EP. 187 - Tim McIlrath (Rise Against)

<p>Nowhere Generation. Punk lyricist, social activist and vegan ideologist, <strong>Tim McIlrath</strong>, is our guest on <strong>Episode 187</strong> of <strong>Sappenin' Podcast</strong>! The <strong>Rise Against</strong> vocalist and guitarist takes us on a trip down memory lane, with insights on his believes, the importance of having something to fight for and learning from his musical heroes. In this conversation, Tim opens up on the bands overall message, hiding social commentary within his lyrics, being accepted by every scene of alternative music, festival circuit mayhem, strange tour line-ups, working with his idols in Rancid, The Descendants and Fugazi, being summoned by Jay-Z, wholesome milestones, new music plans, creating new melodies, The Taste of Chaos 2007 tour with The Blackout, The Used, Gallows and Aiden, secret confessions and more! Turn it up and join&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/fakeseansmith/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sean</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mhrichards_/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Morgan</a>&nbsp;to find out Sappenin' this week!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow us on Social Media:</p><p>Twitter:&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/SappeninPod?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@sappeninpod</a>.</p><p>Instagram:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/sappeninpod/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@sappeninpod</a>.</p><br><p>Special thank you to our Sappenin' Podcast Patreons:</p><p>Join the Sappenin' Podcast Community:&nbsp;<a href="https://play.acast.com/s/sappenin/Patreon.com/Sappenin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon.com/Sappenin</a>.</p><br><p>Kylie Wheeler, Janelle Caston, Amandine Urbano, Mitch Perry, Dilly Grimwood, Kelly Irwin, Nathan Crawshaw, Paul Hirschfield, Emma Barber, Kelly Young, Sammy G, Tony Michael, Kat Bessant, Dana Lasnover, Jenni Robinson, Mikey Engler, Louis Cook, Martina McManus, Kevin Clarke, Danny