Turned Out A Punk

What a week! Damian is currently on the road, but still manages to send in a great conversation with Toronto punk legend Al Nolan! Join in as Al talks about growing up in the east end of Toronto and the start of scene there that would produce some of Canada’s most important punk and metal bands.

Also touched on:

Knowing each other since Damian was a boy with hair

Seeing Sex Pistols on morning TV

Seeing Kiss before there was Star Wars

The importance of the New Music

Teenage Kicks Toronto’s Original teen punks

The Beatles are hard!

The Ska Revival

Shaun: the first punk in Pickering

Vans shoes comes to town

Metallica opening for WASP

Brian Taylor and AggRock

Meeting James Cavalluzzo of Malhavoc in art class

It’s not the band I hate it’s the man: Punk’s liking Ted Nudgent

Descendents: David Lynch-esq Weirdos

Shaving your head

The lead singer genes

Nigel cuts off his finger making an upside down cross

Venom: THE MOST OUTRAGEOUS THING I HAD EVER SEEN

Best band name: Charlie Brown’s Wang

Lee Brian moves to town

Missing Link

The closing of the DMZ

Smoking hash in the BFG’s gasmask

The depreciation of Time

Glen and Dave’s Metallic Assault

Forming Elephant and becoming 5 Foot Nothing

Replaced by Matt White

Missing Link booking with All

7 Seconds, MSI, 5 Foot Nothing: the biggest show of the era

Degenerate Youth

Collecting shoes

Having to fire the guy you are replacing

The story of Epidemic Records

pre-Monster Voodoo Machine

Brampton’s Beyond

Montreal’s Rise

The genius is in brevity and this week proves it! Join Damian as he sits down for a brief, but awesome chat with the Hold Steady’s Craig Finn. Listen in as the two discuss hanging’ with the Blind Approach Crew, putting out 45s and guitar lessons with greatness.

Also touched on:

Being on Skene and AmRep

The Rock ’80 Comp

Playing tennis with a friend of the Replacements

Going into the city

Orfolkjokeopus become Treehouse

going to see the Violent Femmes

Going to the “TIM” release show

Getting lessons from Chris… from the Suicide Commandos

“Make A Record”

Soul Asylum: a tale of two bands

Outcry

Blind Approach: pre-Madball St. Paul spikey punk

Libido Boys: on stage with pogoballs

The GBH comes to town with the Cro-Mags and it changes everything

Craig’s first band No Pun Intended

Boston’s pit’s way more violent

Getting out of it and getting into AmRep

Halo Of Flies and Tom Hazelmyer

Drinking with Tom

Dillinger Four: one of the best bands ever

Buddy’s with Buddy from Assrash

Youth Of Today/ Misery / Blind Approach

Releasing your own record

AND MORE!!!!!!

Who Nerds supposed to be: Cookie? This week on the show Chris and Damian tear the Brad Logan episode open and enjoy! There is a ton to get into, but they still fit in a lil' bit of the ol’ mailbag!

This week on the show, it’s one of Damian's favourite type of episodes! Sit back and enjoy as he sits down with F-Minus and Leftover Crack's Brad Logan! Then, marvel along with Damian as the show takes a completely different turn as Brad details his pre-recorded music history in early LA punk and hardcore. Not to be missed!

Also touched on:

A mother’s work is never done: mom buys you a Black Sabbath record

Ramones on the record store turntable

Hearing the Pistols and it being off to the races

Elton John is hard!

Seeing Van Halen “Sky Diving”

Seeing Kiss’ legendary show and not even knowing it

Discovering Rodney on The Roq

Before punk comes to Huntington Beach

When Van Halen’s roadie moves to town

Being Rock Nerds

Seeing the Weirdos in ’78

Seeing the Ramones on Christmas Day

Suicide Comandos

Dead Boys

The Shock

The focus of youth

Meeting the Alva Brothers!

