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 Bowie on song choices. They get into Matt's early days at radio land touch base on his current KLOS sho...
May 02, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 113
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 the process of writing music now. Lastly, the two talk about how he met Elton John, Kate Hudson and so...
Apr 18, 2022•44 min•Ep. 112
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 of Duran Duran. They touch base on early MTV days and cover everything up to the latest record, Futur...
Apr 11, 2022•52 min•Ep. 111
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 Beatles and so much more. They also get into the process behind the new record, and touch base on his hu...
Apr 04, 2022•47 min•Ep. 110
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 Motley Crue. Along the way the touch base on his life working at the coroners office to the early f...
Mar 21, 2022•42 min•Ep. 109
Scott sits down in person with band members of Wage War, Cody and Britton Bond on their day off in LA. They talk about the genre of Metalcore, growing up in Florida and their early influences from Lamb of God to country music. The group discusses their history as a band from Empires to Wage War. Along they way they discuss early touring days and how they got by, the Warped tour and getting to where they are today. They end the show talking about their latest record, Manic and its meaning, and th...
Mar 07, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 108
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 and recording their first record and discuss the new record, the process, and the upcoming tour. Al...
Feb 21, 2022•47 min•Ep. 107
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 growing up. The two also reminisce about her getting the news of the tragic death of David Berman, h...
Feb 14, 2022•56 min•Ep. 106
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 stories along the way, including a in depth dive on "Churches" and the meaning behind the album. They en...
Feb 07, 2022•56 min•Ep. 105
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 brought up along with their first few records on Slash records ending with Fantastic Planet and the on boa...
Jan 24, 2022•51 min•Ep. 104
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 being honored at the Rock and Roll hall of fame. They get into the time when Zakk played with Guns N ...
Jan 10, 2022•44 min•Ep. 104
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 heavier side of music with Cheap Trick In Another World toping the list and appearances by Royal Blood,...
Dec 21, 2021•45 min•Ep. 91
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 early life on the road and the dynamic of a brotherly band. Along the way they share some great stori...
Dec 13, 2021•53 min•Ep. 90
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 episode with Daniel Kohin and Dan Ozzi!
Dec 06, 2021•41 min•Ep. 95
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 him into music. They get into the writing process of music, early childhood memories and whats in stor...
Nov 30, 2021•36 min•Ep. 92
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. Rest in Peace, Mick.
Nov 22, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 92
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 the tracks on the new 4 CD set of unplugged music. Steven talks about his time with Red Kross and the ...
Nov 15, 2021•47 min•Ep. 91
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 band came together. They discuss Sap and other iconic albums and songs all the way leading up to th...
Nov 01, 2021•50 min•Ep. 92
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 inspired. Along they way they touch base on the writing of the book, the pandemic and life in Wyoming...
Oct 18, 2021•41 min•Ep. 93
Scott catches up with the singer of The Cold War Kids, Nathan Willett. They catch up about life on the road with the Delta variant emerging and talk all things Cold War Kids. Topics covered include, the concepts behind the new record New age Norms 3, life in the pandemic, and how they got the call to open for the Kings of Leon on their current tour. They also get into the current set list, how they did the virtual tour, the writing process for this record and even play some music for the show. T...
Oct 04, 2021•54 min•Ep. 92
Another in person interview with the Red rocker himself, Sammy Hagar. Sammy is best know from his time in Montrose, Van Halen and Chickenfoot and The Circle. On this episode, Scott sits with the busiest guy in rock. They meet in a Orange county studio and go over everything from Sammys early years of traveling and his first interactions with music. Along the way, they get into how Sammy met Eddie Van Halen and how the band first started writing songs. Some touching moments come about when Scott ...
Sep 20, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 81
On this week’s episode of SPIN Presents Lipps Service, host Scott Lipps caught up with Talib Kweli. In the episode, the artist discusses everything from his earliest musical influences to the two Black Star albums with Mos Def to working with massive stars like Kanye West and Dave Chappelle.
Sep 06, 2021•28 min•Ep. 80
Another in person interview this time with the Bluesy alt-rockers, The Record Company! The 3 band members, Chris, Alex and Mark talk about everything from growing up in Wisconsin to how they met via an ad in Craigs list. They talk about the first meetings, the albums they listened to before they formed the band, and their early recordings in the living room. Along they way they tell the stories of their quick rise to fame after 18 months, and landing the opening slot for John Mayer at MSG. They ...
Aug 23, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 86
Scott sits in person with Golden globe winner, actor, musician, and author, David Duchovny for the second in person interview he has done in a year! They dive right into his new album and the inspiration behind his musical journey. They talk about Davids first roles in Twin Peaks and his iconic role on the X Files, which leads into talk about UFOS and the current information just released from the government. They then discuss the role of Hank Moody and Californication, looking into some of the ...
Aug 09, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 85
Scott catches up with 8x New York Times best seller, Anthony Bozza, and the co-founder of Fleetwood Mac, Mick Fleetwood. They discuss how they both met and how Anthony came to write Mick's autobiography, Along they way they talk in length about Peter Green, later discussing the tribute concert, documentary and the time the band moved to LA and connected with Lindsay Buckingham and Stevie Knicks. They discuss everything from the blues to the different direction the band took with the lineup and j...
Jul 26, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 84
On this week's episode, Scott sits with iconic photographer, Danny Clinch. They discuss all things photography, film and their shared love for music and art. They start by talking about the Sea Hear Now festival and get into current live concert scenarios like the recent Foo Fighters show at the Garden. The two get into Danny's history working for the likes of photographers such as Annie Libeovitz and Steven Miesel. Danny also talks about some of his first professional photography shoots that he...
Jul 14, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 86
In this episode, Scott talks to one of the most iconic and polarizing music duos from the 90’s, Vernon Reid and Corey Glover of Living Colour. They chat about everything from their history and how they met, to the current state of the band as they discuss upcoming music and their new tour starting July 1st. Along the way they talk about inspiration, the writing process, and how poignant the messaging was to their debut album, Vivid. They dive into the history of the band with great stories about...
Jul 05, 2021•55 min•Ep. 85
Reunited after 7 years, Scott sits with the brothers Robinson, Chris and Rich from The Black Crowes. They talk about the band's inception 30 years ago to the new tour. The start with reminiscing about when they first and hop into touring life, being one of the first rock bands to hit the rock scene post pandemic. They get into their first show back at the Troubadour, and touch on new music they are creating now with George Drakoulis. They discuss the inception of the band and Mr. Crowes Garden, ...
Jun 21, 2021•43 min•Ep. 84
On this episode, Scott connects with indie artist K.Flay and dives deep into all things music and her career. They cover everything from her love of podcasts to her musical journey. She discussed how she started rapping early on with parody / social conscious rap and about some of her role models like Santigold, Missy Elliot and MIA. They talk about her beginnings in the Bay area to her record deal with RCA and her first traction on Hype Machine. The two then get into her first session working w...
May 25, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 83
Scott has the pleasure of connecting with the godfather of Alternative Rock n Roll and founder of Lollapalloza, Perry Farrell. They begin by catching up as they have known each other the better part of 20 years, then work there way into his life story. The two discuss Perry's early upbringings on long island, to moving to LA to surf and his artistic path in life. Along the way they talk about the new box set that is out titled Glitz and the Glamour, and touch base on his early introduction to mu...
May 05, 2021•49 min•Ep. 82
