The Shakeytown Radio Hour

Where did you see yourself now when you were in junior high?

Wed, 30 May 2012 00:21:00 -0400

Where did you see yourself now when you were in junior high?:

In middle school… I started to study up on the lives and profession of television comedy writers. Shortly into my research, I got the impression that it was a difficult and miserable lifestyle.

(Read more at brodiehubbard.com)

Riverside DIY Print Fest - A Shakeytown Radio Minute...

Mon, 28 May 2012 12:14:00 -0400

Riverside DIY Print Fest - A Shakeytown Radio Minute (13:55)

BFH files a report from an independent publishing event at the Blood Orange Infoshop in Riverside, and interviews Angela Chaos, one of the organizers of the event and a zinester in her own right (“Bitch King,” “Raptor Fancy,” and the zine distro and workshop organizers Zineworks).

Also, the music of The Cigs.

BONUS WEB EXCLUSIVE!

Here’s some photos from the event.

I saw the sign…

Inside the fest.

David Reeves

Stacy Russo

Elliot Fong, Double Fur Press

Victor Castellanos, Double Fur Press

Meghan Marshall

a collection of Raymond Pettibon’s work

Thanks to everybody! Annie, Angela, Elliot, and all the great folks at Blood Orange Infoshop and this year’s Riverside DIY Print Fest!

Mokes-o-Rama: A Shakeytown Radio Minute (13:13) A friend of the...

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:15:11 -0400

Mokes-o-Rama: A Shakeytown Radio Minute (13:13)

A friend of the show has been simultaneously celebrated and besmirched. BFH said more than his share on Twitter, so Gene weighs in on our beloved Malkah Duprix (Mountain Kids Fantasy, @mocoddle on Twitter) and her recent rise to internet fame (and infamy) as the curator of “Law & Order & Food.”

brodiefosterhubbard: Riverside DIY Print Fest (diyprint.org) is...

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:49:50 -0400

brodiefosterhubbard:

Riverside DIY Print Fest (diyprint.org) is a free event celebrating independent and self-publishing at the Blood Orange Infoshop (3485 University Ave, Riverside CA 92501) this Saturday, May 26 from noon to 4PM. There will be workshops, screenprinting, a display of Raymond Pettibon’s work, and of course, zines galore.

There will be storytelling and readings, including something from me at 1:15 PM. I have been writing something for the last few months that I am looking to complete and publish this summer. I will be sharing some excerpts.

If you listen to the podcast and have been paying close attention, you’ll have heard hints from others on the show about what I’m writing about.

I’d make this a contest where you can guess, but I have no prize for you. EXCEPT MY HEART.

-BFH

Will Stegemann on The Shakeytown Radio Hour Will Stegemann...

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:23:57 -0400

Will Stegemann on The Shakeytown Radio Hour

Will Stegemann (@betheboy) is the writer behind the Sentimental Accidents blog and a project called A Year Of Billy Joel. Will joins Gene and Brodie to discuss lots and lots of music, including Billy Joel, The Ramones, the late MCA and The Beastie Boys, as well as share stories and thoughts about murder, kidnapping, and Hitler. So, just the light topics this week.

Also, the music of Japanese punk band Sandy Beach Surf Coaster.

“This Leader Tape Is Blue.” - A Shakeytown Radio...

Mon, 14 May 2012 22:44:14 -0400

“This Leader Tape Is Blue.” - A Shakeytown Radio Minute

The return of Club Ding-a-Ling, Libby has a table read, Brodie is playing music again, Bob tells a story about Laundry Shake, and Gene talks up the book “Yeltaw.”

Angelina Elise is an artist, musician, and enthusiast of...

Mon, 07 May 2012 09:42:44 -0400

Angelina Elise is an artist, musician, and enthusiast of “Olde Time” aesthetics. She brings Jonny Mayo along for the ride to chat with Brodie and Bob about “bicycles, beer, cats and mustaches” and how they inform her art.

