Erin Kelly-Burkett (Fat Wreck Chords), Louis Posen (Hopeless Records), Joey Cape (Lagwagon)

Lead Singer Syndrome with Shane Told

Shane Told

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🗓️ 2 October 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Episode 385 – Fat Wreck Chords Special – A landmark conversation with Erin Kelly-Burkett of Fat Wreck Chords, Louis Posen of Hopeless Records, and Lagwagon’s Joey Cape! We dig into the huge news that Hopeless is partnering with Fat Wreck, clearing all unrecouped artist debt and giving every Fat band a clean slate, while keeping the label’s legacy and fan experience fully intact. Hear how this historic deal came together and what it means for the future of independent punk. Follow @leadsingersyndrome @shanetold @fat_wreck @edaggers @hopelessrecords @lagwagon1989 @joeycapeofficial 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

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0:00.0	Wave me
0:07.0	Wave us back
0:12.0	Wave me
0:14.0	Wells
0:15.0	It be a back
0:16.0	Weep
0:18.0	We're back
0:20.0	Weid We need us back. We need us back.
0:36.6	A podcast where usually I talk to other lead
0:40.4	singers about what it's like to be the front man or a front woman of a band. But today,
0:45.9	we're doing things a little bit differently. We do have a front man, the legend himself. Joey
0:52.8	Cape from Lagwagon, is on the podcast,
0:55.9	alongside two very, very important people for punk rock
1:01.7	for the last, oh, a long time.
1:05.0	I'm talking about Aaron Burkett of Fat Records
1:09.1	and Lewis Pozen of Hopeless Records. And if you haven't heard the news,
1:15.3	it's a big one in the punk rock world. Fat Records has been sold, everybody. And a lot of times
1:23.3	when you hear this kind of news, you go, oh no, what's going to happen? What are they going to turn my
1:28.9	favorite label into? However, we know it is now in the very, very good hands of fellow punk rocker
1:37.4	Lewis, who I know very well. My band was on Hopeless for three albums. And I've been a huge
1:43.6	fan of everything that Hopeless has done,
1:46.6	and even more of a fan of everything Fat Records has done, going way back into the 90s. So this
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