Mid Life Punk Podcast

Send us Fan Mail It's 2022! Hooray! Tom & Niall are joined by Salford's very own Smoking Gives You Big Tits! They're a former acoustic duo that's evolved into a Toady, Washing Machine Chef, Jazz Cunt, Health Warning hating 4 piece! We chat the evolution of SGYBT, Cult UK Kids TV Duos, Celebrity cardboard cut outs and Sci-Fi. The band play their own tracks as well as some of...

Send us Fan Mail Greetings From The Absolute States! It's a special episode this week, where we discuss compilations that blew our tiny minds when we were young. This time it's BYO Records' 1999 "Greetings From The Welfare State" which exclusively contains British bands. It's got facts about celebrity dogs, an up to the minute report on the amount of people with a par...

Send us Fan Mail It's the Big Boxing Day Bastard! BA from the kings of Junk Rock, Sloppy Seconds is in! We finally end the debate about where punk rock started, what would BA buy if he had a Polish Headteacher's quarterly salary? Which Sloppy Seconds song is most effective at making seven year old girls cry (it's probably not the one you think).Niallism has a gig report and a new fa...

Send us Fan Mail Merry Christmas one and all. To celebrate, we’ve had a chat with one  half of Scottish Misery Punks, Goodbye Blue Monday. There’s discussions around their favourite band, a lot of mental health chat, terrible Christmas presents, an exclusive remix of a GBM classic, a dissection of The Real McKenzies, a Frank Turner discussion and lots of your questions.  Sweary Santa’s back, Niall...

Send us Fan Mail This one's gonna go off like a party at Downing Street! Whitmore are hitting the road next year to celebrate 20 years of their album "Smoke The Roach".We look back as well as forwards, with a particular focus on P-Rock TV (the short lived punk rock uk tv channel), festive gigs in Germany and a Complicated story about a Canadian punk rock queen. Niallism's saved...

Send us Fan Mail Bruise Control, one of the UK's hottest current beat-combos have joined us this time. What's their problem with Her Maj's Revenue & Customs? Where are they from? What would their porn names be? What gets on their tits when they arrive at a venue? How many Nialls are too many? All these questions and more are answered here! Tom's feeling groovy and shagadeli...

Send us Fan Mail Brad Logan, the brainbox behind F-Minus and long term member of Leftover Crack has overcome the 8 hour time difference in SoCal this week to join us. We discuss forming F Minus, being sent to the dark depths of NYC by Tim Armstrong to locate LOC, having Tim Armstrong write a song named after you (which then appeared on a multi, multi platinum compilation), his upcoming book tour a...

Send us Fan Mail Once again we’re over the Atlantic this week visiting southern Illinois to chat with one of pop-punk’s perennial peeps, Mr Dan Vapid. Dan Vapid and The Cheats have a new record out which we hear about the writing process of as well as two key tracks. We look back on Dan’s time in The Riverdales and Screeching Weasel as well as discussing the best love songs ever written, Chicago m...

Send us Fan Mail It's another virtual trip abroad this week, namely to French Canada to have a chat with Mr Hugo Mudie. We talk Sainte Catherines, Fat Wreck, Leatherface and hear Hugo's solo tunes, hear about the festival he created, burning Quebec questions and a whole load more. Tom looks back on a gig he attended on a Sunday afternoon, Niallism is still recovering and we recieve our f...

Send us Fan Mail “They’re the UK’s answer to NOFX” - Conor off SKIV.  If they’re the answer, what was question? On A Hiding To Nothing are in MLPP towers this week, and they have bought their fantastic album “We’ll Probably Be Fine” with them! The OAHTN boys approve Tom’s plan for a romantic evening, they introduce us to some bands from the scene of old, dazzle us with their soccer knowledge and d...

Send us Fan Mail This week we have Stefan, the main man from SBÄM. We talk about the roots of the fastest growing skate-punk label in Europe and how it started out as an art project. Stefan reveals some new signings and meeting a punk celeb. Niallism had covid at the time of recording, so Tom is joined by a special co-host who reveals they're qualified in boozing, met a punk legend in the lav...

Send us Fan Mail 🎶women in the brothels, ablerbyblurey spay🎶. Wise words indeed from the owner of Hellcat records. It’s time to slate some ska this week as we review the first Give ‘em the boot compilation. Dutch promoter, friend of the show and serial killer enthusiast Duco Van Der Veen joins in the fun too! Is the genre whitewashed? How do you define “nonce”? We learn some Dutch (if a Dutch pe...

Send us Fan Mail There most definitely will be bluebirds over the White Cliffs of Dover if you listen to this episode! We have ferry-botherers The Melbies in this week, and we pack a lot of shit in. Their inspired music videos, them supporting The Wildhearts, A former guest of the show getting sprayed with vomit, a young man completely blowing their sexual reputation for life and much more. Tom&ap...

Send us Fan Mail We're trans Atlantic this week as we have a chat with the very pleasant, very prolific, Mr Rookie Rochelle! Rookie is in a few bands, but we play and discuss songs from The New Rochelles, The Young Rochelles and Pep Talk. We also discuss his enemies, the origins of New York Boroughs and Rookie's Ice Hockey/Punk Podcast. Extra tunes are from Screeching Weasel, The Kimberl...

Send us Fan Mail Ding Ding! It's time for some punk rock and some wrestling this week as Los Fatso Libres enter our ring. These luscious luchadors have gifted us a world exclusive from their new ep, they have anecdotes in abundance and do not mind telling you which celebrity brothers they'd like to get intimate with. How did they get into punk rock? did Gail from Coronation Street shoot...

Send us Fan Mail We invite Sock Drawer Invader in for a chat this week. They're a dynamic duo of dudes from down south. We talk local serial killers, venues from the past in Harlow, the GB News comment section and top sock materials. Tom saves a marriage, Niallism talks grid iron and we pick apart the listeners favourite Lagwagon albums. Additional music this week is from Red Alert, Rough Cut...

Send us Fan Mail It's a post-Slam Dunk Fest hangover this week, as Dealing With Damage pop into MLPP towers to see Tom looking like death! We have a chat about venues in London, imposter syndrome and snuff footage causing bother. They've also gifted us a WORLD EXCLUSIVE of a track from their upcoming release on Little Rocket Records! Additional musical cuts this week are from NOFX, Buste...

Send us Fan Mail Proper Beau! This week we take our first trip to Central America via Richmond to talk to Beau Beau from off Avail! He tells us how the band went from Lookout, to Fat, to a hiatus. We get an insight into the hypeman's UK experiences, his love of football (don't call it soccer!) and a shit ton of other shit. Tom recalls the day the statues came down in Nuneaton, Niallism&a...

Send us Fan Mail It's our half century this week as we cross the threshold of 50 episodes. What better way to celebrate this than having a chat with Russ Rankin from Good Riddance and Only Crime! What do you do when one of your best albums is so divisive? What happens when you try to buy a Manchester United backpack in Leeds? Is there such a thing as an American Keith? Listen to find out! Add...

Send us Fan Mail Lookout! Records compilation "(You're Only As Good As The) Last Great Thing You Did is the latest sacrifice at the alter of discussion. Tom and Niallism are joined by "Sweary" Jon Bates and "Skinhead" Brian Starkey all the way from Japan. The opinions are varied and the debate is civil, so dive on in and enjoy!

Send us Fan Mail Self confessed malnourished shouty boy Jordan from Incisions is with us this week. We talk about the return of hardcore, the Manchester and UK scenes, DIY disasters and a whole load of other stuff. Also, Tom is trying to be a better person but failing, Niallism has some new noise for you and there's tradesmen talk. Your additional tracks this week are from Hard-Ons, Vampire s...

Send us Fan Mail 🎶My my. At MLPP Randells did surrender. Oh yeah! 🎶It's our first virtual visit to Sweden this week where we're joined by Obba, frontman of Randells. The bubblegum punk band have a surprisingly long history, which we'll be looking into as with tracks from their (fantastic) new Album, Kicks. We also talk music from across decades, the international appeal of the wor...

Send us Fan Mail We have a bit of a big deal popping in this week. It's Thomas Barnett, vocalist and main man from Strike Anywhere. We chart the history of the band, the inspiration behind some of their lyrics and bumping into someone you know in bloody London BY ACCIDENT! It's really interesting stuff. Additional tunes this week come from the The Lippies, Shackleford, Spring Moods and T...

Send us Fan Mail GOOD LAD ALERT! This week we welcome one of the most prolific punx going, Mr Jeff Dean. Some of his work, which you'll hear on the show is Heavy Seas, Dead Ending, Airstream Futures and Her Head's On Fire. As well as that, we've got sharks, white russians, toffee vodka, sleeping in pubs on tour and a lot more lols. Additional music for your pure enjoyment is from Th...

Send us Fan Mail We’re back on the Fat Wreck (or was it Honest Don’s?) Bandwagon this week with thoroughly nice chaps, Diesel Boy. We talk having a Vandal on drums, sustainable band names, a little bit about cancel culture, touring and meeting a musical Texan. Additional tuneage is from Murderburgers, Crim, Territories, The Bittering Hops and Crocodile God.