Sparkle & Destroy Podcast

First thing's first, we're talking to recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and bassist/writer Kathy Valentine of the Go-Go's! You might not know that The Go-Go's were the first female band to play all their own instruments and write their own songs to have an album go to number 1 on the Billboard Charts! Well, now you know! Their recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame win got us thinking about our own firsts, as cringe-worthy as many of them are. Discover our first pets (hint: very low on the food chain), first albums (our hearts will go on), first jobs (dear god) and first kisses (GROSS)! Seriously, why do dudes under 30 always smell like Funyuns? Plus, Danielle reveals her freaky pirate obsession, Hayley uncovers the nasty truth behind Burger King's so-called "flame broiled" lies, and we go deep into the zen of deer/squirrel spotting! PLUS, our dedicated mixologist Shane Bagnall mixes us not one but TWO drinks! (He had to do one with alcohol and one without, as today's guest is a sober rocker). Like we've said before, Shane is not a half asser. He is a WHOLE asser. And that's not all folks...there's way more weirdness to come! Now is the time for you to kick back, relax and allow us to be the FIRST podcast to introduce you to the concept of "soul cankles." Ugh...Sorry about that.

Cool stuff mentioned in this episode:

Kathy Valentine's memoir, "All I Ever Wanted: A Rock and Roll Memoir"

www.amazon.com/All-Ever-Wanted-R…1638427733&sr=1-1

The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick - www.indiebound.org/book/9781335937803

Author Mallory O’Meara - www.malloryomeara.com/

Her talk at The Kansas City Public Library www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_RIHSXgS8w

Her podcast, Reading Glasses - maximumfun.org/podcasts/reading-glasses/

Her new book is Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol - www.indiebound.org/book/9781335282408

(you don’t have to mention or link all of that if it’s too much)

You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey Crazy Stories about Racism - by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar - www.indiebound.org/book/9781538719367

Amber Ruffin is the host of The Amber Ruffin Show on Peacock - www.peacocktv.com/stream-tv/the-amber-ruffin-show www.youtube.com/channel/UCxej9nPf6TqFyfsiez1_P3w

Amber is also a writer and cast member on NBC's Late Night with Seth Meyers. Lacey Lamar is Amber’s big sister and works in the healthcare and human service field.

Josephine Baker - entertainer, spy, and civil rights activist - there are many adult biographies on her but I love and recommend this bio for all ages:

Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker by Patricia Hruby Powell, illustrated by Christian Robinson www.indiebound.org/book/9781452103143

Field Roast Hazelnut & Cranberry Plant-Based Roast fieldroast.com/product/hazelnut-…-roast-en-croute/

I had the Sage & Garlic Plant-Based Celebration Roast for our Family Fridays-Giving and it was also excellent (nothing tops the Hazelnut & Cranberry though, ha) fieldroast.com/product/sage-garlic-roast/

Elvira's Memoir, Yours Cruelly: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark

www.amazon.com/Yours-Cruelly-Elv…ess/dp/0306874350

Face it: A Memoir by Debbie Harry

www.amazon.com/Face-Debbie-Harry…15&s=books&sr=1-1

We're back, baby! Reporting from the Madonna Inn's fabulous Mill Room, Hayley Crusher Cain and new Co-host Danielle Mercrusher Bagnall are resurrecting the podcast with a dash of mischief and a very strong cocktail! The ladies speak of fort-making, friendship and Hayley even reads depressing entries from her Covid Times Diary. Will Sparkle and Destroy 2.0 be cooler than the previous incarnation? Who knows! Will you join us to find out? We hope so!

Follow us at @hayleyandthecrushers @stepcatsofficial

Email the show at [email protected]

Johnny Ramone, Eddie Vedder and Weird Al walk into a green room….OK, better to let legendary singer Kim Warnick tell this joke herself!

The Fastbacks' bassist/vocalist is full of hilarious stories, zingy one-liners and a down-to-earth humility that only comes from flying so close to sun and actually living to tell the tale (in an alternate universe run by record store geeks, perhaps The Fastbacks could have been the next Nirvana).

It's a funny story, really: the pioneering Seattle band were always too eccentric, too weird and (as Kim says) maybe that's a good thing! The group of high school buddies (including Lulu Gargiulo: guitar/vocals and genius guitarist/ band leader Kurt Bloch) not only influenced would-be-punks to pick up a guitar, they also got to live out their own teenage fantasies opening up for the likes of the Ramones and Joan Jett.

