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Too Old To Punk?
This podcast series explores punk not through famous bands or scene “stars,” but through the everyday lives of the people who sustain it. Through in-depth conversations with musicians, organisers, and long-time participants, it traces how people first encounter punk, how they become part of it, and how they continue to remake it over time. Focusing on ordinary experiences—forming bands, putting on shows, working, dealing with loss, addiction, and responsibility—the series shows how punk…
Episodes
Too Old To Punk?Episode 9: Cormac O'Síocháin: Nuclear Death Terror; Krömosom; Fuil Na Seanchoille; Nerdlinger and more
In this episode, Karl (with Gaz away on an extended fika break) sits down with Cormac O'Síocháin. Intelligent, articulate, creative and never afraid to speak…
Too Old To Punk?Episode 8: Bryan Suddaby: Rat Cage, Sievehead, Skiplickers, Dry Heaves, Lughole
In this episode we sit down with Bry, multi-instrumentalist, gig organiser, record label enthusiast and one of those people who seems to have spent most of his…
Too Old To Punk?Episode 7: Helena Hiltunen: Kohti Tuhoa, Kylmä Sota, Selfish and more!!
In a world where punk sometimes feels like an endless production line of manufactured rage, with bands simply going through the motions, there are still voices…
Too Old To Punk?Episode 6: Gareth "Gaz" Smith: Victims, Raging Speedhorn, Diagnosis? Bastard, Alarm!
This is first episode we recorded, so it's more of chat between old mates, really setting the tone for the whole d.i.y unprofessional project. Although he was…
Too Old To Punk?Episode 5: Darren Bourne: Tadpole Records/zine, Ättestor, System Defector, Just One Life Collective
This episode features our good friend Darren "Tadpole" Bourne. For more than three decades, Darren has been one of the quiet forces behind the Brihton/UK DIY…
Too Old To Punk?Episode 4: Eva LeBlanc: Traidora/Dead Name/Eve Libertine
Born in Venezuela and raised in Chile, Eva LeBlanc is the frontwoman of the hardcore punk band Traidora, as well as a multidisciplinary artist, musician and…
Too Old To Punk?Episode 3: Marv Gadgie: Indian Queen legend (boston not boston), zine writer, rum lad
In this episode, we speak with Marv Gadgie: legendary instigator of gig-time rumness at the Indian Queen pub in Boston not Boston (the Lincolnshire one, not…
Too Old To Punk?Episode 2: Scoot: Doom/Extinction of Mankind/Retsu
In this episode, we talk with Scoot about far more than punk. We discuss growing up in a poor working-class family, the perspective that came from a career…
Too Old To Punk?Episode 1 Jos Houtveen: Lärm, SeeinRed, AutoReverse Records
In this episode, we speak with the legendary, wonderful, and towering Jos Houtveen, known for his work with Total Chaoz, The Sextons, Lärm, Staathaat, Seein’…