Lipps Service with Scott Lipps

Scotts sits in person with one of the most exciting new voices and personas in music, the incredible Teddy Swims. They chat about Teddy's early days from hair metal cover bands to eventually amassing 440 million views on Youtube WITH millions of fans and followers. Along the way they get into his upbringing, going to beauty school and dropping out and even working at Chilis. The guy talk about his...

In this episode, Scott sits with the charismatic singer of indie folk band, Dawes, to talk about their new album, upcoming tour, the band's history and so much more. They chat about the release of their 8th studio album and the musical community growing up in Malibu. They get into his early years growing up around his Dad as he sang for Tower of Power and what led him to his current bandmates. The...

Scott Zooms with the legendary founder, lead guitarist and songwriter, Neal Schon, of Journey. The conversation starts with Neal's upbringing around music and how he get started playing guitar at the age of 10. They then jump to 17 when he joined Santana and the events leading up to that pivotal moment. The two chat about the formation of Journey, how he met Steve Perry and some of the first songs...

In this episode, Scott sits with uber talented actor, Michael C Hall. He's best known for his roles on Dexter and Six Feet Under. Also, a few of his bandmates in Princess Goes to the Butterfly Museum, Matt Katz Bohen and Peter Yanowitz Drums join us! They talk about how the band met on the production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch to Michaels time working with Bowie and everything in between. Along...

This week, Scott sits in person with model, activist and lead singer of Sunflower Bean, Julia Cumming and their guitarist, Nick Kivlen. The group chats about when they met and the music that surrounded them at the time. Next, they dive into Julia's journey into music and what it means to be a indie rock band in this day and age. The conversation covers the songs on Headful of Sugar and writing a v...

This week, Scott chats with Wesley Schultz, singer and frontman of the Lumineers. The two chat about early concerts and family life as a child, which leads Wesley to discussing his early influences growing up on the east coast and how he met co-founder of the Lumineers, Jeremiah Fraites, under terrible circumstances and the journey they’ve been on together. They wrapped up their conversation with...

Scott sits for a second time with Lipps Service Alumni, Yungblud. They make a cup of tea and get into the new record right off the bat. The two catch up about when they first met and how Dom got started in LA. They chat about the music business and dive into the inspiration about the new album, the community of incredible fans, and how Ozzy and Sharon ended up in the video for Funeral. Along the w...

Scott sits in person with the legendary host of 120 Minutes on MTV, Matt Pinfield, to discuss his history, music and his journey. They start by discussing his early years as a singer and how he got his start in radio. In the process so many stories are mentioned including his first interview at MTV with Depeeche Mode, how he helped get the KISS unplugged show together, and how he advised David Bow...

Fresh off his performance at SXSW, Scott sits with Jake Wesley Rogers about his rise to fame. Jake sits in person to talk about his path and journey from growing up in Kansas City and early childhood to stardom. They talk about his musical influences, love of theater and how the two translate to the stage. They get into what fashion and image mean to him as well as how he met Justin Tranter and th...

Scott sits with the lead singer of the one of the biggest Brit pop bands in history, Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon. The band has sold over 100 million records and was recently welcomed into the Rock and Roll hall of fame. They start off the interview by discussing what it means to be receive that honor. The two get into the music discovery process as Simon talks about his radio show and the history o...

Scott sits in person with the incredibly talented Julian Lennon and start by talking about the famous John Lennon song “Give Peace a Chance” and what it means in the current global climate. The two chat about their connections and Julians upbringing from early years at school to being on set of the Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus as a child. Along they way they talk AC/DC, Steely Dan, the Beat...

This week, Scott talks with the lead singer of one of the pioneers of the Nu Metal movement, Jonathan Davis of Korn. They get into everything from his current health after a tough bout with Covid to keeping busy in the last few years with the new record Requiem. They start by going over his upbringing and what got him the bug from Jesus Christ Superstar to Duran Duran, Christian Death, Pantera and...

Scott zooms with Joe Newman and Gus Unger the members of British indie rock sensation Alt-J. Speaking from their homes in England, they dive into their love of obscure and not so obscure podcasts and the bands history from meeting at University in 2007 and the early days with Garageband. They discuss their upbringing and forming a bond and friendship early on. They get into their move to Cambridge...

