Turned Out A Punk is dead... with excitement! On this episode, Damian is joined by the LEGEND SAM MCPHEETERS! Listen in as the two talk Sam's AWESOME new book, MUTATIONS, Born Against's record buying habits, kinda caring about bad reputations, Clevo, Power Violence, the Albany New Wave vocal style, Ginsberg opening for Underdog being Utopia & so much more! This & Sam's AMAZING new book, MUTATIONS are NOT TO BE MISSED!!!

Also Touched On:



in your image 


Watching Fear play SNL


Postcard punks


A presentation on the Dead Kennedys


Laurie Anderson and her "Tapeheads" violin


By ’84, Hardcore is everywhere


Combined Effort


Albany Style


The Verge are awesome


Capitol the band as the inspiration for antagonization 


Not liking being around drunk people


The unnamed style of New Wave with over exaggerated vocals


Most know fo being a victim of violent crime than being a singer in a New Wave band


There is no Koro in Albany


Trying to see the Beastie Boys and Murphy’s Law at Irvine Plaza


No fights in Albany: Going to Chucky Cheese after shows


Booking Nomeansno with Breakdown


Temper tantrums in Hardcore


Underdog playing Alan Ginsberg: The 6 months of NY unity


Inspiration on “The Fear Of Smell” comp.


Making ABC No Rio no welcoming to people that sought to destroy it by its nature


Life’s Blood remaking you in their image


Boycotting the first Life’s Blood show


Why would you go to someone else’s band practice?!?


Livin’ it up Rollins’ style in Room 666 at the 30th St. YMCA


Born Against on Rev?


Reading Wizard Of Oz, Leaf-blowers and other artistic failures


“We are called Bad Attitude”: lying to your parents about your band


“If 20 year old self came in the room right now I’d be a dead man”


Integrity and Ringworm


Power Violence 

& OTHER GOODNESS!!!!!!



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