Spinal Tap Minute

The Jonathan Carlisle from The Princess Bride Minute returns for the real life tales of Jonathan getting lost in a hospital, Sean getting trapped in a dorm, and Heidi getting dinged by weird computer magic. Show links: Stuart Murdoch, of Belle & Sebastian, recalls a real life Spinal Tap moment (it’s the first story) Yes … Continue reading

The Jonathan Carlisle from The Princess Bride Minute joins the tour just in time to see Artie take the blame, the band keeping the audience waiting, and Nigel’s sloppy strings. Show links: Bobby Helms Jingle Bell Rock Freddy Cannon 14 Booming Hits Japan Quiet Life Anthony Phillips Sides Our theme music … Continue reading

Joyce Miller of the Midnight Sun program on KVMR is keeping it in the family as we discuss hotel room service, record stores, and the most viscerally disgusting minute of the movie. Show links: Paul Shaffer and The World’s Most Dangerous Band Paul Shaffer meets Artie Fufkin Amazon Women on the Moon … Continue reading

Brett Morris, Earwolf senior production manager and intern returns to observe the ghost of Jim Henson, play the Artie Fufkin drinking game, and talk about our favorite Tap members. Show links: Luigi Boccherini String Quintet in E major Jimmy Page and Chopin Ritchie Blackmore and Beethoven Grand Marnier Paul Shaffer’s Wikipedia … Continue reading

Brett Morris from the Who Charted? podcast joins the tour to talk scary #SpinalTapMoments, pretentious musicians, and well executed stupidity. Show links: Luigi Boccherini String Quintet in E major The Viv Savage STM Special Ozzy’s Stonehenge story Judas Priest Heavy Duty The Shearer/McKean falling-out Most recent news we could find on … Continue reading

Author Chris Epting returns to ask, does Derek have any artificial limbs or plates? Is Derek stealing hotel room keys? And how much can we talk about Derek’s penis without saying “Derek’s penis”? Show links: Derek Smalls, baseball announcer Todd Rundgren climbs the pyramid Garfunkel and Oates Chris with John Oates … Continue reading

Author Chris Epting joins the tour as we look back at what it was like to film with Fred Willard, fly with Spinal Tap, and live with a young Mozart. Show links: Spinal Tap on SNL Spinal Tap on Joe Franklin Spinal Tap at CBGB Shrewsbury Town FC Lick My Lego Love … Continue reading

Jason Snell returns one more time as we observe Jeanine being frank, David being diplomatic, and Nigel being artistic. Show links: The answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything. Lego Nigel and Lego Marty Hear Jason on the Relay FM network Read Jason on Six Colors Spinal Tap Minute Teepublic Store Our … Continue reading

Jason Snell from The Incomparable podcast network returns to help us identify the ugliest sweater possible, the true villain of the movie, and the real meaning of ‘transom’. Show links: Naked Under Leather trailer Suzi Quatro The Wild One Leather Tuscadero Edgeplay The Runaways trailer The Runaways Cherry Bomb Edgeplay vs The … Continue reading

The incomparable Jason Snell calls us from the back of the bus for the minute you’ve all been waiting for. That’s right, we finally talk about the smells of Spinal Tap. Show links: 1984 commercial for Jovan Musk 11 Iconic perfumes of the ’80s 15 Retro Fragrances and Their Cheesy Commercials … Continue reading

The always entertaining Alyce Hrabak returns to talk the heaviest of metals, the highest of hair, and the hardest working roadie on stage. Show links: Slade Velvet Goldmine trailer The Whole Shebang The Lemmy Movie trailer The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill trailer The Devil and Daniel Johnston trailer Cobain: Montage of … Continue reading

The great and powerful Alyce Hrabak joins the tour and we’re not sure if Spinal Tap is like Judy Garland, Tony Danza, or The Who. Show links: A Band Named Moke Cleveland School of the Arts Nighttown Cleveland Ballad of Ramblin’ Jack trailer Ramblin’ Jack Elliot Life and Debt Tuff Gong … Continue reading

Badger McInnes of Squamous Studios returns to the tour for a minute where Nigel goes deep, Ian goes cheap, and Heidi has a peeve. Show links: The blackest black The whitest kimonos Feed the Shoggoth! Our theme music is Doom Buggy Hellride by Aloha Screwdriver. Continue reading

Badger McInnes of Squamous Studios, and creator of Feed the Shoggoth, joins the tour as we talk black album covers, Derek’s basses, and David’s moods. Show links: The Gumby Show trailer Whitesnake Love Hunter Black Mirror trailer A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Spinal Tap confronts Metallica … Continue reading

Jenny and Michael from The Whole Shebang return and Friday is all about Jeanine. We admire the hair, compare her to all the members of Fleetwood Mac, and what is that polaroid picture? Show links: Iron Maiden’s Eddie A Mighty Wind trailer V June Chadwick The Last Waltz trailer The Wrecking … Continue reading

Jenny and Michael from The Whole Shebang return to discuss how Nigel likes the green clay, Jenny digs the V, and Michael’s parents prefer the Yorkshire Terrier. Show links: Real cases of spontaneous human combustion Known Spinal Tap drummers  The Prog Rock family tree (Just ELP) The Commitments trailer Jeff Porcaro’s bizarre … Continue reading

Jenny and Michael from The Whole Shebang join the tour and we decide Stewart Copeland is a ‘Bailey’, David St Hubbins is a ‘Jennifer’, and Harry Shearer is the MVP. Show links: Velvet Goldmine trailer Bob Ross Flower Pot Men sing Let’s go to San Francisco Spinal Tap A to Zed … Continue reading

Bri Angerman returns to talk about getting out of your bubble and getting up on stage. The question of the day is: what’s a better name for Flower People-era Spinal Tap? Show links: Unsung Heroes of Rock ‘n Roll Louis Jordon Always Magic in the Air The Brill Building To … Continue reading

Brian German joins the tour at Elvis’s grave. Heidi schools us about harmonizing, Sean expounds on UK football, and Brian asks the important question. Show links: Somebody Up There Likes Me trailer West Ham United FC (The team on Derek’s hat) Shrewsbury Town FC (Derek’s shirt) What Spinal Tap A to Zed … Continue reading

Victoria Laguna and Gary Roby of the Harry Potter Minute return to explore fashion choices, condemn larynx shaming, and defend unpopular characters. And a big surprise announcement from Gary and Victoria, so stay til the closing credits! Show links: Real Crime Profile The Return of Spinal Tap trailer Tenacious D Lonely Island … Continue reading