

Turned Out A Punk
Turned Out A Punk
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 punk music obsessive. Each week, he sits down and chats with an interesting person from various walks of life to find out how their world was influenced and changed by the discovery of a novelty genre that supposedly died out in 1978... PUNK!
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Aug 27, 2021 • 1h 21min
Episode 359 - Charlie Angus (Grievous Angel, L'Etranger, MP for Timmins/ James Bay)
It's election time in Canada! To celebrate the process of democracy we welcome, the only punk rocker currently in Canadian Parliament, CHARLIE ANGUS to the show! Join Damian as he sits down with Charlie to discuss the music side of his life. Listen in as they talk the journey from the bands L' Etranger & Grievous Angels to applying his "degree from the school of punk" in the world of federal Canadian politics. THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!!!!!
& don't miss the Grievous Angels' fantastic album "Summer Before The Storm" on Jimmy Boyle Records now!
Also Touched On:
Sitting in the back of accounting class hoping for something more
Getting rock mags from a neighbour
“Oh my god! You aren’t going to buy that are you?
The divides in Toronto punk
The music changes the landscape
“Losers like John Tory”
Why was the downtown art scene used to be so good
Tell the Parliamentary Library you graduated from the school of punk rock
Elvis Costello and the radical reinterpretation of what a rockstar was
Touring and building community
Going to the Last Pogo
Going on tour with Goddo
Don’t go upstairs at Larry’s Hidaway
The Cabana Room
“The Jam had a record by 18. We’re are almost 20! We’re failures!”
The Ugly
The ill-fated tour with the Dub Rifles
& SO MUCH MORE!!!!
BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS
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Aug 22, 2021 • 1h 22min
Episode 358 - Monty Messex (DFL, The Atoms)
Swear word bands unite! Today on the show, Dead F*ckin' Last's MONTY MESSEX stops by to talk about punk! If being from one legendary band wasn't enough, Monty was also the lead singer of long time Turned Out A Punk obscure favourite: The Atoms! Listen in as they talk about the rocky journey getting from The Atoms to DFL. From the hardcore/ punk divide, to Flea having to come to the rescue at the first show, to The Beastie Boys/ Guns & Roses Connection: DO NOT MISS THIS EPISODE!
And don't miss DFL's awesome new EP YRUDFL out now on SBÄM Records!
Also Touched On:
Halloween 1979: burnt into your soul
going to the Hong Kong Cafe for
Keith Morris in a Spiderman costume singing for Black Flag
The LA HC/ Punk divide
The Germs=Greatness
Going to see the Chiefs and the Gears
Hangin’ at THE Church
Hollywood High
Dangerhouse Records
How Atoms came together
“We Got The Power” zine
Flea to the rescue
Who was Harvey Oscar?
Chris Trent
Finding a bootleg of the of your own band
“Nothing to do but do drugs and have sex with each other.”
Things fall apart
How DFL came together
now vs. then
Fletcher attacks on a Pennywise tour
& so much more!
BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS
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Aug 17, 2021 • 1h 6min
Episode 357 - Nancy Barile (Author, Educator, Former Manager Of Sadistic Exploits)
Class is in session! This week on the show Damian is joined by the author of the amazing memoir "I'm Not Holding Your Coat" & celebrated teacher: NANCY BARILE! Listen in as the two discuss the formation of the American East Coast hardcore scene. From early Philly New Wave, to the economic realities behind what gets canonized in punk, to why Jackal is the coolest punk & so much more! NOT TO BE MISSED!
Don't miss Nancy's fantastic "I'm Not Holding Your Coat" on Bazillion Points! Available at your favourite bookstore now!
Also Touched On:
Kenn Kweder
The Ramones and Blondie
“Philly never gets its due”
The class differences in the early hardcore scenes
having to sell a school ring to pay for the Sadistic Exploits 7”
The 1981 explosion
Punkfest
SSD
The Stick Men
Headcheese
the art/punk divide
Pure Hell are gods
When Jackal hits the scene
Going to New York… somehow
The NY before the HC
Hating DC
The board daylight Boston scene
Bad Brains
“Kill anyone with a beer in their hand”
& SO MUCH MORE!!!!
BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS
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Aug 14, 2021 • 54min
Episode 356 - Brooke Smith (Grey's Anatomy, Silence Of The Lambs, Big Sky)
You'll never look at Dr. Erica Hahn on "Grey's Anatomy" the same way again! Today on the show, star of film & TV, BROOKE SMITH stops by to discuss her journey from the New York Hardcore episode of "Donahue" to putting the lotion in the basket in "Silence of The Lambs". Listen in as Brooke & Damian discuss: navigating the LES as a teenager, being the OG Cro-Mags roadie, Jeff Buckley's love of Bad Brains & so much more!!
DO NOT MISS THIS ONE!!!
Also, don't miss Brooke in "Big Sky" on ABC!
Also, also, don't miss this week's guest booker and TOAP alumni (Episode 207) John Ross Bowie's awesome new podcast: "Household Faces"!
Also Touched On:
Exploring the LES as a kid in the 80s
Going to shows super young
dying your hair until it falls out
Bad Brains as the best live band ever
Cause For Alarm
Straight Ahead
The original Cro-Mags’ LP unused art
the unity of NY Punk
If you are looking for John and Harley: go to the park
memorizing the payphone number
Driving the Cro-Mags around in the family station wagon
The Agnostic Front, Nausea and Warzone Pool Party
Standing WAAAAAAAAY in the back for GG Allin
Jeff Buckley never getting to see Bad Brains
& SO MUCH OTHER GOODNESS!!!
BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS
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Aug 11, 2021 • 1h 30min
Jason Narducy from Split Single, Bob Mould, Verboten is here
Episode 355 - How many 10 year olds have helped shape rock history?! Today on the show, Split Single's JASON NARDCUCY talks about his "influential" elementary school punk band & his incredible career since then. Join Damian as he sits down with his friend to discuss: being a 10 year old punk, Bob Mould being awesome on & off stage, Tim Meadows' love of music & SO MUCH MORE! Don't miss this one & don't miss the awesome new Split Single album "Amplificado" on Inside Outside Records OUT NOW! Also Touched On: Getting into punk at 8Rock n Roll High School with Cheap Trick?Gigging by age 11Tracy is the COOLESTbeing too young to understand the scenemeeting Vic Bondi as an adultWhy Bob Mould rules The influence of the Germ’s “Panther”The issue of kids in the punk sceneMeeting a CoachellaGoing to parties with grown-upsOff BroadwayDid DCHC like KISSLeaving the punk scene at 13Seeing Sonic Youth in Europe on the Sister tourput yourself in the sightlineTim Meadows is super coolTaking the Dead Kennedys to a country club & SO MUCH OTHER GOODNESS! BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/turned-out-a-punk/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jul 29, 2021 • 1h 37min
Episode 354 - Bear Witness and Tim "2oolman" Hill (The Halluci Nation)
The Halluci Nation is here! Years in the making, Tim “2oolman” Hill and Bear Witness sit down to discuss the separate paths that have led them to working together. Formally know as A Tribe Called Red, The Halluci Nation is one of the most important groups in Canadian music. Join Damian as he sits down with two of his closest friends to discuss: punk, the rude awaking of sleepy Toronto, the differences growing up in Six Nations, the importance of collaboration, why are pool halls always so sketchy and so much more!
DO NOT MISS THIS ONE!
And don’t miss The Halluci Nation’s INCREDIBLE new album “One More Saturday Night”!!!
Also discussed:
Pat and Kelly: sword fighting, D’n'D, Warhammer 40k and Punk
Growing up against the norm
The differences growing up in Six Nations
The Basement of HMV
Geography’s relationships to culture
Growing up as sleepy Toronto wakes up
The Untouchables and The Skinhead War
Toronto neighbourhood gangs
Why were pool halls and arcades so sketchy?
The unique division of the labour in The Halluci Nation
collaboration
Breaking Rammer and Left For Dead’s Joel Fisher’s arm
AND SO MUCH MORE
Brought to you by VANS
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Jul 27, 2021 • 1h 11min
Episode 353 - Stephen Perkins (Jane's Addiction, Porno For Pyros, Infectious Grooves, Ballhog or Tugboat)
Our "Give The Drummer Some Love" weekend wraps up with a doozy: Jane's Addiction's STEPHEN PERKINS is here! Listen in as he & Damian talk about going from an 80's glam metal kid to helping usher in the 90's alternative music takeover. The Bad Brain's influence on Jane's, touring with Tommy Lee & Mike Watt back to back, DC / LA similarities & so much more: do not miss this!!
Also Touched On:
The end of the Sunset Strip
the late 80’s LA punk scene
Perry wanting to get funky coming out of PsyCom
The influence of Fishbone and Red Hot Chilli Peppers
The Scream Club
Venom
The connection between the Glam and Punk scenes
Opening for Iggy Pop
Love And Rockets
Trying to get bigger
Seeing punk before you hear it
Fear as one of the best bands ever
Jane’s Addiction’s HEAVY Bad Brains influence
Bullet Boys, Guns’N’Roses Fishbone and Jane’s shared practice space
Drummers HANG
Meeting X
Ballhog or Tugboat?
& LOTS OF OTHER GOODNESS!!!!
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Jul 24, 2021 • 1h 20min
Episode 352 - Greg Gilmore (The Living, 10 Minute Warning, Mother Love Bone)
It's Give the Drummer Some Love Weekend! Kicking it off with Seattle drum god, GREG GILMORE! Greg played in three of the key bands during three separate eras of Seattle punk. Listen to Greg & Damian talk: partying with the Refuzors, meeting Duff McKagan & joining The Living, 10 Minutes Warning's 10 months of punk fame, nearly joining Guns & Roses, The Freshjive/ Mother Love Bone connection & so much more! Don't miss it!!!!
Also, don't miss the fantastic, recently unearthed, “The Living: 1982” lost recordings OUT NOW on Loosegroove Recordings!
Also Touched On:
The forgotten 90s' 10 Minute Warning record
Meeting The Refuzors
Eno
Prog
Loving live records’ energy
Meeting Duff and forming The Allied
Joining 10 Minute Warning
Going to LA with Duff
Nearly joining Animal Dance
Not joining Guns and Roses
& SO MUCH MORE!!!
BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS
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Jul 21, 2021 • 1h 14min
Episode 351 - Paul Mahern (Zero Boys, Dandelion Abortion, Datura Seeds)
Slam & worm your way over here because this week on the show, it's legendary Zero Boy: PAUL MAHERN! Listen in as Damian & Paul talk about punk, the Zero Boys & being behind the mixing board for some of the greatest records ever! From being too hardcore for Gulcher, to eating homemade deer jerky with Boom & the Legion of Doom, to the Mellencamp/ Gizmos connection:
THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!
LISTEN TO THE ZERO BOYS!!!
Also Touched On:
A first time meeting
The punk section at the local record store
The Gizmos and Gulture
The Hoosier Hysteria comp changing your life
Going to see Dow Jones and The Industrials for the first time
Dandelion Abortion: being disillusioned with punk
The Dead Kennedys
Hardcore as a gateway
“This is where you come from now”: being introduced to Detroit Rock
Meeting the Gizmos
Being too hardcore for Gulcher
“Its a pop record”: Vicious Circle being passed on by all the labels
The midwest scene: Die Kreuzen in Milwaukee, Toxic Reason in Dayton and Articles Of Faith in Chicago
“not hardcore enough”
The Master Tape
The Gynaecologists (the band)
Malignant Growth
Punk is the Midwest
The Coneheads
The making of Raw Power’s “Screams From The Gutter”
Boom and The Legion Of Doom stories!!!
Stevie Stiletto
Paul’s Ardent Studios demo tape
Meeting the Afghan Wigs
Mass Giorgini
Scenius
John Couger Mellencamp punk connection
& SO MUCH MORE
BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS
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Jul 16, 2021 • 1h 2min
Greg Graffin from Bad Religion is here
Episode 350:We’re going for a drive, not the after dinner kind! Join Damian as he goes for a ride with Bad Religion’s GREG GRAFFIN Ph.D! Listen in as the two discuss: Darby Crash stealing french fries, summers away from punk in Wisconsin & "Becoming Keith Morris". So get in the sedan because this one is NOT TO BE MISSED!!!& don’t miss Bad Religion on tour this fall with War On Women & Alkaline Trio!Also Touched On:Lyrically intimidating An article in DetailsLoving Todd Rundgren “Darby was not someone to look up to”Hearing the Germs for the first timeThe Gears lpThe importance of the abundance of studios to California hardcoreThe relationship with the Circle JerksRed Kross and not fitting in with the LA punksGoing to back to Wisconsin and having no interest in local punkGoing to University with Milo but never talkingWorking with Noam ChomskyThe “back to the known” showNot relating to the late 80’s HC kidsBecoming the “Keith Morris”In defence of “Into The Unknown” & SO MUCH MORE! BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANSSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/turned-out-a-punk/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy


