Welcome to episode 60 of the Pod Punk Podcast where I am joined by Eddie and Jorge Casillas from ska punk legends The Voodoo Glow Skulls!!

Eddie and Jorge took some time out before their gig in Manchester last month to chat with me about all things VGS, from the early days forming the band, influences, decades of touring, pro wrestling, the addition of a new vocalist and how that’s shaped them, further plans and tons more!

Voodoo Glow Skulls are absolute legends and for them to give me some time to chat to them, was a complete honour!

Follow the band:

@voodooglowskulls on instagram, facebook and twitter or visit www.voodooglowskulls.com to keep up to date on the band!

Welcome to episode 59 of the Pod Punk Podcast where I am joined by one of the absolute, best bands around on the punk scene today, it’s Alice and Gareth from the wonderful In Evil Hour

Alice and Gareth join me for a lovely chat about In Evil Hour, AFI Cover Sets, How the band got together, touring stories, band life, their music and so much more!

I first caught them at Manchester Punk Festival a few years back, not knowing much about them and since then, they’ve become a staple of my music listening so please find them online @inevilhour on Instagram or search In Evil hour on Facebook to keep up to date with the bands going ons!

Welcome to episode 58 of the Pod Punk Podcast where I am joined by one of the organisers of the incomparable Manchester Punk Festival, Manchester based Promotions company Moving North and he even plays guitar in the epic hardcore punk band Throwing Stuff, it’s the delightful Kieran Kelly!

Kieran joins me to talk about the origins of MPF, what goes into the festival, promoting gigs, playing in Throwing Stuff, How that works with the band scattered all over the UK and in one members case, the other side of the planet, MPF memories and loads more!

Anyone who knows me or even listens to this, knows of my love for Manchester Punk Festival and if you’ve never experienced it before, then you should get tickets from manchesterpunkfestival.co.uk right now as it’s only 2 weeks away and I understand there are very few tickets left and it is one of the best weekends of the year!

@mcrpunkfest

@movingnorthpresents

@throwingstuffs

Welcome to episode 57 of the Pod Punk Podcast where I am joined by Eliott Verity, of Yorkshire's finest garage rockers, the epic Nosebleed!

Eliott joins me to talk about Nosebleed, his origins in music, gigging stories, the new Nosebleed album, Dance with the Devil, which incidentally is available right now at bandcamp.com/nosebleed TNSrecords.com and of course on all the streaming platforms, his involvement in the mighty Knifeclub, future plans and a whole lot more.

Follow the band @nosebleedleeds on Instagram or search Nosebleed on Facebook for tour info and all the latest Nosebleed news!

Welcome to episode 56 of the Pod Punk Podcast and after a lovely Christmas and New Year and a bit of a holiday, we’re back with a brand new episode with the dynamic host of the sensational YouTube show Hello and Hoof, promoter and target man of punk rockers the Crash Mats, it’s the delightful Danny Barrett

Danny joins me to talk about The Crash Mats, DIY punk rock, putting on shows, song writing ethos, pro wrestling, kids tv shows and their evils, his talk show, fastest punk alive, his MPF live show at this years festival which is at 2pm on the Friday so if you’re going get round to that because the format is incredible, future recording plans and loads more!




Danny is an utter gem of a guy, so much fun to talk to and The Crash Mats are ace, so you need to get on them if you like fun, top notch punk and ska, which you can by listening to their stuff on all the usual streaming places or be a legend and support the band by going to https://bandcamp.com/tag/the-crash-mats or following them on social media @the crash mats to see them in person when they play a show near you!

Welcome to episode 55 of the Pod Punk Podcast where this time I am joined by Jake Martin, singer from the exciting, enigmatic and off beat pounding ska core supergroup Roshambo!

Jake and I talk a bit about Roshambo, his time in The Junk, his folk punk solo work, the UK DIY Scene, a spontaneous round of UK Ska Punk geekiness knowledge, the bands we love in the UK punk scene and how they have helped and inspired us, gigging, plans for the future and a whole heap more!


Roshambo are by far one of the most exciting and best bands around right now and you all should get on this if you like a good mix of ska, punk, hardcore, hip hop and brilliance!

You can follow the band all over social media @roshambo_ska_core on Instagram, @roshamboskacore on Twitter or simply search Roshambo on Facebook to keep up to date on their planned 2023 tours and gigs or buy their brilliant debut album Survive, Revive, Revolt over on band camp at https://roshambouk.bandcamp.com

Welcome to episode 54 of the Pod Punk Podcast where this time I am joined by the powerful, incomparable and simply amazing Millie Manders from Manders and The Shut Up!

Millie joins me on the podcast to talk about her career, her amazing songs from all of her albums, including the amazing album Telling Truths, Breaking Ties, how her songs have touched people and how that makes her feel, writing songs, her love of touring and song writing, future plans and so much more!

Millie Manders and the Shut Up are an absolutely amazing band and Millie’s music has been a staple of my listening since I first heard about her in 2019 and the band are one of the hardest working bands on the DIY punk scene and if you somehow haven’t heard of them, then change that right now by following them on instagram and Twitter @milliemanders or find Millie Manders and The Shut up on Facebook, to keep up top date with their touring schedule for next year and as I always say, support the band best by buying some merchandise or music at milliemanders.bandcamp.com or seeing them when they’re in or near your town/city!

Welcome to episode 53 of the Pod Punk Podcast where this time I am joined by 3 members of, for me, the most exciting band coming through. I’m joined by Andy Rob and Scott from Wyres!

The guys talk to me about Wyres, their time in their previous band, the legendary Failsafe, their new music, their undeniable enthusiasm of playing music, their friendship and bond, reconnecting with the friends they’ve made through music, their currently in production album, their plans for 2023, how things have changed from when they all started in 2000 to today, gig injuries and so much more!


I was a massive Failsafe fan and seeing the guys back together in a brand new band, which absolutely stands on its own, is wonderful to see and chatting with Andy, Rob and Scott was absolutely a pleasure!

You can follow the band all on instagram @wearewyres or search Wyres on Facebook to keep up to date on all of their upcoming gigs and releases and you can get some music from wearewyres.bandcamp.com

Welcome to episode 52 of the Pod Punk Podcast where this time I am joined by Helen Taylor from Manchester’s best up and coming punk rock band and one of the best named bands in all music, Smoking Give you Big Tits!

Helen joins me to discuss the band, her inspirations, the UK Punk Scene, the tall order of opening the first Manchester Punk Festival after Covid and for me, what a triumph that was, cat soap operas, band mash ups, Dolly Parton and the rabbit hole we went down there, Horn and Hoof and Evil Picnic nights up here in greater Manchester, questionable early noughties movies, the bands next steps and loads more!

Helen was an awesome guest and Smoking Gives You Big Tits are definitely a band to get in on the ground floor with, because even though as Helen explains, the band is there to be fun and have a laugh, they 100% have a very bright future! They aren’t doing any gigs till next year, but you can follow the band on Instagram and Facebook @smokinggivesyoubigtits and check out their band camp https://smokinggivesyoubigtits.bandcamp.com/ where you can get music, merch and all that lovely stuff!

Welcome to episode 51 of the Pod Punk Podcast where this time I am joined by the singer of Ohio Metalcore PowerHouses, The Devil Wears Prada, It’s Mike Hranica

Mike joins me on the Podcast for my first in person podcast chat in over 2 years to chat about a wealth of things from the band latest tour, the bands incredible new album Colour Decay, which is available everywhere you can buy and stream music now, the development of the band, it’s music, where the band are going and loads more!


Mike was ace to chat to and I hope you enjoy the episode. Due to a few technical issues and a data recovery situation, this podcast is a bit late as it was recorded a week and a half ago during the bands tour with Wage War, so there are some references that are now out of date as their tour has ended, but make sure you keep an eye out by following the band @tdwpband on instagram and twitter, or simply search the devil wears Prada on Facebook because they’ll no doubt be back over here on tour in the UK very soon!