Episode 369 - Brian Ritchie (Violent Femmes, Plasticland)

Turned Out A Punk brings ALL their equipment on the bus! Today on the show, the Violent Femmes’ Brian Ritchie stops in to talk punk! Listen in as Damian sits down, with the founding member of one of his favourite bands, to talk about going from being one of the most hated bands in Milwaukee to touring the world. From the heavy influence of the Modern Lovers, to jamming with the Velvet Underground, to being harassed on the street by Sacred Order: THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!!!

Also, don’t miss the brand new 30th anniversary reissue of the Violent Femmes’ “Why Do Birds Sing?” (and the reissue of “Add It Up” on vinyl!) on Craft Recordings, in stores now!

Also, touched on:

Love for the Violent Femmes

Being into proto-punk

The Blue Magoos

Lunch with The Modern Lovers

Lou Reed

Creem

barricading the editor of Rock Scene in a studio

Zines

X-Press Zine: Pre Drivin’ N Cryin’

Going to Yes and loving prog

Finding the Velvet Underground

Recording with The Velvet Underground

Busking out of necessity 

“Slash is only label that wanted us.”

Jonathan Richman: “You kinda sound like I sounded when I was your age!”

hardcore 

being broke but still being a “sell-out”

AND SO MUCH MORE!!!

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