Jughead's Basement
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.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 82 minutes
- Episodes
- 205
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
Episode 35 - Hayley Cain and Jughead - Lo Fi Interviews with Hi Fi Guests
This is episode 35. Hayley Cain, from Hayley and The Crushers, and Jughead talk Punk music, life, theater, writing, and even a bit of psychology. Hayley and her husband Doctor Caine were also toget…
01:20:30 |
Mon 10 Dec 2018
Episode 34 - Paul Russel - Lo Fi Interviews with Hi Fi Guests
Paul Russel is an artist known for his work on HALO and creating the Screeching Weasel Logo: Paul and I met when we were in high school, and together we made films and worked together on many artisti…
01:35:27 |
Mon 26 Nov 2018
Episode 33 Steve Albini - Lo Fi Interviews with Hi Fi Guests
An interview with famed musician and engineer Steve Albini. This is an unedited interview Jughead conducted with Steve Albini back in 2014, co-interviewed with the help of Russ Forester. In this in…
01:54:25 |
Tue 20 Nov 2018
Episode 32 - Moral Crux - Something More Dangerous
Jughead’s Basement featuring Moral Crux’s 1998 release Something More Dangerous released on Panic Button Records. Moral Crux formed in 1983 with frontman then and now James Farris and the then guitar…
01:06:24 |
Wed 31 Oct 2018
Episode 31 - Death Talk with Children - Lo Fi Interviews with Hi Fi Guests
Jughead's Basement takes an odd existential turn on its sub genre: Lofi Interviews with Hi Fi Guests. We believe this is needed in this world of today, a bit of honesty and compassion. In this episo…
01:36:25 |
Wed 03 Oct 2018
Episode - 30 - Mike Lamphere - Lo Fi Interviews with Hi Fi Guests
Welcome again to Lo-Fi Interviews with Hi-Fi guests, Teacher, Mike Lamphere. This is the second in a series of four interviews I have conducted and will release consecutively with Punks working in t…
01:05:09 |
Thu 27 Sep 2018
Episode - 29 - Daryl Wilson - Lo Fi Interviews
This is Daryl Wilson, his interview is the beginning of our 4 episode series exploring punk positions of authority and care: a doctor, a police officer, a teacher, and a firefighter. Listen to Jughea…
01:08:51 |
Mon 17 Sep 2018
Episode 28 - Pansy Division's Absurd Pop Song Romance
Welcome to Jughead’s Basement Episode 28 Featuring Pansy Division's record Absurd Pop Song Romance, released on September 8, 1998, 20 years to the date of the release of this podcast. It was their l…
02:07:46 |
Sat 08 Sep 2018
Episode 27 - Kyle Kinane - Low Fi Interviews
This is Kyle Kinane. Kyle Kinane is a comedian from Chicago who now lives in Los Angeles. He has done many other things but you can look that up, if you want more detail. I like him, and I think h…
01:42:25 |
Sun 05 Aug 2018
Episode 26 - David Lyons - Lo Fi Interviews
In this second episode I talk to David Lyons. David is an LA Location Manager. He spends his day finding and managing locations for television and Feature Films. David has been at this job for 15 ye…
01:09:42 |
Wed 01 Aug 2018
Episode 25 - Jonah Ray - Lo Fi Interviews
This second episode is with Jonah Ray, actor, comedian and writer. Jonah hails from Hawaii and ventured out alone to Los Angeles to make a name for himself. He considers himself a fan boy. He defi…
01:27:28 |
Sat 30 Jun 2018
Episode 24 - Dino Stamatopoulos - Lo Fi Interviews
A more spontaneous version of Jughead's interviewing style, with friends in the entertainment field. This week featuring:
Dino Stamatopoulos:
Dino is a writer, producer and reluctant actor. You ma…
01:17:55 |
Wed 27 Jun 2018
Episode 23 - Sludgeworth’s Losers Of The Year
This episode finally sees the light of day! I have been working on it for two years. I had dropped it at one point because we could not get the full band involved. But after an email thread with a…
01:10:09 |
Thu 21 Dec 2017
Episode 22 - Grim Deeds & John Jughead - Dueling Interviews
For Episode 22 We will be introducing a sub format for some episodes from The Basement. To help fill the long periods of time between full band episodes we will now engage in a second endeavor calle…
01:15:25 |
Sun 17 Dec 2017
Episode 21 - Rise Against’s The Sufferer And The Witness
Episode 21 of Jughead’s Basement featuring Rise Against’s The Sufferer & The Witness
With interviews with all four band members including: Joe Principe, Tim Mcllrath, Brandon Barnes, and Chris Chass…
01:37:56 |
Mon 22 Aug 2016
Episode 20 - The Apers' Self Titled Debut
This is the beginning of the podcasts venturing to honor the few European bands that took me in when I wandered the world, searching for myself and trying to complete my first novel, Weasels In A Box…
01:18:49 |
Sat 16 Jan 2016
Episode 19 - The Pink Lincoln's Back From The Pink Room
Episode 19: The Pink Lincolns' Back From The Pink Room
Released in 1988
Interviews with core band members: Chris Barrows and Dorsey Martin
Plus a special interview from Engineer/Producer and Drumme…
00:45:15 |
Fri 02 Oct 2015
Episode 18 - The Promise Ring’s Nothing Feels Good
Episode 18The Promise Ring’s Nothing Feels GoodReleased October 14 1997I came to the Promise Ring late in their career, but their 2nd full length record, Nothing Feels Good, quickly became one of my …
01:26:52 |
Thu 30 Jul 2015
Episode 17: Episode 17 - Bhopal Stiffs: Songs from the Catalog of a Classic Chicago Punk Band
Bhopal Stiffs strikes close to my heart. They were the first band Screeching Weasel played with in Chicago, outside of our suburban homes. We played at a 21 and over club that was called Batteries No…
01:06:34 |
Wed 01 Apr 2015
Episode 16 - The Vindictives' Hypno-Punko™
The Vindictives’ 1999 release of HYPNO PUNKO™
With interviews of each band member represented on the record:
Joey Vindictive, Johnny Personality, Billy Blastoff, Jenny Gee, and Angel Ledezma.
An ecce…
01:35:59 |
Fri 19 Dec 2014
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