FACTS: Sum 41 is the biggest selling Canadian Punk band ever & the guitarist, DAVE BAKSH is one of nicest people on earth! Join Damian as he sits down with Dave for an (in too) deep dive into Southern Ontario 90's punk lore & beyond. From firefighter fighting death metal bands to scene consuming high school band beefs to dieting tips from Iggy Pop: this is an all-time episode that is NOT TO BE MISSED! 

Also, don't miss Sum 41's "Order In Decline" on Hopeless Records in stores now!

Also Touched On:

Years in the making


Not By Choice


Strung Out: melody and thrash make sense 


Metal being washed in 90s


The Cross-back-over


Breaking Mark from Len’s toilet


Brenden and Broken Social Scene


The Spazz store in Toronto 


Small-town Toronto


Dad playing Kung-Fu Fighter every morning


Mom loves the Ventures


Embodiment: FIGHT EVERYBODY


Packing up a show in the middle of brawl


“The Heep! Baksh, you gotta get out of here.”


Metal as a punk Gateway 


Much Music


Being scared of Zeppelin at first


Oshawa’s Figure Four stomping Nazi ass


Al from Trigger Happy being awesome


Simon Head tour manager 


Mark Belke from SNFU shows up to be guitar tech


Metal Works


The MC Shan/ Snow/ Treble Charger Connect


The REAL In To Deep origin story 


Rap lessons in the studio


The DMX cameo


Surviving Death 3x


“WE GOTTA BREAK DEREK OUT OF JAIL!”: A Paris Street Fight  


“If I drink red wine, I get a little bit silly”: working with Iggy Pop


& SO MUCH MORE!!!!


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