Episode 298 - Sam McPheeters (Author, Born Against, Wrangler Brutes)

Turned Out A Punk is dead... with excitement! On this episode, Damian is joined by the LEGEND SAM MCPHEETERS! Listen in as the two talk Sam's AWESOME new book, MUTATIONS, Born Against's record buying habits, kinda caring about bad reputations, Clevo, Power Violence, the Albany New Wave vocal style, Ginsberg opening for Underdog being Utopia & so much more! This & Sam's AMAZING new book, MUTATIONS are NOT TO BE MISSED!!!

Also Touched On:

in your image
Watching Fear play SNL
Postcard punks
A presentation on the Dead Kennedys
Laurie Anderson and her "Tapeheads" violin
By ’84, Hardcore is everywhere
Combined Effort
Albany Style
The Verge are awesome
Capitol the band as the inspiration for antagonization
Not liking being around drunk people
The unnamed style of New Wave with over exaggerated vocals
Most know fo being a victim of violent crime than being a singer in a New Wave band
There is no Koro in Albany
Trying to see the Beastie Boys and Murphy’s Law at Irvine Plaza
No fights in Albany: Going to Chucky Cheese after shows
Booking Nomeansno with Breakdown
Temper tantrums in Hardcore
Underdog playing Alan Ginsberg: The 6 months of NY unity
Inspiration on “The Fear Of Smell” comp.
Making ABC No Rio no welcoming to people that sought to destroy it by its nature
Life’s Blood remaking you in their image
Boycotting the first Life’s Blood show
Why would you go to someone else’s band practice?!?
Livin’ it up Rollins’ style in Room 666 at the 30th St. YMCA
Born Against on Rev?
Reading Wizard Of Oz, Leaf-blowers and other artistic failures
“We are called Bad Attitude”: lying to your parents about your band
“If 20 year old self came in the room right now I’d be a dead man”
Integrity and Ringworm
Power Violence

& OTHER GOODNESS!!!!!!



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