Dave The Punk

Welcome

Dave The Punk: Six decades of punk, pits, playlists and personal chaos.

Spin vinyl, dive into live chaos, relive my gigs, and meet the man behind the noise.

  • Dave the Punk with pink hair and a pint, celebrating his 60th
    Pink hair, don’t care — cheers to 60
  • Cartoon of Dave the Punk with orange hair, chilling in the sunshine
    If in doubt, sit it out (in the sun)
  • Dave the Punk cartoon with orange hair, drinking beer on a boat
    No pirates, just pints
  • Dave the Punk cartoon in a stripy jumper, blonde hair, pint in hand
    Pull up a chair — the beer’s decent
  • Cartoon of Dave the Punk with black and red hair on a sunny stroll
    Getting some Vitamin D and showing off the two-tone do
  • Dave the Punk cartoon in red hair and black jacket on a winter walk
    Brisk air, bright hair
  • Dave the Punk cartoon with orange hair by a waterfall
    Nature walk, but make it punk
  • Cartoon of Dave the Punk with orange hair, prepped for a bike ride
    Lycra optional, attitude mandatory
  • Dave the Punk with green hair, out with Polly
    Polly and the punk
  • Dave the Punk with white hair in York, wearing a Sid Vicious tee
    History, heritage… and Sid Vicious
  • Dave the Punk with blonde hair and an Adicts tee, holding a pint on the beach
    Proper beachwear includes a pint and The Adicts
  • Cartoon of Dave the Punk in a Subhumans tee with red hair
    Still shouting along after all these years

Dave The Punk… where the raw energy of punk rock has been wired in and cranked to eleven.

Built the DIY way — no hired techies, no polished gloss, and absolutely no profit motive. No ads, no merch, no clickbait. Just a love letter to punk, scrawled in loud ink and feedback.

Dave’s Discs

Spin back through the 80s and 90s with a punk rock pensioner’s personal vinyl vault. From 7-inch anthems to obscure album tracks, these are the records that rattled the walls and shaped a lifetime of rebellion. Expect fuzzy guitars, snarling vocals, and a few warped surprises pulled straight from the shelves of dusty DIY history.

Dave’s Discs

Toxic Twenties

A raw and honest dive into the chaos with 20 faves a year, every year, from a misspent youth to middle-age mischief. Think bad choices, good stories, and the long, loud road to self-discovery — spiked with a touch of filth, flair, and the kind of soundtracks that turned breakdowns into bangers and mistakes into memories.

Toxic Twenties

From The Pit

Gig photo galleries, set-lists, and scars from a life spent elbows-deep in the mosh. A celebration of the chaos, camaraderie, and cracked ribs that come with living loud. From sticky floors to circle pits, this is the sweat, fury, and beautiful brutality of punk’s frontlines — captured one stomp, scream, and stage dive at a time.

From The Pit

My Story

My Story is where the wreckage of my past collides with the passion that still drives me. From chaotic gig mishaps to life after the amps cool down, this section charts a journey through punk, pain, rebellion, and resilience. Meet the bands that made the noise — Esprit de Corpse and Unspeakable! — and the man who still lives punk louder than ever.

My Story
Punkerludes
Esprit de Corpse
Unspeakable!

This riot’s just begun — stick around, there’s more to come!