Deads Not Punk

Ewan and Stuart return after a short break to allow for Stuarts recent nuptials.. J for Just married..yep Stuart got married , Ewan was best man, a Wimpy bar was discovered and they all lived happily ever after!

Ewan and Stuart are joined this episode by lyrical swordsman Meryl Streek from Dublin. A brilliant conversation with the man himself about playing with Johny Rotten, how anger is indeed an energy, the much anticipated next album and thats its ok to be pissed off with all the bullshit.

Stuart and Ewan are joined by none other than Jaz Coleman of Killing Joke in the midst of his Unspeakable spoken word tour around the UK. A real privilege to talk to the Doctor himself about his music, the madness of the world , autonomous zones and sweetcorn fritters with mango chilli sauce. An absolute pleasure.

Stuart and Ewan are extremely chuffed to be joined by Sid Ryan from top notch punk funsters Grade 2. Sid talks about the most expensive water crossing in the world, out drinking members of Rancid and life on the road as one of the hardest working live bands around. Turn it up !!

In this episode Stuart and Ewan are joined by Dick Lucas of Subhumans, Culture Shock and Citizen Fish to talk about festivals .Tales of playing under canvas in the rain, the pop up town of the Stonehenge Free Festival, was bones in the dreads a thing? and hazy fantastic memories of fun in a field.

In the first episode of 2024 Ewan and Stuart are really chuffed to start the year with one of the best emerging bands around - Noah & The Loners! Noah, Amber, Joe and Noah - yes there are two - talk about their new releases , influences , what its like being in a band these days and Fish from Marillion even gets the odd mention! A great band - enjoy!

After a short break while our intrepid duo dealt with some life matters DNP returns with the letter D for DIY and true to form Ewan and Stu rattle through how DIY culture was so influenced by Punk including the formation of some seminal labels, bands and fanzines and how there is a brilliant emerging scene in the UK for new bands, podcasts , venues and artists. Have a great break over the holidays and see you for the next episode in the New Year.

In this episode Stuart and Ewan are honoured to be joined by one of the most seminal music artists Mr Mike Coles. An absolutely brilliant bloke an total legend with some amazing stories, from seeing Pink Fairies at free festivals and the birth of proto punk to creating classic artwork for Killing Joke. Ewan mentions the Damned before Stuart but Stuart counters with Chaos UK. Enjoy!

Our dynamic duo Stuart and Ewan get to the letter B in their A-Z of punk odyssey - joining them this time is Kingsley Hall from Benefits the best new band in (Shit) Britain! A brilliant chat covering war, art ,music , working on the bins. You can also check out the aforementioned Shit Britain here: https://open.spotify.com/track/1ZJ6Q6QAwvL416xdfmxUuy?si=7989e87bdb294be3.