Trivia / Lagwagon

• Adored by the Network: Being the first band signed to Fat Wreck Chords, this isn't surprising, and the band has released all projects on the label along with most of Joey's side projects.
• Black Sheep Hit: Joey has lamented that the band's most popular songs, such as "Mr. Coffee" and "Razor Burn", paint a more lightweight, humerous picture of the band than what tends to show up on their albums.
• Creator Breakdown: Resolve, brought on by the death of Derrick Plourde, is the band's most clear example. As for Joey Cape's solo work, A Good Year to Forget was fueled by the death of his father, the collapse of his marriage, surviving a case of COVID-19, and moving back in with his mother amidst the loss of his livelihood.
• Franchise Zombie: Around the early 2010s, this is what Joey generally saw Lagwagon as, especially after the departure of founding bassist Jesse Buglione. A few years later, however, he regained his passion for the band and channeled it into Hang.
• He Also Did: Along with every current member except for Joey being a part of Rich Kids on LSD at one point or another:
  • Joey Cape plays guitar for the cover supergroup Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, along with fronting Alternative Rock band Bad Astronaut and a Singer-Songwriter Solo Side Project.
  • Derrick Plourde drummed for The Ataris, Mad Caddies, and Rich Kids on LSD.
  • Joe Raposo previously played bass for The Real McKenzies.
  • Dave Raun plays drums for Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, along with filling in for Good Riddance and Hot Water Music.
• No-Hit Wonder: Despite their influence on pop-punk, they never saw chart success. In Wikipedia's own words, "Lagwagon has never had, nor have they seemed to pursue, strong mainstream success."
• Spiritual Successor: To hardcore punk band Rich Kids on LSD, as every current member aside from Joey was in the band at one point or another.
• What Could Have Been: "Hang" was originally conceived as an album consisting solely of songs sung by different characters. It eventually ended up with more personal and sociopolitical lyrics, but "Western Settlements" is the sole holdover from the early concept.