Podcasts are a dime a dozen. For every good one, there’s 10 more shitty ones. Your friends at Dying Scene know that your time is valuable, so we’ve done you the invaluable service of finding the diamonds in the rough. Today we’ll be highlighting some of the punk rock podcasts you, the discerning podcast listener, should be listening to. Check ’em out below, and thank us later.
Jughead’s Basement
Jughead’s Basement is hosted by longtime Screeching Weasel guitarist John “Jughead” Pierson. His long-running series of “LoFi interviews with HiFi guests” sees him sitting down for candid conversations with some of the biggest names in punk. Some of his past guests include Keith Morris (Black Flag, Circle Jerks, OFF!), Lookout! Records founder Larry Livermore, and former bandmate Dan Vapid. Being a veteran musician himself, Jughead is able to approach interviews from a unique angle that most hosts cannot.
Listen on Spotify / watch on YouTube / support on Patreon / JugheadsBasement.com
The Dummy Room
If you worship the Ramones and have a vested interest in keeping your finger on the pulse of all things 90’s pop-punk, I invite you to check out the Dummy Room. The show provides a mix of discussion about classic records, interviews with the up-and-comers keeping Ramonescore alive, and new music premieres. I’ve discovered some of my favorite new bands listening to the Dummy Room these last few years (cough Giant Eagles cough). Listening to their annual awards show has become a New Year’s tradition.
Listen on Spotify / Join their Facebook group / Website
Chris DeMakes a Podcast
Chris DeMakes is another veteran musician with a unique approach to the podcast game. The Less Than Jake co-frontman invites fellow musicians, punk and otherwise, on to talk at length about their most iconic songs. A prolific songwriter in his own right, DeMakes asks his guests in-depth questions about the structure, arrangement, and lyrical content of their songs. Some of the more notable episodes include Mark Hoppus diving into Blink-182‘s hit single “What’s My Age Again?”, Fat Mike breaking down NOFX classic “Linoleum”, and Stephen Egerton revisiting the Descendents‘ late 90’s comeback and “Everything Sux”.
Listen on Spotify / Subscribe on Supporting Cast
Talking Records Podcast
The Talking Records Podcast is exactly what it sounds like: a guy talking about great records. Host Jed Dion is sometimes joined by the musicians involved in the creation of these records, and other times he just brings a friend on and they nerd out over a classic Green Day album. SoCal skate punk band Chaser‘s Dreamers was one of my favorite records of 2021, and listening to singer Mike LeDonne talk about it for an hour was enjoyable.
Listen on Spotify / Follow on Instagram / Website
Turned Out a Punk
Hosted by Damian Abraham of Canadian punk band Fucked Up, Turned Out a Punk is a weekly podcast on which he interviews an eclectic variety of guests. Everyone from Tom DeLonge to Ramones tour manager Monte Melnick has joined Abraham to talk about the integral role punk rock has played in their lives. The show is very laid back and much more enjoyable than a rigid, Q&A style talkshow.
Listen on Spotify / Follow on Facebook / Website
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