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Mid-Western 'Merica is the destination this week. Rad Skulls, a bunch of rad dads with rad tunes are the guests. 

The boys talk us through the trials and tribulations of forming a new band in your 40s, which is hard. BUT, you get new friends, which is nice.

We shoot the breeze covering all manner of topics including but not limited to: electric drums, boozing, not boozing, British licencing laws, shifting priorities of an older band and much more.

Tom has been at the cider again, Niallism is keeping the location of his day out an unnecessarily closely guarded secret and also wheels out an old term of endearment for our guests. 

Music is courtesy of: Zero Cost, Splitbox, Doc Hopper, Obvious Approach and Athlete

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The rolling hills of Alba beckon us once again this week as we're joined by top pop-punk songsmith, impressionist and good lad Muzzy from off The Overbites.

We chat about punk fashion. We cut the through the noise on the hot topic of pronunciation of strange names. We get the secret of the Scotland scene's success and perhaps most pertinently, is there a market for soft rock in Dundee?

Niallism is plotting a gig, Tom's giving something back and we make an announcement on behalf of a mystery band member.

Music this week is from: Pkew Pkew Pkew, Los Fatso Libres, Antiseen, Sultans of Ping FC and Until It's Gone.

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The Disposables. Cheshire's very own punk rock underdogs, are in MLPP Towers this week to talk us through their journey from a spare room lockdown project to the fully formed, fully rounded beat combo you see before you today.

We chat about home recording, self confidence, people harking back to the past, difficult Facebook groups, line up changes and more.

Both of your hosts have supplied gig reports this week. One wholesome and uplifting, the other bleak and depressing. Who delivers which one may surprise you.

Music this week is by: Rotunda, The Vicious Cycles, Assorted Jelly Beans, Cleavers and Comfort Girl.

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The third part of this year's MPF trilogy has arrived! Tom, Niallism, Richard White, Danny Barrett, Bagsy Baker and Riaz off Grail Guard have got together to review and assess their attendance at the most recent instalment of Manchester Punk Festival.

It's got falling over (lots), Bargain Hunt, Country and Western, Austrians, Succulent Chinese Meals, performances, shouting swear words at hard men and a lot of lolling.

Music is by: Tripsun, The Restarts, Mark Murphy & The Meds, Fast Blood and Pizzatramp

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Once again, for reasons we can't fathom, we were graciously invited to appear at the tenth instalment of MPF in order to test the grey matter of some punk rock celebrities.

Don't tell the BBC, but its based on Mastermind.

Abi (Fast Blood), Danny Barrett (The Crash Mats), Vez (Wonk Unit & XRay Vez) and Riaz (Grail Guard) are all up for the challenge, but who will be crowned victorious? With specialist subjects as diverse as dogs and turn of the century emo, it's anybody's game.

Musical interludes are graciously provided by Our Souls and Sprainer (Their new split e.p "Truce" is out NOW on Socks On Records)

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As per Easter Traditions, we have decided to preview the upcoming Manchester Punk Festival to give you all a flavour of what we'll be doing, who we'll be seeing.

Tom & The Boy Niallism are joined by Riaz off Grail Guard, Danny Barrett off The Crash Mats, Duco Van Der Veen from The Netheregions, Richard F White from Wolverhampton, Mark Murphy off The Meds and long time listener Bagsy Baker wonders what he's got himself in for.

Music is kindly supplied by Hard Skin, Diaz Brothers and Grail Guard.

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Pick it up (please)! Its a ska special in MLPP Towers this week, and what better way to usher in the summer than to have a chat with Save Ferris' very own Monique Powell!

She's been in movies, toured the world and gets mentioned in autobiographies and has taken time to speak with the fat lads about being mates with Two-Tone legends, Bro Culture, living in Birmingham, protesting and most importantly, Save Ferris' upcoming new releases and tour.

Sadly there is no Aldi report this week as it wasn't Tom's turn to go. But we do have: Niallism gets the memo about the ska special, being inspired in your sleep, a tasty reminder of our flurry of Manchester Punk Festival activity and for the first ever time, we feel the need to tell people off. You've let me down, you've let the podcast down...etc etc.

Music this week is by: Another One, The Slackers, Madness, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Sadaxe

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Jesse Thorson joins us this week to make up for the time he got stuck in a field in France with no phone signal.

The Slow Death (his band) have a new record dropping imminently and we have some tracks from that as well as a reimagining of one of their old songs which is something of an EXCLUSIVE.

We chat about family holidays, the band's very high membership numbers, Wank Hilliams and wives with sexy voices.

Tom and Niallism discuss their latest adventures up the Aldi, we have the Indolent Records submission opening up the show and Tom tells the best joke on the planet.

Music this time is by: M.D.O.P, The Boy Detective, Dillinger Four, Snuff, Hank II, and Stress Positions .

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They're back and they're more raging than ever....It's The Raging Nathans!

In anticipation of their 6th LP, Josh Goldman has popped in and a couple of the other Nathans make brief appearances too. We discuss liking rock n roll, deconstruct the Welsh language and playing gigs in mortuaries.

We have 3 gig reports and a mini interview with The Bucky Bombs at their EP launch party (they were very mean about Tom, whose vengeance is always swift and righteous) to say we're busting at the seams with content would be an understatement.

Music This Week is from Obvious Approach, Spekky Cult, Circle Jerks, Descendents and The Overbites

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We're making the effort this week with San Jose's very own Last Ditch Effort. 

2 of these political, melodic skate punkers have escaped the California heat for a chat about learning a new instrument, the positives and negatives of Craigslist, Ice Hockey, memes and of course the high profile bromance of President Faketan and his South African mate.

Tom and Niallism chat about Niall's future life, we get a heart warming story about swift justice being delivered in the Far East, Tom attempts some Rileism and he also calls out some pre-planned bullying.

Music this week is by: Bad Brains, All Hope Remains, Perp Walk, Dillinger Four and The Paradox.