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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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50:15

Heart's Nancy Wilson - Chappell Roan's Guitar Hero

Too Much Effing Perspective ·

2025/11/18

Nancy Wilson's been in the news a lot this year -- jamming live with Chappell Roan on a badass cover of Heart's hit song "Barracuda"; having beloved instruments stolen in Atlantic City; and, along with sister Ann, pulling Heart's songs off Amazon Music to protest Jeff Bezo's coziness with Donald Trump.When El Presidente called the Wilsons "a pair of aging rockers desperate for relevance." When he went douchy, they went classy, stating simply, "Truth doesn't age, and neither does courage."

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45:13

Our Lady Peace's Raine Maida - Maida in Canada

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2025/10/22

Lead singer Raine Maida gives us a “peace” of his mind with stories about the time Sammy Hagar tried to get Our Lady Peace kicked off the Van Halen tour; how his band snuck out of the infamous Woodstock 99 before the festival went up in flames; and how pathetic Kiss’ costumes look like without the band members inside them.In this short VIDEO, Raine describes what it's like when Nickelback is suddenly the bigger band and headlines the EnormoDome. https://youtube.com/shorts/iLz51DWhoQU OLP on

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47:43

Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp - True Confessions

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2025/10/01

Gary Kemp, whose career highlights as a musician and actor include writing Spandau Ballet's seminal hit "True," tells us about about the time David Bowie almost made Gary's son late for a playdate; going on a bender with Duran Duran the night before the 1984 Band Aid recording session: and why he and his old mate, Def Leppard's Joe Elliott, charted different musical paths even though they were fans of the same bands.In this short VIDEO, Gary muses on why Joe Elliott didn't laugh when they

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44:56

Actor Ed Begley Jr. - Surviving a Bizarre Gardening...

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2025/09/18

Just in time for Spinal Tap 2: Ed Begley Jr. is our very first TMEP Show guest who actually appeared in "This Is Spinal Tap." In Ed's memorable scene, he shows up as Spinal Tap's original drummer John “Stumpy" Pepys looking like Buddy Holly behind the kit -- instant classic. Begley tells us about the time Harry Nilsson surprised him with a dinner invitation at John and Yoko’s place at The Dakota; smoking a J with Charles Manson; and, of course, how filming a “test scene” that actually ended up

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16:46

VIP Allen Sees Spinal Tap At Jimmy Kimmel Live

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2025/09/10

This week the feature film, Spinal Tap 2: The End Continues, premieres in theaters across the USA starting on Friday, September 12. To mark the occasion, Allen and Alex give some inside scoops about Spinal Tap’s appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live which VIP Allen got to attend in person.Tap on IG: @spinaltap Find everything Spinal Tap here: https://spinaltap.com --- ***http://distrokid.com/vip/tmep*** Too Much Effing Perspective is supported by DISTROKID - the best way for Musicians,

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Quick Taps - Paul McCartney | Penny Lane For Your...

Too Much Effing Perspective ·

2025/09/02

Enjoy an entire Quick Tap dedicated to the guy who wrote “Good Day Sunshine” because, well, it sounds like he spreads that wherever he goes - Beatles bassist Paul McCartney. Yes, that same Macca who is making a much talked about cameo appearance in the feature film, Spinal Tap 2: The End Continues - coming out on September 12th!!! You'll hear from host of the Bad Decisions podcast, Scott Nathan, about the time Nathan introduced a friend to Paul back in the '90s and everything went Helter Skelter

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48:18

Aussie Musician Ben Lee - Down Underdog

Too Much Effing Perspective ·

2025/08/27

Ben tells us about living the rock star life whilst traveling around Japan with Sean Lennon, Sophia Coppola, Spike Jones, and the Beastie Boys; how magic timing led to being offered the headline slot at Coachella with Ben Folds and Ben Kweller only to have one of his bandmates turn it down; and how his song “We’re All In This Together” became the theme song for COVID quarantine.Check out this short video where Ben Lee describes a bunch of people for whom quoting Spinal Tap is just a part of

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43:43

Mercury Rev’s Grasshopper - Too Effing Loud for...

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2025/08/12

Multi-instrumentalist Grasshopper revs up some stories about working with The Band legendarians Garth Hudson and Levon Helm; how Mercury Rev was once booted off stage by the mayor of Denver for being too loud; and the time he lunched with psychedelic drug evangelist Dr. Timothy Leary.Find Mercury Rev tour dates and music: https://www.mercuryrev.com Mercury Rev on IG: @theMercuryRev --- ***http://distrokid.com/vip/tmep*** Too Much Effing Perspective is grateful to be sponsored by

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Kills Birds Nina Ljeti - Winging It

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2025/07/29

Singer Nina Ljeti, from L.A.’s power quadrophonic band Kills Birds, tweets about the time a producer responded to his unrequited love for her by erasing the band’s entire album; what Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon said about their song “Worthy Girl”; and opening for the Foo Fighters at what would be Taylor Hawkins’ final show with the band. In this short VIDEO, Nina describes how a post-Foo Fighters show taco binge in Mexico City led to two of her bandmates unwittingly becoming "poo fighters."

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24:40

Comedian JL Cauvin - Spinal Trump Moments

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2025/07/15

Top Trump impersonator JL Cauvin spills the Goya beans on why the President is trodding on the Constitution like a Druid stomping on a tiny Stonehenge. Find out who would play what instrument in Prssident Trump's private White House rock band; how he’s taking America to 1.1, um, we mean 11; and which musicians would be inducted into the MAGA rock ’n’ roll Hall of Fame.Enjoy this short VIDEO where the Prez hits the hyperbole stratosphere when estimating the size of his first inauguration crowd.

