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
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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 plus much much sloppy sloppy drunk and floppy second  more more more!

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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, They Weren't Just Bands On A Label They Were Our Friends, The Affect of Coming Out Of The Closet on No Empathy, His Work With Chicago Homocore, plus much much marc more!

Johann's Face Bandcamp
Marc Ruvolo on X (Twitter)
Marc's first book Sloe
Marc's new book Pieties (releases April 20th 2024) Pre order

Episode 95 - Daddy Wonk Alex Brindle Johnson of Wonk Unit.  In this episode we talk about such things as raising a baby girl, his first band the Flying Medallions and all the glory and tragedies which led him to alcohol abuse and recovery,  his ongoing relationship with Duncan Redmonds from the band Snuff, Ego and the selling of the self in music, his new record Uncle Daddy, Dinosaurs are Wankers and much much wonkily more.

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Episode 94- Poli van Dam formerly of The Bombpops and recent contributor to the popularity of Liquid Death.  In this episode Poli talks about such things as her departure from the Bombpops, her history as a diabetic, piano as a strong musical background, meeting her long lasting bandmate Jen, ongoing use of her creativity, birthing a child, plus much more.

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Episode 93 with Brenna Red from The Last Gang.  In this episode Brenna and Jughead talk about such things as Being a Gear Nerd, From Drummer to Guitarist to Singer, What Lunch Table Did You Sit at in School, From Showcase to Main Stage at Punk Rock Bowl, Writing Like Painting, and The Last Gang's Path onto Fat Wreck Chords.

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Episode 92: Christopher Appelgren of Lookout Records and bands The PeeChees, The Pattern, and The Potatomen talks to Jughead about Ancestry False and Real, Creating Yourself, Meeting Larry Livermore, The Pattern Business and Pleasure, Music as a Community, How To Ruin a Record Label and Christopher's honest take on his responsibilities, and of course we discuss that Goddamn Lookout Blue Bear.

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Episode 91: Dave Faulkner from Hoodoo Gurus and The Victims talks to Jughead about The Pandemic in Australia, The Effect of The Ramones first record and the birthing of punk in Perth, His punk band The Victims, moving to Sydney and the forming of the Hoodoo Gurus plus a discussion about black and white television and being a child brought up on sitcoms.

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https://www.hoodoogurus.net/

Episode 90: Gregg Turner, Singer & guitarist of VOM, Angry Samoans and The Gregg Turner Group, Author of Confessions of an Angry Samoan, and Mathematician talks to Jughead about Voyeurism & Storytelling, Creem Magazine, Roky Erickson, B Movies, Becoming a Parent, What is PUNK and is that a valid question, plus a pretty hilarious imitation of Ozzy Osbourne.

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Episode 89: Dan Vapid of The Cheats, Screeching Weasel, The Methadones, The Riverdales, The Mopes, The Queers, Sludgeworth, Noise By Numbers and… I could go on and on.  In this episode we talk about such things as Audiobooks, Vapid’s new Cheats record, Screeching Weasel’s transition into The Riverdales and back, What is success, a discussion about Hope and Regret, our favorite Heavy Metal records, and much much more.

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Episode 8:  Chris Barrows of Pink Lincolns, The Spears, The Chris Barrows Band, has recently published a book of punk rock photos called Cheap Shots.  In this episode we talk about such things as his book Cheap Shots, Drinking and Stage Antics, GG Allin, Landscaping, the balance between being a fan and a performer, The Circle Jerks, plus we describe and get a few backstories behind some of the photos in his book.  So let’s enter the pink room with Chris Barrows.

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Episode 87: featuring Dr. Frank Portman of The Mr. T Experience on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests.  In this episode we talk to Frank about such things as Sounds Rad Music and a plethora of re-issues, Vinyl Records and theorizing about what is next in the digital world, Frank’s early band relationship with Jon Von, That Hippie show with Green Day, Screeching Weasel and The Mr. T Experience, and way to much philosophy talk for those who don’t dig philosophy, and of course we deconstruct the idea of much much much more.

