In this episode of Punk Rock Creatives, Marie chats with Lianne Erskine, vocalist of Julie’s Dead, after first discovering the band live at a Dammit Records showcase.

Lianne shares her own musical journey from owning a music venue and the path that eventually led her to fronting Julie’s Dead. They talk about creativity, finding your voice and what happens when you give yourself permission to take up space creatively — particularly at a point in life when society can sometimes suggest that women should be doing precisely the opposite.

That leads into a conversation about being an older woman in punk, and the strange expectations that still exist around how women are supposed to look, dress and present themselves.

Marie and Lianne also discover a shared appreciation for being permanently livid. From the genuinely important things ...