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Turned Out A Punk

Episode 193 - John "Jughead" Pierson (Screeching Weasel) PLUS TOAP LIVE w/ Craig Setari (Sick Of It All), Fletcher Dragge (Pennywise)

Turned Out A Punk

Turned Out A Punk

Music Interviews, Music History, Music, Music Commentary

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2018

⏱️ 110 minutes

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Summary

THIS ONE'S A MONSTER!!! First, founding member of one of Damian’s all time favourite bands, Screeching Weasel. JOHN "JUGHEAD" PIERSON is on the show!!! Listen in as the two discuss how a band that never really fit in anywhere would go on to become one of punk's most influential bands. ALSO, AS A BONUS - TOAP LIVE AT HOUSE OF VANS w/ FLETCHER DRAGGE from Pennywise & CRAIG SETARI from Sick Of It All. Check out some of THE WILDEST stories you have ever heard on the show WITH a cameo from JOHN JOSEPH!!! WHAT AN EPISODE!?!?!?!?!?

Also Touched On:

Hearing Should I Stay Or Should I Go On The Radio While Crafting

Going To See Repo Man & The Shit Hitting The Fan

Angry Samones

AOD

Meeting Ben Weasel

The Ramones

The Decendents

Finding Melody

The Ozzfish Spilt That Never Happened

Signing To What Goes On Records

Touring With Spongetunnel

Getting Out Of Chicago Early

Naked Raygun

Driving To Berkeley For A Gig

Meeting Jesse Michaels & Crimpshrine

Sloppy Seconds & “I Want To Be A Homosexual”

When “My Brain Hurts” Comes Out & Everything Changed

The Mr. T Experience

The AMAZING Roadkill Records

Recording Punk House

Brian Vermin’s Importance To The Band

“We Got’Em”: Convincing Lookout To Sign You

Watching Green Day EXPLODE

Being Involved In Theatre

Leaving Screeching Weasel

& GOD, SO MUCH MORE!!!!

BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS

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and feeding me and the kids. So, Hello and welcome to another edition of Turned Out a Punk. I'm your host

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Damian Abraham and once again I am bringing you a conversation with someone who

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grew up listening to Punk may or may not still be involved in punk, but had their life changed by the genre in a major way.

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And today on the show, huge, huge show, John Jughead Pearson of the band Scretching Weasel, also an accomplished

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actor, a novelist, and host of Jughead's Basement, a fantastic podcast that he puts together monthly.

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