34 min
Me First And The Gimmie Gimmie's Spike Slawson On How To Make It In The Music Business The Reed Harvey Show
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I recently had the chance to sit down with front-man and lead singer of the Punk-Rock super group Me First and The Gimme Gimme's, Spike Slawson. Spike's candor and honestly were brought to the forefront. We had a great conversation ranging from how a musician can make a living to how The Eagles and The Gimmes have a mutual dislike for one another, (which I found very entertaining.) The Gimmies are a cover band that recreates hits from all different genres ranging from the 60's and 70's oldies to R&B classics. Each album they release focuses on a different genre of music that they infuse with punk-rock.
The Gimmes are sort of an all-star band consisting of four different bands. Joey Cape, Dave Raun from the band Lagwagon, Mike Burkette (Aka Fat Mike) from NOFX, Spike Slawson formerly from the Swingin' Utters, and finally Chris Shiflette from The Foo Fighters.
Our interview was recorded in the back office of a venue in Scottsdale, Arizona where the Gimmes were playing that night. Please pardon the sound quality on parts of the interview since they were doing a sound check during the interview. I hope you enjoy the interview as much as I did!
What You Will Learn In This Episode:
The realities of the music industry How the punk super group was formed Is it worth the risk to try to make it in the music business Is it better to self-publish or find a record label Where to live if you want to start a band Resources And Links
Fat Wreck Chords Band Profile
Follow Me First and the Gimme Gimmes on Twitter
Credits
Produced by Reed Harvey
Edited by Reed Harvey
Intro by Bensound.com
Outro by Dying Dinosaurs
Free Audio Book
A special offer is to the listeners of The Reed Harvey show is provided to you by Audible.com. If you visit audibletrial.com/reed and sign up for an account you will get a free audio book of your choice. If you decide to cancel your trial in 30 days you will never be charged a dime and you get to keep the audio book forever. Enjoy! (Disclaimer, if you use this link I will get a mini commision that helps support the show! Thank you!)
I recently had the chance to sit down with front-man and lead singer of the Punk-Rock super group Me First and The Gimme Gimme's, Spike Slawson. Spike's candor and honestly were brought to the forefront. We had a great conversation ranging from how a musician can make a living to how The Eagles and The Gimmes have a mutual dislike for one another, (which I found very entertaining.) The Gimmies are a cover band that recreates hits from all different genres ranging from the 60's and 70's oldies to R&B classics. Each album they release focuses on a different genre of music that they infuse with punk-rock.
The Gimmes are sort of an all-star band consisting of four different bands. Joey Cape, Dave Raun from the band Lagwagon, Mike Burkette (Aka Fat Mike) from NOFX, Spike Slawson formerly from the Swingin' Utters, and finally Chris Shiflette from The Foo Fighters.
Our interview was recorded in the back office of a venue in Scottsdale, Arizona where the Gimmes were playing that night. Please pardon the sound quality on parts of the interview since they were doing a sound check during the interview. I hope you enjoy the interview as much as I did!
What You Will Learn In This Episode:
The realities of the music industry How the punk super group was formed Is it worth the risk to try to make it in the music business Is it better to self-publish or find a record label Where to live if you want to start a band Resources And Links
Fat Wreck Chords Band Profile
Follow Me First and the Gimme Gimmes on Twitter
Credits
Produced by Reed Harvey
Edited by Reed Harvey
Intro by Bensound.com
Outro by Dying Dinosaurs
Free Audio Book
A special offer is to the listeners of The Reed Harvey show is provided to you by Audible.com. If you visit audibletrial.com/reed and sign up for an account you will get a free audio book of your choice. If you decide to cancel your trial in 30 days you will never be charged a dime and you get to keep the audio book forever. Enjoy! (Disclaimer, if you use this link I will get a mini commision that helps support the show! Thank you!)
34 min