The Lumineers are heading out on a world tour in January 2026, so it feels right to encore our delightful conversation with the band’s co-founder, drummer, and piano player Jeremiah Fraites.
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In this episode, Nancy speaks truth about the cocaine fueled, big hair era of the 80s; the hazards of choosing a band as your family business and dating your bandmates; and the realities of being a woman in the music business for 50 years.
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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 and more.
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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
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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.”
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Allen and Alex give some inside scoops about Spinal Tap’s appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live which VIP Allen got to attend in person.
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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.
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Ben Lee tells us about living the rock star life whilst traveling around Japan with Sean Lennon, Sophia Coppola, Spike Jones, and the Beastie Boys.
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Mercury Rev was once booted off stage by the mayor of Denver for being too loud, and Grasshopper tells you all about it and more.
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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.
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We’re excited, you’re excited, everyone is excited about the long-awaited release of the Spinal Tap 2 feature film on September 12! Tap into summer with this week’s Too Much Effing Perspective.
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Konopka goes deep to reveal Spinal Tap Moment stories that include being held for suspected drug possession while crossing the Canadian border.
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Among auspicious April events in rock ‘n’ roll history, April 13, 1983, is the date that Violent Femmes released their beloved, eponymous first album.
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Amy recounts being the first person ever to take off their clothes on network TV; offbeat moments with legends Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Jeff Bridges, John Lithgow, Joel Grey, and Sylvester Stallone and more.
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This week on Too Much Effing Perspective, With the Saturday Night Live 50th anniversary still freshly in the rearview, we’re revisiting our conversation with the OG Californian himself, Fred Armisen.
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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, Too Much Effing Perspective brings back their conversation with fellow Packers fan Butch Vig.
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Allen Kelelr and his band, Happiless, put out a song — Hopscotch Town — way back in 2014 that sounds pretty prescient today.
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In this episode, the Minneapolis kid who grew up playing bass in one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most notorious bands talks about wearing dresses while opening for Tom Petty.
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Zia McCabe from the Dandy Warhols shares the story of her emotional encounter with personal hero Willie Nelson at the Glastonbury Festival.
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On the year-ending TMEP Show wrap up, Allen reveals the startlng results of his 2024 Apple Music Replay and Alex reveals the show’s secret plan for world domination for 2025.
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On today’s Quick Tap, our guests tell us about the times they left puddles of themselves for a higher purpose.
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As Tokyo Police Club winds up their illustrious recording and live-concert career, Graham reminisces about the cursed tour van they bought in America that they couldn’t get across the Canadian border.
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On this TMEP Show Quick Tap, Divine Sweater lead singer Meghan Kelleher reveals how a one-off emergency gig led to a permanent one.
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Eli tells us about the time his band Moon Kissed was on its way to a big gig at SXSW in Austin, Texas when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the conference.
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Today, we hear stories from artists who just so happen to be female, about moments dealing with a-holes who just so happen to be male.
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