Shakeytown Radio

Shakeytown Radio New Year's 2014 w/ Cheryl Klein, Lesley Perdomo, Amber Garza & Daisy Noemi  - 1 hr., 39 mins Cheryl Klein  is an author ( The Commuters - City Works Press, Lilac Mines - Manic D Press), new Razorcake columnist, and BFH's new favorite party buddy .  Lesley Perdomo  is a tattoo artist, madonnara (a.k.a. street painter, chalk artist), and a dear friend of our own delightful and dream...

Daisy Noemi  and  BFH  visit the Hazard Park Armory for  Eastside Zine Market , which  we previewed with Adam Bernales and Yumi Sakugawa in our previous episode . The adventure that ensues is not unlike that old  Choose Your Own Adventure book where our heroes  find themselves in Ultima . With Yumi at their side and with the help of  trusted Bianca Barragan , they talk with old friends and new - R...

Yumi Sakugawa is a comic book artist and illustrator, launching her book "I Think I Am In Friend Love With You" at Skylight Books in Los Feliz on Thursday, December 6th. Adam Bernales is a photographer, owner of Seite Books (a bookstore in East L.A.), and organizer of the Eastside Zine Market, which takes place at Hazard Park Armory on Sunday, December 8th. Yumi and Adam join BFH to discuss zines,...

Shakeytown Radio: Eleanor Whitney  (1 hr, 13 min) Eleanor Whitney  is the zinester behind  Indulgence , a co-founder and former organizer of  Portland Zine Symposium , the blogger behind  killerfemme.com , and the author of  Grow: How to Take Your Do It Yourself Project and Passion to the Next Level and Quit Your Job . BFH chats with Eleanor about her childhood in Portland, Maine, her introduction...

BFH,  Daisy Noemi  & Rhea ( whisperkid ,  L.A. Zine Fest ) report live from  Augie's Coffee  in the Redlands for  IE Zine Quest ! Interviews with Sarah Bitely (" Pimpkillah "), the  Rocket Punch Pirates , Daniel and Vanessa from " Influentza, " Sarah and Lowell from " Freeways Collide ,"  Ariel Zitny ,  Tori Holder ,  Yumi Sakugawa , and the organizer of IE Zine Quest,  Raymond Duran .

Eryca Sender (L.A. Zine Fest founder, writer of "My Little Friend" & "Dear High School Boy") & artist/photographer Daisy Noemi join BFH for a live scene report from the first-ever San Diego Zine Fest. Listen to interviews with the folks behind Reflekt Magazine, Grrrl Zines A-Go-Go, Crusty Comics, and an organizer of SDZF. We also say hello to our friends Jen Venegas ("She's Not A Morning Person,"...

Raymond Duran is on the podcast this week to chat about his roles with IE Zine Quest, a zine fest celebrating the Inland Empire that also includes visitors from L.A. (like FAIR DIG and Daisy Noemi!), and the comic book store A Shop Called Quest. Ray and BFH discuss how Anthropologie and their sweet, sweet candles brought them together, being old men at underground shows, the potential of the DC Co...

MariNaomi  is an author and illustrator, combining her talents as a writer and an artist to tell stories of "love, sex, failure [and] hope." She published the zine "Estrus Comics" for ten years, as well as produced work in others mediums, such as painting and collage. Her first book,  "Kiss & Tell: A Romantic Resume, Ages 0 to 22"  came out in 2011 as she began a tour with the feminist literary co...

Katy Goodman  is a singer and bassist for her own project, La Sera, as well as collaborating for the last several years with  Vivian Girls , in addition to appearances with other bands. She joins Brodie and Libby in the new Shakeytown Studio, on a hill looking over Los Angeles' eastside, to discuss the deceptive difficulty of Misfits songs, college diplomas that may or may not exist, computer codi...

Will Kistler is a character animator who has had his share of his own podcasts, both Japan!c TV and Secondhand Storytime, and collaborated with our own Libby on the short "A Slow Day In Comedy." Bob sits in at Shakeytown Studio C with Libby as she asks Will about his early influences as a kid going to the movies, honing his craft on public access television as a teenager, working in 3D animation a...

The delightful and dreamy  Daisy Noemi , an artist, illustrator, and photographer, is  BFH 's special guest cohost for an episode recorded from Freeways Collide's  International Zine Month event at  Space 15 Twenty . They chat with  Dustin Garcia ,  Sara from Freeways Collide , and the folks from  Sleep Talk Press ,  MC Sunflower Jones Productions , and  Influentza .  Bianca closes the show with g...

Aurora Lady ( auroralady.com ) is a true artist, and in this episode, BFH, Libby & Bob chat with her about living an artist's life. They talk girl pop vision, zine heroes and teen magazines, the best newspaper mascots, the artist's ego & author intent versus audience impact. There's also an abundant amount of talk about food & even a rhetorical analysis of the new Miley Cyrus video.

