Elgin James from Righteous Jams, 454 Big Block, Wrecking Crew and the Co-Creator & Showrunner of FX's Mayans MC
Turned Out A Punk
Turned Out A Punk
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 12 November 2021
⏱️ 170 minutes
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Summary
What is the purpose of this podcast if not to help Damian rekindle old friendships? Today on the show, Mayans M.C. co-creator / Showrunner & Righteous Jammer, ELGIN JAMES sits down for one of the most fascinating episodes yet! Listen in as two friends reconnect & discuss Elgin’s harrowing journey from homeless punk, to writing a hit tv show & EVERYTHING in between!
THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED AT ALL COSTS!
Also, lookout for Mayans M.C. Season 4 coming in 2022 & catch up on past seasons on FX now!
Also Touched On:
Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert
The Billy Squier/ Dead Kennedys connection
The Sex Pistols rule
Catching MRR radio by chance
Molly Shannon: New Waver
The Clash vs. The Pistols
Rainbow and The Scorpions
Adventure Jukebox on WXEI
No Milk On Tuesday
Husker Du
Going to the Anthrax and seeing Mental Abuse
Chronic Disorder
Starting a zine
Following Rollins around on the Lifetime Tour
Rage Of Discipline: the band
“Stay out of prison”: advice from Hank
Believing it and living it
A little boy never learning to be a man
Blackout Bar
Meeting Kira from Black Flag…. kinda
The changing of the guard in Connecticut
Forced Reality
Roger and Agnostic Front: the realest
Getting banned from the Anthrax every other weekend
Skeletal Ambitions
Helping out Jill Heath and DRI
Being a punk rock filmmaker
Julian Temple on Crass
Playing with GG Allin
The skinheads going to see Suckdog
Nancy and Al Barile
Hating Youth Of Today
The lost Boston scene of the late 80’s
Tree
B’zrker
Sam Black Church
Inheriting the Boston VS New York beef
Metal as fantasy
The power of the phrase: “I love you”.
The delicate Art School/ Street Rock ’N’ Roll balance
Fighting onstage during Black Flag
Joey C and Righteous Jams
Gibby and the invention of social media
Everything comes down to sadness
& SO MUCH MORE!!!
BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS
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| 1:39.3 | and feeding me and the kids. So, Hello and welcomes you another edition of Turned Out of Punk. |
| 2:15.5 | I'm your host, Damien Abraham. |
| 2:17.0 | Once again I bring you a conversation with someone who grew up listening to Punk, |
| 2:20.6 | may or may not still be involved with Punk, |
| 2:22.3 | but have the life changed by the genre in a major way. |
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