Episode 266 - Mark Arm (Mudhoney, Green River, Mr. Epp & The Calculations)

This week on the show, it’s professional wrestling’s hottest free agent TOMMY END (FKA ALEISTER BLACK)! Listen in as Damian finally gets the answer to the question that has been on every wrestling fan’s mind: What is Tommy’s connection to Jesus And The Gospel F*ckers?!? From Dutch hardcore ties to MMA royalty, to cutting promos for George Pettit, to hard lessons with Robbie Brookside, to touring with Jun "The King Of Comedy" Kasai: THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!  Find Tommy at @tommyend & grab shirts though https://blxckmass.com Also Touched On: Cutting a promo for George Petite Helping bringing the wrestling and music together Getting set up with Andy Williams The universality of the drive The DEEP Dutch MMA/ Punk Connection Jesus the Gospel F*ckers Bob Schrijber’s mentorship Punk and Combat Sports: “Violence within the boundaries of discipline”  Social media, merch and indie wrestling’s ascent  Danhausen and the Rock Golding Earring  Gang Starr Defari  Cannibal Ox Cradle Of Filth  Shinning  Cruel Hand Trapped Under Ice Anime Jun Kasai  & SO MUCH MORE!!!! BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/turned-out-a-punk/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

25 Kesä 20211h 12min

Hats off to Larry, because he is giving us a monster of an episode! Join Damian as he sits down with Lookout Records, Lookout zine & The Lookouts band impresario: LARRY LIVERMORE!!! From answering John Lennon’s calls at White Panther headquarters, to Lookout’s accidental funding, to how the weed/acid divide led to strife in the scene, to the hippies in SF finding punk:  THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!  Also, don’t miss Larry’s two fantastic books as well as a ton of his music on Don Giovanni Records now!!!! Also Touched On: Showing up to talk about Cannabis... not Sasquatch  Trying to burn down your university living in the Cockettes' old apartment the origins of Lookout records Motown Records The EpiFat Sound VS. The Lookout Sound The start of Very Small records Getting to know Sons Of Ishmael Staying up all night talking about about acid with Ray Cappo at the MRR house  The Gilman Geeks vs. Slapshot Neurosis Following the Weakerthans around like they were the Grateful Dead Seeing the MC5 when they were a mod band “We play Avon Rock” Destroy All Monsters Quitting the White Panthers Rock and Roll Revolutionaries: Tim Yo and Jon Sinclair  pothead/ acidhead divide Iggy Pop tearing up your Cream submission Hanging with Don Vinyl taking shitty LSD and listening to bad Jefferson Starship & SO MUCH MORE!!! BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/turned-out-a-punk/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

22 Kesä 20211h 56min

How could we do a Rise Against Week without having sometime co/host & all-time friend of the show, ZACH BLAIR on to do a wrap up?!? Don't miss Zach & Mike Wiebe's great new podcast "Zach And Mike Make 3"!!!! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/turned-out-a-punk/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

21 Kesä 202134min

Where else this week will you hear a conversation about the brilliance of “The Fungus Among Us” 7” compilation?! Rise Against week continues as Damian sits down to chat Chicago Punk with JOE PRINCIPE!!! Listen in as Joe & Damian talk about going from learning to silkscreen at the Underdog Warehouse, to touring the world with 88 Fingers Louie & beyond. Friends getting hit by jocks after getting run over by cops, trying to avoid Honest Don’s, not-so-good advice from local legends & so much more: NOT TO BE MISSED!!!  & don’t miss "Nowhere Generation” available everywhere NOW!  Also Touched On: Watching “Rock’n’Roll High School” over and over again A tape with Suicidal Tendencies, Circles Jerks and Dead Kennedys Obliteration Devastation: pre Vindictives  The Plague The importance of Impulse Manslaughter  “The Fungus Among Us” Comp The Chicago Punk/ Metal and Hardcore Scenes intersection  Leeway opening for the Bad Brains OG Screeching Weasel reunion with Sludgeworth, Gore Gore Girls and Contracide Seeing Fat Mike’s ad in MRR Kid Dynamite  Rise Against: turned down by everyone at first Walking the Straight Edge/ Pop-Punk dived The Fury 66 connection Dan Vapid “I don’t want to get bumped to Honest Don’s!” Hopeless Records Schlong: “This is the same Dave Mellow, right?” Q: How do you get on Lookout? A: Don’t be called Spoonless. Ben Weasel he’s a…  Meeting Martin and Los Crudos Weedeater Ivy League Billingsgate  SHUTDOWN: No punk at the Metro Underdog Records Showing Todd from I Spy around Chicago Playing with Fair Warning in Montreal and Reset (Simple Plan) Doing data entry for “Book Your Own Fucking Life” Phallocracy split with 88 Finger Louie Funeral Oration Missing the Battery tour Hi-Standard & MUCH MUCH MORE!!! BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/turned-out-a-punk/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

