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Too Much Effing Perspective

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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

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51:44

The Hooters Eric Bazilian - All Us Zombies

Too Much Effing Perspective ·

2024/09/10

The Hooters’ Eric Bazilian tells us a bazillion stories including the time he had to skip a flight from L.A. because Ringo Starr wanted to write songs with him; being cheered on by Jack Nicholson as his band took the stage at Live Aid; and offering Pete Townshend a case of beer, a pizza and a deli tray to get The Who to play his daughter’s wedding. Eric's music and more on the interwebs:

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10:36

Quick Taps - Crashing

Too Much Effing Perspective ·

2024/09/03

When you’re a struggling band on the road, you sometimes have to crash wherever you can like in the homes of potential serial killers who’ve decorated their place with bugs, bloody handprints, and missing teeth. On this Quick Tap, you’ll hear some not-so-relaxing bedtime stories from Palehound’s Elle Kempner, blues guitarist Bex Marshall, James Joseph from James and the Cold Gun, and Michael Deni from Geographer.Find our Guests on the

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3:32

HIT SINGLE - Die Kreuzen’s Erik Tunison

Too Much Effing Perspective ·

2024/08/27

Erik tell us about the time he angered drummer Rat Scabies from legendary British punk band, The Damned, and lived to tell about it. In fact, he lived to tell Rat about it decades later!Die Kreuzen stuff on IG: @diekreuzenbook -------------------------------------------------- ***http://distrokid.com/vip/tmep*** Get the VIP treatment with 30% OFF your first year subscription to DISTROKID. DISTROKID the easiest way for rockers like YOU to get your music into Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Tidal, TikTok,

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45:28

Rock 'n' Roll Re-Creation: Styx Drummer Todd Sucherman

Too Much Effing Perspective ·

2024/08/20

Influential drummer (and epic storyteller) Todd Sucherman gets multiple rimshots telling us what it was like playing the late night TV circuit with Spinal Tap; why he never wears white when on stage with wild animals; and how surreal it was to play with David Hasselhoff at the Tribute Concert for Princess Diana back in 1998. Todd also spills the tea on the highs and lows of being in a band with Allen.Find Styx tour dates, music, and more:

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8:57

Quick Taps - License To Kill

Too Much Effing Perspective ·

2024/08/13

You may be driven to tears during this episode as Lo Moon’s Matt Lowell recounts the time the guy driving their tour bus searched for their gig using the North Star instead of Google Maps; composer Daniel Davies’ driver decided he was going to drink and drive the 16 hours to Canada without a bathroom break; recording artist Arsun had a European driver who truly believed it’s the journey not the destination; and the inimitable Citizen Cope tells us about the time he was on the road supporting a new

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36:36

The State’s David Wain - To Billy Joel or Not To...

Too Much Effing Perspective ·

2024/08/06

Comedic Renaissance man David Wain from sketch-comedy groups The State and Stella tells us about turning down the chance to see the Nirvana Unplugged show at MTV in 1993; the time his radio executive dad brought the Beatles to Cleveland; and how cool it was to hang out with the Beastie Boys and Smashing Pumpkins at Lollapalooza.View the trailer for David's new series with NBA star Stephen Curry, "Mr. Throwback," coming to Peacock on 08.08.24: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5Ofw9zX8a0 Watch

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3:16

HIT SINGLE - MTV Wild 'N Out’s Nyima Funk

Too Much Effing Perspective ·

2024/07/30

"Wild 'N Out" and "Whose Line Is It Anyway?” guest star Nyima Funk riffs on the time she played a Motor City gig with her Second City Detroit troupe when she received an inappropriate note from a car exec to which she couldn’t say “Yes, and…”Nyima on IG: @nyimafunk -------------------------------------------------- Get the VIP treatment with 30% OFF your first year subscription to DISTROKID. Claim your discount here: distrokid.com/vip/TMEP DISTROKID the easiest way for rockers like YOU to get your

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26:57

Today We're Gonna Potty Like It's 1999!

Too Much Effing Perspective ·

2024/07/23

We’ve had more stories than we care to mention about musicians having to jump through poops, we mean HOOPS, to answer nature’s call on the road. In this special TMEP Show episode, we dropped the kids off at the pool (cuz we had so much work to do) and went deep into the bowels of the TMEP Show archives to squeeze out the very best examples of potty humor — stories from Styx, Sleater-Kinney, Drive-By Truckers, OK Go, and more. So sit back, put down that 2009 issue of Good Housekeeping magazine you’ve

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8:07

Quick Taps - Barf Flies

Too Much Effing Perspective ·

2024/07/16

You may yawn during this episode — technicolor yawn, that is — when WeirDass’ Bob Dassie regurgitates a tale about the time he barfed on the road with Second City’s touring company and got shit for it; Dominique Fils Aime spews a story about her bassist triggering a child’s gag reflex during a gig; and Arsun confides why his nickname could be "upChuck Berry” after a ferry ride from to Ireland.See WeirDass comedy: https://www.youtube.com/@WeirDass Hear Dominique Fils Aime's new album, Our Roots Run

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38:53

of Montreal’s Kevin Barnes - The Full Monty-Treal

Too Much Effing Perspective ·

2024/07/09

Kevin bares all in this revealing chat about appearing on stage wearing nothing but a cummerbund; stripping off their identity and slipping into their alter ego, Georgie Fruit; but not pulling a Lady Godiva when they brought a horse into the act at the Roseland in New York.of Montreal on the interwebs: https://www.ofmontreal.net Get up-close-and-personal with Kevin Barnes on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ofMontreal -------------------------------------------------- Go to

