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It's Episode 40 of the Pod Punk Podcast and my guest this episode is the singer, guitarist and songwriter of a band who has written one of the biggest and most famous songs of all time...it’s Brendan B. Brown from absolute bloody Legends Wheatus!

Brendan and I talked about Wheatus, his incredible career, his activism, the wild journey from his mothers house to meeting and touring with his idols, the mad and random experiences he’s been fortunate enough to be part of in his career, having such an iconic song and what that means to him and so much more!

Wheatus are a massive part of my life, especially in my teenage years, so getting to speak with Brendan was such an honour!

Wheatus are currently releasing new versions of their classic songs which you can hear on their Spotify account and you can follow them @wheatusofficial on Instagram, @wheatus on Twitter or go classic and check out www.wheatus.com to see when they are touring next!

Happy New Year yah filthy animals and welcome to Episode 39 of the Pod Punk Podcast where I'm joined by the legendary frontman of one of ska punks finest bands, Dave Kirchgessner from the amazing Mustard Plug!

Dave and I chatted about Mustard Plug, the scenes of old and new, the bands wonderful time together over the last 30 years, how the early 2000’s ska scene in the UK was bloody great, touring fun, how we’re both social media phobes (if that’s a word), the new ska punk friends they’ve made and will be touring with soon, new Mustard Plug music…and so much more!

It's Rush Day, so for Episode 38 of the Pod Punk Podcast I'm chatting to the biggest Rush fan, the delightful, inspirational and all round lovely Adam Perry from A!

Adam joined me on zoom for a chat about the world, the rise of A, his work with The Collective who have worked with bands such as Busted and McFly, the life and times in both A and since he joined the Bloodhound Gang, fun times, getting smashed in the face during gigs, returning to gigging at Download and Slam Dunk festivals when gigging kind of returned, the upcoming tour with legends Reef, new music maybe…and so much more!

I’ve loved A since I was in college and speaking with Adam was such a thrill and a total honour! Be sure to follow them online @therockbandcalled_a on instagram and twitter and get tickets to their April to their gigs with Reef

It's Episode 37 of the Pod Punk Podcast and as you can tell by the title of the episode, we’re doing something a little different and we will be listening to chapters of the hilarious and wonderful “Grammar Free in The U.K. The Lockdown Letters”, a brilliant book by Dave and Derek Philpott!

The book features hilarious letters, sent to punk rock bands over lock down and the equally hilarious replies and Dave has kindly sent me chapters of the book that were broadcast as part of a weekly serial via The Paranoid Squirrel Radio Show hosted by Armitage Smith!

These clips are recordings of the letters that were sent by Dave and then the reply by the bands who include:

Hagar The Womb

Those Naughty Lumps

The Pukes

The Vibrators,

The Phobics Screaming Dead,

Pete Bentham and the Dinner Ladies,

Antipasti

Chron Gen

The Ruts

Sham 69

Plague UK

Duncan Reid and the Big Heads

And a chapter from Dave and Derek’s other book “'Dear Mr. Kershaw'' with a reply from The Undertones.

If you like what you hear, you can get the book online including our friends at Horn and Hoof Records at www.hornandhoof.co.uk and various other places!

It's Episode 36 and this time I am joined by the drumming genius and bass/vocals of the insanely skilled, catchy and inspirational electronic punk rock gems The Seafloor Cinema!!

Tim, Seth (ish) and I talk about their new Album “In Cinema Scope with stereophonic sound, which is out this Friday the 12th of November, having to sit on it for nearly 2 years and how that went down, their inspirations, ambitions and hopes for the album and loads more!

Get this band in your ears ASAP on all the stream services and get over to https://theseafloorcinema.bandcamp.com/ and get that album!

Follow The Seafloor Cinema:

Instagram, Twitter & Facebook - @theseafloorcinema

Welcome to Episode 35 of the Pod Punk Podcast and my guest this time is the charming, wonderful and lovely Mikey Page from the anthemic and powerful THECITYISOURS!!!

Mikey and I had a lovely conversation about THECITYISOURS, The making of their new Album Coma, out this Friday the 22nd of October during a pandemic, losing their singer and replacing him, how Mikey got into music, influences and Mikey opens up about the very personal themes of this new album, how it was therapy for him, we speak about our own mental health bouts, Call Me Malcolm and much, much more!

I had such a lovely time chatting to Mikey and THECITYISOURS are such an amazing band and if their debut album Low is anything to go by, Coma is going to be an absolute banger!

You can find THECITYISOURS online at https://thecityisours.bigcartel.com/ where you can pre order Coma, get a perch and album bundle or even get a championship belt!! You can also keep up to date with the band, by following the band on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter @thecityisoursuk and where you can get the latest updates on tours and all that good stuff!!

This is Episode 34 of the Pod Punk Podcast and my guests this time are Cherry Duesbury and Calum Wilmot from the blistering, powerful and all round amazing Defences!

Cherry, Calum and I chat about the band, getting back out on tour, their new album, In the Balance which is out this Friday, 15th of October, future plans, influences, like David Hasselhoff, being huge in Germany and tons more!

Defences are absolutely incredible and are right up your street if you like a talented, innovative and heavy metal band!

Follow Defences:

Twitter, Instagram, Facebook: @DefencesUK

Bandcamp: https://defences.bandcamp.com/

Official Site: www.defencesofficial.com

Follow the Pod:

Facebook and Instagram: @podpunkpodcast

Twitter: @pod_punk

It's Episode 33 of the Pod Punk Podcast and my guest this time is the lead singer of the inspiring, powerful and mind blowingly epic Tigress, it’s Katy Jackson!!!

Katy and I did a chat over the internet about Tigress, the bands new album, comparing lock down injuries, our love/hate relationship with the internet, getting back out on the road, making music and much, much more!

Tigress are one of the UK’s best bands and you NEED to check these guys out! Their new album Pura Vida us out today so after listening to this, make sure you get on Spotify/Apple Music/Deezer or however you listen to music or buy the album at https://www.tigressofficial.com/ !

You can also keep up to date with the band, by following the band on Facebook and Twitter @TIGRESSofficial and instagram @wearetigress where you can get details on not only the new album but also their UK tour this November!

NOV 5 FRI

Classic Grand @ 7:00pm Glasgow, United Kingdom

NOV 7 SUN

The Sunflower Lounge @ 7:00pm Birmingham, United Kingdom

NOV 8 MON

Star And Garter @ 7:00pm Manchester, United Kingdom

NOV 9 TUE

Jimmy's @ 7:00pm Liverpool, United Kingdom

NOV 10 WED

Exchange @ 7:00pm Bristol, United Kingdom

NOV 11 THU Brighton Electric Studios @ 7:00pm Brighton, United Kingdom

NOV 12 FRI

The Key Club @ 7:00pm Leeds, United Kingdom

NOV 13 SAT The Engine Rooms Rehearsal Studios @ 7:30pm

London, United Kingdom

It's time for Episode 32 of the pod punk podcast and my guest this time is one of the founding members of, in my opinion, one of the most influential and trail blazing bands of the last 20 years, it’s Barney from Sonic Boom Six!

Barney and I have an epic talk about Sonic Boom Six, his experiences of being something different in a punk scene that was resistant to something new coming along, how the band have stayed around for so long, influences, politics, the future of the band and much more!

Sonic Boom Six have been a staple in my music collection since 2003 and I think I’ve seen them live more than any other band, so to speak with Barney was an absolute honour and a total blast!

You can keep up to date with all things Sonic Boom Six by following the band on Facebook and on instagram @sonicboomsix or visit their website www.sonicboomsix.com where they already have some gigs up, you can buy some merch and support this wicked band!

It's been a while, but we're finally back with Episode 31 of the Pod Punk Podcast and this time I am joined by Steve Rawles from the outstanding Canadian Skate Punk band Belvedere!

Steve and I talk about the band (naturally), the new Belvedere album Hindsight in the Sixth sense (available now at belvederepunkrock.com), what the future holds now things are opening up a bit more with gigs, a lovely trip down memory lane since the band is over 25 years old and loads loads more!

For gigs, merch and all updates on the band, follow Belvedere:

@belvederebandofficial - Instagram

Belvedere Band - Facebook