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Mid Life Punk PodcastMLPP131 - Rage & Revolution ExhibitionMuseums. Academics. These aren’t words you’d usually associate with punk rock. That all changes now though, because this week we’re joined by Dr Emma Parker, from the team behind Punk: Rage and Revolution. It’s an exhibition celebrating the inception of Punk and how the city of Leicester welcomed (or not) the new subculture. This weekend (18th, 19th and 20th August) sees the exhibition’s grand finale with a weekend of gigs, Q&A’s with punk icons including (Viv Albertine) and much more. Niallism is in hospital so Mark L Will...2023-08-161h 28
Mid Life Punk PodcastMLPP128 - Girls Like UsRound the houses guv! It's a trip to South London this week for Tom and guest co-host Mark L Williamson (Niall's off on a Kraftwerk pilgrimage) to meet, greet and chat with grungy, punky 3 piece Girls Like Us.We discuss their upcoming festival appearances, hear about their fame amongst the narcotic retail community and get the inside track on their personal and sincere lyrical content.It wouldn’t be an episode featuring women if we didn't have to force home the message that touching people without consent isn't bloody on. Their drummer dials in from So...2023-07-261h 30
Mid Life Punk PodcastMLPP113 - W.O.R.MJoin us on a magical mystery tour of Chesterfield this week, with it's vape shops, charity shops and local minstrels W.O.R.M.What does W.O.R.M stand for? (Don't google their answers, for god's sake), who are the original members?, how did Chesterfield's biggest landmark end up a twisted mess? All this and more are answered inside.It's got nervous breakdowns, gig ruining bowel activity, an overview of the incestuous Chesterfield music scene and of course, some top W.O.R.M tracks.Niallism's off working for the yankee...2023-03-011h 15
Mid Life Punk PodcastMLPP81 - CrapsonsLiv....Birkenhead's Crapsons (who are good lads) have come across the Mersey to visit us this week. And who better to celebrate international workers' day with us! Their drummer is a stand up guy, the songs are about their day to day experiences AND they recently opened up for Half Man Half Biscuit.Tom and the main man Mike share a horrific karaoke injury experience, we find out what happens when you block a nun, we get nostalgic right off the bat and discuss the planning and execution of the band's very own festival, Crapfest!Tom reports back on...2022-05-031h 21
Mid Life Punk PodcastMLPP79 - The AbsBazz and The Rev from Welsh pop-punk pioneers The Abs have graciously joined us in MLPP Towers this week!The brothers Oldfield have more stories than you can shake a slice of wedding cake at, so strap yourselves in as we talk buskin, Peel sessionin’, Joe Dolce getting in touch, being pals with Green Day, putting on The Hard-Ons, touring economics and Newport back in the day.Tom’s had a complaint but isn’t complaining, Niall starts off grumpy but has the time of his life, we hear from our global reporter Mark Williamson in Estonia and a lot mo...2022-04-191h 58