Zig At The Gig podcast

Interview with Stephen Hunking of Hypnolovewheel !

Hypnolovewheel was founded in 1986 in New York City by guitarists Dave Ramirez and Stephen Hunking and bassist Dan Cuddy, already old-time friends and veterans of Long Island garage-rock prodigies Plastic Device. They were quickly joined by Peter Walsh, a Connecticut garage-rock prodigy and the sole respondent to an esoteric “Wanted Drummers” flyer that sought a percuss...

Interview with Bob Bert drummer from Sonic Youth, Pussy Galore, and Lydia Lunch!

After seeing the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan show as an eight-year-old, he took drum lessons for one year at age twelve and learned enough to bang along to the Rolling Stones and garage-punk nuggets of the 60’s (Cue up the Barbarians’ "Are You A Boy Or Are You A Girl"). Bob became desperate to get out of the hell of his Catholic grade schoo...

Interview with Don Cento !

Halfway to Mellowtown is the debut album from Austin-based Cento Threeo, a Jazz / Americana trio led by guitarist and composer Don Cento. The album was recorded by Stuart Sikes (White Stripes, Cat Power, Loretta Lynn) at Church House in the band’s hometown with Cento producing. Halfway to Mellowtown is being released June 19 June by SecondBridge Records on 12” LP vinyl, CD...

On The Books With John Skrtic July 2026

On The Books is a quick monthly update about some of the amazing things happening at Cleveland Public Library !

July 1st Sound Bites: Black Voltron Main Main Library - Downtown

July 11th Conversation with Brian Michael Bendis & Marc Andreyko Main Library - Downtown https://cpl.libcal.com/event/17131018

July 11, 2026 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Ohio Goes to the Movies - The Scarlet Letter Main Libr...

Interview with Diane Kendig.

Diane Kendig is a writer and teacher born and raised in Canton, Ohio, where she currently resides again after decades living and working elsewhere. Kendig’s four poetry chapbooks include the most recent Prison Terms (Main Street Rag, 2018), as well as The Places We Find Ourselves (Finishing Line 2009), Diane Kendig’s Greatest Hits (Pudding House, 2001), and A Tunnel of Flute Song (Cleveland ...

Interview with Drew Miller of Boiled In Lead !

Boiled in Lead’s musical recipe features guitar, bass, violin & drums that play country music from many countries with power and emotion. They are the longest-running Celtic punk band in America, and an important part of the foundation of what became Minnesota punk rock; their star is still on the wall at legendary nightclub First Avenue, dating back to their first 7th Street...

Interview with poet Kent Taylor (part 1)

Kent Taylor started writing poetry his freshman year at Ohio Wesleyan University. After quitting medical school at Ohio State University, he returned to Cleveland, and became a charter member of the underground poetry scene that erupted there during the 1960s. His first six books were published by d. a. levy. Taylor moved to San Francisco in 1970. Publications include 24 books and hundreds o...

Interview with Harvey Gold,

GOLEMS OF THE RED PLANET is a 3rd wave surf exploration of John Zorn's MASADA songbooks. But let's back up... In l992-l993, composer John Zorn began composing a series of short melodies written in modes found in Ashkenazi Jewish music - a project he called MASADA. Now, over 25 years later, Zorn has composed 613 of these little ditties - the number of commandments found in the Torah. Each of these compos...

We join Jon as he negatives through the Boston Airport to talk about The Mekon's new album HORROR and HORRORble the Dub companion album!

Mekons, who will be celebrating their 50th year in 2027, will be touring in support of the upcoming re-release of their 2025 album HORROR on June 12 in conjunction with a an entire new album of Dub remixes, entitled HORRORble (mekons Vs. Tony Maimone In Dub Conference) by Pere Ubu’s Tony Ma...

Interview with singer songwriter George Usher !

Stevensonville is a 12-part illustrated song-cycle that delves into the myriad goings on in its namesake locale. Each song and illustration represents a different inhabitant of Stevensonville. They sometimes reference each other in the manner of Edgar Lee Masters’ Spoon River Anthology or Thornton Wilder’s Our Town. The characters who people dark, repressed Stevensonville ...

Interview with singer songwriter, and artist Kelly Foley!

Louder Than You Think: A Lo-Fi History of Gary Young & Pavement, the original motion picture soundtrack from the 2023 documentary film, has been confirmed for release via digital outlets, Special Edition CD and black and colored vinyl editions in early 2026 on Independent Project Records. The first single from the soundtrack, “Please Be Happy (For Us),” from...

Interview with Anne Richmond Boston of Swimming Pool Q's.

Anne was born in Louisville, Kentucky. She was a member of the church choir, took violin and ballet lessons all through elementary school. Her father was transferred to Winter Haven, Florida, for one year (where violin and ballet stopped) and then moved the family to Atlanta, Georgia. She was accepted into the high school chorus and was chosen to sing in a special chorus per...

Interview with Ryan Sollee of The Builders and the Butchers.

The band has had over 100,000 monthly listeners on Spotify for years now.  Several of their videos have millions of views on You Tube - including “Bringin’ Home the Rain” with 19 million views.  They are well known for their energized live performances and have dedicated fans that travel long distances to see them play.   “As our liv...

Brendan Canty is a musician, drummer, composer, producer and filmmaker. Brendan has played the bands Fugazi, Rites Of Spring, Happy Go Licky. Brendan currently plays in The Messthetics who recently released an album called Deface the Currency . 

Deface the Currency is the second collaboration between The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis. It captures the sound of what the forge of 150 shows in a year can do to a band. They h...

The Story of The Fugazi Basket Ball Hoop Show! Mickey Lynch on Zig At The Gig!

Mickey Lynch is a musician , Zine Editor ( Threatening Society), and he runs a music label called Uranium Rush!

Link for Upside Down Punks: The Strange but True Story of That Fugazi Basketball Hoop Show: https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/zines/67421?srsltid=AfmBOorSBwcIxkMAd1leBDDVNajsiSp_cxttXBcjPW6fVLUKBSxNfokA

Link for Threatening Society

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Interview with Ben Vaughn !

Ben Vaughn is a south New Jersey–born musician, songwriter, composer, producer, and radio host basd in Los Angeles. He hosts the weekly syndicated radio show The Many Moods of Ben Vaughn and performs regularly in the U.S. and Europe. Vaughn is known for producing artists such as Ween, Arthur Alexander, and Charlie Feathers, and for collaborations with Alan Vega and Alex Chilton. As the leader of Th...