ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MAY 9, 2020 ON THE SHINFO X DESMOND PODCAST. Todays guest has such a long history with the hardcore scene that if you don't know who he is, then you must be dead. He has toured for over 15 years, seen more of the world than most people and was in some amazing bands too. He is super strong advocate for veganism and animal rights and has been straight edge for over 22 years. Also a guy that i have spent more time touring the world and eating naughty treats with than anyone else. We have a great conversation about how it all started and how it is today and everything in between.

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON APRIL 28, 2020 ON THE SHINFO X DESMOND PODCAST. Part 2 with the Notorious Michael Crafter. Now that we are all caught up on the early days of his life, we go all the way back to the start of our friendship and talk about his music career, his touring life and even his brief stint as a TV celebrity. We also touch on life as a father, businessman and his theories on coronavirus. The bloke loves to ramble so this is another 1 hour interview, plus there are some snippets of prom queen/ confession songs.

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON APRIL 22, 2020 ON THE SHINFO X DESMOND PODCAST. Today on the show we get the full inside story of the life of Michael Crafter. Never before told stories of growing up in Aldinga, how he got into punk/hardcore and meeting all the people that have shaped his life for the last 25 years. We find out about him turning straight edge at 17, starting all the early bands and then how the formation of I Killed The Prom Queen actually happened. This stuff happened over 20 years ago so i am pretty impressed with his memory of it all. Get ready for a trip down memory lane with the biggest legend in the game.

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON APRIL 15, 2020 ON THE SHINFO X DESMOND PODCAST. Alright welcome back, we made it to episode 2 i'm actually pretty surprised. I have overcome my dodgy sounding interviews i hope and managed to chat to the busy bloke that is James Washington AKA Big Jim. He has been involved with the Adelaide Hardcore scene since the mid 90's and has toured the country more times than anyone. We get into how the scene became such a powerful force producing some of the best bands in Australia at the time and how different touring was back in those days. No internet, no phone, no GPS. It sounds like hell to me so strap yourself in for the most shinfo you will hear all week.

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON APRIL 12, 2020 ON THE SHINFO X DESMOND PODCAST. Welcome to my first episode, today i chat with my best friend pete abordi about the early days of his bands, touring stories and how life is after touring. we dont even cover a fraction of his story so i think he will be a regular guest.