Podcasts by JedBangers Ball

Mike Watt from 2020-01-30T08:00

You know him, you love him, Mike Watt legendary bass player of the Minutemen is on the show today. Jed and his band Zig Zags recently recorded a split 7" with Mike and his band the Secondmen whe...

Bradley Iger from 2020-01-23T08:00

Bradley Iger is a freelance automotive journalist writing for publications such as The Drive, Automobile Magazine and Super Street. Jed and Brad met over their love of music (particulary the Sto...

Laurel Stearns from 2020-01-13T08:00

Laurel Stearns in a band manager and Talent Buyer for the Adult Swim Festival.  On this episode we talk about Laurel's upbring in Palm Springs, her early punk days and eventual move to LA and wh...

Akul Dang from 2019-10-28T07:00

I don't remember how I met Akul but as I have gotten to know him over the years I've found out that we have a ton in common. We have the same sense of humor allowing ourselves to be made fun of ...

Ian Murray AKA Butch Bastard from 2019-10-24T07:00

Ian Murray is one of the funniest people I know without an agent. We met on tour in D.C. and years later recconected in LA making pizzas at the same place. Under the guise of Butch Bastard, Ian ...

Tour Diary Part 1 from 2019-10-07T07:00

In this return episode Jed gives us an update on Zig Zags shows and begins part 1 of a diary highlighting the last European tour. Jed also talks about loss, tips for playing outdoor festivals an...

Tour Diary Part from 2019-10-07T07:00

In this return episode Jed gives us an update on Zig Zags shows and begins part 1 of a diary highlighting the last European tour. Jed also talks about loss, tips for playing outdoor festivals an...

Mike Plante/Dave Mustaine from 2018-10-10T07:00

Mike Plante is a documentary film maker and programmer for the Sundance Film Festival. In this episode we sit down with Mike and discuss growing up with a unique family business, the early films...

Kevin Bigley from 2018-10-02T07:00

Kevin Bigley is an actor, director and writer known for shows such as Bojack Horseman, Sirens and his own Amazon series, Parked. Jed and Kevin met on twitter just fucking around and now they sit...

Adam Wade of Jawbox/Shudder To Think from 2018-09-25T07:00

Adam Wade drummer of Legendary D.C. bands Shudder to think and Jawbox joins us on the show today. We talked about growing up in the early days of the D.C. Hardcore scene, working within the majo...

Casey Dobbins from 2018-08-29T07:00

Casey Dobbins is a Vegetarian Peace Chef and Food Designer. Casey loves weed and The Grateful Dead (especially Jerry). Jed and Casey met as cooks at the restaraunt ELF in Los Angeles. In this ch...

Shitshow Dave from 2018-08-23T07:00

David Fearn or as he goes by "Shitshow Dave" or as I mistakingley call him in the intro David Kearn. Shitshow is a photographer and artist living in Los Angeles. Originially from Birmingham, Eng...

The Derek Tape w/ Sean Kelly from 2018-08-20T07:00

The Podcast has been off for awhile with Zig Zags touring and writing for the next album but it got me thinking about prank calls and other things to listen to when you're in the van and you can...

Kashy Khaledi from 2018-07-19T07:00

Kashy Khaledi is a former journalist who worked at Grand Royal and Capitol Records before starting his winery "Ashes and Diamonds"  www.ashesdiamonds.com

Kashy and Jed sit down to talk abo...

Don Nguyen "The Nuge" from 2018-07-02T07:00

Don Nguyen known in the skateboarding as "The Nuge" is a professional skater and musician. On today's show we talk to Don about his parents emigration from Vietnam, growing up in Oklahoma and ho...

Nicholas Berkofsky of Fell Knives from 2018-06-26T07:00

In this episode we sit down with a young knife maker named Nicholas Berkofsky. Jed and Nick talk about growing up in London before moving to LA, finding his love of knife making through gardenin...

John Dwyer from 2018-06-18T07:00

John Dwyer is the mastermind behind Oh Sees and one half of the esteemed Castle Face Records. In this episode Jed and John continue their long history of ball breaking, interruptions and general...

Andy Kadin of Bub and Grandma's Bread from 2018-06-11T07:00

When I first met Andy Kadin he seemed like a regular guy who worked in advertising. Soon though I could tell he was funny, smart and kind and we quickly became friends. When he told me he wanted...

Jeff Friburg from 2018-05-24T07:00

Jeff Friburg is a musician, photographer and graphic design artist. He sits down with Jed to discuss his new band Numb.er, growing up in the suburbs of LA, and why he gets kicked out of bands. Y...

Shannon Lay from 2018-05-08T07:00

Two Shannons in a row! Shannon Lay the singer-songwriter stops by to discuss touring by yourself, medical marijuana and the Simpsons. You're listening to Jedbanger's Ball.

Shannon Shaw from 2018-03-30T07:00

Shannon and The Clams are one of those bands that reminds you of why people fled their small towns to move to San Francisco before the internet folks came in and white washed the city. The Clams...

Mary Lattimore from 2018-03-15T07:00

Mary Lattimore is a Los Angeles based harpist. Her 2016 debut album "At The Dam" was recorded during stops along a roadtrip across America. Her new album "Hundreds of Days" will be released via ...

Pat Thomas from 2018-02-15T08:00

Pat Thomas is an author, musician and music archivist.  In this episode we talk about Pat's career in music and focus on his contributions to the book "Heaven Was Detroit" and specifically his c...

Eric Johnson from 2018-02-06T08:00

Jed and Eric met in Seattle years ago. They even played a little music together as evidenced by the long lost "Boogie with Jed" recording. In this episode we talk to Eric about the fornation of ...

Brendan Donnelly from 2017-08-31T07:00

Brendan Donnelly is an artist, And unlike actors or musicians or any other fucktard who uses the term loosley, the dude can actually draw. We sat down to talk about his childhood cartoons, the p...

Lars Finberg from 2017-08-15T07:00

Lars Finberg is an old buddy of mine going on almost 20 years now. He has also been in some of my favorite bands including the A Frames, The Intelligence and The Unnatural Helpers. Out of those ...

Fork You! from 2017-07-28T07:00

Warning! This episode of Jedbanger's Ball is a discussion regarding the upcoming Bitcoin fork and Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency in general. I would dare say it it the pilot episode for myself and m...

Hertz Donut from 2017-07-13T07:00

In this episode I talk about my recent run in with the Hertz Car Rental company as well as some updates on Zig Zags, Bitcoin and Breathe Work.

This episode is sponsored by Permanen...

Stiles White from 2017-07-05T07:00

In this episode I talk to filmaker Stiles White director of Ouija. We discuss his early days in Houston, writing with his wife, and the road to directing his first feature film. This episode is ...

Welcome Back from 2017-06-14T07:00

In this episode I introduce my new DIY format and get you up to date on the goings on including bar fights in Brussels, Wine in Sonoma, Surfing and Bitcoin....

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Lauren Marie Mikus from 2016-05-31T07:00

Lauren Marie Mikus, is a music supervisor and musician living in Los Angeles, California. A Texan by birth, Lauren honed her interest in music supervision working on Terrence Malick's The Tree o...

Larry Hardy of In The Red Records from 2016-05-17T07:00

Larry Hardy is the owner of In The Red Records home of bands such as the Gories, Jay Reatard, Thee Oh Sees and TY Segall. This year celebrates the 25th Anniversary of In The Red Records with at ...

Robbie Williamson from 2016-04-12T07:00

Robbie Williamson is a conceptual artist, performer and composer based out of Los Angeles CA. He's performed at LACMA, MOCA as well as international performances around the world as a founding m...

Ward Robinson from 2016-04-12T07:00

Ward Robinson is a longtime rock and fashion photographer for publications like LA Record and for brands like Brothers Marshall and Reebok. He's also the Creative Director and Founder of West Co...

Carlos Nino from 2016-04-12T07:00

Carlos Nino is a musician, composer, producer, radio host, DJ and music consultant. He’s toured with numerous bands and as a DJ throughout the US, Europe and Japan, and he’s been a creative part...

Mish Way of White Lung from 2016-04-12T07:00

Mish Way is co-founder and frontwoman of the band White Lung, as well as a freelance writer for for VICE, Noisey, Dazed & Confused, and many more. White Lung's first LP Sorry was released in...

