Jughead's Basement

Episode 211: Lynda Kicks of Pale Lips, Dirty Cheetah, and Taxi Girls (Montreal) on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests talks to us about: Marriage Talk, Kicks Pseudonym and her Briefs Brother Stevie Kicks, Always Having Wanted To Start A Girl Band, Jugheads Gets a Lesson in Roller Derby from Lynda, From Roller Derby Back to Punk Rock, Pale Lips, Dirty Cheetah and Taxi Girls on Improving as a Drummer,...

Episode 210: Tobias Jeg of Red Scare Industries talks to us about: Is Red Scare Solvent, Punk Rock Postal Workers, On Being a Booking Agent and Negotiating Fees, "My Job is Dealing with Liars," This is not a Soccer Podcast, Fat Wreck Chords and Red Scare Crossover, Is Signing Bands Truly Dumb Luck, Lillingtons Talk, being Part of the Creative Process and the Value of Life, Election & Apathy, L...

What a treat to talk to my old friend Dan Sullivan (DAN PANIC). We talk Screeching Weasel, Beulah, Cartoons and its affect on us as people and musicians, our diverse musical influences, plus just a whole hell of a lot of fun. I walked away from this one feeling good. It was very heartwarming to chat with him after so long. LINK TO PATREON FOR JUGHEAD'S BASEMENT

Episode 208: John Jughead. Anthony Merchant from the Power Chord Hour is one of my favorite interviewers. He has had me on a few times. Here is his podcast of our interview presented to you in full. We talk about such things as the new band Semi-Famous, How to run a podcast, interview styles and how to get better, Screeching Weasel, plus much more. Jughead's Basement Patreon  (Donate to the show)...

Kyle Kinane has been on the show a few times, and it is always enjoyable. He is a very smart funny man who also partakes in and enjoys the music of punk. His style is influenced by the Chicago Punk Movement. We talk about Japan, Our aversion to Pranks, Travel, Aging as a Comedian, and coming off Hiatus, plus more of course! Kyle Kinane's Website Join the Jughead's Basement Patreon Promotion

Episode 206: Maria Surfinbird on Catching Up with Friends. Maria and I are in a band together called Mitochondriacs. She is always fun to talk to. I am sure you will enjoy this conversation. And afterwards go search out her music at these locations: https://sexxdream.bandcamp.com/ https://gigillas.bandcamp.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@mariasurfinbird https://linktr.ee/sex.dream

Episode 205: Steve Economou and Paul Zamost of The Effigies talks to us about Chicago & Steve Albini, Formation of The Effigies & The Brooding John Kezdy, Chicago Clubs: Exit, Neo, and Oz, Side Projects Between Effigies and Effigies, Studio and Influence Talk, Time Runs Out, The New Record Burned and Its Recording, Unfinished Business, and The Loss Of John and the Future of The Effigies. T...

204: Dan Vapid of Sludgeworth and The Cheats has been my friend since the late 80s.  We have been through a lot together and apart.  And it was nice to chat with him about Sludgeworth, The Cheats, What's up next, The Postal Service and the status of mail, and the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago. Sludgeworth at Red Scare Jughead's Basement Patreon

Episode 203: B.A. of Sloppy Seconds talks to us about wearing band shirts, early rock influences including KISS and Queen, road to punk, Sloppy Seconds' strange song writing process, the affect of tv on our punk scene, using sound clips, pros and cons of maturing musically, I wanna and Don't wanna be a homosexual, working with Paul Mahern, band as family, and the transition from Danny to Ace, plus...

Glen Herman was an important part of Screeching Weasels introduction into the world of Chicago punk friendships.  And on this podcast we talk about such things as Chicago Music Venues and the band Articles of Faith, Being the Band Nazi, MRR and its reach, Russ Forster and Underdog Records.  Wakthrufyre Records, Durty Nellies - Punk in the Suburbs, plus other things. Brought up during the episode w...

Episode 201: Featuring Blag Dahlia of The Dwarves, Author and Singer of Introducing Ralph Champagne talks to us about Sleep & Gluttony, Introducing Ralph Champagne, Self And External Criticism And Editing, Working with Mad Mark Rude & Blag's First Novel, Holding Music Copyrights, Nina & Highland Falls, Blag's New Upcoming Podcast, Patron Questions about Sponge Bob, Meeting Your Heroes,...

Mass Giorgini is a Producer, Mixing & Mastering Engineer, Musician from bands such as Squirtgun, Screeching Weasel, and Common Rider.  Jughead and Mass have been friends since the late 80s.  That's a long time.  And their catchups are always sprawling, referential, and we believe fun and interesting.  Give it a listen.

Episode 199: Shawna Potter of War on Women talks to Jughead's Basement about Current Activity and Quietly Working, Valuing Art, Anti Harassment Activism and Working on Movies and Theater, Classic Punks Dig Shawna's Band, Fair Verona to Meeting Brooks, Line Up Talk, Relationship with Bridge Nine, Anger is an Emotion, On Being Outspoken and its Implications, Looking Outwards to Look Inwards, Lyrics...

Larry Livermore is a Novelist, Essayist, Record Producer, Musician and founder of Lookout! Records.  He is my friend and we talk about a lot of stuff in this free form episode.  If you enjoy thoughtful conversation this will be up your alley.  https://www.jugheadsbasementpodcast.com/ https://larrylivermore.com/ https://www.patreon.com/jugheadsbasement

Steve Albini's Life Celebration Reissue of The Big Black Episode from October 2014. Interviews with Steve Albini, Santiago Durango, Jeff Pezzati, Camilo Gonzalez, Jim DeRogatis, and Russ Forster. July 22nd is the date of Steve Albini's Birthday.  I never do rebroadcasts of past episodes but I was informed of the idea for a life celebration of Steve on his birthday, so I was encouraged to participa...

Episode 196: Eddie Pignataro of The Kobanes, Noodle Brain, and The Mitochondriacs on Catching Up With Friends The Kobanes Noodle Brain The Mitochondriacs

Hello and Welcome to Jughead’s Basement Episode 195 Sub Category LoFi Interviews with HiFi guests.  This week with Blag Dahlia from The Dwarves.  In this episode we talk about such things as Dwarves and Screeching Weasel overlap or lack of overlap in the Chicago Suburbs, Discovering the Cramps and the Ramones and all the music before and after, Self aware punk rock, Sexual content, taboos, and sho...

Episode 194: Marc Ruvolo of No Empathy, Chia Pet, Fur Coats, and Johann's Face Records talks to us about his new novel Pieties, Childhood From City To Suburbs To City, First Shows With No Empathy And Ongoing Trouble with CASH (Chicago Area Skinheads), Rise And Fall Of Walkthrufyre Records, Working with Roadkill Records, The Formation of Mark's Record Label Johann's Face, Ben Weasel Don't Like It,...

Episode 193: Chris Wrenn of Bridge 9 Records and Sully's Brand talks to us about Hardcore Passion to Business Hat, On The Road Representing His Bands As An Ambassador For Bridge Nine, Is There Talent In Creating A Roster, Sully's Brand And The Boston Red Sox, DYS And A Bands' Journey Through Years And Style plus much much hardcore more! Bridge Nine Website Sully's Brand Website Bridge Nine Bandcam...

Episode 192 with Jonathan Anastas of DYS and Slapshot talks to us about: On being a left handed bassist, Metal to Punk to Metal to Crossover to a hodgepodge of influences, Every punk band is a small business, Decadence - Newbury Comics - Slam Dance and MTV, Long time relationship with Dave Smalley, Entrance and exit of Slapshot, Dickie Barret and play-to-win, plus much much straight edge more mark...

Episode 191: John Wright of No Means No, and Author Jason Lamb talk to us about the book NOMEANSNO FROM OBSCURITY TO OBLIVION (an oral history), Jughead and John have a pre-interview discussion about topography and road atlases, how the book came to be, there is an underlying sadness alleviated by moments of joy, how does an oral history work and journalism, John Wright's job is not to intellectua...

Episode 190: Chris Fogal of The Gamits, Dwayne, Midrake, Discomfort Creature talks to us about his late start to punk, drums a more natural but more often the guitarist on stage, metal band TAUNTAUN, the effect of pop punk in the mainstream, Black in Bluhm Recording Studio, the pitfalls of announcing your band's break up, working with Joey Cape, Gamits reformation and the effort to emotionally and...

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 ch...

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, pl...

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 mu...