Lead Singer Syndrome with Shane Told

Episode 356 – Keith Buckley, formerly of Every Time I Die, returns to the show today! We talk about his new project Many Eyes, who just finished their first tour and will be releasing an album later this year. We also touch on what his personal life has looked like in the past few years. Check out the new Many Eyes singles now and be on the lookout for the album! Shampoo sucks! It dries out and strips your hair of essential oils. I quit Shampoo and I now use products from Modern Mammals instead! You should too. Get 10% off at modernmammals.com/pages/lss when you use code LSS! How are those New Years Resolutions coming? FACTOR can help! With delicious and nutritious meals sent directly to your door and ready in just 2 mins, you'll be reaching your goals in no time. Get an amazing deal right now Visit FACTOR MEALS dot com slash lss50 and use code lss50 to get 50% off. NEED SOME GREAT NEW MUSIC!? Open Your Ears has you once again with the new split release from House & Home and Suntitle ! If you're a fan of 2000's Emo and 90's Punk Rock, you're going to love this. Head over to OYErecs.com for more info! It's out now wherever you stream your music! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 355 – Jake Wilson of Between You And Me is on the show today! We get into their career so far leading up to the new EP, their first independent release since parting ways with Hopeless Records. Catch them on tour in the US and Australia this year, and don't miss the new EP "SH!T YEAH" out April 5th! Shampoo sucks! It dries out and strips your hair of essential oils. I quit Shampoo and I now use products from Modern Mammals instead! You should too. Get 10% off at modernmammals.com/pages/lss when you use code LSS! How are those New Years Resolutions coming? FACTOR can help! With delicious and nutritious meals sent directly to your door and ready in just 2 mins, you'll be reaching your goals in no time. Get an amazing deal right now Visit FACTOR MEALS dot com slash lss50 and use code lss50 to get 50% off. NEED SOME GREAT NEW MUSIC!? Open Your Ears has you once again with the new split release from House & Home and Suntitle ! If you're a fan of 2000's Emo and 90's Punk Rock, you're going to love this. Head over to OYErecs.com for more info! It's out now wherever you stream your music! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 354 – Ben Barlow of Neck Deep is back on the show! It’s been seven and a half years since we last had him on, and a lot has happened for the band. We get into all that, the big shows coming up for them, their new warehouse/studio/rehearsal space, and of course their brand new self-titled record. It’s out now everywhere, so go check it out! Shampoo sucks! It dries out and strips your hair of essential oils. I quit Shampoo and I now use products from Modern Mammals instead! You should too. Get 10% off at modernmammals.com/pages/lss when you use code LSS! How are those New Years Resolutions coming? FACTOR can help! With delicious and nutritious meals sent directly to your door and ready in just 2 mins, you'll be reaching your goals in no time. Get an amazing deal right now Visit FACTOR MEALS dot com slash lss50 and use code lss50 to get 50% off. NEED SOME GREAT NEW MUSIC!? Open Your Ears has you once again with the new split release from House & Home and Suntitle ! If you're a fan of 2000's Emo and 90's Punk Rock, you're going to love this. Head over to OYErecs.com for more info! It's out now wherever you stream your music! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 353 – Lead Saxophone Syndrome?! Saxl Rose joins the show today – bending the rules of the show a little this time. He plays saxophone for… well, just about everybody! From his childhood watching his father perform the sax with his band, to getting into other styles of music as he grew up, to the array of artists he’s rocked a sax feature for (Paramore, Wiz Khalifa, Jelly Roll, Spiritbox, The Used, & Silverstein to name a few). He's now releasing his own solo music via Next Paradigm. His debut single "Alone With You" is out now, so check that out & make sure to catch him on tour! Shampoo sucks! It dries out and strips your hair of essential oils. I quit Shampoo and I now use products from Modern Mammals instead! You should too. Get 10% off at modernmammals.com/pages/lss when you use code LSS! How are those New Years Resolutions coming? FACTOR can help! With delicious and nutritious meals sent directly to your door and ready in just 2 mins, you'll be reaching your goals in no time. Get an amazing deal right now Visit FACTOR MEALS dot com slash lss50 and use code lss50 to get 50% off. NEED SOME GREAT NEW MUSIC!? Open Your Ears has you once again with the new split release from House & Home and Suntitle ! If you're a fan of 2000's Emo and 90's Punk Rock, you're going to love this. Head over to OYErecs.com for more info! It's out now wherever you stream your music! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 352 – Eugene Hütz of Gogol Bordello joins the show his week! He talks all about the incredible career he's had. From his influences, his own music, his record label, working with newer artists as a producer, and more. So much music coming from his various projects and touring all over the world, you’ll definitely not want to miss any of it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 351 – Lukas of Mental Cruelty joins the show today! We get into his start as a vocalist at 16 year old all the way up to recently joining Mental Cruelty, recording and releasing their first record on the legendary label Century Media, the wild sounds he makes, and his first time touring in the US- catch them all over the country in the next couple months with OV SULFUR! Their latest album, “Zwielicht”, is a masterpiece and is out now everywhere. Do not sleep on this record, this band or that tour! Shampoo sucks! It dries out and strips your hair of essential oils. I quit Shampoo and I now use products from Modern Mammals instead! You should too. Get 10% off at modernmammals.com/pages/lss when you use code LSS! How are those New Years Resolutions coming? FACTOR can help! With delicious and nutritious meals sent directly to your door and ready in just 2 mins, you'll be reaching your goals in no time. Get an amazing deal right now Visit FACTOR MEALS dot com slash lss50 and use code lss50 to get 50% off. NEED SOME GREAT NEW MUSIC!? Open Your Ears has you once again with the new split release from House & Home and Suntitle ! If you're a fan of 2000's Emo and 90's Punk Rock, you're going to love this. Head over to OYErecs.com for more info! It's out now wherever you stream your music! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 350 – Ricky Hoover of deathcore group Ov Sulfur joins the show today! From his time in his previous band Suffokate, taking a break from music and metal (and becoming a top barber!), to the success Ov Sulfur is having now, we get into his journey in music and life. Catch them on their co-headlining US tour with Mental Cruelty starting in February, and check out the new BANGER “Hivemind”, featuring Lukas of Mental Cruelty, out now! Shampoo sucks! It dries out and strips your hair of essential oils. I quit Shampoo and I now use products from Modern Mammals instead! You should too. Get 10% off at modernmammals.com/pages/lss when you use code LSS! How are those New Years Resolutions coming? FACTOR can help! With delicious and nutritious meals sent directly to your door and ready in just 2 mins, you'll be reaching your goals in no time. Get an amazing deal right now Visit FACTOR MEALS dot com slash lss50 and use code lss50 to get 50% off. This Valentine's Day, skip the usual gifts. With Songfinch, create a memory that sings your love story. Custom songs ready in just 4-7 days at a great price. Go to songfinch.com/LSS and get your song uploaded to Spotify for free! LISTEN TO THE PODCAST THEME SONG CREATED BY SONGFINCH AT THE END OF THIS EPISODE! NEED SOME GREAT NEW MUSIC!? Open Your Ears has you once again with the new split release from House & Home and Suntitle ! If you're a fan of 2000's Emo and 90's Punk Rock, you're going to love this. Head over to OYErecs.com for more info! It's out Jan 26th (2024) wherever you stream your music! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

She's finally here! After years of trying to make it happen I speak to Cassadee Pope, known for her work with pop-punk outfit Hey Monday (who are back!), competing on The Voice (she won!) and of course her solo work in the country world where her debut album debuted at #1 on the Billboard Country Charts. We talk about her return to the world of pop-punk, playing When We Were Young Fest, and a whole lot more! Don't miss it! Shampoo sucks! It dries out and strips your hair of essential oils. I quit Shampoo and I now use products from Modern Mammals instead! You should too. Get 10% off at modernmammals.com when you use code LSS! How are those New Years Resolutions coming? FACTOR can help! With delicious and nutritious meals sent directly to your door and ready in just 2 mins, you'll be reaching your goals in no time. Get an amazing deal right now Visit FACTOR MEALS dot com slash lss50 and use code lss50 to get 50% off. This Valentine's Day, skip the usual gifts. With Songfinch, create a memory that sings your love story. Custom songs ready in just 4-7 days at a great price. Go to songfinch.com/LSS and get your song uploaded to Spotify for free! LISTEN TO THE PODCAST THEME SONG CREATED BY SONGFINCH AT THE END OF THIS EPISODE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lead Bassist Syndrome??? Sorta! This week we have Issues bass player Skyler Acord joining the show, to discuss the bands final live shows, the demise of the band in 2020, and how he has landed on his feet now playing with Twenty One Pilots as their live bassist. Of course, he's got the pipes as well, releasing solo music for the first time ever under his own name. Issues last shows ever are starting this week, go get tickets and be sure to check out Skyler's solo work wherever you stream your music! How are those New Years Resolutions coming? FACTOR can help! With delicious and nutritious meals sent directly to your door and ready in just 2 mins, you'll be reaching your goals in no time. Get an amazing deal right now Visit FACTOR MEALS dot com slash lss50 and use code lss50 to get 50% off. This Valentine's Day, skip the usual gifts. With Songfinch, create a memory that sings your love story. Custom songs ready in just 4-7 days at a great price. Go to songfinch.com/LSS and get your song uploaded to Spotify for free! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 347 – Charlotte Sands joins the podcast today! From her childhood growing up surrounded by art, moving to Nashville as a young adult, to her recent successes, we get into her journey through music so far. Her debut full length album “Can We Start Over” will be out January 24th so go pre-order it now – and catch her on tour next year all over the world! How are those New Years Resolutions coming? FACTOR can help! With delicious and nutritious meals sent directly to your door and ready in just 2 mins, you'll be reaching your goals in no time. Get an amazing deal right now Visit FACTOR MEALS dot com slash lss50 and use code lss50 to get 50% off. This Valentine's Day, skip the usual gifts. With Songfinch, create a memory that sings your love story. Custom songs ready in just 4-7 days at a great price. Go to songfinch.com/LSS and get your song uploaded to Spotify for free! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 346 – Colie of Beauty School Dropout joins the show today! The band has been blowing up in a massive way and we talk all about the incredible opportunities they’ve had, as well as the legendary people they’ve gotten to work with. Touring with Blink-182, recording with Rob Cavallo (Green Day/My Chem etc), being on Versewire, the label run by Mark Hoppus and Pete Wentz, and so much more. The new album “READY TO EAT” is out now everywhere, go check it out! I'm excited to welcome SONGFINCH as a new sponsor of the show! If you need a custom written and recorded song for a loved one (or yourself!) they are fast, a great price, and do awesome work with hundreds of different writers to get the sound and vibe you want. They turned a song around for me in just a couple days even during the Christmas rush! And it's awesome! Get yours at songfinch.com/LSS and for a limited time get your song uploaded to Spotify (so you can listen to it everywhere) for free! Need high quality, ready to eat FRESH meals sent to your door? Yes you do, because you're busy and these meals from Factor are delicious! They have a TON of different options too. Head to Factormeals.com/LSS50 and save 50% (!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 345 – Mikaila Delgado of pop punk band Yours Truly joins the show today! From her younger years getting into alternative music, touring in her teens, starting Yours Truly with guitarist Teddie, the sudden success of their hit single “High Hopes”, releasing their debut full-length record during lockdown, and everything since; we get into her journey through life and music in this very honest conversation. The first single from their sophomore record will be out soon, so keep your eyes out for that - you won’t want to miss it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 344 – Stevie Williams of Australian punk band Clowns joins the show today! We talk about it all including his early obsession with Slipknot and heavy music, his persistence and friendships that landed them a record deal with legendary punk label Fat Wreck Chords, and writing a bi-sexual punk rock anthem. The new album “Endless” is out now everywhere, go check it out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 343 – Canadian legend and multi-platinum selling artist Sam Roberts joins the show today! We get into his long and illustrious career, from stories from some highlight moments to evolving as a person, songwriter and band; writer’s block, the concept for the new album, and more. Catch the Sam Roberts Band on tour this fall in Canada and select US dates, and check out their new album “The Adventures Of Ben Blank” out now everywhere! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 342 – Ollie Baxxter of Broadside returns! It’s been about 5 years since the last time he was on the show, and a LOT has happened. From working with a new label and new producers, evolving the sound, to stories from touring, we get into it all. The new album, “Hotel Bleu”, is out NOW, and catch them on tour this fall with This Wild Life! NEW MUSIC ALERT! Latewaves are bringing their talents to Open Your Ears Records! Since 2016 the band has been delivering some of the most fresh and heartfelt rock music and Open Your Ears is thrilled to announce their brand new self titled album, out NOW! Check out the new tune “Italian Smokes”, from the Asbury Park trio. Don't miss this track - out now! Do you honestly play golf? Do you play golf honestly? Then check out Honest Golf, a new golf apparel and accessory company, supplying high quality and fresh gear for your golf needs. This isn't your Dad's golf company, and also doesn't write down a 5 when clearly it was an 8. Use promo code LSS20 for 20% off ! honestgolf.ca HELLLLLOOOOOO FRESH! It's America's #1 meal kit for a reason .... and right now get 50% off plus free shipping with promo code 50LSS - hellofresh.com/50LSS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 341 – Max Kerman of Arkells is back baby! Since the last time on the show, this multi-platinum selling band has gotten even bigger (including a record 6th Group of the Year Juno award) and has become a household name across Canada. We discuss being in a band that is crossing generations, their process writing and producing records, and their many appearances in the Canadian sports scene, especially their performance at the CFL Grey Cup halftime show in 2021. Their new album, “Laundry Pile” is out now, go check it out and catch them on tour in the US and Canada this fall! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 340 – Dylan Slocum of Spanish Love Songs joins the show today! We get into his winding career path, including working in Hollywood and being a baseball player. Now, as a frontman, we discuss his approach to songwriting, working with new producers, touring, and more. Their new album “No Joy” is out now, so go check it out, and catch them on tour in the UK & US with Hot Mulligan! NEW MUSIC ALERT! Latewaves are bringing their talents to Open Your Ears Records! Since 2016 the band has been delivering some of the most fresh and heartfelt rock music and Open Your Ears is thrilled to announce their brand new self titled album, dropping September 29th. Check out the new tune “Italian Smokes”, from the Asbury Park trio. Don't miss this track - out now! Do you honestly play golf? Do you play golf honestly? Then check out Honest Golf, a new golf apparel and accessory company, supplying high quality and fresh gear for your golf needs. This isn't your Dad's golf company, and also doesn't write down a 5 when clearly it was an 8. Use promo code LSS20 for 20% off ! honestgolf.ca HELLLLLOOOOOO FRESH! It's America's #1 meal kit for a reason .... and right now get 50% off plus free shipping with promo code 50LSS - hellofresh.com/50LSS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 339 – THIS IS A MUST LISTEN! Danny Estrin of Australian progressive metal band (and EUROVISION FINALISTS!) Voyager joins the show today! From being born in Germany, to emigrating to Australia, and becoming an immigration lawyer himself, we talk about his journey through life and music so far. What's it like being in a band in the most isolated capital city in the world, to all of a sudden playing for 160 million people live at the latest Eurovision finals? Listen and find out. Also don't miss their new album, “Fearless in Love” out now everywhere, featuring the Top-10 Eurovision single, “Promise” – go check it out! NEW MUSIC ALERT! Latewaves are bringing their talents to Open Your Ears Records! Since 2016 the band has been delivering some of the most fresh and heartfelt rock music and Open Your Ears is thrilled to announce their brand new self titled album, dropping September 29th. Check out the new tune “Italian Smokes”, from the Asbury Park trio. Don't miss this track - out now! Do you honestly play golf? Do you play golf honestly? Then check out Honest Golf, a new golf apparel and accessory company, supplying high quality and fresh gear for your golf needs. This isn't your Dad's golf company, and also doesn't write down a 5 when clearly it was an 8. Use promo code LSS20 for 20% off ! honestgolf.ca HELLLLLOOOOOO FRESH! It's America's #1 meal kit for a reason .... and right now get 50% off plus free shipping with promo code 50LSS - hellofresh.com/50LSS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 338 – Mike Herrera of legendary punk rock band MxPx returns to the show today! They just released their new album, “Find Your Way Home”, and we talk about his approach to songwriting, their return to a more DIY approach self-releasing the record, their live streams, choosing a setlist on tour, his role as bassist in Goldfinger, and so much more. Go check out the new album, out now everywhere, and Mike’s podcast - the Mike Herrera Podcast! Brought to you by: NEW MUSIC ALERT! Latewaves are bringing their talents to Open Your Ears Records! Since 2016 the band has been delivering some of the most fresh and heartfelt rock music and Open Your Ears is thrilled to announce their brand new self titled album, dropping September 29th. Check out the new tune “Italian Smokes”, from the Asbury Park trio. Don't miss this track - out now! Do you honestly play golf? Do you play golf honestly? Then check out Honest Golf, a new golf apparel and accessory company, supplying high quality and fresh gear for your golf needs. This isn't your Dad's golf company, and also doesn't write down a 5 when clearly it was an 8. Use promo code LSS20 for 20% off ! honestgolf.ca HELLLLLOOOOOO FRESH! It's America's #1 meal kit for a reason .... and right now get 50% off plus free shipping with promo code 50LSS - hellofresh.com/50LSS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 337 – Marc Hudson of power metal legends DragonForce joins the show today! From his start as a guitar player in local bands, to recently writing and recording his first solo record over the pandemic, we get into his story so far in music. The new solo album “Starbound Stories” (which absolutely RULES BTW) is out August 25th on Napalm Records - go pick up a vinyl right now ! Brought to you by: NEW MUSIC ALERT! Latewaves are bringing their talents to Open Your Ears Records! Since 2016 the band has been delivering some of the most fresh and heartfelt rock music and Open Your Ears is thrilled to announce their brand new self titled album, dropping September 29th. Along with this announcement comes a new single, “Same Air”, from the Asbury Park trio. Don't miss this track - out now! HELLLLLOOOOOO FRESH! It's America's #1 meal kit for a reason .... and right now get 50% off plus free shipping with promo code 50LSS - hellofresh.com/50LSS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices