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Mid Life Punk Podcast

Music and interviews with bands from across the global punk scene, all coming at you from Spondon in Derby, UK. Join us every week and get rad with the fat lads.

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MLPP193 - The Overbites

Mid Life Punk Podcast ·

2025/05/13

The rolling hills of Alba beckon us once again this week as we're joined by top pop-punk songsmith, impressionist and good lad Muzzy from off The Overbites. We chat about punk fashion. We cut the through the noise on the hot topic of pronunciation of strange names. We get the secret of the Scotland scene's success and perhaps most pertinently, is there a market for soft rock in Dundee? Niallism is plotting a gig, Tom's giving something back and we make an announcement on behalf of a mystery b...

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MLPP192 - The Disposables

Mid Life Punk Podcast ·

2025/05/08

The Disposables. Cheshire's very own punk rock underdogs, are in MLPP Towers this week to talk us through their journey from a spare room lockdown project to the fully formed, fully rounded beat combo you see before you today. We chat about home recording, self confidence, people harking back to the past, difficult Facebook groups, line up changes and more. Both of your hosts have supplied gig reports this week. One wholesome and uplifting, the other bleak and depressing. Who delivers which o...

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77:38

MPF REview 2025

Mid Life Punk Podcast ·

2025/04/29

The third part of this year's MPF trilogy has arrived! Tom, Niallism, Richard White, Danny Barrett, Bagsy Baker and Riaz off Grail Guard have got together to review and assess their attendance at the most recent instalment of Manchester Punk Festival. It's got falling over (lots), Bargain Hunt, Country and Western, Austrians, Succulent Chinese Meals, performances, shouting swear words at hard men and a lot of lolling. Music is by: Tripsun, The Restarts, Mark Murphy & The Meds, Fast Blood ...

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Bastardmind LIVE @ MPF 2025

Mid Life Punk Podcast ·

2025/04/23

Once again, for reasons we can't fathom, we were graciously invited to appear at the tenth instalment of MPF in order to test the grey matter of some punk rock celebrities. Don't tell the BBC, but its based on Mastermind. Abi (Fast Blood), Danny Barrett (The Crash Mats), Vez (Wonk Unit & XRay Vez) and Riaz (Grail Guard) are all up for the challenge, but who will be crowned victorious? With specialist subjects as diverse as dogs and turn of the century emo, it's anybody's game. Musical int...

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64:09

MPF 2025 PREview

Mid Life Punk Podcast ·

2025/04/14

As per Easter Traditions, we have decided to preview the upcoming Manchester Punk Festival to give you all a flavour of what we'll be doing, who we'll be seeing. Tom & The Boy Niallism are joined by Riaz off Grail Guard, Danny Barrett off The Crash Mats, Duco Van Der Veen from The Netheregions, Richard F White from Wolverhampton, Mark Murphy off The Meds and long time listener Bagsy Baker wonders what he's got himself in for. Music is kindly supplied by Hard Skin, Diaz Brothers and Grail ...

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81:43

MLPP191 - Save Ferris

Mid Life Punk Podcast ·

2025/04/10

Pick it up (please)! Its a ska special in MLPP Towers this week, and what better way to usher in the summer than to have a chat with Save Ferris' very own Monique Powell! She's been in movies, toured the world and gets mentioned in autobiographies and has taken time to speak with the fat lads about being mates with Two-Tone legends, Bro Culture, living in Birmingham, protesting and most importantly, Save Ferris' upcoming new releases and tour. Sadly there is no Aldi report this week as it was...

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78:39

MLPP190 - The Slow Death Return!

Mid Life Punk Podcast ·

2025/04/04

Jesse Thorson joins us this week to make up for the time he got stuck in a field in France with no phone signal. The Slow Death (his band) have a new record dropping imminently and we have some tracks from that as well as a reimagining of one of their old songs which is something of an EXCLUSIVE. We chat about family holidays, the band's very high membership numbers, Wank Hilliams and wives with sexy voices. Tom and Niallism discuss their latest adventures up the Aldi, we have the Indolent Re...

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MLPP189 - The Raging Nathans Return!

Mid Life Punk Podcast ·

2025/03/27

They're back and they're more raging than ever....It's The Raging Nathans! In anticipation of their 6th LP, Josh Goldman has popped in and a couple of the other Nathans make brief appearances too. We discuss liking rock n roll, deconstruct the Welsh language and playing gigs in mortuaries. We have 3 gig reports and a mini interview with The Bucky Bombs at their EP launch party (they were very mean about Tom, whose vengeance is always swift and righteous) to say we're busting at the seams with...

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96:36

MLPP188 - Last Ditch Effort

Mid Life Punk Podcast ·

2025/03/14

We're making the effort this week with San Jose's very own Last Ditch Effort. 2 of these political, melodic skate punkers have escaped the California heat for a chat about learning a new instrument, the positives and negatives of Craigslist, Ice Hockey, memes and of course the high profile bromance of President Faketan and his South African mate. Tom and Niallism chat about Niall's future life, we get a heart warming story about swift justice being delivered in the Far East, Tom attempt...

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MLPP187 - Roach Squad

Mid Life Punk Podcast ·

2025/03/05

We have quite a boon of an interview for you this week as we're joined by Canadian/Scottish/Mackem supergroup ROACH SQUAD. They're made up of 50% Leatherface, 25% Sainte Catherines and 25% pure Murderburger, so their pedigree is top tier. We talk about Graeme and Frankie's return to collaboration, the logistics of your vocalist being on the other side of the planet and we discover a spooky coincidence about their band name. Pre-orders for Roach Squads debut self titled LP are live NOW at Litt...

