Ep449: CJ and Spike of Me First & the Gimme Gimmes
The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds · Nate Goyer, Record Collector, Music Fan, Vinyl Maniac
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Show Notes
9 years since the last album, CJ Ramone and Spike Slawson discuss the new album "Me First & the Gimme Gimmes ¡Blow It…at Madison's Quinceañera!" - the victories and challenges of the band, disgruntled audience members, picking annoying songs to cover and what's next for the band.
Topic Include:
- What is a quinceañera?
- MFATGG music wasn't familiar to 15 year old girls
- Traditional Spanish songs in the album
- Making the live album at a quinceañera
- MFATGG is a live band – best way to capture them on record
- Spike and band enjoys the live awkward moments
- A nasty email from a disgruntled audience member
- Dealing with difficult audience members
- American schlager culture / antagonizing the audience
- The process of selecting Madison for the quinceañera
- The family struggled through parts of the show
- Comparing to MFATGG Ruin Johnny's Bar mitzvah album
- The quinceañera was filmed, when will we see it?
- MFATGG hearing back from artists they covered
- CJ comparing MFATGG to Ramones doing "Acid Eaters"
- Spike hates the original versions of songs MFATGG play
- How are the songs selected for a MFATGG project?
- Nate screws up the "Queen of Hearts" lyrics
- What other songs would Spike like to cover?
- They like covering songs that give them negative responses
- Folding in punk riffs into covers
- Memories of Steve Soto and Manic Hispanic
- Will there be more MFATGG albums in the near future?
- Interview wrap up
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