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Published: March 25, 2019, 5:02 a.m.

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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\\u2019s 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.\\xa0

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Adam Ant on late night tv and a sexual awaking

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ATL Alternative Culture Unity

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The difference between Raleigh and Atlanta\\u2019s punk scenes

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the uniqueness of the various hardcore scenes in NC

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Learning to overcome stage fright

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Starting Merge

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Gerard\\u2019s stamp of approval

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Not being proud of the early stuff

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You can\\u2019t be discerning if you\\u2019re going to be prolific

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Erectus Monotone: pre- Double Negative

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not liking the bands that signed to major labels

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Jon Wurster: the punkest motherfucker you ever did see

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AND MORE!!!!!!

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