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What the Punk!?

40 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago -

“PUNK is not a genre. It’s a DISCUSSION.”

It’s a radio show. It’s a history lesson. It’s political commentary. It’s music education and opinion. It’s What the PUNK?!

Hosted by Theft To The Gallows lyricist and front man Patrick “Sully” Sullivan What the Punk?! is a
show where Sully attempts to pull the curtain back on his own confusing thoughts and opinions by speaking to under exposed artists, music professors, historians, local business owners, friends, and neighbors. He also drops in a S@!T ton of music!

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Episodes

Steve Tapas LIVE "Off The Top Of His Head" at The Gothic House

November 10, 2023 15:45 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MB

Nothing to say here. Listen and Laugh. Enjoy the Steve Tapas vibes.

Steve Tapas; Comedian and promulgator of all things addictive and introspective

November 10, 2023 15:38 - 1 hour - 72.4 MB

Songs appearing in this episode: Fleetwood Mac  "Hypnotized", "Black Magic Woman" and "TUSK" Da Smart "Walk wit me" Nas  "World's An Addiction"    

Rapper SilSuf aka Kayvon Williams Part 2

November 04, 2023 21:39 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MB

https://soundcloud.com/silsuf      

Rapper SilSuf aka Kayvon Williams Part 1

November 04, 2023 21:37 - 53 minutes - 48.5 MB

https://soundcloud.com/silsuf

Gibby Toombs; Singer-Songwriter, Snowboarder, and Kick Ass Live Performer Part 2

October 26, 2023 21:56 - 1 hour - 59 MB

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3TtnfG5SAKViHN3A6JlcJl

Gibby Toombs; Singer-Songwriter, Snowboarder, and Kick-Ass Live Performer Part 1

October 26, 2023 21:56 - 1 hour - 67.4 MB

https://open.spotify.com/album/2ImopcHdOHQvLPnY0jaRQf https://open.spotify.com/album/68mzDKKqPkfWK4uNyymFXD

Jarrett Dapier; Drummer, Librarian, Children's Picture Book and Graphic Novel Author Part 3

June 05, 2023 13:53 - 1 hour - 72.7 MB

https://www.jarrettdapier.com/ https://soundcloud.com/jarrettdapier Bands and songs appearing in this episode: Def Leppard  "Armageddon It" Europe "Rock The Night" Skid Row "Youth Gone Wild" Poison  "Look What The Cat Dragged In" Poltergeist Soundtrack /  Jerry Goldsmith  "Carol Anne's Theme" & "The Calling / The Neighborhood" Tortoise "Along The Banks Of Rivers" Motley Crue  "Shout At The Devil"    

Jarrett Dapier; Drummer, Librarian, Children's Picture Book and Graphic Novel Author Part 1

June 05, 2023 13:41 - 1 hour - 89.9 MB

https://www.jarrettdapier.com/ https://soundcloud.com/jarrettdapier Bands and songs appearing in this episode: Shat  "A Tight Fraternity of Thirteen Young Men" & "Enrico Ciccone" Hum  "The Scientists" Smashing Pumpkins  "Doomsday Clock", "Geek U.S.A.", & "United States" Rage Against The Machine  "Bulls on Parade" Metallica  "Creeping Death (LIVE- Seattle 89')"  

Jarrett Dapier; Drummer, Librarian, Children's PIcture Book and Graphic Novel Author PART 2

April 27, 2023 21:18 - 1 hour - 78.9 MB

https://www.jarrettdapier.com/   https://soundcloud.com/jarrettdapier    

Beth Holaday- Scientist, Mixologist, and Whiskey Expert

February 04, 2023 02:41 - 1 hour - 81.1 MB

https://www.quincystreetdistillery.com/ https://www.naemusic.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/6jXnmiNko1HSOxDI2OsXSp      

Mike Clabby, Host of Grandpa's Open Mic and Tell You What! The Podcast Part 2

January 29, 2023 00:17 - 1 hour - 87.4 MB

https://www.tellyouwhatpodcast.com/ https://www.grandpasplace.com/live-music-events Artists and Songs in the order that they appear: Sister Rosetta Tharpe  "Jericho" Buffalo Rose "Two Bottles" Margo Cilker  "That River" Maya de Vitry  "How Bad I Wanna Live" Twin Peaks  "Blue Coupe" Billy Strings  "Nothings Working" Fellow Pynins  "Pretty Polly" Fellow Pynins  "Chaunti Sea" Tom Paxton / Buffalo Rose  "I Give You The Morning" The Decemberists  "The Mariner's Revenge Song" Guy Clar...

