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The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music NerdsAuthor: The Vinyl Guide
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Ep531: Erik "Smelly" Sandin of NOFX
Episode 531
Monday, 12 January, 2026
Erik "Smelly" Sandin discusses NOFX life after touring, new music, sobriety through the NOFX hurricane, the Las Vegas incident controversy, the upcoming NOFX Retrospective at the Punk Rock Museum and more. Topics Include: NOFX didn't break up, just stopped touring, still recording new music together Band recorded 6-7 new songs three months ago in the studio Mike constantly writes new material, has lots of unreleased songs ready January 16-18 NOFX retrospective exhibit opening at Las Vegas Punk Rock Museum Smelly will give personal tours but doesn't know what artifacts they'll display Never kept any memorabilia from 42 years, always gave everything away immediately Shocked that original PMRC records now sell for $5,000+ on collector market Band relationships remain same, they talk regularly but need space between tours Currently playing drums with Randy from Pennywise, Cameron Webb Fills in with the Vandals when Josh Freese tours with other bands Recorded drums on Vandals' Christmas album 30 years ago, including transgender song Early drug experimentation began with acid at 16, escalated quickly into addiction Became homeless junkie living on streets for years during darkest period Got clean in 1992, has maintained sobriety for over 30 years now Joined NOFX through classified ad, instant chemistry with Mike during first jam Band went through multiple lineup changes before finding the classic NOFX formula Fascinated by ancient mysteries like underground Turkish cities, pre-Incan megalithic structures Favorite museum artifact: Joe Strummer's original "London Calling" lyrics with water stains His museum tour focuses on how punk rock saved his life story High resolution version of this podcast is available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide Apple: https://tinyurl.com/tvg-ios Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/tvg-spot Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/tvg-amazon Support the show at Patreon.com/VinylGuide
