC5 For The First Time In 1966 At Age 6 Years Old From Your Older Sister

Gastown & 4th Ave: The Subversive Part Of Town

Going To See Count Basie

The UJ3RK5 & The Heralding Of A Scene

Everyone’s Afraid Of The Enigmas

Being A Braineater

DOA, Subhumans & Dishrags

Punk Before Punk

MoMaMu Da Records

The Wandering Years

Forming the Real Mackenzies

The Great IFA Records

Sketching Out The Studio

Getting Kicked Off A Label In Style

Wimpy Roy Is A Nice Guy

The Police Come To The Punk Scene

& Much, Much More!!!!

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"Ain't You Happy You Are Here With Me?" This week on the show Damian is joined by guitar hero, DAVID PAJO!!! Settle in & listen up as the two discuss everything from touring with Samhain as a teen to being the Louisville Utility Player to how Punishers at shows can be a good thing… Sometimes. It's a fun one filled with lots of twists & turns. After nearly three months in the making, HERE IT IS!!!

Also Touched On:

The Continuation Of A Conversation From Almost 20 Years Ago

Punishers Are A Joy To Solo Musicians

The Tortoise Hard Signal For Safety

Metal vs. Punk/ New Wave

Friggin In The Riggin & The Dead Kennedy’s As First Exposure

Venom/ Slayer/ Merciful Fate & Metallica

Everything Heavy Is An Import

Metal Not Being Fast Enough

Hardcore Is Where It Is At

Minor Threat

The One Million Songs On The First DRI EP

Gang Green

Hiding Your Metal Records

Playing Guitar Has Value

Being The Louisville Utility Player

Being A Band Signed To A Talent Agency & Having To Play Top 40

Malignant Growth A Massive Influence On Slint’s Rhoda

Maurice Ushers In Chaos & it Feels Like Home

The Guy That Can Be Anything In Any Band

Big Deal Were Great To Hang Out & Do Drugs With

From Endtables To Endpoints: Why Louisville?

Making Solution Unknown

Joining Maurice

The Tour With Samhain?

What About All The GG’s That Didn’t Become Stars?

& Much, Much More!!!!

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Nerds are not capitalist industrialists, Nerds are not communists. Nerds are the one! This week on the show Chris & Damian have a ton of work to do as they have three incredible episodes to talk about, but that doesn’t stop them from having a long conversation about the best Warped Tour line up & Sublime... For some season?

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Well Everyone, it finally happened, DWID HELLION FROM INTEGRITY is on the show this week & it's glorious! Listen to Damian nerd out LIKE NEVER BEFORE!

Topics Touched On:

Thrasher As First Exposure

Find The Scene In Louisville

Reading Graffiti On Pants & Jacket

Going To Buy A Punk Record, But The Cops Take The Records Away

Getting The Peace Comp & Finding Pushead

Listening To Samhain Play Live From Your Bedroom Window

Maurice: Pre-Kinghorse/ Slint

Charlie’s Pizzeria: NO LAWS

13 Year Olds Having A Beer Bash

Lyrical Influences

The Friendship & Torment Of The Mighty Sphincter

A Stepmother As An Artistic Influence

Dada As An Influence On Punk

Punk As A Space For The Left Out People

When One Of The Best Hardcore Shows Happens In The Front Yard

Meeting Confront & The Marvel Comics Connection

The Skateboard Teams

CIV

The Integrity Filter Connection

Buying Sheets Of Acid & Chilling With Trent Reznor

The First One Up Of Integrity Comes Together

Almost 15 MINUTES About Dark Empire!

The Story Behind The “Joker” Sleeve

Why You See The Confront 7” Around

Bloodbook

AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!!!

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Some weeks are good, some weeks are amazing, but THIS WEEK IS EXTRA AMAZING! First off, Damian sits down with music icon JD SAMSON! Listen in as the two discuss finding out about Tribe 8 in magazines & discovering a new world. Also, what it’s like going from being a filmmaker with stage fright to the spotlight with Le Tigre & finding your voice in the process. After, we have another SPECIAL SURPRISE GUEST from the ’77 Montreal fest line up!! (Hint: This isn't his first appearance on the show) 

Also Touched On:  

Tribe 8 As First Exposure

Reading The Magazines

Team Drench 

Growing Up In Ohio

Going Chicago… the band

The Smurfs Play Peabody’s With A Didgeridoo In A Bucket

Having To 

God Is My Co-Pilot

Joining Le Tigre

Hating The Mainstream-ification Of Music

The United Outcasts Of East Cleveland

Meeting Riot Girls

Mustard Plug, The Toasters, Dancehall Crashers

The Experience Of Going From Non-Performer To The Middle Of The Spotlight

Managing To Change The World A Little

The “New” Punk

The Return To Tangible 

Your First Show Playing Ever Is A Sold Out One In Front Of All Your Family

Forcing Yourself To Get Over Your Stage Fright 

“It Was All Fake”

Coming To Terms With The Persona

The Joy Of Teaching

Everyone's A Freak & Cool Now

& Much, Much More!!!!!

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Don't care what nerds may say. We got that attitude! This week on the show Chris & Damian are high on life getting to talk about Magnus Blixtberg! Also, discussed for some reason: d.b.s. & of course, Mailbag!

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The '77 Montreal Festival fun continues as this week we welcome to the show Magnus Blixtberg of the Satanic Surfers! Join Damian as he sits down with a member of one of his favourite bands & discusses growing up punk in small town Sweden, government programs being a vital factor in the formation of some amazing bands & the punk trend that swept Sweden in general. ALSO, which Turned Out A Punk alumni will be the special guest co-host at the LIVE - TURNED OUT A PUNK EVENT HAPPENING IN MONTREAL TO KICK OFF ’77 FEST? You'll have to tune in until the end to FIND OUT!!!

Also Touched On:

Magnus & Damian’s mutual admiration

Twin Punk Attack

Rude Kids On The Radio?

Hearing Mob 47 On A Standard Punk Mix

Asta Kask

Ebba Gron

Imperiat

Making Your Building's Basement Into A Jam Space

The Amazing Swedish Subsidized Music Resources For Kids & The Benefits Of It.

Playing A First Show With The Nitwits

Do you Like The D-Beat?

Meeting Satanic Surfers

Getting Credit For, But Not Playing On Skate To Hell

The Most Insane Festival Line Up Ever

Offspring & Green Day Explode

Denmark vs Sweden: A Punk Culture Shock

The Eagles, The Carpenters, Genesis & The Satanic Surfers: Singing Drummers

Touring Canada: The Highs & The Lows

Touring Germany With Millencolin In '96

A Split With Ten Foot Pole

Al From Trigger Happy

From Break Ups To Make Ups

Japan Rules!

& MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!!!

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