by Zenae Zukowski | Sep 18, 2023 | New Music, News
Derek Smalls, the iconic bassist formerly of Spinal Tap, has returned with a new single titled “Must Crush Barbie” via Bottomland Productions/Immortal Records. This doll-smashing track aims at the pink and fluffy cultural phenomenon from the popular...
by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 17, 2018 | New Music, News, Releases
Last summer it was unconfirmed when we heard Harry Shearer, the one who played Derek Smalls in This Is Spinal Tap was recording his debut solo album, Smalls Change. Those rumored details have finally been confirmed and bassist Small’s’ debut solo effort Smalls...
by Zenae Zukowski | Jun 9, 2017 | News, Releases
Time flies when you realize it has been thirty-three years since the mockumentary classic This is Spinal Tap premiered in 1984. Just think about it, we have been saying the phrase, “turn it up to 11” for well over a quarter of a century. It has been reported that...
by Zach Shaw | Feb 13, 2017 | Columns, Remember When
It’s not that often when metal creeps its way into mainstream pop culture. So when metal/hard rock acts do actually pop up in beloved sitcoms, dramatic films, cartoons or even reality series, it’s kind of awesome. So in the weekly column Remember When, Metal...
by Bram Teitelman | Apr 18, 2013 | Video
Sure, Fall Out Boy are about as far away from metal as possible, even though Joe Trohman and Andy Hurley are in The Damned Things. However, when they played their new single, “My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark” on Conan yesterday, they paid tribute to...