This week on The Bigfoot Manifesto, Dave Pederson is joined by Andy Shernoff — founding member of The Dictators, songwriter, producer, and historian of the New York punk scene — for a wide-ranging conversation about music, technology, and who actually gets paid anymore.
Andy has lived through every major shift in the music industry: from vinyl and major labels, to DIY punk, to streaming platforms, to the current wave of AI-generated "artists." Together, Dave and Andy break down how the business of music has shape-shifted over the decades, why streaming has been brutal for working musicians, and what gets lost when algorithms replace people.
Along the way, Andy shares classic punk stories (including the infamous "ADNY" name origin), reflects on authenticity in art, and explains why the industry keeps finding new ways to underpay the people who actually make the music.
If you care about music, labor, creativity, or why Bigfoot probably refuses to put his album on Spotify — this one's for you.
Featured Andy Shernoff Videos & Music
🎸 Fuck Christmas
https://youtu.be/6YI3EIXj2IY
🎸 Festivus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVI0JE5oMuo
🎸 Are You Ready To Rapture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOKMl57WtK0
🎸 Born Hungry
https://youtu.be/9sZflmh9rNw
🎸 Sweet Joey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5415KDw1fso
Learn More
🌐 https://TheDictators.com
🌐 https://AndyShernoff.com
About the Show
The Bigfoot Manifesto is a podcast where progressive politics, culture, and conspiracy collide — with satire, skepticism, and the firm belief that believing in Bigfoot still makes more sense than believing streaming will ever pay artists fairly.
