It blows my mind that I can be 294 podcasts in and still be recording some of my favourite Life In The Stocks episodes to date. It gets me so excited about the future and what's still to come. But let's not get ahead of ourselves...joining me for Episode 294 of LITS is Spike Slawson from Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, the best covers band in the world, and his solo project Uke-Hunt - you see what he did there?!? This is a great chat. We discuss frontmanship (is that a word?) and show business, getting sober and the effect that has on your craft, censorship, creativity and the joy of discovering music, Pittsburgh and the socio-economic and political history of that part of the US, the history of American punk, the ever-evolving Gimmes line-up and so much more. Follow me on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram: @mattstocksdj My first two books (Life In The Stocks Volume One & Two) are also out NOW and available to buy from all reputable online book stores. Signed copies can be purchased direct from the publishers: rarebirdlit.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.