Mid Life Punk Podcast

MPF2026 REview Show

Send us Fan MailPhew. Have you recovered yet?A handful of brave souls convened to discuss the MPF 2026 experience on Wednesday night to recount and piece together the previous weekend.We all discuss our personal highlights and lowlights, including self analysing all our own performances. But, to get your juices flowing like ours were:Which guest is a security risk?Who turned up in a sarong?Why did Danny Barrett get a bottle of water chucked at him?Does Tom know how many kids he has?Who is the best son out of the guests?Music is courtesy of: Pizzatramp, The Papashangos, Fucked Up and Healer of Bastards

MLPP LIVE @ MPF2026 - The Mass Debate

Send us Fan MailIn order to slake our thirst for justice, we knew exactly what to do when we were invited back for the (record breaking, history making) 3rd time to Manchester Punk Festival: a courtroom style, debate, thing.Tom is judging, Danny Barrett is clerking. The legal team of Dickkie Watson (Shackleford), Eddie French (off Punk Rock Elite Podcast) and Archie Moss (Clayface & Incisions) are doing legal battle with Alex Lowe (Healer Of Bastards), Mark L Williamson (The trainline) and Benny Rabble (Serial Bowl Records).Precedents will be set, matters will be resolved and we get an insight into the minds of our top barristers.Music is from: The Clash, Descendents, Sublime and Guttermouth.

MPF PREview 2026

Send us Fan MailIt's back, it's still unofficial (but aren't most fun things?) and it's BIGGER THAN EVER! It's the MLPP MPF 2026 Preview show!Tom and Danny Barrett sought out the quickest wits and greatest minds in the DIY punk scene for contributions, but sadly they were all busy. So, instead, we put together a team of punters and performing artistes to hype up this year's MPF, discuss what we're all looking forward to and what our plans are. The Team in question are:Riaz off Grail GuardDickkie off ShacklefordArchie off Incisions and ClayfaceAl Lowe off Healer of BastardsDuco Van Der Veen off Interpol's most wanted listBenny Rabble off Serial Bowl RecordsRichard White off CrimewatchWe cover all the exciting acts playing the fest this year, as well as the dangers of industrial equipment, celebrity manslaughter, Al's harsh punishments for his cats, Duco's sporting career, Benny Rabble's emigration, Richard White's hangover and completely unpromted, a number of guests share their first bands' first cover versions.I'm not going to tell you who the music's by, or which bands get mentioned. You'll have to listen, won't you?

MLPP222 - Oh The Humanity

Send us Fan MailA warm trans-atlantic welcome to Oh The Humanity this week who are in for a chat ahead of their upcoming uk tour!Kevin, their esteemed vocalist takes us through all the stops on their jaunt, as Tom and Jake (off Los Fatso Libres) offer up pearls of wisdom and judgement on each town and city (sorry, Leeds). We also talk about previous UK tours, dental hygiene, fests around the world and song writing problems.Jake provides us with a gig report, a top 5 AND a stag do report. Tom outlines his pathetic existence of late, but then cheers himself up with an impromptu announcement.Music this week is courtesy of: TSOL, Last Ditch Effort, Bad Year, Zero Cost and Avem.

MLPP221 - Pete Bentham & The Dinner Ladies

Send us Fan MailIt's Dinner (lady) Time!We're joined by one third of Merseyside's lunch-themed sextet Pete Bentham and the Dinner Ladies this week, and what a visit it was!We deep dive into the trend of wearing the merch of left wing bands whilst being a right wing piece of garbage, we dissect the Rebellion Festivals booking of The Wurzels, hear about how the Dinnerettes craft their choreography and we disclose a village in Warwickshire's top shagger.Tom asks all the big questions about cosplaying, Danny Barrett shares his nerdy day out and we discuss what happens when you head to the wrong town for a gig.Music this time is provided by: WIZO, The Winonas, Healer of Bastards, The Hawaiians and The Aquabats.