Canadian rock band Simple Plan are the guests on the newest installment of the Lipps Service podcast, speaking with host Scott Lipps about the highlights from their 25-year career, including the hits “Perfect” and “I’m Just a Kid” and their influential debut album, No Pads, No Helmets…Just Balls.
The band members discuss their roots and early days making music in Canada, the Montreal punk scene, losing a record deal with Sony, performing on the Vans Warped Tour and touring with Avril Lavigne. Simple Plan also dishes on working with producer Bob Rock, their version of a perfect album and their favorite Canadian bands.
On the previous episode of Lipps Service, the Walkmen’s Hamilton Leithauser, Telescreens frontman Jackson Hamm and Thesaurus Rex’s Calvin Rezen and Varun Jhunjhunwalla got together for a discussion after the show’s first live taping in New York in June.
Since it began in 2018, the acclaimed podcast has featured many of the biggest voices and personalities in music, including exclusive interviews with Anthony Kiedis, David Lee Roth, Hozier, Maynard James Keenan, the Police’s Stewart Copeland, Mick Fleetwood, Nikki Sixx, Dove Cameron, Perry Farrell, the Kills and many more. Every few weeks, a new episode of SPIN Presents Lipps Service is available wherever you listen to podcasts.
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