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On Episode 13 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 supervisor and film and music consultant for Mark Mothersbaugh's Mutato Muzika. We talk with Justin about juggling a million jobs, writing about what you love and the 10 year anniversary of Aquarium Drunkard. http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/

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 sought-after producer, working with artists such as Devendra Banhart, Vetiver, Chris Robinson and Peter, Bjorn and John.  Website - http://jdmanagement.com/thommonahan/

We speak with James Fauntleroy about his book RED.  It is the first book in his ROYGBIV books series.  These books explore the fundamental nature of colors and how we use them in our visual grammar and vocabulary.  

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 whatever else he gets hired for. In this episode we discuss Sean's formative years as a heavy metal army brat, his eventual move out to Los Angeles, and his time as a hired gun in a successful indie rock band.    Find out more about Sean or maybe hire him for your next project here:  www.seanhoffman.net

In a world full of instant there have been unfortunate casualties; Polaroid instant film was on the verge of discontinuation. A marvel of its time the simplicity was its pull. Press, flash, picture. Simple. Then the wait, the anticipation to see what you captured was a thrill that’s been lost with modern technology. It’s not just the nostalgia that makes Polaroids alluring. It’s the unpredictability. You never knew if you’d end up with a masterpiece or a disaster but it didn’t matter, it was yours.Polaroid Hotel pays tribute to the art of Polaroid photography with a book of images and an exhibition that capture intimate moments of my life and career throughout 17 years. Although Polaroid has aged it hasn't lost its appeal.

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 little bit more about our producers and our host, Jed Maheu of Zig Zags. We talk about how lame and how awesome the internet is, why we wanted to do this podcast in the first place and as a finale, Jed tells the epic tale of the loss and long-awaited return of his beloved 1992 Gibson Les Paul. 

We talk to Paul Stewart of Over the Edge Books about: West Coast Hip Hop A History In Pictures By Michael Miller is a album of some of the best hip hop artist out there. Mike Miller is a fantastic photographer and he has collections of great stories in the book. He lucky to be in the inner circle of all the iconic rappers of the 90s.  Photographing and documenting the "golden era of rap" artists in the book including Tupac, Eazy E, Cypress Hill, NWA, Ice Cube, Snoop, Too $hort, Westside Connection, House Of Pain, all the artist were in front of his camera.  Get the book here:http://www.amazon.com/West-Coast-Hip-History-Pictures/dp/B00974W4YU

On this episode of Jedbangers we talk hot dogs, guitars and the deep thoughts  behind Rush's 2112 with California native Chad Ubovich. Chad began ripping through the rock scene in 2011 as guitarist for Mikal Cronin and bassist in FUZZ. He is also lead shredder in his own rad band, Meatbodies. https://www.facebook.com/Meatbodies

This week we talk to Jessica Hundley about Dennis Hopper: Photographs 1961-1967.  Jessica worked tirelessly in the years leading up to his death.  Her insights and stories help paint a picture of Dennis the artist. "I was doing something that I thought could have some impact someday. In many ways, it’s really these photographs that kept me going creatively." —Dennis HopperDuring the 1960s, Dennis Hopper carried a camera everywhere—on film sets and locations, at parties, in diners, bars and galleries, driving on freeways and walking on political marches. He photographed movie idols, pop stars, writers, artists, girlfriends, and complete strangers. Along the way he captured some of the most intriguing moments of his generation with a keen and intuitive eye. A reluctant icon at the epicenter of that decade’s cultural upheaval, Hopper documented the likes of Tina Turner in the studio, Andy Warhol at his first West Coast show, Paul Newman on set, and Martin Luther King during the Civil Rights March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.In many ways this work is photography as film, a poignant narrative expressed through a series of stark images–early shots of Tijuana bullfights, LA happenings and urban street scenes show an experimental freedom that would tran

In this episode of Jedbanger's Ball, we talk with Stephen Brower, longtime marketing and A&R vet at the legendary Vanguard Records, producer of the awesome Levon Helm documentary Ain't In It For My Health and founder/owner of Los Angeles label Easy Sound Recordings - home to fine acts such as Vetiver, Rodrigo Amarante, Fruit Bats, Howlin' Rain, Marianne Faithful and more.  http://www.easysound.co

Hunter and Al become friend back in the early 70's when I frist met him at the Republican Convention in Miami Beach.  They were both there covering the event for different magazines; he for Rolling Stone, Al for Newsweek.  He and Hunter hit if off so when Playboy wanted to interview Hunter in 1974 he insisted Al be assigned to photograph the event.  Al knew this was not going to be an ordinary gig.

