Worst Little Podcast

Welcome to out Third Annual Women’s March, here on WLP. This week Brian, Carla, Carolyn and Rick from Betty Rocker join us virtually! Reverend Rory apologizes for the continued lateness of the podcast posts – he got his COVID shot this week and temporarily lost his mind. (Like I really thought I had published this … Continue reading "Betty Rocker – Distance Makes the Rock G...

Like a shot you don’t need at an hour you shouldn’t be up, Machine Gun Vendetta goes down -real- smooth. I really don’t want to say much more else; that about covers it. Scott, Adam and Jim of the iconic Reno thrash punk band Machine Gun Vendetta sit down together and have a chat with … Continue reading "Machine Gun Vendetta – Oversight Corrected – S11 E6"

I love this episode. But this is some heavy shit – trigger warning for anyone who doesn’t like medical distress. Joining us is Eric Stangeland of One Stop Guitar as well as many Reno musical adventures and bands over the years. He shares with us a few tracks from his upcoming album, “Wake Up”. It … Continue reading "Eric Stangeland – Love What You Do – S11...

It’s hard to keep a good man down – and we’ve got two good men on the show this week: muralist Joe C. Rock and event promoter Steve Emmerich of Fresh Bakin’. We are also featuring select music form some of the bands playing in the upcoming virtual Reno Punk Rock Flea Market: Valentine’s Slay, … Continue reading "Joe C. Rock and Steve Emmerich – Silence in...

How much Johnny Harpo is enough Johnny Harpo? Well, here at the Worst Little Podcast, we say there is NEVER enough Johnny Harpo! This episode marks his 600th appearance on our show – truly amazing. We get into it deep, right off the bat, talking about recording, Rigorous Proof‘s upcoming album, Star Trek, a rundown … Continue reading "Johnny Harpo – Loudmouth Love-in &#8211...

A wise man once said, “Be prepared to spend a lot of time laughing with your friends.” This week is no exception. Wild and glamorous like an oil slick in a high-end garage, we are excited to welcome the Asphalt Socialites back to the studio for the first time since 2017. I haven’t laughed this … Continue reading "Asphalt Socialites – Laugh Riot – S11 E2"

GREETINGS PODCAST FANS! Welcome to Season 11 – we are excited to have you with us, once again. We hope your holiday and new year was merry and bright. It’s a whole new world! Now: back to the music! We are stoked and honored to welcome Basement Tapes back to the show! Travis, Amy, Deb … Continue reading "Basement Tapes – Our Seasons Go To 11 – S11 E1"

SIMP-LEE !!!HAV-ING!!!!A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS TIME!!!!!! Merry Krimble, one and all, from all of us here at the Worst Little Podcast. For the final show of the year and Season 10 we are lucky enough to be joined by friends from the East: L.N.O.Y (Listless Numbers of Youth) from Winnemucca, NV. LNOY does two versions of … Continue reading "LNOY – Longest Night of the Longest Year and the...

HO! HO! HO! A Merry Christmas to you three and the rest of our listening audience. We are winding up Season 10 with not one, but TWO Holiday shows, one more Christmas-y than the last. It’s been a hell of a year, full of adaptation and changes, so we thank you all for bearing with … Continue reading "Ford Corl – One of the 50 – (Christmas Pt.1) – S10 E42"

Don’t call it a comeback, cause he’s been here for years! We welcome back Season Two Contestant, Smiley Mikey! While it’s been a long time since we’ve heard from him, Mike has not stopped creating – music, art or some occasional controversy. With a new album amidst the political and social chaos of 2020, Mike … Continue reading "Smiley Mikey – Irrepressibl...

Unfortunately, due to some technical difficulties, or most recent guest was unable to connect with us either of the last two weeks. It’s a bummer! And he really tried! We are looking a dates in the future, after upgrades. However, while we were waiting, we did have a hot mic and recorded our backstage banter. … Continue reading "WLP Conversations – S10 E40"

If I had to describe this week’s show in a one-word quote, I think it would have to be “WOOOOOOOOOO!”, the signature battle cry of Ric “Nature Boy” Flair. I don’t think it’s quite a trainwreck, but it definitely went off the rails at some point. Enter The Bitches: Triflin’ Bitches, that is. We are … Continue reading "Triflin’ Bitches &#82...

