

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!
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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Jun 7, 2022 • 2h 13min
Al Barile from SSD and Gage
Episode 408:
How much podcast can you take!?! Well, you better be ready for a whole lot more because AL BARILE from Society System Decontrol is on the show! Join Damian as he sits down with one of the architects of American Hardcore to discuss: where it came from and where it went. “Hating punk”, accidentally causing problems for Ian, who bootlegged "Kids Will Have Their Say", still believing in straight edge, cannabis reluctance & tons more. THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!
Also, stay tuned for a HUGE SSD announcement later on this week!
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Also Touched On:
John Taylor from Ontario, Canada: getting a fake ID
Seeing Mission Of Burma
Least likely to rock
Cliff Cunningham’s punk records
Bon Scott’s vocal delivery
Hating La Peste and the Real Kids
Magazine in Lynn, Mass
A riot at the Rat
Guitar is work
Work is fun
Being in a band is a team
Still believing is straight edge
Never talking straight edge with Ian
Get them to 30
Missing the Youth Crew thing
No wanting to be the next Pastiche
Cannabis
Getting rejected by Elektra… without ever submitting a demo
Gerard gets the SSD reissue going
AND SO MUCH MORE!!!!!
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Jun 3, 2022 • 1h 6min
Paul Leary (Butthole Surfers)
Episode 407:
Let's drop some acid, burn some bridges & let our freak flag fly because Butthole Surfers' PAUL LEARY is here! Listen in as Damian talks to the Texas guitar god about being in one of punk's wildest bands & beyond. From a former friend smashing Sid Vicious' face, to the Butthole Surfers' obsession with Michael Stipe, to the dangers of shotguns on stage, to Billy Gibbons lunching with Culturcide: this is not to be missed!
Also, don't miss Paul's fantastically strange new solo record on Shimmy Disc: "Born Stupid", OUT NOW!
Also, find out more information about the up coming Butthole Surfers' documentary at buttholesurfersmovie.com
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Also Touched On:
The first Sex Pistols show in Dallas
Losing a friend over him smashing Sid in the face with a beer
Marching Plague
Stalking REM
The original 9:30 Club
SPK
“We managed to piss some people off without even trying”
Stickmen With Rayguns: the real deal
Don't mess with Bobby Soxx
Loving the Vandals
Bands that don’t smoke pot: “Why are you even in music!?”
“We were hungry and they had soup kitchens”: Going to SF
Working with the Meat Puppets
Sublime
& SO MUCH MORE!
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Jun 2, 2022 • 16min
Washclothdave Ovalpants: A Spongebob Squarepants Review Show - Episode 2
Following the debut on the end of TOAP Ep 403, the stand alone 2nd episode of "Washclothdave Ovalpants: A Spongebob Squarepants Review Show" is here! Join hosts: Dorian, Camden and Damian, as they dive into the undersea paradise known as Bikini Bottom and discuss the second episode of Spongebob.
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May 31, 2022 • 56min
Tim Kasher from Cursive, The Good Life, Slowdown Virginia and Commander Venus
Episode 406:
Let's go outside & burn our shirts! Today on the show Cursive's TIM KASHER is here! Listen in as Damian & Tim discuss a lifelong journey in punk. From Grass Records getting Creed-y, to the Dogma '95-esq TRC 112, to the rise of midwest emo: this is not to be missed!
Also, don't miss Tim's fantastic new album: Middling Age, out now on 15 Passenger Records & Thirty Something Records in Europe!!!
Also, grab a shirt for this podcast at turnedoutapunk.com
Also Touched On:
Digital Sex and midwest weirdness
Grass Records
The internalized Ian
Wind Up Records and being label mates with Creed
Slowdown Virginia
Alan Meltzer: Indie rock label impresario turned professional poker player
Brian Wilson… of the Beach Boys
TRC-112
Rules
Small Brown Bike
Cranky Records
Are labels still important?
& SO MUCH MORE!!!!
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May 27, 2022 • 1h 55min
Kevin Hegge, the Director of TRAMPS! & She Said Boom
Episode 405:
KEVIN HEGGE is here! Join Damian as he sits down with his friend & the director of the incredible new documentary TRAMPS! to talk about: art, punk, style & growing up in Toronto. From the real history of New Romanticism, to the ups & downs of filming your heroes, to an evolved understanding of the Sex Pistols' cultural influence: this is not to be missed!
Also, don't miss the Inside Out's Centrepiece Gala screening of TRAMPS! on May 31! In-person at the Tiff Lightbox in Toronto or on-line! More info HERE!!!
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Also Touched On:
"K2"
Growing in NoFX country, Ontario
An evolving understanding of the Sex Pistols
A greater understanding of British Punk
The first Pet Shop Boys show
Meeting Bruce La Bruce
Getting to work at Rotate This
Fashion vs. Style
Never document your heroes!!!
