Jughead's Basement

Episode 189: Mac McCaughan of Superchunk, Portastic, Brick and the co-founder of Merge Records talks to us about school in New York forming Bricks and studying lit and history, preserving a scene compared to growing a scene, melody with a nod to dissonance, Merge, Matador, and Touch & Go, creating a label and its job as a filter, the dire situation within independent music, plus much chunky chunk chunk chunkity more more more!Link to Merge Records

Episode 188: Paul (Coyote) Fleischmann of The Ratcliffs and DeeCRACKS talks to us about the universe expanding and owning a telescope, growing up in Innsbruck Austria, at university in Russia and speaking multiple languages to varying degrees, influences and similarities, Ratcliffs' history and the struggle to keep a line-up and the joining of the DeeCRACKS, translating is a little like acting, plus much bubblegum, mental, sonic, supermarket warfare more more moreIThe Ratcliffs at Monster Zero

Episode 187: Damon Locks of Trenchmouth, The Eternals, Black Monument Ensemble and more talks to us about Chicago Is a Collage, Trenchmouth Becomes One Entity, "Jello Biafra Prepared Me For This World, Intention in Music and Art, The Eternals Out of Time Out of Place Yet Appreciated in Brazil, Frontman to Constructor to The Black Monument Ensemble, Music As a Conversation in the Real World plus much much exploding ensemble mouth trenched eternal monument more more more!Editor Correction: When Damon was talking about Angela Davis I mistakenly played a clip from his song Solar Power of Amina Baraka, partner of poet/artist Amiri Baraka.Damon on Turned Out A Punk

​Episode 186: Michael (Yeahman) Marti of DeeCRACKS, Midrake, Dwayne, Gamits, and owner of Yeahman;s Vintage and Used Guitars talks to us about flute or guitar, Jughead's story about his DJ amp becoming his guitar amp on Boogada Boogada Boogada, running a label in Switzerland, we discuss us both being lefties, putting your soul into it and technicality is not needed, band relation to the Gamits and the formation of Midrake, joining the DeeCRACKS, recording a prerecorded catalog allows no time for bullshit, plus much much marti more midrake more more more!DeeCracks Record with Michael MartiMidrake record on Bandcamp

Episode 185: Matt and Mike of the DeeCracks talk to us about their new record 20 Years A Frantic Effort, Its Rerecording And Its Benefits, Spontaneity And Intention, Michael Marti The New Bass Player, An In Depth Discussion About the Working And Friend Relationship Between Mike And Matt, Never Chose To Make It A Life Time But Here We Are, Our Small Town Was Our Universe, Touring Russia And Japan, Which Punk Rockers Do Not Sweat plus much much cretin deecrack midrake and more!Pirate Press WebsiteDeeCracks Official Website

Episode 184: Mike Cessario founder and CEO of Liquid Death talks to us about what is home and why a lot of good entrepreneurs are unemployable, rallying people to believe in you, irony, compassion, and our mutual love of the movie Real Genius, Exploring the complexity of the "Fuck You" attitude, advertising as entertainment, greatness is not supposed to be easily scaleable, what is a big idea in marketing, nailing a concept and making it reality, plus much much liquidy, can can, death metal, punk more And MORE!Jughead's Basement WebsiteJughead's Patreon

In this episode we talk to Jason Narducy about such things as Cheap Trick And Budokan, Being A Team Player Sounds Corny But True, How Our Father's Introduced Us To Things We Probably Shouldn't Have Seen, Verboten to Verbow, The Gift Of Band Camaraderie, Touring REM's Murmur With Michael Shannon, Time For Family, On Albini And Electric Audio, Gushing Over John Ross Bowie and Bob Mould, plus much much evanston chicago morton more grove more more more!Split Single Band Web PageJughead's Basement Patreon

Episode 182: Mike Kinshella of Murderland talks to us about Mike’s move to Los Angeles,  Jughead and Mike share their experiences with archaic film editing techniques, a wonderfully complex conversation about nostalgia, the origin story of Murderland, EC Comics and how horror films, lyrics, and comics has always spoken to writers like him, on writing the patron saint of burned out losers and Mike’s experiences with the film industry, Mike's wonderfully odd and beautiful proposal of marriage to Poli van Dam, plus much much murder, mayhem, marriage, monsters and more more gory more!Murderland BandcampMurderland FacebookMike Kinshella InstagramThe Basement Podcast Patreon Link

Episode 181: Poli Van Dam is BACK with a guest appearance from Billy Brown.  On this episode we talk to Poli about Jughead's Covid, Journal Writing & Diaries, Liquid Death Update, The Poli Van Dam Band Has Arrived, Touring With Aquadolls, The Origin Story of Semi Famous, Diabetes Talk And The Forces Used To Fight Back, plus much much whopping holy shit more more more!Debut of a new song called Obvious from Semi Famous, featuring Ryan Rockwell and Poli van Dam is at the end of this episode!Go to Rare Bird Lit for Billy Brown's record and also look for a future link for the release of Weasels In A Box, by Semi Famous with Poli Van Dam joining in on vocals.

