In ep209 we meet up again with our old friend Ricky Frankel for his annual "best of the year" list. He gives us his top 10 albums, along with some other favorite EPs/7”s from the past year. The usual ball-breaking ensues, but he gives as good as he gets! With songs by Cigar, Ann Beretta, The Upfux, Raging Nathans, DFMK, Codefendants, The Chisel, MESS, No Plan and The Suicide Machines. 

Ep208 is guest free so you get to hear your regular hosts bitching about anything and everything. In particular some young “punk” band from Michigan and the website Brooklyn Vegan come under Neil’s crosshairs. Plus, Tom went to see the Cro-Mags and we go over our top gigs of the year. With music by Furious George, Rivalry, Cro-Mags, The Kingcrows, Poison Idea, Hung Like Hanratty, JFA, and The Black Halos. Plus a special dating tip from the Shangri-Las!

In episode 207 we spend an hour with Blind Marc, drummer with The Dayglo Abortions. He has a new solo album out called “Isolated Earthlings” so we chat with him about that, and catch up with what’s going on with The Dayglo Abortions. Music by Isolated Earthlings and The Dayglo Abortions. 

In ep206 we spend a couple of hours chatting with Pop Punk Priestess Heather Wheaton. She is a regular on The Dummy Room podcast, and her knowledge of obscure European pop punk is second to none! It’s a freewheeling conversation sprinkled with songs from her favorite albums of the year. With songs by Dropped Out, Starter Jackets, Spot McRackin, Screeching Weasel, Outtacontroller, Hakan, Stinking Polecats, Limoges, The Manges and The Windowsill. 

On episode 205 the guys welcome back their good friend Matt Swisher from Failure Records & Tapes. We chat about the new Failure releases and Matt presents a very special Top 5 of 2022 list. We also have the exclusive world premier of the brand new song from The Queers, "Julie Don't Live Here Anymore"! Songs by Sloppy Seconds and The Queers. 

Well, it came and went and what a complete cock-up it was. The “So-Cal Punk Invasion” hit the totally unprepared Des Plaines Theater. We discuss the lead up, the event and what we did the following day. Let’s put it this way: it wasn’t good but it sure was memorable! With music by FYPM, Dead Ending, The Dickies, Satans Rats, The Clitboys, Life Sentence, The Exploited and CH3. 

In ep203 it’s just Tom and Neil. Neil talks about a Sunday night gig he went to: She Wants Revenge and The Chameleons, and Tom is coming into town so we discuss the “So-Cal Punk Fest” coming to lovely Des Plaines next week. 

In ep202 we shoot the shit with Jeff Clayton, longtime frontman with AntiSeen, the pride of Charlotte. We talk band beginnings, albums, pro wrestling. All sorts really. He doesn’t give a crap so he’s a perfect guest for us! All songs by ANTiSEEN.

In ep201 it’s just the lads doing what they do best: shooting the shit and talking nonsense! Tom talks about his recent trip down to Austin to see Sloppy Seconds and Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, and we all talk about recent musician deaths, stand in band members and a recent Sex Pistols auction! Music by Jerry Lee lewis, MDC, Misfits, Didjits, Dead Kennedys, DGeneration, Sex Pistols, Haymaker and The Crooks.

In ep200 we continue the tradition started in ep100 and talk to 10 of our loyalest listeners. We have folks from all over the world! Well, the USA, UK and Australia, but that’s close enough. They chat to us for 15 minutes and pick a song. Email us or contribute in the Facebook group and you could be on episode 300! Songs by The Negatives, Firestarter, The Slowdeath, Molotov Cocktail, Private Function, The Jasons, The Gizmos, 7G, Didjits and Dead Kennedys.