Muckspout - Punk Rock Podcast

Episode Notes Jon Westhoff and Dan Dougherty, co-creators of the comic book Drumsticks of Doom, join the Muckspout podcast to discuss their project and its musical origins. They talk about how music and comics are intertwined, the Kickstarter campaign for their third issue, and how their book is. They explain the plot of their comic, which follows two misfit characters, and emphasize how it's diff...

Episode Notes Eric and Ben discuss community building and how marketing fits with DIY culture with Jason Hebert of Rebel Force. Jason is from Sudbury, Ontario, a small town with a legendary reputation for punk rock and local music. They compare it to Seattle in the 90s, noting that it lacks media attention but is full of undiscovered gems. They also mention the Townhouse, a legendary venue for ban...

Episode Notes Ben and Eric discuss corporate greed's affect on the arts and what can be done to correct it. Ben started by sharing some good news – his band’s song had reached 25,000 streams on Spotify. Eric mentioned that it may have earned them about $0.20 and Ben decided to do some math to see how much that was. He calculated that 25,000 streams was equivalent to 800 streams per day for 30 days...

Episode Notes Eric, Ben, and John sit down to talk ambient music and pushing content in the digital age with musician Billy Mays III. John, Ben, Eric, and Billy Mays the Third discuss how Billy used to tour as a solo musician, but now streams on Twitch. Eric and Billy recall how they met in Chicago – Billy was there for a home and bath tradeshow. The conversation began with a brief recounting of a...

Episode Notes Visit our YouTube Channel to check out the songs Josh plays during this episode. https://www.youtube.com/@muckspout We talk with Josh Caterer of Smoking Popes about the concept of being a legendary artist, the longevity and evolution of being an artist. Josh talks about how the term ‘legendary’ is relative and only means that someone is talking about you, whether they are saying good...

Episode Notes Notes go hereBen, Eric, and John sit down to talk music with Joan Smith of Joan Smith and the Jane Does.

It's another spooky episode for October as John, Ben, and Eric sit down with the crew behind the Roseblood Manor comic that's on Kickstarter right now. We also discuss Ticketmaster's Dynamic Pricing and begin to delve into what is punk.

Join us as we mix it up with Travis Gibb of the punk horror comic Granite State Punk and discuss the occult and punk!

Episode Notes Come join us as we welcome Chuck Pineau and Shaun Barbour to the show to talk about their comic Belial and it's metal roots.

Episode Notes On this episode of this punk podcast Ben and Eric discuss music related trips they've taken, a bit of the paranormal, and a bit of NOFX.