Ep376: Spike Slawson of Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

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 High-resolution & Commercial Free version of this interview available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/2Y6ORU0 Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36qhlc8 Follow our Podcast: https://linktr.ee/vinylguide Facebook: www.Facebook.com/VinylGuide Instagram: www.Instagram.com/VinylGuide Support our show: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related