Too Much Effing Perspective

By Evergreen Podcasts

Every performer who's ever been on the road has at least one bizarro story that could have been pulled straight from the iconic music mockumentary, This Is Spinal Tap. Co-hosts Allen Keller and Alex H... more

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September 18, 2025 Actor Ed Begley Jr. - Surviving a Bizarre Gardening Accident
Just in time for Spinal Tap 2: Ed Begley Jr. is our very first TMEP Show guest who actually appeared in "This Is Spinal Tap." In Ed's memorable scene, he shows up as Spinal Tap's original drummer John “Stumpy" Pepys looking like Buddy Holly behind the kit -- instant classic. Begley tells us about the time Harry Nilsson surprised him with a dinner invitation at John and Yoko’s place at The Dakota; smoking a J with Charles Manson; and, of course, how filming a “test scene” that actually ended up getting use in the movie led to him being enshired in Spinal Tap lore.

In this short VIDEO, Ed describes that homecooked meal with the Lennons.

WATCH HERE:

Ed on IG (Ed replies to DMs!): @ed_begley_jr

Find Ed's book at Powell's Books: "To the Temple of Tranquility...And Step On It!: A Memoir" https://www.powells.com/book/to-the-temple-of-tranquilityand-step-on-it-9780306832109
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September 10, 2025 VIP Allen Sees Spinal Tap At Jimmy Kimmel Live
This week the feature film, Spinal Tap 2: The End Continues, premieres in theaters across the USA starting on Friday, September 12. To mark the occasion, Allen and Alex give some inside scoops about Spinal Tap’s appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live which VIP Allen got to attend in person.

Tap on IG: @spinaltap

Find everything Spinal Tap here: https://spinaltap.com
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September 02, 2025 Quick Taps - Paul McCartney | Penny Lane For Your Thoughts
Enjoy an entire Quick Tap dedicated to the guy who wrote “Good Day Sunshine” because, well, it sounds like he spreads that wherever he goes - Beatles bassist Paul McCartney. Yes, that same Macca who is making a much talked about cameo appearance in the feature film, Spinal Tap 2: The End Continues - coming out on September 12th!!!

You'll hear from host of the Bad Decisions podcast, Scott Nathan, about the time Nathan introduced a friend to Paul back in the '90s and everything went Helter Skelter (not really); former senior head of rock promotion at Columbia Records, Paul Rappaport, who tells us about the night he got a little help from his Beatle friend; and Gary Anthony Williams - the voice of Uncle Ruckus on The Boondocks - who saw Paul standing there at a script reading and was offered some delicious pita by the charming Liverpudlian himself. It sounds like everyone has got to get a little McCartney into their lives!

Here Scott Nathan's The Bad Decisions Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bad-decisions-podcast-with-scott-nathan/id1751541179

Read Paul Rappaport's book, "Gliders Over Hollywood: Airships, Airplay, and the Art of Rock Promotion" https://www.booksoup.com/book/9781916829183
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13min
August 27, 2025 Aussie Musician Ben Lee - Down Underdog
Ben tells us about living the rock star life whilst traveling around Japan with Sean Lennon, Sophia Coppola, Spike Jones, and the Beastie Boys; how magic timing led to being offered the headline slot at Coachella with Ben Folds and Ben Kweller only to have one of his bandmates turn it down; and how his song “We’re All In This Together” became the theme song for COVID quarantine.

Check out this short video where Ben Lee describes a bunch of people for whom quoting Spinal Tap is just a part of making their art.

WATCH HERE: https://youtube.com/shorts/OEE_vsBv8Xc

Ben's website: https://www.ben-lee.com

Hear the Weirder Together podcast with Ben and Ione Skye: https://www.weirdertogether.com

Watch Ben's tribute to Evan Dando, I Wish I Was Him: https://youtu.be/On928LHGkC8
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49min
August 12, 2025 Mercury Rev’s Grasshopper - Too Effing Loud for Lollapalooza
Multi-instrumentalist Grasshopper revs up some stories about working with The Band legendarians Garth Hudson and Levon Helm; how Mercury Rev was once booted off stage by the mayor of Denver for being too loud; and the time he lunched with psychedelic drug evangelist Dr. Timothy Leary.

