Mid Life Punk Podcast Tom & Niallism

Are you smarter than a punk rocker? Think your degree from the University of Life is worth anything? Find out as you weave your way through the twisted web of PUNKIVERSITY CHALLENGE!
Recorded in front of a live audience at Manchester Punk Festival 2024, we pit members of Blagged, Shackleford, Eat Deafeat and The Crash Mats (along with a couple of civilians) against one another as they compete for the pride of their birthplace: It's Nuneaton vs The North!
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Episode 156 features the West Midlands' very own Healer Of Bastards as our guests this week. Following on from their record release early this year, the HoB boys are really cutting the mustard at the minute and are so hot right now.
We talk about gun laws, rainwater collecting laws, free speech, freedom generally, plant based German soft drinks, writing lyrics on walks and the effect of an aging body on a singing drummer.
Niall has an announcement to make, Tom's got the Sunday dread and as we're Ken Bruce now apparently, we've got info on a top gig happening in Nottingham this weekend.
Crack open a Club Mate, relax and enjoy the soothing tones of 3 west midlanders (easily the most relaxing accent known to man) and a Scotsman.
Music this week is from: Descendents, Servet, Ill Repute, Slalom D and Spaced.

We're back from MPF and we would sincerely like to share our memories (or lack of) of what was once again an excellent event.
Jump in for thrills, spills, hot takes, sweaty t-shirts and succulent chinese meals in abundence.
Music comes from: Call Me Malcolm, Comrad, Animal Byproducts and Incisions.

Hiiiiyyyo. This week we are visited by Olivia Tweedale, tiptop promotress in South East of England to discus the perils, pitfalls and pillocks of gig promotion!
As well as that we cover pay to play, former movie satrs making music and the seemingly unenforceable rules of promoting.
Tom's got his hangover s mentioned in the last episode, there's a moan or two and, as per, some really decent music.
The really decent music this week is from: Me First & The Gimme Gimmes, Mad Cadies, Rancid, Punching Swans, Cool Hot Rockers, Girls Like Us, Smile Wide, Captain Kaiser and Sprainer.

It's back! And sadly, so are we.
The MPF Preview has become a tradition that we are very happy to indulge, as Tom & Niallism delve excitedly into the line-up alongside some esteemed guests.
If you're struggling to pick which bands to watch on each day, let us take the pressure off with our inside knowledge, high-brow views and deep thoughts.
We're joined by: Dutch Mafia Boss Duco Van Der Veen, Shackleford's Dickkie, Helen off Smoking Gives You Big Tits, The Crash Mats' Danny Barrett, Scotty Too Hotty from off Eat Defeat, Liz from off Plot 32 (amongst others) and Horn & Hoof Records' top brass, Scott Bradley.
Music is from: Knife Club, Hans Gruber & The Die Hards, Hike The Peak and King Prawn.

Peter Test Tube, frontman of the vintage yet evergreen punk pathetiquers, Peter and The Test Tube Babies has joined us today. Mostly to plug a gig they're playing in Derby, but also to share with us an extra-special, very exclusive, never releasted Test Tubes track!
We talk about organic cocaine, recording live shagging ans much more.
Niall is unhappy with his new term of endearment, we discuss the royal rumours and we review Evil Music Live, a gig we recently attended at Oldham's very own Bank Top Tavern.
Music this week is from: Tristan & The Cheshire Chaps, Darko, Raging Nathans, Simon Wells and Cato Street Conspiricy.