Too Old To Punk?

In a world where punk sometimes feels like an endless production line of manufactured rage, with bands simply going through the motions, there are still voices that cut through the noise. Voices with a texture and presence that transcend language, grabbing hold of even those of us who don't understand a word of Finnish. Helena is one of those voices. She has what a certain clever French bloke once...

This is first episode we recorded, so it's more of chat between old mates, really setting the tone for the whole d.i.y unprofessional project. Although he was originally meant to be our first 'guest', it's somehow fitting that Gareth "Gaz" Smith closes the season. Musician, writer, coffee drinker, devotee of fika, picker of wild blueberries, and lifelong participant in heavy music, Gaz reflects on...

This episode features our good friend Darren "Tadpole" Bourne. For more than three decades, Darren has been one of the quiet forces behind the Brihton/UK DIY punk and hardcore scene,through Tadpole Records, Tadpole Fanzine, the Just One Life Collective, Rigsby Zine, and countless gigs where he's usually found at the front with a camera rather than on the stage. We talk about growing up working cla...

Born in Venezuela and raised in Chile, Eva LeBlanc is the frontwoman of the hardcore punk band Traidora, as well as a multidisciplinary artist, musician and writer based in the UK. Eva's upbringing was a restless one, and she started her first band as a young teenager. After a life-changing visit to the legendary Dial House, she knew she had found a home—both in a new country and within punk. In t...

In this episode, we speak with Marv Gadgie: legendary instigator of gig-time rumness at the  Indian Queen pub in Boston not Boston (the Lincolnshire one, not the American one), zine and book writer, and a sharp observer of both the absurd and the hidden wonders of everyday life. We trace Marv's journey into punk, from discovering Discharge to moving to Boston and helping transform the Indian Queen...

In this episode, we talk with Scoot about far more than punk. We discuss growing up in a poor working-class family, the perspective that came from a career spent caring for others, and how that shaped the way he viewed the opportunities music gave him. From touring the world to remembering that his first trip abroad wasn’t until he was 19 — a journey to Belgium with Doom — we explore what those ex...

In this episode, we speak with the legendary, wonderful, and towering Jos Houtveen, known for his work with Total Chaoz, The Sextons, Lärm, Staathaat, Seein’ Red, and Disturbers, as well as for being the driving force behind AutoReverse Records. Jos may be retiring this year from his job as a head teacher at a school, but when it comes to punk rock, he shows no signs of slowing down. SEXTONS : htt...