Lead Singer Syndrome with Shane Told

Episode 212 - IT HAPPENED!! Punk legend Milo Aukerman of Descendents joins the show! In 2016, Milo was laid off from his science job at DuPont (coincidentally enough where Shane used to work!) and came back into the fold releasing Hypercaffium Spazzinate, the first Descendents album in 12 years. Now with the band back, Shane and Milo discuss the time frame on a new album, the rivalry between Desce...

Episode 211 - Eric Vanlerberghe, co-vocalist of I Prevail joins the show Live in Downtown Los Angeles at the Fearless Records Pop-up! I Prevail has had an incredible album cycle with hit after hit and tons of radio success. To top it all off, they were nominated for 2 Grammys! During Grammy Weekend, Eric and Shane chat about the accolade, their massive setback on their headlining tour, and if they...

Episode 210 - Chuck Ragan of Hot Water Music joins the show! One of the nicest and hardest working guys in punk rock, Chuck talks to Shane about his upbringing in Florida (his Dad was a PGA Tour golfer), the humble beginnings of HWM and the Gainsville scene, and the breakup and reform of Hot Water Music - now celebrating their 25th year as a band. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

Episode 209 - LIVE FROM LOS ANGELES! Shane sits down with Vic, Aaron and Telle during Grammy weekend to talk about whack tour stories, lyric writing, using steroids to get through shows, and Grammy nominations (or lack thereof). Special thanks to Fearless Records for putting this all together! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 208 - Steel Panther's own Michael Starr joins the show! Fresh off their 5th full length album (!!) Michael talks about the early days of being a Las Vegas and LA resident cover band playing 5 nights a week to getting signed to a major label and focusing on their original music. Also covered is how many chicks Michael has slept with, getting tested for STD's - and on a serious note - his re...

Episode 207 - One of the most influential bands in both metalcore and post-hardcore, Cave In has been making incredible records since the '90's. Stephen Brodsky, who got his start as the bass player in Converge, took over lead vocal duties for the band, who quickly made their name in the scene with their classic space-rock meets emo-core album "Jupiter". After signing to a major label, it looked l...

Episode 206 - Merry Christmas! Piebald is back after 12 years with .... a Christmas EP? That's right, it's a bit random but it's awesome. So, fittingly on Dec 25th, Travis Shettel joins the show to talk about what he's been up to, the old days of the Boston scene, living in New Orleans, and an ill fated local show in Shane's hometown in 2001. Shane also recounts an embarrassing moment meeting the...

Episode 205 - NEFFEX frontman Bryce Savage joins the show! From playing college baseball to heading up a marketing company Bryce Savage (along with bandmate Cameron Wales) asked himself … when was I happiest? Turns out it was when Bryce and Cam were making songs in their bedroom as teenagers just finding their music footing. With that inspiration NEFFEX was born, along with a fresh attitude that i...

Episode 204 - Shane's good friend Jeremy DePoyster of The Devil Wears Prada joins the show!! Shane and Jer reminisce about touring together (they've been on the same bill over 100 times), making up for lost time on the education front, TDWP's ridiculous song titles, and singing a lot more on the new TDWP album - "The Act" (out now!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 203 - Greg Barnett, co-frontman of Scranton turned Philly's finest punk rock band The Menzingers joins the program! We go deep in this one, talking about Greg's background and family life, his political science degree he's finally using (in his songs) and The Menzingers gaining sudden success after 10 years of touring. Greg also breaks down his lyrics about drinking and drugs(tores) from t...

Episode 202 - Judah Akers, frontman of indie/country/impossible to label band Judah and the Lion joins the show!! Judah talks about the beginnings of the band and advice from "Uncle Don" which has kept them an independent band yet still have had amazing success in the form of a #1 hit, appearances on late night television, and a song featuring Kacey Musgraves. Calling in from Calgary in the middle...

Episode 201 - Josh Ramsay of Marianas Trench joins the show! An incredible vocalist and accomplished songwriter (he co-wrote "Call Me Maybe") Shane and Josh discuss the dangers of music videos, songwriting techniques, playing 13 instruments, and Josh's interesting backstory growing up in Vancouver with professional musician parents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 200!!!  We did it! What a milestone, and to celebrate I speak to Alice in Chains frontman William Duvall, who has been in the band since shortly after the passing of Layne Staley. Now, 14 years in the band and finally dropping his first solo album at age 52, William discusses his upbringing in the 1980's Atlanta Hardcore scene, run ins with cops and skinheads, his entry into AIC, and his t...

