“I Can’t Keep Up! I Can’t Keep Up! I Can’t Keep Up!” This week, we bring you one of the most requested guests in TOAP history. BRIAN BAKER is on the show! Listen in as Damian has his mind blown with stories from the genesis of DC hardcore from a guy who lived it! After all these years, THIS ONE DOES NOT DISAPPOINT. 

Here’s to a little escape

Also Touched On:

Mutual respect


Going to elementary school with Guy Picciotto & Micheal Hampton


Moving to Detroit


Moving home & everyone is punk!


Everyone was into the Damned, Clash & the Viletones


The importance of Skip - Yesterday & Today 


Discharge & Crass


Empire, Lime Spiders, Hoodoo Gurus & the Church inform a sonic change


Either Teen Idles & The Cramps or The Extorts on top of a record store


Pussy Galore elementary school connection


“I could have been seeing Doc Watson play a deli two times a month but I was too busy putting bandanas on my boots, hangin’ outside of 7-11 drinking cokes”


Going to see Stiff Little Fingers with fake IDs & pencil shavings rubbed on your face


The BAD BRAINS


The early Minor Threat shows


not really understanding the name


The Violence


No more fights


The difference between DCHC & NYHC


Getting a Canadian SIN Card


Choosing SNL over playing at the GI


DOA at Woodlawn High School


Forming a Meatmen


Forming Doggy Rock: “just a shit show”


Dag Nasty: The California years


“The Great Minor Threat Escape”


Forming Samhain


“We don’t need this MacKaye character, let’s get Glen!”


Missing out on Bad Religion until “Recipe For Hate”


& MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!!

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