This week, Scott sits down with Cassandra Jenkins, the singer songwriter that ended up on everyones top 10 albums of the year list with her second record, An Overview on Phenomal Nature. They go through her journey growing up in a musical family and the many concerts the family would hold in their house… They talk about the similarities to her household to a Wes Anderson film and her roles models...

Scott sits in person with the awesome LP, a global superstar with streaming figures in the billions. They get into their story and journey, from growing up in NYC to writing songs for the likes of Rihanna, Cher and the Backstreet Boys. They discuss role models, the early years, moving to LA, their journey through many record deals and highs and lows in the music industry. There are some great stor...

Scott sits in person with an incredibly talented band, Failure, who were fixtures of the LA underground rock scene in the 90’s. Known for their album, Fantastic Planet, Ken Andrews, Greg Edwards and Kelli Scott are here to discuss the bands history, the new record Wild Type Droid and everything in-between. They get into some mutual friends and how the band formed. The early Failure days are brough...

Scott sits down with Father Zakk of Black Label Society and Ozzy Osbourne. They get into the new Black Label Society album, which was just released, and the box set including the hilarious infomercial. The two talk Elton John, Early Sabbath, and how Zakk put in the work to make him what he is today. They then chat about Ozzy and his first time working with the band and touch base on Randy Rhoads b...

Scott and Spin Mag’s, Daniel Kohn, chop it up over the best albums of 2021 and any trends and forecasts for 2022. They get into the softer side of music with Daniels picks like Brandi Carlile, Yola, Julien Baker and more alternative records like Dry Cleaning and Foxing. They then discuss honorable mentions like PinkPantheress, Japanese Breakfast and Snail Mail. Scott’s list leans more into the hea...

Scott sits with 3-time Lipps Service alumni, Palaye Royale! The members and brothers, Sebastian, Remington and Emerson sit in person and get into a good hour about their new record, their history and everything in between. The group gets into their style and inspirations and the determination it takes to make it in music now as one of the bands holding the flag for rock and roll. They chat about e...

Guest host and Spin magazine editor, Daniel Kohn, sits with Dan Ozzi to talk about his new book, Sellout, which describes the major label feeding frenzy that swept Punk, Emo and Hardcore from 1994-2007. They get into the idea behind the book as well as the bands that were part of this movement including Green Day, Jawbreaker, Jimmy Eat World , Blink-182 and many more…. Tune in to this bonus episod...

Scott Zooms with the reluctant rock and wine star to discuss all things wine and music. The star from Puscifer discusses his upbringing and influences along with both of his bands, A Perfect Circle and Tool. They talk about life in Arizona, how Maynard got into music and comedy and his family upbringing. They also touch base on the scene in LA when he moved here to how Tool started and what got hi...

As yesterday would have been Mick Rocks 73rd birthday, we look back at this interview from August, 2019 as a tribute to his incredible life and passing this week. Scott shares incredible stores with his good friend and the iconic music photographer. He learns about the history of rock and roll photography, through Mick's lens, from shooting with David Bowie, Queen, the Stooges and many others. Res...

Scott sits with Buzz, Dale and Steven of the iconic group the Melvins. Tune in! The band even performs a selection of songs from their new record Five legged dog in person, a first for the show. They go through the bands history ,how Dale and Buzz met, and they touch base on the Seattle scene. They also talk about their love for music, the Stones and particularly how they came to choose some of th...

Scott zooms with the legendary Riff master and incredible talent behind Alice in Chains, Jerry Cantrell. They take a look at his solo work and talk about his new record Brighten which drops the week of the podcast release. They also talk about the videos for Atone, Brighten and how the band came together on his third solo record. They go through a verbal timeline of how Layne met Jerry and how the...

In a virtual interview, Scott sits with the iconic leader of Motley Crue, Nikki Sixx, who has his fourth book coming out this week Oct 20th, chronicling his life before Motley Crue. They dive into how they initially met, Nikki meeting his wife Courtney and their connection and get into all things before Motley, including his relationship with his family, how he got into music, and the music that i...