Episode 203 - Laura Ballance (Superchunk, Merge Records)

Turned Out A Punk

Music Interviews, Music History, Music, Music Commentary

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2019

⏱️ 105 minutes

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Summary

How often do you get to talk to the boss of your record label, bass player in one of your favourite bands & one of the first people to ever hire you in the music biz? Well, this once in a lifetime confluence happens to Damian this week when he welcomes LAURA BALLANCE OF MERGE RECORDS / SUPERCHUNK on to the show show!!! Listen in as the two discuss Laura’s journey, why MERGE gets it in a way some other label can't & the night in London twenty years ago when Damian had to work the merch table for Superchunk.

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AND MORE!!!!!!

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2:18.4	Damian Abraham and once again I am bringing you a conversation with someone who
2:22.0	grew up listen to Punk may or may not still be involved in punk,
2:25.0	but had their life changed by the genre in a major way.
2:28.0	And today on the show, huge, huge guest,
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