Podcast appearances and mentions of viv savage

In another one of our faves from the TMEP vault, we revisit our lively chat with Modern Family's two-time Emmy Award-winning actress -- the hilariously funny Julie "Claire Dunphy” Bowen who 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 (whose concert she attended last week); and why Spinal Tap keyboardist Viv Savage is her kindred spirit. Find Julie Bowen on IG and Twitter: @itsJulieBowen Check out Julie's podcast, Quitters, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. -------------------------------------------------- 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

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. Check out Julie Bowen's podcast, Quitters. -------------------------------------------------- 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

Weird-dude-on-the-go Skinner returns to talk albums covers, the politics of touring, and how This is Spinal Tap was the first podcast. Show links: 40 Worst Album Covers of All Time Mastodon on tour A Gathering of the Tribes (1990) Lollapalooza (1991) Theo Von Jimmy Diresta Making It podcast Hey Beautiful Jerk … Continue reading

Multi-talented artist Skinner joins us in STM Studio West as we cover what goes down in a coffee house bathroom and what’s up with real-life #SpinalTapMoments. Show links: Muzak Skinner’s art and animations: Mastodon – One More ‘Round The Sun (cover art) High On Fire – The Black Plot (animation) Adult Swim … Continue reading

Andy Runton finishes the week swapping stories of hotel check-ins, heart-shaped tubs, vibrating beds and autograph animals. Show links: Smitty (Paul Benedict) goes to 11 on Sesame Street Magic Fingers The Electric Grandmother Owly Our theme music is Doom Buggy Hellride by Aloha Screwdriver. Continue reading

David Kaffinetti, the genius behind “Viv Savage”, joins us in person at STM Studio West. We talk about his early music career, the making of This is Spinal Tap, and his current musical projects. David takes us from London to Los Angeles to interstellar space! Show links: The Spinal Tap pilot … Continue reading

Alex Robinson of Star Wars Minute sticks around for minute 14. We talk about Derek’s groupies, Ian’s vests, Boston’s colleges, and we do not talk about lip sores. Topics discussed: Our Expanding Universe by Alex Robinson Walk Hard trailer Ed Wood trailer This is Spinal Tap Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: the story of … Continue reading

Alex Robinson of Star Wars Minute returns for minute 13. We talk classic album covers, historic hotels, and exciting industry conferences. Topics discussed: The AlphaBeatical podcast Comic Book Alex The Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles The famous Safari Inn Our theme music is Doom Buggy Hellride by Aloha Screwdriver. Continue reading

Alex Robinson of Star Wars Minute returns to talk about a historic theater, other movies released in 1984, and wearing someone’s skin (in a romantic way). Oh, and more #butts. Show Links: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Silence of the Lambs Repo Man Remembering Pasadena’s Palace of Rock The Decline of Western Civilization … Continue reading

Alex Robinson of Star Wars Minute joins the tour for minute 11. We talk about #butts. Ink Panthers Podcast The best songs about butts (Big Bottom is out of the top 10 at the time of this post, so please vote! The big bottom you save may be your own.) Bob’s Big … Continue reading

Christopher Dennis Di Guardia of One Moe Time joins the tour as we ponder the eternal questions: Who gets invited to a music industry party? Where do you find mimes to serve food at your music industry party? And who brings a steno pad to a music industry party? Hear even more of … Continue reading

Aloha Screwdriver (Donald Bell, Grant Shellen, and Steve Slater) returns to the tour for the opening night party, and they share their best #SpinalTapMoments. Topics discussed: The Doom Buggy Hellride video Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage What Happened, Miss Simone? Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin’ Down a Dream Atifact (Jared … Continue reading

Scott Carelli from Back to the Future Minute joins the tour. We get up close and personal with the band, talk t-shirts, and find out you can’t win a battle of the bands without Scott! Topics discussed: Louis Jordan The movie Airheads Heidi’s zine Teen Meat Our theme music is Doom … Continue reading

Julia and Rick from Mad Max Minute join us tonight for a minute of Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight and various pronunciations of the word “algorithm” are explored. So join us tonight, and listen tonight. Topics discussed: Harry Shearer in Godzilla Weird: The Al Yankovic Story Julia’s introduction to … Continue reading

Gerry Porter from the Indiana Jones Minute joins the tour for a minute of fans, the band, and the M.C. direct from hell. Topics discussed: Heidi’s first rock album Mix tapes Heavy Metal Parking Lot Butthole Surfers live performances Top 10 Rock Albums of ’82 Anvil: The Story of Anvil Catch … Continue reading

Dan Zanes has long been one of the biggest names in the still-exploding genre of so-called "kindie-rock" — music made especially for kids. As the leader of the Grammy-winning Dan Zanes and Friends, he’s made over a dozen hugely popular and acclaimed albums and played concerts for adoring audiences all over the world. And Bill Sherman has not only won a Tony, a Grammy and an Emmmy, he's the music director of the iconic children's show Sesame Street. As a songwriter and orchestrator, he's responsible for the music you hear on the show, and works with the many musicians who drop in and sing: stars like Janelle Monae, Ed Sheeran and Will-I-Am, and many others. But perhaps more impressively, Sherman is one of the driving forces behind such magnum opuses as "Glory of Cookies," "Grover Can Do It All" and "Guacamole: the Musical." In the mid to late ‘80s, Zanes led the scrappy and beloved New England roots-rock band the Del Fuegos. Here, Zanes talks about how he went from playing in a rock band that, as Spinal Tap keyboardist Viv Savage once put it, had a good time all the time to making wholesome music for kids, and how it helped him rediscover what he loved about making music in the first place. Sherman discusses how Sesame Street music is made — with a lot of care, for starters — and what it's like to work with the many stars who drop by the show… and lots of other stuff you've probably wondered about music at Sesame Street. So these guys certainly had a lot of interesting things to say about making music for children, but they also had a lot of interesting things to say about making any kind of music. Like, why — and how — do you make music in the first place? A note to parents: while the music these guys make is rated G, some of the language here is definitely PG.