Spinal Tap Minute

Heidi, Sean, and the rest of Movies by Minutes gang are going to Portland for the 3rd annual MbM convention on August 24. It’ll be fun for all ages, listeners and podcasters. We hope to see you there! Continue reading

Sean and Heidi are back on the tour bus to bring you the latest Tap Related News and exciting Holiday Podcast Programming! Take a listen to Heidi’s podcast – Vibrant Visionaries – conversations with clever, compassionate multi-creatives about their projects, process and lessons learned along the way! Featuring filmmakers, performers, … Continue reading

This episode is a departure from our regular podcast. It’s a preview of Heidi’s new solo project called Vibrant Visionaries – conversations with fellow multi-creative professionals about their projects, process and lessons learned along the way! Heidi and her friend Amber Karnes share stories about their involvement in the DYI … Continue reading

Heidi and Sean are back for some special announcements! Show links: HeidiBennett.com Cabin Minute Cast National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Days Five Minute of Mime Spinal Tap Minute store at Teepublic Mascots Rob Reiner talks LBJ Shock and Awe All the Way Fred Willard talks Cleveland Comedy Festival Good Omens Father … Continue reading

Heidi and Sean return to catch up, swap documentary recommendations, and ponder the existence of Tom Petty. Show links: Spinal Tap News Cabin Minute Cast Heidi’s guest appearances: Bat Minute 89 (up coming) The Thing (up coming) Spiderman Minute: 99 and 100 Sean’s guest appearances: Return to Oz Minute Jay … Continue reading

Heidi and Sean are back with a special announcement and to catch up with what’s been going on since the end of the movie. Show links: Teepublic Spinal Tap Minute Store HeidiBennett.com Five Minutes of Mime Cabin Minute Cast twitter Cabin Minute Cast instagram National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Days twitter Groundhog Minute facebook Heidi … Continue reading

Aloha Screwdriver is back for the end. Heidi & Sean thank all their special guests, Donald & Steve will play music for hats, and Marty & Nigel role play. Show links: The Spinal Tap Minute Final Exam Aloha Screwdriver Above Snakes in 3D! Aloha Screwdriver  The Haunted Planet Aloha Screwdriver Doom Buggy Hellride the video … Continue reading

Two-thirds of Aloha Screwdriver in the form of Donald Bell and Steve Slater help us close out the credits with talk of fish nuts, chicken bones, and asparagus drummers. Always 2 out of 3. Show links: The Spinal Tap Minute Final Exam Aloha Screwdriver Above Snakes in 3D! Viv Savage: The STM … Continue reading

Author Sean Carlin returns for flash backs to The Groove Tube, killing Richard Belzer, resurrecting Mick Shrimpton, and the time that guy said that thing. Show links: The Spinal Tap Minute Final Exam Sean C breaks down Steven Colbert by way of Spinal Tap Crack The Sky Lighten Up McGraw Derek Sutton–the “real … Continue reading

Author Sean Carlin is back for more credits. We learn Sean C is related to George Carlin, all of Heidi’s childhood pets are living happily on a farm in the country, and Sean G is a pale young boy. Show links: The Spinal Tap Minute Final Exam Sean C breaks down Steven Colbert … Continue reading

Heidi and Sean continue the tour through the credits with outtakes from David and Nigel. And we challenge you, the listener, to test your Spinal Tap knowledge. Show links: The Spinal Tap Minute Final Exam Cabin Minute Cast twitter Cabin Minute Cast instagram Waiting For Guffman trailer Spinal Tap: the … Continue reading

Heidi and Sean are back to bring you the 4 pillars of hip hop, a 3 guitar salute, 2 co-managers, and 1 Derek Smalls decoded. Show links: Wild Style trailer Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest trailer deleted scenes Heidi will be at Movies by Minutes … Continue reading

Jon and Niall of Bat Minute ’89 return for the minute where we learn Mick Shrimpton, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney–all dead. Joe Besser–alive, presumed jazzy. Show links: Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros Johnny Appleseed Searching for Sugar Man trailer The Filth and the Fury trailer The Future is Unwritten trailer 24 Hour … Continue reading

