Keith Morris from Circle Jerks, Black Flag and OFF! is here

We're going wild in the streets on this episode because Damian is joined by his buddy & a goddamn LEGEND: KEITH MORRIS! Listen in as the two discuss the LA punk explosion, & what led up to it, from the most first hand of perspectives. From going with Greg Ginn to see the Dogs in a music wasteland to watching West Coast hardcore take over the globe a few years later. This is NOT TO BE MISSED & don't miss the brand new jammed packed reissue of Group Sex (one of the best records ever!) out now on Trust Records.

Also Touched On:

Not heroes, friends
Great bass players
LA versus NY punk
A nice thick red face and zucchini noodles
Talking Heads, Blondie and most of the early CBs scene wasn’t really punk
The Dickies and X are the only bands to get signed
Zolar X

The Imperial Dogs
The Dogs from Detroit: Ginn and Keith’s favourite band
The Last kick it off in the South Bay
Lucky Leher gives out his number on Group Sex and regrets it
Jeff trades Keith a song in exchange for a new band name
Hollywood vs the Beach communities
The effect of growing up in the “Hey Devo!” era
Don’t stand around trying to figure stuff out, jump in: Beach Jocks
Circles Jerks and Fear to 5000 people at the Olympic Auditorium
The Stooges on their last legs
The effects of Charles Manson on you Culture
Vom were… fun
Fear forming to mock punk
The Extremes to Youth Brigade
The Atoms: pre-DFL and GnR
The first tour
Fanzines
Making sure you were playing with the good band in each town
Borrowing riffs
four month long tours
no merch

& SO MUCH MORE!!!


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