Winners never quit! Today on the show, David Bazan & Damian continue a 20 year old backstage conversation about punk! Listen in as they discuss the journey that brought David to forming Pedro The Lion. From sneaking listens to Beatles’ records,

Episode 299 - Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes, Desaparecidos, Better Oblivion Community Center)

1 Dec 12th, 2020 1h 7m

Who says part two’s never happen?!?! Join Damian as he sits down with the returning CONOR OBERST for a much requested part two! ...Or one & half? Listen in as the two discuss, the good, bad, ugly of emo, trying to navigate success, PUNK & so mu

Alex Edkins and Hayden Menzies from METZ are here

1 day ago 1h 33m

Nine years in the making, the other 2/3s of one of Canada's greatest power trios have come to TOAP! Listen in as Damian sits down with METZ's Alex Edkins and Hayden Menzies, to talk punk and Ottawa's DIY hardcore utopia. From the influence of S

TOAP Classic: Chris Slorach from Metz is here

2 days ago 1h 5m

TOAP CLASSIC #12 (RELEASED: MAY 12, 2015) Don't miss Chris and METZ's fantastic new: "Up On Gravity Hill" lp, on Sub Pop Also, don't miss METZ on tour!Episode 27:This week Damian is joined by his practice space roomie, Chris Slorach of Metz. Gr

Bill Stevenson is back

6 days ago 1h 34m

Punk Rock Bowling presents:It's not the end of the world, since your baby left you. It's gonna be okay, Bill Stevenson is on TOAP, anyway! The Descendents, ALL, Black Flag legend returns to the show to talk more punk with Damian. From the formu

Andy Nelson and Dan Yemin are back

9 days ago 1h 54m

Years in the making, Andy Nelson and Dan Yemin have returned to TOAP! Listen in as Damian sits down with the Open City/ Paint It Black/ Lifetime bandmates to talk more punk! DON'T MISS THIS ONE!Also, don't miss Paint It Black on their Californi

Kat Moss from Scowl is here

13 days ago 1h 45m

Punk Rock Bowling presents:Get your psychic dancing shoes on because Kat Moss is on TOAP! Listen in as Damian sits down with the Scowl vocalist to talk punk and the growing pains that come with it. From the fanaticism of discovering punk, to tw

Steve Shelley from Sonic Youth and Bush Tetras is here

16 days ago 1h 15m

30 years after Steve Shelley's maraca drumstick in "1991: The Year Punk Broke" blew Damian's mind, the Sonic Youth legend comes to TOAP! Listen in as the two discuss: Detroit New Wave, The Fix, and being a Crucifuck. From the still unsung Impor

Molly Neuman from Bratmobile is here

21 days ago 1h 22m

Punk Rock Bowling presents:We are so cool, yeah, yeah because Molly Neuman is here! Listen in as Damian sits down with the Lookout, Peechees, Frumpies, Bratmobile legend to talk all things punk. From the dawn of Riot Grrl, to the DC connection,

TOAP Classic: Nate Newton and Jacob Bannon from Converge are here

23 days ago 1h 52m

TOAP CLASSIC #11Nate had so much fun on his first time on TOAP that he came back on a few months later with Jacob. Nate's first appearance was recorded backstage at the Toronto stop of the 2015 At The Gates/ Converge tour. The episode with Jaco

Craig Bell from Rocket From The Tombs is here

27 days ago 1h 30m

Episode 486:I don't need a cure, I need Craig Bell on TOAP! Today on the show, Damian is joined by the Rocket From The Tombs, Mirrors, Saucers legend; to talk about helping to create punk. From Cleveland being punk's first scene, to Lester Bang

TOAP Classic: Neko Case is here

Mar 18th, 2024 1h 3m

TOAP CLASSIC #10 (RELEASED DECEMBER 23, 2015):Don’t miss Neko’s career spanning retrospective Wild Creature dbl LP, available everywhere!Also, don’t miss Neko on tour!Episode 59:This week we are joined by the amazing Neko Case! Having been a fa

Arthur Rizk from every cool band is here

Mar 15th, 2024 1h 27m

Episode 485:Years in the making: Arthur Rizk from: Eternal Champion, Cold World, Sumerlands, Iron Age, War Hungry, Power Trip, Carpenter Ant and 400 plus other awesome projects is on TOAP! DON'T MISS THIS ONE!Head over here to keep up with Arth

