What a Great Punk

Sydney, now LA musician, Gabriel Winterfield, joins us on the pod this week to discuss his musical journey from Ghostwood and to Jagwar Ma through to his latest project, Golf Alpha Bravo. We chat 90s nostalgia, mutual friends, celeb sightings, bong philosophy, mp3 players, Pokemon cars, experiencing the music biz as a teenager, the Sydney scene when we all used to live there, and his plans to get...

The first bonus episode of the year is a good time! We watch some Australian Idol reject DVD clips, investigate the 5SOS origin story, talk about the time Todd pissed his pants, and go through our predictions for 2024. To listen to the full episode, head over to our Patreon page at https://patreon.com/whatagreatpunk Sign up to our Patreon for a bonus pod each week (that's double the pod!) and othe...

Sugar Bones is back in town and back on the pod! Fresh from their NYE television performance, we chat about looking handsome, stealing bikes, our hair secrets, filming docs, tour politics, having freedom of tracks, and Jamie’s biggest dream for touring. Shout outs @ilove_spaghetti @confidenceman , and cheers @younghenrys for supporting the pod Sign up to our Patreon for a bonus pod each week (that...

This is the second of two Patreon bonus episodes that we're unlocking while we have a break from recording pods over the holidays. From on the last day of recent UK/EY tour, this is a loose episode recorded at our friends Josh and Jin’s house in London. Our good bud Cal joins us to talk about some classic shit that happened on tour, Todd failing at some impromptu standup comedy the night before, g...

We're unlocking a couple of classic Patreon episodes while we take a two week break from recording over the Xmas and new years holidays. On this week's unlocked episode, we're on the road in the UK and Frank joins us to recap on our Xmas Dinner at the Old Inn in Chilham. We also answer a bunch of questions written in from the Patreon crew! We'll be back in the new year with brand new episodes Sign...

On the last day of tour, we record a loose bonus episode from our friends Josh and Jin’s house in London. We talk about some tour memories, the North Pole, Air friers, Food plates, how to chop an onion and also our very special guest Santa Clause pops in for a chat. To listen to the full episode, head over to our Patreon page at https://patreon.com/whatagreatpunk Sign up to our Patreon for a bonus...

Max and Flynn from London Anarcho-Oi Punk band Rifle join us for a chat backstage before our show in Hackney this week. We chat about getting kicked in the arse, proppies vs. standees, driving your old man’s car on tour, bombing at a Jazz Cafe in France, getting lost on the ferry, coming up with bad band names, football casuals culture, going viral in South East Asia, and the feeling when you find...

On this week's bonus episode, we're back on the road and recap on our Xmas Dinner at the Old Inn in Chilham as mentioned on the main pod. We also answer a bunch of questions written in from the Patreon! To listen to the full episode, head over to our Patreon page at https://patreon.com/whatagreatpunk Sign up to our Patreon for a bonus pod each week (that's double the pod!) and other VIP stuff for...

Frank joins us for a pod from the tour van as we drive across Europe during our first week of tour. We chat about how it’s going so far, enduring sub zero temperatures in the winter wonderland, who choses to steal or pay for a piss, hanging out in a Belgian poo bar, getting slugs in your catering, and the general cosy nature on the road. Join us for part two from the road on our Patreon https://pa...

This is part two of our chat with Ross and Dean from Cosmic Psychos. We honestly kept chatting for an hour after this, and can't wait to have them back on again. What absolute legends. Psychos forever. To listen to the full episode, head over to our Patreon page at https://patreon.com/whatagreatpunk Sign up to our Patreon for a bonus pod each week (that's double the pod!) and other VIP stuff for j...

On the eve of their 40th anniversary shows, Melbourne punk lords Cosmic Psychos join us for a chat about what it was like sharing a tour bus in the US with the Chats the last 6 weeks, giving wristies out backstage, Acca Dacca wine, when to pass the buck, how losing your hearing can be worth it, their involvement in the Seattle grunge scene, being besties with Eddie Vedder, the ins and outs of havi...

In this week's bonus episode you’ll hear us talking shit and carrying on for an hour or so about things like pooing after you shower, standing at the doctors with your pants around your ankles, what goes on at a fancy spa, and we do some research into the invention of Vaseline (whatever you do don’t stick it up your bum!). To listen to the full episode, head over to our Patreon page at https://pat...

