Turned Out A Punk

TOAP CLASSIC #39 (RECORDED May 16, 2015)

Don't miss Jordan and Terror on tour this summer!

Episode 26

Do you like exhaustive looks at 90’s Toronto pop-punk? Well you’re in luck! This week on the show Damian is joined by, his friend and sometime bandmate: Jordan from Terror and No Warning. Get comfortable because the two go deep on Jordon’s (and Damian’s) journey into punk in the 90’s

Through all our joys and pains, you can’t deny that Jordan Posner and Scott Vogel from Terror have come back to TOAP! Join in the punk rock party as the three friends celebrate friendship and unity! 

Also, don’t miss Terror’s awesome new: “Still Suffer”, out now!

Also, don’t miss Terror on tour!

You still have never met a stranger because Liz Hysen has come to TOAP! Listen in as Damian sits down with the Toronto Shoegaze/ Slowcore pioneer to talk all things punk. From 3 decades of pursuing Picastro, to having a love/hate relationship to the city, to growing up a CODA. to booking Elliott Smith's first Toronto shows, to boxing changing everything and so much more: don't miss this one!

Also, don't miss Picastro's fantastic new...

If you were born to be a Bozo, you are in luck because Kim Thayil has come to Turned Out A Punk! Listen in as Damian sits down with the Soundgarden legend to talk all things punk! From the roadblocks faced by the early Chicago punk scene, to the metal punk divide, to surviving SST by knowing the meaning of “in perpetuity”, to being part of a paradigm shift, to the story behind Chris Cornell’s vinyl debut on a paro...

All aboard for the Town of Hardcore because Sohrab Habibion has come to TOAP! Listen in as Damian sits down with the: musician, writer, engineer, designer, DCHC documentarian and all around cultural force to talk all things punk. From run-ins with Leftie, to Dave Grohl drumming in Kids For Cash, to signing to Grass Records, to mom's role in documenting DC hardcore, to why Ian McKaye probably doesn't want to be on TOAP, to helping p...

Turned Out A Punk has a posse because Shepard Fairey is here! Listen in as Damian sits down with the artist behind Obey Giant and the Obama Hope poster to talk all things punk. From clocking the jerks at a Circle Jerks show, to Jello Biafra being the hero we need, to being a part of the Am Rep/ Kozik/ Melvins art movement, to being drag into the mainstream by the man behind GG Allin's Hated, to Cost and Revs being the most over st...

Have you been pushed beyond the edge? Your face turned: blue and green and red? Well, fear not because Preston Woodward is here! Listen in as Damian sits down with the vocalist from The State to talk all things Michigan and all things punk! From running away at 13 to live with he White Panthers, to John Brannon singing for State before Negative Approach, to working with Ron Ashton, to hating hardcore without punk, to the greatness ...

The real Iceman cometh because Deniz Tek is here! Listen in as Damian sits down with the legendary Radio Birdman guitarist turned emergency room doctor turned fighter pilot to talk all things punk. From the Michigan Mission To Burma connection, to welcoming The Saints to Sydney, to dealing with Sharpies, to having to surrender the deep western Suburbs to AC/DC, to being the real Top Gun, to having to sign autographs while saving so...

It's hats off to Larry on this episode of Killed By Punk because comedy giant Larry Charles is here! Listen in as your hosts, Comedian Chris Estrada and TOAP's Damian Abraham, sit down with Larry to talk: punk, comedy and the end of the world. Don't miss it!

Love your hate? Your faith lost? Well, you are now one of us because Jade Puget has come to TOAP! Listen in as Damian sits down with a fellow member of the Unit Pride family tree to talk AFI and all things punk! From lead singer syndrome, to the genius of Nick 13, to AFI being the grommets, to the Bay Area's "pop punk" trauma, to the under acknowledged influence on "emo", to levelling up and so much more: this is not to be missed!!...

You know once you listen that dreams come true because Rachel Love has come to TOAP! Listen in as Damian sits down with one of his music heroes to talk all things punk. From having Users in the family, to disco punk 45s, to never fitting in, to dealing with creepy record producers to playing on Top Of The Pops, to accidentally releasing a DIY classic and so much more: don't miss this one!

Also, don't miss the reissues of both of Rac...

Set your prescription to destroy because Daryl Taberski has come to TOAP! Listen in as Damian sits down with the Snapcase vocalist to talk the greatness of Buffalo and all things punk. From the Goo Goo Dolls punk years, to the Hot Snakes/Snapcase connection, to the infamy of Zero Tolerance, to Ani DeFranco's punk era, to a forced beef with Fifteen over straight edge, to the defeat of Victory Records and so much more: DON'T MISS TH...

We may not be fabulously rich but c'mon, just let's go because Paul Langlois has come to TOAP! Listen in as Damian sits down with the Tragically Hip guitarist to talk Canadian humbleness and all things punk! From The Hip being a supergroup of Teenage Head cover bands, to Queen St's Rockabilly era, to when the "Kingston Mafia" ran Toronto, to Damian saying the wrong thing to Gord, to trying to get rid of the jerks, to playing with N...

Don't worry about the scummy filth, that's everywhere; Daniel Kubinski is on TOAP! Listen in as Damian sits with the Die Kreuzen vocal GOAT and talks all things punk. From Cheap Trick being proto-punk, to the Manchester side of Milwaukee, to Black Flag being bullies, to DOA being awesome, to touring with the Monsters Of Indie rock, to making Doc Dart sad, to TSOL being SOL, to White Zombie going metal, to influencing Soundgarden, t...

Oh, make me over because Melissa Auf der Maur's come to TOAP! Listen in as Damian sits down with rocker turned author and tries to convince her that punk doesn't suck. From why Melissa doesn't like punk, to Courtney being on the level of GG live, to the Gruesomes ruling, to how growing up with Montreal media royalty for parents prepared her for the madness, to her father's influence on Vice, to Melissa''s connection to Canada's mos...

Welcome to the first meeting of The Reluctant NoFX Connection Club because director Kevin Hegge and Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart have come back to TOAP! Listen in as the Damian sits down with two of the best guests ever on the show (if you doubt, listen to their first appearances) to talk even more punk! DON''T MISS THIS!

Also, don't miss Xiu Xiu's fantastic new covers record: "Xiu Mutha F****in' Xiu Vol.1", out now

Also, don't miss Kevin...

Are you still scared of clowns? Well, you better not be because, king of comedy, Larry Charles has come to TOAP! Listen in as Damian sits down with the writer, director and producer of some of the biggest comedies ever to talk all things punk. From going to CB’s, to witnessing Andy Kaufman’s destructo art first hand, to blazin’ with a Fug, to Bob Dylan’s capacity for happiness, to working with Kanye before t...

Get out from under your shell because Jason White has come back to TOAP! Listen in as the one quarter of Pinhead Gunpowder returns to talk West South Central American emo and all things punk. From watching your old hardcore band open for the Romantics, to being mistaken for straight edge by Memphis Hardline, to the forced credit of being the bridge between Crimpshrine and Screw 32, to Lance Hahn (rip) ruling, to Sarah Kirsch (rip) ...

Get on in to the belly of the shark because Frack Carter has come to TOAP! Listen in as Damian reconnects with his old friend to talk the cost of fame and all things punk. From the Class Of '07 grows up, to the crazy weird violent energy at Gallows' shows, to your happiness being a negative for some people, to the stewardship of being in the Sex Pistols and so much more: DON'T MISS THIS ONE!

Also, don't miss Frank's exhibition:...