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Margaret Cho - Testing Limits, Stereotypes, and Sex Toys

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2025/07/01

The Notorious C.H.O. tells us how ABC TV hired a consultant to teach her to be *more Asian* for her 1994 sitcom All-American Girl; about winning a contest to open for Jerry Seinfeld when she was fifteen; and the rankings of her top three favorite sex toys. Margaret's new music album, Lucky Gift, is out now.Find Lucky Gift tracks and lyric videos: https://margaretcho.com/music/lucky-gift/ Margaret on IG: @margaret_cho --- ***http://distrokid.com/vip/tmep*** Too Much Effing Perspective is

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Tap Into Summer - Fired-Up for Spinal Tap 2!

Too Much Effing Perspective ·

2025/06/17

We're excited, you're excited, everyone is excited about the long-awaited release of the Spinal Tap 2 feature film on September 12, 2025. So let's tap into summer and go to 11 as we get fired-up for the cinematic event of the year! Hear how you can join us, the TMEP Show crew, to participate in the fun AND get insider info on our upcoming episodes featuring comedienne-extraordinaire Margaret Cho, acting legend Ed Begley Jr. (Spinal Tap's *first* drummer), Spandau Ballet's Gary Kemp, and even an

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61:20

The Police's Stewart Copeland - Stalker Anthems +...

Too Much Effing Perspective ·

2025/06/03

Late May and early June 1983 is when The Police's defining song "Every Breath You Take" was released and promptly steamrolled its way to #1 in the UK (hitting the top spot on June 5th) before conquering America a month later. While Sting's creepy-but-catchy ode to obsessive surveillance was busy becoming the band's biggest hit and the year's most-played song, Copeland admits the trio was so dysfunctional they could scarcely record in the same room together. Stewart says about Sting, "The times when

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50:56

Julie Bowen - Gettin' Down On Jim Morrison's Grave

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2025/05/20

The 49th anniversary of Jim Morrison and the Doors taking the stage for the first time as the house band at LA's legendary Whisky a Go Go is May 23, 2025. Just over a year later their song Light My Fire would go to #1 on the Billboard charts. But none of that compares to the release An American Werewolf in Paris -- a film in which future Modern Family star Julie Bowen makes history with a werewolf on top of Jim Morrison's grave. Bark at the moon, indeed!The hilarious VIDEO where Julie recounts

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Devo's Jerry Casale - Whip It...Good

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2025/05/06

Peace and reconcilation are possible. Devo's Gerald "Jerry" Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh being together on the road for their "50 Years of De-Evolution... Continued!" tour is evidence that warring parties can not only put down their arms, they can pick up their instruments and make the music that we all need right now.Find a Devo Summer 2025 tour date near you: https://clubdevo.com/tour Catch the VIDEO of Jerry spilling the tea about the time he and his brother-in-arms Mark had to pitch

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OK Go's Dan Konopka - The Danimal Abides

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2025/04/22

OK Go's new album, "And the Adjacent Possible," delivers a full-on OKGo-ian video for the song Love that rivals the legendary videos that put them on the map including A Million Ways, The One Moment, Upside Down & Inside Out and, of course, the GOAT - treadmill extravaganza Here It Goes Again. Not to be outdone, the TMEP Show has its own VIDEO featuring the Danimal, OK Go drummer Dan Konopka, telling us about his staredown with the Muppets' Animal and getting intimate with Miss Piggy. WATCH

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Violent Femmes Brian Ritchie - Just Keep Going

Too Much Effing Perspective ·

2025/04/08

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

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Amy Brenneman - Clothing Optional

Too Much Effing Perspective ·

2025/03/25

People Have the Power: A Celebration of Patti Smith is taking over Carnegie Hall on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. Luminaries including Bruce Springsteen, Michael Stipe, Courtney Barnett, Sharon Van Etten, Ben Harper, Kim Gordon, Flea, The National's Matt Berninger, Susanna Hoffs, Chrissie Hynde, and many others are participating in the festivities.https://musicof.org/ And, damn, if this epic event didn't make us think about our VIDEO with Amy Brenneman telling her story of a very awkward encounter

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46:53

Fred Armisen - Ian Rubbish Beats Up The Californians

Too Much Effing Perspective ·

2025/03/11

With the Saturday Night Live 50th anniversary still freshly in the rearview, we're revisiting our conversation with the OG Californian himself, Fred Armisen. Also, Fred's heading out for a Spring '25 tour - info on his IG @sordociego.See our VIDEO where Fred unpacks the non-endearing quality of stars getting fussy over food in the dressing room. WATCH HERE: https://youtube.com/shorts/48o_bA1Hnmc This episode includes stories about hazardous driving incidents while filming Portlandia; meeting

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52:37

Butch Vig - Life Between Nirvana and Garbage

Too Much Effing Perspective ·

2025/02/25

In recognition of Kurt Cobain's February birthday (he would have been 58 on 2/20/25), and 30 years since the release of Garbage's first album with the hits songs Stupid Girl and Only Happy When It Rains, we're bringing back our epic conversation with fellow Packers fan Butch Vig.Catch the VIDEO with Butch recalling a raucous night at the Hollywood Palladium with the Butthole Surfers and L7 where he lost Nirvana, and Kurt Cobain took a long walk home. WATCH HERE:

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