Ep419: Joey Cape - Lagwagon, MFATGG and more

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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