Episode 334 - Dave Baksh (Sum 41, Brown Brigade, Organ Thieves, 747)

FACTS: Sum 41 is the biggest selling Canadian Punk band ever & the guitarist, DAVE BAKSH is one of nicest people on earth! Join Damian as he sits down with Dave for an (in too) deep dive into Southern Ontario 90's punk lore & beyond. From firefighter fighting death metal bands to scene consuming high school band beefs to dieting tips from Iggy Pop: this is an all-time episode that is NOT TO BE MISSED! 



Also, don't miss Sum 41's "Order In Decline" on Hopeless Records in stores now!



Also Touched On:



Years in the making

Not By Choice

Strung Out: melody and thrash make sense 

Metal being washed in 90s

The Cross-back-over

Breaking Mark from Len’s toilet

Brenden and Broken Social Scene

The Spazz store in Toronto 

Small-town Toronto

Dad playing Kung-Fu Fighter every morning

Mom loves the Ventures

Embodiment: FIGHT EVERYBODY

Packing up a show in the middle of brawl

“The Heep! Baksh, you gotta get out of here.”

Metal as a punk Gateway 

Much Music

Being scared of Zeppelin at first

Oshawa’s Figure Four stomping Nazi ass

Al from Trigger Happy being awesome

Simon Head tour manager 

Mark Belke from SNFU shows up to be guitar tech

Metal Works

The MC Shan/ Snow/ Treble Charger Connect

The REAL In To Deep origin story 

Rap lessons in the studio

The DMX cameo

Surviving Death 3x

“WE GOTTA BREAK DEREK OUT OF JAIL!”: A Paris Street Fight  

“If I drink red wine, I get a little bit silly”: working with Iggy Pop

& SO MUCH MORE!!!!





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