Damian Abraham has been many things... the singer of a critically acclaimed band, a failed VJ and food network host, one of the minds behind TV's "The Wrestlers", parent of 3... and undeniably, a punk music obsessive. Each week, he sits down and chats with an interesting person from various walks of life to find out how their world was influenced and changed by the discovery of a novelty genre that supposedly died out in 1978... PUNK!
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Episode 31 - J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr / Deep Wound /etc.)
No one is more excited than J Mascis to finally get to sit down with Damian for an episode of Turned Out A Punk. Listen along as J ; gleefully, earnestly, and passionately recounts his journey from Deep Wound drummer to Guitar God. Topics also hit on: -The similarities between doing WTF and TOAP -Being unable to make it through the Gerard Cooly’s episode because it was “too nerdy” -Finding Punk through hearing about the Ramones at record stores -Starting to take the “Joke Music” seriously -Loving Mott Hoople -Meeting the rest of Deep Wound -J had a radio show!?!?!?! -J mail-ordering the Finnish hardcore 7” cannon -Void -Being pen-pals with the Neos -Gerard thoughts on Deep Wound making J literally LOL -Being pissed off (still) about the Bands The Could Be God Comp. -Gerard Cosloy: Manager/ back-up singer -Seeing the two worst Mission To Burma shows back in the day -Lou Barlow being too scared to go to the Minor Threat show -The Boston guys being scary and “focused” -The first Deep Wound show with the FU’s -Maybe putting on the first Last Rights’ show -Killslug: Creepy dudes -Waking up one day and Hardcore has ended -The Vash D Bashers: Dread Din and J’s three drums and vocal project -Raw Power: Fun Live -Crucifix -SST -Collaborating with Paul Schaffer -Being on Beavis And Butthead: “A highpoint” -Taking Matt Dillon to CBGB’s and getting him covered in shit -Playing on Jenny Jones -Turning down playing on Conan in the beginning -Being on the Judgment Night Soundtrack -1991: The Year Of Punk Broke: the time -What Nirvana sounds like -GBV: innocence in a sea of jadedness -J’s record collection - and more