Social Cig Podcast #47 – Archetypes
The band talks about how they’re experience as a group in Milwaukee, and what they’re up to currently.
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Too Much Effing Perspective: Avenged Sevenfold’s Johnny Christ – Heavy Mettle
Opening for Iron Maiden in Italy; why his band nearly broke up while simultaneously touring Europe with Metallica and Guns N’ Roses; and what a smokin’ barbecue the late, great Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul threw at his Texas compound.
Read moreToo Much Effing Perspective: Comedian Rebecca Corry – The Pitfalls and Pit Bulls of Comedy
Rebecca gets our tails wagging with stories of the time she auditioned for Mad TV with Kristin Wiig and Melissa McCarthy.
Read moreSocial Cig Podcast #46 – Jim Linneman
The owner of Linneman’s Riverwest Inn talks about his history in the music scene, as well as the realities of live music in 2023.
Read moreToo Much Effing Perspective: Quick Taps – Momma and Poppas
Need a quick infusion of Spinal Tap Moments? Don’t miss TMEP Show Quick Taps – short episodes with short stories for short attention spans.
Read moreToo Much Effing Perspective: Rock ’n’ Roll Re-Creation: Old 97’s Rhett Miller
On this TMEP Show Classic, Rhett Miller talks about his “Most Messed Up” Spinal Tap Moments.
Read moreSocial Cig Podcast #45 – Social Cinema
We’re getting extra social today on the Social Cig Podcast, as Parker Schultz hosts Wichita, Kansas based DIY band Social Cinema.
Read moreToo Much Effing Perspective: Big Thief’s Buck Meek – Buck Stops Here
We steal a few moments with Big Thief guitarist Buck Meek who tells us about the time his band recorded an album on a Texas pecan plantation.
Read moreToo Much Effing Perspective: Quick Taps – Like a Rolling Stone
In this rock-solid episode, you’ll hear three stories from three different artists who all got “stoned” by Academy Award-winning director Oliver Stone.
Read moreToo Much Effing Perspective: Comedian Rhys Darby – The Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever
Actor, comedian, and author Rhys Darby holds a band meeting about the day a pack of wild children nearly murdered him at a New Zealand Christmas parade.
Read moreToo Much Effing Perspective: Ahmet Zappa – Mother of Re-Invention
Ahmet Zappa, musician, writer, and producer, shares stories from his life, including an incident where he insulted Salman Rushdie at Eric Idle’s dinner party, viewing Elvis Presley’s collectible mole, and the reason for him not being re-invited to Conan O’Brien’s late-night talk show.
Read moreToo Much Effing Perspective: Nirvana’s “In Utero” – 30th Anniversary Special
We celebrate the release of “In Utero” — 30 years ago on September 21, 1993.
Read moreToo Much Effing Perspective: Rock ’n’ Roll Re-Creation: Public Enemy-Producer Bill Stephney
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop, we’re spinning this TMEP classic with Def Jam Records’ original president and co-producer of Public Enemy’s “Yo Bum Rush the Show.”
Read moreSocial Cig Podcast #44 – Ellee of Honey Creek
The two discuss Cactus Club, where Ellee is heavily involved, the idea of getting agents and labels involved with their music, independent music venues and the NIVA Association and much more.
Read moreToo Much Effing Perspective: Quick Taps – Car Carnage
El Kempner from Palehound almost dies twice in a Twilight Zone encounter on a snowy Midwestern cul-de-sac; Cory Branan proves that touring musicians need ice in their veins and chains on their tires; and Amaara’s Kaelen Ohm has a mother-of-a-time on the road.
Read moreToo Much Effing Perspective: The Lumineers Jeremiah Fraites – Music Meant to Be Experienced
The Lumineers’ co-founder Jeremiah Fraites lights us up with tales of the time Elton John gave him a love tap on the Grammy Awards red carpet.
Read moreToo Much Effing Perspective: Mudhoney’s Steve Turner: Having an Axe to Grunge
A founder of Seattle’s Grunge Scene, Steve Turner, “axes” poetic about passing up the opportunity to be Nirvana’s lead guitarist.
Read moreSocial Cig Podcast #43 – Wave Chapelle
The three artists sit down for an hour-plus chat about streaming services, social media, their backgrounds playing music and much more.
Read moreToo Much Effing Perspective: Garbage’s Butch Vig: The Sequel – Disarming The Smashing Pumpkins
Renowned record producer and Garbage drummer, Butch Vig, tosses out some tales about the difficult birthing of the Smashing Pumpkins’ hit song “Disarm”
Read moreToo Much Effing Perspective: Quick Taps – International Incidents from Canada To Spain To Russia
Kerry Alexander from Bad Bad Hats takes on Canadian border guards; Maureen Herman from Babes in Toyland suffers a guitar malfunction in Barcelona; and Citizen Cope pulls a Jason Bourne on his Russian hosts.
Read moreToo Much Effing Perspective: Twin/Tone Records Peter Jesperson – The Fifth Beatle of The Replacements
The Replacements’ original manager Peter Jesperson gives us a few doses of thunder when he tells us about the origins of the “Mats” rivalry with REM.
Read moreSocial Cig Podcast #42 – Duwayne & Micah Emrich
The three artists sit down for an hour-plus chat about streaming services, social media, their backgrounds playing music and much more.
Read moreToo Much Effing Perspective: “Summer Break Like The Wind” Episode
Spinal Tap Musical Director CJ Vanston who gives us the inside scoop on the upcoming sequel to This Is Spinal Tap slated for release in 2024.
Read moreSocial Cig Podcast #41 – Cleo of Riotnine!
The two talk about their experiences making records, the rise of the skramz band, and a lot more.
Read moreSocial Cig Podcast #40 – Newski
The two singer/songwriters sit down to discuss their shared experiences around the world.
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