AND SO MUCH MORE!!!!!
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May 25, 2022 • 1h 35min
Brian McTernan from Ashes, Battery, Be Well and Miltown
Episode 404:
Does it make you feel big & strong to flex your muscles in between song? Well, for this Turned Out A Punk: don’t sing along because BRIAN MCTERNAN is here!!! Join Damian as he sits down with one of his vocal heroes to talk about punk. From the Ambassador of New Zealand’s skinhead son, to the DCHC/ Dischord Divide, to life on Lost & Found Records plus so much more: don’t miss this one!!!
Also, don’t miss Be Well’s band new “Hello Sun” EP, out now on Revelation Records & go check out Be Well on tour this summer!
Also, grab a shirt for this podcast at turnedoutapunk.com
Also Touched On:
Showing Suburbia at a birthday party
the DK’s “In God We Trust” sounds wrong at both speeds
The Ambassador of New Zealand’s skinhead son
Going to Uniform Choice, Soul Side, Immoral Discipline and the Flaming Lips for a first show
“If you get hurt, mom’s never going to let us back again!”
“Just sing”: joining Battery
Barrett Jones and Dave Grohl’s basement
Quitting… the first time
Ashes: tragedy and triumph
Matt Squire: from Worlds Collide to One Direction
The late 90’s DIY recording boom
Recording Texas Is The Reason
The Dischord Divide
Amanda MacKaye and Swiz as the bridge
The best show ever: Fugazi, Verbal Assault and Soul Side
Learning about your emotions from Rites Of Spring
Gut Instinct
Tim Owens bailing
Operation Ivy
Lost And Found Records
the Youth Crew Revival and mixed feelings
& SO MUCH MORE!
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May 21, 2022 • 54min
Peaches AND A Special Bonus Podcast!
Episode 403:
Today on the show, PEACHES is here to teaches!!! That’s right, listen in as Damian sits down with the Canadian music icon to discuss: punk & the city of Toronto. From seeing Teenage Head at UCC, to the greatness of the New Music, to acting on stage with Steven Page: this is not to be missed!
Also, don't miss Peaches on the Teaches Of Peaches 20th anniversary tour! Check teachesofpeaches.com for more information.
Also, stay tuned at the end of the episode for the debut of "The Washclothdave Ovalpants Podcast"
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May 17, 2022 • 47min
John Doe from X, The Knitters and The Randoms
Who cares that your whole fucking life is a wreck? Today on the show, it’s the return of JOHN DOE! Listen in as Damian reunites with John to continue a decade long conversation about all things punk. From Baltimore being the reason, to the Doors as proto-punk, to Dallas Good being the greatest of all time: don’t miss this podcast!
Also, don’t miss John’s fantastic new Fables in a Foreign Land LP!! Out May 20th on Fat Possum
Also, pre-order the new Sadies record now!
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Also Touched On:
Aging out of Coachella
Baltimore is a tough town
The death of the labels being a good thing
The Doors
Working with Ray
Talking Turnstile
Working on Roadside Prophets
The Indie Movie Era
Making movies
The Punks Do Good
Roadhouse
Dallas Good was the greatest
The Sadies continues
Changing approaches to songwriting and production
AND SO MUCH MORE!
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May 13, 2022 • 1h 17min
Alice Bag from The Bags, Castration Squad and Cholita
Episode 401:
Don’t let your monotony set in! Today on the show Damian joined by the Bags’ ALICE BAG! Listen in as they discuss the dawn of LA punk & beyond. From dealing with Kim Folwey, to the Weirdos being the most underrated LA band, to the effects of violence on the punk scene, to people fighting cops with street signs: this is not to be missed!
Also, check alicebag.com for more information about all things Alice!
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Also Touched On:
Punk magazine at the corner store
Nickey Beat
Glam but with strict parents
Sharing french fries with Rodney Bingenheimer
Kim Fowley and Venus And Razorblades
The Weirdos are LA’s greatest band
The Zeros
The Screamers
The ups and downs of the Decline
The “100 Punks”
Hardcore invasion
“Punk Is Dead”
The effects of violence on the development of the scene
Fighting Cops with street signs
Castration Squad
leaving punk and coming back
AND SO MUCH MORE!!!
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May 10, 2022 • 36min
It's Episode 400 and Fred Armisen is here!
It's episode 400, let's get weird! After having most of the plans for TOAP 400 fall through, Damian is faced with a moment of melancholy & contemplation. Luckily, Countdown To Chaos' Fred Armisen still shows up.... & he has to deal with Damian's shitty mood. Does this sound like a party or what!?!?
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