Shakeytown Radio

Los Angeles Zine Fest 2013 ( http://lazinefest.com ) is coming up on February 17, so we are talking to participants and organizers to preview the event. This week, it's illustrator, musician, and weapons enthusiast Adam Villacin ( http://adamvillacin.com ). BFH, Gene, Libby, and Bob talk with Adam about his work, his acting debut in the fantasy film " Teenius ," and his stint in bands Totally Radd...

Ring in the New Year with some magic, courtesy of magician Joel Ward and actress Allison Minick . We discuss the magic circuit and stage scene, BFH's radical sixth grade interpretation of "Macbeth," caring for doves and hoarding tennis balls, Bill Murray as Joan of Arc, and what the International Brotherhood of Magicians really thinks of GOB Bluth and "Arrested Development." Featuring the music of...

What is the meaning of Hanukkah? What is the importance of Christmas? How does someone who doesn't believe in anything handle the holidays? What do a reggae musician, a basketball veteran and restaurant owner, a dead dog, a pixie imp, and one of the greatest comedians of all time have in common? It's part Charles Dickens, part Charlie Brown, and part Cult of Cthulhu, when BFH, Gene George, and Lib...

Why have the airwaves of Shakeytown Radio been silent so many months? Exactly what happened after  Lizzy Pilcher 's appearance? Where has Team Shakeytown been this entire time? What does the mafia, MMA, voter fraud, and the British actor Ade Brookshire have to do with all this? How can you say we go about things the wrong way? The Shakeytown Radio Reunion Special will answer all these questions an...

In our third annual Halloween special, musician and visual artist Carrie Kruger, and actor Ed Ackerman ("Hatchet 2," "Frozen," "Vegas") help Gene George and BFH bring this podcast back from the dead!

Oh, hey, it's a Shakeytown Radio Minute, which much like jazz, has lots of riffing. Libby shares her love of the musician's lifestyle and plans for a Vegas writing adventure. Gene details the joys and trials of daddyhood. BFH has got something to say, he pulled the string on a talking Mork doll today.

Oh, hey, it's been a while. Let's talk about gross possum, alien movies, feet fetishes,  Rube Goldberg devices , mandatory ice cream, and The Most Powerful Women In The World. It's a Shakeytown Radio Minute with Libby, Gene, and BFH.

Lizzy is a standup comedian who started her career in Seattle, but has been gracing the stages of Los Angeles for the last two years. She joins her friend and ours, Libby Ward, along with Gene George, Brodie Foster Hubbard, and Bob Schriner, for a chat about adventures on the rails, crotchety old ladies, and tattoos.

A Shakeytown Radio Minute: BFH files a report from an independent publishing event at the Blood Orange Infoshop in Riverside, and interviews Angela Chaos, one of the organizers of the event and a zinester in her own right ("Bitch King," "Raptor Fancy," and the zine distro and workshop organizers Zineworks). Also, the music of The Cigs.

A Shakeytown Radio Minute: A friend of the show has been simultaneously celebrated and besmirched.  BFH said more than his share on Twitter , so Gene weighs in on our beloved  Malkah Duprix ( Mountain Kids Fantasy ,  @mocoddle on Twitter) and  her recent rise to internet fame (and infamy) as the curator of  "Law & Order & Food."

Will Stegemann (@betheboy on Twitter) is the writer behind the Sentimental Accidents blog and a project called A Year Of Billy Joel. Will joins Gene and Brodie to discuss lots and lots of music, including Billy Joel, The Ramones, the late MCA and The Beastie Boys, as well as share stories and thoughts about murder, kidnapping, and Hitler. So, just the light topics this week. Also, the music of Jap...

A Shakeytown Radio Minute - the return of Club Ding-a-Ling, Libby has a table read, Brodie is playing music again, Bob tells a story about Laundry Shake, and Gene talks up the book "Yeltaw."

Angelina Elise is an artist, musician, and enthusiast of "Olde Time" aesthetics. She brings Jonny Mayo along for the ride to chat with Brodie and Bob about "bicycles, beer, cats and mustaches" and how they inform her art. Also, bike culture in L.A., square dances, bartering, artist collectives, how Angelina and Brodie met during the days of shows at Hyperion Tavern, Brodie's recent Twitter wars wi...

Bebe McPhereson is a comedian, musician and performance artist. Starting out her creative journey in Phoenix and rising to prominence in Tucson with the duo Bebe & Serge, she toured Europe before moving to Los Angeles and embarking on a solo career. Bebe joins Brodie, Gene, Bob, and Libby for a barrage of audience questions and to chat about disgusting bandmates, public access television, getting...

A Shakeytown Radio Minute: Our first episode with your friend and mine,  Bob Schriner , as an official member of Team Shakeytown, is named after the late  Marco Holt . The first half is very funny as we wonder- outside music festivals: why? The second half is more reflective as we discuss the good folks we've lost the last month or so. Finally, we wrap up with a preview of our upcoming guests, and...

Jane Espenson ( @janeespenson ) is a television screenwriter whose work includes “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” “Buffy The Vampire Slayer,” “Angel,” “Battlestar Galactica,” “Torchwood,” and “Game of Thrones.” Her legendary blog, a resource for aspiring writers, is archived at  janeespenson.com . She is currently a producer on ABC’s “Once Upon a Time” and a web series she co-created with Brad Bell c...

A Shakeytown Radio Minute: We welcome Libby Ward ( @sneakyvarmint ) into the family.

Gene George is back from paternity leave!  Libby Ward is new to the Shakeytown Radio team! Ron Babcock , who was our third-ever guest, returns for a second appearance! Ryan McKee visits from New York for his first Shakeytown Radio interview! Before their success on the East and West Coasts, Ryan and Ron founded  Modest Proposal , a comedy partnership with a magazine and live show, several years ag...

On this Shakeytown Radio Minute, Brodie visits the independent publishing event Shelf Life 2 and chats with Julie and Stan from gulahlah comics. Listen to the report here, check out the pictures and links at http://shakeytownradio.com.

Ewa Wojciak ( No Magazine ,  Beatnik Bookster ) has organized  the second incarnation of the historic independent publishing  event Shelf Life . Her and fellow organizers, artists  Yuri Ogita and  Meagan Chin , join Brodie to discuss early Los Angeles punk, DIY and zine culture, street art, the constant struggle between underground integrity and commercialization to expand audiences, NOMAG and the...

Sam Varela sits in for Gene George and joins BFH to talk to Aparna Nancherla, Anthony DeVries, and Tony Sam about the new live comedy show Towne Hall Meetin'. Also, the music of Tully.

A Shakeytown Radio Minute: Some quick plugs for events this weekend.

Alex Chiu (http://alexdoodles.com, "Eyeball Burp"), Keenan Keller (http://drippybonebooks.com, "Whore Eyes," "Galactic Breakdown"), and our old pal Tom Neely (http://iwilldestroyyou.com, "The Blot," "The Wolf," "Henry & Glenn Forever") join Gene and Brodie to chat about L.A. Zine Fest (http://lazinefest.com), running through February. Alex discusses his exhibit at Flock Shop on Feb. 11, Keenan & T...

It is our 100th podcast! Really, count the items on the RSS feed. This is #100. MJ Offen returns to discuss her work with Maker Studios and Animonster, but also quizzes Gene and BFH about the show. Plus, conversation about Italian cruise captains, piles of money, and comedians and hecklers. Featuring music by Filth.

A record label goes out of business, friends of the show are doing great things in 2012, and some surprises at the end.