Dexter Holland and Noodles of The Offspring

Lipps Service with Scott Lipps

In this episode of Lipps Service, Scott sits down with Dexter and Noodles from The Offspring. They go over the band’s early SoCal days, how they got signed, and their brotherhood with bands like Rancid and NOFX. Dexter and Noodles share their inspiration for their new albumSupercharged, as well as discussing the new streaming age of music and working with Bob Rock.

00:00:38 - record promo

00:01:00 - last NOFX show

00:01:50 -brotherhood w Pennywise, Bad Religion, NOFX, Rancid

00:02:50 - The Offspring podcast

00:04:16 - lasting 40 years

00:06:07 - bands origin story

00:09:15 - pre-Epitaph days, getting signed

00:10:37 -playing chess w Epitaph guy to get signed, punk chess

00:12:15 - successful of first record

00:14:24 - crazy early day shows on Gilman St

00:18:00 - touring and camping out on the road

00:20:10 - making Smash and it’s success

00:21:56 -writing Come Out and Play

00:27:53 - other Club Lingerie bands

00:28:21 - Pretty Fly For a White Guy

00:30:24 - sophomore album

00:33:25 - streaming age of music for a band like The Offspring

00:34:32 - AFI label

00:36:47 - most successful headlining tour, playing with Ed Sheeran, Sir Brian May, Yungblud, Emily Armstrong

00:43:10 - Woodstock ’99

00:45:40 -new Offspring record, what inspired it

00:48:21 - Dexter running triathlon

00:49:02 - working with Bob Rock

00:52:35 - how does The Offspring pick a setlist

00:55:49 - new age of hardcore bands

00:56:23 - poorly aged records

00:59:05 -Top 5 SoCal Restaurants

01:01:57 -best punk band of all time

01:03:52 -The Offsprings supergroups