Mid Life Punk Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In what was billed as a rowdy arguement, we enjoy perhaps the most civilised conversation we've ever had on the podcast. 4 previous guests/ listeners have formed two teams: Team Killer and Team Filler. TK are defending the honour of Sum 41 and their 2001 debut All Killer No Filler whilst TF are attempting to explain why that title is incorrect both literally and figuretively....

Send us Fan Mail It's Hardcore time once again at MLPP this week, as newcomers Grail Guard join us to explain their meteoric rise to prominence in the UK scene. We discuss being confronted by a prepubescent giant Tory, users of crack cocaine and their dancing methods, hating the tories, a bit of British imperial history and a story about a sack of meat that you won't want to miss. Tom&ap...

Send us Fan Mail Hey Y'all! It's time to get AMERICAN this week as social media influencers and rock band members Bass Amp & Dano (from the band Bass Amp & Dano) pop in for a chat! We talk about committing hypothetical violence against one Beatle, having big drinks with another Beatle. discuss what the first Beatle did to piss off Bass Amp, local and national cheeses, administrat...

Send us Fan Mail Happy new year one and all! We kick off 2023 in style as we're joind by Mackie (ex- Blitz and Epic Problem) and Mark Magill (Down and Outs, The Daily Mirror) to discuss their new band, Rivalry! We hear about getting chased off the fairground by teddy boys, who the biggest band from Tamworth are, sporting tensions within the band, self discipline and the always upbeat topic of...

Send us Fan Mail We head back across the pond this week for a chat with former Less Than Jake sticksmith Vinnie Fiorello who now is part of the hive mind behind the Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas. Vinnie takes us through some of the songs, bands and exhibits at the museum that mean most to him, we analyse the security of the museum and we find out what it's like to have the mismatched skills o...

Send us Fan Mail Ho Ho Ho. Now I have a Christmas podcast...The first of your festive specials are upon us. We're joined by Greig from The Kimberly Steaks this week, all the way from the most Christmassy place in the world, Glasgow. We talk about Greig's DIY recording skills, the band's sporting prowess and how their new split 7" with No Matter on Brassneck Records took us a bi...

Send us Fan Mail What do you do when a guest doesn't turn up? Have a bloody quiz! We bring back memories of the lockdown this week as North West Knowledge Machines Reason To Leave take on representatives from the West side of the Midlands, Shackleford. Marvel at the geography skills, be amazed at the in depth knowledge of Fat Mike's lyrics and be dumbstruck by how long it takes Niall to...

Send us Fan Mail It's back up to the North East this week for a chat with Serial Bowl Records' Slalom D!We get to the bottom of their band name, we hear about some of their favourite albums, horror film and final girls AND, we find out which member of the Diaz Brothers has the makings of a diplomat. This will surprise you. There are some very subtle hints that Tom's not feeling 100%...

Send us Fan Mail Vinny, drummer from The Mercy Fucks, has been left high and dry by his bandmates. Cut loose and left to explain songs like "Panty Sniffer" and "Commode Crusher" despite not having written them. He puts in a sterling performance however, thrilling us with stories about panty sniffing, commode crushing and spurious activity in the back of a car. Vin and Niall dem...

Send us Fan Mail Join us for a slice of Wrong Life this week with extra Kinkiness. Fraser off Wrong Life has been summoned urgently to MLPP Towers to discuss his new band and their inclusion on an upcoming tribute to The Kinks called "Starstruck".However, we mostly ended up talking about bad times with Air BnB, Hartlepool, schoolyard legends, Scottish culture of the 90s. And the Kinks. T...

Send us Fan Mail 💀Spooky Special💀This week, we delve into the murky dungeon of 1997’s “Violent World- A Tribute to The Misfits”.We’re joined by Danny Barrett from The Crash Mats and Hello & Hoof. We’ve got facts on Wrestling, Revelation Records and West Midlands street performers. There’s views, unpopular opinions, half truths and hypothetical scenarios all based around these cover versions...

Send us Fan Mail Behold the future of DIY record labels! Something a bit different for you this week as we're joined by Pikey, Ben and Ben from Serial Bowl Records as well as Mr Jonny Wilson from Cat's Claw Records. They've got some brutal advice for aspiring label people, we hear what records they wished they'd released and a bit about what possessed them to get into this game...

