Mid Life Punk Podcast

Jonathan Anastas from back in the day, OG Boston Hardcore legends DYS and founder-member of Slapshot is our guest this week!

Jonathan's in to talk to us about the 40th anniversary re-release of DYS' "Brotherhood" on Bridge Nine Records. We also cover Slapshot, interesting interpretations of what DYS stands for and an interesting way of dealing with bootleggers!

Tom and Niallism have been changing rock history, Tom's a poorly boy and Niall's skewed version of histroy shocks us all.

Music for you this week is from Greyhound, Les Sales Majestés, Rancid, Digger and Coral Springs.

Author, Artist and Musician Ali Smith has popped in this week for a chat about her latest tome "The Ballad of Speedball Baby". This memoir charts the trials, tribulations and dream crushing of attempting to navigate the world of major labels in the 90s, at the height of their post Nirvana feeding frenzy. 

Which original punk band need their electrics looking at? Which Beatle was upstaged by a drum destroying singer? Should we pay any heed to the wants and needs of Sloveinian bikers? Listen and find out the answers to all these questions, as well as ones you didn't know you had.

Tom and Niallism talk mis-matched line ups, Tom's talking up his parenting and Niall hits a milestone.

Music for you this week comes courtesy of: Against Me!, Rats! Rats! Rats!, Falling Sickness, The Buzzcocks, Liz Phair,Hazel O'Connor, Zoinks, and The Great St. Louis.

The West Midlands' newbies, Guineapigs are in this week for a chat, and they've very kindly spunked their entire discography on this podcast so thanks, lads.

Which one is the best torturer? Which is their preferred Reddich watering hole? Are criminals in poshest South Warwickshire REALLY that scary? All these questions and more are answered within, so listen and find out.

Music this week is from: Funbug, Tearjerker, Plot 32, Beauty School Dropout and Government Issue.

WYRES are in MLPP Towers this week for a wide ranging discussion covering their own modern sound, sleep disorders, uplifting lyrics, MySpace and appearing on a sitcom marketed at millenials.

These boys have some big things coming down the track, so keep your eyes peeled.

Tom has chalked up yet another wholesome weekend, Niallism's potentially broken his vegan vows and we despair at what we get sent sometimes.

Music for ya this week comes courtesy of Mean Jeans, The Usuals, Regal Cheer (whose hometown i get totally wrong, sorry), Sommerset and Consumed.

SUPER SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!

The band from Leeds with two Lees, Last Season's Winners, have popped down the M1 to visit MLPP Towers this week.

These 4 are scene verterans and have sage advice and warnings from history for any aspiring punk rockers.It's not all doom and gloom though, as we find out what freebies being in a punk band can get you. 

We chat films (mainly Arnie and Leslie Nielson ones), big city gigs sometimes letting you down and we ponder the question: Do "The Kids" want to hear from middle aged white blokes any more?

Niallism's got new sounds and new threads, Tom's got a budding pro-golfer in his midst and we discuss listener input on the subject of bands that you should've listened to more when you were a youth, but didn't.

Music this week is from: New Junk City, Von Danikens, Have Nots, Chip Away and Kimberly Steaks.

We welcome dual-nationality melodic gruff punkers Character Actors this week on the heels of their 2023 album "The Hard Part".

These sons of Leeds and The Hague have hot takes on Taytay, an abundance of celebrity lookalikes, have prosecuted war criminals and help us solve the middle east situation.

Tom's dumped his kid for fast food, Niall's been busy booking and your two top boys reveal their MPF secret.

Music this week is from: Frenzal Rhomb, BJ Armstrong and The Jour Verts, Dear Landlord, NOFX and Midwich Cuckoos.

Niall and Tom are visited by deepest Norfolk's ska-punk harmonising machine Stank Finger this week.

Their brand-STANKing (heh heh) new album 3 Finger Discount is out on the 19th so this is a chance for you to get an advance peek at some of the tracks.