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Episode 86: Josie Cotton Singer/Songwriter, record producer and of the Johnny Are You Queer and He Could Be the One 80's fame comes out of hiding once again to talk to Jughead about escaping and returning to your roots, major labels, Are Musicians Actors, What is the true character of Lee Ving from Fear, The Disco Demolition and the New Wave Progressive Movement, Bomp Records, and much much more.

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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 Bandcamp

Episode 85: Larry Livermore part two.  In this episode we talk about such things as China the Tao and the forming of lookout records, contracts and Gentlemen's agreements, the Turn It Around documentary, the classic Screeching Weasel lineup, growing older & nostalgia, Green Day and if or not they sold out, and much more!

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Lookout Magazine:
https://eastbaypunkda.com/s/east-bay-punk-digital-archive/item-set/1152

Episode 84: Miski Dee Rodriguez from the band City Mouse.  In this episode we talk about such things as Medical School Acting, Father Daughter late night musical performances, Living on the road and touring with the Dollyrots, Bicycling, Collecting “Good Mornings”, The Meaning of Home, Future and Current Recording Plans, and much much more.

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Episode 83 - Jeff Pezzati of Naked Raygun, The Bomb, and Big Black.  In this episode we talk about such things as buying a house in Amboy, and the success of Jeff's children, the recording process for the new Naked Raygun record, touring and not touring, the now present difficulties in performing live, the introduction of Bill Stephens into the band, the Gator Documentary soundtrack and current relations with John Haggerty, plus much more.

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Over The Overlords at Wax Trax
The Tarts - Tankboy
Michael J Fox's Parkinson's Foundation to donate

Episode 82:  Justin Perkins of Mystery Room Mastering and also Bassist and sometimes lead singer for such bands as Yesterday’s Kids, The Obsoletes, Screeching Weasel and Bash & Bop, in this episode we talk to him about such things as Panic Button Records, Lookout Records, the important differences between mastering and mixing, being the quiet one, his work with Dan Vapid, The Riverdales and Tommy Stinson, plus much more.

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Episode 81: Jason White of Pinhead Gunpowder, Green Day, The Influents, Monsula and many other bands.  Today we are in discussion about File 13 Records and Little Rock Arkansas, Punkhouses, Knights in Satan’s Service, 8 Bark & Chicago’s Underdog Records, his battle with tonsil cancer, Recording with Kevin Army and he candidly discusses his working relationship with Green Day, and much more!

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Episode 80: Brad Logan of Leftover Crack, F-Minus, Rats In The Walls, The Adolescents, plus the co writer of a new book called Architects of Destruction. In this episode we talk about such things as What’s an Oral History, Touring and Staph Infections, Working at Hellcat Records and Brad’s Days as a Guitar Tech, Inevitable Band Business for Punks that are in it for the long haul, The Love of fellow musicians and the important bond we must strive to maintain, plus much much more to the point more.

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https://rarebirdlit.com/architects-of-self-destruction-signed-book-t-shirt-and-zine-bundle-by-john-gentile-and-brad-logan/

Episode 79: Jay Prozac of The Prozacs, Stiletto Bomb, and Grand Prixx talks to jughead about highschool friends and lifelong buddies, his father passing and his effect on Jay and his community, the origins of Grand Prixx and The Prozaks, the inspirations of Screeching Weasel, his heartfelt run-in with Dan Vapid, and the touching story behind his song Live Like It's New.  Plus much more!

Episode 78: Ryan Rockwell of Mixtapes and more recently Billboards.  In this episode we talk about such things as Religion and Spirituality, pros and cons of home recording, the origins of Mixtapes and Billboards, Self Sabotage and Recovery, plus much mulch much more.

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Ryan's new project: Billboards
https://billboardsband.bandcamp.com/

Episode 77: Mass Giorgini of Squirtgun - Common Rider - Screeching Weasel - Rattail Grenadier - Bassist and Producer - We talk about such things as Don Quixote, Mass’ extraordinary parents and brother, Flav, Are punks allowed to like The Beatles, Emo talk, the darkness & light in punk, and much more!