Absolute instant classic episode of What a Great Punk, if we don't say so ourselves. Chewy and the Cricket go at it for an hour of power. Five stars. This week on the pod we came up with a new political campaign slogan, “Get Real!”, and chat about our Xmas tree setups (did you know Todd is a tiny tree kinda guy lol). We also play a solid round of our new game “Jingles on the Spot” and rate jingle...

Pod favourite, Rhys Michell, is finally back on the pod! On this week’s patreon he zooms in from LA to discuss what the bloody hell he’s been up to for the last 6 months, what it’s been like in Hollywood for the writers strikes, his recent Chris Rock sighting, bombing auditions and getting back to work. To listen to the full episode, head over to our Patreon page at https://patreon.com/whatagreatp...

Ahead of our shows wit Drunk Mums in Sydney and Melbourne this weekend, Dean and Jonny drop in for a chat on the pod. We talk about getting ripped off, hard work that doesn’t pay well, being married with children, what’s right and wrong with Muse, growing up in the country and the importance of “rock stops” in music.  Tickets to all our AU, UK and EU shows are available now: https://tnsw.co/tour S...

On this week’s Patreon bonus episode we talk about what's going through our heads leading up to the ARIA Awards next week, getting stitched up by your doppelganger, the hard life of a snail and why it’s important to tell someone to pipe down every now and then. To listen to the full episode, head over to our Patreon page at https://patreon.com/whatagreatpunk Sign up to our Patreon for a bonus pod...

We recently caught up with the Gut Health crew at SXSW Sydney and decided that we simply must have them back on the pod! In this episode we chat about what's coming up for Gutties, expanding the lore, looking fly on the plane, how being bad at music helps you write good songs, and play a new game called, "Jingle on the Spot". Tickets to all our AU, UK and EU shows are available now: https://tnsw.c...

This week on the Patreon bonus episode, join Chewy and The Cricket as we talk about our weekends, offer a few hot takes on the world and discuss a topic that was submitted from someone on the Patreon, "Doing what you love vs. making money". To listen to the full episode, head over to our Patreon page at https://patreon.com/whatagreatpunk Sign up to our Patreon for a bonus pod each week (that's dou...

Lewis from Melbourne punk band Civic joins us on the pod this week. We catch up on how their recent tour of the US was, why sometimes you gotta lie to the doctor, doing a bit of gardening, why vintage stores are weird, selling your music gear to pay rent, and how to do a dive bomb. Catch us on tour with Civic in the EU and UK in December! Shout outs @alienize_it , and cheers @younghenrys for suppo...

This week Todd is sick so Jamie takes the reins and is joined by Bec and James from Melbourne garage-punk outfit, Delivery. We discuss how much fun we had hanging out together and playing at SXSW Sydney last week, the origins of Delivery, choking on burgers, negative horoscopes and heaps of other shit. We also  partake in an impromptu ‘Silverchair - Straight Lines’ singing competition. James aptly...

We've unlocked one of our favourite recent episodes for you this week — Billy Gardner runs the iconic Geelong based label, Anti Fade Records, and joins us for a chat about the spiderweb and origins of Anti Fade, the Independent Music Exchange & 86 Festival happening in Melbourne later this month, what we’re all listening to at the moment and a bunch of other stuff. 

Welcome to another bonus episode, coming to you live from the Taj Mahal. Join us for a walk through the famous landmark and surrounding streets, while we talk about crumbling Crunchie into your custard, strange massage experiences, and try to imagine what it’s going to be like backstage at Yours & Owls festival this weekend. To listen to the full episode, head over to our Patreon page at https...

Jake and Stevie from Melbourne band Clowns / Damaged Records join us this week ahead of the release of their latest album which is out this Friday, called Endless! Go pre-order / listen to it! We chat about stealing jokes, what bands we ripped off when we started out in music, Jamie’s old Cartman shirt, dressing the hog, vaping on the plane, how Clowns have grown as a band on their latest record a...

Billy Gardner runs the iconic Geelong based label, Anti Fade Records, and joins us for a chat about the spiderweb and origins of Anti Fad, the Independant Music Exchange & 86 Festival happening in Melbourne later this month, what we’re all listening to at the moment and a bunch of other stuff. To listen to the full episode, head over to our Patreon page at https://patreon.com/whatagreatpunk Si...

This week we talk about the king of the party and the Shepherds choice. We also discuss washing to completion, grand final day, Nocon news and more. To listen to the full episode, head over to our Patreon page at https://patreon.com/whatagreatpunk Sign up to our Patreon for a bonus pod each week (that's double the pod!) and other VIP stuff for just $5 a month: https://patreon.com/whatagreatpunk Jo...