Brodie goes to the Airliner for the Soundpaint event presented by Late Night Laggers and Magic Garage, with a postcard exchange and zine library hosted by L.A. Zine Fest. Brodie finally talks to Rhea (LAZF, Family Dinner Radio, Whisper Kid) for the first time on air, and, oh my, has she had a day. Also, interviews with The Drawing Club, Marjorie of Magic Garage, artist and filmmaker Zara Bloom, Je...

Independence Day is over but the revolution in Shakeytown is just beginning. This week, Brodie Foster Hubbard tries something different from the usual format, though very traditional in the world of radio. It's just BFH, a lot of songs for the July 4th party we didn't get around to having, and some stories about hometowns, bad last calls in Palm Springs, beautiful strangers answering the door, and...

Simon Sotelo ( hiresimon.com ) is an artist and illustrator, one of the hosts of Family Dinner Radio on Poobah.com , and an L.A. Zine Fest organizer. She joins BFH, Gene, Bob, and birthday gal Libby to talk about summertime, print art, the creative process, dating professional hobos, marionettes, songs about dog-related mysteries, and cult aesthetics. Also featuring the music of The Undertones .

In this live report from Blood-Orange Infoshop in Riverside, California, BFH attends the Riverside DIY Print Fest and tables with Sarah Bitely, the creator of the comic book "Pimpkillah," and her partner Matt. This episode features the music of Land of Ill Earthquakes and includes interviews with Fest and Zineworks organizer Annie Knight, as well as vendors Daniel from MRDR, Sarah from Freeways Co...

BFH, Gene & Libby close out the third year of the podcast - a season finale, if you will. As we approach our upcoming summer specials and the start of Shakeytown Year Four, the team looks back at the last year of interviews, tells stories about what happened off microphone, share their recent personal adventures away from the podcast, and chat on the usual tangents about politics, pop culture, and...

(photo by Meredith Wallace) Shakeytown Radio, live from Claremont Zinefest outside of Grove House at Pitzer College, with special guest host Bianca Barragan - 51 minutes BFH is joined by  Bianca Barragan (the writer of the “ You Can Trust Me ” series of zines and an organizer with  L.A. Zine Fest ), our special guest host. This episode includes: -chats with  Raymond Duran from A Shop Called Quest...

(photo by Cat Gwynn ) Shakeytown Radio Hour: Dylan Brody (1 hr., 36 mins.) Dylan Brody is a storyteller, humorist, author , columnist , radio personality , recording artist , martial arts master , and all-around good dude. He joins BFH and Bob on the podcast this week to discuss his new album Writ Large , growing up with showbiz in his blood, his prep school adventures and the writing advice that...

Shakeytown Radio Hour: Mike Postalakis (1 hr., 25 min.) Mike Postalakis ( Dickheads comedy group, Hugs & Disses podcast) joins us to discuss the quality or lack thereof of street performers, catering celebrity parties, debauchery in the Delta, and the upcoming Night of Storytelling where he'll be sharing quite the tale (we know what it is and we're not telling). This episode features the music of...

Allison Krumwiede is an artist, illustrator, zinester, and 80s/90s pop culture devotee. This week, she joins BFH, Libby, and Bob to discuss growing up and living in Rancho Cucamonga, buying and selling art on  Etsy , being interviewed by ESPN at L.A. Zine Fest (wait, what?!), and we all chat about our favorite donuts and Mormon magnet cities. We also plug Claremont Zinefest , where Allison, BFH, a...

Shakeytown Radio - Live from L.A. Zine Fest 2013 (34 min, 43 sec) Brodie, Gene, Libby, and Bob report live from L.A. Zine Fest . Gene chats with Ben Lazarus , who sells his own buttons and his wife Mashanda 's zines from the Shakeytown Radio table. Brodie interviews Beth Dean ( Black Forest ), Alex Wrekk ( Stolen Sharpie Revolution , Portland Button Works , Brainscan , Copy Scams, Nobody Cares Abo...

Adrian Chi is the writer and artist behind "Bite The Cactus" and a musician who has performed both solo and in bands such as Hotel LaRut and Spokenest. She will be on a panel for L.A. Zine Week called THE ZINE TABLE at Pop-Hop Books & Print that BFH is moderating, and tabling at L.A. Zine Fest. Adrian joins BFH, Gene, and Bob to chat about succulents, touring, Balinese music, urban legends, sweari...

Keenan Marshall Keller is a writer, artist, publisher and co-director at  Drippy Bone Books , curator, and zinester  who joined us a year ago to preview L.A. Zine Fest 2012. He has made his triumphant return to talk about  L.A. Zine Fest 2013 and all the events he’ll be participating in or producing the next few weeks, such as the  L.A. Art Book Fair , the  Le Dernier Cri 20th Anniversary Show at...

Bianca Barragan ( @cocothegorilla ) is a writer, journalist, and one of the organizers of L.A. Zine Fest and L.A. Zine Week . Bianca joins BFH, Gene, Libby, and Bob to preview all the events surrounding the fest and L.A. Zine Week. They all discuss what titles hooked them into zine culture and how the DIY ethic is important for Los Angeles. Bianca also talks about her own writing and experiences i...