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Episode 364 - Mac McCaughan (Superchunk, Slushpuppies, Wwax, Portastatic, Merge Records)

Turned Out A Punk
Turned Out A Punk
Episode • Sep 15, 2021 • 1h 26m
Have you got a minute? Can you fit TOAP into it? Because, Superchunk & Merge Records' MAC MCCAUGHAN is on the show today! Listen in as Damian talks to his label boss & hero about his punk journey. From going to see the Ugly Americans, to making a flyer that pissed off Ian MacKaye, to being A Bat: this is NOT TO BE MISSED!!!



& don't miss Mac's AWESOME new solo record "The Sound Of Yourself" out September 24th on Merge Records!



Also Touched On:



AC/DC: punk in Australia




Molly Hatchet




Point Blank and Loverboy




Todd Barry and The Chant




“No bands are going to come here!”: moving to NC




Finding college radio




Getting used by cool stuff




The Pressure Boys: king of the scene




REM




Ugly Americans




Stillborn Christians




COC




The multitudes of DCHC




Honour Role and the Minutemen 




Mac being a Bat




Flying Nun Records



& SO MUCH MORE!!!





BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS 






























































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