We talk the halcyon days of touring, Supermarket Sweep (both eras), slag off boy racers and get the inside track on all things Stank.

Tom has a gig report for you, Niallism has been doing absolutely nothing and all the usual rubbish is there too.

Music this week is from: Radio Chip Pan, Meryl Streek, Clowns, Bad Brains and GBH.

please be upstanding for their majesties, the Kings of Fife, The Bucky Bombs!

These 3 plucky lovers of Bucky have travelled to us to share their fresh Ramonescore sound, with songs about Buckfast, Girls that like Buckfast, Rosyth and Parks.

Mrs Brown's Boys gets slated, World Class darts runner up Luke Littler is praised, and we get some info about what's considered entertainment in Scottish schools.

Music this week is from: Christie Costello, Rancid, The Vandals, Trashcan Dance and Dear Landlord.

On the 12th day of Christmas MLPP gave to me....

12 drummers singing!

Ben Corry, frontman of The Battery Farm has curated a dozen drummers that have, at one point or another, sang the songs.

It's a real ecclectic mix to end this veritable Christmas selection box, so enjoy.

On the 11th Day of Christmas MLPP gave to me....

11 Bombpops Beers!

Ross from Shackleford is in for the penultimate christmas special. Ross' stories are all about how he's enjoyed the riders and refreshments of various performing artists.

Music is from The Bombpops and T’pau

On the10th Day ofChristmas MLPP gave to me.....

Ten records Nicked!

Nottingham serial gig attender and vinyls afficionado Richard White joins us on day ten for a bit of talking therapy to work through thescars of all his records being nicked.

It's an emotional one guys, so tissues at the ready.

On the 9th Day of Christmas MLPP gave to me....

"9 Punk Bands I now Like!"

The Matriarch of MLPP Towers, The Current Mrs Sidwell has finally broken her silence after 3 years.

She joins Tom and Niall to discuss nine punk beat combos that she has slowly learned to enjoy via osmosis after being married to Tom for so long.

On the 8th day of Christmas MLPP gave to me....

8 Bostin' Bands!

We interupt top Dutch promoter, Duco VAn Der Veen's TV time on the 8th day of christmas to discuss his visit to the jewel in East Anglia's crown, Kings Lynn, where he saw 8 pop groups plying their trade.

It's NYE and we're joined by Snatchgame's main guitarista, Ghislane McDonald.

She fills us in on a trip to Portugal where "she saw Swans, and they were wank".

We also discuss New Year traditions, Portugese beverages and thrifty Irishmen.

On the 6th day of Christmas MLPP gave to me.....

Six punkers wrestling!

Danny Barrett from The Crash Mats is in on day 6 to share with us 3 factoids about wrestlers and 3 punk songs about wrestlers! Some of these genuinely blew our tiny minds, so i hope you get blown too!

On the 5th Day of Christmas MLPP gave to me....

FIVE JOYOUS THINGS!

Dickkie from Yorkshire's gruff punk animals Be Fair is in sharing with us 5 tunes that have made his crappy year more bearable.

On the 4th Day of Christmas MLPP gave to me....

4 Rhyming Words!

It's stand up comic and co-host of the Punk Rock Elite Podcast, Eddie French!

Eddie is on day four to discuss nerds, stirring shit, missing thirds and slurring words. 

Enjoy.

On the 3rd Day of Christmas MLPP gave to me.....

"3 lads in Larry Arms"!

Riaz Rawat, vocalist from Nuneaton's premier hardcore outfil Grail Guard is in to talk crimbo and to tell all the world about his love for The Lawrence Arms.

On the 2nd day of Christmas MLPP Gave to me......

Two crusties begging!

This fine Boxing Day, Niall and Tom are joined by Austin Texas scene historian and proud Cajun Marc Dautruil II. Marc looks back fondly on the fragrant crusties on The Drag in Austin, we discuss the forgotten item of punk fashion: The Butt-flap and we're treated to a beautiful reading of "T'was the Night Before Cajun Christmas.