

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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Jan 29, 2018 • 60min
Episode 153 - Jim Cuddy (The HiFi's, Blue Rodeo)
This week on Turned Out A Punk, one of the greatest Canadian songwriters of all-time (He’s in the Hall Of Fame for it): Jim Cuddy!! Jim has a fantastic new album called Constellation (In stores now!), but for the purposes of our show we take Jim back to his early days as a power popper in the HiFi’s to see how punk helped & hindered his journey to Blue Rodeo, ultimately changing Canadian music forever…. and of course the DOA, The BFG’s & Canadian bands in Alphabet City. THIS IS A MONSTER OF AN EPISODE!!!!
Also Touched On:
Diodes and Demics were THE bands
Forming the HiFi’s
Beatlesqe
Randy (not Rampage) and DOA
Power Pop
Elvis Costello
The appeal of punk
Punk grows up
Steve Koch
Hearing the Sex Pistols for the first time
Why was there no first wave punk from Kingston?
Chris Speeding
“You guys wanna rumble, you know, for like money?”
Cabana Room
BFGs
Meeting bitterness from the music scene upon success but not from the musicians
The passing of Handsome Ned and how it changed Toronto
The arrival go heroine
“The elegant junkie” myth
No interest in being “An Event Band”
Ready Records courting Blue Peter
Picking Colin Newman
Getting on the radio
Dave Booth a Rockabilly manager with a great ear
The Spoons and Ceramic Hello
No fitting in with Synth and getting out of town
Post HiFi recording
The 70’s were competitive in music
Going to New York
Anyone can get a gig in CBGBs
Cowboy Junkies living in Alphabet City
Getting “Charlie Brown’d” the the record biz
The * Wives: the most controversial band in the city
The difference between Vancouver and Toronto’s scene
Chris Huston: the link
& MUCH, MUCH MORE...
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Jan 22, 2018 • 1h 11min
Episode 152 - Blake Schwarzenbach (Jawbreaker, Jets To Brazil, Forgetters, Thorns Of Life)
THE WORLD IS AN OYSTER & WE'VE GOT BLAKE SCHWARZENBACH ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK!!! Right on the heels of Jawbreaker's recent show announcements, Blake took sometime out of the practice schedule to sit down & talk everything from The Wipers to Ratt to Econochrist. This one is so much fun, so kickback, relax & get ready…I GOT IT!!!
Also Touched On:
Blake Is stoked To Meet Damon From Blur
Playing With Radiohead, Oasis & NO DOUBT
Middle School In Portland
An AMAZING First Grip Of Singles: The Wipers, Sado Nation and Echo & The Bunnymen
Getting The Forgetters Sound
Loving Post-Punk Guitars
Growing Up A Music Kid
Dad’s New Wave Girlfriend
Pat Benatar & Loverboy
Van Halen
The Kinks
Loving Palm Muted Guitar
The Beat & Power Pop
Moving To LA
Going To The Palladium To See The Adolescents
Meeting The New Romantics
Getting Into The Paisley Underground: Where The Cool Kids Go
Dream Syndicate: The Days Of Wine & Roses
Seeing the Go-Go’s
Give The Drummer Some: Starting In Music On
Forming Red Harvest: The Surf Goth Power Trio
E Minor C Progression: The Best
Magnolia Thunderpussy
SST Records
Covering Bad Religion
Boinker Music: New Wave Crap
Renouncing Punk & Getting Into Metal
Loving Sludgey Stuff… & Ratt
Being Too Angry For Santa Cruz
Getting Kicked Out Of College For Arson
Going to NYU
Reaching Synthesis
Learning About East Coast Hardcore
Loving The DC Scene
Too Much Male Bravado In The CB’s Scene
Flower: The Pre-Cell Band
Live Skull
Embrace
Jawbreaker: The Result Of A Happy Failure
Dramarama: The Root Of So Much
Sending A Tape To MRR
The First Show With The Post Three O’Clock Band At Club 88
The Partitions Of LA
Government Issue At The AntiClub To LA
Meeting Econochrist & Having A Firework Battle
Bitchmagnet: An Amazing Band With A Terrible Name
Getting On Boner Records… They Were Pretty Dark
& MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!
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Jan 20, 2018 • 2h 14min
Footnote 151 - Brody King
I called the Nerds, up in the mornin’! This week on the show Chris and Damian settle back into the normal format for the first time in months!!!! And what a week to do so?!?! The Gruesome Twosome discuss the Brody King episode including the HIGHLY controversial Rev VS Victory debate. ALSO THE RETURN OF THE MAILBAG!
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Jan 15, 2018 • 1h 36min
Episode 151 - Brody King (God's Hate, Defy, MLW, PCW)
How many hardcore front people are 6’7” & can fly like a luchador? BRODY KING CAN! This week on the show, Brody sits down with Damian to talk about the juggling act of being the singer of God’s Hate & an in-demand wrestling talent on the scene. So listen up as the two talk beat down hardcore to beating dudes down in the ring.
Also Touched On:
Brandon From The Neighbourhood & His Punk-O-Rama CD
Going To Warehouse Music For “Skateboard Music”
“Stranger Than Fiction” Being The First Record You Ever Bought
Hating Green Day
The Shocking Nature Of A Bad Religion Shirt
Slipknot (Not The REV One)
Skate Punk & Nu-Metal Goth Unity
Korn Is THE Band Of Bakersfield
Not Getting Into Pantera & Slayer Because The Nazi Kids Liked Them
The Filthy McNasty: Local Punk Hero
Prison Mark & Blood Stands Still
Getting Into Hatebreed Unknowing Of Hardcore
Hard Pitting Goes Mainstream
SOMEONE ELSE WHO BELIEVES EARLY VICTORY BEATS OUT EARLY REV!!!!
Lars & The Bastards
Twitching Tongues
Seeing Throwdown & Going Straight Edge
Japanese Hardcore
Warhead
Clown: Japan’s Realest Band
Slapdown: The Smackdown Logo’d Beatdown Down
Wrestling In Japan
Main Eventing VS. Singing At A Soldout Hardcore Show
Getting Kicked Out Of Your First Real Band
Starting God’s Hate
Terror’s Scott & Jordon: This Generation’s Odd Couple
Andy Williams: Hard mosh
Buried Alive
Dave Crist & The Hardcore
Having To Choose Music Or Wrestling
Robbie Brookside (Of Course)
The Difference Between Going To A Show As A Person In A Band VS. Going To A Show As A Wrestler
MVP (Of Course)
Learning To Respect Juggalos
Kevin Gill: The Juggalo/ HC Connection
AND MUCH, MUCH, MORE!!!!!
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Jan 13, 2018 • 1h 17min
Footnote 150 - Drew Carolan & Jamie Stewart
Screaming Nerds! Screaming Nerds! Screaming Nerds! This week things on the show things start getting back to normal, so to celebrate Chris has come over to Damian’s house to record a rare IN-PERSON SHOW!!!! What a better way to celebrate than by talking about how awesome Jamie Stewart is? Well, how about also talking about how awesome Drew Carolan is too!!! OH, HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN!!!
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Jan 8, 2018 • 1h 10min
Episode 150 - Jamie Stewart (XIU XIU, Ten In The Swear Jar, IBOPA, 7 Year Rabbit Cycle, Blue Water White Death, Former Ghosts, Hexa, Teen Plaque, XXL)
"I Know, I Know, I Know, IT'S OVER!" This week we've got JAMIE STEWART on the show! That's right, Jamie jumped on the TOAP Bat Phone to gab all about Punk, New Wave & everything outside & in-between. This one is seriously awesome & has tons of stuff squished into just over an hour! Stop What You're Doing & LISTEN TO THIS!
Also Touched On:
A Round About Way Into Punk
Punk Not Allowed In The House Due To A Lack Of Musical Objectiveness
But, There Was Some New Wave Allowed In
Missing Warped Tour Stuff Gratefully
Getting In A Band With PUNK LEGENDS For Your First Gigging Experience
Playing A Fretless Ibanez Bass In The Greatest Named Band Ever: BRUTUS ATE A TACO
Bebop Records
Seeing An Early Jane’s Addiction At A Record Store
Seeing David Bowie & Siouxsie & The Banshees
Going To Reggae Shows & Wearing A Tam
The Longest Running High School Band: One Gig A Year
Musician Wanted For A Band That Sounds Like Free Jazz Era Coltrane & NIN
Barry & The Rehearsal Studio
The Drum Club: The Most LA Music Industry Thing You Will Ever Hear
TECHNOPRIMAL: Electronic Drums, Alternative Tuned Bass & A Christian Rock Guitar Player
Live Nude Psychics: Misspelt
Getting Schooled By The Greats
Borrowing NoFX’s Amps
Josie Cotton & Geza X
Paul Roessler
A Forced On Stage Blues Jam Session With GG Allin
Seeing Babyland & Nearly Getting Smashed In The Face By A Flying Wrench
Recording Raggedy Anne (The Pre-Donnas Riot Grrrl Band On A Protools Proto-Type)
& MUCH, MUCH MORE…
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Jan 4, 2018 • 1h 21min
Footnote 135-147: The End Of The Year Mixtape Vol. 2, Side B
Continued from Side A...
