One last episode. A very special one with our pal Abby Travis, one of the great bass players in the world. She's played with many great musicians and bands over the years from Beck to Elastica to the Bangles and the Go-Gos, who she will be playing with this summer. Come out and see her play when she comes to your town!…

Cris converses with the lead singer of one of the first skate punk bands ever. Brian Brannon of JFA - also know as Jody Foster's Army. Brian tells about touring the country as 14 year old punk rocker, skating adventures, being the one time editor of Thrasher Magazine and what it is like to ride shotgun on a truck transport in Afghanistan as a reser…

Our final episode of the Cris Kirkwood Podcast. I hope you've all enjoyed it. We did our best to entertain you. Dweezil Zappa. The son of Frank. A brilliant musician in his own right as well. His new record is the incredible Via Zammata. Here Cris talk with the son of one of his all time heroes about the new album, his extremely successful Zappa Pl…

Craig Parker Adams is our special guest as we end 2015. Craig is the owner of Winslow-Court Studios in Hollywood where we record most of our shows. Craig has produced many artists including Grammy winner Gaby Moreno and Grammy nominees the Alvin Brothers. He has also been the long time engineer for the Zappa family and today Craig explains how he f…

In today's special episode we discuss our love of all things Tarantino and end will an exclusive interview with Quentin's editor Fred Raskin. Raskin is known for editing three installments in the Fast and the Furious film series and Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained and the upcoming Hateful Eight. Hateful Eight comes out on the 25th in glorious …

Mark LeVine is a columnist for Al Jazeera America, an author, a professor of history at the University of California, Irvine and one of the world's foremost experts on the Middle East. He is also an accomplished rock guitarist and has played with noted rock and world beat musicians such as Mick Jagger, Chuck D, Michael Franti, and Doctor John. Intr…

Today's episode features up and coming gallerist Tif Sigfrids of the Tif Sigfrids Gallery and her good friend Tom Watson, guitarist extraordinaire, formerly of the legendary art rock ensemble Red Krayola and currently the guitarist for Mike & the Missingmen. Join us for a freewheeling discussion of art, music and what it all means in this big crazy…

Christopher Thorn is a producer, guitarist and songwriter best known for his work in the multi-platinum selling band Blind Melon. He was also formerly the guitarist in the hit band AWOLNation and currently fronts his own band Sonny Boy Thorn. He is also an old friend and a wonderful guy.By The Cris Kirkwood Podcast

Ilya Lagutenko is the biggest rock star in Russia. He is the lead singer and principal songwriter of the acclaimed band Mumiy Troll. He was chosen a "Man of the Year 2005" for November by Glamour magazine and "Musician of the Year" by GQ many times. Ilya Lagutenko has changed not only the music but also the clothes, hairstyles and behavior of Russi…

D.H. Peligro is an American punk rock musician, most commonly known in hardcore punk and as the drummer extraordinaire for the legendary Dead Kennedys. He has also played drums with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and fronted his own hardcore metal band Peligro. Last November his autobiography Dreadnaught: King of Afropunk was released by Rare Bird Books…

Part two of our conversation with Academy Award nominee Brett Morgen. Brett is an American documentary film director, producer and social commentator. His recent film , Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck was a one of the most talked about films of this year, and his past films, The Kid Stays in The Picture, Chicago Seven, and Crossfire Hurricane are some…

Part one of our conversation with Academy Award nominee Brett Morgen. Brett is an American documentary film director, producer and social commentator. His recent film , Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck was a one of the most talked about films of this year, and his past films, The Kid Stays in The Picture, Chicago Seven, and Crossfire Hurricane are some…

Revisiting one of our favorite episodes. Wayne Kramer of the MC5 and Cris discuss the very current issues surrounding the need for prison reform in America. From two people who have actually been in the Federal Prison System. And a lot of talk about great music as well. Also Wayne explains how his non-profit jailguitardoors.org makes real change fo…

Pat 2 of our conversation of with Fred Armisen. SNL, Portlandia, Documentary Now and more! join in the fun!By The Cris Kirkwood Podcast

Part 2 of our conversation with old pal Mike Watt. One of the greatest bassists of his generation and the unofficial Mayor of San Pedro.By The Cris Kirkwood Podcast

Our pal Fred Armisen! Widely known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2002 until 2013,[3] Armisen has portrayed characters in comedy films, including EuroTrip, Anchorman, and Cop Out. With his comedy partner Carrie Brownstein, Armisen is the co-creator and co-star of the IFC sketch comedy series Portlandia. Armisen founded ThunderAnt.com,…

Sam Phillips is an American singer, songwriter, composer and actress. She began her career in the contemporary Christian music industry but, uncomfortable with that image and industry, she re-branded herself as "Sam"—transitioning into the mainstream market after meeting producer T-Bone Burnett. She has released eight albums including the criticall…

Three generations of Anders. Beginning with Allison Anders. One of the best American film directors working today. She is most well known for her films, Gas Food Lodging, Mi Vida Loca and Grace of My Heart. Most recently Allison has worked in television on shows like Orange is the New Black and the Emmy nominated television movie Ring of Fire. She …

Today's guest is author, filmmaker and one time founder promoter of the Desolation Center. According to both Perry Ferrell and the folks behind the bacchanal that is Burning Man, Stuart's Desolation Center shows featuring the Meat Puppets, the Minutemen, Sonic Youth, Einstürzende Neubauten and Mark Pauline's Survival Research Laboratories were the …