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Episode 76 of Jughead’s Basement sub-category LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests this week we meet Lookout Records co-founder and writer of Spy Rock Memories Lawrence Livermore. In this discussion we talk about such things as The Greaser and Hippie Movements, Being an Outcast in your own scene, Discovering one’s ancestry, American Democracy, China, retaining a childlike attitude and curiosity, the strained last days of Screeching Weasel’s last days on Lookout records and much much more.

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www.larylivermore.com

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 marketing and hardcore melody more more more!

(In the intro I say Brotherhood was released in 1982... it was 1983)
Where to purchase Brotherhood 40th Anniversary Vinyl:
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Episode 75 with guest Max Connor lead singer and bassist of Eve 6. In this episode we discuss such things as skateboarding to Dead Kennedys, Max’ admiration of Screeching Weasel, my own sister’s experiences working with and getting the job for Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and Alice In Chains, Max’ alcohol edition road to recovery and coping with OCD, Fountains Of Wayne, and his Heart In a Blender Tweets.

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In Episode 74 Sebby of Zatopeks talks to Jughead about Malta, small towns, meeting at Uni, The Werecats, Pete's Clown Alter Ego, Zatopeks' constantly visiting female vocalist Jo Mangled, their former band 3 1/2 Inch Floppy, and of course much much more!

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In Episode 73 Will DeNiro of Zatopeks talks to Jughead about literary references in punk songs and the learning curve of making them singalongable, Pop punks journey in and out of the mainstream, creating records from long distances, the affect of newspapers like the Daily Mail on culture, and much more!

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Episode 72: Scott Murphy solo musician and member of Allister, Scott and Rivers, and Monoeyes. In this episode we talk about Drive Thru Records, Book Your Own Fucking Life, Scott’s relationship with superband Elle Garden, a discussion about Guilty Pleasures and Irony, his moving to Tokyo and the many musicians he has worked with since Allister.

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Episode 71: Lone Wolf's Merel and Ox from The Netherlands talk to Jughead about songwriting, touring, togetherness, Fest in Florida, and the punk community in the current climate.

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Episode 70 of Jughead’s Basement subcategory LoFi Interviews with Hi Fi Guests, this week featuring Suzi moon and Jughead discussing such things as Band Personae, Tour Catastrophes, Her days in her and her sister’s band Civet, the forming of Turbulent Hearts and LA Machina, California Tacos and Burritos, plus the effectiveness of her cover art and much much more

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Episode 69: Part V: The Horror Of The Polycephaly Aporia with Dr. Daryl Wilson from The Bollweevils. Co-Starring Steve Ball, Claire Hall, John Jughead, and Jason Strange.

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On Episode 68 Craig & Liz Dunkle are in conversation with Jughead about their friendship over the last 18 years, the conversation touches on many different bands including Craig's own pop punk bands The Suck and The Lebowskis. We also touch on Weasel Shows, EIB, and touring with Lillingtons and Manges.

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Episode 67: Derek Zanetti of The Homeless Gospel Choir in conversation with Jughead about growing up Christian Fundamentalist, Writing Political and Protest songs, Respect, Kindness & Accountability, Sugar, and about his current record This Land Is Your Landfill.

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Episode 66 with Phineas & Ferb Animator and Co-Creator Jeff Swampy Marsh. In this discussion Jughead and Swampy touch on such things as The Ego, Architecture and creating backgrounds for animation, Rocko's Modern Life, Milo Murphy's Law, Working without a "script" for Disney, creating comedy not based on snotty people and assholes, and much much more.

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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 intellectualize his music but to express it, the community that punk rock allows plus much much, dead, no, bob, means, hanson, no, more!

Where to get the book at PM Press
Dead Bob Bandcamp

Episode 65: Brendan Kelly of Lawrence Arms, The Falcon, Slapstick, and Brendan Kelly And The Wandering Birds is in conversation with Jughead about Concept Records, Metal Influences, The Dark Roots of Lawrence Arms and Alkaline Trio, Naked Raygun, Is a Musician an Artist, Are we too old to Punk Rock, Existential issues and Much Much More!

