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Jughead's Basement

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★★★★★
4.9
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145 reviews
This podcast has
200 episodes
Language
English
Explicit
Yes
Date created
2012/09/29
Latest episode
2026/06/09
Average duration
93 min.
Release period
23 days

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Jughead's Basement is hosted by Screeching Weasel, Mopes, and Even In Blackouts' co-founder John Jughead Pierson.  The podcast has three subcategories: Dissections of punk records.  Long-form interviews of punk & alternative musicians, comedians, and underground performers.  Plus, lastly, an old fashion radio adventure that tells the twisted tale of two men attached to one body roaming an unknown mansion meeting and interviewing different guests every episode.

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Episode 236: Vera Bozickovic of Taxi Girls (Montreal) on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Girls
2026/06/09
236: Vera of Taxi Girls talks to us about: Where do names come from, Punk linguistics, Origin of Taxi Girls, Vera and Jamie writing team, Ego disillusion, Guitar solos that make you cry, Highs and lows, Flow of a record, plus much much static more static STATIC!Taxi Girls on BandcampTaxi Girls at STOMPWild Honey Records on Facebook
Episode 235: Dan Vapid of Sludgeworth on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests
2026/05/26
Episode 235: Dan Vapid of Sludgeworth talks to us about one inch equals one inch, toby and red scare, lineup changes and the additions of simon, enthusiasm is an important aspect of being in a band, 35 years later/maximizing strength, science & philosophy, instant gratification and the flow of a record and the bigger picture, plus much worth sludge more!Second Time Around LP at Red Scare Pre-order (available June 19 2026)Digital version at bandcamp
Episode 234: CJ Ramone of The Ramones, Bad Chopper and Solo Work, and CJ Says Podcast on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests
2026/05/19
Episode 234: CJ Ramone of The Ramones, Bad Chopper, and Spike & The Gimme Gimmes talks to us about Hard Rock & Guitar Pete's Axe Attack - Auditioning and Learning to Downstroke for The Ramones, Living on Long Island & Forming an Identity, Working with Ed Stasium, What it was Like Replacing Dee Dee Ramone and then Becoming his Friend, The Mystery & Privacy of the Ramones, CJ's New Podcast plus one two three more!CJ Ramones' Patreon for his Podcast, CJ Says: A Ramones PodcastJughead's Basement Patreon
Episode 233: Isaac Thotz of The Arrivals, Treasure Fleet and Clown Sounds on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests
2026/05/11
Episode 233: Isaac Thotz of The Arrivals, Treasure Fleet, and Clown Sounds talks to us about Growing up in Blue Island, Origin of The Arrivals, One of the House Bands at Fireside Bowl,  Thick to Recess Records, Musical Communities and Isaac's move to San Pedro, Treasure Fleet & Clown Sounds, Preparing for the New Record Payload, Writing Political Songs, We've Been Doing This a Long Time, plus much much molotov more more more!Bandcamp for The Arrivals Record, PAYLOAD​Vinyl at Recess Records
Episode 232: Erik Funk of Dillinger Four on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests
2026/04/22
Episode 232: Erik Funk of Dillinger Four talks to us about his band Billingsgate - Victory Records to Nemesis Records - The Erik Funk/Erik Fink Story - Bloodline, Angerhouse and the move to Minnesota - The Beginning of Dillinger Four, Friendship, and the thing about Paddy, Dynamics of their voices - How titles f**k with the brain - Aaron Cometbus and Scooby Don't - About the new song, plus much much one two three more more dillinger four!Dillinger Four Web Page
Episode 231: The Fake Friends with Brad and Felix on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests
2026/04/07