Martyn LeNoble is a Dutch bassist and founding member of Porno for Pyros. Throughout his extensive career, Martyn has worked, recorded, toured or performed with artists including Jane's Addiction, The Cult, Dave Gahan, Scott Weiland, Mark Lanegan, Daniel Lanois, Maria McKee, Sarah McLachlan, Layne Staley, Tom Morello and Josh Klinghoffer. He is cur…

Rikk Agnew is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and artist. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Agnew has been a member of some of the most influential bands of the hardcore punk genre, as well as the influential goth-punk band Christian Death. During his years with the Adolescents, Agnew became known as one of the b…

Dave Pirner is an American songwriter, singer, and producer best known as the lead vocalist and frontman for the alternative rock band Soul Asylum. Coming out of Minneapolis, Pirner led Soul Asylum as they went from one of the best young live acts in the country to one of the biggest acts in the country. He's also an old pal! Join us in this specia…

Today's guest is Lee Ving, singer, songwriter and guitarist for the legendary band Fear. Lee and Cris discuss Lee's Philly roots, the near riot on Saturday Night Live, Lee's friend John Belushi and more. Finally, Lee makes an announcement about an unearthed Fear record that will excite fans around the world. One, two, three, four! One, two, three, …

Part 2 of our conversation with Jack Black and Kyle Gass, who make up the Grammy winning duo Tenacious D. One of the most beloved bands around, Tenacious D has performed to sold out audiences around the world. In this wide ranging discussion, Cris, Jack and Kyle discuss everything from why Red Rocks is the best place to play to their upcoming music…

Jack Black and Kyle Gass make up the Grammy winning duo Tenacious D. One of the most beloved bands around, Tenacious D has performed to sold out audiences around the world. In this wide ranging discussion, Cris, Jack and Kyle discuss everything from why Red Rocks is the best place to play to their upcoming music and comedy festival, Festival Suprem…

Filmmaker Dave Markey The Year Punk Broke, Desperate Teenage Love Dolls) and Ben Lee Ritchie Handler of the world renowned Gagosian Gallery join Cris for a lively discussion about the DIY punk rock aesthetic, its continued influence on high art and culture along with wild stories from the glorious past.…

Gaby Moreno, is a Guatemalan singer-songwriter and guitarist. Her music ranges from blues, jazz, soul to R&B. Moreno sings both in English and Spanish. In 2013, she won the Best New Artist Award at the Latin Grammys and since that time has built a considerable following throughout the US, Latin America and Europe although some may know her best for…

Denny Tedesco is the award winning director of the film The Wrecking Crew. The son of legendary session guitarist, Tommy Tedesco, who was one of the main members of the incredible collection of session musicians who played on some of the most iconic recordings of all time. From Sinatra to the Beach Boys, the Mamas and the Papas to early Frank Zappa…

Grammy winner Rob Wasserman has played with so many legendary artists that it would fill up the entire page. So let's just mention two of Rob's longtime gigs. Rob was Lou Reed's main bassist for the last 30 years of his career starting with the New York album. As a co-founder of Ratdog, Rob has played with Bob Weir for twenty. His current project i…

The Haden Triplets, Petra, Rachel and Tanya have played together in a variety of formats since they were small children. The daughters of legendary jazz bassist, Charlie Haden (Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, their ability to sing and play a variety of instruments has found them playing with a regular Who's Who of musicians over the years. In this epi…

Gregg Turkington AKA Neil Hamburger in conversation with Cris. Topics ranging from what it is like to play Madison Square Garden in NYC in front of 18,000 rabid Tenacious D fans to seeing John Cougar Mellencamp get clocked in the head at a show in Phoenix, AZ. (Where do cantaloupes go in the summer? John Cougar Mellencamp, of course.) Intro music i…

Keith Morris is the former lead singer of pink legends Black Flag, The Circle Jerks and the current singer/songwriter of Off! Discussing everything from the very beginnings of Black Flag including how Greg Ginn went from a card carrying Deadhead to on of the greatest punk rock songwriters of all time, Keith's disdain for all things Bruce Springstee…

Cris Kirkwood discusses his new podcast with producer Bill Cody. They discuss how they met, Bill's history with filmmaking, Athens, GA, R.E.M. and what the future plans for The Cris Kirkwood Podcast! Intro and outro are both Teenagers by the Meat Puppets. Recorded with Craig Parker Adams at Winslow-Court Studios in Hollywood, CA.…

Join Cris and his guests Cole Alexander and Jared Swilley of Atlanta's Black Lips as they discuss everything from the Lips tour of the Middle East, playing with Cris at All Tomorrow's Parties in England, snake handling and dinosaurs in our most punk rock and far flung discussion yet! Intro music is Teenager's by The Meat Puppets, Outro is Black Lip…

Wayne Kramer, formerly of the MC5, is a musician as well as the founder of the non-profit jailguitardoors.org. Listen as Wayne and Cris discuss music, prison reform and what it is really like to go to Federal Prison. Intro music is Teenagers by the Meat Puppets. Outro music is Kick Out the Jams by the MC5!…

Mike Watt was the founder and bassist of the seminal band The Minutemen. He was also in Firehose and is currently the bassist for Iggy Pop and the Stooges. He has played all over the world with everyone from Eddie Vedder, Dave Grohl, Nels Cline of Wilco and of course Cris and Curt Kirkwood. Intro music is Teenagers by the Meat Puppets, outro music …

Episode one of the Cris Kirkwood Podcast with Bob Forrest of Thelonious Monster, The Bicycle Thief and Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Pinsky. The intro music is Teenagers by the Meat Puppets, the outro music is 4 AM by the Bicycle Thief featuring Bob Forrest and Josh Klinghoffer.By The Cris Kirkwood Podcast