Episode 40 : Richard Copcutt

Episode 40 sees Liam back from his time in Berlin sitting down with a pint and a bag of nuts in a pub in Soho, London with Richard Copcutt.

Some of you may not know of Richard, so here are the only three things you need to know; Richard has been credited for saving the world famous 100 Club, he was able to do this because he was the GM for the global sneaker brand Converse and Richard loves his punk music.

So what tales can you expect from this episode?

You will hear Richard relive stories of running away from home at 15 because his old man wouldn't let him go see a Discharge show. This lead to him experiencing squatter punk life for the first time, a life he would end up living at the age of 18 in London as the drummer of the 80's punk act, Soldiers Of Destruction. It was while playing for this band (supporting the English Dogs) that Richard got banned from the 100 Club; a club he would come to save 20+ years later!

Richard relives the running battles punks would have with skinheads throughout the '80s and how watching the UK Subs changed his life forever.

Liam asks Richard to explain 'how a young punk who was getting in fights and squatting in North London would go on to become the GM of the global powerhouse Converse?'. During his time with Converse, he pushed the company to embrace its punk ideology and by doing so, set up collaborations with Ramones, The Clash, Sex Pistols and Trash Talk. But ultimately his punk beliefs made him re-evaluate his time at the company once Nike sent in their own people.

We, of course, talk about how Richard played his part in saving the 100 Club and we end with Richard telling the story of how he lived a childhood dream drumming for the UK Subs.

Playing out the show this episode is a band based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania called The Filthy Lowdown, so stick around for that.

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