Mike Clabby, Host of Grandpa's Open Mic and Tell You What! The Podcast Part 1

January 29, 2023 00:05 - 1 hour - 63.1 MB

https://www.tellyouwhatpodcast.com/ https://www.grandpasplace.com/live-music-events Artists and songs in this episode in order: Buffalo Rose  "Modern Love" Boy Golden  "Something to Work Towards" Black Pistol Fire  "Black Halo" Early James  "Straightjacket for Two" The Common Heart  "Who Dat Mama" Vivian Leva  "Last of My Kind"

Who the F is Clare Manning?- Socialite?, Influencer?, Movie Curator?, Theologian?, Concert Promotor? Part 2

January 08, 2023 18:28 - 1 hour - 63.8 MB

Artists and songs in the order that they appear: The Meese "Goldilocks Zone" Ari Lindo "Talk to me" Sunvolume "Crystallizer" Sarah Weddle "Collecting dust" Waltzer "I don't want to die" (Live) Strange Foliage "Big Mouth"    

Who the F is Clare Manning?- Socialite?, Influencer?, Movie Curator?, Theologian? Concert Promotor? Part 1

January 08, 2023 18:10 - 1 hour - 82 MB

Artists and Songs in the order they appear: Graham Grease "Teething" Aunt Kelly "Master of my mind" Strange Foliage "Network" Indochine "College Boy" Blind Melon "Life ain't so shitty" Shoulderbird "Beholding" Old War "Pryomancer"   https://www.arewenotcats.com/ https://nighthawkchicago.com/

Lonne G, Vietnam Vet and Rhythm and Blues Journeyman Part 2

December 28, 2022 16:02 - 1 hour - 64.7 MB

https://lonneg6.com/   Songs that appear in this episode in order: "Birds nest on the ground"  Lonne G "In the mood"  Tyrone Davis "Still called the Blues"  Lonne G "I wanna know"  Lonne G "Don't look any further"  Dennis Edwards "Moment of Balance"  Kym Franklin "Too late"  Lonne G "Hey Mr. DJ" Lonne G

Lonne G, Vietnam Vet and Rhythm and Blues Journeyman Part 1

December 28, 2022 15:49 - 1 hour - 85.3 MB

https://lonneg6.com/   Songs that appear in this episode in order: "The Many Sides of Love"  Pick of the Litter /  Lonne G "Float On"  The Floaters "Standing in the Crossroad"  Lonne G "Hold on to the Blues"  Lonne G "Salute to the Blues"  Lonne G "Take your shoes for a walk"  Lonne G "You can't strike gold"  Lonne G  

Nick Foster, Geek Economist and Musical Freak behind, The Minsky Moment Part 2

November 23, 2022 17:50 - 1 hour - 99.6 MB

https://theminskymoment.bandcamp.com/

Nick Foster, Geek Economist and Musical Freak behind, The Minsky Moment Part 1

November 21, 2022 15:28 - 1 hour - 73.9 MB

https://theminskymoment.bandcamp.com/       

Ryan Stoeterau Bass Player From The 90's Chicago Band Mariana Trench Part 2

August 11, 2022 14:44 - 1 hour - 78.5 MB

No notes.  I so appreciate you just listening and maybe taking something away from any of my shows.  

Ryan Stoeterau Bass Player From The 90's Chicago Band Mariana Trench Part 1

August 07, 2022 13:56 - 1 hour - 93.6 MB

I know I keep saying in the podcast there are going to be links.  No links. Just listen.  

Dr. Amber Siler on Music, Over Excitabilities, and How To Be An Awesome Human Being Part 2

August 03, 2022 23:35 - 1 hour - 84.8 MB

No notes.  No links.  Just listen.  Think.  Thank you for your ears and time.  Sully 

Dr. Amber Siler on Music, Over Excitabilities, and How To Be An Awesome Human Being Part 1

August 03, 2022 22:51 - 1 hour - 84 MB

No notes.  No links.  Just listen.  Think.  Have a great day and thank you for supporting with your ears and time.  Sully 

Season 2 Episode 8 How a 45 record and mix tape from Frank Murillo in 1983 changes Sully's Life.

May 14, 2021 18:40 - 1 hour - 83.7 MB

Songs in this episode in the order the appear: "Burn to Emptiness" Chapter 13, "Don't Look" Nervous Rex, "Breaking Glass", "V-2 Schneider", "Up The Hill Backward", "I'm Deranged" David Bowie, "Senses" New Order, "Show Of Strength" Echo & The Bunnymen, "Noise Annoys" The Buzzcocks, "Oil Well Driller" Sea Monster, "RUN" Tin Machine, "What Jah Give" Frank M, "Three Girl Rhumba" Wire, "Nuclear Car" Chapter 13.  

