Vicki bangs out some manic Spinal Tap Moments like the time the Bangles had an uncomfortable listening party with Prince at two in the morning; when she brought a big old tape recorder to the group’s first meeting with legendary manager Miles Copeland; and chatting with the late great Jeff Beck about Spinal Tap guitarist Nigel Tufnel’s copycat hairdo. -------------------------------------------------- ***http://distrokid.com/vip/tmep*** Get your original songs into Spotify, Apple, Amazon,...

Nick tells us about getting head at CBGBs. Actually, he gets Talking Heads when David Byrne gives out what may have been his very first autograph. -------------------------------------------------- ***http://distrokid.com/vip/tmep*** Get your original songs into Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Tidal, TikTok, YouTube, and more with DISTROKID. It couldn't be easier. You deserve VIP treatment. Get 30% OFF your first year subscription to DISTROKID at this special...

Glen croaks out some of the best Spinal Tap Moments we’ve heard including the day his band did an in-store promotion in a Footloose town where pinball machines were illegal; the night they stayed at a hotel that was so (un)hygienic even the door knobs had condoms; and the time he was upstaged by Weird Al Yankovic at a Ben Folds concert. Toad the Wet Sprocket is on tour NOW! Find a date near you: https://toadthewetsprocket.com/on-tour Toad on IG: @toadthewetsprocket Glen on IG:...

Strange things happen when shows are a bit off. Like the time YouTube phenom Kyle Gordon played a gig and 1/3rd of the audience was unruly, which is particularly bad when there are only three people at the gig. And podcast host Cam Herdt tells us about the time he accidentally insulted his boss at a show which could have gotten him fired if he hadn’t already quit. Finally, Swerve bandmates Gregory Mahdesian and Ryan Berti wished they’d could have shoveled a member of Snow Patrol off stage. Is...

This month, FX released the second season of its hit show, The Old Man, so we decided to replay this classic episode with one of the stars, Amy Brenneman. In addition to the inside skinny on The Old Man, Amy recounts being the first person ever to take off their clothes on network TV; an ackward encounter trying to snap a selfie with punk rock icon Patti Smith in front of a live audience; and what it's been like to work with some of the greatest actors in history including Robert De Niro, Al...

On the week of the onstage fight between Jane’s Addiction’s Perry Farrell and guitarist Dave Navarro, Ken Stringfellow tells us about the time he and drummer Mike Musburger duked it out. You can call him Sir Duke, I suppose! Ken on IG: @kenstringfellow -------------------------------------------------- ***http://distrokid.com/vip/tmep*** Get the VIP treatment with 30% OFF your first year subscription to DISTROKID at this special link. Hands down, DISTROKID is the easiest way for rockers like...

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:...

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...

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,...

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:...

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...

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...

"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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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?"...

In this one-story wonder, Nelson Bragg tells us about the time Brian Wilson went from Good Vibrations to "s****y 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...

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:...

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...

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: [email protected] Website: https://tmepshow.com Social: @tmepshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices