Jughead's Basement

About 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.

Publisher

John "Jughead" Pierson

Category

music · music · music

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

29 Sept 2012

Latest episode

9 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

39 of 228 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   9 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 236: Episode 236: Vera Bozickovic of Taxi Girls (Montreal) on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Girls

   Host Jamie (of Taxi Girls) interviews Vera Bozickovic of Taxi Girls about the origins of their band, punk linguistics, and the creative process behind their music.

2. 

   26 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 235: Episode 235: Dan Vapid of Sludgeworth on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests

   Dan Vapid of Sludgeworth discusses band dynamics, longevity, and the creative process in this interview with the host.

3. 

   19 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 234: Episode 234: CJ Ramone of The Ramones, Bad Chopper and Solo Work, and CJ Says Podcast on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Guests

   Host Jughead interviews CJ Ramone of The Ramones about his journey, replacing Dee Dee, and his new podcast, offering insights into punk rock history and creative evolution.

Inside a recent episode

Episode 236: Episode 236: Vera Bozickovic of Taxi Girls (Montreal) on LoFi Interviews with HiFi Girls

Published 9 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Yeah. I want to hit some more of the born raised stuff. And so you were born and and. kind of then yes or no no no i was born in the former republic of yugoslavia doesn't exist anymore it was like it was like it wasn't i'm not old enough that yeah no tito was alive there was like a dictator at the time but um the country was falling apart in the 90s because it was just getting gombed and so actually um yeah it was like with my parents i was born there and um we left uh when i was like five years old We came to Canada. My uncle and cousins, we already had family in Canada. Like I had an uncle and a cousin in Toronto and we lived there for a little bit. […]

Who has been a guest on Jughead's Basement

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Vera Bozickovic
• Dan Vapid
• CJ Ramone
• Sam Russo
• Dr Jack Russell Weinstein

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

145 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

89 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 40 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

44

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

93

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Guest appearances

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