Episode 291 - Billy Bragg (Riff Raff)

Published: Oct. 21, 2020, 1:33 a.m.

The Bard Of Barking comes to the Turned Out A Punk Kingdom! On this episode Damian sits down with one of England\u2019s greatest song writers: BILLY BRAGG. Listen as Damian & Billy go deep on the greatness: Riff Raff, Chiswick Records\u2019 pub rock, never listening to the Clash\u2019s \u201cSandinista\u201d on principle & SO MUCH OTHER GOODNESS.\xa0
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\nNOT TO BE MISSED!!!!!
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\nSounds\n
\n\nA Damned reel to reel as first exposure\n
\n\nit\u2019s gotta be recorded wrong speed?\n
\n\nSceptical of the art school quality of it\n
\n\nThe Jam are the first band to have an impact\n\n
\nDr.Feelgood are the British Ramones\n
\n\nDo up your top button lest you look like a Bee Gee\n
\n\nThe Clash live blowing your mind\n
\n\nForming Riff Raff\n
\n\nRecording I Wanna Be A Cosmonaut and being reborn\n
\n\ngetting high on recording\n
\n\nSnatching a cup of \u201cSex and Drug and Rock And Roll\u201d badges from your future manager\n
\n\nAlbion Records\n
\n\nThe unreleased Riff Raff movie\n
\n\nThrowing matinee gigs in Clopton\xa0\n
\n\nThe Now\u2019s \u201cDevelopment Corporation\u201d\n
\n\nJon Savage\u2019s end of Punk was just the start\n
\n\nThe power and sway on being big city rockers in a small town\n
\n\nGetting East German Punks Stoned for the first time\n
\n\nLil\u2019 Kevin joins the band\n
\n\nPunk splitting into Oi and The New Romantic\n
\n\nNever listening to Sandinista by the Clash\n
\n\nBlanking on The Levellers\n
\n\n\u201cThey weren\u2019t in the Clash Wars!\u201d\n
\n\nLesson learned from Patrick Fitzgerald\u2019s failure\n
\n\nLife\u2019s A Riot
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\nproto-Britpop\xa0
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\nThe Housemartins\xa0\n\n
\n& SO MUCH MORE!!!
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\nBROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS\n
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