Jughead's Basement (John "Jughead" Pierson)

In this episode, John cuts deep into the Jazz Butcher's 1984 album, A Scandal In Bohemia. Featuring interviews with band members, Pat Fish, Max Eider, Owen Jones, and David J.

Also featuring performance pieces from Brian Nemtusak and Scott Hermes.



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In this episode John and friends stand back up the Queers' 1996 album, Don't Back Down. Featuring interviews with band members Joe King and B-Face, producers J.J. Rassler and Mass Giorgini, and contributors Wimpy Rutherford, Lisa Marr and Les Hernandez.

Also featuring performance pieces from Sara Ramone and Kevin Aper.



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In this edition of Jughead's Basement, John turns over an old log to see what's growing on Adrenalin O.D.'s 1986 release, Humungousfungusamongus.

Featuring interviews with band members Paul Richard, Jack Steeples, Dave Scott, and Bruce Wingate.

Also featuring an interview with Buy Our Records representative, Lenny Sblendorio, and a performance piece from Jim Testa.



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The Angry Samoans 1982 Release of Back From Samoa

Interviews by band members:



• "Metal Mike" Saunders

• Gregg Turner

• Todd Homer

• Bill Vockeroth

• Jeff Dahl

Biographical pieces written by

Angry Samoans guitarist PJ Galligan recited by Beauregard Marie.

Plus Jughead's Basement regular: Eric T. Roth

co-edited by Jason Bro

Strange Jason is an alter ego for Jason Brow, who grew up many years and many miles removed from punk and anything interesting. He has since been playing catch-up. He’s the voice behind the Six Foot Plus podcast, a showcase of the creepy side of music, found online at 6ftplus.com.

This particular podcast is dedicated to PJ Galligan who passed away from cancer in may of 2014.



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This month, John runs through selected sequential recordings from the catalog of Crimpshrine.

Containing interviews with band members Aaron Cometbus, Jeff Ott, Pete Rypins, Paul Curran, and Jesse Michaels. Also containing interviews with Engineer/Producer Kevin Army.



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Big Black’s aggressive and abrasive music was characterized by distinctively clanky guitars and the use of a drum machine (who they lovingly called Roland) elements which pre­-cursored industrial rock. The band acknowledged no taboos and Albini’s lyrics openly dealt with loaded topics including murder, rape, child sexual abuse, and racism. They also held staunch principles, shunning the mainstream music industry and insisting on complete control over all aspects of their career. This podcast attempts to tell a portion of the history of the band from the perspective of their ep Bulldozer through their first full length record Atomizer. (Marking a transition from a project purely conceived by Steve Albini into a cohesive band with the added influences from collaborators Santiago Durango and Dave Riley.) This episode is co-hosted by Russ Forster and includes interviews with band members Santiago Durango, Steve Albini, and Jeff Pezzati, including extra interview material with friend and fellow songwriter/musician Camilo Gonzalez. Lastly an audio piece written by journalist/novelist/radio personality Jim DeRogatis. Russ Forster is a perennial dabbler in the underground and eccentric. Past exercises in cognitive dissonance include Underdog Records, 8-Track Mind magazine, documentaries So Wrong They're Right and Tributary, and various and sundry bands and acts like his current extreme-solo project Rakehell. Assistant Editor: Jason Brow of the 6ftplus Podcast.

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The Vindictives’ 1999 release of HYPNO PUNKO™

With interviews of each band member represented on the record:

Joey Vindictive, Johnny Personality, Billy Blastoff, Jenny Gee, and Angel Ledezma.

An eccentric punk rock concept record in the midst of most pop punk bands pushing for a piece of the mainstream? Well… sorta the history. Listen and explore the depth of this very personal record conceived by the band’s frontman Joey Vindictive.

Assistant Editor: Jason Brow of the 6ftplus Podcast. 

"Link to resource material after listening to the podcast"
http://jugheadsbasement.com/episodes/joeysletter/


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Bhopal Stiffs strikes close to my heart. They were the first band Screeching Weasel played with in Chicago, outside of our suburban homes. We played at a 21 and over club that was called Batteries Not Included. There was barely an audience there to see either bands but when Bhopal Stiffs got on stage their energy, music and commitment blew me away. They are first on my top two punk shows that I have ever seen. 

Interviews with band members:

Larry Damore

Steve Saylors

Vince Marine

David Schleitwiler 



Assistant Editing by: Jason Brow

CORRECTIONS: 
1. Jim Ellison from Material Issue passed away in 1996.
2. In the podcast I play an Effigies song when referring to Iain Burgess. I played Body Bag, but Iain didn't engineer and produce till later records: Fly On The Wire and Ink.
3. The Christian Televangelist is Robert Tilton.


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Episode 18

The Promise Ring’s Nothing Feels Good

Released October 14 1997

I came to the Promise Ring late in their career, but their 2nd full length record, Nothing Feels Good, quickly became one of my most played records. I believe this to be one of the most solid records from beginning to end in all of the post punk genres of which I am familiar.

This podcast features individual interviews with all of the band members appearing on Nothing Feels Good, Singer/Songwriter Davey von Bholen, Second Guitarist Jason Gnewikow, Drummer Dan Didier, and Bassist Scott Beschta. This episode also includes an interview with Gub Scott Conway of Gauge, Screeching Weasel, and Even In Blackouts. Plus two written audio pieces by Promise Ring fans Rust Belt Jessie and Joe Jacob.


