Jughead's Basement

Episode 120: Russ Forster of Underdog Records, Fudgetunnel, Gore Gore Girls, Spongetunnel and Dashing Marbles talks to us about Chicago Venue Batteries Not Included and getting banned, Finding Unusual Bands in Bargain Bins, Influence from The Fleshtones, Decline Of The Western Civilization, Albini's Basement, The Fireside Bowl and the 8-Track Mind and much much russ more!Russ Forster Bandcamp

Welcome to Jughead’s Basement Episode 119 sub category StoriesThis week we hear stories told between Jughead and Billy Brown of Ashers, Crash & Burn, Deadly Sins, Solo and so on, in this episode the stories touch on such things as Expensive Guitars & Bikers, One Eyed Dogs and Vomit in Belgium, A Golden Shower of Hits, Punks with Acoustics and a bit more.  Let’s hear the stories.https://billybrown.bandcamp.com/https://www.jugheadsbasementpodcast.com/

Episode 118: Billy Brown of Ashers, Crash & Burn, Shoot The Hostages, and Deadly Sins talks to us about Reagan Era Punk, his band Ashers with Mark from The Unseen, Boston Not LA or Boston To LA, The Sense of Community, Rehab in North Hollywood, and Literature and Book Talk, plus much much much much more and then later even some more!  (Part I: History)Crash and Burn BandcampDemands BandcampBilly Brown Bandcamp

Episode 117: Christoph Jesus of Crazy & The Brains talks to us about Comedy & Music, Open Mic as a Preparation for Ingenuity and Change, Restrictive vs. the Openness of the Punk Style, Building an Ensemble and how it relates to the growth of a band, Jersey City, Gilman St. for Christoph and Jughead, Formatting Music and Timing in the modern age, plus much much more.Crazy and the Brains Bandcamp

Episode 116: John Jughead of Screeching Weasel, Even In Blackouts, The Mopes, and The Mitochondriacs on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests (Power Chord Hour Podcast) Anthony Merchant of Power Chord Hour interviews Jughead about The Origins of Jughead's Basement, Improvisation, What is an ensemble, Is the Urge to Create Turnoffable, Mind and Brain Talk, My Style of So Called Guitar Playing, and talk about Screeching Weasel, Even In Blackouts, and The Mitochondriacs, plus much much much. (Used by permission from The Power Chord Hour Podcast)Power Chord Hour LinkEven In Blackouts BandcampThe Mitochondriacs Bandcamp

Episode 115: Mike Byrne of The Methadones, Urban Idols, Dan Vapid & The Cheats and Vindictives, talks to us about discovering punk as a 6th grader, Record store and local show talk, Suburbs vs. The City, The path to the Fireside Bowl, Out of Focus Videos, an extensive talk about The Vindictives, The Methadones, The Urban Idols, and our mutual love for anything Dan Vapid related, Mike's years of hardly being able to walk, living at Jughead's House, and much much more.Urban Idols Bandcamp

Episode 114: Paul Mahern of Zero Boys, Datura Seeds, and *ask also producer and engineer of Toxic Reasons, Blake Babies, John Cougar Mellencamp and more, talks to us about Minimalism and it's relation to punk, His Childhood from Indiana to Chicago to back to Indiana, Kill Your Idols, Is the Need To Teach a Fundamental Characteristic, DIY in the American Hardcore, His Job at The Archives of Traditional Music, his amazing work with John Cougar Mellencamp, a short discussion about Ritchie Blackmore and Much Much Much!

Episode 113: Mike Holt of The Huntingtons talks to us about catching up on the history of The Huntingtons, recording live in the studio as a departure approach, losing touch with new music and being a parent, rotating members and its repercussions, our shared indifference to Bad Religion, talk about the christian connections with the band and it's labels, along with discussions about free will and making big changes in life, and our big topic, A Ramonescore discussion where Mike and I get to be honest and respectful, plus much much more.¡Muerto, Carcel, O Rocanrol! at Bandcamp

Episode 112 - Mikey Erg from The Ergs, The Unlovables, The Worriers, Solo projects and more talks to us about what do you listen to in a punk van, keeping track of music as if it's a job, are you still improving as a musician, solo work and the Ergs Machine, cassette recording to reel to reel to inventing in the studio, from in front of drums to behind in the early band days, can you whistle a Frank Zappa melody, and much much more.Mikey Erg Bandcamp

Episode 111: Sammy King of Get Dead talks to Jughead about Real Recognize Real, Genre Hopping in the Modern Age, Punks Becoming Industries, Latch Key Kids, Living in the Gray and Being a Member of Society, Use of Drugs and the Ego, plus much much more.Get Dead at Fat Wreck Chordswww.jugheadsbasementpodcast.com

Episode 110: Rob Huddleston of Ann Beretta talks to Jughead about Vinnie Fiorello, Fueled By Ramen, Lookout Records, and Paper & Plastik, wise advice from Bill Stevenson, also the 2020 Clusterfuck leading to 60 days of songs and inspiration, the making of Ann Beretta's new record RISE, their musical friends like Thomas Barrett from Strike Anywhere and Mass Giorgini lending their talents, plus much much more.Link to new record RISELink to Bandcamp with all music

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 BandcampIn The Red BandcampAlice & Greg YouTube SiteHarry Potter Sorting Hat

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.www.jugheadsbasementpodcast.comSex Dream BandcampMitochondriacs BandcampKobanes Bandcamp​This is just a phase podcast interview

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.www.jugheadsbasementpodcast.comhttps://rikkistyxxdrums.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!www.jugheadsbasementpodcast.comKristen Ferrel WebsiteKristen Ferrel Feature

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.https://www.jugheadsbasementpodcast.com/https://theunlovables.bandcamp.com/https://hiccup.bandcamp.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.https://www.jugheadsbasementpodcast.com/Tim's Book:https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1890-the-patron-saint-of-making-curfewMatt Hart:https://www.ledgemulepress.org/releases/the-obliterations-matt-hart

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.https://www.jugheadsbasementpodcast.com/https://www.zebrahead.com/

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!www.jugheadsbasementpodcast.comGrant Lawrence WebsiteThe Smugglers at Bandcamp

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.www.jugheadsbasementpodcast.com500 Miles To Memphis Official Site500 Miles To Memphis Bandcamp