Too Much Effing Perspective: The Replacements’ Tommy Stinson – Baptism By Campfire
Tommy lays it down to us clowns about the release of his new album “Wronger” with Cowboys In The Campfire.
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Too Much Effing Perspective: Quick Taps – The Show Must NOT Go On With Steven Seagal, Brandon Tartikoff, and Pink Floyd
In this episode, hear why lying about Steven Seagal doesn’t put you Above the Law; how knocking on wood isn’t necessarily good luck when auditioning at NBC; and whether Pink Floyd really needed oversized bonsai trees in Antarctica.
Read moreToo Much Effing Perspective: Creem CEO John Martin – America’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Magazine
John Martin stops the presses to give us the scoop on how the newly rebooted CREEM magazine walks that fine line between stupid and clever.
Read moreToo Much Effing Perspective: Quick Taps – A-List A-Holes Brando, Walken and Flavor Flav!
We hear about the time Flavor Flav brought MadTV to a halt in the name of Michael Jackson; why it’s not fun giving Christopher Walken a lift; and what horror it is to ride the elevator with Marlon Brando.
Read moreToo Much Effing Perspective: Rock ‘n’ Roll Re-creation: Pixies Joey Santiago
In this TMEP classic, the legendary Pixies guitarist riffs on how he reclaimed his name from a bully named Joey; the time when David Letterman gave the band a one-word review – “Outfits”; and why his least favorite Pixies song to play is “Monkey Gone to Heaven.”
Read moreToo Much Effing Perspective: Heart’s Nancy Wilson – The Sisterhood of the Traveling Bands
We have a heart-to-heart with this Rock & Roll Hall-of-Famer about the time their record label tried to release the band’s second album before it was done(!) why their hit song “Barracuda” was inspired by a “slime ball”; and how the music of the 1980’s was ruined by overthinking and cocaine.
Read moreSocial Cig Podcast #39 – Kelsey Kaufmann of Cactus Club
Parker Schultz sits down with Kelsey Kaufmann, owner of Bay View’s esteemed Cactus Club.
Read moreToo Much Effing Perspective: H2-OMG!! What Nearly Drowning with Ryan Phillippe in Malta, High Diving in Dubai, and Freezing in the Colombia River Have In Common
Hear about the time singer Madisenxoxo got overexposed during a photo shoot; pro diver Tom Haig discovered the desert might not be the best place for aquatic sports; and actor David Lascher, and his co-stars Jeff Bridges, Ryan Phillippe, Jeremy Sisto, and Balthazar Getty, got pinkeye from a septic leak while filming a Ridley Scott movie.
Read moreSocial Cig Podcast #38 – Diet Lite
Parker Schultz sits down with Evan, Max, and Kelso of Diet Lite.
Read moreSocial Caterpillar Finds Their Music Renamed, Reuploaded on Streaming Platforms
Milwaukee psych-punks Social Caterpillar said they were shocked to find out someone had posted their music under a different name.
Read moreToo Much Effing Perspective: Soul Asylum’s Dave Pirner – Runaway Soul Train
Grammy-winning rocker Dave Pirner bares his soul with stories about the time he deftly avoided a dispute between three of his bandmates’ girlfriends; how his first taste of the big time was on a couch-surfing tour with Hüsker Dü; and when he knew it was time to leave the hotel room of Rolling Stone Keith Richards.
Read moreSocial Cig Podcast #37 – NilexNile
Parker Schultz welcomes on rapper and head of Phat Nerd Records, NilexNile.
Read moreSocial Cig Podcast #36 – Quotes From Movies
The two ask ChatGPT about the CIA, talk about songwriting and fingerpicking on guitar, snow, and a lot more.
Read moreToo Much Effing Perspective: Quick Taps – Spinal Tap Tingling Moments
You’ll hear about the time The New Pornographers were haunted by the late Levon Helm during a recording session; when a writer novelizing Steven Spielberg’s Poltergeist caused an electrical storm with mere words; and the day Marvin Gaye’s song “Let’s Get It On” was played at the house where he just so happen to have been murdered.
Read moreSocial Cig Podcast #35 – Holy Pinto
The two talk about Aymen’s journey to Milwaukee, including drifting from couch to couch, getting work visas, bands that Parker doesn’t know about and much more.
Read moreToo Much Effing Perspective: Quick Taps – Unaccomodating Accomodations
On this 11th edition of our QTs (11? Sound familiar?), hear some horror stories of “Hell Holes” on the road.
Read moreSocial Cig Podcast #34 – John Sparrow of Violent Femmes
Singer/songwriter Parker Schultz of indie band Social Cig has launched his own video podcast! Join Parker as he interviews various guests from in and around the Milwaukee music scene. Today on the show, Parker talks to John Sparrow, current drummer for Violent Femmes. Generations of Milwaukee music come together here, as John talks about the early days of booking and
Read moreSocial Cig Podcast #33 – Caley Conway
The two musicians sit down for an immersive conversation on being creative.
Read moreToo Much Effing Perspective: Rock ‘N’ Roll Re-creation: Drive-By Truckers
In this TMEP classic, Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley from Drive-By Truckers tell us about the time then-DBT’er Jason Isbell was approached by a chatty fan while taking “a monument”
Read moreSocial Cig Podcast #32 – Totally Cashed
Parker Schultz sits down with Totally Cashed for a hard hitting interview before they take over the show.
Read moreSocial Cig Podcast #31 – Spoy
The band sits down with Parker Schultz to talk everything from Marlboro dogs to Mercury in retrograde.
Read moreToo Much Effing Perspective: Superchunk’s Mac McCaughan – eMERGEncy Episode!
Superchunk frontman Mac McCaughan jams with us about the time his group headlined for a seafood buffet; why a misspelling in the Chapel Hill phonebook was the inspiration for their band name; and how a chance meeting at the merch table led to Merge Records signing Arcade Fire.
Read moreVIDEO: Mr. Nice Guy with Pescatarian At Best
Ben Slowey sat down with indie pop/rock band Pescatarian At Best.
Read moreToo Much Effing Perspective: Quick Taps: I’ll Never Forget You Nick Lowe, Wayne Newton, Robert Reed, and Robin Williams!
Need a Quick Infusion of Spinal Tap Moments? Try Quick Taps – short episodes with short stories for short attention spans.
Read moreSocial Cig Podcast #30 – Micah Emrich
Today on the Social Cig Podcast, Parker sits down with a longtime friend in Micah Emrich.
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