18 Kesä 20211h 40min

For most of the music world TIM MCILRATH is the front person of Rise Against; one of the biggest bands to come out of punk. But around these parts Tim is also known as the link between the disparate scenes of 90’s Chicago DIY Punk. Join Tim & Damian as they nerd out about one of Chicago’s most important cultural periods. From Los Crudos mixtapes, to Pete Wentz being born to make it, to Victory’s unique place in the ecosystem, to Bill Stevenson’s mentorship, to getting dropped off at DIY shows in Fat Mike’s private limo: THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!   Also, don’t miss Rise Against’s awesome new “Nowhere Generation” out now on Loma Vista!  Also Touched On: Damian’s murder board 90’s Chicago: the Punk capital A friend’s older sister with amazing taste Pegboy Listening to Crudos in 7th grade Transcending the Divided Scene Borrowing from Cap’N’Jazz Following Sidekick Kado like they were the Grateful Dead “Chicago Pricing” Rise Against, Alkaline Trio, Fall Out Boy and The Smashing Pumpkins: United by Punk The Mythical Jim Chamber C.I.T. Mixtape Tapping VBX Taking Brandon Barnes to the Integrity show The Fat Sound Bill Stevenson “Did Fat Mike drop you off in his private jet?” Race Traitor: A needle scratch of a band Hardcore: a Secondary Education  Victory Records Signing to Fat and it bumming out your friends & SO MUCH MORE! BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/turned-out-a-punk/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

15 Kesä 20211h 28min

The whole house has been excited for this one! This week on the show Damian is joined by his family's favourite: The Lunachicks' THEO KOGAN! Listen in as the two talk growing up punk in New York City! From silent tours with Dinosaur Jr, to finding out you may be a Warzone Woman, to falling in love on a Troma movie set: THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED! & DON’T MISS the FANTASTIC new Lunachicks' book Fallopian Rhapsody, out now on Hachette! Also Touched On: Changing Lauren and Damian's lives What is Pigfuck music? Growing up in the Bad Apple Musical Youth at the Ritz The Dead Boys Reunion Lux Interior beating a kid up with a mic stand Wendy O’Williams and Manowar NYHC shows Watching the fights at CBGBs “Are we Warzone Women now?” Working with Don Fury Drea and Theo’s favourite side effect of the violence Gary Oldman gets beaten down   Ragging Slab Freak with Howie Pyro Not hearing Dino Jr. until touring with them Frightwig: like when Jim ate the hash brownies on Taxi Todd Phillips directs a Black Light Rainbow video?! Falling in love on a Troma movie set & SO MUCH MORE!!!! BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/turned-out-a-punk/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

11 Kesä 20211h 5min

THE BUNNYMAN COMETH! Today on the show Damian is joined by THE LEGEND, WILL SERGEANT!!! Listen in as the two discuss the journey from proto to post punk & everything in between. From Status Quo being the English Ramones, to the Pink Fairies being too stoned to play, to the Liverpool punk scene being criminally overlooked, to the influence of Metal Urbain: this is NOT TO BE MISSED!  Also, don't forget to pre-order your copy of Will's new book "Bunnyman" out July 15th on Little Brown! Also Touched On: Sex Pistols played Liverpool first! Hearing the Sex Pistols for the first time at a Dr. Feelgood gig They tore down the Cavern: “Where did that band the Beatles used to play The Liverpool Scene: True underground The Curbies Leaving a Pink Fairies show because they were too stoned Twink Liverpool Stadium hearing the Ramones way before hearing about punk Sharing music, building scenes “Shut up about Tull and get into ‘em!” Tubular Bells was a hippy record “Virgin’s just cashing in on this punk thing.” Forming Echo And Bunnymen “A dedication to idleness” Metal Urbain  Eno Suicide: Gods in Liverpool “Hey, Manchester!” “We all loved the Fall” A Certain Ratio Going to Belgium  & SO MUCH MORE!!!!! BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/turned-out-a-punk/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

7 Kesä 20211h 7min

Ffa Coffi Pawb! The great GRUFF RHYS is here!!!! Join Damian as he sits down with the Super Furry Animal to discuss: his fantastic new book, the incredible history of Welsh Punk & going to Punk University through tour van lectures. From the cultural significance of Llygod Ffyrnig, to accidentally winding up on a punk comp, to the minority language European punk network: this is NOT TO BE MISSED! Also, don’t miss Gruff’s amazing new book “Resist Phoney Encores” on Antenne Books and his fantastic new solo record "Seeking New Gods" on Rough Trade!!! Also Touched On: A brother and sister getting into punk  Mannequins spray painted to look like puke Rock’N’Roll as American imperialist propaganda Parents loving Reggae Anglo/American Corporations and creation of a Global pop-culture The effect of Crass Llygod Ffyrnig The history of Welsh Language  Musical and political education coming from punk Anhrefn Workers Playtime Records Machlud: a soft rock band on a seminal Welsh Punk comp Recording at Dave Anderson from Hawkwind’s studio Pop Positive Ffa Coffi Pawb Getting into Psych to wind up old punk rockers Geo-politics Becoming a pop star accidentally Bjork comes to Wales Trying to give Alan McGee a tape “Doing For The Kids” Fest Learning how to make salad dressing from French Ska band: Le Have Nots Seeing Fucking Up in Texas Butthole Surfers European Squat tours & SO MUCH MORE!!!! BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/turned-out-a-punk/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

4 Kesä 20211h 19min