Damian Abraham can be many things... the singer of a critically acclaimed band, a failed VJ, a host for Vice…a parent, but certainly he is a punk music obsessive. Each week, he sits down and chats with an interesting person from the far reaching worlds of entertainment to find out how their life was changed by the discovery of a novelty genre that supposedly died out in 1978... PUNK.Read more »
Damian Abraham can be many things... the singer of a critically acclaimed band, a failed VJ, a host for Vice…a parent, but certainly he is a punk music obsessive. Each week, he sits down and chats with an interesting person from the far reaching worlds of entertainment to find out how their life was changed by the discovery of a novelty genre that supposedly died out in 1978... PUNK.Read Less
Here's Johnny!!! This week on the show Damian is joined by one of the greatest guitarists in the history of British Rock & Roll: JOHNNY MARR!!! Johnny has an amazing new album, “Call The Comet” & has played in some of the most LEGENDARY bands ever but, as is par for the course with this show, the two spent most of the time talking about a band that only ever released one song on a compilation. CHECK THIS ONE OUT & don't forget THE TOAP PATREON!
👨🎨: Gray Abraham
Also Touched On:
The Sex Pistols’ legendary Lesser Free Trade Hall
Billy Duffy changes the next day
Going to see Slaughter & The Dogs at age 12
Stooges, The Dolls & Dr Feelgood
The glory days of working class rock & roll
The first single
Playing guitar
The GODLY Sister Ray!
A freak show of a band
A scary group of dudes
A drummer with dreads in South Manchester in the late 70’s
In a band with adults at age 14
Steven & Isaac got nothing on Clive.
Clive says “If you are a intros band, you are going to need this…”
Pete Shelley: the true radical for the time
The differences between the london punks & the punks around the country that took up the flag
The importance of Jon Savage’s book
The importance of Magazine
Bowiefreaks
The Suffragette City is the template for punk
The Robert Alman Punk Salon
The White Dice
Paris Valentino’s riff becomes Handsome Devils
The Only Ones are gods!
“Peter Perret is my Sid Barrett”
Seeing Nick Lowe from the knees down
The FBeat audition
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