Interview with Joe Keithley of DOA from 5-10-2020.wav

Stench Radio Podcast

Stig Interviews Joe Keithley of DOA
From Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Keithley
Joe Keithley was raised in Burnaby,[4] British Columbia, and attended Burnaby North Secondary. At age 11, he began playing drums after being inspired by a drummer in a jazz band at his sister's wedding.[5] [6] Keithley recalls his father's chagrin at Keithley "banging on a kit of his own", describing his father as "super square... completely right wing".[7] He would later take up the guitar and vocals, with some of his classmates becoming his bandmates.

In 2004, he published the autobiography I, Shithead: A Life in Punk.[10] He was inducted into the Canadian Independent Music Hall of Fame the same year.[4] He has also done solo work, releasing a mix of music and spoken word. In 1999, he released his first solo record, Beat Trash. The Vancouver Sun newspaper named Keithley one of British Columbia's most influential people of all time.[14]

He owns and operates his own record company, Sudden Death Records.[16] The recording company was started in 1978 as a DIY response to lack of interest from major labels. His motto is 'TALK-ACTION=ZERO.'[4]Politics[edit]
In 1996 and 2001, Keithley ran in the British Columbiaprovincial elections for the Green Party of British Columbia.[18][19] In 2001, he received the highest percentage of the vote next to party leader Adriane Carr. He ran for the Burnaby-Lougheedseat in the 2017 British Columbia provincial election.[20] On October 20, 2018, he was elected for Burnaby City Council in the 2018 municipal elections as a member of the Burnaby Green Party.[2]
Produced by Philco Raves and Marko Olsen
Mixed at RSS Studios by Philco
Bumper Music by Marko Olsen
Interviewer: Stig Stench