Patients, ready yer rock 'n roll stethoscopes for some news of epic proportions. News that is going to make the sky glow and the switchblade guitars moan. Davis Guggenheim, the director 'n producer of An Inconvenient Truth and Deadwood has completed work on his soul wailin' documentary about the electric guitar through the eyes of a furniture upholsterer from Detroit, painter/studio musician from London and 17 yr old Dublin schoolboy. That's right patients, we are talkin' about six-string slingers Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, U2's The Edge and the aristocratic horseman of rock, White Stripes/Raconteurs frontman [...]
My baby fits me like a flesh tuxedo, I'd like to sink her with my pink torpedo. "Big Bottom" Download (Right-Click Save As): MP3: Spinal Tap - Big Bottom MP3: Spinal Tap - Sex Farm MP3: This Is Spinal Tap - First Drummers MP3: This Is Spinal Tap - Armadillos MP3: This Is Spinal Tap - Love Pump MP3: This Is Spinal Tap - [...]
Just got this Spinal-Tappian press release this morning: Grammy Award winning rock band Wolfmother has announced the resignation of bass/keyboard player Chris Ross and drummer Myles Heskett effective immediately. Singer/guitarist Andrew Stockdale now plans to find other musicians over coming months and to then begin making a new Wolfmother album. Wolfmother toured the world virtually non-stop through 2006 and early 2007 on the back of their acclaimed self titled debut album. Longstanding frictions within the group then lead them to take an extended break during the second half of 2007 to consider [...]
I always thought that The Beatles would have had more of an edge if they'd written about lust , rather than love. Think of the title possibilities: "Lust Me Do" "She Lusts After You" "All You Need Is Lust" Lust is a tough nut to crack in my music collection, mainly because I never really got into the stuff where a lot of lust plays out: misogynist metal and rap. But that made the challenge even more complex, so I dove in head-first and here's [...]
Thus far, summer in the Mid-Atlantic has been a weird affair. Summer arrived with a start: there was little-to-no transition from a very pleasant and long spring to the dreaded "triple-H" weather (hazy, hot and humid). Since then, it's settled into a bit of a pattern: warm and humid, with afternoon and evening showers. This has been the case more often than not, and our drought has lifted thanks to the steady influx of precipitation. As such, this list follows, more or less, the progression of a day here in my neck of the [...]
Surprise, I've made a mix tape for you. And why? Because I love you all. Plus, some of you have been quite loyal readers despite my discontinuing the weekly mix tapes. Also, I don't want to do a lot of work tonight because I'm too busy being nervous about the Mets opening day tomorrow. Apparently Nicci scheduled us to get massages tomorrow after the game, so I'll be sure to have great blogging fodder tomorrow night. I've never had a professional massage before. In fact, I think the only people to ever attempt giving me massages before are Nicci, my [...]
Guess who just got back today? Them wild-eyed boys that had been away, haven't changed, haven't much to say but man, I still think them cats are crazy . They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, but we're back! When we last met the five revealed my affinity for German industrial racket, Miles Davis , and deep catalog soul records. I found out we've inspired a Wednesday version of the five over at Septenary and a Facebook group. Our 'faithful fivers' rallied before the storm knocked the lights out [...]
If you want to get down with SkinnySlim, there are certain tests you must pass. These tests can be physical. I require someone skinny and slim who is also strong enough to be my woman. These tests can be intellectual. I require someone who is smart enough to know at least the basics of history, science, and maths. These tests can be demeaning. I will tightly cover your naked body in saran wrap and, using a sharpie, circle any excess fat. Not that I mind excess fat, it's just important for me to have a woman who will let me [...]
"Does anyone remember laughter?..." oh wait , wrong band . I'm sure no one who's seen it can ever forget Spinal Tap's appearance on Saturday Night Live where they performed this special holiday number. Turn it up to eleven indeed. Day 20 : Spinal Tap - Christmas With The Devil Buy This Is Spinal Tap [...]
Apart from music, I've also always been interested in movies. And of course I always liked it when both genres came together and resulted in some entertaining hours at the movie theater or in front of the telly. There are lots of great music-movies, lots of cheesy, but still decent ones, and naturally, a lot of crappy ones. Here's a little rundown on some I remember: I didn't watch many movies during my younger days in the 70s, at least not at the cinema. One of the first I remember [...]
Nevermind the ghosts and goblins and black cats -- our local paper had a freakish feature yesterday in honor of Halloween, listing a whole bunch of real-life things that grown-ups can unabashedly be scared of. Some of the tamer ones were things like drug-resistant infections in hospitals, mountain lion attacks, political apathy, avalanches, houses built unwittingly on some of Colorado's many miles of old mine shafts. But these two parasites took the cake on a sliding scale of creepy crawly eeeeeew -gross. For a special Halloween treat [not for the faint of heart]: [...]
It's kinda Guest Post Central around here lately with a few fine folks taking my place for a day. This is a very good thing for you, the reader, because all my friends have excellent musical taste. Obviously. A few weeks ago I got a package from Chris out in North Carolina who made me not just one or two but SIX CDs full of genuine marvelousness that I am still digesting. Chris sends me some humid North Carolina greetings, and writes the following; " I often (morbidly) tell my wife Janet that if [...]
Yesterday was the 4th of July, a day to celebrate the struggles our forefathers endured in order to gain independence. Today is the 5th of July or, according to the Church of the SubGenius, X-Day. So if you see "Bob", tell him it's too bad we have to wait 'til the year 8661 for the aliens to invade. But on to the music, this thursday's selection will highlight songs involving America. This first song will be by the only non-American band in this post, Spinal Tap , the famous rock/mockumentary stars. If you have not seen [...]
from the press release: New York - The new Spinal Tap film directed by Rob Reiner that premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival is available at LiveEarth.MSN.com. Reiner also announced at the festival that Spinal Tap has reunited and will play Live Earth's London Show on 7/7/07. The 15-minute film chronicles Marty DeBergi's (Rob Reiner) efforts to reunite Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest), David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean) and Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) to play Live Earth. The film also reveals what the band members have been up to since [...]
Santa went to the Island of Misfit Blogs this weekend and brought back these two gems: [MP3] Spinal Tap ? "Christmas with the Devil" [MP3] Steve Martin ? "Five Christmas Wishes"
Today's cover stars - Humphrey & Percy. Can anyone remember all of the hoo-ha that accompanied the BBC broadcasting Jerry Springer: The Opera ? You'd probably be thinking that the Beeb would be being super-careful to avoid upsetting Christian groups at this time of year. Here's the song they're using to trail their seasonal TV schedule: Spinal Tap - Christmas With The Devil Oopsie. Someone didn't think that through... Visit - Spinal Tap Buy [...]
It is, perhaps, one of the less-popular tracks when labels are compiling their Christmas compilation CDs, but Christmas With The Devil seemed just the ticket for the BBC to use as a bed for their "compilation of festive villains" trailer. After all, everyone enjoys a bit of Spinal Tap, don't they? Not quite . The sort of Christians who manage to give a two-thousand year-old religion a bad name have missed the point entirely, and have kicked up one of their "look at us, with our wounded pride " calling the song "Satanic": [...]
We don't get to talk about video games here, and that's a shame. I'm a geek and i'm not ashamed of it. So tonight damnit, i'm gonna talk about some video games. Over the years the gaming industry has been in the midst of the overwhelming popularity of rhythm-based games. From the Japanese import Dance Dance Revolution to console classics like Parappa the Rapper that was released in the mid 90's and one of the first rhythm video games of it's time. It's interesting as music and video games go hand in [...]
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