Send us Fan Mail It's been a while since we enjoyed the company of a colonial cousin, but Brad from The Attack made up for their absence. The Attack are over here this month and next touring the UK, starting in Nuneaton (I mean, why wouldn't you?!) and hitting up all your favourite venues up and down the country. We chat about bad bosses, bad employees, bad babysitters, the ultimate Flor...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to our 100th show! It's the same as usual in as much as we have a DOUBLE BAND interview, but different in that we've crammed the episode full of your memories of the show and your song requests. Inkbomb and No Breakfast Goodbye, two of the Netherlands' finest punk rock bands are coming over here together in November for some shows. We hear about their memora...

Send us Fan Mail This week it's the turn of pop-punk globe trotters, Eat Defeat to visit MLPP Towers. T'lads from t'Leeds are going to dazzle you with their tales of traversing the USA, Japan, Pakistan (?!) and of course, London. We get the REAL story about playing Punk Rock Holiday (where there were two kilted wrong 'uns), we get the inside track on being endorsed by a global...

Send us Fan Mail Tom's Abs Obsession continues in earnest this week as we're joined by the other half of Newport's best band (sorry Pizzatramp, silver medal for you) as they not only remember the good old days, but also bring us up to date on their latest project, Kick Up! We talk terms of endearment in Newport, life on the road in the 80s/90s, kicking up arses and the origin of the...

Send us Fan Mail This week's episode is a perfect hangover cure (it worked for me anyway) as we coax Get The F**k Outta Dodge down from the Sheffield hills. The dudey duo tell us how heavily influenced they are by 80s hardcore legends, we investigate the longevity of Def Leppard amongst the Sheffield Hive Mind and the boys also have a creepy TV recommendation for you. We also talk "the q...

Send us Fan Mail We've got a great reason to listen this week, and that reason is....The North West's very own Reason To Leave! Their singer lives by the seaside and used to DJ jungle, their drummer lives in Hollyoaks, their bass player joins us from his automobile and their guitarist makes a brief but impactful appearance. Their 90s/00s skate punk sound will take you right back to the d...

Send us Fan Mail It's an emotional day in MLPP towers this week as we're visited by Louis, the vocalist from Birmingham hardcore legends Rotunda! This is a welcome relief after the tragic news that NOFX are calling it a day in 2023. We have some instant reactions to the news from listeners, as well as reading out contributions from our "NO-bituary".We talk brummie hotspots, goo...

Send us Fan Mail Gratiously, Crapsons invited us to attend and document their annual Liverpool festival: Crapfest! and it definitely was not crap. Tom & Niallism venture forth to find out all the hard hitting Crapfest questions: How many people will die during Pizzatramp's set? Did Wonk Unit have a nice journey? How many bands did we get to flick Hello & Hoof's Danny Barrett in t...

Send us Fan Mail We're visited by Liam Ashcroft from bands such as Crocodile God, Mugsmasher (of which we have some exclusives for you), The Mighty Saguaro (and many more) for a look at his life in punk. We talk life changing gigs with Pansy Division, being taken under Frankie Stubbs' wing, scary horror films, scary Kraftwerk conventions and much more. Tom has more accent attempts, Niall...

Send us Fan Mail The MLPP party bus has stopped in Brighton this week to chat with Mark, the old top brass from Random Heroes! Mark joins on the band's 20th anniversary year, so we look to the past with tour stories about throat cutting spirits, ex pop stars nearly beating up a pop punk veteran and a look back at DIY gigs of old. This aint a nostalgia trip though, we talk BRAND NEW Random Her...

Send us Fan Mail A look back to the past beckons as we forensically dissect Epitaph Records' 1999 sampler, Punk O'Rama 4 - Straight Outta The Pit. Tom and Niallism are joined by Dan from Shackleford who has some zany theories. Why did Osker split up? What's the Zeke singers favourite sexual position? Listen in and find out. Laugh Love Law Real conversations. Real people. Real impact...

Send us Fan Mail Time for something a bit different this week as Moston's The Battery Farm pop into MLPP Towers for a chat. They have the look, they've a unique sound and they're planning big things for the future. You may also notice that Niallism sounds a bit different this week, that's because it's not Niallism at all, it's Mark Murphy from Crocodile God, The Meds...

Send us Fan Mail On the hottest day since records began, we give you an episode of the hottest punk podcast in town! Excusing themselves this week, we have Liverpool's own Pardon Us! We talk a bit about punk rock but mainly: Boasting a tenuous link with Alkaline Trio, Mundane celebrity encounters, badly attended gigs, scarily attended gigs and we try to arrange an extra day off for everyone....