Jon and Niall of Bat Minute ’89 join the tour for a minute of tight trousers, high school bathrooms, and Avril Lavigne with a mustache. Show links: Why Nigel enters from the left It’s science! Kevin Meaney – Tight Pants Basic Instinct trailer Spinal Tap Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight … Continue reading

Ben Walker Storey returns for a spoiler-free minute. Is Huey Lewis evil? Is Ben the real Batman of his family? Would we rather see Prince? We aren’t telling. Show links: Ben Walker Storey Cheap Chills Chick Tracts Ozzy Osbourne Suicide Solution Back to the Future Minute Queen Another One Bites the … Continue reading

Ben Walker Storey is back like a former member of the band to tell us about his first whiff of marijuana with his mother and a weird encounter at a Weird Al concert. Show links: Ben Walker Storey Cheap Chills Toy Room Gallery The Robin Williams tribute/benefit poster I Love You, … Continue reading

Brett Stillo returns for a minute of elderly albinos, Bay City Rollers, and flammable drummers. We’re still waiting for June Chadwick to give us a horror film. Or a good recipe. Show links: 5 Minutes of Trouble Twelve Chimes It’s Midnight Lady Sings the Blues trailer Love and Rockets Red … Continue reading

Brett Stillo of many numbered podcasts crashes our end-of-the-tour fancy party. It’s a very exclusive event, yet somehow Brett’s old substitute teacher has snuck in. Show links: 5 Minutes of Trouble Twelve Chimes It’s Midnight The Spinal Tap lads at 45: Break Like the Wind Mick Jagger hopes he dies … Continue reading

Ann Tindall (AKA “DJ Annimal”) returns for an end of the tour party.  Fans have their thumbs down, Rodney’s got groupies, and David’s got philosophical bullshit running out his brain. Show links: Ann’s Call Me Annimal Instagram DJ Annimal on Facebook Ann on Pinterest DJ Larry Rodriguez The GTOs Rodney … Continue reading

DJ Ann ‘Annimal’ Tindall joins the tour for a free-form jazz exploration in front of an audience of boys blossoming into men. No one will ever listen to a bass player again. Show links: Ann’s Call Me Annimal Instagram DJ Annimal on Facebook Ann on Pinterest Weather for Stockton, CA … Continue reading

Author Sean Carlin returns to tell us about the rule of show business confidence, for Jeanine to learn the manager’s prime directive, and for Viv to demonstrate the rule of place-names. Show links: Sean C breaks down Steven Colbert by way of Spinal Tap Dave Brubeck Unsquare Dance Visit Stockton! California … Continue reading

Author Sean Carlin pretends to be a guest on a podcast for an audience pretending to be fans of musicians pretending to be a band. Turns out, we all exist in reality! Show links: Sean C breaks down Steven Colbert by way of Spinal Tap Extreme Pornograffitti Live 25 trailer The … Continue reading

Julia and Rick from Mad Max Minute are back again for slow grooves and a fast walk through the sex farm, when Chekhov’s transmitter finally strikes. Show links: The Blues Brothers trailer Acoustic Sex Farm Sex Farm cover Cracker Barrel corn muffin mix Jiffy corn muffin mix Heidi will be at Movies … Continue reading

Julia and Rick from Mad Max Minute return for a minute of military mirth, musician math, and more Mel movies. Show links: 4 Jacks and a Jill Master Jack Vanishing Point trailer Braveheart trailer Heidi will be at Movies by Minutes Chicago August 26 Sean will be doing a Movies by Minutes panel … Continue reading

Artist Andy Runton is back, trying to be a rock star. There’s no time to stop at the hotel, but it’s ok–we’re among friends. Show links: Hands Off!: A Unique New System of Self Defence Against Assault for the Women of Today The Boing Boing article ABBA The Movie trailer The … Continue reading

Artist Andy Runton is back for a good yell in the studio, a stiff drink in the bar, and…wait…weren’t they supposed to be playing a concert? Show links: The making of the The Troggs Tapes What’s Love Got To Do With It trailer Drambuie The Beatles: Eight Days a Week … Continue reading

Author Chris Epting is back as Nigel explains that he and David are closer than brothers, and we note how music is the one unifying factor for the band throughout all their troubles as Tap heads to the studio. What could go wrong? Show links: The Troggs Tapes Better Call Saul … Continue reading

