From AC/DC to Zombie: Celebrating This is Spinal Tap's (1984) 30th Anniversary at YEAH! TV

YEAH! TV is kicking off a month-long celebration of Spinal Tap's thirtieth anniversary.  

The site is hosting a special version of the movie with new commentary by director Rob Reiner, and with some other special features as well.

One web feature is "From AC/DC to Zombie," a treasure trove of appreciation or tribute for the world's loudest band by some of the most famous rockers on the planet.  

Among those talking about Spinal Tap on the tribute page: Meat Loaf, Chris McCready, Dave Mustaine, Dave Navarro, and Rob Zombie.

And also..yours truly. Yep, I'm in there too.

So if you get the chance, celebrate "Stonehenge," "Big Bottom," "Sex Farm" and thirty years of Spinal Tap with YEAH!.

Last but not least, be sure check out my book about the making of the film: Music on Film: This is Spinal Tap.

11/11/11 - Nigel Tufnel Day!

I've got a blog post entitled "11 Reasons Why This is Spinal Tap Still Rocks" posted over at the Hal Leonard Performing Arts Blog today to celebrate 11/11/11, or as the web is terming it, "Nigel Tufnel Day."

As I write in the piece:

"Today goes up to eleven. Or three elevens, really, if we’re being technical. But since today is 11/11/11, it seems an appropriate occasion to remember the production that made the idea of “going up to eleven” a famous (or infamous) catchphrase: 1984’s This is Spinal Tap.

Even twenty-seven years after release, the Rob Reiner comedy endures as one of the funniest ever made, and so below I enumerate the eleven reasons the film continues to “rock.”

Check out the eleven reasons here!