Spike Slawson

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Spike Slawson is an American punk rock musician, a member of Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Swingin' Utters, Filthy Thievin' Bastards and Re-Volts.

Having grown up in Pittsburgh^[1], Slawson worked in the mail order department of the record label Fat Wreck Chords^[2] before Me First and the Gimme Gimmes (a cover band/'supergroup' consisting mainly of members of Fat Wreck bands) formed in 1995. Slawson is the lead singer for the group. From 2000, he has been the bassist for Swingin' Utters. He also sings and plays bass for the Re-Volts.

[edit] External links

• Interview, Truepunk.com
• Interview, Thepunksite.com
• Interview, Now magazine, November 30, 2006: "Gimme country: Punk cover cut-ups take on Nashville"

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v • d • e Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Spike Slawson · "Fat" Mike Burkett · Chris Shiflett · Joey Cape · Dave Raun Brian Baker · Scott Shiflett · Eric Melvin Studio albums Have a Ball · Are a Drag · Blow in the Wind · Take a Break · Love Their Country · Have Another Ball Live and compilation albums Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah EPs Turn Japanese Related articles Fat Wreck Chords · Lagwagon (Joey Cape, Dave Raun) · NOFX (Fat Mike, Eric Melvin) · Foo Fighters (Chris Shiflett) · Swingin' Utters (Spike Slawson) · No Use for a Name (Chris Shiflett)