Also, bike culture in L.A., square dances, bartering, artist collectives, how Angelina and Brodie met during the days of shows at Hyperion Tavern, Brodie’s recent Twitter wars with self-described “conservatives,” Jonny’s creations as a machinist, and the music of Triple Chicken Foot, who will be leading an “Old Time Jam” at the artist reception for this Friday’s “Americana Hicksters,” an art show by Angelina being held at Jet Studios in Long Beach.

Job opportunities.

Tue, 01 May 2012 10:39:10 -0400

Mathilda: I'm going to work.
Me: Where?
Mathilda: Africa.
Me: What do you do in Africa?
Mathilda: I use a computers!
Me: Are you a Nigerian 419 scammer?
Mathilda: (Blank look.)

Bebe McPhereson is a comedian, musician and performance...

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:40:00 -0400

Bebe McPhereson is a comedian, musician and performance artist.

Starting out her creative journey in Phoenix and rising to prominence in Tucson with the duo Bebe & Serge, she toured Europe before moving to Los Angeles and embarking on a solo career.

Bebe joins Brodie, Gene, Bob, and Libby for a barrage of audience questions and to chat about disgusting bandmates, public access television, getting kicked out of clubs, Quintron and Miss Pussycat, assisting hypnotists, the self-published R. Jermaine Schex romance “Yeltaw,” the old Phoenix club Mason Jar and its notorious owner Franco, Uncle Sku’s Clubhouse, and the late Baby Man.

Download the episode.

(Special thanks to Grayson Gladstone for donating our craft services budget this episode!)

Shakeytown Radio Minute: Marco Our first episode with your...

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:10:00 -0400

Shakeytown Radio Minute: Marco

Our first episode with your friend and mine, Bob Schriner, as an official member of Team Shakeytown, is named after the late Marco Holt (pictured above). The first half is very funny as we wonder- outside music festivals: why? The second half is more reflective as we discuss the good folks we’ve lost the last month or so. Finally, we wrap up with a preview of our upcoming guests, and music from Marco’s most recent project before his passing, The Tremulants.

BONUS: We mention Bob’s new video in the “Let’s Big Happy” web series. Watch it HERE.

No new show this week.

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:58:23 -0400

Not only were the streets of Los Angeles empty this weekend with every single person we know at either Coachella or Bridgetown, but between all of us on the team, we had the following to attend to:

a wedding
a script deadline
a real estate transaction
a baby

And so this week, please enjoy our archive of delightful guests and informative chats.

Shakeytown Radio - hologram free since 2010

-BFH

(photo by Adam Bouska) Jane Espenson (@janeespenson) is a...

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:27:35 -0400

(photo by Adam Bouska)

Jane Espenson (@janeespenson) is a television screenwriter whose work includes “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” “Buffy The Vampire Slayer,” “Angel,” “Battlestar Galactica,” “Torchwood,” and “Game of Thrones.” Her legendary blog, a resource for aspiring writers, is archived at janeespenson.com. She is currently a producer on ABC’s “Once Upon a Time” and a web series she co-created with Brad Bell called “Husbands,” which is raising funds on Kickstarter for its second season.

Brodie, Gene, and Libby talk with Jane about linguistics, science, archaeology, serialized television, and moving up the ranks of the writing world.

A Shakeytown Radio Minute: We welcome Libby Ward...

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:32:48 -0400

A Shakeytown Radio Minute: We welcome Libby Ward (@sneakyvarmint) into the family.

Shakeytown Radio Hour: Ryan McKee and Ron Babcock (1 hr, 45...

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:44:00 -0400

Shakeytown Radio Hour: Ryan McKee and Ron Babcock (1 hr, 45 min)

Gene George is back from paternity leave! Libby Ward is new to the Shakeytown Radio team! Ron Babcock, who was our third-ever guest, returns for a second appearance! Ryan McKee visits from New York for his first Shakeytown Radio interview!