Episode 199.5 - Happy Halloween! Everyone's favorite horror obsessed act Ice Nine Kills is KILLING it these days! I thought of no better guest for this special episode than frontman Spencer Charnas, who considers Halloween "almost a religious holiday". Spencer and Shane talk about the crazy (and highly successful) year INK has had, what he dressed up as for Halloween almost every year as a child,...

Episode 199 - He's back again! Underoath drummer/singer and The Almost everything-man Aaron Gillespie returns for a third instalment! Just 3.5 years ago, Underoath had only just talked about reuniting for a tour, and since they've released a new album and toured extensively. Now taking a break, Aaron has revived his solo project The Almost with a terrific new album "Fear Caller". Shane and Aaron t...

Episode 198 - Best known as the lead singer / shredder for SoCal emo-punkers Rufio, Scott Sellers is now a songwriting beast, putting out 4 solo albums in barely over a year. Self producing, self-recording and (sometimes) self-releasing, despite his prolific output the music quality never suffers. Scott and Shane reminisce about the old days of MP3.com, the demise of Rufio, Rufio's first tour ever...

Episode 197 - Ex-Taking Back Sunday guitarist/vocalist and key member during the Louder Now and Where You Want To Be albums Fred Mascherino joins the show! After leaving Taking Back Sunday in 2006, Fred went on to release the critically acclaimed solo album "Bend To Break" under his The Color Fred moniker. After various other projects including Terrible Things with Hot Rod Circuit frontman Andy Ja...

Episode 196 - Shane and his good pal Donovan sit in Shane's car shooting the shit while Hail The Sun is on tour in Toronto. The discussion includes how his new band Nova Charisma came about, Donovan's continued sobriety, co-writing with outside people, the demise of Sianvar, writing on a bass guitar (‽), juggling multiple projects and careers - and still not loving police. Looking for some new mus...

Episode 195 - Matt McAndrew, "The Voice" finalist and now the new lead singer of SLAVES joins the show! It's been a wild ride for Matt, who found himself auditioning and nearly winning Season 7 of "The Voice" before signing a record deal and releasing the hit single "Wasted Love". After meeting Kevin Thrasher of Escape The Fate just a few months prior, Kevin passed his number onto SLAVES, who cold...

Episode 194 - SURPRISE! NEW BAYSIDE ALBUM! Anthony Raneri frontman of Bayside and Shane's good buddy joins the program to talk about the decision to drop a surprise album (on Oct 6!), his favorite and least favorite Bayside albums, baseball, living in Nashville, and a lot more!  Need glasses? Contacts? Check out Eyeconic.com/LSS and use promo code LSS to save 10%!  Learn more about your ad choices...

Episode 193 - With multiple Platinum and Gold albums in the UK and Australia, and millions of records sold worldwide, The Wombats have become a household name in the Indie-pop world. Matthew Murphy joins the show and discusses moving to LA from Liverpool England, the "Dark Art" of songwriting, recent fatherhood, and his new solo project - Love Fame Tragedy.  Do you wear glasses or contacts ? Check...

Episode 192 - Jake Luhrs, frontman of Grammy nominated metal heavyweights August Burns Red joins the show! While on tour with Silverstein supporting, Jake and Shane discuss the anniversary tour of their seminal album "Constellations", his faith and writing a book about it, playing bass on stage for the first time, and a lot more! Jake also ranks his favorite (and least favorite) ABR albums.  Learn...

Episode 191 - You requested it and FINALLY here it is! Casey Crescenzo - the mega talented mastermind behind The Dear Hunter and former frontman of cinematic post-hardcore legends The Receiving End of Sirens joins the show! The discussion ranges from Casey's super musical upbringing, the demise of TREOS, his only ever music lesson, and Shane's confusion with the "other" band - Deer Hunter. Learn m...

Episode 190 - Dying in Designer (Real name: Bobby O'Brien) joins the show fresh off his debut album! One of the hottest names in the "Emo Rap" genre, Bobby and Shane discuss his signing to punk label Hopeless Records, the importance of albums over singles, hitting rock bottom, and the meaning behind the title of his album "Nobody's Happy".  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

Episode 189 - The talented and prolific Ace Enders joins the show! A long awaited guest, Shane and Ace talk about the upcoming The Early November album (out Sept 27th), how he was kicked out of one of his early bands, and the ill fated Early November Triple Album - which led to their break up in 2007.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices