As of today, I’ve conducted and posted 100 video interviews—including 97 since I decided to go in this direction in earnest last October—on my YouTube channel:
I had resisted doing video interviews for years (as writers should write), but I’ve really grown to appreciate the format’s ease and convenience. Here are all the guests I’ve had on the channel so far. My thanks to all of them for their time and fantastic conversations:
100. Alan Tecchio and Frank White (“Jersey Metal” book)
99. Claude S. and Mike Z. of Anything Box
98. Reg Bloor (Glenn Branca Ensemble/Paranoid Critical Revolution/Solo)
97. Dave Travis and David O. Jones of Carnage Asada
96. Karl Agell (C.O.C./Seizure/Lie Heavy/The Skull/Legions Of Doom)
95. Troy Gregory (Prong/Flotsam and Jetsam/Killing Joke/The Witches/Solo)
94. Lindsey Anderson (The Kowalskis/Vatican Commandos/Coney Island High)
93. Sal Canzonieri (Electric Frankenstein/The Thing) – Part 2
92. Tom Wallace (Guild of Others)
91. B.T. (The Wretched Ones/The Burnt/Artesanz) – Part 3
90. Tommy B. (Squad Car Vandals/The Clubhouse)
89. B.T. (The Wretched Ones/The Burnt/Artesanz) – Part 2
88. Dan Lorenzo (Hades/Non-Fiction/Patriarchs In Black)
87. John Bomber (Seizure/Sonic Supercharger 66/Dumpster Dive zine) – Part 2
86. John Bomber (Seizure/Sonic Supercharger 66/Dumpster Dive zine) – Part 1
85. Ron Keel (Keel/Steeler/Black Sabbath/Solo)
84. B.T. (The Wretched Ones/The Burnt/Artesanz) - Part 1
83. Chip Z’Nuff (Enuff Z’Nuff)
82. Rev. Chad Wells (The Jackalopes/Cricketbows/The Creepy Crawlers)
81. Afzaal Deen (Crisis/Stalwart/Master’s Ashes)
80. Matt G. Paradise (The Accusation Network)
79. Tracy Bonham
78. Victor Poison-Tete (Rat At Rat R)
77. Chris Frieri (My 3 Sons/Buy Our Records/Ghost Limb Films)
76. Phil Caivano (Monster Magnet/Blitzspeer/Shrapnel/Solo)
75. Sal Canzonieri (Electric Frankenstein/The Thing) – Part 1
74. The History Of The Pipeline (Newark, NJ) with Emilio – Part 3
73. Alex Smith (Music Journalist/Blogger)
72. Mark Burgess (The Chameleons)
71. Eerie Von (Danzig/Samhain/Solo)
70. Dave Tree (TREE)
69. Ben Christo (The Sisters Of Mercy/Diamond Black)
68. Doug Vizthum (Pleased Youth/Bad Karma/Lunar Bear Ensemble)
67. Mick LoMauro (Flatus/Frankie Goes To Dollywood)
66. Jim Foster (Adrenalin O.D./Electric Frankenstein)
65. Myke Hideous (The Empire Hideous/Misfits/Spysociety99/Solo)
64. Dave Scott Schwartzman (Adrenalin O.D./Pleased Youth/Lucy's Trance)
63. Dan Canzonieri (Electric Frankenstein/Shadow Project/Empire Hideous)
62. Diane Kamikaze (WFMU/Children In Adult Jails/Rockers For Life)
61. Larry Mezzacca (Niblick Henbane/M-60)
60. Mike Fintzy (Iron Duke/Broken Heroes/The Cement Shoes)
59. Jim Wilson (Rollins Band/Mother Superior/Motor Sister/Daniel Lanois)
58. Bob Bert (Pussy Galore/Sonic Youth/Lydia Lunch/Bewitched/Solo)
57. David Humphrey (PiL/Sparks/Mike Oldfield/Solo)
