Oct 23, 2023
Joey Cape joins us to talk Lagwagon history, Section 8 and Nardcore scene, helping shape the Fat Wreck sound, forming Me First & the Gimme Gimmes, numerous side projects, record labels, vinyl collections, touring Australia and more.
- Joey’s large coffee
- Joey had to put his records in storage
- Growing up with Rush and AC/DC
- Musical family, studying music
- Living in Socal area / Nardcore scene
- Forming/recording “Section 8”
- Fat Mike hated the name “Section 8”
- The challenges of naming the band “Lagwagon”
- Lagwagon shaping the Fat Wreck sound
- Writing songs on acoustic guitar
- Forming “Me First & the Gimme Gimmes”
- Recruiting Spike to MFATGG
- The surprise of the success of Me First & the Gimme Gimmes
- Any more recordings of MFATGG?
- Rotating members of MFATGG – Chris Shiflett?
- Lagwagon touring and recording schedule
- Joey and his many side projects
- Starting his record label “My Records”
- Joey despises managing a record label
- Forming “One Week Records"
- Other self-released records
- Moving his catalogue to Fat Wreck
- Nothing is missing from the tape catalogue
- The one time Lagwagon was approached by a major label
- The story of the cover of “Hoss” and the Dan Blocker estate
- Interview wrap up
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