EPISODE 7 features our in-depth discussion on music licensing and music supervision. Our guests are Lacey Swain, Director of Licensing at Sub Pop Records and music supervisor Tiffany Anders, who has worked on television shows such as You're The Worst and on numerous features films, including Like Crazy, Smashed and The End of Tour (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0026054/).  

Roger Steffens (b. 1942) is a Brooklyn, New York born actor, author, lecturer, reggae archivist, photographer and producer.  Steffens began photographing while serving in Vietnam.  His work in the Psychological Operations Unit lead him to found a refugee campaign for which he was awarded a bronze star. Steffens is widely considered a foremost authority on the history of Reggae music.  He is the author of six books on Bob Marley and Reggae history, and his lecture The Life of Bob Marley has been heard at hundreds of venues including the Smithsonian Institute, the New York Public Library and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (its first and most frequent speaker).  From 1979 through 1987, Steffens co-hosted the award winning and nationally syndicated KCRW radio show Reggae Beat.  Steffens has also worked extensively in film and has contributed narration to such films as Forrest Gump, Ghosts of Mississippi, Wag the Dog, and the Academy Award winning documentary The Flight of the Gossamer Condor.  Steffens photographed extensively throughout his life amassing an archive of over 300,000 images the near entirety of which had never been seen publicly before this year when his children, Kate and Devon Steffens, began publishing them on instagram under the name @TheFamilyAcid. The Family Acid (published by S_U_N_ 2015) is the first book of Steffens’ photographs.   The Family Acid  presents his often transcendent vision and life as a psychedelic pioneer on the order of Timothy Leary and Hunter S Thompson beginning with his work in Vietnam and moving through his ever revolving circle of friends and characters made up of rastas, beatniks, musicians, artists, gonzo journalists, his family, and himself.  The portraits, scenes, and freewheeling experimentation with the medium of photography coalesce into a body of work that both parallels and defines the countercultural ethos of Steffens’ generation.

This week we talk to comic artists Tom Neely and Keenan Marshall Keller, creators of many awesome band logos, rad T-shirt design and also the incredible new Image Comics series The Humans. Speed freaks, acid heads, hot chicks, haggard Vietnam vets just returned empty-eyed and gape-jawed from the jungle, rocknroll heroes, leather-clad outlaws, peeling rubber, roaring engines, gleaming choppers and MONKEYS– The Humans takes all the beautiful chaos of the 1970s California underground and tweaks and twists it into comic book mayhem.   Jedbangers' Ball interviews the creators about making art and riding high. 

Art Books on Tape is an audio journey through a visual medium. Each week, join artists, editors, publishers and designers as we discuss the art books they create.     The first show explores the beginning of the "Art Books on Tape" podcast. Book publisher, Nicholas Fahey and Bert Rodriguez, a conceptual artist create the necessary ingredients for the very podcast you are listening to. Thrill to real time creativity as they create a theme song, get to know each other and explore ideas for future shows. Such Meta. Many Content.

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 more we can't remember. He also produces a bunch of awesome albums as well, including Zig Zags full length debut. He is currently recording his sophomore record with Fuzz. Check him out at ty-segall.com.

Reeder started his career in the weirdo wilds of Seattle public access, his variety show Jerkbeast (hosted by a guy in a paper mache monster head), gaining an international following. Reeder is currently king of the Sundance Fest midnight circuit, going on to direct numerous surreal, horror/punk shorts and two features, The Oregonian and The Rambler. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2015221/

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, Eliminator, out of his parent’s garage in Venice California. http://theshrine.bandcamp.com/ / http://www.eliminator.bigcartel.com/    

Yasi Salek is the pen (or keyboard) behind the great music and culture blog Cultist Zine http://www.cultistzine.com/, founder editor of upcoming mag, Crying, as well a intrepid blogger for the likes of Nasty Gal, The Hundreds and more. She write about music and all sort of other awesome things and djs rad music as well.

Liz Tooley and Lance Barresi started the awesome Permanent Records in Chicago in 2006.  They opened a second location in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of L.A. on in June 2011 and moved to their current location in Highland Park in 2014. They also have a rad band called Endless Bummer, with a current lp out on In The Red. http://www.permanentrecordschicago.com/