Before their success on the East and West Coasts, Ryan and Ron founded Modest Proposal, a comedy partnership with a magazine and live show, several years ago in Phoenix, Arizona. On this inebriated episode, Ryan talks about his forest service past and MTV.com present. Ron and Ryan recall their semester at sea, joining comedic forces and becoming zinesters, Brodie’s involvement with ModProp, and breaking up the band. Also, embarrassing personal stories about Ron, Ryan, Brodie, and all the romantic partners they fought with, or fought for, or fought over with each other.

Featuring the music of Pissed. (RIP Joel) [photo: Profane Existence]
Info about making donations to Joel’s family can be found at RememberingJoelOlson on Facebook.

brodiefosterhubbard: “I want to talk a little bit about...

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:15:41 -0400

brodiefosterhubbard:

“I want to talk a little bit about extremism in American politics today… I’m not entirely against it.”

The picture above is Dr. Joel Olson, author of The Abolition of White Democracy, speaking in December 2010 in Sedona, Arizona, giving a lecture entitled Extremism and American Politics: Abolitionists, Jihadis, and Tea Parties.

Today at brodiehubbard.com, a few words about the passing of Dr. Joel Olson… zinester, punk rocker, anti-racist activist, political science professor, and one of the nicest and smartest guys I ever met.

(Click the link for more.)

-BFH

[TRIGGER WARNING: EXTREME VIOLENCE] Our dearest Lyndsey Doolen...

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:37:00 -0400

[TRIGGER WARNING: EXTREME VIOLENCE]

Our dearest Lyndsey Doolen (@eatmysnarl) in “Coachella Killchella,” by the twisted minds at Olde Payphone. I think of it as “Hunger Games” for hipsters.

(Also, see the blooper reel here.)

The Many Nicknames of My...

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:01:15 -0400

The Many Nicknames of My Son:

“Flootser”

“Flootser Doots”

“Sunny Buns”

“Bunzer Doots”

“Cap’n”

“Detective Sargeant Doots of the Yard”

“Manticore”

Free podcast/improv group names.

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:44:34 -0400

I found a list of names suitable for your new podcast or comedy group. I am going to release these into the public domain for the greater good.

The Oprah Winfrey Show

Yes? And?

Butt Lamaze

The Sound Of My Own Voice

Juggalo Hunt

Exterior Monologue

Liquor in the Front, Podcast (Improv) in Your Ear

A Desperate Cry For Inattention

My old friend and fellow Sun Devil Kira Hesser (@kirahesser)...

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:02:15 -0400

My old friend and fellow Sun Devil Kira Hesser (@kirahesser) runs the Gallows Humor standup show with Brittany Fields (@brittanyfieldss) at Vlad the Retailer (@vladtheretailer), 4270 Melrose Ave in Los Angeles. I will be there this Thursday night to enjoy the festivities and excellencies, come join me. -BFH

Hear me, hear me! Our eighth GALLOWS HUMOR stand-up show will be at Vlad the Retailer on Thursday, March 29th. Featuring stand-up from his and her Excellencies:
. MARIA BAMFORD

. JERROD CARMICHAEL

. PARDIS PARKER

. SHAWN PEARLMAN

. ANDY HAYNES

. BRITTANY FIELDS

. KIRA HESSER

Free drinks (for real. good beer. REALLY GOOD BEER. and wine!)

Free LIVE MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, provided by DJ LEE KEELER

CHEAP grilled cheese, cooked up by our in-house sometimes-vegan chef DONNIE PEPPER

All for a meagre 5 american dollars

W O W ! ! ! !

7:30 pm cocktail hour

8:00 pm showtime

Gallows Humor brought to you by Kira Hesser & Brittany Fields

Flyer by Kevin Lee

They were always such considerate hosts.

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:33:25 -0400

They were always such considerate hosts.