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Episode 19: The Pink Lincolns' Back From The Pink Room

Released in 1988

Interviews with core band members: Chris Barrows and Dorsey Martin
Plus a special interview from Engineer/Producer and Drummer for Descendents, All, and Black Flag: Bill Stevenson

Editing by John Jughead and Jason Brow.

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This is the beginning of the podcasts venturing to honor the few European bands that took me in when I wandered the world, searching for myself and trying to complete my first novel, Weasels In A Box.

The Apers, from Rotterdam, opened up their lives to me and let me stay with them and play a few shows with their band, around the time of the release of this very record.

This podcast is co-hosted by
Ramona Confidential founder: Sara Ramone

Interviews on this podcast include all four band members from the Self Titled Record:
Kevin Aper - Bass & Vocals
Ivo Backbreaker - Drums
Jerry Hormone - Guitars
Marien Nicotine - Guitars and Backing Vocals

Plus:
Stardumb Records founder:
Stefan Tijs

Thanks also to my assistant editor: Jason Brow

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Episode 21 of Jughead’s Basement featuring Rise Against’s The Sufferer & The Witness

With interviews with all four band members including: Joe Principe, Tim Mcllrath, Brandon Barnes, and Chris Chasse. With additional interviews of founding member Dan Wieklinski and current guitarist Zach Blaire.

Podcast Editing credits to John Jughead, Jason Brow, and Paul Joseph.

Correction: The last track is called Boys No Good, and is a cover of a band called Lifetime.



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For Episode 22 We will be introducing a sub format for some episodes from The Basement. To help fill the long periods of time between full band episodes we will now engage in a second endeavor called Jughead’s Basement Presents: Dueling Interviews. In these episodes the interviewer and interviewee will become one, and within a previously dictated amount of time these two will pose questions for each other to answer, hopefully resulting in a somewhat meaningful conversation. Each episode will contain two randomizing elements to lead the questioning in different directions. And each interviewer/interviewee will have two minutes at the end to some up. This podcast will NOT be highly edited, and will be more of a spontaneous exploration of art and music.

Episode 22 - Dueling Interviews With John Jughead & Grim Deeds

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This episode finally sees the light of day! I have been working on it for two years. I had dropped it at one point because we could not get the full band involved. But after an email thread with all the participating members it was decided to forge ahead. Sludgeworth was one my favorite bands to watch on stage during the early days of our Chicago scene (1989 - 92). So I am proud to release into the world this long awaited episode, 1995 Lookout Records compilation release of Losers of the Year including interviews with band members:

Dan (Vapid) Schafer (vocals)
Adam White (guitar)
Mike (Strat) Hootenstart (bass)
Brian (Vermin) McQuaid (drums)

Thanks to my podcast team: Jeromy Corp, Paul Joseph, and Jason Brow.
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A more spontaneous version of Jughead's interviewing style, with friends in the entertainment field. This week featuring:

Dino Stamatopoulos:
Dino is a writer, producer and reluctant actor. You may have seen him as Starburns on the hit show Community. As a writer he is known for his work with Ben Stiller, Dana Carvey, Conan O’Brien, David Letterman, and the Mr. Show with David Cross and Bob Odenkirk… amongst others. He has also reached out into production with his company Starburns Industries with his writing friends and collaborators Dan Harmon, Joe Russo II, James Fino and Duke Jonhson  Starburns Industries birthed Dino’s very own Morel Orel and Frankenhole, along with Dan’s Rick and Morty, and Charlie Kaufman’s oscar nominated animated film Anomalisa.

Dino is also the author of a graphic novel called Trent: A Light Tragedy with Music, which was originally performed in an earlier incarnation at The Annoyance Theater of Chicago in 1990.

https://www.starburnsindustries.com/

Dino's band: Sorry About Everything:
https://www.sorryabouteverything.com/

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This second episode is with Jonah Ray, actor, comedian and writer. Jonah hails from Hawaii and ventured out alone to Los Angeles to make a name for himself. He considers himself a fan boy. He definitely knows more about punk rock than I do. He co-hosted the Nerdist Podcast, plus Comedy Central’s The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail. He has a hilarious parody show on Seeso called Hidden America with Jonah Ray. He has a podcast of his own called Jonah Raydio, and most important to my girlfriend, he is the current host on the well received reboot of Mystery Science Theater 3000 on Netflix.


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In this second episode I talk to David Lyons. David is an LA Location Manager. He spends his day finding and managing locations for television and Feature Films. David has been at this job for 15 years and has worked with directors such as Wim Wenders, Noah Baumbach, Sean Penn, Terrence Malick, David Lynch, Mike Nichols, Oliver Stone and JJ Abrahms, to name a few. He also produced pilots for Fox and Adult Swim. David, may be known to many of you as the character Koko in one of the internet video pioneering serial comedy Yacht Rock.

I met David when he sang a Weasel song with me at a show hosted by Jonah Ray, in Chicago. I liked him immediately and presented him with a rare gift. It was an empty bottle of Weaselbrau, a brewed beer consisting of only one case of beer Screeching Weasel made in, oh shit, maybe like 1989. This gift blew his mind, and so he invited me to stay anytime with him in LA. And so he made these LA interviews possible.

David also has a podcast called "Beyond Yacht Rock", where he and other creators talk about Yacht Rock while defining new, made up genres such as "Disco Dips" where your favorite rock artists attempt to cash in by doing a disco song, or " Africa-dabra", a genre that showcases artists that get inspired by the plights of poor natives after viewing them from the back seat of an air conditioned Range Rover.  It's on Starburns Audio, or iTunes, or wherever people listen to that kind of thing now.