Friend of Potatohead: The guy in the PiL Shirt on the cover of Group Sex

Getting your long head dyed blue by Mark Alva

Getting “DEVO” yelled at you by Jocks

Hanging with at the Oxford House

Twisted Roots

Meeting Ray Gange and seeing a shaved head for the first time

Going full on into punk

The Osce Hairs

Playing your first show on mushrooms: not a good idea

Rehearsing in SST on Black Flags gear

Castration Squad

UXA

Going on tour

Touring with the Misfits

The Misfits, Big Boys, NOTA in Austin

Playing with Husker Du

The Butthole Surfers at a Pizza Parlour

Joining Rik L. Rik’s band

Meeting Duane Peters in Jail

joining the Exploding Fuckdolls and living in the Chaos

The California Surfware Punk Scene

The Epitaph Summer Nationals

Seeing Rancid for the first time and having it chance your life

Tonight, nerds want to lay it all at your feet! This week on the show Chris and Damian talk about one hell of a deep musichead: Bobb Bruno of Best Coast. Also the two talk mailbag and good times!

MAIL CALL!!! The last few weeks at TOAP HQ have been a little hectic and so the mailbag was neglected. Chris and Damian have called on the #TwoDaves (Martin and It Up) to come round and help them sort the whole mess out! Join in the fun!!!

Welcome dear listener to another amazing episode! Why is it amazing? Because you get to hear the GREAT Bobb Bruno of Best Coast talk about his journey in music! Sit back and enjoy as the two discuss Bobb’s taste that had him seeing The Dickies during the LA Riots, Steve Aoki with Farside and Beck jamming with the dude from the Bats (CT).

Also touched on:

The Black Flag tape in grade 4

Punk Violence and The B-52’s?

Buying Target videos from Tower

The Mentors Mystic Value Pack

Punk taste informed by Metallica’s shirts

Loving DRI’s 22 tracks!

Going to see Kiss just to see Anthrax

Seeing Slayer with opener Danzig

Convincing you

Seeing the Dickies on the night of the LA Riots…. with Yesterday’ s Tear

Electric Love Hogs: The Pre-Goldfinger metal band

Seeing Mansona: Japanese Noise comes to LA

Forming the Uphill Gardeners

The LA indie scene

Revelation Records goes West

Steve Aoki sings with Farside

The For Carnation

Not even being that into Slint

Jamming with Mario Rubalcaba

Being into everything

Heart’s Get Crushed

I don’t gig on Fridays!:Going to see John Bryan play every Friday

Making ONE exception to play with Unwound

Elliot Smith, Fiona Apple and Beck’s Jam sessions blow up the spot

Getting to jam with John

The Bats (US) and Gustav Records

PLUS MUCH MORE!!!

All Nerds Breakin' Loose! This week on the show Chris and Damian dive into the fantastic Wes episode and talk about his importance in punk & hardcore. They also tackle the mailbag and Damian get distracted: CLASSIC STUFF!

It took a minute to happen, but it was worth it! This week on the show, Damian sits down and grabs a drink with Wes Eisold. Listen in as the two discuss Wes’s journey to get to American Nightmare as well as depression, gossip, projection and punk.

Also discussed:

Dead Kennedys Tape as first exposure

Dead Milkmen, Swirllies and the Liliys as a first show

a band covering a cover version

Grindle: stagedives and a mohawk

United by being weird

Ordering shit from Session thanks to the US military

Callin' 1-900 numbers to hear records

Moving Targets and Lemonheads

Moving to Maine

Not being into a Youth Of Today because they looked like jocks

Bruisers

Sam Black Church

Seeing 10 Yard Fight and finding the show you wanted

Wes in Germany starts Hybrid Moments.

Being happy enough just going to shows.

The end to TYF

Right Brigade is THE band.

“AN never has the intention of being a local band.”

Loosing $400 on a sold out show: “Everyone gets in for free”

…except this guy

The “woah” part that could have killed AN

the importance of Lifetime

the jump from album 1-2

Unbroken

Breaking edge and not being an edge band

Blazing a trail without knowing it

Coke Gossip-Hysteria

AND MORE!!!!!!