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MLPP186 - Snackwolf

Mid Life Punk Podcast ·

2025/02/13

We have some Teutons in MLPP Towers this week, namely, Stuttgart's punk rock heroes, Snackwolf! We underscore the point around "roman salutes", discuss a near miss in the mountains near Austria, hear about their upcoming dates with some Dutch friends of the show and of course, we get the story around the band motto: SUPPORT BAND FOREVER. Tom has a gig report from South Yorkshire, Niallism has an action packed update for you and both of your hosts mug each other off as you've come to expect. M...

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MLPP185 - Bandages

Mid Life Punk Podcast ·

2025/02/06

We have all things Ohio covered this week as we welcome Shannon off Bandages, an emerging band that became a success by accident. We get a first hand account of what our colonial cousins' election result has been so far, we chat about our inability to comprehend long distances and we talk about songs that write themselves. All this and much more is inside your favourite serious music journalism podcast! Tom reveals perhaps the biggest F**king Disgrace we've had so far, Niallism tells a tale o...

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47:37

MLPP at East Angrier 10

Mid Life Punk Podcast ·

2025/01/28

Tom's been on his travels to beautiful new town and Diesel City, Peterborough. No, he hadn't forgot his passport, he was asked to report on East Angrier X (put on by Socks On Records).He gathered people under Tom's chatting tree at the back of the closed-down Debenhams to conduct micro-interviews with some of the artistes performing, provides in-depth analysis of the bands' performances and if you listen, you can hear the effect of the Rattler venom that he's infected with a little bit more e...

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74:28

MLPP184 - Blagged

Mid Life Punk Podcast ·

2025/01/22

It's returning guests this week, Blagged (formerly The Mustard) are back!Manchester is their home and NOFX-y 90s inspired melodic skatepunk is their game. We get the lowdown on their first release, their new bass player (who is an MLPP veteran) and we get the full story around THAT name change.We discuss the outcome of our "are the Proclaimers punk?" debate, Niall finally tells all about the day his butt exploded 5 years ago and Tom kicks off with a moan.Music to accompany the moaning this we...

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MLPP183 - Das Kapitans & MICES

Mid Life Punk Podcast ·

2025/01/15

We've doubled the guest capacity at MLPP Towers this week as we welcome not one, but TWO bands in for a chat. Namely, Das Kapitans and MICES.These Peterborough (Diesel City) and Norwich pop groups are releasing a split EP on Valentine's Day and they wanted to give you a taster.We cover Norfolk slang terms, Norwich's traffic calming measures, appropriate times to wear ladies' tights, appropriate times to play with ladies' tights and of course we get an early look at their upcoming all-dayer (w...

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MLPP182 - X-Ray Vez

Mid Life Punk Podcast ·

2025/01/08

It's 2025, so Happy New Year! Our first guest of 2025 is the ivory ticklin', vocalizin' journalistin' Vez off X-Ray Vez (and Wonk Unit)!We discuss the urge for her to step out as a solo artist, dating apps, attractive food mascots, being cat-called, dick pics and of course what happens when someone dicks about with their keyboard before lending it to you.Tom and Niallism share your new year's resolutions (as well as our own), we give you a heads up about two MLPP LIVE events that you can atte...

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66:30

MLPP Special - 2024 Round-Up

Mid Life Punk Podcast ·

2025/01/01

Happy New Year one and all!What better way to bin off the old year than by remembering some stuff about it and discussing it with your mates?Tom, Niallism and guest discusser Danny Barrett off The Crash Mats have painstakingly remembered 2024 and have each chosen their top song, top gig and top album of last year.Without giving too much away, music this week/year comes from: Fucked Up, White Trash Two Theys & a Jock, Dead Wet Things, Incisions, Clayface, Frenzal Rhomb, Fast Blood, The Dop...

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MLPP181 - Dead Wet Things

Mid Life Punk Podcast ·

2024/12/19

Sunderland's hardest men, Dead Wet Things, have overpowered security at MLPP Towers this week. It's the perfect way to kick off your Christmas break!Their origin story is as interesting as their songs, their sound is not what you'd call "traditional" punk, but we love 'em anyway!Join us as we hear about their way of dealing with rude ex-members, get an insight into the Mackem diet, get all the details about their lyrics and their outlook on life.Niall has a gig report for you all, we offer so...

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MLPP180 - Fast Blood

Mid Life Punk Podcast ·

2024/12/12

Lock up your stottie cakes, 'cause this week we're joined by Newcastle's very own Fast Blood. Well, we're joined by 50% of the band (and 50% of its Daves): Davey the drummer and Abi the vocalist.We discuss retro computer games (bonus points if you spot the hidden game theme music), when things started going down hill in the world, irritating pets, riots, our home towns and of course we squeeze in a bit of chat about their band.Niallism's off at a pop concert this week so Tom has soldiered on ...

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97:17

Punk in Drublic Tribute: The Review

Mid Life Punk Podcast ·

2024/12/04

Us and Punk Rock Elite Podcast put together a tribute to NOFX's Punk in Drublic album to commemorate its 30th anniversary. It's all for charity, so get it bought,In order to breakdown and dissect this musical monolith, we've recruited the beast from the North East, Mick off Tearjerker, to do just that.Listen in and be amazed at the variety on the comp, the sterling effort all bands have put in and be double amazed at the articulate way we describe the songs.Which one of us has a secret musica...

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