Episode 180: Billy Brown talks about the decade it took to release his first solo record on vinyl, Best Of Tragedies. We are joined by his friends, producer Shawn Harris, and artist Emily Flake. We discuss the record and how the themes have become relevant once again in ways unforeseen with the first public announcement of Billy's current battle with cancer.*Shawn's sister's name is Vanessa Harris and the recording studio was The Green Room.Here are some links you should explore:Shawn Harris' Web PageEmily Flake's Web PageRarebirdlit for Billy's vinyl recording

Episode 179: John Haggerty of Pegboy and Naked Raygun talks to us about the musicians and producers he has worked with in his long career, we talk about such people as Joe Haggerty and growing up, Santiago Durango and John's beginnings in Naked Raygun, Ian Burgess and recording in France with Pegboy, Steve Albini and "The Scene", Pierre Kezdy and the influence of Strike Under on John's confidence to become a working guitarist, Eric Spicer and DV8, Jeff Pezzati and a Band is a Band and a Group of Individuals is a Group of Individuals, Befriending Jake Burns of Stiff Little Fingers plus much much metally schenker, page and blackmore more more more more!

Episode 178: Donnie Walsh of Grumpster and Doki Doki talks to us about the move from Massachusetts to California, the Origin Story of Grumpster, Getting to Maximum Potential and the Gilman St. Era, the Move from Asian Man to Pure Noise Records, on Bringing in a Producer, the Influence of Against Me's Transgender Dysphoria Blues and Donnie's own Transition plus much much grumpster more!Grumpster WebsiteJughead's Basement Patreon

Episode 177: Aaron Leatherbarrow Punk Rock Teacher Official and member of the band Cassette Crisis talks to us about The Long Wait Before Playing A Venue, The Effects of MXPX and The Lillingtons on the Young Leatherbarrow, Dad Was My God And Still Is My Idol, Building The Ultimate Facade, Cincinnati And Becoming Friends With Ryan Rockwell, The Origin Of Aaron's Viral Tick Tock Videos, Rebellion Is The Beginning of Education And The Punk Rock Pantry plus much tick much tock more teacher students teach each other more more more! Punk Rock Teacher OfficialTik Tok 2.6 Million View PostAaron Leatherbarrow's hub to all his linksCassette Crisis Music at Apple Music

176: Simon Lamb of Dan Vapid & The Cheats talks to us about: Circus Maximus, Japan Talk, Simon & Jughead's History Of Nearly 25 Years Friendship,  Scotland And Punk Rock, Simon Is An Actual Working Illustrator And Designer, A Potentially Difficult Question About How Simon Replaced Jughead In Screeching Weasel, The Genesis And Continuing Relationship Of Dan Vapid And Simon Lamb, plus much much haggis and pizza and guitar oh my!Dan Vapid And The Cheats BandcampJughead's Basement Patreon​sponsor: Factor Meals

Episode 175: Chris Wollard of Hot Water Music, The Ship Thieves, and The Draft talks to us about Looking At The Self, Guitar Talk & Chris' First Guitar Is Still His Main Guitar, Art Process And A Discussion About Discovery and Creativity, The Influence And Affect Of Naked Raygun On Hot Water Music, Playing Your Heart Out When No One Is There Or Nobody Wants You There, Chris' Real World Relationship with Naked Raygun and His Band's Participation On Godspeed - A Tribute To Pierre Kezdy, plus much much hot hot moon setting darkness now more more more!Info for The Naked Raygun Tribute: Godspeed:Pre-order the vinyl: LINK // Pre-order digital album: LINK // Order Merch: LINK

Episode 174: Lucy Giles of Doki Doki and Dog Party talks to us about The Link Between Punk Rock And Country Music, Dog Party Is Working On A New Record, Lucy's First Public Show in 4th Grade Opening For Agent Orange, Transition Into Intentional Writing, Gwen Loves Spreadsheets, Recording With Doki Doki And Mike Park's Involvement, Lucy's Current Career As A DJ, Jughead And Lucy Bond Over Free Form Dancing, plus much much doki doki dog party country hoedown more more more!Dog Party WebsiteDog Party on The Horror of the Polycephaly AporiaJughead's Basement Patreon

Episode 173: Brett Jansch of Dune Rats talks to us about Minute Men into Beefheart into Zappa , When the Dune Rats First Became a Unit and the Party to Raise Money for Brett's Ticket to America, Music Is a Never Ending Bucket, Records Seem To Have Survived the Test of Time, Creativity and Lightening in a Bottle, The Beach Has a Sound, Brett Loves Anthem For A New Tomorrow plus much much muddy muddy ratty Dune Rata tat tat more!Check out the Jughead's Basement Website where you can see videos and links from Dune Rats:www.jugheadsbasementpodcast.com

Episode 172: Jesse Michaels of Doom Regulator and Operation Ivy returns to LoFi Interviews to talk about Reconnecting Friendships and the Return to Working with Tim Armstrong, Mystery & Film Noir, Discovering Ska, The similarities and Differences in his Creative Pursuits, Religion and Zen plus much much more and more and also more!Jughead's Basement Patreon Site

Episode 171: Link from The Meanies talks to us about:  The Open Letter About AI and Link and My Abilities To Turn On A Computer, Rick Springfield and Other Bands From Australia, Link Admits He Used To Be A Miserable Bastard, Wounds Acquired On Stage, Emotional Music and Our Bands' Influences, plus much much eeny meanies miny mo more!The Meanies WebsiteFor information on Link's newest band: Bagful Of BeezJughead's Basement Patreon

Episode 170: Tane Graves of Tightwire talks to us about Rocky Horror And Surrounding Oneself with Trinkets and Posters, Dillinger Four And their Minneapolis Legacy, Sad Music, Fun Music, and Catharsis, Color Blindness Leading To Creative Choices, ​Complications With Touring And The Intricacies Of The Relationship With Founder Paul Kettler,Noelle from Rational Anthem joining the band, Tour With The Queers, plus much much graves and graves and wire and tights and time warps more more more!Tightwire Websitewww.jugheadsbasementpodcast.comHello Fresh Link