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Episode 315 - Jon King (Gang Of Four, King Butcher)

Turned Out A Punk
Turned Out A Punk
Episode • Mar 2, 2021 • 1h 12m
No need to wonder what to do for pleasure this week because, JON KING from the legendary Gang Of Four comes to Turned Out A Punk! Listen in as he & Damian talk about: cinematic influence, the Dadaist nature of punk, psychedelic Hawkwind shows & fighting Nazis at the Fenton! 



NOT TO BE MISSED! & don't miss the new Gang Of Four "77-81" Boxset on Matador Records!!



Also Touched On:



The influence on the present day




trying to never be in a genre




Dr. Feelgood: UK proto-punk





the disappointment of the Clash




toilet reverb: “it sounded shit”




being sampled by Run The Jewels’




“We were pretty good at being difficult”




Refusing to compromise for Top Of The Pops




A friend’s dad with a crack and peel Velvet Underground




Marc Almond getting whipped as an opener




Having to deal with the first wave of Nazi punks



The Mekons



Sham 69




& TONS OF OTHER GOODNESS





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