Jonathan Rice from 2015-12-26T08:00

On this episode of Jedbangers Ball we talk with musician/actor and the man with the #2 slot on the Elle Girl "Best Looking Boys in Rock" list - Johnathan Rice. A prolific artist, Rice starred as...

Chad Ubovich of Meatbodies and Fuzz from 2015-12-21T08:00

On this episode of Jedbangers we talk hot dogs, guitars and go deep into the meaning of Rush's 2112 with California native Chad Ubovich. Chad began ripping through the rock scene in 2011 as guit...

Aquarium Drunkard's Justin Gage from 2015-12-21T08:00

On this episode we talk to Justin Gage, the man behind the great Aquarium Drunkard music blog, as well as founder of Autumn Tone Records, DJ on SIRIUS/XM satellite radio’s XMU and music supervis...

Producer Thom Monihan from 2015-12-21T08:00

On episode 12 we talk with longtime producer and good pal Thom Monahan about his start in music as a multi-instrumentalist for acts like The Pernice Brothers and The Lilys and his work as a soug...

Scoring TV and Film with Sean Hoffman from 2015-12-21T08:00

Sean Hoffman is a good buddy of mine. We played in a country band and even wrote a children's record together. Now Sean makes a living writing and recording music for TV, Film, Video Games and w...

The Guitar Story from 2015-12-21T08:00

To celebrate our 10th episode of Jedbanger's Ball, we decided to do something a little different. Instead of a guest, we pull back the veil and get to know a bit more about our producers and our...

Stephen Brower of Vanguard and Easy Sound Records from 2015-12-21T08:00

In this episode we try to unravel the mystery of music licensing with two of my favorite folks in the business. Tiffany and I also sit back and listen to Lacey as she forgets what she's talking ...

Music Licensing and Supervision with Lacey Swain and Tiffany Anders from 2015-12-21T08:00

In this episode we try to unravel the mystery of music licensing with two of my favorite folks in the business. Tiffany and I also sit back and listen to Lacey as she forgets what she's talking ...

Jimi Hey from 2015-12-08T08:00

This week's guest is Jimi Hey, DJ and drummer for the likes of The Rapture, Ariel Pink, Beachwood Sparks, The Lilys and more. You can check him spinning at clubs around LA and on his show, Rainb...

Rick Rodney from 2015-12-08T08:00

This week Jed talks with hardcore legend Rick Rodney of Strife about bleeding from the head, playing in Europe and his parallel career as an in demand fashion and art photographer. 

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J. Bennet from 2015-12-08T08:00

J. Bennett is a rock writer and musician from Boston, MA. He and Jed go back about 15 years when they met in a hotel room during SXSW. Currently J. plays guitar in Ides Of Gemini and bass for Bl...

Keenan Marshall Keller and Tom Neely from 2015-12-08T08:00

This week we talk to comic artists Tom Neely and Keenan Marshall Keller, creators of many awesome band logos, rad T-shirt designs and also the incredible new Image Comics series The Humans. Spee...

Ty Segall from 2015-12-08T08:00

Ty Segall is just about the most prolific shredder out there, singing and playing drums and guitar on eight of his own solo albums as well as with his bands Fuzz, Ty Segall Band... and a bunch m...

Josh :Landau from 2015-12-08T08:00

This episode features Josh Landau guitarist and lead singer and founder of the scuzzed out classic dirt rock fury of L.A. band The Shrine. He skates, shreds and runs his band and his business, E...

Calvin Lee Reeder from 2015-12-08T08:00

Director/Actor/Musician Calvin Lee Reeder 
Reeder started his career in the weirdo wilds of Seattle public access, his variety show Jerkbeast Listen

Yasi Salek from 2015-12-08T08:00

Yasi Salek is the pen (or rather keyboard) behind the great music and culture blog Cultist Zine www.cultistzine.com, founder editor of upcoming mag, Cry...

Lance and Liz of Permanent Records from 2015-12-08T08:00

Our premiere podcast interview features Liz Tooley and Lance Barresi. Liz and Lance started the awesome Permanent Records in Chicago in 2006. They opened a second location in the Eagle Rock neig...