Season 2 Episode 7 New York House Music Artist ANGELALA

February 19, 2021 20:42 - 2 hours - 131 MB

Songs in this episode; Shine your love, Change, and When we are one.   And Torture should have been!    

Season 2 Episode 6 Synth Pop Artist NAE

February 10, 2021 01:30 - 2 hours - 131 MB

PUSH BUTTON FUTURE is a collaborative album between the synth pop artist, NAE and the musician, engineer and producer BLIZZLE from Black's Backbone.  This is their first album together.  The songs featured in this episode are; "Sugar Pumps", "Euphoria Trattoria"(unreleased track), "Get off on your messages", and "Never Enough". The new album can be pre-saved here: https://ffm.to/naemusic NAE's website:http://www.naemusic.com/ Article written by JaNae Contag:http://www.estheticlens.com/202...

Season 2 Episode 5 Author JP Greyhouse (Part 2 of 2)

November 24, 2020 22:19 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MB

https://www.amazon.com/Booby-Trap-J-P-Greyhouse-ebook/dp/B086V7QHVW https://jpgreyhouse.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Never-Let-Down-Marjorie-Thompson/dp/B000CAG9I0 https://www.amazon.com/Right-Me-Marjorie-Thompson/dp/B000VDDJYK/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=marjorie+thompson+folk&qid=1606256099&s=music&sr=1-2

Season 2 Episode 4 Author JP Greyhouse (Part 1 of 2)

November 24, 2020 22:15 - 2 hours - 123 MB

https://www.amazon.com/Booby-Trap-J-P-Greyhouse-ebook/dp/B086V7QHVW https://jpgreyhouse.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Never-Let-Down-Marjorie-Thompson/dp/B000CAG9I0 https://www.amazon.com/Right-Me-Marjorie-Thompson/dp/B000VDDJYK/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=marjorie+thompson+folk&qid=1606256099&s=music&sr=1-2

Season 2 Episode 3 (Part 3 of 3) Tattoo Artist Wayne Evans, Tennis Rocker Chazz Schizner, Musician / Producer Ryan "Blizzle" Black

November 15, 2020 03:32 - 1 hour - 83 MB

Chock full of music, slurred speech, and F-Bombs the boys wrap up all loose ends to this very long conversation about the past, present, and future of punk.

Season 2 Episode 2 (Part 2 of 3): Tattoo Artist Wayne Evans, Tennis Rocker Chazz Schinzer, Musician / Producer Ryan "Blizzle" Black

November 13, 2020 20:54 - 1 hour - 82.7 MB

https://www.facebook.com/lucky7tattooIL/ http://rcpunkarchive.com/index.php?title=News https://www.rebrecords.com Bands played on this episode or should have been: Dissent, Husker Du, Gang of Four, Nuisance, The Vandals, Someday Best, Arvo Part, KISS, Social Joke, VIA, The Persecuted, Cramps, Twin Temple, Naked Ray Gun, Poison Idea, Painful X-tremeties, Single File Line, Boris, Christ Bait, Bouncing Souls, and Gun Club.   Search them up and listen.  

Season 2 Episode 1 (Part 1 of 3): Tattoo Artist Wayne Evans, Tennis Rocker Chazz Schinzer, Musician /Producer Ryan "Blizzle" Black

November 13, 2020 20:48 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MB

https://www.facebook.com/lucky7tattooIL/ http://rcpunkarchive.com/index.php?title=News https://www.rebrecords.com Bands played on this episode or should have been: Dissent, Husker Du, Gang of Four, Nuisance, The Vandals, Someday Best, Arvo Part, KISS, Social Joke, VIA, The Persecuted, Cramps, Twin Temple, Naked Ray Gun, Poison Idea, Painful X-tremeties, Single File Line, Boris, Christ Bait, Bouncing Souls, and Gun Club.   Search them up and listen.  

Interview with Beck Burchett

June 08, 2020 14:42 - 1 hour - 107 MB

Sully's solution to all of the issues discussed with Beck that face this country and others is for people to stop financially supporting corporations that control Washington- "Our greatest weapon is to do with less and not give our hard earn money to people with private agendas that are destructive to the earth, our human rights, and our minds and bodies".  If lobby firms such as Venn Strategies can push laws through congress for the right amount of money and support, what chance does the av...

Interview with Music Professor Eldonna L. May of Wayne State University

May 08, 2020 20:18 - 2 hours - 150 MB

Paraphrasing Gil Scott Heron's classic, "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" this episode will not give your mouth sex appeal, it will not make you look five pounds lighter, it will not go better with coke, but it will put you in the drivers seat (or at least Dr. May will let you sit shot gun) in a musical car that takes you on a tour of a racially divided city unified by it's love of music. The Motor City.  The first stop; the first teen idols. Pat Boone and Frank Sinatra, the first cont...

Interview with John Flanagin (Part 2)

May 03, 2020 17:46 - 1 hour - 105 MB

Where does it all start?  Sully believes it begins with "the dangers of government."  The abuse of power, fear mongering, paranoia, deception and cover ups- that's where it, starts.  It, has a consequence. People begin to pay attention, begin to doubt and question the motives of their government.  When "the people" begin to act and demand accountability and transparency, people in power start to get caught. People like Joseph McCarthy and Richard Nixon.  Movements and scenes emerge like the...

Interview with John Flanagin (Part 1)

May 03, 2020 17:45 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MB

Where does it all start?  Sully believes it begins with "the dangers of government."  The abuse of power, fear mongering, paranoia, deception and cover ups- that's where it, starts.  It, has a consequence. People begin to pay attention, begin to doubt and question the motives of their government.  When "the people" begin to act and demand accountability and transparency, people in power start to get caught. People like Joseph McCarthy and Richard Nixon.  Movements and scenes emerge like the...

Interview with Jason Stanislaw (Part 2)

April 27, 2020 18:15 - 2 hours - 138 MB

 "...there is a danger in the show because the band is on the brink" is Sully's line toward the end of episode 5.  The discussion is the immediacy and the danger of frontmen like Iggy Pop, Jim Morrison, and Axl Rose creating an unpredictability for both their audience and their aforementioned bands.  While choreographed and practiced shows like U2, Marilyn Manson, and Nine Inch Nails provide a safe "arena" which plays out like performance art.  Can virtuosity lend its' self to immediacy?  Is...

Interview with Jason Stanislaw (Part 1)

April 27, 2020 18:14 - 1 hour - 84.1 MB

In this first episode of a two part interview the great debate proposed by Jeffery Lewis in episodes 2 and 3, that "PUNK music is white music minus the blues" continues.  Sully and Jason also jump around from post-punk to new wave to hair metal and back again.  Bands such as Mission of Burma, Elbow, and Minor Threat are talked about and played along side such groups as EXTREME, Bjork, and Suicide.  This episode is for listeners who want to really listen.  Whether it be the rich complexness o...

Interview with Jeffery Lewis (Part 2)

April 27, 2020 14:59 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MB

In the second half of the interview with Freak Folk / Punk Artist Jeffrey Lewis Sully continues a deep dive into being a comic book artist, discovering Daniel Johnston and Jeff's evolution into becoming a musician while distilling down blues and folk music in order to figure out what makes punk music “punk”. Jeffrey is one of the most original songwriters Sully has come across in the last decade, “These are albums that people need to sit down with and just listen.”

Jeffrey Lewis (Part 1)

April 22, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 72.8 MB

Sully discovers Jeffrey Lewis' song Complete History Of Punk Rock  sending him down the rabbit hole of listening to all of Jeffrey's music from the album The Last Time I Did Acid I Went Insane to his new release Bad Wiring.  Enthralled by Jeffrey's musical and lyrical sensibilities, as well as his underground comic book FUFF, Sully reaches out to talk about the origins of the punk ethos from 1960's folk revival and psychedelic / freak-folk groups  through the 1970's scene on both sides of th...

Intro to WTP?! with Ryan Black

April 22, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 82 MB

Sully talks about punk music not as a genre but as a lifestyle.  A movement toward original thought and creativity fueled by a Do-it-yourself attitude.  At almost 50 years old Sully is extremely candid about his failures and successes as a songwriter, tennis pro, and father of three.  He struggles paycheck to paycheck to make ends meat yet still finds the time to write songs and be creative.  Much in the vein of Andrew Savage's book, EVERY TOOL IS A HAMMER and Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi's pivot...

Sully welcomes you to What The PUNK?! Podcast

April 22, 2020 17:00 - 2 minutes - 1.92 MB

Sully is one of the songwriters and singers for Theft To The Gallows. He believes in living a "punk" lifestyle where a person follows their muse more than their money.  Following his muse he sometimes grabs a camera and will make the show LIVE from my dead mothers TAURUS!   He also helps run and operate REB Records with his songwriting partner Ryan Black (aka Blizzle from Black's Backbone), an independent label that helps artists do cool shit, and The Artist Space, a micro recording studio f...