Jan 30, 2023
Spike Slawson is the frontman's frontman. Spearheading the supergroup Me First & The Gimme Gimmes, Spike talks about forming MFATGG, the early days of the band, the rare records, being hated by The Eagles and more.
Topics include:
- Is Spike a record collector?
- Describe your record collection
- How do you shop for records?
- Who influenced Spike’s frontman persona?
- Irony within performing covers
- How do they pick songs for the Gimme Gimmes to cover?
- The strategy of putting out lots of 45s in the early days
- Involving lots of labels besides Fat Wreck
- Music from Spike’s youth & household
- The first records Spike bought w his own money
- Did Spike always want to be a performer?
- Spike’s friends who influenced his musical tastes
- Impact of Dead Kennedys “Fresh Fruit” LP
- Shocking his music teacher w Husker Du
- Moving from Pittsburgh to San Francisco
- Spike’s first bands & performances
- Rough stories from early punk clubs
- Becoming aware of Fat Wreck
- Spike was a really bad employee
- Getting moved from Shipping/Receiving to Lead Singer
- Fat Mike & Joey Cape invited Spike to lead the Gimmes
- Cover bands can skip song writing and go straight to performance
- Early shows of the Gimme Gimmes
- Artists that didn’t like the cover of their song
- Response from Eagles
- Who he’d like to hear the cover
- Bands/artists that East and West coasts dislike
- A strong dislike of Fleetwood Mac and associated fashion
- Being influenced by John Waters and Hee-Haw
- The upcoming Australian and New Zealand tour
- Interview wrap up
Tix/info on Me First & the Gimme Gimmes 2023 Aus/NZ Tour
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