Mid Life Punk Podcast

Send us a text The cheapest band we've had on so far...Chinese Junk!From the ashes of The Griswalds emerged the junksters, with tales of poor quality poundshop products, untrustworthy girlfriends, being skint and more! We chat public transport, song writing, record collections, pride in your hometown and we comprehensively rate Leatherface's back catalgue.Niallism's trying to pull the wool over your eyes with a fake fact, Tom has a quite boring story about buying cider an we are feeling the p...

Send us a text Chicago beckons once again as we have a chat with Joe, lead singer of Capgun Heroes over the traditional medium of the telephone line. CGH are a relatively new band of older, wiser gentlemen who are really doing well just now. And nobody's more surprised than them, it seems! We talk terrifying experiences, backing vocal selection, picking your instrument of choice and one of the youngest Capgun Heroes fans makes an appearance! Tom has been out on the tiles, Niall's been slamm...

Send us a text How Do? Goo, West Yorkshire's finest indie-pop-punk rockers are in today. Well, one of them is as they've just got back from tour and they're all full of germs. Kurt, the drummer, has stepped up to the plate though and explains to us: the joy of 7"s, the motivational power of dividing your work day into quarters when hungover, a curry conundrum and delayed christmas clear-ups. Bazz has created a new segment which is about haircuts this time, Tom's been out and about in Pe...

Send us a text The Remote Controls are in this week ahead of them being buried alive by snow as we spoke! It's straight up punk rock from these three, no messin'. We talk drinking culture, smoking culture, dream opening slots and, of course, their two full length records, the newest of which (Too Tough) came out late last year. And, you can get it from Brassneck Records, apparently. Danny Barrett takes his new place in the co-host chair for his maiden voyage, so go easy on him, because I didn...

Send us a text Yam Oroight? Another Tom On One for you all this week, and the "one" is none other than Healer of Bastard's very own bass player, Al Lowe! Al is a full on west midlander, with the voice and everything so Tom is very happy to be amongst his people. We discuss key musical moments from Al's life: From when he turned greeb as a teen, all the way through to when he turned 30. SERIOUS WARNING: There's some quite graphic injury detail, so if you're squeamish or listening with kids (yo...

Send us a text Happy New Year! To kick off 2026, we have a Tom On One episode, featuring friend of the show, bed pisser, front man of Born Shit Stirrers and the second most understandable member of the Fukpunk Radio crew, Jon Bates. We hear about tracks that accompanied Jon's life when he turned 18, 21, 30 and 40. We discuss some significant events from Jon's life in those years, as well as significant global events. The tracks this week come from Ten Pole Tudor, Millionyears, Avail, Randy, R...

Send us a text A festive stateside visit beckons this week as Tom and his able assistant Mark Murphy (off Crocodile God) chat with The Brokedowns about their latest record (out now on Red Scare) Let's Tip The Landlord. We chat about famous punk houses, a terrible slipping over incident, health gurus, the International Criminal Court and much more. Tom's on one about audiobooks, Mark reveals his Christmas party plans and a previous guest from the North East thinks something is a fookin disgrac...

Send us a text It's time to visit Brighton....but only after we've been to Croydon first to chat with Crystal Palace supporter, tall man and bass player of Phinius Gage, Mr Mike Scott. Phinius Gage kept us entertained almost a quarter of a century ago with their skate-punk riffage and hectic touring schedule before calling it a day in 2007. But, now they're back! We talk about missing the P-Rock TV boat by moments, punk and metal interplay, crisps, your favourite bands playing right near your...

Send us a text Spike Slawson, enigmatic frontman of Spike & The Gimme Gimmes has hauled himself into MLPP Towers this week ahead of their UK tour next month. The lad likes a chat, so we cover a lot: The name change, getting booed at bar mitzvahs, Christmas songs, getting booed at baseball games, Spike's last live music experience as a punter, some scary UK cities, and getting booed at a Quinceañera. Tom's joined by guest co-host Danny Barrett, we get a global exclusive s...

Send us a text Another "Tom on One" chat this week with Sunderland's top singing bassist, Mick O'Brien off Tearjerker. We take a deep dive into Mick's musical past with his favourite songs from the years he turned 16, 18, 21 and 30. As well as music, we explore his ventures into further education, being on the same label as your heroes, his plans for Christmas, bouncy castles used by grown men a hairstyle horror story. Music this week is from: Pkew Pkew Pkew, TV Casualties, Ordinary Boys, Bif...