All things involving authentic yacht rock can be found at www.yachtrock.com

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This is Kyle Kinane. Kyle Kinane is a comedian from Chicago who now lives in Los Angeles. He has done many other things but you can look that up, if you want more detail. I like him, and I think he is very funny. Also here is a link to our Patreon page. We need your donations to keep this shit coming.

Partially Examined Life - Free Speech

The Panpsycast - John Stuart Mills

Tranny by Laura Jane Grace

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Welcome to Jughead’s Basement Episode 28 Featuring Pansy Division's record Absurd Pop Song Romance, released on September 8, 1998, 20 years to the date of the release of this podcast. It was their last record on the label Lookout Records. This podcast features interviews with all the band members performing on Absurd Pop Song Romance, including Jon Ginoli, Chris Freeman, Luis Illades, and Patrick Goodwin plus later member Joel Reader, and lastly engineer Steve Albini.

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This is Daryl Wilson, his interview is the beginning of our 4 episode series exploring punk positions of authority and care: a doctor, a police officer, a teacher, and a firefighter. Listen to Jughead and Daryl talk about evil, selfish/selfless intentions, pharmaceuticals, the social influence of punk rock, family, and much more! JUGHEAD: This is the first in a series of four interviews I have conducted and will release consecutively with Punks working in the fields of service to the common good. I have interviewed, a punk doctor, teacher, police officer, and firefighter, to learn and explore how they move about the world, what punk means to them, and what motivates them to help others. This episode focuses on Daryl Wilson lead singer for the band the Bollweevils. Daryl Wilson is also an MD, EMS medical director for the Edward system, working for Edward Hospital in Naperville Illinois. So with no further ado listen to me in my living room with Daryl Wilson. Paypal donations to: jugheadsbasement@gmail.com or Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4145447

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Welcome again to Lo-Fi Interviews with Hi-Fi guests, Teacher, Mike Lamphere. This is the second in a series of four interviews I have conducted and will release consecutively with Punks working in the fields of service to the common good. I have interviewed, a punk doctor, teacher, police officer, and firefighter. Listen to Mike and John talk about The Fairness of Authority, Moral Models, Chicago Punk Rock, and how to guide the younger generations even though we are older and don't quite understand them. (as it should be). Dr. Mike Lamphere was born in Chicago, Illinois and spent his formative years in the pit at the Fireside Bowl, Metro, and various clubs in the Chicagoland area.  While attending undergrad college he was an active member of the scene in Carbondale, IL where he played in the Riff Randells as a member of the Lost Cross Music Co-op.  In 2000 he moved to Denver and then Colorado Springs where he is still an active member in the local music scene.   He finished his PhD in 2012 and after 16 years of teaching English and film classes has moved in to a role as Dean of Students at an Early College Program.  He currently is writing music for an upcoming project as well as a piece on music and youth culture/identity.

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Jughead's Basement takes an odd existential turn on its sub genre: Lofi Interviews with Hi Fi Guests. We believe this is needed in this world of today, a bit of honesty and compassion. In this episode we focus on punk influenced parents talking to their children about... what happens next.

Denis Buckley

Dino Stamatopoulos

Erica & Jeff Spreitzer

Ray Carlisle

Kate (Punky) Schultz

Daryl Wilson

Adam Rip

Jonas Cannon

Portia Sykes

Christopher Appelgren

Dan Vapid

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Jughead’s Basement featuring Moral Crux’s 1998 release Something More Dangerous released on Panic Button Records. Moral Crux formed in 1983 with frontman then and now James Farris and the then guitar player Jeff Jenkins. Soon down the line they would add the incredible bass player Justin Warren and they would go on to release various recordings with a diverse amount of smaller labels such as Velveteen Records, Polemic records, Vandal Children Records, Monitor Records before Ben Weasel approached them and convinced them they needed a proper release on the Lookout/Panic Button record label he and I were running at the time. The album was recorded with Mass Giorgini at Sonic Iguana in Lafayette Indiana, and now on this episode we bring you singer songwriter James Farris, Bass payer Justin Warren, and producer Mass Giorgini to give us a lesson in good strong pop punk songwriting from Moral Crux

 

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An interview with famed musician and engineer Steve Albini. This is an unedited interview Jughead conducted with Steve Albini back in 2014, co-interviewed with the help of Russ Forester. In this interview we discuss Steve's childhood and coming to Chicago, his beginnings with Big Black, concerts, and thoughts on their album Atomizer.

This interview is unedited and in no particular order.

 

 

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Paul Russel is an artist known for his work on HALO and creating the Screeching Weasel Logo: Paul and I met when we were in high school, and together we made films and worked together on many artistic pursuits. Paul is the artist who created the original Screeching Weasel logo plastered on bodies across the world, he was also the guy who came up with the name Halo for Xbox and created the walls and textures of that very same game. For the past 5 years he has been creating birthday portraits of his many friends. He has done 700 to date.

Philosopher Zone on video games

Paul Russel's Patreon

 

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This is episode 35.  Hayley Cain, from Hayley and The Crushers, and Jughead talk Punk music, life, theater, writing, and even a bit of psychology. Hayley and her husband Doctor Caine were also together previously in their punk band Magazine Dirty. Hayley and Jughead have been corresponding for over a year now, and they began to work together to help each other out with social media. During this period their correspondences turned into a pretty cool friendship. This subgenera episode is a bit closer to a dueling interview format because Hayley had many questions for Jughead, but you will learn quite a bit about Hayley Cain too.

