Punk Till I Die

Episode 262: Best of the Year part II -The Godmother of (pop) punk

For the second year in a row, the PTID guys are joined by the lovely Heather Wheaton. She catches the blissfully unaware hosts up on all the great pop punk releases they missed in 2023. She also gives as good as she gets in this no-holds-barred battle of the sexes! With music from Tightwire, Jagger Holly, Raging Nathans, 7 Years Bad Luck,The Haermorrhoids, Lone Wolf, The Vapids, The Rimmingtons, Flks, and Borderlines. 

Episode 261: The Reunion you didn’t know you needed.

On this very special episode of the Punk Till I Die Podcast, the PTID guys are joined by Tom's old Punknews pals Adam White and Ricky Frankel. The years melt away as the three of them (plus Neil) are together for the first time in years. It's officially their best of 2023, but it's mostly the best of Canada and Australia. With songs from Public Serpents, The Retail Simps, Gel, Imploders, Beerwolf, Mononegatives, Private Function, Fucked up & The Halluci Nation, Clowns, and Home Front.

Episode 260: Father of the bride.

Neil is in sunny California, but manages to sneak away from his captors long enough to record a new episode! The PTID guys cover a lot of ground, from Neil's trip, to current reading, to TAANG Records, to what constitutes seeing a scab band. With songs from The Drones, Buzzcocks, MIA, Snapshot, Everybody Out!, The Replacements, Moving Targets, and McBusiness. 

Episode 259: An Anti-Hero and a Dwarf walk into a bar.

Tom heads to Chicago to meet up with Mark from The DUIs and see Anti-Heros and a boatload more oi bands. They stay another night and catch Dwarves and Direct Hit too. Meanwhile, Neil gets up close and personal with Blag Dahlia and Nick Oliveri at Loud Pizza.  Mark joins the PTID guys to help Tom fill in the blanks. With songs from Tiltwheel, Brass Tacks, Antagonizers ATL, Blitz, Fear City, Anti-Heros, Direct Hit!, Dwarves, and The DUIs. 

Episode 258: T1 Fest and the rest.

Tom's back from vacation, so he and Neil finally get to discuss days 2 and 3 of T1 Fest at length. There's also vacation talk, and other shows are discussed along with the typical nonsense. Music includes some obscure cuts, as well as more recognizable stuff from Erazerhead, Anti-Heros, The Flys, Yankee Wuss, Leyton Buzzards, Mudhoney, One Way System, The Pleasure Heads.

Episode 257: You call that a riot?

On this episode the PTID guys catch up with Dr. Disc, their official field correspondent for Riot Fest 2023. They talk about the highs and lows of the one time punk fest, and the cool interviews Dr. Disk did for Goldmine Magazine. Dr. Disk comes out of his shell for this one, and gives as good as he gets! With song from The Bobby Lees, Fake Names, High Vis, Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls, Pennywise, and Adolescents.

Episode 256: Halloween Spooktacular

Tom and Neil will scare the pants off of you with loosely Halloween themed episode. In other words, there's a little bit of horror movie talk before they get back to the regular nonsense. With scary music from Misfits, The Meteors, Agent Orange, Koffin Katz, Cosmic Psychos, Erazerhead, The Creepshow, and Zoanoids. 

Episode 255: Tightwire.

On this episode, Tane Graves, singer and bassist from Tightwire stops by for a visit. The PTID guys grill him about his South Dakota upbringing and how he first got into punk. They also discuss his time in Minneapolis and how Tightwire came together. Many other topics are covered in this wide ranging conversation. With music by Tightwire.

Episode 254: How not to make friends!

On this episode, the PTID guys air a number of grievances. Old British punks and middle class white women are in their crosshairs, but no one is safe from their wrath. There's also a little gig talk, and some insight into the making of the PTID sausage. With songs from Richard Hell and the Voidoids, The Gun Club, Stomping Grounds, Ramones, New York Dolls, New Rocket Union, Poison Boys, The Stooges, and The Oxys.

Episode 253: Mackie from Blitz

Someone's Gonna Die Tonight! The PTID guys are thrilled to welcome street punk legend Neil "Mackie" McLennan. They cover his whole career, from the early days of Blitz to his current project, Rivalry. With songs from Blitz, Epic Problem, City Miles, and Rivalry.