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Lead Singer Syndrome with Shane Told

Episode 100 - Tim McIlrath (Rise Against)

Lead Singer Syndrome with Shane Told

Shane Told

Music, Music Commentary, Music Interviews

4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2017

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

HAPPY 100th EPISODE EVERYONE! To celebrate, I speak with my good friend, and frontman of Rise Against, Tim McIlrath. We talk about the formation of Rise Against from the ashes of another punk band, their extremely unlikely mainstream success and the story behind "Swing Life Away", and how important it is to continue to spread their message on a bigger platform. An eyeopening must listen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:03.6

Happy birthday to me.

1:04.9

Well, it's not my birthday,

1:06.2

but it's a big celebration regardless.

1:09.1

Episode number 100. And could there be a more fitting guest?

1:16.4

Not only are they one of the biggest bands

1:18.4

in the punk hardcore scene,

1:20.4

not only are they some of the best people in the scene, but also a great friend of mine and

1:26.7

The artist of the show's theme song at least for now state of the. A lot of people ask what the theme song

1:34.3

of the show is.

1:35.1

It is Rise Against, it is State of the Union,

1:37.8

and that is our guest today.

1:39.8

Tim McElroth is here, and got to say this is one of my favorite episodes I've done and I think

1:47.3

it's because we have so much to talk about. Tim and I go way back all the way back to 2003 when Rizagintz Silverstein out on one of our first tours.

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