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Comedian Rebecca Corry - The Pitfalls and Pit Bulls of Comedy

2023-11-2832:27

Rebecca gets our tails wagging with stories of the time(s) she auditioned for Mad TV; how her beloved pit bull, Angel, took a well-timed dump on the lawn of the US Capitol; and what it's like to be hit on by both Arnold and Willis from the hit TV show Diff'rent Strokes. Follow Stand Up for Pits on IG and FB: @standupforpitsfoundation Rebecca on FB: @TheRebeccaCorry -------------------------------------------------- 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

Quick Taps - Momma and Poppas

2023-11-2110:51

Need a quick infusion of Spinal Tap Moments? Don’t miss TMEP Show Quick Taps - short episodes with short stories for short attention spans. On this mother of all tiny episodes, we talk to Daily Show writer Josh Johnson about the comedian who nearly had to walk home from a gig when he heckled the wrong person; Mmeadows tells us of the time a teenager’s parents almost got them killed over a keyboard; and songwriting great Freedy Johnson tells us about when he tattled to someone’s mommy that her son was a thief. Josh Johnson IG: @joshjohnsoncomedy Mmeadows music & info: mmeadowsband.com Freedy Johnston music & info: freedyjohnston.com -------------------------------------------------- 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

Rock ’n’ Roll Re-Creation: Old 97’s Rhett Miller

2023-11-1444:29

On this TMEP Show Classic, Rhett Miller talks about his “Most Messed Up” Spinal Tap Moments like the time Kobe Bryant said "Cool" after he sang the National Anthem at a Lakers game; and the time Kobe DIDN'T say "Cool" when Rhett sang the anthem stoned; and how awkward it was when Rhett stopped by a recording studio and Kanye West was in the vocal booth "taking a nap with a lady.” See IG: @rhettmiller Websites: RhettMiller.com & Old97s.com Find Rhett's podcast Wheels Off and other music-powered shows on the Evergreen Podcasts Network Evergreenpodcasts.com -------------------------------------------------- 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

Big Thief's Buck Meek - Buck Stops Here

2023-10-3138:50

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; the ways in which Tom Waits has influenced his songwriting; and how his friend almost died delivering a guitar to Bruce Springsteen. Find Buck's new solo album, Haunted Mountain: www.buckmeekmusic.com Buck on IG: @buckmeek Big Thief on IG: @bigthiefmusic -------------------------------------------------- Get in touch with Too Much Effing Perspective Contact us: hello@tmepshow.com Join our Mailing List: https://tmepshow.com Follow us on Social: @tmepshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Quick Taps - Like a Rolling Stone

2023-10-2407:27

Need a quick infusion of Spinal Tap Moments? Don’t miss Quick Taps - short episodes with short stories for short attention spans. 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. Pete Sepenuk (the voice of Batman on the video game DC Dual Force) tells about the time he starred in a Stone-directed beer commercial; Dave Pasquesi (Majordomo in The Book of Boba Fett) shares how Oliver saved his life in Natural Born Killers; and Gary Anthony Williams (the voice of Uncle Ruckus on Boondocks) goes full TMI with how Stone planned to help Tom Cruise with his acting in Born on the Fourth of July. Gary Anthony Williams on IG: @garyanthonywilliams Dave Pasquesi on IG: @dpasquesi -------------------------------------------------- Get in touch with Too Much Effing Perspective Contact us: hello@tmepshow.com Join our Mailing List: https://tmepshow.com Follow us on Social: @tmepshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian Rhys Darby - The Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever

2023-10-1745:48

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; how the BBC discovered "Flight of the Conchords" at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival; and what Oscar-nominated director Taika Waititi means when he taps you on the shoulder. Rhys on IG: @rhysiedarby Watch "Darby's Wonderful & Weird with Rhys Darby" on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rhysiedarby Flight of the Conchords on BBC Sounds (outrageously funny!): https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/b00dn88m -------------------------------------------------- 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

