Mid Life Punk Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Bore Da. Coming out of the land of Tom Jones, Shakin Stevens and Shirley Bassey we are joined by Jim off Pizzatramp. We discuss the state of the scene, famous rock stars sneaking about behind curtains and other welsh hit makers (yikes). Wanna learn some Welsh? Wanna hear Tom’s latest attempt a joke? Wanna hear what mild mannered Niallism is capable of when pushed to the limit. Add...

Send us Fan Mail Nah Sithee! It's relative newbies Disaster Forecast popping into MLPP Towers this wee, travelling over the world wide web from Sheffield. We talk bad luck with gigs, bad luck with practices, playing in Derby, elitism in the punk scene and phat Sk8ing Trix.   Tom has a frankly hilarious joke about Sham 69, The first stage of Niallism's battle of the bands comes to an end...

Send us Fan Mail Dayton Ohio's punk rock bronze medalists have sent their delegate Josh to talk to us this week, The new album Waste My Heart seems to be doing the business, but what else goes on in Josh's mind? Adult Disney land? Meme making weirdos? all of the above!  Niall is back, Tom's pissed up and it's all good fun. Additional musical offerings are from Teenage Bottle Ro...

Send us Fan Mail Gigs are coming back! so, we've got a bit of a focus on LIVE music for you to kick off series 5. We're joined by Geordie Dave off of Breakout Promotions and Olly Ward from Till The Wheels to discuss demanding Artistes, rudimentary mobile lavatories and the perils and pitfalls of promoting.  Additional tunes include, but are not limited to, Toy Dolls, The Clash and NOFX....

Send us Fan Mail We're joined by Dan off Shackleford for this special episode, which is the third instalment of our deep dive into samplers/compilations that blew our tiny minds when we were kids. It's the turn of Epitaph Records to get slagged off this time, so join us and see if Punk O Rama 3 is actually as good as you remember!

Send us Fan Mail Crocodile God, The No Marks, Mark Murphy & The Meds. The list goes on. Mr Murphy has been bringing melodic punk to your earholes since the pre-Green Day times, and he joined us to discuss his musical endeavors new and old.  We also chat scouse soap operas, the long road to veganism, and the price of wood (trust me). Niallism tells off Tom over his unprofessional use of podcast...

Send us Fan Mail Konichiwa, and all that. We take our first virtual trip to Japan for our BSS experience. And what an experience! This is our sweariest episode to date, so don't play it in front of your kids!  It's got puking yourself, shitting yourself and Primarking yourself (and that's just the drummer!) Music videos in public bogs, unexpected man-on-man erotica and so much swear...

Send us Fan Mail This week we have a special treat. It's only the bloody Diaz Brothers' Golly and Coxy!  Formed from the ashes of UK Hardcore legends HDQ 5 years ago, we chat famous Diazes, local scenes, enemies, partially sighted darts players and Coxy's new record label. The boys pick some choice cuts from their back catalogues and some influences. Can Niallism avoid the Man U sco...

Send us Fan Mail It meant nothing to Midge Ure, but we love Vienna! At least, we love the DeeCracks.  The Austrian dreamboats join us from a basement (yikes) in Austria to talk new songs, old songs. playing in STADIUMS, a nice visit to America, a weird (but sexy) Minogue/Minogue/Donovan hybrid and so much more.  Tom and Niallism chat Eurovision and Bob Dylan too. Additional tuneage is from Skimmer...

Send us Fan Mail It's wall to wall exclusives this week, as Roy and Conor from popular beat combo SKIV join us tochat about their brand new EP "Chick Chicken" (Which we will be playing in its full glory!). We also learn the rules and regulations  of the next big thing in the world of sport, what happens when you agree to meet a trio of strange men off the internet in a dank room and...

Send us Fan Mail Tom and Niall are really down in the dumps this week. But, never fear as Derbyshire's punk geezers Before They Are Hanged are in to cheer us up!  We talk about guitarist Dan's attempt to do something nice and useful but punks can't have nice things, Singer Simon and his Friggin in the Riggin experience plus some more stuff. Suffer the Sunday Night Blues with us thro...

Send us Fan Mail We go Dutch with Kevin Aper. Frontman of The Apers, boss man at Monster Zero Records. We discuss top tips on crossing international borders, North American architecture, what the Dutch have given the world and much more. Your extra tracks this week are from Teen Idols, The Jasons, The Mugwumps, Sweatpants Party and The Skullingtons.

