Lipps Service with Scott Lipps

Scott Zooms with the reluctant rock and wine star to discuss all things wine and music. The star from Puscifer discusses his upbringing and influences along with both of his bands, A Perfect Circle and Tool. They talk about life in Arizona, how Maynard got into music and comedy and his family upbringing. They also touch base on the scene in LA when he moved here to how Tool started and what got him into music. They get into the writing process of music, early childhood memories and whats in store for 2022. Tune in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As yesterday would have been Mick Rocks 73rd birthday, we look back at this interview from August, 2019 as a tribute to his incredible life and passing this week. Scott shares incredible stores with his good friend and the iconic music photographer. He learns about the history of rock and roll photography, through Mick's lens, from shooting with David Bowie, Queen, the Stooges and many others. Rest in Peace, Mick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott sits with Buzz, Dale and Steven of the iconic group the Melvins. Tune in! The band even performs a selection of songs from their new record Five legged dog in person, a first for the show. They go through the bands history ,how Dale and Buzz met, and they touch base on the Seattle scene. They also talk about their love for music, the Stones and particularly how they came to choose some of the tracks on the new 4 CD set of unplugged music. Steven talks about his time with Red Kross and the band recollects some great stories about playing together and some of their Spinal Tap moments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott zooms with the legendary Riff master and incredible talent behind Alice in Chains, Jerry Cantrell. They take a look at his solo work and talk about his new record Brighten which drops the week of the podcast release. They also talk about the videos for Atone, Brighten and how the band came together on his third solo record. They go through a verbal timeline of how Layne met Jerry and how the band came together. They discuss Sap and other iconic albums and songs all the way leading up to the current day. Along the way, Jerry tells some amazing stories from Eddie Van Halen ones to the idea of how the band started. Tune in for a great conversation! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a virtual interview, Scott sits with the iconic leader of Motley Crue, Nikki Sixx, who has his fourth book coming out this week Oct 20th, chronicling his life before Motley Crue. They dive into how they initially met, Nikki meeting his wife Courtney and their connection and get into all things before Motley, including his relationship with his family, how he got into music, and the music that inspired. Along they way they touch base on the writing of the book, the pandemic and life in Wyoming. The interview will definitely need a second part as the only scratched the surface on Nikki's background, his introduction into Rock n Roll and how Motley Crue eventually formed. Tune in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another in person interview with the Red rocker himself, Sammy Hagar. Sammy is best know from his time in Montrose, Van Halen and Chickenfoot and The Circle. On this episode, Scott sits with the busiest guy in rock. They meet in a Orange county studio and go over everything from Sammys early years of traveling and his first interactions with music. Along the way, they get into how Sammy met Eddie Van Halen and how the band first started writing songs. Some touching moments come about when Scott speaks to Sammy about Eddies recent passing and what it meant to him. The two also discuss his current band, the Circle, and the various business ventures Sammy has been involved in. They also talk about the Vegas residency and the upcoming bday bash in Catalina in October! Tune in, this is a good one! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week’s episode of SPIN Presents Lipps Service, host Scott Lipps caught up with Talib Kweli. In the episode, the artist discusses everything from his earliest musical influences to the two Black Star albums with Mos Def to working with massive stars like Kanye West and Dave Chappelle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another in person interview this time with the Bluesy alt-rockers, The Record Company! The 3 band members, Chris, Alex and Mark talk about everything from growing up in Wisconsin to how they met via an ad in Craigs list. They talk about the first meetings, the albums they listened to before they formed the band, and their early recordings in the living room. Along they way they tell the stories of their quick rise to fame after 18 months, and landing the opening slot for John Mayer at MSG. They touch base on bands like the Black Keys and the White Stripes who paved the way for blues based rock and roll. The band finishes off the interview with a few tracks performed live! Tune in to this awesome conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott sits in person with Golden globe winner, actor, musician, and author, David Duchovny for the second in person interview he has done in a year! They dive right into his new album and the inspiration behind his musical journey. They talk about Davids first roles in Twin Peaks and his iconic role on the X Files, which leads into talk about UFOS and the current information just released from the government. They then discuss the role of Hank Moody and Californication, looking into some of the great aspects of that show. Scott and David chat about musical influences from Prog rock to current Americana and how that shaped the new record. The two finish up by discussing the plot line of his current novel, Truly Like Lightning and his new audible book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott catches up with 8x New York Times best seller, Anthony Bozza, and the co-founder of Fleetwood Mac, Mick Fleetwood. They discuss how they both met and how Anthony came to write Mick's autobiography, Along they way they talk in length about Peter Green, later discussing the tribute concert, documentary and the time the band moved to LA and connected with Lindsay Buckingham and Stevie Knicks. They discuss everything from the blues to the different direction the band took with the lineup and jump into modern day Fleetwood Mac. The Tik Tok phenomena and Don't Stop from the Clinton campaign are discussed in length. Is the infamous band dropping new music? Tune in and find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices