ABOUT:
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Mostly Harmless with Dammit Damian is a self-proclaimed “Punk Rock Talk Show,” that grew out of “Dammit” Damian Burford’s former music zine, Mostly Harmless (2002-2005).

The podcast ran from 2012-2017 before taking a long sabbatical. It came back in 2021 as a YouTube video show, before devolving back into an audio podcast for 2022.

The goal of Mostly Harmless is to create a community of like minded individuals who love Punk Rock, Films, Comedy, Comic books, authors; while championing the DIY Spirit. 

At 40 years old, Damian is coming to this new series of Mostly Harmless as an older man, who feels a bit silly to still be interviewing and writing about ART at this age, but he can’t stop. This new series is a chance to chat with other filmmakers, musicians, comedians, artists, comic book creators about their creative pursuits, and how they keep going. All that, while finding time to introduce you to your new favorite things.

Damian Burford is a freelance writer with bylines in New Noise Magazine, Vice Magazine, and others, aka Damian is a bartender.

Damian has been writing about music since he was 16 years old, making zines in Shreveport, Louisiana. He would also start the local show blog, Shrevepunx, spotlighting punk rock shows in North Louisiana/East Texas.

He has worked as a venue manager for the Triple Nickel Tavern (2008-2011) and an Assistant Manager of The Black Sheep (2011-2013), both in Colorado Springs. He was an independent concert promoter in Denver hosting shows at 3 Kings Tavern, Hi-Dive & Mutiny, as well as the founder of the 2017 “Best Punk Festival” award winning Don’t Panic Fest.

Damian was the founder of The Ratio Sessions at Ratio Beerworks and has hosted events at Denver Comic Con, Tattered Cover, Denver’s Independent Art & Comix Expo, & More!

His current writing projects, as well as our new Mostly Harmless/Dammit Damian E-zine/Newsletter now live at DammitDamian.com

Reviews/Testimonials:

“Damian’s interviews on the Mostly Harmless Podcast aren’t generally filled with boring stock interview questions—if you’re wondering if the band has any crazy tour stories or what their contemporary influences are, you’ve come to the wrong place. Damian has a knack for getting bands to open up about topics normally not covered in an average interview, and his tenacity, gently applied through a veneer of down-home humor and benign weirdness, sets the Mostly Harmless Podcast apart from the overcrowded podcast community. The best interviewers are those that are truly curious and voracious about their research, and Damian fits that description. His self-imposed weekly update schedule had yielded an impressive collection of episodes and a strong following of listeners.” – Bryne Yance of BFG PR

“Mostly Harmless Podcast is the shit.” – Rey Roldan, President, Reybee Inc.

“My recommendation, this is kind of off the wall maybe, but it’s called Mostly Harmless with Dammit Damian. It’s a punk-rock podcast. That’s what it’s called. I think he’s a great interviewer, and I’m really into it. I just loved seeing, he’s in a market that can’t have a huge, necessarily, potential for audience, but his audience loves him no matter how small it is. I really admire that about the show.

About 10 episodes ago in February, he had two interviews he kind of crammed together into one long, hour-and-a-half episode. He interviewed two separate of the Ramones, Marky Ramone and CJ. It’s just really cool. It’s really great. I like it because it’s out of the normal stuff that I usually listen to, which is compulsively listening to business and marketing podcasts. That’s my first recommendation: Mostly Harmless.” – Jon Nastor – Showrunner Podcast

“I normally don’t waste time writing reviews but in this case I’ll make an exception. This podcast is horrible. I downloaded the Cory Branan episode and as far as I can tell the purpose of the podcast is for Damien to brag about his less than mediocre life. Topic of discussion include: bragging about having chuck Ragan’s phone # (which judging by the context I’m sure chuck regrets), bragging about drinking with Cory, bragging about several other irrelevant thing and so on. This guy is a complete waste, a terrible interview, and that guy that most people hate at concerts. Don’t waste your time.” –StumpyPUNK

Press for Mostly Harmless:

Westword.com: The Seven Best Music Podcasts in Denver — 2016 Edition
“4. Mostly Harmless
If there’s one dude going above and beyond for Denver’s punk scene, it’s Dammit Damian (Burford). With the help of a few beers — this month, Ratio Beerworks, specifically — the host of the Mostly Harmless podcast talks punk, life and other tough stuff with local bands, comedians and other people in Denver’s local arts community. Mostly Harmless started as a zine before becoming Denver’s only punk-rock talk podcast. Podcast episodes are available online at mostlyharmlesspodcast.com or on iTunes.”

Punkrockanthropology.com: Podcasting and Punk: Top Recommendations
Mostly Harmless with Dammit Damian: I really dig this podcast out the Denver area. I also love the fact that Damian comes from the zine scene. His interviews consist of bands, comics, and nerd pop culture. He also has some awesome live footages and old interviews to dive into. Definitely worth a tune in.

colomusicbuzz.com – Damian Burford: “I didn’t want to listen to music. I wanted to listen to people talk about music. . .”
Q&A Feature on Damian by Tim Wenger