Send us Fan Mail We hit double top this week after Southport rescheduled their slot at very short notice. Manko juices are on me!  We talk pranks, bass players that aren't built for speed, Dominic Cummings' tracksuit and much much more.        We officially open expressions for the first international punk darts tournament, Tom tries to piece together his first night at the pub for a yea...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we have Mr Graeme Philliskirk, Sunderland's son, bass player of Leatherface and Le Fromage Grande at Little Rocket Records. We talk the boat, Toy Dolls, the North East, the rise and fall and rise again of the cassette tape and much more. Also, Niall's update on his eccentric neighbour takes a very dark, very harrowing turn (joking aside, it is a bit much). You...

Send us Fan Mail Series 4! Our big kick off! Ruined by inconsiderate royals. Not to be deterred, we wiped the tears away and knuckled down. it's what he would've wanted. Hayley & The Crushers are in and we have a real heart to heart about TSOL, families in lockdown, being in a band with your spouse, the museum of broken dreams, why Dr Cain hates ALL and the band challenge you to an o...

Send us Fan Mail We asked: "what songs or bands have you discovered during the pandemic. And you did NOT disappoint! Well, one of you did...We take a look back at some moments from the first 3 series, with clips from the Peach Kelli Pop, The Jasons and Funbug episodes. Songs in the episode come from Southport, Local Drags, The Reatards, Mixelpricks, Mark Murphy and The Meds, So-Cho Pistons, A...

Send us Fan Mail Forged by science* 25 years ago, 4ftFingers are back. They've bobbed into MLPP Towers to discuss their past, the present and perhaps most importantly, their future. Which one had a run in with some dog-dirt on tour? Who would their dream bandmates be? Why is Nuneaton such a great place? Listen in to find out! Niallism review BJ Armstrong's lockdown effort in 60 seconds,...

Send us Fan Mail Hey! Ho! we went. We are joined this week by author, rock n roll logistical master-mind and all round nice chap, Monte A. Melnick. Tour Manager to the Ramones from their inception to the bitter end. Is it possible to write and record an album if two key band members refuse to interact? Could you keep your cool being held hostage by a gun-toting maniac? Have you ever had to navigat...

Send us Fan Mail New York, New York. The city so nice, they named it the Big Apple. Or something. The Dizzy Bats have locaded us using their sonar and have flapped across the atlantic to talk about suspisciously cheap pizza, hot dogs, punk rock with violins in and more. Niallism shows his neighbourly side (!) and Tom reveals a shameful record collection secret. We have a 60 second review of ‘Some...

Send us Fan Mail Bostin' makes me feel good, as Ray Parker Junior nearly said. But nowhere near as good as this episode will make you feel. Skimmer, perennial purveyors of the finest pop-tinged punk rock, are in for a chinwag. We discuss major label interest, hamsters (and their uses), being trapped in man from Coventry's house whilst he makes you watch rude videos, John Peel and a whole...

Send us Fan Mail YOU FAT BASTARDS! YOU FAT BASTARDS! We're joined by Dickkie from Shackleford to discuss the 1996 FAT Wreck Chords Compilation, "Survival Of The Fattest". We discuss what the sampler and the songs/bands on it meant, and continue to mean, to us. We read some of your comments, found the Frenzal Rhomb appreciation society, discuss the Nelson Mandela Effect and deep dive...

Send us Fan Mail Allie from Peach Kelli Pop has popped in for a chat, and there's a lot going on so, amongst other things, we hear: Allie's eyewitness account of Glen Danzig's satanic post-gig ritual, Noel's House Party (can/should we bring it back?) and, of course, dogs. We also cover serious topics like domestic appliances. As well as that, Tom has a scientific predicament he...

Send us Fan Mail WORLD EXCLUSIVES are the order of the day, as young Belgian upstarts Captain Kaiser share some new tracks from their upcoming album, how they crafted their own lager in the face of the Belgian supermarkets and we check their knowledge of the greatest living Belgian, Sergio. We also discuss how Nuneaton got its name (maybe) and the punk singer who is a scientific enigma: His voice...

Send us Fan Mail We are joined by Down and Outs for a chat about their goings on from the past, and hopefully future. We discuss The Beatles (they're from Liverpool, so it's the law), the moral fibre of Hollywood music selectors and Brexit. We also commemorate the UK DIY Punk Scene facebook group (January 2021-January 2021) RIP. Additional tracks are from Suicide Machines, The Business (...

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