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Episode 329 - Bruce McCulloch (Kids In The Hall, Tallboyz etc.)

Turned Out A Punk
Turned Out A Punk
Episode • Apr 23, 2021 • 1h 5m
"(INSERT YOUR FAVE 'KIDS IN THE HALL' QUOTE)!" because today on the show the LEGEND BRUCE MCCULLOCH is here! That's right, the shame based, Kid In The Hall comes by for a chat & oh boy, is it awesome! Listen in as Damian sits in awe as Bruce regals him with stories of: finding the Nerves single, fighting redneck cowboys, faking work injuries to hide knife wounds from punk shows & so much f'n more! 



NOT TO BE MISSED!!!!!!!!!!!



Also Touched On:



Free from the CBC's restraints 




Searching for punk before punk




Hawkwind




Finding Milk N Cookies




Sometimes it’s Queen and sometimes it is a Marc Almond 




Bob Dylan and Patti Smith’s libraries




The Kids In The Hall impact




“The Shadowy Men made us cool”




Lorne Micheals 




Sex Pistols




The Modernettes




The Users




The Nerves

 

The Dils being the favourite 




The Damned




Not liking Ian Dury




Picking your favourite songs to be the soundtrack




Want to go Toronto for the music




Vancouver Punk vs. EVERYBODY




Don Pyle sending a ticket for the Damned show




Getting, not one but, two black eyes at the Edge in Toronto 




Never being part of the beautiful part of punk




The Parachute Club was taking over




The Modern Minds were a perfect band




The Golden Calgarians… the second wave




The Hot Nasties




Rolling through Edmonton with The Rock N Roll Bitches and Callum Keith Rennie




999




Buick McCain




Getting knifed at a Husker Du show




Cowboys beating up the punks




DOA and SNFU had scary shows




Coming to Toronto




Viletones




Pere Ubu




Shorty Petersen




Never watching SNL




Second City: Corny piano music and shitty white lighting




“Everyone that likes Cat Power likes Kids In The Hall”




80s: No cool comedy




“Fuck you, I’m not an entertainer.”




RIP Gord




Junior Brown, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and The Tragically Hip 




Riverdale




Withrow Park




The “50 Years in Entertainment” special




Shame Based Man




& SO MUCH MORE!!!!





BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS


















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