Find Mercury Rev tour dates and music: https://www.mercuryrev.com

Mercury Rev on IG: @theMercuryRev
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44min
July 29, 2025 Kills Birds Nina Ljeti - Winging It
Singer Nina Ljeti, from L.A.’s power quadrophonic band Kills Birds, tweets about the time a producer responded to his unrequited love for her by erasing the band’s entire album; what Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon said about their song “Worthy Girl”; and opening for the Foo Fighters at what would be Taylor Hawkins’ final show with the band.

In this short VIDEO, Nina describes how a post-Foo Fighters show taco binge in Mexico City led to two of her bandmates unwittingly becoming "poo fighters."

WATCH HERE: https://youtube.com/shorts/6wwubbStsfs

Hear Kills Birds Crave EP on Bandcamp: https://killsbirdsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/crave

Nina on IG: @ninaljeti
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46min
July 15, 2025 Comedian JL Cauvin - Spinal Trump Moments
Top Trump impersonator JL Cauvin spills the Goya beans on why the President is trodding on the Constitution like a Druid stomping on a tiny Stonehenge. Find out who would play what instrument in Prssident Trump's private White House rock band; how he’s taking America to 1.1, um, we mean 11; and which musicians would be inducted into the MAGA rock ’n’ roll Hall of Fame.

Enjoy this short VIDEO where the Prez hits the hyperbole stratosphere when estimating the size of his first inauguration crowd.

WATCH HERE: https://youtube.com/shorts/oUYAD2Tjlvs

Find JL's show Making Podcasts Great Again: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-podcasts-great-again

JL on IG: @jlcauvin
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25min
July 01, 2025 Margaret Cho - Testing Limits, Stereotypes, and Sex Toys
The Notorious C.H.O. tells us how ABC TV hired a consultant to teach her to be *more Asian* for her 1994 sitcom All-American Girl; about winning a contest to open for Jerry Seinfeld when she was fifteen; and the rankings of her top three favorite sex toys. Margaret's new music album, Lucky Gift, is out now.
Find Lucky Gift tracks and lyric videos: https://margaretcho.com/music/lucky-gift/
Margaret on IG: @margaret_cho
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57min
June 17, 2025 Tap Into Summer - Fired-Up for Spinal Tap 2!
We're excited, you're excited, everyone is excited about the long-awaited release of the Spinal Tap 2 feature film on September 12, 2025. So let's tap into summer and go to 11 as we get fired-up for the cinematic event of the year! Hear how you can join us, the TMEP Show crew, to participate in the fun AND get insider info on our upcoming episodes featuring comedienne-extraordinaire Margaret Cho, acting legend Ed Begley Jr. (Spinal Tap's *first* drummer), Spandau Ballet's Gary Kemp, and even an improv visit from El Presidente himself.
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June 03, 2025 The Police's Stewart Copeland - Stalker Anthems + Temper Tantrums
Late May and early June 1983 is when The Police's defining song "Every Breath You Take" was released and promptly steamrolled its way to #1 in the UK (hitting the top spot on June 5th) before conquering America a month later. While Sting's creepy-but-catchy ode to obsessive surveillance was busy becoming the band's biggest hit and the year's most-played song, Copeland admits the trio was so dysfunctional they could scarcely record in the same room together. Stewart says about Sting, "The times when it was most annoying was when he was right. That's when the homicidal urge, I couldn't resist it. My fingers would be reaching for that jugular."

Enjoy this short VIDEO where Stewart's storytelling chops go to 11 when he describes getting lost on the way to a show and then the band having a blowout fight onstage in front of 80,000 fans. Don't stand so close to me, indeed!

WATCH HERE: https://youtu.be/4bozB5MqLZc

In this episode, The Police drummer waives his rights and confesses to fracturing Sting’s rib over a copy of the New York Times; how many more albums the band could have cranked out if they hadn’t split up in 1986; and why it was necessary to call 911 when Cream drummer Ginger Baker paid a noisy visit to Stewart's Sacred Grove Studio.
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