56. The History of THE PIPELINE (Newark, NJ) with Emilio – Part 2
55. Lenny Sblendorio (Bedlam/Hearse/Buy Our Records)
54. Rob Kabula (Agnostic Front/Cause For Alarm) and A.G. of Dead Blow Hammer
53. Jersey Pete (Broken Heroes/Vibram 94)
52. Scott Wilkins (Verbal Abuse/Electric Frankenstein/Infamous Stiffs)
51. Paul Richard (Adrenalin O.D./The Kowalskis/Sux/Fear Gods)
50. Mike Peters (The Alarm)
49. Steve Kilbey (The Church)
48. The History of The Pipeline (Newark, NJ) with Emilio – Part 1
47. Jason Shapiro (Redd Kross/Verbal Abuse/Celebrity Skin)
46. Martin Bowes (Attrition/Pigface)
45. Pete “Joyless” Jones (PiL/Brian Brain/Department S/Solo)
44. Rikk Agnew (Christian Death/Symbolism/The Adolescents/Solo)
43. Eric McWhorter (Modiviccan/Project .44/W.O.R.M/Pigface)
42. Jack Steeples (Adrenalin O.D./Fear Gods/Mental Decay)
41. KAV (Blitz Vega/Happy Mondays/Solo)
40. Courtney Taylor-Taylor (The Dandy Warhols)
39. Gaelynn Lea (Solo/Pigface/The Murder of Crows)
38. Bruce Duff (Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs/ADZ/45 Grave/Twisted Roots)
37. Tim Miller (Blanks 77/Broken Heroes)
36. Becky Wreck (Lunachicks/Teknofear/La Muerte/Witch Rose)
35. Meg Lee Chin (Pigface/Teknofear/Crunch/Solo)
34. Mark McKay (Slapshot/The Long Wait)
33. Willie “Loco” Alexander
32. Jesse Hunt (Cyanotic/Pigface/Hunt Hent Hawk)
31. Jack Russell (Jack Russell’s Great White)
30. Naomi Yang (Galaxie 500/Damon & Naomi)
29. Frank Verga (Impulse Control Disorder)
28. Larry Kelley (Kilslug/Groinoids/Ointment/Up Your Bucket)
27. Hugo Burnham (Gang of Four)
26. John Steele (Voice Of Doom/Electric Frankenstein)
25. Rob Moss (Government Issue/Artificial Peace/Solo)
24. Mike Reidy (W.O.R.M/Pigface/TR8)
23. Tommy Koprowski (Mourning Noise/Bedlam/Sux/Mental Decay)
22. Charles Levi (Thrill Kill Kult/Pigface/The Urban Soundtrack)
21. Gitane DeMone and Paul Roessler
20. Chris Haskett (Rollins Band/Pigface/Solo)
19. Bellhead
18. Craig Gray (Lazy Giants/Toiling Midgets/Negative Trend)
17. Roger Ebner (Pigface/Bile/Solo)
16. Tony Marsico (Cruzados/The Plugz/Martini Kings/Solo)
15. Steve Silver (Author/Tour Manager: Ministry/Killing Joke/Pigface)
14. Tristan D’Graves (Incendiary Device/Sunchild/The Undead)
13. Loren Molinare (The Dogs/Little Caesar/Cruzados/Slamdinistas)
12. Martin King (Pigface/Test Dept/Dogtablet)
11. IGAF sequoia
10. Steve Zing (Danzig/Mourning Noise/Samhain/Blak29)
09. Matt Schultz (Pigface/Lab Report/The Division)
08. Richard Duguay (Personality Crisis/Duff McKagan/Solo)
07. Drew Stone (Musician-Filmmaker-Author: Incendiary Device/NYHC Chronicles)
06. Frank Meyer (Director: “Freestyle 101: Hip-Hop History”)
05. Greg Kuehn (T.S.O.L.)
04. Jack Grisham (T.S.O.L./Tender Fury)
03. Michael Abdow (Fates Warning/Ray Alder/Solo)
02. Fred Schreck (The Ancients)
01. The Viking (Warkings)
EMAIL JOEL at gaustenbooks@gmail.com
