On this episode of SPIN Presents Lipps Service with Scott Lipps, Scott sits down with alternative rock icon Melissa Auf der Maur.
Best known for her time in Hole during the Live Through This era and later with The Smashing Pumpkins alongside Billy Corgan, Melissa takes us inside one of the most defining moments in music history — the 1990s alternative explosion.
Melissa opens up about playing on Courtney Love’s new record, the possibility of a Hole reunion, her decision to step away from music, and her life today in upstate New York. She reflects on growing up in Montreal, her first musical memories, and how she discovered her voice through bass and photography.
The conversation dives deep into her relationships with Courtney Love, Billy Corgan, Dave Grohl, and Jeff Buckley, along with firsthand stories from the Nirvana era, the feminist movement in rock, and the raw energy of Hole’s early shows.
Melissa also discusses her new memoir Even the Good Girls Will Cry, featuring never-before-seen photos and personal stories from inside the 90s alternative scene.
Plus — Top 5 Hole songs, Smashing Pumpkins songs, and bass players.
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0:00 Intro
1:17 Courtney Love’s New Record
3:39 Why the Book Now?
6:15 Hole Reunion?
7:24 Life Upstate / Stepping Away from Music
11:10 Growing Up in Montreal
13:52 First Musical Memory / First Record
15:00 Family Background
18:00 Finding the Bass
22:05 Billy Corgan & Courtney Love as Constants
23:00 Smashing Pumpkins Era
24:30 Joining Hole
26:57 First Hole Shows
28:00 Nirvana, Pumpkins & Feminism
34:34 Inside Hole’s Dynamic
36:45 Celebrity Skin / Patty Schemel
39:58 Joining The Smashing Pumpkins
42:49 Dave Grohl
45:03 Jeff Buckley
47:00 Hole Reunion (Again)
48:13 Top 5 Hole Songs
51:55 Top 5 Smashing Pumpkins Songs
53:20 Top 5 Bass Players
54:00 The Photo Book
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