Turned Out A Punk brings ALL their equipment on the bus! Today on the show, the Violent Femmes’ BRIAN RITCHIE stops in to talk punk! Listen in as Damian sits down, with the founding member of one of his favourite bands to talk about going from being one of the most hated bands in Milwaukee, to touring the world. From the heavy influence of the Modern Lovers, to jamming with the Velvet Underground, to being harassed on the street by Sacred Order: THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!!!


Also, don’t miss the brand new 30th anniversary reissue of the Violent Femmes’ “Why Do Birds Sing?” (and the reissue of “Add It Up” on vinyl!) on Craft Recordings, in stores now!


Also Touched On:


Love for the Violent Femmes


Being into proto-punk


The Blue Magoos


Lunch with The Modern Lovers


Lou Reed


Creem


barricading the editor of Rock Scene in a studio


Zines


X-Press Zine: Pre Drivin’ N Cryin’


Going to Yes and loving prog


Finding the Velvet Underground


Recording with The Velvet Underground


Busking out of necessity 


“Slash is only label that wanted us.”


Jonathan Richman: “You kinda sound like I sounded when I was your age!”


hardcore 


being broke but still being a “sell-out”


& SO MUCH MORE!!!






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