Send us a text The "Tom On One" odyssey continues this week, with firm fan favourite and all round good lad, Danny Barrett off The Crash Mats. BAz is treating us to tales about songs that came out in the years he turned 18, 21, 30 and 40. Seriously good variety this time, so you don't want to miss it! We cover the Olympics, films we can quote, former colleagues with unfortunate names and theres a very near faux pas right at the beginning. There's also Crash Mats news and gig planning LIVE on ...

Send us a text A slightly refined format this time following some turbulent times in MLPP towers. However we hope that this in-depth, one on one (or TOM on one, geddit?) chat with Dave Shackleford will be a pleasant experience for you. Dave talks about songs that have meant a lot to him from the years he turned 18, 21, 30 and 40. Theres a good variety in there, so something for everyone. We get some news on the next Shackleford album, how Dave got his hands on a load of prophylactics for nowt...

Send us a text Easily the most famous Horace is the pop group Horace Pinker, who have settled in for a Monday night chat at MLPP Towers this week. The veteran punkers who are from everywhere share their stories about getting into punk, what their parents thought about it, being so wild that some famous white guys (who are pretty fly) wouldn't stay at their house, having some legends play a show in your bedroom and a whole lot more. The "do they like a laugh?”-o-meter was off the scale with th...

Send us a text Codes are there to be broken, so we invited Merseyside’s Code Break in to MLPP Towers. These lads come with a highly recommended live show, so keep an eye out. We discuss mischief, bread rolls, white power gigs, Halloween, bizarre Liverpool landmarks, and also a bit about their band as well. Tom’s had a bit of luck with the birds, Niallism’s had no luck at all with shaving and is going to be in trouble when his Mrs sniffs her box room. additional songs are by Toy Dolls, Rooted,...

Send us a text If you get a whiff of unemptied bins around MLPP Towers this week, its because Birmingham's very own Face Up have been loitering! We're joined by 3 of Brum's best hardcore export for a chat which covers all facets of their decade-long career, but mostly centres around slagging off their bass player. We get an insight into old bands, hometowns, old careers and what can happen when you place a bet on a game of Bedworth Chess (Connect 4). Tom's getting plastered, Niallism ha...

Send us a text We hope to knock this one out of the proverbial park this week as we welcome pro-pitcher, pro-vocalist and all round nice chap, Scott Radinsky from off California's very own Pulley. Scott talks us through the mismatched pass times of sport and punk rock, the mismatched careers of sport and punk rock, as well as Pulley's history and future plans. Scott also sets the record straight on a number of matters ranging from leaving his previous band to Masked Intruder stealing their pa...

Send us a text Miski off City Mouse has once again popped in to promote an get you all fired up for their upcoming UK tour! As well as slagging off various towns and cities across this fair isle, we share tracks from the latest CM record "So Far Out" take a deep dive into some of Miski's favourite UK foods, meal deals and more. Tom has been to a gig and, full disclosure, is absolutely hammered (seriously, I puked up after we recorded this). Niallism then makes an announcement pertaining to hi...

Send us a text "All iron roads lead to MLPP Towers", so the saying goes. And this week Splitbox have been shunted into our siding. This power pop power trio have travelled via York, Leicester and Norwich with no delays to discuss their song craft, life in covers bands, leaving a sensible gap between meeting and setting up a band as well as a heap of other topics that will thrill and inspire you. Where is Paul's beer from? Is it cloudy? Can you piss and be interviewed at the same time? The ans...

Send us a text 😬The Brummie Boys, Back Teeth couldn't wait to return to MLPP Towers so soon after their first visit, so they did! They're in to show off their shiny new bass player, discuss their upcoming single "It's Time For The Forever Box" and to strenuously deny the existence of their upcoming album on Little Rocket Records. Lewis, their main man dials in from Slovenia, Rich and Tom appear in their pro looking home studios, and Dave is our first ever guest to appear live from a Toby Carv...

Send us a text The corks are popping in MLPP Towers this week as we're joined by Huddersfield's favourite son, Mikey Shiraz off Mr Shiraz! Mikey's been about for a while, and he's been around a bit so expect stories about angry skateboarding Sublime replacements, a thrifty approach to merchandising from some Nu-Metal/rap crossover artists and be amazed by the adventures of a now deceased rapper. Tom's been out for breakfast with some folks (which has annoyed Niallism for some reason), N...