Author Chris Epting returns to ask the important questions: “Do Jeanine and Nigel shop at the same milliner?”, “Is there a special someone waiting at home for Nigel?”, and “When did this movie become a horror film?”. Show links: LAX Theme Building Eames Armchairs The Viv Savage Special Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones trailer … Continue reading

Heidi and Sean kick off Hour #2 with talk of bangs, burn outs, and the inevitable mash-up of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, and Mad Max. Show links: Mad Max: Queen of the Desert Crocodile Dundee trailer Mad Max trailer Mad Max Minute The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert … Continue reading

Heidi and Sean are touring solo as we finish up hour #1. We discuss what Jeanine is saying, where Ian is looking, and when the ghost of Robert ‘Stumpy’ Tuft will next appear! Show links: The Bechdel Movie Test scores This is Spinal Tap Foster Grants, new wave commercial Foster Grants, … Continue reading

Brad and Ryan from the Minute of Darkness podcast return to learn Jeanine is no Yoko, David is no Ozzy, and Derek proves while there are no stupid questions, there are stupid musicians. Show links: Road Hard trailer The Station Nightclub Fire Bon Jovi Blaze of Glory Queen Bohemian Rhapsody Army of Darkness … Continue reading

Brad and Ryan from the Minute of Darkness podcast join the tour as we remember the heyday of little people in movies, the high points of Rob Reiner’s career, and the zenith of Derek’s insightfulness. Show links: Return of the Jedi trailer Under the Rainbow trailer The Wizard of Oz trailer Stories of … Continue reading

Rob Kelly of the Fire and Water podcast network returns for a performance full of smart dressers and dumb lyrics. In a who-done-it, this is the minute before we find out who done it. Show links: No Direction Home trailer Wings Band on the Run Grateful Dead Terrapin Station The Isley Brothers … Continue reading

Rob Kelly of the Fire and Water podcast network joins the tour to talk historic monuments, historic masks, and an historic concert. Show links: Roseland Ballroom October 20, 1994 Commercial inspired by Derek’s Stonehenge outfit The Film and Water podcast Pod Dylan Superman Movie Minute Our theme music is Doom Buggy Hellride … Continue reading

Journeyman podcaster Mark McConville returns for the adventures of Tiny Stonehenge. Tiny Stonehenge in North Hollywood. Tiny Stonehenge in Times Square. And perhaps Tiny Stonehenge coming soon to a minute near you. Show links: The Steve Harvey memo Prizzi’s Honor trailer History for Hire Captain Eo I Was There, Too – Captain Eo with Doug Benson … Continue reading

Sophisticated man-about-town Mark McConville joins the tour to discuss guitar faces, musical sneakers, and the time Heidi and Mark shared a moment. Show links: Nike Bruins Marty McFly in his Bruins Run DMC My Adidas The 25 Most Iconic Rock n Roll Sneaker Photos 20 Feet from Stardom trailer Rush Beyond the … Continue reading

Joyce Miller of the Midnight Sun program on KVMR returns to reminisce about when carbs were good, cricket bats had a seat at the table, and The Who performed Tommy for the last time for the first time. Show links: The Troggs Tapes Metallica Some Kind of Monster trailer Bob Dylan Don’t … Continue reading

Chill-meister Ben Walker Storey returns as we discuss the dignified lion, the sexy goat, and all the other signs of the zodiac. Show links: The Deftones The Fly trailer Little Shop of Horrors trailer Norcal Noisefest Viceroy Cigarettes Circuit bent instruments Ben Walker Storey Cheap Chills Fan Club Help us identify Mick’s zodiac … Continue reading

Artist and comedian Ben Walker Storey gets off the couch to discuss pushy partners, album mixes, and other bands of the Spinal Tap universe. Show links: Dolby noise reduction Dolby surround sound Albums mixed wrong, a reddit thread The Beatles stereo mix controversy Ben Walker Storey Cheap Chills Fan Club Our theme music is Doom … Continue reading

Artist and comedian Ben Walker Storey joins the tour for an episode all about connections: mothers and bad directions, comedians and pugs, and Spinal Tap and Cleveland. Show links: Toy Room Gallery The Robin Williams tribute/benefit poster SF Sketchfest STM Skinner episodes Minute 26 – It gives context for why your … Continue reading

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