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NOFX are calling it quits after amost 40 years, and to mark the landmark decision are touring the world one last time. Ahead of their Australian leg, frontman Fat Mike joins Tristen to choose his Formative Five, and to discuss his selection.

Playlist for The Golden Age Of Piracy – 30 November 2022
  • The Razor's AppleFleshwater
  • My Own Summer (Shove It)Deftones
  • Hell to PayConverge
  • StarsHum
  • 48Sunny Day Real Estate
  • EnjoyBjörk
  • I'm Not Crying You're CryingPinkshift
  • Coral FangThe Distillers
  • Marry MeNo Doubt
  • BesitosPierce The Veil
  • LighterlessMicrowave
  • BreedNirvana
  • LinoleumNOFX
  • OC LifeD.I.
  • Rotten to the CoreRudimentary Peni
  • She Loves YouThe Beatles
  • Break the Camel's BackRich Kids on LSD
  • You Are the GovernmentBad Religion
  • Punk Rock ClicheNOFX
  • Heard it Through the GrapevineThe Slits
  • LolaThe Raincoats
  • Dancing With MyselfThe Donna's
  • Day Tripper/She's a Rainbow (Live)Bad Brains

About this program

Joins the dots between the new and the old, charting a course through the influences that shaped the sound of today's artists. Special guests share the songs that guided them to play the way they do, and provide a unique insight into the songwriting process for any music completist.


Choose a link below to see the playlists and Formative Fives of past guests

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