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Episode 360 - Miles Copeland (IRS, Step-Forward, DFC, Illegal, Faulty Product)

Turned Out A Punk
Turned Out A Punk
Episode • Sep 1, 2021 • 1h 20m
Today on the show, Damian sits down with the "Svengali of punk": MILES COPELAND! Listen in as the two discuss Miles’ role in the early punk scene, the arrival of the New Wave boom & laying the ground work for the alternative explosion! 



Don't miss it!!



Also, don't miss Miles’ fantastic new book "Two Steps Forward, One Step Back" out now on Jawbone Press.



Also Touched On:



The first touring festival




the Sniffin’ Glue atheistic 




A&M’s reaction to punk




Sex Pistols: more of a press operation than band




Tour managing the Sex Pistols




Lux and Stiv: really scary




“It’s about what you have to say”




Passion over virtuosity



“Miles, how am I supposed to help this band!? They can’t play!!”




The Squeeze: “Not PUNK punk”




The Wasps




Going to the Roxy and finding Menace




The Go-Gos




Lux didn’t trust anyone




The Fall



& SO MUCH MORE!!!







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