Too Much Effing Perspective

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 Week There the Other Night." See IG (Decades of Disorganized Music): @officialv...

"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 new EP, Dancing on the Moon Get your own “Words + Music In 6 Seconds by Dan Wilson” --...

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 her first (and last) time driving the tour bus. --------------------------------------...

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 a nap with a lady.” Pick-up Rhett's new solo album The Misfit on vinyl from ATO Records See IG: @rhettmill...

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 See IG: @craigwedren -------------------------------------------------- G...

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. -------------------------------------------------- Get in touch with Too Much Effing Perspective Contact us:...

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 “Diabetic” is his only tattoo. Find Shepard's art and clothing https://obeygiant.com See...

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 Effing Perspecti...

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 comedy team impersonating a band committed a human wrong at a human rights benefit. ---------------------------...

Modern Family’s two-time Emmy Award-winning actress Julie "Claire Dunphy" Bowen 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. Julie on IG: @itsjuliebowen Check out Julie Bowen's podcast, Quitters. ------------------------------------------------...

Ketch Secor and Cory Younts of the Grammy-winning alt-country band Old Crow Medicine Show caw about the time Garrison Keillor kicked them out of his prairie home; the fake name Ketch gave Portland police when he was busted for busking at Pioneer Courthouse Square; and why the band is sharing royalties for their hit song “Wagon Wheel" with Bob Dylan. OCMS website: https://www.crowmedicine.com See b...

Need a Quick Infusion of Spinal Tap Moments? Try Quick Taps - short stories in short episodes for short attention spans. This week, you’ll hear about the destruction of literally millions of dollars in historical rock and “reel" memorabilia like the amp on which John Lennon played the last Beatles show ever; the guitar on which Eric Clapton wrote “Layla”; and the TV on which Brian DePalma screened...

We cross examine David about the time Aimee Mann came to his rescue in front of a hostile crowd; why a security guard once stormed out in the middle of a show; and how pissing people off has just become part of the act. David Cross on IG: @davidcrossofficial David Cross' website: https://officialdavidcross.com -------------------------------------------------- Get in touch with Too Much Effing Per...

Tap's musical director and producer CJ Vanston dishes about how Bruce Springsteen caused Michael McKean to miss the real Stonehenge; why Jeff Beck thinks CJ is literally a giant; and who in Guns N' Roses cut Spinal Tap’s amp cables at Wembley Stadium. Check out Derek Small's album Smalls Change (meditations upon ageing) produced by CJ Vanston https://youtu.be/_0w18e7FiSg?si=pJ_ACQwYrWgTYCJR ------...

Alex and Allen countdown their TAP 11 favorite quotes, jokes, and Spinal Tap Moments in the movie, This Is Spinal Tap. Watch This Is Spinal Tap https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/this-is-spinal-tap -------------------------------------------------- Get in touch with Too Much Effing Perspective Contact us: hello@tmepshow.com Website: https://tmepshow.com Social: @tmepshow Learn more about your ad choice...

Spinal Tap Moments happen to everyone -- moments that don't seem all that funny at the time, but are hilarious in retrospect. In Season 2 of Too Much Effing Perspective, co-hosts Allen Keller (musician + comedy writer) and Alex Hofmann (Radiohead's original US tour manager) are back with more stories from their favorite bands and entertainers who share the laughable, ludicrous predicaments they’ve...

Dan Konopka regales us with stories about the piss bucket that is put by his drum kit every time he plays the Paradise Rock Club in Boston; how a dead muppet looks; and what it’s like to rock in zero gravity. OK Go IG: @okgo -------------------------------------------------- Get in touch with Too Much Effing Perspective Contact us: hello@tmepshow.com Website: https://tmepshow.com Social: @tmepshow...

Jon Langford riffs on what uber-famous band looked like schoolchildren when they opened for his band in 1979; what body part he had immortalized in plaster; and why The Mekons put another band’s photo on the cover of their first album. Jon's IG: @jonlangfordofficial -------------------------------------------------- Get in touch with Too Much Effing Perspective Contact us: hello@tmepshow.com Websi...

Co-Host Alex Hofmann talks about being Radiohead’s American Tour Manager in 1993, and the origins of the historic contract from the band’s first US show that was made into a one-of-a-kind NFT. TMEP Show NFT gallery https://tmepshow.com/nft ----------------------------------------------- Get in touch with Too Much Effing Perspective Contact us: hello@tmepshow.com Website: https://tmepshow.com Socia...

Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker reflect on whether it’s better to just get electrocuted than to cover your mic with someone’s sock; who stunk them out of their dressing room at Colorado’s legendary Red Rocks Amphitheater; and how the glamour and the squalor are never far apart on the road. Purchase Sleater-Kinney's new album, Little Rope: https://www.sleater-kinney.com Sleater-Kinney IG: @sleat...

Jazz Singer Tierney Sutton tells us about being Clint Eastwood’s muse; what it’s like to attend the same seder as Barbra Streisand; and whether she was the motive for a famous showbiz murder in the '90s. Tierney's IG: tierneysutton_music -------------------------------------------------- Get in touch with Too Much Effing Perspective Contact us: hello@tmepshow.com Website: https://tmepshow.com Soci...

Jody Porter tells us about the time Lemmy from Motorhead got tongue-tied around Joni Mitchell: what’s it like to live with The Who's John Entwistle; and the genius of bandmate Adam Schlesinger who passed away from Covid in 2020. Jody's IG: @jodyporternyc -------------------------------------------------- Get in touch with Too Much Effing Perspective Contact us: hello@tmepshow.com Website: https://...

Joey Santiago riffs on what it’s like to have been worshipped by Kurt Cobain; how to put a guy in the hospital with a guitar solo; and why his least favorite Pixies song to play is “Monkey Gone to Heaven.” Pixies IG: @pixiesofficial -------------------------------------------------- Get in touch with Too Much Effing Perspective Contact us: hello@tmepshow.com Website: https://tmepshow.com Social: @...

Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley haul out their views on rockstar bathroom etiquette; being on tour when Covid hit; and the time when the Commodores serenaded Governor George Wallace. DBT IG: @drivebytruckers Website: https://www.drivebytruckers.com -------------------------------------------------- Get in touch with Too Much Effing Perspective Contact us: hello@tmepshow.com Website: https://tmepsho...

Zia McCabe tells us about blowing bubbles on David Bowie; how she fooled her bandmates into believing her newborn daughter was one of the roadies; and what it’s like to star in a real-life mockumentary. Zia's IG: @ziamccabe The Dandy Warhols website: https://www.dandywarhols.com -------------------------------------------------- Get in touch with Too Much Effing Perspective Contact us: hello@tmeps...