Need a Quick Infusion of Spinal Tap Moments? Try Quick Taps – short episodes with short stories for short attention spans. On this 11th edition of our QTs (11? Sound familiar?), hear some horror stories of “Hell Holes” on the road like the time Swamp Thing crashed at a summer camp filled with mystery meat;…

In this TMEP classic, Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley from Drive-By Truckers tell us about the time then-DBT’er Jason Isbell was approached by a chatty fan while taking “a monument”; why “Horse Pussy” was once under consideration as their band name; and the crazy moment the Commodores serenaded Alabama’s segregationist Governor George Wallace. DBT IG,…

Superchunk frontman Mac McCaughan jams with us about the time his group headlined for a seafood buffet; why a misspelling in the Chapel Hill phonebook was the inspiration for their band name; and how a chance meeting at the merch table led to Merge Records signing Arcade Fire. On the Interwebs: https://mergerecords.com Socials: @mergerecords ————————————————–…

Need a Quick Infusion of Spinal Tap Moments? Try Quick Taps – short episodes with short stories for short attention spans. Hear about the time Nick Lowe dropped in on an obscure Milwaukee band and became an instant fan; Wayne Newton kindly chauffeured some out-of-town Vegas guests in the middle of the night; and an…

In this TMEP classic, Jon Langford taps the deep, dark bowels of punk rock to share his 1979 prediction that U2’s career was “going nowhere”; how Lester Bangs declared the Mekons to be better than REO Speedwagon and Budgie…combined; and about being dissed at the A&M Records Christmas party. This Spinal Tap Moment swap meet…

In another one of our faves from the TMEP vault, we revisit our lively chat with Modern Family’s two-time Emmy Award-winning actress — the hilariously funny Julie “Claire Dunphy” Bowen who 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…

Need a Quick Infusion of Spinal Tap Moments? Try Quick Taps – short episodes with short stories for short attention spans. Hear about the time pro-wrestler Randy “Macho Man” Savage caused the host of a cooking show to be turned into mincemeat; the gig where Jane’s Addiction’s Dave Navarro rained blood from the heavens; and…

Spinal Tap’s Music Director CJ Vanston shares a personal Spinal Tap Moment about the time one of his guitar heroes, Jeff Beck, got into CJ’s pants. Jeff Beck pass away on Tuesday, January 10, 2023. We hope his hilarious and heartfelt story brings a bit of levity to a sad moment for music fans. Learn…

In one of our faves from the TMEP vault, we replay our chat with Dan Konopka from 2021 on the date 11/11 (because everything in this show must go to 11) when he told us why a piss bucket is put by his drum kit every time he plays the Paradise Rock Club in Boston;…

Alex, Allen, and Gretchen cherry pick the best Spinal Tap Moments from the show. Hear about the time Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein from Sleater-Kinney were left a “present” in their dressing room at Red Rocks; Rhett Miller tells us how the Old 97’s guitar player accidentally tripped balls during an appearance on Conan; Semisonic’s…