What a Great Punk

Our last episode was recorded live at The Railway hotel, in Naarm, and made extra special by the huge turnout and our amazing guests and close freinds joining us, Rhys and Issy. The day was honestly the perfect send off for us. We had so much fun recording the pod, and the room was full of love and such a great energy, it was more than we could have hoped for. A huge shout outs to EVERYONE that's...

Our second to last pod for season one, was recorded live at The Lansdowne in Sydney. Somewhat of a spiritual home for us, this day was made extra special by having to of our favourite all time guests there with us, Jenna Owen and Lucinda Froomes. Huge shout outs to everyone that came, we had a really fun and silly time recording this one and it was really special to share it with you all! Happy Bi...

This week's pod is the first of three live podcasts we recorded over the release weekend for our album, GODSPEED. This episode was actually the day our record came and we rushed straight from a hot and sweaty in-store performance, to the show! Massive shout outs to our guests Frank and Rhi, everybody that came out and hung around after — making it an extra show for us. Bare with us on the Audio fo...

On this episode of What a Great Punk, we hang with Ben Greenberg — producer of our new album Godspeed and guitarist of Uniform (and many other bands!). We cover everything from NYC’s current scene and Ben's recent run of shows as guitarist of Dazzling Killmen, to what really goes into crafting a Uniform setlist and working in the studio on Godspeed . Along the way, we dive into his work in film an...

It's the last Patreon episode, but we've decided to share it with everyone. Because we're crazy like that. And we cover a lot of ground recapping classic moments from the pod over the years, and answering questions that you've written in with. So we thought, why not share it with everyone! For over 200 more bonus episodes, just sign up to our Patreon. It's only 5 bucks, but it's still 5 buuuucks....

Chewy and The Cricket on the pod this week. We have a chat about the Monstera industry boom, Doormat Brown vs. Autumn Leaf, getting stranded at the after party, those weird little holding rooms after concerts, what’s happening on Yahoo News Canada, and we do a cool little vinyl reveal (video is up on the Patreon). Remaining tickets for our End of Season One Live Pod Tour are nearly sold out . Don'...

This week we unlocked one of our most popular Patreon episodes! In this Patreon exclusive series, we were deep diving into the making of each of albums. Frank joined us on the red couch fro Part 4 to chat about our most recent record, TNSW. We get into how we approached the songwriting and recording process in a different way for this record and made a conscious effort not to judge or rush things....

Sorry, but we literally just had the best weekend ever! Shoutouts to everyone we saw on tour! We had a big laff recording this episode on the day of our show in so-called Fremantle. Tune in to hear all about Frank’s Halloween haul, the origins of pog, Brussels II, the 1/10 rooftop bar at our hotel, and how to play a game of ‘What Are the Odds’. Remaining tickets for our live pod tour are sale to t...

This week we're unlocking this bonus episode from our Patreon featuring Naarm's Our Carlson who's just released his fantastic record 'OC Spray'. Go give it a donk on Bandcamp!!! We had actually recorded with Carlson before, months ago, but the file literally got corrupted, so this was actually second podcast together :) Shoutouts Our Carlson

Gareth Liddiard of Tropical Fuck Storm and The Drones joins us or a lovely yarn this week. We cover his David Attenborough approach to life, how toilet paper can help you avoid tinnitus, how often he actually plays the guitar at home, how they have finessed the art of touring over the years, and the importance of camaraderie and morale when creating music, plus much more. Shout outs @tropical_fuck...

Well, gang... There's a biiig announcement at the beginning of this pod. You may want to pull over if you're driving.... Listen in to the first 10 minutes or so to hear the news! We love you all! This week we have Bec and James from Delivery on the pod ahead of our national tour together which kicks off this weekend in BRISBANE . We talk tour life, flight disasters, bruised ribs, and brand deals g...

Harry and Chloe from 9-piece Naarm-based band Mouseatouille join us on the pod this week. We talk about Harry's cool car, having weird band names, what it's like to tour with a 9 piece band, their five-year DIY recording process for their new album "DJ Set", hotel nightmares, and having stinky jobs. Shout outs @mouse.atouille Make sure you grab a ticket to our Aus tour in October: https://tnsw.co/...

To hear the full episode, sign up to our Patreon at http://patreon.com/whatagreatpunk On this week's bonus episode, Chewy and The Cricket catch up on the Sunday morning after the AFL Grand Final. Classic Patreon episode of What a Great Punk right here. No BS. As far as electrolytes go, we discuss No Sugar Maximus vs Squintch Zero sachets, as well as the long and suspicious list of numbers in the "...