Ahmet Zappa - Mother of Re-Invention

2023-10-0338:17

Musician, producer, TV host, collectibles-nut, entrepreneur, raconteur, and son of Frank, Ahmet Zappa waxes about the time he insulted Salman Rushdie at Monty Python Eric Idle’s dinner party; getting to see Elvis Presley’s mole; and why Conan O’Brien never invited Ahmet back to his late night talk show. More about what Ahmet's been up to: ilikeyougroup.com -------------------------------------------------- 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

Nirvana’s "In Utero" - 30th Anniversary Special

2023-09-2610:04

On this Radio Friendly Unit Shifter of the TMEP Show, we celebrate the release of "In Utero" -- 30 years ago on September 21, 1993 -- with rare insights into Kurt Cobain and Nirvana from the people who knew them: Mudhoney's Steve Turner, Violent Femmes’ Brian Ritchie, and “Nevermind” producer Butch Vig (from Garbage). -------------------------------------------------- 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

Rock ’n’ Roll Re-Creation: Public Enemy-Producer Bill Stephney

2023-09-1943:01

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,” Bill Stephney, who talks about the time PE sprinkled a gig with 'Artificial Flavor'; how early Beastie Boys shows reached a climax; and how Rick Rubin literally buried his old record company at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. -------------------------------------------------- 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

Quick Taps - Car Carnage

2023-09-0512:37

Need a Quick Infusion of Spinal Tap Moments? Try Quick Taps - short episodes with short stories for short attention spans. In this smash-up mash-up, 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. Find Palehound's new album, Eye on the Bat: https://www.palehound.com See Cory Branan's IG: @corybranan All things Amaara: https://www.amaaraofficial.com -------------------------------------------------- Get in touch with Too Much Effing Perspective Contact us: hello@tmepshow.com Join our Mailing List: https://tmepshow.com Follow us on Social: @tmepshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Lumineers Jeremiah Fraites - Music Meant to Be Experienced

2023-08-2946:13

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; what it was like to fly on U2's private 747; and why Alice Cooper thinks The Lumineers need to "go and eat a steak." Jer's IG: @jeremiahfraites Albums Piano Piano & Northern: https://www.dualtonestore.com/collections/jeremiah-fraites Lumineers IG & FB: @thelumineers Website: https://www.thelumineers.com -------------------------------------------------- Get in touch with Too Much Effing Perspective Contact us: hello@tmepshow.com Join our Mailing List: https://tmepshow.com Follow us on Social: @tmepshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mudhoney’s Steve Turner: Having an Axe to Grunge

2023-08-2239:34

A founder of Seattle's Grunge Scene, Steve Turner, “axes” poetic about passing up the opportunity to be Nirvana’s lead guitarist; the disagreement with Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament that caused him to leave their band Green River; and what it was like to share a bed with Heart’s Nancy Wilson. Steve Turner's IG: @stevesbadideas Mudhoney IG: @mudhoney_ Check out Steve's book, Mud Ride: A Messy Trip Through the Grunge Explosion https://mudhoney.org/pages/mud-ride Order Mudhoney's latest album, Plastic Eternity: https://www.subpop.com/releases/mudhoney/plastic_eternity -------------------------------------------------- Get in touch with Too Much Effing Perspective Contact us: hello@tmepshow.com Join our Mailing List: https://tmepshow.com Follow us on Social: @tmepshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Garbage's Butch Vig: The Sequel - Disarming the Smashing Pumpkins

2023-08-0818:54

Renowned record producer and Garbage drummer, Butch Vig, tosses out some tales about the difficult birthing of the Smashing Pumpkins' hit song "Disarm"; how he raked in cash playing in a polka band; and what Oasis did to cause Snow-asis. See IG: @garbage Website: https://www.garbage.com -------------------------------------------------- Get in touch with Too Much Effing Perspective Contact us: hello@tmepshow.com Join our Mailing List: https://tmepshow.com Follow us on Social: @tmepshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Quick Taps - International Incidents From Canada to Spain to Russia

