The TMEP team is taking a short summer break — we'll be back in mid-July with new episodes, guests, and hilarious Spinal Tap Moment stories galore. To kickoff the tanning season, we're joined by Spinal Tap Musical Director CJ Vanston who gives us the inside scoop on the upcoming sequel to This Is Spinal Tap…

Tommy lays it down to us clowns about the release of his new album “Wronger” with Cowboys In The Campfire; the time The Replacements pissed off Kiss’ Gene Simmons so badly that he walked out of their show; and how much fun it was to ride a mechanical bull with Axl Rose. Buy the Wronger…

Need a Quick Infusion of Spinal Tap Moments? Try Quick Taps – short episodes with short stories for short attention spans. In this episode, hear why lying about Steven Seagal doesn’t put you Above the Law; how knocking on wood isn’t necessarily good luck when auditioning at NBC; and whether Pink Floyd really needed oversized…

John Martin stops the presses to give us the scoop on how the newly rebooted CREEM magazine walks that fine line between stupid and clever; the unusual compensation that legendary cartoonist R. Crumb received to design the magazine's iconic mascot, Boy Howdy; and why CREEM's party at the South By Southwest music festival nearly blew-up…

Need a Quick Infusion of Spinal Tap Moments? Try Quick Taps – short episodes with short stories for short attention spans. In this edition, we hear about the time Flavor Flav brought MadTV to a halt in the name of Michael Jackson; why it’s not fun giving Christopher Walken a lift; and what HORROR it…

In this TMEP classic, the legendary Pixies guitarist riffs on how he reclaimed his name from a bully named Joey; the time when David Letterman gave the band a one-word review – “Outfits”; and why his least favorite Pixies song to play is “Monkey Gone to Heaven.” Pixies are on tour in 2023! Find them…

We have a heart-to-heart with this Rock & Roll Hall-of-Famer about the time their record label tried to release the band’s second album BEFORE IT WAS DONE; why their hit song “Barracuda” was inspired by a “slime ball”; and how the music of the 1980’s was ruined by overthinking and cocaine. Nancy’s website: https://nancywilsonofheart.com On…

Need a Quick Infusion of Spinal Tap Moments? Try Quick Taps – short episodes with short stories for short attention spans. In this edition, we go deep…very deep. Hear about the time singer Madisenxoxo got overexposed during a photo shoot; pro diver Tom Haig discovered the desert might not be the best place for aquatic…

Grammy-winning rocker Dave Pirner bares his soul with stories about the time he deftly avoided a dispute between three of his bandmates’ girlfriends; how his first taste of the big time was on a couch-surfing tour with Hüsker Dü; and when he knew it was time to leave the hotel room of Rolling Stone Keith…

Need a Quick Infusion of Spinal Tap Moments? Try Quick Taps – short episodes with short stories for short attention spans. On this edition, you’ll hear about the time The New Pornographers were haunted by the late Levon Helm during a recording session; when a writer novelizing Steven Spielberg’s Poltergeist caused an electrical storm with…