Lipps Service with Scott Lipps

Scott sits with The Strokes’ own Albert Hammond Jr., following the recent release of the guitarist’s latest solo album, Melodies on Hiatus. The California-born musician and son of “It Never Rains in Southern California” singer Albert Hammond was one of the first-ever guests on Lipps Service back in 2018. In his second appearance, he talked with Scott about The Strokes’ latest tour for its album The New Abnormal, hanging out with Anthony Kiedis, and what it’s like living in LA. The two also got into Hammond Jr.’s upbringing and getting into music at a young age, meeting and working with The Cars’ Ric Ocasek, and the whole story of him joining The Strokes, including meeting Julian Casablancas in NY and having almost instant chemistry with him. They reflect on The Strokes’ 25-plus-year-long career, working with Rick Rubin and other producers, touring, the making of his solo albums, Melodies on Hiatus, and much more. Tune into an insightful and rockin’ episode with the one and only, Albert Hammond Jr. 

Scott sits with Billboard chart topper and “No Limit” rapper G-Eazy, who is back to making music and working on his newest, upcoming album after a year-long hiatus from the industry. They get into G’s experience walking around and living in New York, his house in LA where he also has his own studio, Scott and G’s friendship over the last 15 years, and G’s dabbling in photography. Further along in the conversation, G reflects on his early days in music, releasing songs on MySpace and YouTube, how he posed as his own “manager” in emails to book gigs, the wide-range of music he was surrounded by in his childhood, and the story of watching his “Runaround Sue” remix blow up on the internet. G also dives into how he secured his first record deal with RCA, attending college in New Orleans, the making of songs like “Me, Myself & I” and “No Limit,” and what it’s like to collaborate with other artists. They also talk about his recent hiatus from music, and how he spent most of it in Paris, the making of his latest singles and upcoming album, and, of course, some fun “Top 5s” at the end. Tune in for an amazing episode!

Scott sits with his close friend and actor Norman Reedus, who’s most well known for playing Daryl in The Walking Dead and in his latest project, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon. The new show is currently airing in its first season and is already the highest rated spin-off series of the incredibly popular zombie TV show franchise. The two get into their friendship that began over 15 years ago when they would run around the streets of LA together, Norman’s early acting and modeling gigs, and the new spin-off and his experience being an executive producer for it. Along the way, in his second appearance on Lipps Service, Norman talks about his love for Ru Paul’s Drag Race, what it was like working with drag queen Paloma on Daryl Dixon, the newest season of his motorcycle-interview show Ride, and he even dives into some crazy stories about his musician friends, including much more. Tune in for an intimate chat and some laughs with the one and only, Norman Reedus.

Scott sits with the frontman of alt rock '90s giants Everclear, Art Alexakis, and gets into it all in person…They dive into his upbringing and trouble youth, with Art sharing stories about breaking into homes to go through medicine cabinets and his family's hardships, as well as his musical journey and when he learned how to play guitar and what music he was surrounded and influenced by as a struggling musician. They talk about bands that inspired Everclear, from Zeppelin to X and everything in between, and get into some of his early bands including Colorfinger. They discuss Art's experience within the cowpunk scene in LA, how he started his record label, and when he took out an ad in The Rocket at 30 years old to start a new band, which then resulted in the forming of Everclear in Portland. They discuss pivotal moments in his career like the band's signing to Capitol and the meaning behind some of their biggest hits like "Father of Mine." Along the way they discuss Art's battle with MS, and last but not least, the band's newest album and, of course, some great "Top 5s!" Tune in to a great episode!

Scott sits with Ben Thatcher and Mike Kerr of UK power duo Royal Blood, who's newest album, Back to the Water Below, hit the #1 spot on the UK chart for the fourth time in their career… They get into their experiences exploring and eating in NYC, their humble beginnings in Brighton, and the band's early days that lead up to the recording of their debut album, which is 10 years old this year… Along the way they talk about meeting Jimmy Page, working with Josh Homme, and the journey leading up to the new album, including the process of writing and self-producing it in their own studio… They get into the meaning behind some of their highlight tracks and end with naming their top 5 best musical duos, top 5 Royal Blood songs, and top 5 riffs of all time... Tune in for a fun time and some laughs with UK powerhouse, Royal Blood.

Scott sits with lead guitarist and singer of legendary Emo-punk pop band Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat world, the morning of their NYC performance at Central Park Summerstage…They get into a brief history of Jimmy Eat world from early teenage years listening to hair metal to eventually getting into their early influences like Pixies, Fugazi, Rocket from the Crypt and more…They discuss how the band got together, the early years, the Capitol record years leading up to being dropped and how they secured a new deal w Dreamworks and made the iconic record Bleed American…They discuss the process behind that record leadiing up to other subjects like Taylor Swift, AI and how Prince came to cover "The Middle"..They finish out talking about the tour with Manchester Orchestra and a great set of top 5s, from the greatest Jimmy Eat world songs to the best pop punk songs… Tune in to a great episode!

Scott sits in person with the iconic Irish singer songwriter, Andrew Hozier Byrne best known for his 2014 breakthrough debut including Take me to Church on the heels of the release of his third album, Unreal Unearth…They get into his upbringing and his story from not being able to find musicians to play on Take me to Church to how it exploded via Bandcamp and Reddit..Along the way they touch on great stories like his first appearance on Letterman, performing with Anne Lennox on the Grammy's…life on the road and his philosophies on life..They dive into the meaning behind the new record and the Dante's Inferno references and remember Sinead O'Connor before getting into his top 5 lists of greatest Irish artists of all time and top 5 voices in music..and finally touch base on his current upcoming tour of the US and Europe..Hosier is a great conversationalist with always a lot to say, tune in for a great episode!

Scott sits in person with Nick Hexum of 311 and gets into his path and journey in life from learning Jimmy Buffets "Margaritaville" at 12 to his early roots in Jazz and covers until the 311 sound was born…They reminisce on great stories about The Clash, Joe Strummer to his early days of touring in RV's and eating top Ramen after moving to LA at 17…They discuss faking it until you make it with Nick name dropping on phone calls the industry players out of Music Connection magazine to how they landed a deal with Capricorn...They get into their body of work, the 13 albums and talk about key moments like Amber, Love song and how "Music" and "Evolver" are looked back at today.They end with a top 5 quick round and talk a bit about the new record they are working on now...

Scott sits in person with the always fantastic Luke Spiller of The Struts on the day of their NYC show and they catch up about everything from the Taylor Hawkins performance to life on the road to the new record and acoustic EP…They begin by chatting a bit about Luke's fashion obsessoin and segue way into life on the road and the summer festivals and the competitive nature of the shows…They get into the idea of AI and rock music and talk about their new record and how it was recorded- to the new video, and tour and end with the Top 5 Rolling Stones songs and the Top 5 rock songs of all time…Tune in for a fun one…

Scott sits in person with the multi platinum 2x Grammy winner, Jason Mraz on the heels of the release of his eighth album, Jason is a force of positivity and inspiration today and they start with his early beginnings in Virginia…They get into his early life, surrounded by the music of his parents and up to his days in school and finally migrating to the west coast after a short stint at school in NYC.They talk about his early coffee shop days, how he got into music, from his first indie record deal to his major label deal with Elektra records..They discuss the genesis of his first hit "Remedy" to "I'm Your's" up to the night he won 2 Grammys..They getting into the recording and writing process of the new record, the meaning behind the album , the tour and even touch base on AI an the writing process.Last but not least, they end with 2 sets of the top 5 questions…