Hayley & The Crushers

Hayley's Blog

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Navajo Artist and Punk Rocker: Ryan Singer. Welcome to Jughead’s Basement Episode 36, subgenera, Lo Interviews with Hi Fi guests, today featuring an interview with Navajo artist and punk rocker, Ryan Singer. Ryan Singer currently resides and works out of his studio in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico. Ryan allows many of his influences to affect his artwork including comic books Native art, pop art, and of course often created in his studio while listening to such bands as J Church, Black Flag, The Misfits, and even my band The Mopes. The first time I saw Ryan’s work online, I was impressed, and when The Mopes needed a new shirt design, Ryan was the first I asked.

Ryan Singer video

Ryan Singer Art Facebook

 

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Episode 37: Tim McIlrath, An unedited interview with Rise Against's lead singer and songwriter, Tim McIlrath, about their record Sufferer & The Witness.  Recorded in July of 2016.

 

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Kody Templeman of The Lillingtons and Teenage Bottlerocket. This is a full interview with Kody from April 2013, talking about Death By Television and much much more.

 

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Episode 39 - Danny Panic Here is an October 2012 Interview Jughead conducted with Panic for episode 2 on My Brain Hurts. Panic and Jughead talk about Screeching Weasel and some of their experiences in the band.

Opening song for Jughead's Basement used to be called Johnny's Got A Problem, NOT Johnny's Out Of Control.  In this podcast I call it by the wrong name.  It's a great song by the band DI.

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B Face and I were in The Mopes together. A band that was and is not a band. We also talk about guitars, amps, Screeching Weasel, The Queers, and also about our personas in the punk scene. This is very stripped down, no music, no edits.

This time KJ Jansen from Chixdiggit, a Calgary Canada Pop Punk Band chats with Jughead. They met in Japan on the band's last tour. And now just a few weeks later the two have decided to talk about music, Wikipedia, and Toilets.

This week Stefan Tijs from Stardumb records. We talk Screeching Weasel, Even In Blackouts, Apers, Children Books, Integrity, Rebellion, Art, Philosophy, and much much more.

Episode 43 with Johnny Puke professional renaissance, singer, poet, and unique story teller. We are old friends and we talk about Screeching Weasel, Cletus, Performance Art, Blues Brothers, Movie Onset Tragedies, Punk Rock, Chris Barrows, GG Allin, Johann's Face records and my 50th Birthday Party.

Episode 44 - Lucky Yates - Dr. Krieger of Archer.
I am happy to bring to you my interview with long time friend from the theater company in Atlanta Dad’s Garage. Lucky is most well known for his voice work on Archer but he is also a multi talented man in improvisation and puppetry. We talk here about his theater work, Archer, puppetry, my wizardry, Turner Classics, Frisky Dingo and much more.

Links to interesting things:

Dad’s Garage
https://dadsgarage.com/

The Center of Puppetry Arts in Atlanta
http://www.puppet.org/

Dan Vapid and Dan Panic join the Live Quarantine Hour recorded on May 12, 2020.

Dan Vapid, of Dan Vapid & the Cheats, Methadones, Sludgeworth, Riverdales, Screeching Weasel, The Mopes, and Noise By Numbers, plus many more, in conversation with Dan Panic of The Groove Ghoulies, Riverdales, Squirtgun, Avengers, Pansy Division, Beulah, Screeching Weasel and much more, and in conversation with Me, Jughead, Bill & William talking about the actual postal service, screeching weasel, wine, and beyond.

Episode 46 with Gub Scott Conway and Todd Pot. Gub of Even In Blackouts, Ivy League, Ghost Forest, and the highly influential band Gauge, which helped to inspire a generation of EMO bands around the world and Todd in his home, in his lava lit tub, eating cherries, Tod was the vocalist and lyricist for Apocalypse Hoboken and also The House That Gloria Vanderbilt, among many others. Our conversation is far reaching. This particular episode took off amongst my facebook friends, and is still the most watched episode of the Live Quarantine Hour. The dialogue is funny, historical and philosophical, talking about such things as the meaning of Rebellion, EMO music, talks of conflict between Apocalypse Hoboken and Screeching Weasel and we discuss in length the Chicago Punk Scene in the 80s and 90s.

Jughead's Basement: Episode I Part I of Horror Of The Polycephaly Aporia

John Jughead's Horror Podcast with Punk and Underground interviews. This episode with guest Miguel Chen from Teenage Bottlerocket.
www.miguelchen.com

Cast: John Jughead, Jason Strange, Steve Ball, & Claire Hall

Artwork by B Face. (Chris Barnard)

Jughead's Basement: Episode 48 Part II of The Horror Of The Polycephaly Aporia is John Jughead's and Jason Strange’s Horror Podcast with Punk and Underground interviews. This episode stars stand-up punk comedian Kyle Kinane.

Cast: John Jughead, Jason Strange, Steve Ball, & Brian Rooney

Artwork by B Face. (Chris Barnard)

Episode 49: Horror Of The Polycephaly Aporia Part III with Grim Deeds

With reoccurring characters: John Jughead Pierson, Jason Strange, Steve Ball, Claire Hall, and Brian Rooney.

Ray Carlisle of Teenage Bottlerocket talks about the history of the band with Jughead, friends for about 20 years.

Adam Fletcher of The Copyrights on Episode 51, talks to Jughead about: Jukebox, Punk Houses, Touring, History of the band, Weasel stories, Vapid, and many many more things.
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Luke McNeill talks to Jughead about The Copyrights, Hospital Job, his actual job as a lawyer, Screeching Weasel, Even In Blackouts, Songwriting and much much more!
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Dog Party visits the mansion of the Polycephaly Aporia and plays an acoustic version of one of their songs, plus play a part, literally, as one of The Scientists' creations. Plus we get a visit from Miguel Chen from Teenage Bottlerocket.

