Turned Out A Punk

Episode 383: It’s like we're shining this week because The Doughboys & Asexuals’ JOHN KASTNER is here! Join Damian as he sits down with the Canadian music legend to discuss his incredible journey growing up in punk. From touring America at 15, to getting letters from Bob Mould’s mom at the CBC, to GG Allin showing up for a sleepover with a box of Laxatives: this is one for the ages! Do not miss it! Also, don’t miss the reissue of the essential “Be What You Want” by the Asexuals, coming early 2022! Also, head over to turnedoutapunk.com and grab a shirt from this podcast! Also Touched On: Fair Warning  No Policy SCUM Two clubs in town so lets his the road Playing CBGB’s matinees  Making connections thru Maximum Rock N Roll Self-released on “OG Records” Deja Voodoo opens for the Gun Club and Cramps the UK Punk influence being at the Montreal “Another State Of Mind” Youth Brigade show Psyche Industries  Touring with DOA and Minutemen D. Boon was the sweetest Meeting SNFU over a million dollars cash Toronto: BFGs and art Adrenaline OD Reagan Youth Giving Harley Flanagan a healthcare card  Direct Acton Genetic Control  Zyklon B Jerry’s Kids Meeting Vinny Stigma Kid bands the insanity of Florida hardcore  Making friends with the Iron Coffins MC Boom and The Legion of Doom A Mac truck driven through the front of the club Meeting John Peel Making the NME drive to Stonehenge  90’s Quebec Punk Bouncers having to start pits in San Diego to stop the gang from coming with chains GG Allin showing up for a sleepover with a brown paper bag with a box of Ex-Lax & 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 Dec 20211h 27min

Episode 382: Today on the show we are joined by another legit Hall Of Famer: The Go-Go’s GINA SCHOCK is here! The drummer, author, photographer, hit pop songwriter & 2021 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee joins Damian to talk about her incredible journey through punk. From jamming with Edith Massey the Egg Lady, to taking The Go-Gos to bootcamp, to the Weirdos being LAs best band, to dealing with spitting skinheads in England: AGAIN, this is not to be missed!!! Also, pick up Gina’s AMAZING new book: MADE IN HOLLYWOOD: ALL ACCESS WITH THE GO-GO’S, out now on Black Dog & Leventhal!! Also, don’t miss Gina’s fellow Go-Go’s, Jane Wiedlin (episode 314) and Kathy Valentine (episode 322), appearances on the show! Also, head over to turnedoutapunk.com and grab a shirt for this podcast! Also Touched On: The Go-Go's: "We are a punk band" The melody of punk the great lost Go-Go’s punk record  The Weirdos and timing   Edith’s Shopping Bag John Waters: The King Of Baltimore Violence in LA punk Vance and the Cold Friends for life Send the band the band to boot camp Meeting Madness The Screamers The first tour with the Specials dealing with Skinheads & 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 Dec 20211h

Episode 381: They don't get too much more important to the history of punk than this guest! Today on the show Damian is joined by the LEGEND & one of the true innovators of punk: JAYNE COUNTY! Listen in as the two discuss why Jayne was a legend long before punk hit. From "wrecking" straight people with the Screaming Queens, to Patti Smith's method acting, to Bowie's jealousy, to being the first to play CBGB's & so much more!!! NOT TO BE MISSED! Also, don't miss Jaynes' essential "Wayne County & The Electric Chairs - The Safari Years" 4CD boxset, out now on Cherry Red Records! Also, check out Jayne County & Am Taylors' "I Don't Fit In Anywhere" out now on streaming services everywhere! Also, head over to TurnedOutAPunk.com & pick up a shirt from this podcast! Also Touched On:  Bow down to the Original Punk Rocker Being the first to play CBGBs Getting diarrhea from Healey’s chilli  Getting shot at on stage on Long Island “Don’t listen to her! Don’t listen to her! She’s the Devil” The Screaming Queens and “wrecking straight people” The REAL Queen Elizabeth Meeting John Lennon Getting possessed on stage The New York Street Scene Iron Butterfly Never liking the Grateful Dead Jackie Curtis’ genius Theatre of The Ridiculous  Traveling to London with Andy Warhol’s “Pork” Doing theatre with Patti Smith Suicide: Room Emptiers “I’m not a punk, I’m a rock and roller” - Dee Dee Getting paid by Malcom Mclaren TWICE Debuting two weeks after the New York Dolls New Wave killed punk off No Wave is too arty & TONS OF OTHER GOODNESS 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

