{"podcast":{"title":"The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds","slug":"the-vinyl-guide-artist-interviews-for-record-collectors-and-music-nerds-743084","podcast_index_feed_id":743084,"rss_url":"https://vinylguide.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://vinylguide.libsyn.com/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/9/7/8/1978dbeaf13e6b45/thevinylguide-1600x1600.jpg","author":"Nate Goyer","episode_count":569,"summary":"Nate is a record collector, music lover and vinyl maniac. Join him on his journey to discuss, share and review all things related to vinyl records. We feature stories about and interviews with musicians, artists and people of knowledge in the area of vinyl records. Additionally we share information on desirable pressings of records, how to tell a $5 pressing from a $500 pressing and care and maintenance for your cratedigging hobby. Subscribe and share with your record-nerd friends. Cheers!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-22T16:19:52.873213+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vinyl-guide-artist-interviews-for-record-collectors-and-music-nerds-743084"},"episode":{"title":"Ep539: Dr Strange Records' Summer Bash Festival","slug":"ep539-dr-strange-records-summer-bash-festival","published_at":"2026-03-18T09:46:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vinyl-guide-artist-interviews-for-record-collectors-and-music-nerds-743084/ep539-dr-strange-records-summer-bash-festival","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vinyl-guide-artist-interviews-for-record-collectors-and-music-nerds-743084","url":"https://vinylguide.libsyn.com/ep539-dr-strange-records-the-summer-bash-festival","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/vinylguide/Ep539_-_Dr_Strange_Records_Summer_Bash_Festival.mp3?dest-id=315004","summary":"Dr. Strange Records' Bill Plaster talks Summer Bash and the chaos of booking a festival, punk history, record collecting, Live Strange , and how punk rock can genuinely change lives. Get Summer Bash tix here | Follow Dr Strange for Live Strange here Topics Include: Bill Plaster of Dr. Strange Records joins to discuss the upcoming Summer Bash. Punk Rock Bowling's cancellation — visa bans, politics, venue loss — created the opportunity. Bill connected with Gallo, who runs the Fox Theater and the Cathedral in Pomona. The Cathedral: a stunning, refurbished 1921 four-story YMCA venue hosting the event. A massive two-day lineup — 30-plus bands across punk, hardcore, and old-school SoCal. Notable acts include the Effigies, Channel 3, the Skulls, featuring Kevin from Green Day. Every band asked said yes — Bill takes no money, purely doing it for the community. Dealing with booking agents was the biggest headache of organising the festival. Planning started in November; Bill hopes Summer Bash becomes an annual event. The Punk in the Park cancellations discussed — Bill argues protest with your vote, not boycotts. Bill credits Rod for building Dr. Strange's social media profile and making the festival possible. Bill's mentorship philosophy: punk rock can genuinely change lives for the better. The Dr. Strange \"family\" ethos — making fun of people with love, never punching down. Bill's book discussed — early punk discoveries via Damned, Buzzcocks, and XTC seven-inches. The brutal gang violence at early 80s LA/SoCal punk shows — constantly watching your back. A close call at Spanky's: the guy next to Bill got stabbed during a Guttermouth gig. Biggest missed show regret: skipped Oingo Boingo due to peer pressure from girls in line. Never saw Black Flag — their reputation for brutalit…","meta_description":"Dr. Strange Records' Bill Plaster talks Summer Bash and the chaos of booking a festival, punk history, record collecting, Live Strange , and how punk rock…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3000,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-vinyl-guide-artist-interviews-for-record-collectors-and-music-nerds-743084/episodes/ep539-dr-strange-records-summer-bash-festival/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vinyl-guide-artist-interviews-for-record-collectors-and-music-nerds-743084/ep539-dr-strange-records-summer-bash-festival.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}