

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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May 17, 2021 • 1h 25min
Episode 333 - Patrick Flynn (Fiddlehead, Have Heart, Clear, Sweet Jesus)
15 years ago in Germany, Have Heart & F*cked Up played a show - that night would prove to be significant for both of the bands' front people. On today's episode, they've reunited as Fiddlehead & Have Heart's PAT FLYNN sits down to chat with Damian about the 'core! From Warped Tour '99 & not being "it", to studying the calculus of Crass, to trying to re-create Better Than A Thousand, to the Follow Through / Sonic Youth & Terminator 2 / Integrity Connections PLUS so much more! THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED! And don't miss Fiddlehead's "Between The Richness" out this Friday!!!
Also Touched On:
One night is Germany…
Finding a CCs Skate mag
Finding Minor Threat
The NIN/ Clevo connection
Filter and T1000
Word And Music
New Bedford: a world of its own
Going to Warped Tour ’99 to take in the culture
A DIY HC shows changes everything
Blink 182: the dividing line
Grey Area
All Chrome: Local Heroes
A HC Fest vs. A Punk Festival Tour
The Epi/Fat crossroads
Crass bands as punk algebra
NoFX as a gateway
The terror of older siblings’ musical tastes
The walls between genres
American Nightmare killing off The Youth Crew Revival
Looking for Better Than A 1000
The Follow Through/ Sonic Youth connection
Booking shows
Where is Big Ed?
Victim 21 and A Poor Excuse
Finding your own replacement for a band
Finding about Intent To Injure from your father’s students’ yearbook
The importance of Atari… to us
The last song on 97A lp RULES
The CT Hardcore through line
& SO MUCH MORE!!!
BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS
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May 14, 2021 • 60min
Punks in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame with Jon Wurster
Punk researcher Jon Wurster (Superchunk, Mountain Goats, Bob Mould, The Best Show) joins Damian to discuss the abundance of punk connections with this year's Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame inductees! Follow @jonwurster on IG for all your #RockNRollWeirdness needs.
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May 11, 2021 • 1h 28min
Episode 332 - Steve-O (Jackass, Wildboyz, Steve-O’s Wild Ride!)
How many artists live their art more than STEVE-O? Today on the show, Damian sits down to chat with the Jackass star & one of the most influential performance artists ever. Listen in as they discuss punk, whether or not documentaries are bullshit, being responsible for Darby Allin, Umaga beating him unconscious, trying to walk away from fame & so much more!
NOT TO BE MISSED & don't miss Steve-O's banned new "Gnarly" special available at Steveo.com!
Also Touched On:
Getting into metal at Woolworth’s
Living life trying to party like you are in Motley Crue
Slayer
Skateboarding becoming your identity
Getting into the Misfits
SNFU
loving the Dayglo Abortions
7 Seconds and Youth Brigade
Franz: The gateway to straight edge
Getting into Gorilla Biscuits and immediately buzzing your head and X’ing up
Finding a new identity… as a pothead
Seeing the Start Today tour
Verbal Assault
Going to the Safari Club to see Gut Instinct
Outburst
Killing Time
Side By Side
Being scared of Youth Of Today
Bolt Thrower
Needing to get Logical Nonsense for you iPod
The fakeness of documentary
Word Salad
DRI and the passage of time
Blowing a fireball in the seats at a KISS concert
Getting to the video camera through skateboarding
The inception of Jackass
The influences
The similarity between wrestling and jam bands
The Umaga Incident
The Jackass ripoffs
Darby Allin
The Cro-Mags as the soundtrack to failing out of the University Of Miami
Telling Cannibal Corpse that they need make the vocals clearer
Getting old offends people
Bam: the interview is over
& SO MUCH MORE!!!!
BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS
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May 6, 2021 • 1h 51min
Episode 331 - Nicole Panter Dailey (Former Germ's manager, The Pee Wee Herman Show, Author, Psychiatrist, Professor)
NICOLE PANTER DAILEY has lived one hell of a life so far! From managing the Germs, to starting an early LA punk label, to helping create The Pee Wee Herman Show & that's just the start! Join Damian as he sits down with Nicole for one of the most compelling episodes ever of this show to date.
THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!!!
Also Touched On:
The importance of Queen
Fascinated by Glam
The Dogs
“Radio Free Hollywood”: the first punk show
The South Bay taking over by force
“The Adams Family” of weird kids
Backdoor Man zine
The creepy scene at Rodney’s
Acting out trauma through punk
Being a true weirdo
First day of teaching: “What’s Darby Crash like?”