8 Dec 20211h 4min

Welcome to the dream! Today on the show Damian is joined by Section H8's MIKE "MEXI" TORRES to talk punk! Listen in as they discuss Mexi's incredible journey from being a houseless punk kid, to making records with his childhood heroes. Smuggling a Rancid tape into "Bad kid school", being stranded in Seattle, living with Cold Sweat, Havoc records as hardcore's Sub Pop & so much more: DON'T MISS THIS EPISODE! Also, don't miss Section H8's fantastic, "Welcome To The Nightmare" out now on Flatspot Records!! Also, head over to turnedoutapunk.com and pick up a shirt for the podcast! Also Touched On:  Singles Going Steady, Hits and Misses and Pete Genest  Rancid’s “Salvation” video Dad surprising you with GnR/ Metallica tickets Seeing John Denver live Body Count’s Cop Killer: It reeeeeally bothered people Rancid's work ethic No music allowed in the “bad kid school” Smuggling in “Let’s Go” tape Tim Armstrong Duff loves Discharge becoming “a piece shit bar guy” for a while Getting trapped in Seattle Spitting Teeth: “We were bad at being in a band” War Scar Havoc Records Chicago Fest Aus Rotten were a very important thing Writing songs while guarding weeds shops & TONS OF OTHER GOODNESS!!!  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

5 Dec 20211h 48min

Episode 379: Never Mind Tom Goes To The Mayor, Here’s Tim Comes To Turned Out A Punk! Today on the show: On Cinema, Office Hours & Tim and Eric’s TIM HEIDECKER is here to talk hating punk, but it still being his scene. Listen in as Tim & Damian discuss: Minor Threat loving drug dealers, losing band members to Digger, Weston as Allentown’s Pavement, being sketched out by Ink & Dagger, troll culture, and so much more!  THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!  Also, don’t miss Tim and Gregg Turkington’s hilarious “On Cinema At The Cinema” available at www.heinetwork.com  Also, don’t miss Tim’s equally hilarious "Office Hours" available at www.youtube.com/timheidecker Also, grab one of the Turned Out A Punk Shirts at: www.turnedoutapunk.com Also Touched On: The Ramones on rock radio Billy Idol & Generation X Loving the scene but hating the music A hardcore loving drug dealer Minor Threat in the car on the way to get beer Liking early Green Day Weston: Kings Of Scene Dave Weston is PA’s Stephen Malkmus  Having your band stolen to become Digger The era when consumer level gear is able to produce at a pro-level Eric: the one stop cultural shop Opening (with videos) for the Shins   Getting discovered by Bob Odenkirk  “Keep them out of the writers room!” The 709 South 6th Street Punk House The Tim Heidecker Masterpiece  Puss WhIp Bang Gang The Doors on Beat Club Cotton Candy: the tape hook up Rockbitch: wildest band in music “Wait til you see this!”: discovering Chris Morris' comedy Faces Of Death Tom Green Derrick Beckles and TV Carnage Smashing the Moog in 12 Tone System Sola: the best Philly band Built To Spill: a mutual love affair Comedy wasn’t cool Mr Show as a Matador Band Making “Art” The Influence of Dr. Demento on culture Howeird Stern’s Weird Al cash in record Neil Hamburger and breaking Kayfabe Cultural curation  & TONS OF OTHER GOODNESS! 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

30 Nov 20211h 20min

Episode 378: What happens when heroes become friends? Find out today as Damian sits down with one of his, The Hard-Ons’ RAY AHN & quickly realises that they are birds of a feather. Listen in as the two discuss their shared passions of punk & record collecting. From AC/DC playing earth shatteringly loud at the local park, to power erasing signed records, to confronting hate with humour, to why Jerry A should have thrown Mick Harvey off that boat & so much more: THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!  Also, don’t miss The Hard-Ons’ latest awesome LP, “I'm Sorry Sir, That Riff's Been Taken” on Cheersquad Records!  Also, check out the latest LP by Ray’s other fantastic band: Nunchukka Superfly’s, “The Aussie Exorcism (Nah Mate, You Can't Punch A Ghost)” on Tym Records! Also, head over to turnedoutapunk.com & grab a shirt for this podcast! Also Touched On: The various species and sub-species of record collectors Australian love for hard rock Getting the SexPistols single from a friend who didn’t like it “No one bought Tartus  Beautifully instructional The Ramones and the Saints seal the deal AC/DC playing in the park The influence of the volume on kids in the 70s Accidentally erasing Kym Bradshaw’s signature (I’m) Stranded: the real Australian National Anthem Record Collections not as places of enjoyment Having to deal with Racists  Confronting Nazis with humour   The Celibate Rifles The Slugfuckers They not-so-good ol’ days The Asshole Roster System being in The Victims Seeing Gauze in ’89 Touring Japan with Snuff and Sean ‘Fat Bob’ Forbes & TONS MORE GOODNESS 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

26 Nov 20212h 37min

Episode 377: Your eyes are not deceiving you: JEFF TWEEDY is here! The songwriter, author, record producer & Wilco frontman stops by the show to talk punk! Join Damian as he sits down with Jeff to discuss: the legend of Max Load, when punk misses the mark completely, arguing with Gerard Cosloy outside of CBGBs about ad copy, audiences waiting for Jimmy Buffet covers & so much more!!  THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED! Don't miss the reissue of Jeff's "Chelsea Hotel" soundtrack & the deluxe edition of "Love Is The King" coming soon! ALSO, don't forget to subscribe to Jeff's newsletter here: https://jefftweedy.substack.com/subscribe We’re getting down to the last few TURNED OUT A PUNK T-Shirts. Get over to www.turnedoutapunk.com & get one before they’re gone! Also Touched On: Punk on tv in ’77 Local legends Max Load The bad scary punk dudes Punk’s most infamous poor taste “joke” band The Johnny Appleseeds of Punk A million dollar comic collection The sketchiness of First Wave Mid-West Punk Ultraman Drunks With Guns “Where do they get these punk clothes?!” The beauty of the Spanish Swing Scene Fool Face were a New Wave band The Stray Cats before the codification Culture Shock on acid The Dazzling Kill Men Producing with Albini Hooking up with Rockville Records The internal Dutch East Indie beef Gerard Cosloy is the real deal Early tours and having to play with Jimmy Buffet cover bands Meeting Mamma Stinson  & TONS 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 Nov 20211h 1min

Episode 376: Today we welcome one of the most positive forces in the hardcore universe to the show: TOBY MORSE! The author, podcaster & H20 front person is here to celebrate his lifelong love of punk. Join Damian as he reconnects with his one time tour buddy to discuss: the whiplash between Revolution Summer DC & NYHC, Kevin Seconds as a father figure, Verbal Assault being underrated, Chris Gethard's story from TOAP episode 51 & so much more!  DO NOT MISS IT! Also, don't miss Toby's brand new kids' book "One Life One Chance" OUT NOW on HE Creative or visit H2OMERCH.COM AND if you want one of the new Turned Out A Punk shirts, visit TURNEDOUTAPUNK.COM Also Touched On: 20 years of friendship Going to see Impact Unit “Never Mind The Bollocks” of 8-track Verbal Assault RULE Positive Outlook The Belly punk connection The Marginal Man cover Embrace Kingface East Coast surfing Not liking the “Anarchy and Fuck your parents” vibe 7 Seconds Meeting Milo and seeing the Descendents  The Chris Gethard story Moving to DC just in time for Revolution Summer Going hippies Moving to New York to hang with Token Entry Underdog Hanging with Sick Of It All Living beside  Living in Alan Cage’s closet  “The Hick from Maryland” Walter plays the Sugarcubes and Smiths Rusty and Images Outcrowd Violence in NY The Warped Tour Generation Records The amazingness of Kevin Seconds Recording beside Axel Rose Not loving “Go” & 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

16 Nov 20211h 47min