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 80 - K.J. Jansen (Chixdiggit)
Get ready to smile! This week on Turned Out A Punk it is one of punk’s sunniest faces; KJ Jansen from Chixdiggit stops by for a chat. Listen along as the two chat about being on SubPop, Fat Wreck Chords, and the realities those labels brought. Also discussed: -The Monoxides -Making an underage beef thief -Sister as gateway -The Dutch Punk Cousin -Who is Bugs Potter? -Thomas Dolby -The Vindicators -High Rollers -LI150s: legit mods -The Von Zippers: Post Riot 303 -Forbidden Dimension -Going to see the Dead Kennedy’s -Big Drill Car -Jawbreaker plays to no one -From drummer to singer -The Will: Huevos Ranchero -Miss Erections or Bum, Sweat, No Tears: it could be worse -Merch before shows -Working and selling shirts on Calgary’s first patio -“Wait, are we joking?” -Going to Seattle: first tour. -There would be no Chixdiggit without Huevos Rancheros -Pure or Pansy Division? Choose your tour. -Playing with the Supersuckers -The greatness of the Fastbacks -CFNY: when it was great -The Bookman -Touring is a mental game -The bullshit Pansy Division had to put with. -What is “Fat” Records? -Lagwagon and Strung Out is a hockey arena in Quebec` -Joey Cape: what an ear! -Bootleg hit!!! -Being signed to SubPop during the divorce. -Signing to Fat -Still finding the joy in touring and MORE!!!!!