Damaged Goods Radio

Back in November 2023, Lenny Kaye from the Patti Smith Group played a tribute show to the amazing box set he compiled "Nuggets" at Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC. The Nuggets Boxset profiles lost classics from the 60s psychedelic garage rock era. Matt was fortunate enough to sit down with one of the performers before the show Hugo Burnham (the drummer from Gang of Four)! We discussed a bit of the history of Gang of Four as well as his involvement with the Nuggets tribute shows. http://damagedgoodsradio.com

Full episode with music can be heard here: https://linktr.ee/damagedgoodsradio Matt and Chris return from our hiatus to bring you our first interview since 2019 with Sweeping Promises! Matt caught up with Sweeping Promises recently when they played The Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC. We play all our favorite jams in the world of punk, post-punk, garage rock, indie and beyond. We've also got your Australian track of the week by Mod Con (Melbourne) plus new jams by Wet Leg (Isle of Wight, UK), The Bug Club (Wales, UK) and L'Resorts (Milwaukee, WI) and more. If you have the means, please consider supporting the artists directly through Bandcamp. Links available for each band at damagedgoodsradio.com

Full episode with music can be heard here: https://linktr.ee/damagedgoodsradio Here's a remastered and expanded version of our 2015 interview with the great band Gymshorts (Providence, RI) including music from Gymshorts and other bands related to this interview. Full playlist and more info at www.damagedgoodsradio.com

Full episode with music can be heard here: https://linktr.ee/damagedgoodsradio Matt and Chris play classic and new garage rock, post-punk and new wave jams by Würst Nürse (Melbourne, Australia), Annabelle Chairlegs (Austin, TX), Fake Fruit (Oakland, CA), Total Rubbish (Philadelphia, PA), Belgrado (Barcelona, Spain) and more. Food news features a punk show at Denny's and a petition to put Waffle House in D.C. This week's edition of eBay Price is Right features grunge trading cards and Abba dolls. Australian track of the week: "Fresh Outta Bedpans by Würst Nürse. Full playlist and more info at http://www.damagedgoodsradio.com Intro music: "Dephase" by Roboy. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Chris and Matt begin to try to tackle the satanic panic phenomenon of the late 80s/early 90s in this first mini episode. Including parental advice to avoid evil satanic heavy metal bands like The Grateful Dead and Nirvana.

Full episode with music can be heard here: https://linktr.ee/damagedgoodsradio Matt and Chris play killer tracks from the world of garage rock, punk, post-punk and beyond by Straight Arrows (Sydney, Australia), Naked Roommate (Oakland, CA), Shame (London, UK), Terry (Melbourne, Australia) and more. Food news features Arby's meat mountain, air protein, and Slipknot vs Burger King. This week's edition of the eBay Price is Right. Australian track of the week: "21st Century" by Straight Arrows. Full playlist and more info at http://www.damagedgoodsradio.com Check out Matt's 2018 interview with the band Terry: https://www.50thirdand3rd.com/terry-the-50thirdand3rd-interview/ Intro music: "Dephase" by Roboy. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Full episode with music can be heard here: https://linktr.ee/damagedgoodsradio Matt and Chris play new tracks by Sunfruits (Melbourne, Australia), Sprints (Dublin, Ireland), CCTV (Indiana) and more. Food news features the Planters Nutmobile, Stonyfield Zoom cow dates, and Dunkin Doughnuts drive through weddings. Plus K-Tel records trivia and a new segment: This Week in eBay

Full episode with music can be heard here: https://linktr.ee/damagedgoodsradio Matt and Chris play new tracks by Romero (Melbourne, Australia), The Shivas (Portland, OR), Stevie (Durham, NC) and more. Food news features 7/11's new Airbnb, Panera's new bread bowl glove and America's favorite German mall restaurant: Mr Dunderbak's. Chris discussed the local North Carolina organization Be Good to Yourself: Be Good to Yourself is fiscally sponsored by the 501c3 organization, Abundance NC. It was created by musicians and social activists in the Triad, Charlotte and Triangle areas to raise much-needed awareness and funds so we can help give our musicians access to mental health care and substance abuse counseling services when they need it most. In times of crisis and in times when they just need someone to talk to. https://abundancenc.org/homepage/fiscal-sponsorship/be-good-to-yourself/ Full playlist and more info at http://www.damagedgoodsradio.com

Production notes: Music is not included due to music rights issues. Full episode with music can be heard on Spotify or Mixcloud, links below: Matt and Chris reunite to play some of their favorite tracks of 2020 and beyond! Tunes by Bananagun (Melbourne, Australia), Sweeping Promises (Boston, MA), Atomic Mosquitos (Washington, DC) and more. We discussed our favorite food news of 2020: Waffle House's version of The Grammys McDonald's lunch meat burger Chuck E Cheese's secret pizza delivery restaurant KFC robot vending machines Favorite media of the year: Rivals podcast, VCR Party, The Last Blockbuster documentary, Mariah Carey's grunge album Listen to episode with music included: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2uqxkQNkLT4JCivkN2JhVU Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/damagedgoodsradio/damaged-goods-radio-213-january-27th-2021/ Full playlist and more info at http://www.damagedgoodsradio.com