Jughead's Basement Episode 54 - Paddy Costello of Dillinger Four and The Arrivals. Jughead and Patrick Costello talk about Art, Touring, Lyrical Content, Dillinger Four And More!

Reverend Norb from Boris the Sprinkler is visiting Jughead in his basement. They talk about Spiderman, Guilty Pleasures, Origins, Science, and much much more!
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Matt and Mike of The DeeCracks talk to Jughead about their new record, Serious Issues. Plus other conversations such as the road atlas vs GPS, Touring China, singing in English, long time friendships/business relationships, and getting kicked out of America.
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Today Jughead (and Sara) speak to Manges' frontman, singer/songwriter/guitarist Andrea. The Manges formed in 1993 and are still playing 27 years later. In this episode I split interview credits with Sara Ramone (Ramona Confidential) pop punk superfan and journalist for her one woman effort called 1,2,3,4. Today we talk to Andrea about topics such as home town La Spezia, their hometown venue Skaletta Rock Club, Striped Music, the Manges creative and business dynamics, publishing rights and the Italian system for such things, touring, and their latest record Punk Rock Addio.

Chris of the Austria based band The Mugwumps talks to Jughead about German 80s hardcore, Radio Theory of the mid 20th century, the definition of Mugwumps, Integrity in punk rock and its global reach, plus we end with a discussion about the stellar 2018 release Clown War Four on Monster Zero Records.
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In Episode 59 Jesse Michaels (Operation Ivy, Common Rider, Classics Of Love, Musician, Artist, Novelist) engages in a mostly nonmusical conversation with Jughead about their lives and the world in general. Touching on Night Terrors, The War Of Art, Japan, the nature of creativity, the relationship between Jughead and Ben Weasel, Astrology, Monty Python and Friendship.

Episode 60: Kelly & Luis from The Dollyrots talk to Jughead about their band, their trip from Florida to California, Vocal Coaching, Balancing Mainstream and Independent music, Panic Button Records, Producer John Fields and More... plus MORE!

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Episode 61 featuring singer Liz Eldredge from the band Even In Blackouts. This is Liz’s first solo interview in her 19 year career with EIB, so it is something special. In this interview we talk about The Southside of Chicago and it’s Children’s Choir, visiting the Vatican, life on the road, the nurturing of a strange punk acoustic style, the benefits of earplugs on singing stoned, Spanish Television, a ten year hiatus and her writing relationship with the members of her band. I will admit this particular podcast is even more personal than usual. Liz is my long time friend and frontwoman for my band, and that private relationship of course mingles with my interview style in this podcast. I hope you enjoy it.

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Episode 62: Jaret Reddick from Bowling For Soup talks to Jughead about The history of Bowling for Soup, Phinneas & Ferb, Writing about nostalgia and pop culture, Jaret's Screeching Weasel questions, what is the ego unprotected from, and much much more.

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In Episode 63 Maura Weaver (Mixtapes - Ogikubo Station - Direct Hit) is in conversation with Jughead about Her Okinawan Roots, The Power Chord Academy, Mixtapes, Voice Therapy, Ogikubo Station, and Comedy.

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Episode 64: Mike Park owner of Asian Man Records and performer in such bands as Skankin Pickle, The Chinkees, Bruce Lee Band, and Ogikubo Station with Jughead touch on such subjects as Ian MacKaye and the DIY aesthetic, the recent and historical violence against Asians and people of color in America, His days with Skankin Pickle, Fun Fun Punk Records for Children, and much much more.

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Episode 65: Brendan Kelly of Lawrence Arms, The Falcon, Slapstick, and Brendan Kelly And The Wandering Birds is in conversation with Jughead about Concept Records, Metal Influences, The Dark Roots of Lawrence Arms and Alkaline Trio, Naked Raygun, Is a Musician an Artist, Are we too old to Punk Rock, Existential issues and Much Much More!

For more fun links talked about in the podcast go here:
https://www.jugheadsbasementpodcast.com/hi-fi-guests/65-brendan-kelly


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Episode 66 with Phineas & Ferb Animator and Co-Creator Jeff Swampy Marsh. In this discussion Jughead and Swampy touch on such things as The Ego, Architecture and creating backgrounds for animation, Rocko's Modern Life, Milo Murphy's Law, Working without a "script" for Disney, creating comedy not based on snotty people and assholes, and much much more.

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Episode 67: Derek Zanetti of The Homeless Gospel Choir in conversation with Jughead about growing up Christian Fundamentalist, Writing Political and Protest songs, Respect, Kindness & Accountability, Sugar, and about his current record This Land Is Your Landfill.

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On Episode 68 Craig & Liz Dunkle are in conversation with Jughead about their friendship over the last 18 years, the conversation touches on many different bands including Craig's own pop punk bands The Suck and The Lebowskis. We also touch on Weasel Shows, EIB, and touring with Lillingtons and Manges.

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Episode 69: Part V: The Horror Of The Polycephaly Aporia with Dr. Daryl Wilson from The Bollweevils. Co-Starring Steve Ball, Claire Hall, John Jughead, and Jason Strange.

https://www.jugheadsbasementpodcast.com/polycephaly-aporia

Episode 70 of Jughead’s Basement subcategory LoFi Interviews with Hi Fi Guests, this week featuring Suzi moon and Jughead discussing such things as Band Personae, Tour Catastrophes, Her days in her and her sister’s band Civet, the forming of Turbulent Hearts and LA Machina, California Tacos and Burritos, plus the effectiveness of her cover art and much much more

For cool links mentioned in the podcast go to the official site:
https://www.jugheadsbasementpodcast.com/hi-fi-guests/70-suzi-moon

Episode 71: Lone Wolf's Merel and Ox from The Netherlands talk to Jughead about songwriting, touring, togetherness, Fest in Florida, and the punk community in the current climate.

