Episode 121 - Al Nolan (Trigger Happy, Hardcore Logo Live, Deep End)

What a week! Damian is currently on the road, but still manages to send in a great conversation with Toronto punk legend Al Nolan! Join in as Al talks about growing up in the east end of Toronto and the start of scene there that would produce some of Canada’s most important punk and metal bands. Also touched on: Knowing each other since Damian was a boy with hair Seeing Sex Pistols on morning TV Seeing Kiss before there was Star Wars The importance of the New Music Teenage Kicks Toronto’s Original teen punks The Beatles are hard! The Ska Revival Shaun: the first punk in Pickering Vans shoes comes to town Metallica opening for WASP Brian Taylor and AggRock Meeting James Cavalluzzo of Malhavoc in art class It’s not the band I hate it’s the man: Punk’s liking Ted Nudgent Descendents: David Lynch-esq Weirdos Shaving your head The lead singer genes Nigel cuts off his finger making an upside down cross Venom: THE MOST OUTRAGEOUS THING I HAD EVER SEEN Best band name: Charlie Brown’s Wang Lee Brian moves to town Missing Link The closing of the DMZ Smoking hash in the BFG’s gasmask The depreciation of Time Glen and Dave’s Metallic Assault Forming Elephant and becoming 5 Foot Nothing Replaced by Matt White Missing Link booking with All 7 Seconds, MSI, 5 Foot Nothing: the biggest show of the era Degenerate Youth Collecting shoes Having to fire the guy you are replacing The story of Epidemic Records pre-Monster Voodoo Machine Brampton’s Beyond Montreal’s Rise