TOAP Classic: Nate Mendel from Foo Fighters is here

Mar 11th, 2024 1h 10m

TOAP CLASSIC #9 (RELEASED MARCH 17, 2016)Episode 70:WHAT A WEEK?!? On this Turned Out A Punk, Damian takes Nate Mendel of the Foo Fighters on a journey back through his legendary and yet under-celebrated punk past. Hear how one of the world mos

Claudia Gonson and Stephin Merritt from The Magnetic Fields are here

Mar 8th, 2024 1h 23m

Episode 484:We're going to need a 70th love song because The Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt and Claudia Gonson have come to TOAP! Listen in as the three have a lively conversation about: what is and what isn't punk and how it's all just BS an

TOAP Classic: Davey Havok from AFI is here

Mar 4th, 2024 2h 16m

TOAP CLASSIC #8Not one but two appearances from AFI/ Son Of Sam/ Blaqk Audio/ Dreamcar/ XTRMIST's Davey Havok!Find Davey's writing on his Substack!Catch AFI on tour this summer!Check out Blaqk Audio!Episode 76 (RELEASED April 24, 2016):TWO ARE

Matt Korvette from Pissed Jeans is here

Mar 1st, 2024 2h 12m

Episode 483:The king of jeans is here! Pissed Jeans' Matt Korvette has come to TOAP. Listen in as Damian sits down with his long time friend for their first ever actual conversation! From the Epi-Fat influence on Pissed Jeans, to Ultimate Warri

Devon Ross is here

Feb 27th, 2024 46m 47s

Episode 482:Triple threat Devon Ross is on TOAP! Listen in as Damian sits down with Devon to discuss: music, acting and punk. From growing up with a guitar hero dad, to trying to figure out what language the Ramones were singing in, to Devon's

Mikey Pittbull is here

Feb 23rd, 2024 1h 33m

Episode 481:In celebration of the Toronto premier of the Detroit Hardcore documentary, Mikey Pittbull has come to Turned Out A Punk! Listen in as Damian sits down with one of his inspirations as a vocalist to talk all things punk/hardcore. From

Jim Carroll from Spiral Heads, Hope Conspiracy and A-Team is here

Feb 22nd, 2024 1h 33m

The Spiral Heads Takeover continues, as Jim Carroll comes to TOAP! Listen in as Damian sits down with the Hope Conspiracy and A-Team guitarist to talk growing up in the unique world of Boston area hardcore and all things punk. From local-only u

Simon Doom and Walter Schreifels are back

Feb 21st, 2024 1h 55m

Me, you, Spiral Heads Crew! Spiral Heads' Simon Doom returns to the Turned Out A Punk with, the producer of their new record and TOAP perennial favourite: Walter Schreifels! Listen in as the three friends talk: trying to be normal, straight edg

TOAP Classic: MVP is here

Feb 16th, 2024 1h 8m

TOAP CLASSIC #7 (RELEASED JANUARY 27, 2016)Episode 64:The definition of a classic: WWE Superstar MVP makes his first appearance on the show and it is a doozy! From gangs to casino boat heists to prison to superstardom: this is one of the most i

Jennifer Finch from L7 is here

Feb 13th, 2024 2h 6m

Coming right on thru to you: Jennifer Finch from L7 is on Turned Out A Punk! Listen in as Damian sits down with the punk legend for one of the all time conversations on this show. From loving the hardcore takeover of LA punk, to the difference

TOAP Classic: FLAG, the former members of Black Flag, are here

Feb 11th, 2024 48m 25s

TOAP CLASSIC #6 (RECORDED 24, 2023):Episode 90: FLAG (Keith Morris, Bill Stevenson, Chuck Dukowski & Dez Cadena) are here! .. and WACKED OUT on 'brownies. Join Damian for some post show CHAOS with punk godz.(Photo: Keith Morris talking with DOA

Jayson Green is back

Feb 6th, 2024 1h 21m

Jayson Green is back in the TOAP Basement! Listen in as Damian sits down with his friend to discuss: how Jayson's 2 years in Toronto eclipses Damian's 40 plus years, reuniting Orchid, aging in a young person's genre and so much more! Don't miss