Steven Page from The Transcanada Highwaymen and Barenaked Ladies

Episode 397:

The Toronto DIY god STEVEN PAGE, is here! Today on Turned Out A Punk Damian sits down with one of Canada's most iconic songwriters to talk punk! Listen in as they discuss: Throbbing Gristle, The Jam & punk's impotence to outsider kids. From buying the "Business As Usual" compilation, to going platinum with a DIY tape, to prowess being worthless, to lead singers having to "wear it differently": THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!



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Also Touched On:



Aware of punk from the press

The “Business As Usual” Compilation 

Loving the Jam because they also seemed to have missed out on stuff

Social/Sonic Barrier 

Prowess is worthless

Suspicions about the Clash

Billy Bragg as inspiration 

Violent Femmes

Lyrics are important

The Townie, uptight, nature of early 80’s Toronto

Scarborough sucked

Hearing Johnny Cash and hearing him for the first time

Postcard Records

The “Big Gold Dream” documentary

“The Canadian version of…”

The Yellow Tape: The birth of a true alternative music industry

The Canadian Music Mafia and SXSW

“13 Engines can’t make it! Can you guys do it?”

The “Buck Naked” tape

The “Pink Tape”

Dressing like clowns and clowning the industry

Chris Murphy planting a seed of doubt

“The sellout threshold”

Signing to Sire to be a part of it

“Seymour Sign”

Inglenook: Toronto’s Rock and Roll High School

Outsider Angst and band dynamics

The viciousness of the NME

Lead singers have to wear it differently 

The Skydiggers

Corky And The Juice Pigs



AND SO MUCH MORE!!!