The Toronto DIY god STEVEN PAGE, is here! Today on Turned Out A Punk Damian sits down with one of Canada's most iconic songwriters to talk punk! Listen in as they discuss: Throbbing Gristle, The Jam & punk's impotence to outsider kids. From buying the "Business As Usual" compilation, to going platinum with a DIY tape, to prowess being worthless, to lead singers having to "wear it differently": THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!

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Also Touched On:

Aware of punk from the press


The “Business As Usual” Compilation 


Loving the Jam because they also seemed to have missed out on stuff


Social/Sonic Barrier 


Prowess is worthless


Suspicions about the Clash


Billy Bragg as inspiration 


Violent Femmes


Lyrics are important


The Townie, uptight, nature of early 80’s Toronto


Scarborough sucked


Hearing Johnny Cash and hearing him for the first time


Postcard Records


The “Big Gold Dream” documentary


“The Canadian version of…”


The Yellow Tape: The birth of a true alternative music industry


The Canadian Music Mafia and SXSW


“13 Engines can’t make it! Can you guys do it?”


The “Buck Naked” tape


The “Pink Tape”


Dressing like clowns and clowning the industry


Chris Murphy planting a seed of doubt


“The sellout threshold”


Signing to Sire to be a part of it


“Seymour Sign”


Inglenook: Toronto’s Rock and Roll High School


Outsider Angst and band dynamics


The viciousness of the NME


Lead singers have to wear it differently 


The Skydiggers


Corky And The Juice Pigs

AND SO MUCH MORE!!!