Where has this year gone? What just happened??? We recorded this episode on the eve of the US 2020 elections, so we had no idea of what happened! It’s cute and naïve, like younger versions of ourselves. We welcome Freddie Ferox (Murderock, Candy Apples and the Razor Blades, Sonic Dead) with some new Sonic Dead … Continue reading "Freddie Ferox – Lament of Time – S10 E38"

It’s a post-Marianarchy afterglow kind of show, folks. This week we are placing the spotlight on our senior correspondent and co-host, MISTER Nick Ramirez. Nick is happy to announce the release of his long-awaited solo album, “This Might Be The End”. Here you get a sneak peek and listen to it (although at the time … Continue reading "Nick Ramirez – Recursive – S...

What is with the ups, mofos? Being awesome and taking care of your own, that’s what’s up. That’s why we have, at long last, Kittenhead on the podcast this week. These good friends from the Bay and LA are headlining Day one of Emergency Marianarchy this weekend and we are pleased as punch to have … Continue reading "Kittenhead on Marianarchy Eve – S10 E36"

Good friends and neighbors of the studio, Lost Idea, check in this week with the team over the internet. These Reno-bred skate punks have just dropped a new album (they still say that, right?) and threw a virtual release show with Momo Promo at the Elbow Room. If you missed it, you can catch some … Continue reading "Lost Idea – Skate Fast, Leave a Pretty Corpse *FIXED* – S10 E35"

Greetings from fall, I guess. The weather has turned and so has our focus. All the way from Mobile, AL, we have drummer and songwriter, Roy Durand. Roy has never lived in Reno, has only been here once, and has no impending plans to return. So why are we featuring him on our show? Because … Continue reading "Roy Durand – Who The Hell Is He? – S10 E34"

What a fucking week. I’m personally still processing a lot of things that have happened, personally and publicly, as I’m sure many of you are too. For this week’s episode, we are joined by some of the creators and founders and owners of Jub Jub’s Thirst Parlor, Brian Smith, Faith Zayumeyer, Josh Smith and Lew … Continue reading "Jub Jub and The Riptide Bandits –...

It was the penultimate day of summer, the sky was clear of smoke and children were playing in the distance. That’s how I fondly remember the most recent episode, featuring the AWESOME Matt Bushman. We catch up with Matt and talk about his new album “Younger Side of Old“, making music and staying connected in … Continue reading "Matt Bushman – Flashbacks – S10 E3...

A blast from the semi-recent past: “Jack” Danny Horton! From all the way over in distant California, this favorite troubadour is still slaving away in the hit song mines, working to make you happy. Also – the return of Kadillac Kim!!!! Yay!! We missed her terribly!!!! Sorry for the belated labor day episode – i … Continue reading "Danny Horton – You Don’t...

You can’t keep a good band down and no Reno band epitomizes that made-up saying better than our guests this week, Weapons of Mass Creation. You can’t call it a comeback, because they’ve been here for many years (you can’t call it a plagarism, because it’s altered a bit.). We get to talk to them … Continue reading "Weapons of Mass Creation – Repeat Offender...

The tension is always palpable when this trio gets together. Online, over Zoom, it was no different. Sploosh. Once again, we are happy to welcome Grimedog to the Worst Little Podcast studio! They are always a blast with bigger than life stories of bad decisions and rural Nevada. Joining WOlfman and Lucas is new/old member … Continue reading "Grimedog – The Sexual Revolution – S10...

This weekend, Worst Little Podcast and Marianarchy Reno are proud to be co-hosts of an event organized by our good friend, Momo Mendoza of Momo Promo. The event is a Virtual Fundraiser for Shades of Queening, an advocacy and support resource for women of color in Reno. Reno is a transient town and not nearly … Continue reading "Momo Promo and The Shades of Queening – S10 E28"

Week 21 of the pandemic and we still don’t know what we are doing, but we’ve got great guests! This week, Reno punk rock legend, Pierre Marche (Screeching Weasel, Engine Fire, SuckaPunch), and erstwhile sidekick, Chris Fox (Vampirates, Boss’ Daughter, Voted Best Band), tune into the the Zoom Room with us to talk about the … Continue reading "Pierre Marche – Out On His...

Here is your Double Dose of WLP for this week – good buddy Nick Eng! This young troubadour has put a lot of miles under his shoes and guitar since the last time he was on the podcast. Nick is getting set to release a live album, recorded in the beforetimes at Holland Project. He … Continue reading "Nick Eng – Long Hair Don’t Care – S10 E26"