Shades of Punk

26/01/2025

I've never really been someone to be considered 'popular', all the way back to childhood. If we were talking 'fitting in', I'm a sqaure peg and the world (and the people in it) have consistently been a round hole.

But, if there's one thing that hosting Shades of Punk for the last two years has reinforced for me, it's that 'popular' is not synonymous with 'great'.

The people that say things few people want to hear are saying the most important things; the people that enjoy activities that are denegrated by the masses are finding their ultimate happiness; the people putting other's needs ahead of their own are the ones worth idolising.

I'm not promoting the show, I'm telling you that you'll find no genre of music more focused on introspection, positive social & political change, or the calling out of evil than punk.

Just fu**in' get on board.

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17/01/2025

Listen again to my entirely subjective, heavily upbringing-influenced, favourite tracks of 2024 (DM me if you want to save it, I can show you how... you don't even need to sign in).

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/shades-of-punk/id1263684672?i=1000624772759

15/01/2025

Take two! We try again with the Best of 2024 this week on Shades of Punk.
Join me from 8pm Thursday on 89 7FM Perth!

09/01/2025

Bad news.
Something has come up which means I can't host Shades of Punk tonight, and the 'Best of 2024' is going to have to wait until next week.

Better news.
I'll upload last week's show to play this evening, so you can still get your punk fix for a Thursday night!

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07/01/2025

I'm back for 2025! Well... technically, I was back last week, but this week is HUUUGE!

It's The Best of 2024 on Shades of Punk this Thursday. If I've played it on the show and it was released in 2024, it's on the list I'll be wittling down to my favourite tracks of the year!

Early signs indicate there's going to be a really significant proportion of Aussie artists among the final playlist!

8pm Thursday, on 89 7FM Perth

25/12/2024

I'm not in the studio tomorrow, but that doesn't mean you can't get your weekly dose of punk!

If you're anything like me, listening to Mariah Carey, George Michael, and all manner of choral singers all week means you need a break! I've got you. :)

8pm Thursday on 89 7FM Perth.

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18/12/2024

Swiftly Christmas hastens forth, yet the punks soften not their voice or course!

Perth pop-punks The Isolators dropped their debut EP last weekend, so let's get some of that on! Plus, the latest single from a Melbourne outfit called Billions.

Join me, 8pm Thursday for Shades of Punk on 89 7FM Perth!

11/12/2024

Australian punk bangers just keep on coming! New tracks from Mudrat, Dirty Liars, INDTIKO, and BRASHS.

From 8pm tomorrow on 89 7FM Perth!

05/12/2024

Album releases get a bit light in November & December, but AMRAP continues to provide some awesome releases for me to share with you.

New Aussie tracks from THE RITZY KIDS, FANGZ, ViperSnatch, and Crankees tonight on the show!

8pm Thursdays - Shades of Punk on 89 7FM Perth.

27/11/2024

More great new Aussie releases from Haters, Serious Crew, and WA's RATSALAD.

Plus, the latest killers from Silverstein and Knuckle Puck along with a heap of other great punk tracks! Join me tomorrow at 8:00pm on 89 7FM Perth.

22/11/2024

Check out some of Australia's best current punk music on demand, or just listen again 'cos I'm just that gosh-darn entertaining.

Episode 90 will be released to run free on a farm upstate by next Thursday.

Podcast Episode · 89 7FM · 21/11/2024 · 2h

19/11/2024

I'm back from the pit of despair that was an inoperative internet service and diving into Episode 90 this week!

This week is the 'AMRAP Song Wrap'! I'm playing as many bands as I can that I've discovered through the Australian Music Radio Airplay Project (and maybe a couple that I found elsewhere, but are also on AMRAP).

So, it's all Australian, all night! I've found so many great Aussie bands in the last several months, and we're adding new stuff from Refinery Drive, Beddy Rays, 𝟓𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞, Lady Lazarus, and Ziontheband.

8pm WST, Thursday night on 89 7FM Perth.

06/11/2024

Oh no! Looks like we'll be restricted to broadcast airwaves tomorrow on Shades of Punk - the web stream has gone down, so we're all going to have to blow the dust off the old FM radio.

Still, it's going to be a great show with new Aussie stuff from Ellen May, Last Quokka, Arrows vs. Empires, and All Regards, plus heaps of other -punk tracks!

8pm, Thu on 89 7FM Perth.

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30/10/2024

Wait, what?! This week's show falls on Halloween? I suppose I better put some effort in, then. Lots of horror punk, some goth rock, and plenty of tenuous thematic links.

Join me on Halloween for two hours of vaguely Halloween themed punk tracks, and some vaguely punk tracks for the sake of the Halloween theme.

89 7FM Perth at 8pm.

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25/10/2024

I love creative, thematic, and self-depracating video clips for songs. Anberlin released one of my favourites of 2024 a few months back.

"Walk Alone" is from Anberlin's upcoming album, 'Vega,' available August 2nd. Pre-order the album here: https://anberlin.lnk.to/vegaDirected:- Nate YoungWrit...

23/10/2024

I'll be back on the airwaves tomorrow night with new tracks from Silverstein, Snooper, empowered anger from Amyl and The Sniffers & Lambrini Girls, and a sample of Scud's new EP.

Join me on 89 7FM Perth from 8:00pm.

17/10/2024

I've missed two of the last three weeks of broadcasting.

I'm working on a playlist that I can release digitally, that might be of interest to fans. I'll caveat that by saying I'm a pop-punk fan at heart, with metal tendancies.

You'll get what you get - I hope you like it. Stay tuned.

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