Touring the world (and finally making it to Japan just like her heroes, The Runaways), Kim has tasted every high school garage band's wet dream. Today, we bring it all back to 1979, when Kim was just a kid dreaming about attacking the bass on stage just like Dee Dee.

So...what happens when you invite mom and dad into the pogo pit? Did Dr. Frank really ask for an entire series of Encyclopedia Brittanica in his rider? What's all this about Joan Jett's pubes? How the hell did Kurt keep it all together for so many years? All these questions and more are answered (well, sort of) on this here podcast.

What a way to rocket into 2021!

Support Kim Warnick by picking up her music!

SONGS HEARD ON THIS PODCAST

"K Street" by The Fastbacks

"And You" by the Fastbacks

"Believe Me Never" by the Fastbacks

Purchase music by The Fastbacks on Apple Music:

https://www.apple.com/us/search/The-Fastbacks?src=globalnav

Contact the podcast:

@hayleyandthecrushers on Instagram

Hayley and the Crushers Fun-Sized out now on Rum Bar Records

1-2-3-4- JUST GOOGLE IT! In songwriter Dustin Umberger’s world, everything starts (and ends) with a laptop. If you’ve heard the bedroom pop punker’s prolific musical output, you know he’s quick to record and lightning fast to publish.

His songs (of which there are no less than 80 billion) are funny, sad, biting, relatable, sarcastic—but always compact and delivered straight from the gut. It’s like there is no barrier between Deeds’ initial song idea and the tune you’re hearing right now (an addictive quality, like reading someone’s innermost Tweets). That isn’t to say the songs aren’t well-crafted; they’re just immediate. Deeds also records all his own music, from bass and guitar to (lately) drums, just to show off. Yes, those are Garage Band amps, and he’s proud to say so!

Today, we chat about the utility of recording vocals in your car, dropping the “grim” prefix, thriving during covid (he’s doing the sit ups, not me) and Deeds’ new label, Laptop Punk Records. The label has already put out some killer singles by Kim Warnick, Rocky Rochelle, and Brad Marino, plus underground pop punk bands like Umberger’s newest band, Deeds, and groups from as far away as Japan and Indonesia (you gotta checkout Saturday Night Karaoke).

MUSIC PLAYED ON THIS PODCAST:

Just Google it by Grim Deeds

Just Be Kind by Grim Deeds

At My Funeral by Grim Deeds

Sunday Girl, (Blondie Cover) by Kim Warnick

Time by Grim Deeds

Pandemic Generation by Saturday Night Karaoke

LINKS

grimdeeds.bandcamp.com/

laptoppunkrecords.bandcamp.com/

HAYLEY & THE CRUSHERS have a new single out 12/20/20 called Church of Flag! Find out more here:

hayleyandthecrushers.bandcamp.com/merch

www.hayleyandthecrushers.com

www.isyourboyfriendintheband.com

Finally! A rundown on my long-awaited and infamous ride with 80s billboard queen Angelyne. You’ll laugh! You’ll cry! You’ll barf.

Today I read from my short story “Pink Your Guts Out: Thrills and Nausea in LA!”

This story is sourced from my new zine, included with all vinyl orders of “Jacaranda” by Hayley and the Crushers.

This episode features Hayley and the Crushers song “Angelyne” off the EP “Jacaranda” by Hayley and the Crushers, out now at www.hayleyandthecrushers.com and from Surfin Ki and Reta Records.

Blog post for this episode:

You’ll also hear “Cause I’m a Blond” by Julie Brown and “Kiss Me LA” by Baby Blue, Angelyne’s own punk band.

Thank you to Angelyne for this amazing experience. You can support Angelyne @officialangelyne on Instagram.

What year is it? What day is it? WTF is 2020? The theme of this year is that we all need to be willing to be wrong, and make mistakes...to make the world better. Whatever we can do, let's try.

BLM

https://blacklivesmatter.com/

If you're feeling super depressed:

https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline

This episode features Jacaranda by Hayley and the Crushers

https://ffm.to/crushers

LOVE YOU ALL.

America's broken promise to immigrants, trading aggression for compassion, and whether or not it's OK to eat eggs in the tour van...Yes, it's all on the table, baby! That's because I'm chatting with outspoken bassist/vocalist Linh Le of the So Cal band Bad Cop/Bad Cop!

The band's new full length album The Ride (out June 19 on Fat Wreck Chords)trades an angry roar for a more sweet and sour mix of emotions, even delving into the territory of self-love (don't worry, they can still do it with a guttural snarl when they want to).

