Sleep with Spinal Tap BONUS

Sleep with Rock Stars, the Gen X Sleep Podcast. You deserve a good night's sleep…or whatever.

Relax and unwind while award-winning radio host and podcaster, Sloane Spencer, lulls you with soothing details about bands and musicians beloved by Gen X. Start with a calm meditation to train your brain that it's time to sleep, settle your headspace, and drift off with a low, mellow, sometimes whispering history lesson about the best bands to ever grace your mixed tapes.

This Week: a Special Bonus Episode to Share the Type of Extra Content Our Fan Club Can Experience While Keeping Sleep with Rock Stars Ad-Free.

Spinal Tap, the parody metal band from the GenX cult favorite film, This is Spinal Tap. This episode's source is Wikipedia.

In this bonus episode of "Sleep with Rock Stars," host Sloane Spencer reads from the Wikipedia entry about the fictional band Spinal Tap. The episode blends gentle narration and sleep guidance with a humorous, detailed history of Spinal Tap—covering their origins, evolution, infamous drummer mishaps, real and fictional discography, and cultural impact. Designed to help listeners relax and drift off, the episode offers both entertainment and a soothing bedtime experience for Gen X music fans. 

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• Host Sloane Spencer introduces the podcast and provides sleep guidance.
• The episode is a bonus sample for fan club supporters.
• Focuses on the fictional band Spinal Tap, created as a parody by American comedians.
• Details the band’s fictional and real history, including their evolution from a beat group to a heavy metal band.
• Discusses the band’s unique style, frequent drummer changes, and comedic tragedies.
• Covers real-life media appearances, albums, and notable performances.
• Lists current and former band members, both fictional and real-life contributors.
• Provides a comprehensive discography, including albums, singles, and unreleased material.
• Closes with credits and a note about the source material.

Learn "How to Sleep with Rock Stars" here.

• [0s] Welcome to Sleep with Rock Stars, the Gen X Sleep podcast... (host: Sloane Spencer)
• [42s] You may find that the more you listen, the more your mind will begin to associate the stories with sleep...
• [77s] You don't need to pay close attention. Instead, let the words wash over you...
• [122s] There's nowhere you need to be. Nothing you need to do. This is your time...
• [168s] Tonight on sleep with rock stars... I will bring you a bonus episode sample...

• [197s] Thanks for keeping the lights on. But now it's time to turn yours down from 11 Spinal Tap Band...
• [239s] Hubs, Christopher Guest as the guitarist, Nigel Tufnell and Harry Sheer as the bassist, Derek Smalls...
• [279s] This is Spinal Tap. Which was accompanied by a soundtrack album...
• [308s] Three days after playing the Glastonbury Festival...
• [332s] Although the 1984 film portrays the band hailing from the United Kingdom...

• [360s] Mick Shrimpton, who have smaller roles in the film are both British...
• [393s] They changed their name to Spinal Tap in 1966 and became a psychedelic pop band...
• [421s] Spinal taps fictional history documents the succession of drummers...

• [448s] Real history. The Band's Spinal Tap first appeared in the video aired as part of a 1979 sketch comedy special...
• [471s] Participating in the video and playing the music were Michael McKean, Christopher Guest Harry Shearer...
• [507s] Also in 1979, guest and McKean were members of Lenny and the Squi Tones...
• [537s] Reiner hosted the film and the character of filmmaker Marty Degi...

• [1532s] Derek Smalls portrayed by Harry Sheer bass guitar backing in lead vocals 1967 through present...
• [1559s] Guitar backing vocals. Ricky from San Francisco, 1982, Ryan Gordon, 1992...
• [1608s] Question mark. Also played gay board Bass Savage was allegedly killed...
• [1699s] Like the Wind 1992 album died 2022. Gary Wallace, amnesty International Performance in 1991...

• [2011s] Mrs. Spinal Tap, 19 84, 1 21 in the us. Break like the wind. 1992...
• [2055s] From break, like the wind back from the dead in 2000 and warmer than hell in 2007...
• [2083s] 1967. We are all flower people. 1968 re-released in 1969 is the incredible flight of Vicar P antibody...

• [2382s] Doesn't anybody here speak English? Unknown date 
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• This episode of Sleep with Rock Stars was recorded on June 26th, 2025...

This podcast is recommended if you like:

• Sleep with Rock Stars
• Gen X Sleep podcast
• Sloane Spencer
• Spinal Tap
• Parody band
• Mockumentary
• Heavy metal
• Fictional band history
• Drummer mishaps
• Michael McKean
• Christopher Guest
• Harry Shearer
• This Is Spinal Tap (film)
• Band evolution
• Comedy music
• Wikipedia reading
• Relaxation
• Sleep guidance
• Discography
• 1980s music
• British rock parody
• Band members
• Live performances
• Cultural impact
• Bonus episode

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Sloane Spencer is an award-winning voice over actor, radio personality, and podcast host. As a lifelong insomniac, she created Sleep with Rock Stars to incorporate sleep science successes (like meditation, repetition, and soothing vocals) with her favorite topic, Gen X music.  Even when sleep deprived, Spencer enjoys distance running, her family, and her rescue dog.