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4:10

HIT SINGLE - Mr. Show’s Jill Talley

Too Much Effing Perspective ·

2024/06/25

In this one-story wonder, Jill tells us about the time the great John Candy took her and her Second City castmates out to dinner in Chicago.Find Jill on IG: @the_real_jill_talley -------------------------------------------------- Get 30% OFF your first year subscription to DISTROKID: http://distrokid.com/vip/tmep It's the easiest way for musicians to get their music into Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Tidal, TikTok, YouTube, and more. -------------------------------------------------- Get in touch with

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46:03

SNL's Bobby Moynihan - Inside Out, Too

Too Much Effing Perspective ·

2024/06/18

Bobby reports to us LIVE FROM NEW YORK with stories about having pizza with Paul McCartney; how Elton John got him to stop smoking; and getting Jason Sudeikis’ finger stuck up Bobby's you-know-what just as they were about to go on-air in front of millions of people. Subscribe to Bobby's podcast "WHO ME? An Extremely True Crime Podcast with The Batmin" on https://www.comedybangbangworld.com Bobby socials: @bibbymoynihan -------------------------------------------------- Get 30% OFF your first year

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8:53

Quick Taps - Jagging Off

Too Much Effing Perspective ·

2024/06/11

You may or may not have Sympathy for the Devil after hearing first-hand tales about The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger from The Posies Ken Stringfellow, All Day Sucker’s Jordan Summers and Morty Coyle and outlaw guitarist Jesse Dayton.More about Ken Stringfellow: https://kenstringfellow.com Hear new music from All Day Sucker: https://www.alldaysucker.net Jesse Dayton's plays his blues the Hardway: https://www.jessedayton.com -------------------------------------------------- Get 30% OFF your first

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40:50

The dB’s Peter Holsapple - Slipping into REM at High...

Too Much Effing Perspective ·

2024/06/04

Peter turns the decibels up to 11 when he tells us about the time he was left behind at a gas station during a Hootie and the Blowfish tour; how he bugged the crap out of Big Star’s mythic singer, Alex Chilton; and what it was like to play with REM when they were the biggest band in the world.Order The dB's seminal album "Stands for deciBels" on splatter vinyl here: https://propellersoundrecordings.com Read Peter's blog "Does This Band Make Me Look Fat?"

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4:27

HIT SINGLE - Brian Wilson band member Nelson Bragg

Too Much Effing Perspective ·

2024/05/28

In this one-story wonder, Nelson Bragg tells us about the time Brian Wilson went from Good Vibrations to "shitty vibrations."-------------------------------------------------- Too Much Effing Perspective is proud to be sponsored by DISTROKID, the easiest way for musicians to get music into Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Tidal, TikTok, YouTube, and more. Get 30% OFF your first year subscription with this link: http://distrokid.com/vip/tmep -------------------------------------------------- Get in touch

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47:49

Collective Soul's Ed Roland - How to Shine for the...

Too Much Effing Perspective ·

2024/05/21

Ed Roland goes from Here to Eternity telling us about the time he thought Kenny Rogers was just some guy dressed up as Kenny Rogers; how he got punked by Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler while trying to impress a girl; and what freaky thing happened the night Lisa Marie Presley died while the band was recording their new album at Elvis’ Palm Springs home.Get the new double album, Here to Eternity: https://found.ee/CollectiveSoulHereToEternity Collective Soul website: https://collectivesoul.com Follow on

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10:19

Quick Taps - Po-Po Pitiful Me

Too Much Effing Perspective ·

2024/05/14

On this particularly arresting Quick Tap (short episodes with short stories for short attention spans), Lyle Hysen and Jim Walters from Das Damen get pulled over and accused of smuggling human contraband; The Children and Cop Shoot Cop’s Jim Coleman almost gets busted over a band name; Gravity Studios owner and chief engineer Doug McBride gets swatted by the competition; and Foghat bassist Nick Jameson doesn’t heed the words of the band’s hit song “Slow Ride” and gets in trouble with the highway

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5:14

ELEVEN UP #11 - The Wigs Jim Cushinery

Too Much Effing Perspective ·

2024/05/11

On our last of eleven consecutive days of Spinal Tap Moments, musician Jim Cushinery gets into a little schmilsson over a Beatles song with John Lennon's pal Harry Nilsson at Madame Wong's. See Jim Cushinery's photography on IG: @cushimages -------------------------------------------------- Get in touch with Too Much Effing Perspective Contact us: hello@tmepshow.com Website: https://tmepshow.com Social: @tmepshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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3:36

ELEVEN UP #10 - Citizen Cope

Too Much Effing Perspective ·

2024/05/10

On our tenth of eleven consecutive days of Spinal Tap Moments, musician Citizen Cope saves a woman from getting burned alive, only to get burned himself by action hero Jason Statham. IG: @citizencope -------------------------------------------------- Get in touch with Too Much Effing Perspective Contact us: hello@tmepshow.com Website: https://tmepshow.com Social: @tmepshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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3:40

ELEVEN UP #9 - Comateen's Ramona Jan

Too Much Effing Perspective ·

2024/05/09

On our ninth of eleven consecutive days of Spinal Tap Moments, Comateens guitarist Ramona Jan almost gets a Sex Pistol to misfire. https://comateens.com -------------------------------------------------- Get in touch with Too Much Effing Perspective Contact us: hello@tmepshow.com Website: https://tmepshow.com Social: @tmepshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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