Episode 231 with Brad and Felix from The Fake Friends.  On This episode we talk about: On being a close-knit group of friends - A deep unlearning  and being liberated from cohesive sludge - Music theory - Groove, dance, and the importance of getting people to move - repetition, monotony, and spontaneity in live performance - Felix wants the whole pie, wearing influences on your sleeves, plus more more and obviously MORE!The Fake Friends on Stomp RecordsThe Fake Friends on Bandcamp
Episode 230: David J Haskins of Bauhaus, Love and Rockets, Jazz Butcher, Night Crickets, and Solo Work on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests
2026/03/30
Episode 230 with David J Haskins of Bauhaus, Love and Rockets, Night Crickets, Jazz Butcher, Solo Work plus much more, talks to us about from England to LA - Shoe Boxes of Cassette Tapes - Purging & Catharsis - Nostalgia is Two Parts B******t, - Love & Rockets, Sabotage, and We Being Us - Intimacy & Living Room Shows - On The Death of Pat & Max of The Jazz Butcher, plus some more.Information on Tracks From the Attic RevisitedDavid J Official Website Jazz Butcher episode on Youtube
Episode 229: Sam Russo musician of Red Scare Industries on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests
2026/03/17
Episode 229: SAM RUSSO on Red Scare Industries talks to us about the Future with a Full Band, A Game of Who Can Do What When, Ego & Personal Growth, Iron Maiden Talk, Energy & The Dynamics In Playing Acoustic, Banter & Improvisation, Intimacy With An Audience, I'm So Sad To Meet You, Good Melody Hurts My Teeth And The Legacy of Teenage Bottlerocket, Stone Soup, Relationship With Brendan Kelly & Toby & Red Scare Industries, Personal vs. Relatable plus much much mono e mono solo more!Sam Russo Website
Episode 228: Dr. Jack Russell Weinstein of Why? Philosophical Discussions about Everyday Life Podcast
2026/03/11
Episode 228 with Dr. Jack Russell Weinstein of Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life Podcast.  Jack talks to us about his Biography And Path From New York To North Dakota, SLC Punk - Tribes - And The Internet, We Wanted The Scene To Change our Lives, Parsing And Punk As An Entry Exam, The Ivory Tower & Public Philosophy, We Are Stand-Ins For Our Audience, Perception & Cultural Differences, F**k The Audience & Subverting Expectations, Ska Music, Appropriation, History & Trust In Potential.  Plus MORE MORE MORE!Episode on Ska and Jamaican MusicJack's Radio Show WebsiteJack's Web PageJughead's Basement Patreon
Episode 227: Mass Giorgini of Squirtgun, Screeching Weasel, and Common Rider on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests
2026/03/03
Episode 227:  Mass Giorgini of Squirtgun, Screeching Weasel, and Common Rider talks to us about Sonic Iguana Studio in Rome, On Singer Kevin and PT's Revenge, Teen Idols Talk, Praises for Zac Damon, Is It Worth Doing Art, The Back Story of Sunflowers and a Bit Of European History, Rising Up Against Injustice, plus more more ghostly, more!Squirtgun Sunflowers Vinyl EPSunflowers For MarioJughead's Basement Patreon
Episode 226 with Brian (Vermin) Mcquaid of Screeching Weasel, Sludgeworth, and Ethyline with mini interview with his drummer son Max on Lo Fi Interviews with Hi Fi Guests
2026/02/02
Episode 226 with Brian Vermin Mcquaid of Screeching Weasel, Sludgeworth, and Ethyline and a visit from his drummer son Max Mcquaid Feral Tact, they talk to us about: "That's where you cut your teeth" - On becoming a drummer, Fatherhood and producing a better person, Dan Vapid talk, Brian's days touring with Screeching Weasel, Working at Kinkos on Clark near Belmont, Sludgeworth to Ethyline back to Sludgeworth, "Without them I don't want to play," Breclaimed, the effect of Japanese art on Brian’s sculpture and carpentry, and the emotional depth involved with custom made work, plus much much mcquaid and mcquaid more more.​Sludgeworth Label: Red Scare​Max' band Feral Tact on Bandcamp​Brian's Art on EtsyJughead's Patreon
Episode 225: Adam Bones of The Two Tens and The Manic Standstill on Lo Fi Interviews with Hi Fi Guests
2026/01/26