2023-08-0109:57

Need a Quick Infusion of Spinal Tap Moments? Try Quick Taps - short episodes with short stories for short attention spans. In this episode, 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. Bad Bad Hats 10th anniversary vinyl! https://www.badbadhats.com Maureen Herman IG: @maureenherman Citizen Cope The Victory March. Get it! https://citizencope.com -------------------------------------------------- Get in touch with Too Much Effing Perspective Contact us: hello@tmepshow.com Join our Mailing List: https://tmepshow.com Follow us on Social: @tmepshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twin/Tone Records Peter Jesperson - The Fifth Beatle of The Replacements

2023-07-2549:51

Twin/Tone Records co-founder and 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; why the band threw some of their master tapes into the Mississippi River; and what legendary group Paul Westerberg told Peter was not the “be all and end all.” Peter's IG: @peterjesperson11 See Peter's annual "Best of" music lists here: https://www.twintonedigital.com/best-of Twin/Tone records: https://www.twintonedigital.com -------------------------------------------------- Get in touch with Too Much Effing Perspective Contact us: hello@tmepshow.com Join our Mailing List: https://tmepshow.com Follow us on Social: @tmepshow Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SUMMER “BREAK Like The Wind” Episode

2023-06-2711:23

The TMEP team is taking a short summer break -- we'll be back in mid-July with new episodes, guests, and hilarious Spinal Tap Moment stories galore. To kickoff the tanning season, we're joined by 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. Find out the real reason why David, Nigel, and Derek reluctantly decided to bury their hatchets and reunite for one last gig. -------------------------------------------------- Get in touch with Too Much Effing Perspective Contact us: hello@tmepshow.com Join our Mailing List: https://tmepshow.com Follow us on Social: @tmepshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Replacements Tommy Stinson - Baptism By Campfire

2023-06-1330:23

Tommy lays it down to us clowns about the release of his new album “Wronger” with Cowboys In The Campfire; the time The Replacements pissed off Kiss’ Gene Simmons so badly that he walked out of their show; and how much fun it was to ride a mechanical bull with Axl Rose. Buy the Wronger album here: https://www.tommystinson.com IG, FB: @tommystinson -------------------------------------------------- Get in touch with Too Much Effing Perspective Contact us: hello@tmepshow.com Join our Mailing List: https://tmepshow.com Follow us on Social: @tmepshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Quick Taps - The Show Must NOT Go On With Pink Floyd, Steven Seagal, and Brandon Tartikoff

2023-06-0611:55

Need a Quick Infusion of Spinal Tap Moments? Try Quick Taps - short episodes with short stories for short attention spans. 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. -------------------------------------------------- Get in touch with Too Much Effing Perspective Contact us: hello@tmepshow.com Join our Mailing List: https://tmepshow.com Follow us on Social: @tmepshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CREEM CEO John Martin - America’s Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine

2023-05-3043:33

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; the unusual compensation that legendary cartoonist R. Crumb received to design the magazine's iconic mascot, Boy Howdy; and why CREEM's party at the South By Southwest music festival nearly blew-up in a haze of Mexican Coke. Subscribe to CREEM: https://www.creem.com Find CREEM on IG, FB, Twitter: @creemmag Watch the CREEM documentary film: https://www.creemmovie.com Take whiff of Mexican Coke: https://youtu.be/3M_0tznW_Lw -------------------------------------------------- Get in touch with Too Much Effing Perspective Contact us: hello@tmepshow.com Join our Mailing List: https://tmepshow.com Follow us on Social: @tmepshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Quick Taps - A-List A-Holes Brando, Walken, and Flavor Flav!

2023-05-1612:22

Need a Quick Infusion of Spinal Tap Moments? Try Quick Taps - short episodes with short stories for short attention spans. In this edition, 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. -------------------------------------------------- Get in touch with Too Much Effing Perspective Contact us: hello@tmepshow.com Join our Mailing List: https://tmepshow.com Follow us on Social: @tmepshow Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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