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Episode 298 - Sam McPheeters (Author, Born Against, Wrangler Brutes)

Turned Out A Punk
Turned Out A Punk
Episode • Dec 3, 2020 • 1h 32m
Turned Out A Punk is dead... with excitement! On this episode, Damian is joined by the LEGEND SAM MCPHEETERS! Listen in as the two talk Sam's AWESOME new book, MUTATIONS, Born Against's record buying habits, kinda caring about bad reputations, Clevo, Power Violence, the Albany New Wave vocal style, Ginsberg opening for Underdog being Utopia & so much more! This & Sam's AMAZING new book, MUTATIONS are NOT TO BE MISSED!!!



Also Touched On:





in your image 




Watching Fear play SNL




Postcard punks




A presentation on the Dead Kennedys




Laurie Anderson and her "Tapeheads" violin




By ’84, Hardcore is everywhere




Combined Effort




Albany Style




The Verge are awesome




Capitol the band as the inspiration for antagonization 




Not liking being around drunk people




The unnamed style of New Wave with over exaggerated vocals




Most know fo being a victim of violent crime than being a singer in a New Wave band




There is no Koro in Albany




Trying to see the Beastie Boys and Murphy’s Law at Irvine Plaza




No fights in Albany: Going to Chucky Cheese after shows




Booking Nomeansno with Breakdown




Temper tantrums in Hardcore




Underdog playing Alan Ginsberg: The 6 months of NY unity




Inspiration on “The Fear Of Smell” comp.




Making ABC No Rio no welcoming to people that sought to destroy it by its nature




Life’s Blood remaking you in their image




Boycotting the first Life’s Blood show




Why would you go to someone else’s band practice?!?




Livin’ it up Rollins’ style in Room 666 at the 30th St. YMCA




Born Against on Rev?




Reading Wizard Of Oz, Leaf-blowers and other artistic failures




“We are called Bad Attitude”: lying to your parents about your band




“If 20 year old self came in the room right now I’d be a dead man”




Integrity and Ringworm




Power Violence 



& OTHER GOODNESS!!!!!!







BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS 



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