Matt interviews the band Midnite Snaxxx (Oakland, CA) about their history, 10th anniversary as a band, favorite bands in Oakland and more! An expanded version with music included can be found on Spotify! Listen to the expanded version: https://open.spotify.com/show/2USwLNzZq5C7ONBMLE0qA4

Matt chats with the synth punk band Nots (Memphis, TN) while they were on tour for their latest album titled 3. Matt also re-caps his first interview with the band back in 2015 when they opened for Roky Erickson at the Hopscotch Music Festival in Raleigh, NC Nots discussed joining up with the great Memphis label Goner Records, side projects Optic Sink and Hash Redactor, touring Australia, their favorite Memphis bands, jamming out to the lost 80s classic "You Can Do Magic" by America while on the road, the origins of their bug song "Insect Eyes" and more! Special thanks: producer Emily Davidson, All the members of Nots: Natalie, Charlotte and Meredith, The Pinhook for hosting so many great shows and Goner Records for all the great releases. Intro track is "Layers" by Electronic Senses. Nots Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notsmemphis Nots Bandcamp: https://nots.bandcamp.com Goner Records site: https://goner-records.com

Matt sat down with the band Tacocat (Seattle, WA) before their show at The Pinhook in Durham, NC to discuss Sub Pop, Cheerwine soda, hologram tours, playing Coachella, High Times Magazine and the "Crimson Wave" music video. Plus Matt and Chris bring you food news and Emily's Swedish track of the week. 01 - Gauche - Flash - A People’s History of Gauche 02 - French Vanilla - Suddenly - How Am I Not Myself 03 - Tacocat interview 04 - Tacocat - The Joke of Life - This Mess Is A Place - sub pop 05 - The Living Eyes - Peak Hour Traffic - Peak Hour Traffic 7 inch (Australian track of the week) 06 - Psykofant - Shorelinevanstern - Hinsides EP - 2015 (Swedish track of the week) Special thanks: producer/co-host Emily Davidson, co-host Chris Larr, Tacocat, Sub Pop Records more info at www.damagedgoodsradio.com Intro track is "Layers" by Electronic Senses.

Matt sat down with Future Punx (Brooklyn, NY) to discuss their history, love of new wave music and dreams of starting their own Sirius XM satellite radio channel. Future Punx live set from Cat's Cradle (Carrboro, NC): The World’s a Mess, It’s in My Kiss (X), Want To Be Wanted -> I Repeat Myself > Debunk Yourself > Manhattan Loverboy > New Place > Mind Over Matter > Up For You > Words Fail Me -> Body Rock, F Boys > Woman’s World June 2nd, 2019

Matt recently sat down with the band Glove (Tampa, FL) for an interview at Neptunes in Raleigh, NC. Matt is joined in the studio by Emily and Chris as they discuss the wacky world of food news (salad frosting, coffee dippin dots, Walmart delivering groceries inside your house when you aren't home) plus your Australian (Hierophants) and Swedish tracks of the week (Arre! Arre!). More info at http://www.damagedgoodsradio.com Special thanks: producer/co-host Emily Davidson, co-host Chris Larr, Glove (Tampa, FL)

Matt sits down to chat with the band Shopping (London/Glasgow, UK). Plus recent jams by Jon Spencer (New York, NY), Palberta (Brooklyn, NY), Parsnip (Melbourne, Australia) and more! Check out the full track list and more info on www.damagedgoodsradio.com

Matt sits down to chat with the band BANGZZ (Durham, NC) to discuss their recently released Fresh Cut EP plus their favorite artists/venues to play in the area, covering nu metal legends Drowning Pool and more! https://bangz.bandcamp.com http://www.damagedgoodsradio.com

Matt is joined in the studio by Emily and Chris to discuss the merits of PBR whiskey, marmite stuffed crust pizza and hamburgers that induce nightmares. Plus an interview with Deaf Wish (Melbourne, Australia) and new jams by Amyl And The Sniffers (Melbourne, Australia), Uranium Club (Minneapolis, Minnesota) and Hash Redactor (Memphis, TN). More info on http://www.damagedgoodsradio.com

Matt is joined in the studio by Emily and DJ Dune Sting (aka Chris Larr) to discuss: The Police, Sting's solo career, mall culture, arcades, Zoltar, the upcoming Nintendo theme park, 80s action TV show flops and the incredibly bizarre 60s TV show My Mother The Car. Plus new jams by Vital Idles (Glasgow, UK), Bananagun (Melbourne, Australia), Future Punx (Brooklyn, NY) and more! More info on http://www.damagedgoodsradio.com

Matt caught up with the band Ed Schrader's Music Beat (Baltimore, MD) recently for a discussion on the history of the band, singing "This Is How We Do It", pulling pranks on Barenaked Ladies and more. For more episodes of the show check out http://www.damagedgoodsradio.com

Matt catches up with the band Stevie (Durham, NC). Matt is joined by special guest Chris Larr (DJ Dune Sting), they discuss bad chain restaurants, favorite jingles, Demolition Man and more! Plus new jams by Bangzz (Durham, NC), Paradox Obscur (Greece) and your Australian track of the week by The Native Cats (Hobart, AUS).