Jughead's Basement

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.www.jugheadsbasementpodcast.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.www.jugheadsbasementpodcast.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.www.jugheadsbasementpodcast.comwww.inevilhour.bandcamp.com

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 Samiamwww.jugheadsbasementpodcast.comwww.colinbrooks.bandcamp.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?)www.jugheadsbasementpodcast.comwww.theinevitables.world

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.www.jugheadsbasementpodcast.comwww.sirenrecordsmchenry.comwww.wonkunit.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.www.jugheadsbasementpodcast.comwww.sirenrecordsmchenry.com

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.www.jugheadsbasementpodcast.comhttps://fatwreck.com/

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.www.jugheadsbasementpodcast.com

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.www.jugheadsbasementpodcast.comhttps://www.hoodoogurus.net/

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

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.www.jugheadsbasementpodcast.comDan Vapid & The Cheats Bandcamp

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.Buy Cheap Shotswww.jugheadsbasementpodcast.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.www.jugheadsbasementpodcast.com

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.www.jugheadheadsbasementpodcast.comwww.kittenrobot.com

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!www.jugheadsbasementpodcast.comLookout Magazine:https://eastbaypunkda.com/s/east-bay-punk-digital-archive/item-set/1152

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.www.jugheadsbasementpodcast.comCity Mouse at It's Alive Records Bandcamp​Miski Dee Patreon

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.www.jugheadsbasementpodcast.comOver The Overlords at Wax TraxThe Tarts - TankboyMichael J Fox's Parkinson's Foundation to donate

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.www.jugheadsbasementpodcast.comwww.sirenrecordsmchenry.comwww.mysteryroommastering.com

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 RecordsJughead's Basement Official Site