Ska Boom Interviews - Dave Kirchgessner of Mustard Plug on 30 Years of Ska Punk
b'Welcome to Ska Boom Interviews, which is the audio companion to my book Ska Boom: An American Ska & Reggae Oral History now available from DiWulf Publishing and Amazon.\\xa0 \\xa0In this episode, I\\u2019m speaking with\\xa0 Dave Kirchgessner, who is the lead singer of Mustard Plug.\\xa0 2021 is the band\\u2019s 30th anniversary and as of this recording they have played 1,900 shows, recorded 8 albums and sold hundreds of thousands of records, becoming one of the most well-known and popular American ska punk bands.I first became aware of the band through their incredibly catchy ska punk cover of \\u201cThe Freshman\\u201d by The Verve Pipe in 1997. When given an opportunity to capitalize on its growing popularity, the band decided not to do so, taking a different path than other ska bands of the era.\\xa0 We discuss the decision the band made not to promote the song as well as why it's never a good idea to leave the van when on tour and any similarities between Dave's job as a singer and his other job as a real estate agent.\\xa0Please note: The music clips included in this podcast fall under the \\u201cFair Use Doctrine\\u201d as defined by Section 107 of the Copyright Act. The law allows for use of music clips for purposes of criticism, comment, and news reporting.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'