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Episode 72: Scott Murphy solo musician and member of Allister, Scott and Rivers, and Monoeyes. In this episode we talk about Drive Thru Records, Book Your Own Fucking Life, Scott’s relationship with superband Elle Garden, a discussion about Guilty Pleasures and Irony, his moving to Tokyo and the many musicians he has worked with since Allister.

For links related to the episode:
https://www.jugheadsbasementpodcast.com/hi-fi-guests/72-scott-murphy

In Episode 73 Will DeNiro of Zatopeks talks to Jughead about literary references in punk songs and the learning curve of making them singalongable, Pop punks journey in and out of the mainstream, creating records from long distances, the affect of newspapers like the Daily Mail on culture, and much more!

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In Episode 74 Sebby of Zatopeks talks to Jughead about Malta, small towns, meeting at Uni, The Werecats, Pete's Clown Alter Ego, Zatopeks' constantly visiting female vocalist Jo Mangled, their former band 3 1/2 Inch Floppy, and of course much much more!

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www.sirenrecordsmchenry.com

Episode 75 with guest Max Connor lead singer and bassist of Eve 6. In this episode we discuss such things as skateboarding to Dead Kennedys, Max’ admiration of Screeching Weasel, my own sister’s experiences working with and getting the job for Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and Alice In Chains, Max’ alcohol edition road to recovery and coping with OCD, Fountains Of Wayne, and his Heart In a Blender Tweets.

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www.sirenrecordsmchenry.com

Episode 76 of Jughead’s Basement sub-category LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests this week we meet Lookout Records co-founder and writer of Spy Rock Memories Lawrence Livermore. In this discussion we talk about such things as The Greaser and Hippie Movements, Being an Outcast in your own scene, Discovering one’s ancestry, American Democracy, China, retaining a childlike attitude and curiosity, the strained last days of Screeching Weasel’s last days on Lookout records and much much more.

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www.sirenrecordsmchenry.com
www.larylivermore.com

Episode 77: Mass Giorgini of Squirtgun - Common Rider - Screeching Weasel - Rattail Grenadier - Bassist and Producer - We talk about such things as Don Quixote, Mass’ extraordinary parents and brother, Flav, Are punks allowed to like The Beatles, Emo talk, the darkness & light in punk, and much more!

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www.sirenrecordsmchenry.com

Episode 78: Ryan Rockwell of Mixtapes and more recently Billboards.  In this episode we talk about such things as Religion and Spirituality, pros and cons of home recording, the origins of Mixtapes and Billboards, Self Sabotage and Recovery, plus much mulch much more.

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www.sirenrecordsmchenry.com

Ryan's new project: Billboards
https://billboardsband.bandcamp.com/

Episode 79: Jay Prozac of The Prozacs, Stiletto Bomb, and Grand Prixx talks to jughead about highschool friends and lifelong buddies, his father passing and his effect on Jay and his community, the origins of Grand Prixx and The Prozaks, the inspirations of Screeching Weasel, his heartfelt run-in with Dan Vapid, and the touching story behind his song Live Like It's New.  Plus much more!

Episode 80: Brad Logan of Leftover Crack, F-Minus, Rats In The Walls, The Adolescents, plus the co writer of a new book called Architects of Destruction. In this episode we talk about such things as What’s an Oral History, Touring and Staph Infections, Working at Hellcat Records and Brad’s Days as a Guitar Tech, Inevitable Band Business for Punks that are in it for the long haul, The Love of fellow musicians and the important bond we must strive to maintain, plus much much more to the point more.

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www.sirenrecordsmchenry.com
https://rarebirdlit.com/architects-of-self-destruction-signed-book-t-shirt-and-zine-bundle-by-john-gentile-and-brad-logan/

Episode 81: Jason White of Pinhead Gunpowder, Green Day, The Influents, Monsula and many other bands.  Today we are in discussion about File 13 Records and Little Rock Arkansas, Punkhouses, Knights in Satan’s Service, 8 Bark & Chicago’s Underdog Records, his battle with tonsil cancer, Recording with Kevin Army and he candidly discusses his working relationship with Green Day, and much more!

Pinhead Gunpowder at 1,2,3,4, Go Records
Jughead's Basement Official Site

Episode 82:  Justin Perkins of Mystery Room Mastering and also Bassist and sometimes lead singer for such bands as Yesterday’s Kids, The Obsoletes, Screeching Weasel and Bash & Bop, in this episode we talk to him about such things as Panic Button Records, Lookout Records, the important differences between mastering and mixing, being the quiet one, his work with Dan Vapid, The Riverdales and Tommy Stinson, plus much more.

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www.sirenrecordsmchenry.com
www.mysteryroommastering.com

Episode 83 - Jeff Pezzati of Naked Raygun, The Bomb, and Big Black.  In this episode we talk about such things as buying a house in Amboy, and the success of Jeff's children, the recording process for the new Naked Raygun record, touring and not touring, the now present difficulties in performing live, the introduction of Bill Stephens into the band, the Gator Documentary soundtrack and current relations with John Haggerty, plus much more.

