Shinedown’s Brent Smith is the latest guest on the SPIN Presents Lipps Service podcast, during which he and host Scott Lipps discuss the Grammys and the state of rock’n’roll, getting his first major-label contract, the emergence of acts such as Spiritbox, Benson Boone and Teddy Swims and Shinedown’s enduring success at rock radio.
Smith also talks about the band’s recent new singles, addiction and sobriety and his earliest musical influences. Shinedown will be on tour throughout 2025, beginning April 25 in Des Moines, Ia.
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On the previous episode of Lipps Service, actor/musician John Stamos discussed meeting and performing with the Beach Boys, playing with them at the Washington Monument and assembling his 2023 memoir, If You Would Have Told Me.
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, Dove Cameron, Mick Fleetwood, Nikki Sixx, 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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