Jughead's Basement

John Jughead Pierson

jugheadsbasement@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

Jughead's Basement is a long-form punk/alternative music and comedy show that spotlights underground artists and scene figures through deep, conversation-style interviews. It’s a strong booking target for PR teams representing musicians, bands, and comedy-adjacent performers with real subculture credibility.

Metrics

Episodes: 200

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 1.9k subscribers

Contact Information

jugheadsbasement@gmail.com

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Host

John Jughead Pierson - Listed as a co-founder of Even In Blackouts and one of the hosts of Jughead's Basement. The show includes long-form interviews of punk & alternative musicians, comedians, and underground performers...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Punk and alternative musicians (including members of established acts), plus comedians/underground performers; guests appear to be scene-relevant and often have bands/crews, releases/records, and/or notable experience within punk lineages.
Required Achievements:  
Released punk/alternative records or albums, Performing/role in influential punk bands, Notable punk-scene writing collaborations, Established underground followings

Recent Guest Discussions

Vera Bozickovic - Punk Linguistics And Naming Origins; Taxi Girls Origin Story; Writing Team Collaboration; Guitar Solos; Record-flow Themes.

Dan Vapid - Band Lineup And History; Enthusiasm And Band Dynamics; Recording/record-flow Themes; Broader Philosophy And Science Elements; Instant Gratification Vs Craft.

CJ Ramone - Work Performing For And Replacing Dee Dee Ramone; Learning/technique For The Ramones; Identity And Life On Long Island; Collaboration With Ed Stasium; Ramones Mystery/privacy; Cj’s Current Podcast Promotion.

Recent Topics

Punk, Music, Comedy, Alternative, Underground

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Jughead's Basement
:

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

June 09, 2026

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

May 26, 2026

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

May 19, 2026

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 PodcastJug...

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