Adventure Time
Midsommar
Donnie Rose and sexual abuse in the LA punk scene
The new hippies helping Old Man Spahn
The Manson Effect
The Avengers
“Not Real Punk”: Dealing with VOM
Bob Biggs
El Duce
Renouncing punk in 1980
Slash Records
The story behind the Germs’ LP, logo, album and (GI)
The Weirdos were the best
RIP Lorna Doom
Psychedelics and therapy
The Residents
Pee Wee: The luckiest man in showbiz
The Rap/punk connection
& SO MUCH MORE!!!
BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS
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Apr 29, 2021 • 1h 26min
Episode 330 - Nate Ruess (fun., The Format)
What's beef?! Well, today on the show it's what we start off by squashing! Join Damian and Grammy award winner Nate Ruess as they put past disses aside to celebrate a mutual respect and love of punk. Listen in for talk of: fifteen, fun. having no fun on top, fake IDs, ecstasy & pop-punk, nearly being on "Watch The Thrown" and so much more! NOT TO BE MISSED!!!!
Also touched on:
Squashing the beef
Finding ska punk
catching a “Rude Boy” shirt
Cheshire Cat
Nerf Herder
When you best friend books the main punk venue
Talking over the scene
The Fake ID Empire comes crashing down
The Nile Message Board
Everyone in Tucson wanted to be the Locust
Unruh
The importance of Indie pop
Almost siding to Field By Ramen
The Format
Working with Steve McDonald
Getting to the top and it sucking
Quitting all the bullshit music
Playing the Grammy’s being the worst
Writing a song and being told it is a hit
“We Are Young” supposed to be on Watch The Throne
Working with Brian Wilson
AND TONS MORE FUN!!!!
Brought to you by VANS
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Apr 23, 2021 • 1h 6min
Episode 329 - Bruce McCulloch (Kids In The Hall, Tallboyz etc.)
"(INSERT YOUR FAVE 'KIDS IN THE HALL' QUOTE)!" because today on the show the LEGEND BRUCE MCCULLOCH is here! That's right, the shame based, Kid In The Hall comes by for a chat & oh boy, is it awesome! Listen in as Damian sits in awe as Bruce regals him with stories of: finding the Nerves single, fighting redneck cowboys, faking work injuries to hide knife wounds from punk shows & so much f'n more!
NOT TO BE MISSED!!!!!!!!!!!
Also Touched On:
Free from the CBC's restraints
Searching for punk before punk
Hawkwind
Finding Milk N Cookies
Sometimes it’s Queen and sometimes it is a Marc Almond
Bob Dylan and Patti Smith’s libraries
The Kids In The Hall impact
“The Shadowy Men made us cool”
Lorne Micheals
Sex Pistols
The Modernettes
The Users
The Nerves
The Dils being the favourite
The Damned
Not liking Ian Dury
Picking your favourite songs to be the soundtrack
Want to go Toronto for the music
Vancouver Punk vs. EVERYBODY
Don Pyle sending a ticket for the Damned show
Getting, not one but, two black eyes at the Edge in Toronto
Never being part of the beautiful part of punk
The Parachute Club was taking over
The Modern Minds were a perfect band
The Golden Calgarians… the second wave
The Hot Nasties
Rolling through Edmonton with The Rock N Roll Bitches and Callum Keith Rennie
999
Buick McCain
Getting knifed at a Husker Du show
Cowboys beating up the punks
DOA and SNFU had scary shows
Coming to Toronto
Viletones
Pere Ubu
Shorty Petersen
Never watching SNL
Second City: Corny piano music and shitty white lighting
“Everyone that likes Cat Power likes Kids In The Hall”
80s: No cool comedy
“Fuck you, I’m not an entertainer.”
RIP Gord
Junior Brown, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and The Tragically Hip
Riverdale
Withrow Park
The “50 Years in Entertainment” special
Shame Based Man
& SO MUCH MORE!!!!
BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS
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Apr 20, 2021 • 1h 15min
Episode 328 - Trever Keith (Face To Face, Icarus/Daedalus)
This week on the show, Damian goes face to face with the face of Face To Face: TREVER KEITH! Listen in as the two discuss going from being a late bloomer into punk to fronting one of SoCal punk's most iconic bands.
Not to be missed & also don't miss the new Face To Face album "No Way Out But Through" dropping later this year on
Fat Wreck Chords
Also Touched On:
Not getting punk at first
Hearing Bad Religion and it clicking at 20
The Descendants and the best band
Not digging the Germs and the Dead Kennedys
The roots of punk and metal being the same
Black Dove: The band that eats glass!!!
The house foundation show scene
Victoria Manor
The other Zero Tolerance
Face To Face forms
Voodoo Glow Skulls
Guttermouth
Violence at shows
a riot at Pigfest
Rhythm Collision
Meeting the Grim
Ill Repute
Signing to Fat and touring with NoFX
Going to Europe with Lagwagon
Working Geza X
Major label headaches
The start of Vagrant Records
& SO MUCH MORE!!!!
BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS
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Apr 15, 2021 • 1h 57min
Julien Baker is back!
Episode 327:JULIEN BAKER IS BACK! That's right, Julien returns to the show & we'll be damned if it’s not one of the best episodes ever! Listen in as the two discuss: Nirvana by algorithm, Punk/ Religious guilt, smashing guitars, the loneliness of playing solo & so much more!!! NOT TO BE MISSED!!!Also, don't miss Julien Baker's AWESOME "Little Oblivions" out NOW Matador!Also Touched On: The concession to pop cultureThe audacity of a phone callThe writer/performer distinction Playing with a band again for the first timeThe co-operative nature of performanceHow thrilling will it be to be at a show again?!?The intensity of the spotlightHayley from ParamoreChumbawamba career movesZach Against The Machine “I’m sus of everything”: being weary of promotionThe freedom success allowsMitigating the punk rock guiltWhat would have happens if the meeting with Sean 6131 did't happen?Punk as religion: reduxComputers as DJsPheobe and Lucy as inspiration Religion, punk and dogmasQuestioning straight edge and finding Sobriety& SO MUCH OTHER GOODNESS!!!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/turned-out-a-punk/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Apr 10, 2021 • 1h 20min
Episode 326 - Ari Katz (Lifetime, Beach Rats, Zero Zero, Enuf)
Well, we didn’t miss your birthday this year! Today on the show, Damian is joined by Lifetime’s legendary singer, ARI KATZ!! Damian is beside himself with joy as he talks with one of his favourite vocalists. Listen in as the two discuss: eating Taco Bell Hot Sauce for sustenance on tour, realizing people are trying to sing like you, having to walk away from music & so much more!
This is NOT TO BE MISSED!
Also Touched On:
Hearing the Dead Kennedy on a non-punk mixtape
“Do you have any punk records?”
Buying Group Sex
Husker Du for a first show
Meeting AJ on the edge of the pit
Joining Enuf
Christmas (the band)
“WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS?!”: hearing Youth Of Today for the first time
Going to CBGBs for the first time
learning how to play drums
The violence at shows
Getting haircuts with Walter and Civ
People doing interesting things with mosh parts and fast parts
Jawbreaker at ABC No Rio
Loving the Fastbacks
Eating Taco Bell hot sauce on a two month and half tour with Up Front
Touring with Unit Pride and Insted during the summer of Youth Crew
getting kicked out of Up Front and Courage
Running into Rob Fish with a flyer from Dan Yemin in his pocket
Trying to sound like Mark Ryan
Hearing people doing their own version of your vocal
When pop-punk kids took notice
Joining Resurrection
Not being built for it
Signing to New Age
Flowers over baseball bats
The influence of Superchunk
“No, no, no. Don’t say that.”: The AFI Riot
& TONS OF OTHER GOODNESS
BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS
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Apr 7, 2021 • 1h 1min
Episode 325 - Jeff Gunnells (Cold As Life, H8Inc., Ramallah)
Few legends loom larger in punk than that of Detroit's COLD AS LIFE. Today on the show, Cold As Life's guitarist turned vocalist, JEFF GUNNELLS sits down with Damian to talk about the reality behind the infamy. From open warfare with the bouncers at Blondies, to checking Insane Clown Posse's egos at their first show and so much more; this is NOT TO BE MISSED.
Pick up a copy of the Cold As Life's CLASSIC "Born To Land Hard", the record that redefined what is was to be "hardcore", out on the great A389 Recordings now!.
Also Touched On:
Finding Discharge
Going to record stores
Day-glo Abortions, Ugly But Proud, Gore, Necros at the Greystone’s
Shifting from punk to a harder sound
Oi
DIY out of necessity
Death all around
Having to hide out
Documenting a city in decline
Writing reality
Drugs and corruption
SBLC
Getting in where you fit in: Making connections with other scenes
“We were a little wolf pack”: Blondies and war with the bouncers
Attracting the right
Meeting Agnostic Front
Carrying on without Rawn
Taking over vocals
Living by the sword and the tragedy of dying by it
Rest in Peace: Tim Mycek Jr., Jake Loch and Johnny Myers
Feisty Cadavers: RIP Steve Crass
The lost Las Vegas sessions for the 2nd lp
H8INC
XTyrantX: Real deal
ICP’s first show opening for Cold As Life… it didn’t go well
Earthmover and +/- Records
Going to Europe
Detroit Heresy
The greatness of Pittbull
& SO MUCH MORE!
BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS
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