Violent Femmes bassist Brian Ritchie tells us about attending the legendary 1975 Bruce Springsteen “Bomb Threat” show in Milwaukee; why Kurt Cobain insisted on opening for the Femmes even though Nirvana was a bigger band; and what it was like to be part of the Velvet Underground reunion on Moe Tucker’s album “I Spent a…

“Closing Time” songwriter and 2x Grammy-Award winner Dan Wilson shares about the time Liam Gallagher from Oasis sort of paid him a compliment; how Carole King responded when he nixed one of her song ideas; and why Adele chose to use their demo version of “Someone Like You” on her mega-album, 21. Listen to Dan’s…

Need a Quick Infusion of Spinal Tap Moments? Try Quick Taps – short stories in short episodes for short attention spans. Hear about Billy Idol’s keyboardist getting left on the john in Eastern Europe; a punk rock band on their first tour getting penned up in Pennsylvania; and the bassist from Babes In Toyland on…

Rhett goes Wheels Off about the time Kobe Bryant said “Cool” after he sang the National Anthem at a Lakers game; and the time Kobe DIDN’T say “Cool” when Rhett sang the anthem stoned; and how awkward it was when Rhett stopped by a recording studio and Kanye West was in the vocal booth “taking…

Craig shudders to think about the time he was in Germany shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall; how his record label used Michael Jackson as bait to get his band’s video on MTV; and why his hometown, Cleveland, was crucial to the success of Bruce Springsteen and David Bowie. Visit Craig’s website: https://craigwedren.com…

Need a Quick Infusion of Spinal Tap Moments? Try Quick Taps – short stories in short episodes for short attention spans. Hear about the time an ER doctor became an ET doctor; when a band went from moaning to Ramoning; and how a young woman got on The Tonight Show by playing her cards right….

Artist/Activist Shepard Fairey (creator of Obey Giant, the Obama “Hope” poster, and the iconic “Andre the Giant” image) gets Frank about why he almost added an asterisk to an Ozzy Osbourne tour poster; the outrage he felt as a boy when the Village People’s “YMCA” fell off the top of the charts; and the reason…

Nicole feeds us a steady diet of stories about the time she offered to babysit the Jonas Brothers; when R&B legend Mavis Staples wore her concert t-shirt to the zoo; and why her guitar won’t appreciate in value until Donovan dies. Check out Nicole’s IG: @nicoleatkins Website: https://www.nicoleatkins.com ————————————————– Get in touch with Too Much…

Need a Quick Infusion of Spinal Tap Moments? Try Quick Taps – short stories in short episodes for short attention spans. Hear about the time a band started a food fight in front of a not-yet-famous Hanson; the day a bassist got locked in a Porta Potty and hauled far away; and the night a…

Modern Family’s two-time Emmy Award-winning actress Julie Bowen (Claire Dunphy) spills the beans about the time she was supposed to film a sex scene on Jim Morrison’s grave; her Mrs. Robinson thang for Harry Styles; and why Spinal Tap keyboardist Viv Savage is her kindred spirit. Check out Julie Bowen’s podcast, Quitters. ————————————————– Get in…