Tom Vanderzeil aka @passive.kneeling joins us for a chat about our recent collaborations and the music video's he's directed for us for INSTINCT and GODSPEED. We also get into the vibe of a Didi, going too hard at social sports, the musical he created with Kuya Neil, why bands should think about touring asia more, and how to spot manufactured community vs the real thing. Shout outs @passive.kneeli...

Enjoy this bonus episode please! It's simply Jamie and Frank catching up after not seeing each other for... Pretty much a month. We catch up about a lot of things, and also chat about the release of Godspeed and announcing the new album. To hear the whole episode sign up to our Patreon — it's only 5 bucks a month, but it's still 5 bucks!: https://patreon.com/whatagreatpunk Join us all in the TNSW...

This week we're unlocking an episode from our Patreon exclusive series, where we deep dive into the making of each of our albums. Frank joins us on the red couch for part 3 to discuss our second album, I Just Do What God Tells Me To Do. We chat about the new direction for the band, how Frank came to join and what that meant for TNSW, the songwriting process, recording with Jono Boulet from Party D...

On this week's episode we give inside scoop on our new single and Album being announced this week and chat about Jamie's new sunnies. To get first access to the new sign up to our Patreon or Discord! Make sure you grab a ticket to our tour in October: https://tnsw.co/tour For weekly bonus episodes and to support the pod up to our Patreon — it's only 5 bucks a month, but it's still 5 bucks!: https:...

We've unlocked a super popular episode from our Patreon exclusive series in which we deep dive into the making of each our albums. On this episode we're joined again by our original drummer, Luke, to discuss the making of our first album, You Work For Us. We dive deep on the songwriting process, where we were at mentally at the time, recording with Dean Tuza in a WWII bunker and and then a Kogan w...

Jamie calls in from Stockholm for this week's bonus episode. We chat about a few sketchy nights out, what tear drop tattoos mean, and the world's only preserved 17th century ship! To hear the whole episode sign up to our Patreon — it's only 5 bucks a month, but it's still 5 bucks!: https://patreon.com/whatagreatpunk Join us all in the TNSW Discord community chat: https://tnsw.co/discord Watch our...

Sasha and Jack from Sycco join us for a chat about stinky poopoo load ins, horn implants, getting grifted for merch, breakfast grievances, chaos on the road, and their upcoming tour. We also play an all-in game of Melody Popstars! Shoutouts @syccoworld @_tvjack For weekly bonus episodes and to support the pod up to our Patreon — it's only 5 bucks a month, but it's still 5 bucks!: https://patreon.c...

Sean and Noah from Naarm based MUDRAT drop in for a chat about their hip-hop-to-punk originals, trading vapes for ping pong, DIY chaos, vacation zyns, going accidental viral, how they approach being an artist in the current state of the world, and why they’re donating royalties. For weekly bonus episodes and to support the pod up to our Patreon — it's only 5 bucks a month, but it's still 5 bucks!:...

A cosy Chewy and The Cricket pod for you this week. It's been a little while! Hope you enjoy. To hear the whole episode or watch the video, sign up to our Patreon — it's only 5 bucks a month, but it's still 5 bucks!: https://patreon.com/whatagreatpunk Join us all in the TNSW Discord community chat: https://tnsw.co/discord Watch our Comedy Central mockumentary series and TNSW Tonight! on YouTube: h...

Close friend of the pod, Twitch and band, Isy, joins us on the pod today for a chat about the good old Twitch streaming days, how we all know each other, and the amazing new guitar Isy built Todd with his bare hands. We also deep dive further into our new single INSTINCT, including how we wrote it, the many stages it went through in the writing and recording process,  what the lyrics mean and why...

Todd and Frank pod this week and we talk all about our new single, INSTINCT — which is out this Wednesday! We also, of course, talk a bunch of shit and play a ridiculous new game called "Melody Popstars". Make sure you give INSTINCT a listen and check out the video! We'll be sharing and announcing everything on our socials and of course posting previews and news first on our Patreon and Discord. S...

We've got new music coming soon. Stay tuned to the pod and sign up to our Patroen or Discord to hear it first! Osman Faruqi's back on the pod this week for a massive episode covering our hot takes on the recent Hottest 100, Happy Gilmore 2 conspiracy theories, Todd's recent dental scam saga, Hunter Biden's wild crack cocaine interview, morning phone habits, and how Osman's new podcast Lame Stream...