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Episode 242 - Simon Doom (Spiral Heads, MGMT, Thulsa Doom)

Turned Out A Punk
Turned Out A Punk
Episode • Feb 21, 2020 • 1h 7m
Get ready! This week on the show Damian is joined by Spiral Heads & MGMT member, the great SIMON DOOM! Sit in as they discuss coming of age in the not so great era of NY punk & how that set him on the path for the rest of his life. NOT TO BE MISSED.



Also Touched On:



Nirvana as the gateway band




Getting a Sub Pop comp and hearing the Dwarves’ “Drug Store”




Parents meeting in Jessie Michaels’ dad’s class




Bobcat Goldthwait, Chokebore Butthole Suffers and Nirvana 




The loss of Kurt Cobain impacts a young kid




buying bootleg Nirvana tapes off Merle Allin




Drawing Lars’ tattoos on yourself and fooling Merle




reading punk jackets




Making a fake ID to get into CBGB’s




“Are you a spy of something?” - cops find your fake ID




“12 year old boy looking for band members” a personal ad 




Spider sends a picture of him puking




becoming friends with the skinhead goes terribly wrong 




Social Disease




The Murder Junkies were a terrifying gang without a messiah 




Adults beefing with kids




Thulsa Doom




The grimy shityness of punk can be exhausting




if it didn’t have the D-BEAT, i didn’t like it




“This isn’t a metal venue!” Dave It Up and Stuart Schrader’s opinion mattered




going indie




& MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!



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