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Episode 64: Mike Park owner of Asian Man Records and performer in such bands as Skankin Pickle, The Chinkees, Bruce Lee Band, and Ogikubo Station with Jughead touch on such subjects as Ian MacKaye and the DIY aesthetic, the recent and historical violence against Asians and people of color in America, His days with Skankin Pickle, Fun Fun Punk Records for Children, and much much more.

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In Episode 63 Maura Weaver (Mixtapes - Ogikubo Station - Direct Hit) is in conversation with Jughead about Her Okinawan Roots, The Power Chord Academy, Mixtapes, Voice Therapy, Ogikubo Station, and Comedy.

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Episode 62: Jaret Reddick from Bowling For Soup talks to Jughead about The history of Bowling for Soup, Phinneas & Ferb, Writing about nostalgia and pop culture, Jaret's Screeching Weasel questions, what is the ego unprotected from, and much much more.

For all the cool links:
https://www.jugheadsbasementpodcast.com/hi-fi-guests/62-jaret-reddick

Episode 61 featuring singer Liz Eldredge from the band Even In Blackouts. This is Liz’s first solo interview in her 19 year career with EIB, so it is something special. In this interview we talk about The Southside of Chicago and it’s Children’s Choir, visiting the Vatican, life on the road, the nurturing of a strange punk acoustic style, the benefits of earplugs on singing stoned, Spanish Television, a ten year hiatus and her writing relationship with the members of her band. I will admit this particular podcast is even more personal than usual. Liz is my long time friend and frontwoman for my band, and that private relationship of course mingles with my interview style in this podcast. I hope you enjoy it.

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Episode 60: Kelly & Luis from The Dollyrots talk to Jughead about their band, their trip from Florida to California, Vocal Coaching, Balancing Mainstream and Independent music, Panic Button Records, Producer John Fields and More... plus MORE!

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In Episode 59 Jesse Michaels (Operation Ivy, Common Rider, Classics Of Love, Musician, Artist, Novelist) engages in a mostly nonmusical conversation with Jughead about their lives and the world in general. Touching on Night Terrors, The War Of Art, Japan, the nature of creativity, the relationship between Jughead and Ben Weasel, Astrology, Monty Python and Friendship.

Chris of the Austria based band The Mugwumps talks to Jughead about German 80s hardcore, Radio Theory of the mid 20th century, the definition of Mugwumps, Integrity in punk rock and its global reach, plus we end with a discussion about the stellar 2018 release Clown War Four on Monster Zero Records.
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Today Jughead (and Sara) speak to Manges' frontman, singer/songwriter/guitarist Andrea. The Manges formed in 1993 and are still playing 27 years later. In this episode I split interview credits with Sara Ramone (Ramona Confidential) pop punk superfan and journalist for her one woman effort called 1,2,3,4. Today we talk to Andrea about topics such as home town La Spezia, their hometown venue Skaletta Rock Club, Striped Music, the Manges creative and business dynamics, publishing rights and the Italian system for such things, touring, and their latest record Punk Rock Addio.

Matt and Mike of The DeeCracks talk to Jughead about their new record, Serious Issues. Plus other conversations such as the road atlas vs GPS, Touring China, singing in English, long time friendships/business relationships, and getting kicked out of America.
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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 musically support each other, Midrake, on being a worthless trailing spouse, plus much much creature dwayne midgamit comfort more more more! 

Gamits Bandcamp
Discomfort Creature Bandcamp

Reverend Norb from Boris the Sprinkler is visiting Jughead in his basement. They talk about Spiderman, Guilty Pleasures, Origins, Science, and much much more!
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Jughead's Basement Episode 54 - Paddy Costello of Dillinger Four and The Arrivals. Jughead and Patrick Costello talk about Art, Touring, Lyrical Content, Dillinger Four And More!

Dog Party visits the mansion of the Polycephaly Aporia and plays an acoustic version of one of their songs, plus play a part, literally, as one of The Scientists' creations. Plus we get a visit from Miguel Chen from Teenage Bottlerocket.