Today we talk a bit about Lin’s gut-punch of a tune “Pursuit of Liberty,” the band’s second single. The song provides a searing look into the first-generation Vietnamese-American immigrant's fierce convictions. You'll also hear "Simple Girl," the first single from the new album.

Pre order "The Ride" by Bad Cop/Bad Cop from Fat Wreck Chords now:

https://fatwreck.com/collections/new-releases/products/the-ride

Read my BUST feature and Q&A with Linh Le:

https://bust.com/music/197240-bad-cop-bad-cop-pursuit-of-liberty-song-premiere.html

Hayley and the Crushers new EP Jacaranda 7" is available for pre-order now!

North America:

https://retarecords.bandcamp.com/

Europe:

http://surfinkirecords.bigcartel.com/product/preorder-hayley-the-crushers-jacaranda-angelyne-7

More info:

www.hayleyandthecrushers.com

@hayleyandthecrushers Instagram

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Don’t call it a come back, she’s been here all along! 80s princess Josie Cotton is so much more than what we remember from the 80s flick Valley Girl. She’s complex, multi-faceted and absolutely whip smart. Behind the big hair and lusty vocals is a hilarious gal with a penchant for sci fi and sincere storytelling.

On the podcast you'll hear Josie Cotton tunes:

Female Trouble, Invasion of the B-Girls

Cold War Spy and Ukrainian Cowboy from the Ukrainian Cowboy EP

The Way You Rock - Everything is Oh Yeah

Johnny Are You Queer - Convertible Music

Girl in the gold Boots - Invasion of the B Girls

Support Josie Cotton by buying her music!

Josiecottonmusic.com

https://kittenrobot.com/records/shop/

http://www.dionysusrecords.com/

Hayley and the Crushers EP Jacaranda drops June 2 on Reta Records and Surfin Ki. For more information go to www.hayleyandthecrushers.com.

Find "Stay Home" - a Compilation album and tribute to the Ramones "Leave Home" here:

https://drunkdialrecords.bandcamp.com/album/stay-home

Contact the show [email protected]

So a Gen Xer and a Vintage Millennial walk into a podcast....What could go wrong? Today, enjoy a thoughtful conversation with BFF (Best Bearded Fan) of podcast Neal Breton! Breton is a painter, baked goods enthusiast, reluctant cool dad and general troublemaker. He's also a valued Crusherverse collaborator! I have said it many times, but I will say it again. I want to live inside one of Neal's colorful pool paintings.

Hunkered down and hopped up on caffeine, we dissect each song on Hayley and the Crushers’ new album Vintage Millennial (with NO STONE left unturned!!!!!). Yes, it's very TMI. Sounds more tedious than it is. Promise!

This episode features songs from Hayley and the Crushers album Vintage Millennial. Stream here: https://www.hayleyandthecrushers.com/new-release

The art of Neal Breton can be found here:

http://www.nealbreton.com/

Neal Breton Art Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/nealbretonart/?hl=en

Hayley and the Crushers

www.hayleyandthecrushers.com

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Did we create a Frankenstein-esque monster when we created the 21st Century man and is he interesting enough to give him his own Netflix series? What are the BEST song-rhyming practices (according to Mr. T Experience’s Dr. Frank)? Why are millennials so obsessed with outdated musical formats? How can we continually strive to express the inexpressible through art—-and why should we keep up that fight (even as the world so dramatically crumbles around us)? What was it like to work with 80s New Wave icon Josie Cotton?

Pretty good answers to all of these riveting queries are explored on today’s Sparkle and Destroy podcast, where I find myself quarantined with Ben Weasel as we chat about his rad new album, Some Freaks of Atavism!

YES, pioneering Chicago pop punk Screeching Weasel can totally brag about being the first non-West Coast Band to join the ranks of the legendary LOOKOUT! Records clubhouse. Now, Ben Weasel can attempt another first: FIRST DUDE interviewee to plant his tattered flag on Sparkle and Destroy’s glittery moonscape (well, besides a few cameos by Dr. Cain). Yes, it’s one small step for this 21st Century man; one giant leap for formerly closeted pop punk feminists everywhere.

Songs played on this episode:

Losing My Mind

Problematic

Back of Your Head

Turn it Around

Not Even Close

Brain in a Jar

Listen to Some Freaks of Atavism:

https://ffm.to/j2goknv

Screeching Weasel updates:

http://screechingweasel.com/news

Listen to Hayley and the Crushers and get updates

www.hayleyandthecrushers.com