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Mid Life Punk PodcastMPF REview 2025The 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 and Pizzatramp2025-04-291h 17
Mid Life Punk PodcastMPF 2025 PREviewAs 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 Guard.2025-04-141h 04
Mid Life Punk PodcastMLPP132 - Modern ShakesLondon is the destination this week, and chatting with the capital's top pop-beat combo Modern Shakes is our objective!This band of contemporary punk rock songsmiths are well on the way to recording their debut full length album and have very kindly given us a first play of a track from it!We discuss all manner of things such as; mass transit, the best website for finding band members, what's in each Modern Shaker's yard, your significant other thinking thay've found a love letter to someone else and the dream uk tour destinations.Niall...2023-08-241h 39
Mid Life Punk PodcastMLPP Manchester Punk Festival PreviewThis, my friends is YOUR unofficial companion podcast to the 2023 Manchester Punk Festival!Tom and Niall have gathered some of the friendly punks together to discuss who we're most looking forward to seeing, and just like the line up the variety is stonking!Your dynamic panel of punx includes: Tom & Niallism off MLPP (obvs), Danny Barrett off the Crash Mats, Scott Reynolds from Eat Defeat, Mark Murphy off Crocodile God/ Mark Murphy & The Meds, Dickkie from Shackleford and the Netherlands' cuddliest teddy bear, Duco Van Der Veen (Wet Camper).Enjoy yourselves and see...2023-03-281h 00
Mid Life Punk PodcastMLPP109 - Bass Amp & DanoHey 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, administrating facebook groups and of course, the crossroads of the world, Grand and Gravois.As well as talking to America's most relateable band, Tom & Niall get excited about the return of punk gigs to...2023-01-171h 20
Mid Life Punk PodcastMLPP92 - The Battery FarmTime 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 and many more.Listen out for the sometimes morbid (but always interesting) inspiration for BF tunes, hear about a farting failure, the BF boys answer to a moral scruple are all there for your enjoyment.Tom's...2022-07-261h 26
Mid Life Punk PodcastMLPP64 - Goodbye Blue MondayMerry Christmas one and all. To celebrate, we’ve had a chat with one half of Scottish Misery Punks, Goodbye Blue Monday. There’s discussions around their favourite band, a lot of mental health chat, terrible Christmas presents, an exclusive remix of a GBM classic, a dissection of The Real McKenzies, a Frank Turner discussion and lots of your questions. Sweary Santa’s back, Niall’s off watching live bands, Duco’s injured playing extreme sports, Tom’s actually alright for a change, is Die Hard a Christmas film? As the world falls apart around us, does that question...2021-12-191h 49
Mid Life Punk PodcastMLPP40 - Mark Murphy (Croc God, The No Marks, MM & The Meds)Crocodile God, The No Marks, Mark Murphy & The Meds. The list goes on. Mr Murphy has been bringing melodic punk to your earholes since the pre-Green Day times, and he joined us to discuss his musical endeavors new and old. We also chat scouse soap operas, the long road to veganism, and the price of wood (trust me). Niallism tells off Tom over his unprofessional use of podcast facilities, Tom pieces together the previous episode and additional songs are courtesy of Masked Intruder, The Travoltas and Sock Drawer Invader.2021-06-141h 49
Mid Life Punk PodcastMLPP Special - Top of the Pandemic PopsWe asked: "what songs or bands have you discovered during the pandemic. And you did NOT disappoint! Well, one of you did...We take a look back at some moments from the first 3 series, with clips from the Peach Kelli Pop, The Jasons and Funbug episodes. Songs in the episode come from Southport, Local Drags, The Reatards, Mixelpricks, Mark Murphy and The Meds, So-Cho Pistons, Adult Magic, Snuff, Red Light Rebels and The Disposables. Enjoy, and see you for series 4 in a couple of weeks!2021-04-0557 min