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Quick Taps - Steven Spielberg and the Two Johnnys (Ramone and Carson) Sep 06, 2022

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Need a Quick Infusion of Spinal Tap Moments? Try Quick Taps - short stories in short episodes for short attention spans. Hear about the time an ER doctor became an ET doctor; when a band went from moaning to Ramoning; and how a young woman got on The Tonight Show by playing her cards right.

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Shepard Fairey - A Shepard Who Gives A Flock Aug 30, 2022

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Artist/Activist Shepard Fairey (creator of Obey Giant, the Obama “Hope" poster, and the iconic "Andre the Giant" image) gets Frank about why he almost added an asterisk to an Ozzy Osbourne tour poster; the outrage he felt as a boy when the Village People’s “YMCA” fell off the top of the charts; and the reason “Diabetic” is his only tattoo.

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Nicole Atkins - Luck Is A Four Letter Word Aug 16, 2022

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Nicole feeds us a steady diet of stories about the time she offered to babysit the Jonas Brothers; when R&B legend Mavis Staples wore her concert t-shirt to the zoo; and why her guitar won’t appreciate in value until Donovan dies.

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Quick Taps - Food Fights, Tidy Whites, and Human Rights Aug 09, 2022

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Need a Quick Infusion of Spinal Tap Moments? Try Quick Taps - short stories in short episodes for short attention spans. Hear about the time a band started a food fight in front of a not-yet-famous Hanson; the day a bassist got locked in a Porta Potty and hauled far away; and the night a comedy team impersonating a band committed a human wrong at a human rights benefit.

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Julie Bowen - Loud and Claire! Aug 02, 2022

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Modern Family’s two-time Emmy Award-winning actress Julie "Claire Dunphy" Bowen spills the beans about the time she was supposed to film a sex scene on Jim Morrison’s grave; her Mrs. Robinson thang for Harry Styles; and why Spinal Tap keyboardist Viv Savage is her kindred spirit.

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Check out Julie Bowen's podcast, Quitters.

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Old Crow Medicine Show - One Man’s Tragedy Is Another Man’s Travel Hiccup Jul 19, 2022

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Ketch Secor and Cory Younts of the Grammy-winning alt-country band Old Crow Medicine Show caw about the time Garrison Keillor kicked them out of his prairie home; the fake name Ketch gave Portland police when he was busted for busking at Pioneer Courthouse Square; and why the band is sharing royalties for their hit song “Wagon Wheel" with Bob Dylan.

OCMS website: https://www.crowmedicine.com

See buck dancer Arthur Grimes with Old Crow Medicine Show in the Sound & Sole documentary

https://youtu.be/zn71RAJaPOU?si=gPXUUvingH4clJzA

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Quick Taps - Breaking John Lennon’s Amp, Eric Clapton’s Guitar, and Brian DePalma’s TV Jul 12, 2022

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Need a Quick Infusion of Spinal Tap Moments? Try Quick Taps - short stories in short episodes for short attention spans. This week, you’ll hear about the destruction of literally millions of dollars in historical rock and “reel" memorabilia like the amp on which John Lennon played the last Beatles show ever; the guitar on which Eric Clapton wrote “Layla”; and the TV on which Brian DePalma screened all his masterpieces.

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David Cross - The Perverse Enjoyment of Being Heckled Jul 05, 2022

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We cross examine David about the time Aimee Mann came to his rescue in front of a hostile crowd; why a security guard once stormed out in the middle of a show; and how pissing people off has just become part of the act.

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CJ Vanston - Spinal Tap's Secret Weapon Jun 22, 2022

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Tap's musical director and producer CJ Vanston dishes about how Bruce Springsteen caused Michael McKean to miss the real Stonehenge; why Jeff Beck thinks CJ is literally a giant; and who in Guns N' Roses cut Spinal Tap’s amp cables at Wembley Stadium.

Check out Derek Small's album Smalls Change (meditations upon ageing) produced by CJ Vanston

https://youtu.be/_0w18e7FiSg?si=pJ_ACQwYrWgTYCJR

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TAP 11 - The Best Moments in Spinal Tap Jun 21, 2022

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Alex and Allen countdown their TAP 11 favorite quotes, jokes, and Spinal Tap Moments in the movie, This Is Spinal Tap.

Watch This Is Spinal Tap

https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/this-is-spinal-tap