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Over The Overlords at Wax Trax
The Tarts - Tankboy
Michael J Fox's Parkinson's Foundation to donate

Episode 84: Miski Dee Rodriguez from the band City Mouse.  In this episode we talk about such things as Medical School Acting, Father Daughter late night musical performances, Living on the road and touring with the Dollyrots, Bicycling, Collecting “Good Mornings”, The Meaning of Home, Future and Current Recording Plans, and much much more.

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City Mouse at It's Alive Records Bandcamp
​Miski Dee Patreon

Episode 85: Larry Livermore part two.  In this episode we talk about such things as China the Tao and the forming of lookout records, contracts and Gentlemen's agreements, the Turn It Around documentary, the classic Screeching Weasel lineup, growing older & nostalgia, Green Day and if or not they sold out, and much more!

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Lookout Magazine:
https://eastbaypunkda.com/s/east-bay-punk-digital-archive/item-set/1152

Episode 86: Josie Cotton Singer/Songwriter, record producer and of the Johnny Are You Queer and He Could Be the One 80's fame comes out of hiding once again to talk to Jughead about escaping and returning to your roots, major labels, Are Musicians Actors, What is the true character of Lee Ving from Fear, The Disco Demolition and the New Wave Progressive Movement, Bomp Records, and much much more.

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www.kittenrobot.com

Episode 87: featuring Dr. Frank Portman of The Mr. T Experience on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests.  In this episode we talk to Frank about such things as Sounds Rad Music and a plethora of re-issues, Vinyl Records and theorizing about what is next in the digital world, Frank’s early band relationship with Jon Von, That Hippie show with Green Day, Screeching Weasel and The Mr. T Experience, and way to much philosophy talk for those who don’t dig philosophy, and of course we deconstruct the idea of much much much more.

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Episode 8:  Chris Barrows of Pink Lincolns, The Spears, The Chris Barrows Band, has recently published a book of punk rock photos called Cheap Shots.  In this episode we talk about such things as his book Cheap Shots, Drinking and Stage Antics, GG Allin, Landscaping, the balance between being a fan and a performer, The Circle Jerks, plus we describe and get a few backstories behind some of the photos in his book.  So let’s enter the pink room with Chris Barrows.

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Episode 89: Dan Vapid of The Cheats, Screeching Weasel, The Methadones, The Riverdales, The Mopes, The Queers, Sludgeworth, Noise By Numbers and… I could go on and on.  In this episode we talk about such things as Audiobooks, Vapid’s new Cheats record, Screeching Weasel’s transition into The Riverdales and back, What is success, a discussion about Hope and Regret, our favorite Heavy Metal records, and much much more.

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Dan Vapid & The Cheats Bandcamp

Episode 90: Gregg Turner, Singer & guitarist of VOM, Angry Samoans and The Gregg Turner Group, Author of Confessions of an Angry Samoan, and Mathematician talks to Jughead about Voyeurism & Storytelling, Creem Magazine, Roky Erickson, B Movies, Becoming a Parent, What is PUNK and is that a valid question, plus a pretty hilarious imitation of Ozzy Osbourne.

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https://rarebirdlit.com/hallucinations-from-hell-confessions-of-an-angry-samoan-signed-by-gregg-turner/

Episode 91: Dave Faulkner from Hoodoo Gurus and The Victims talks to Jughead about The Pandemic in Australia, The Effect of The Ramones first record and the birthing of punk in Perth, His punk band The Victims, moving to Sydney and the forming of the Hoodoo Gurus plus a discussion about black and white television and being a child brought up on sitcoms.

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https://www.hoodoogurus.net/

Episode 92: Christopher Appelgren of Lookout Records and bands The PeeChees, The Pattern, and The Potatomen talks to Jughead about Ancestry False and Real, Creating Yourself, Meeting Larry Livermore, The Pattern Business and Pleasure, Music as a Community, How To Ruin a Record Label and Christopher's honest take on his responsibilities, and of course we discuss that Goddamn Lookout Blue Bear.

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Episode 93 with Brenna Red from The Last Gang.  In this episode Brenna and Jughead talk about such things as Being a Gear Nerd, From Drummer to Guitarist to Singer, What Lunch Table Did You Sit at in School, From Showcase to Main Stage at Punk Rock Bowl, Writing Like Painting, and The Last Gang's Path onto Fat Wreck Chords.

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https://fatwreck.com/

Episode 94- Poli van Dam formerly of The Bombpops and recent contributor to the popularity of Liquid Death.  In this episode Poli talks about such things as her departure from the Bombpops, her history as a diabetic, piano as a strong musical background, meeting her long lasting bandmate Jen, ongoing use of her creativity, birthing a child, plus much more.

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www.sirenrecordsmchenry.com

Episode 95 - Daddy Wonk Alex Brindle Johnson of Wonk Unit.  In this episode we talk about such things as raising a baby girl, his first band the Flying Medallions and all the glory and tragedies which led him to alcohol abuse and recovery,  his ongoing relationship with Duncan Redmonds from the band Snuff, Ego and the selling of the self in music, his new record Uncle Daddy, Dinosaurs are Wankers and much much wonkily more.

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www.wonkunit.com

Episode 96: Vincent Fiorello formerly of Less Than Jake and now The Inevitables talks with Jughead, who goes off the rails, throws away all his pre-determined questions and editing and engages Vinnie in a discussion about Life and Immortality. (Or was it Mortality?)

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www.theinevitables.world

Episode 97: Colin Brooks of The Big Cats, Samiam, Little Rock’s band Substance, Red 40, and about 200 more bands.  In this episode we talk about such things as his ongoing friendship and working relationship with Jason White, his bands The Numbskulls and Substance, his metal influences, the then thriving punk scene of Little Rock Arkansas and the documentary Towncraft, his foray into off Broadway musicals, Patreon and Jughead’s history of crowd sourcing, plus his path into the drummer position in the long lasting Berkeley band Samiam

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www.colinbrooks.bandcamp.com

Episode 98: Alice Hour from In Evil Hour talks to Jughead about Touring in Europe, Hometown Darlington, Brexit and Touring Across Borders, Tattoos, the origin of In Evil Hour, Alice's "day job", writing for a band with political overtones, Future Plans, and much more.

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www.inevilhour.bandcamp.com

Episode 99 - Justin Sane from the band Anti Flag.  In this episode we talk about such things as Unity, our mutual friends Mass Giorgini and Jesse Michaels, the seemingly unlikely event of sports bringing punk bandmates together, the 1979 Disco Demolition, Progressive parents and Jughead and Justin's similarly shared chaotic family lives, the naming of Anti Flag, political music influences and American policies addressed by the band plus much much more.

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Episode 100: Mass Giorgini - Punk Producer and all around Renaissance Man is the 100th episode and also the marker of the 10 year anniversary.  In this episode Jughead and Giorgini talk about so many things including but not limited to: The Queers, Naked Raygun, Green Day, Common Rider, Smoking Popes, The Vindictives, Lemonheads, Toxic Reason, Steve Albini, Paul Mahern, Screeching Weasel’s How To Make Enemies and Irritate people with Green Day’s Mike Dirt on Bass, Suzi Moon, Jesse Michaels, building his studio Sonic Iguana, artistic nature and major labels’ effect on sound quality, the Loudness Wars in mastering, and believe it or not… much much more.

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Episode 101: Ryan Malott of 500 Miles to Memphis talks to Jughead about such things as his legendary slide guitarist David Rhodes, Vinnie Fiorello's label Paper & Plastick, his blood gory music video, Addiction and Redemption, the Ego of a Young Man, From external producers to home studio, plus much much more.

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500 Miles To Memphis Official Site
500 Miles To Memphis Bandcamp

Episode 102 - Grant Lawrence - The Smugglers - Novelist - CBC Radio & TV Personality on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests.  This week we talk to Grant Lawrence about The Smugglers and the struggle to keep the chemistry, The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, The Giorgini Family and their miraculous lives and stories, Dan Vapid and Screeching Weasel talk, Lookout Records and the Gilman Scene, stories about touring with The Donnas, becoming a novelist and his experiences with scriptwriting, his book Adventures in Solitude and much much more!

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Grant Lawrence Website
The Smugglers at Bandcamp

Episode 103: Ali Tabatabaee talks to Jughead about moving from Tehran to California, choosing music over a medical profession, path to a major label, the influences of rap and hiphop, and his battle with Hodgkin's lymphoma.  Plus much more.

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https://www.zebrahead.com/

Episode 104: The Punk Poet Episode - Matt Hart (formerly of Squirtgun) and The Nevernew and Timothy Stafford Chicago Poet and Performance Artist.  In this episode we talk about such things as the differences and similarities between poetry readings and stand-up, the word poetry and its relation to music, social change and self deprecation, on being a teacher plus much much more.

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Tim's Book:
https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1890-the-patron-saint-of-making-curfew
Matt Hart:
https://www.ledgemulepress.org/releases/the-obliterations-matt-hart

Episode 105: Hallie Bulleit of The Unlovables, The LLC Band, and Hiccup talks to Jughead about Jughead's Literal Basement and the show she played there, Selling out, Hallie in the Broadway production of RENT, Like Mother Like Daughter, Experimental Theater and the New York City Living Experience, Family and Parenting, Mikey Erg and much much more.

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https://theunlovables.bandcamp.com/
https://hiccup.bandcamp.com/

Episode 106: Kristen Ferrell - Artist talks to Jughead about What is creativity and does it branch out beyond being an artist, The printing press to the internet, Shut the fuck up and produce, Duchamp and the importance of Anti-Art, Taylor Swift, Symbolism and Archetypes, Punk Rock, AI and the concept of the soul, and so much more!

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Kristen Ferrel Website
Kristen Ferrel Feature

Episode: 107: Rikki Styxx drummer for The Two Tens, Death Valley Girls, The Darts and more talks to Jughead about drumming ancestry and rock family trees, how the hell do creative types learn to manage time, fake it till you make it, The Two Tens and the pros and cons of being in a two person band, Death Valley Girls, a Coloradoans in Los Angeles, Punk scene as family, the complexity of playing drums simply and much much more.

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https://rikkistyxxdrums.com/

Episode 108:  Maria Surfinfird of Sex Dream, Surfinbird, Kobanes, Gigillas, & Mitochondriacs talks to Jughead about such things as being a judge for sports events in Russia, learning and singing in English, Music as a lover, Punk Rock Raduno and traveling longs distances for punk rock, Trouble at the border, and much more.

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Sex Dream Bandcamp
Mitochondriacs Bandcamp
Kobanes Bandcamp
​This is just a phase podcast interview

Episode 109: Alice Bag of The Bags, Cholita, Solo Projects and More.  On this episode Alice talks to Jughead about Aggression in one's life and music, Punk introspection and Agency, The Harry Potter Sorting Hat, What do you take with and what do you leave behind, Band Dynamics and Solo Projects, Singing, Screaming & Writhing, Female Police Officers in Mexico City, plus much much more.

Alice Bag Bandcamp
In The Red Bandcamp
Alice & Greg YouTube Site
Harry Potter Sorting Hat