Episode 225: Adam bones of The Manic Standstill and The Two Tens talks to us about: The Two Tens and the dynamics of being in a two person band, Chicago suburbs to California and becoming who you are, Networking and finding a community, Jughead talks about how B Face taught him how to rock, When Adam was a drummer and played fast and faster, On being a hired gun for Go Betty Go Josie Cotton and Save Ferris, Writing for Ritchie Ramone, Manic Standstill talk, plus much much 1,2,3,4 more!Adam Bones Personal WebsiteManic Standstill MerchGet the record MOVING​The Two Tens Bandcampwww.jugheadsbasementpodcast.comJughead's Patreon
Episode 224: Greg Norton of Ultrabomb and Hüsker Dü on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests
2025/09/08
Episode 224: Greg Norton of Ultrabomb and Hüsker Dü talks to us about us being night people, Greg's friendship with Grant Hart and the formation of Hüsker Dü, board game talk, Hüsker Moms, Introduction to SST, Minute Men and Hüsker Dü's double album race, feeling isolated after the breakup, restaurant work is similar to being in a band, formation of Ultrabomb: its genesis and recording style, f**k cancer, and One Moment One Time, plus more more more!Ultrabomb Merch SiteHusker Du 4LP Miracle YearMike Watt's podcastJughead's Basement Patreon
Episode 223: Slackrr with Scotty & Cait on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests
2025/08/27
Episode 223: Slackrr with Scotty and Cait. They talks to us about such things as Band History and Southampton is a Port Town, Music is for Sharing, Lineup Changes and Studio Time, Writing on the Road, Make It Sound Like F*****g Jumanji, Endless Touring and Exhaustion, Punk Haiku, Does the Soul Sellout, plus much much skackety skackety skackrr more!Slackrr on FacebookJughead's Basement Patreon
Episode 222: Steven McDonald of Redd Kross, The Melvins, and OFF! on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests
2025/08/05
Episode 222: Steven McDonald of Redd Kross, Melvins, and OFF! on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests talks with us about Identity Crisis, Colonoscopy & Anesthesia, Kiss Talk, Guitars Tick Boxes, Redd Kross & Circle Jerks Beef Under The Bridge, My Band Is My Last Name, Repetition Is Knowledge, On Brian Wilson And His Recent Death, Documentary Talk, plus much more tour on tour town on downtown more more more!Redd Kross Official SiteBorn Innocent link to watching the documentaryLink to Jughead's Basement Patreon

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4.9 out of 5
145 reviews
★★★★★
Rifxcary 2026/08/15
Yo
Great podcast been looking for a good punk podcast. Didn’t even know this existed so happy to find it now I gotta listen to all the backlogs
★★★★★
Bobby Audio 2024/09/07
Love all of the stories and insight behind my favorite subjects
Long time listener and love every level of evolution John has put into this podcast. The origional concept of breaking down albums which morphed into ...
★★★★★
dzakonly 2024/09/04
SLOPPY 2ndz!!
love sloppy seconds… so glad they r still at it
★★★★★
neuron1 2024/03/14
Excellent!!
So happy to find this podcast.
★★★★★
falco171ac 2023/06/06
Not a Regular Interview Podcast
Jughead brings a unique style to interviewing with great insight and I love way he edits any corrections or insights directly into the podcast. Unmat...
★★★★★
J Baygood 2022/08/29
Well researched and engaged conversations
John’s episodes have evolved over the years. He continuous to do an amazing job digging into the background of each guest which helps him to engage i...
★★★★★
Greg - New York 2022/08/20
Great Interviews
I always look forward to new episodes. Jughead has a warm and friendly conversational style with just a touch of silliness. His interviews are thought...
★★★★★
sean™️ 2022/06/23
One of my favorite podcasts
I initially started listening based on who the guests were. Now I sometimes find the episodes with people I don’t know anything about to be the most ...
★★★★★
qwertyJYM 2022/05/19
Great podcast!
Great!!
★★★★★
Ben Osmon 2022/04/01
One of the best
John has one of the best voices for a podcast and interviews a lot of the greats.
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