Every performer who’s ever been on the road has at least one bizarro story that could have been pulled straight from the iconic music mockumentary, This Is Spinal Tap. Co-hosts Allen Keller and Alex Hofmann delve deep into their guests’ harrowing, humbling, and hilarious Spinal Tap Moments uncovering universal truths along the way. (Although it would be as great as having armadillos in our trousers, this podcast is not affiliated with This Is Spinal Tap and no person or entity connected with the film has sponsored or endorsed its content. This podcast is not affiliated, sponsored or licensed by Authorized Spinal Tap LLC or Century of Progress Productions.)
Among auspicious April events in rock ‘n’ roll history, April 13, 1983, is the date that Violent Femmes released their beloved, eponymous first album and gifted the world with Blister in the Sun, Add It Up, Gone Daddy Gone, and other instant classics. The album has ascended to the status of “generational hand-me-down” according to Violent Femmes founding member and our fellow Milwaukeean, Brian Ritchie.
April 5, 1994 is the date that Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain passed away. Both topics loom large in this conversation with Brian.
Watch our VIDEO where Brian describes how Nirvana was selected to open for Violent Femmes in Austalia, and Kurt’s ragged state of mind even in those early days.
WATCH HERE: https://youtube.com/shorts/usGs3M3atlY
Plus the Femmes are touring this year, so what better time re-share Brian’s stories about his band living through every scene in This Is Spinal Tap in real life; their big break being discovered by The Pretenders while sidewalk busking in Milwaukee; and his 3-word secret to success…”Just keep going.”
The Femmes are on IG: @officialviolentfemmes
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