It’s been over two decades since Me First and the Gimme Gimmes began giving the punk rock treatment to countless pop classics and, today, their third full-length, Blow in the Wind, celebrates its 20th birthday. The Gimmes are a punk rock supergroup, consisting of Spike Slawson (Swingin’ Utters), Fat Mike (NOFX), and Joey Cape and Dave Braun of Lagwagon. The Foo Fighters’ Chris Shifflett was also a member until around June 2019. Each of their albums has a theme, be it showtunes, divas or country & western, among others. Blow in the Wind is a collection of ’60s covers and it’s an absolute blast. Whether it’s interpolations of the Clash in “Eleanor” or Bad Religion in “San Francisco,” or the guitar licks in “Wild World,” you’re left with only one question: is there really any o...