The nerds are back in town! This week on the return of Footnotes, Damian and Chris get together to reflect on the last bunch of episodes. Dave Martin & Dave It Up also join in on the fun, BUUUUUTTTTT things really heat up when then idea is hatch’d for the Turned Out A Punk Hall Of Fame!!!!!!
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Jan 4, 2018 • 1h 18min
Footnote 135-147: The End Of The Year Mixtape Vol. 2, Side A
The nerds are back in town! This week on the return of Footnotes, Damian and Chris get together to reflect on the last bunch of episodes. Dave Martin & Dave It Up also join in on the fun, BUUUUUTTTTT things really heat up when then idea is hatch’d for the Turned Out A Punk Hall Of Fame!!!!!!
Continued on Side B...
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Dec 31, 2017 • 55min
Episode 149 - Drew Carolan (Photographer)
Thirty-Five years ago a young photographer set up a mobile studio on the Bowery & spent the next few years documenting the young punks that made up the early CBGB's hardcore scene. Last year, this photo project was released as a book called Matinee & now that photographer, Drew Carolan, is on Turned Out A Punk! Join Damian as he and Drew chat about finding punk before the term was coined in mid 70's Long Island. Also, how it led him to Matt Dillion, Harley, Mark Ryan & documenting hardcore shows to making videos for the Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Living Color.
Also Discussed:
Growing Up In Long Island
Going To Hot Dog Beach For The Laughing Dogs
The Shirts In All Their Glory
Seeing Patti Smith In All Her Spitting Glory
Getting Into The MC5 & The Stooges
NYC Record Stores
The Fugs
GFR At MSG
Seeing The Ramones For The First Time
Getting Into Photography
Enter Harley: Seeing The Stimulators For The First Time In 1979
Stumbling On To The CBGB’s New Scene
Setting Up A Mobile Studio On The Bowery
“Some Of Them Thought I Was A Cop”
Meeting Tony Dust
Mike Judge: “I Ain’t Going Over There. That Guy’s A Cop.”
Seeing Agnostic Front & Being Blown Away
Jerry’s Kids & FUs
Crucifix
MDC
“It’s Crack Yo”: The Rise Of Drugs
The End Of The Project
The Changing Of The Scene
Meeting Cooch
Making Music Videos
& MUCH MUCH MORE....
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Dec 23, 2017 • 1h 47min
Episode 148 - Kevin Drew (Broken Social Scene, K.C. Accidental, Kevin Drew & Co.)
IT'S FINALLY HERE! KEVIN DREW IS ON TURNED OUT A PUNK! Several years in the making and now just in time for the holidays!!! It is a post Hanukkah Miracle!!! Listen in as Damian sits down with one of his best friend's in music, Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene to talk about how he isn’t a punk but ultimately he really is and it is awesome!
Also Discussed:
Damian’s Barbwire Bat
Kevin’s Dad’s Records
Hearing The Sex Pistols Based On Colour Scheme
The Dads & The Who Connection
Wasting A Life Chasing A Dream
Getting Jaded
Quoting Farris Buller
Being Scared Of Dark Side Of The Moon
New Order Kids VS Depeche Mode Kids
The Clash
Walkmen Child
Sex Makes You Lose Your Memory
Kevin Writing & Staring In A Play
Meeting Amy From Stars
Project 9
13 Engines
Nancy Despot
Orange Alert
The 8th Rib: The Pre-Deadly Snakes and Taking Speed To See One Step Beyond: The Pre-New Deal Band
“It’s Called Ritalin. Have One.”
The Cult At The Skydome
Rage Against The Machine
Seeing The Tragically Hip For The First Time
Getting Into Sonic Youth & 7Seconds
Meeting Greg Dick At 10 Years Old
Going To See Dinosaur Jr.
Getting Into Pavement
Damian & Kevin’s Craziest Hang's All Over The Place
Kevin’s First Band: Quicksand…. No, Not That One
Crowd Surfing Parties In Kevin’s Room
Explosion In The Sky: Best People
Frightened Bread: Kevin Just Runs Around On Stage… On Drugs
Kevin Spits In Bradford Cox’s Mouth
& MUCH, MUCH MORE...
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