Episode 280 - Butch Vig (Producer, Garbage, Spooner, Firetown, Smart Studios)

If we can walk together, why can't we podcast together?! Today on the show Damian is joined by his hero, from 7 Seconds: the legend KEVIN SECONDS!!! Listen in as the two discuss the formative days of American Hardcore & building a scene from the ground up. From cold calling Iggy Pop's dad for an interview to Lou Barlow's thoughts on "Committed For Life" to the literal Ian MacKaye on his shoulder: THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!! & don't miss the absolutely essential reissue of 7 Seconds' "The Crew" on Trust Records Company, PRE-ORDER IT NOW! Also Touched On: A TV expose on punk Find the X-Ray Spex 7” Having a cool mom Not wanting to smoke pot but wanting to hear rock records The Dolls, KISS and Alice Cooper: The make-up inspiration? Kevin and Steve calling Iggy Pop’s dad Interviewing the Chip from Dils, Pat Bag and Joey Shithead on the phone Starting The Reno Sex Pistols Fan Club to get them played on mainstream radio Putting flyers up looking for punks Meeting the 20 other Reno punks in line to see the Ramones opening for Eddie Money The early punk fan clubs Foreigner  Jefferson Starship  Basteel: Kevin’s “progressive metal” pre-punk band   Chuck Ruff: Reno Legend   Young Canadians and DOA at house show Searching for Bellevue: Reno’s first punk band The Outcast Hour on KSAN Convincing the biker bar to book 7 Seconds and making the news The Zeros rule! Punk party at the A-Frame in Tahoe  Watching MTV all night long hoping to see “Live Wire” Urban Assault The Yobs The Wrecs DOA, Black Flag and DOA paving the way Booking Aggression in an apartment The Plugz Negative Trend The Offs New Youth: One of the original punk collectives Sneaking into “Up In Smoke” 7 times to see the Dils part The Saturday Night Pogo compilation The Misfits, Poison Idea, 7 Seconds show that didn’t happen “We got to play after fucking Poison Idea?!” The Feederz JFA’s Mad Gardens The Viva Las Vegas  Lou Barlow and Committed For Life Soul Force Revolution’s influence on NYHC & 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

24 Mai 20212h 13min

FACTS: Sum 41 is the biggest selling Canadian Punk band ever & the guitarist, DAVE BAKSH is one of nicest people on earth! Join Damian as he sits down with Dave for an (in too) deep dive into Southern Ontario 90's punk lore & beyond. From firefighter fighting death metal bands to scene consuming high school band beefs to dieting tips from Iggy Pop: this is an all-time episode that is NOT TO BE MISSED!  Also, don't miss Sum 41's "Order In Decline" on Hopeless Records in stores now! Also Touched On: Years in the making Not By Choice Strung Out: melody and thrash make sense  Metal being washed in 90s The Cross-back-over Breaking Mark from Len’s toilet Brenden and Broken Social Scene The Spazz store in Toronto  Small-town Toronto Dad playing Kung-Fu Fighter every morning Mom loves the Ventures Embodiment: FIGHT EVERYBODY Packing up a show in the middle of brawl “The Heep! Baksh, you gotta get out of here.” Metal as a punk Gateway  Much Music Being scared of Zeppelin at first Oshawa’s Figure Four stomping Nazi ass Al from Trigger Happy being awesome Simon Head tour manager  Mark Belke from SNFU shows up to be guitar tech Metal Works The MC Shan/ Snow/ Treble Charger Connect The REAL In To Deep origin story  Rap lessons in the studio The DMX cameo Surviving Death 3x “WE GOTTA BREAK DEREK OUT OF JAIL!”: A Paris Street Fight   “If I drink red wine, I get a little bit silly”: working with Iggy Pop & 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

20 Mai 20211h 25min

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  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

17 Mai 20211h 24min

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. 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

14 Mai 202159min

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  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 Mai 20211h 27min

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 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

6 Mai 20211h 50min

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          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

29 Apr 20211h 25min

"(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 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

23 Apr 20211h 5min