On this episode, Scott welcomes back Alice in Chains guitarist and
songwriter, Jerry Cantrell! Jerry just recently released his fourth
studio album under his own name, "I Want Blood," and he gives Scott a
behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind his creative
process and who helped to create the album. Jerry does a deep dive
into the early days of starting Alice in Chains, including early tours
with Ozzy Osbourne and Van Halen, his first meeting with Layne Staley,
and the importance of the camaraderie of the Seattle music scene. The
episode ends with Jerry talking about his favorite albums, movies, and
underrated artists!

0:00 Intro

00:0:30 Catching up

00:1:40 Touring with Zakk Wylde and Ozzy

00:3:19 Eddie Van Halen stories

00:6:22 Writing Nutshell

00:8:27 Jar of Flies

00:11:20 Writing with Chris Cornell

00:12:48 Features on the new album

00:14:50 Camaraderie in Seattle

00:16:26 Talking Grunge

00:17:14 Getting back to solo music

00:20:19 Early music inspirations

00:22:28 Meeting Layne

00:28:13 Finding the Alice sound

00:31:54 Nirvana and the scene

00:33:45 Story behind Rooster

00:38:00 Revisiting records

00:39:26 Writing songs

00:45:38 Finding his voice

00:49:31 Economics

00:54:09 Favorite albums

00:55:26 Top 5 films

00:57:25 Underrated bands

00:58:28 Upcoming tours and cities

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In this episode of Lipps Service, Scott sits down with Bad Nerves frontman Bobby Nerves. They discuss drums, punk, the Bad Nerves origin story, making it as a band and more! Listen in for an exciting discussion with the energetic singer and songwriter for one of the best new punk bands out there!

00:00:43 - Drumming/Ramones
00:02:20 - Drum shops/Record stores
00:03:50 - U.S. tour
00:05:30 - The Hives influence, taking them on tour/audience interaction
00:09:15 - touring with The Hives
00:11:26 - growing up in Essex and early music tastes
00:14:20 -starting as recording project/finding genre of Bad Nerves
00:17:10 - going in with no expectations
00:19:18 - 10,000 hours theory and the time band took to form
00:20:20 - first recording studio
00:22:00 - working with friends
00:23:13 - economics of being a band
00:27:00 -stealing food from gas stations, adventure of being in band
00:30:15 - people connecting with their music
00:30:40 -going to America first time, manifesting it with song
00:32:48 -breaking down Baby Drummer
00:35:20 - recognition from Billie Joe Armstrong, pinch me moments
00:38:27 - bands standing for something
00:40:41 - state of the world
00:41:30 - AI
00:43:43 - singing live and backing tracks
00:46:49 - signing to Loose Groove (Stone Gossard label)
00:51:53 - making mistakes
00:52:47 -Bobby Nerves supergroup
00:54:58 -top 5 underrated punk bands
00:56:45 -Bobby’s perfect album
01:00:52 -top 5 British dishes
01:04:42 - Bobby’s twitch radio show

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On this episode, Scott welcomes back the iconic frontman of Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer for his second time on Lipps Service — Maynard James Keenan! Maynard discusses the Sessanta tour (in celebration of his 60th birthday), details his upbringing in Ohio, his life in the army, and what it's like living in LA. The two also get into Maynard's many extensive interests, ranging from Jiu-Jitsu, UFC, and wine-making to opening and owning multiple restaurants. Maynard also talks about his favorite records and how they influence his wine-making. The episode closes with some of Maynard's favorite underground bands, TV shows, and comedians. Tune in for another insightful conversation with the one and only Maynard James Keenan!

00:00 - Intro

00:20 - Black Sabbath

02:00 - Comedy openers

03:21 - Early influences

04:45 - Time management

06:03 - Growing up in Ohio

09:55 - Life in the army

15:09 - First band CAD (CAD song becoming Sober)

17:33 - Moving to LA/early days of Tool

20:32 - Scientology gun story

22:39 - Religion

23:29 - Creative process

27:34 - UFC and fighting

28:43 - Setenta/touring

32:24 - Merkin Vinyard/living in Arizona

38:23 - Talking about context and wine

40:09 - Jiu jitsu

42:05 - Favorite restaurants

44:28 - Favorite records

45:56 - Underground bands

47:29 - Car speakers/Portlandia

48:40 - Comedians

51:00 - Closing remarks

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