Best Dan Brenneman Podcasts (2025)

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Julie Bowen - Gettin' Down On Jim Morrison's Grave 50:56

13d ago50:56

50:56

The 49th anniversary of Jim Morrison and the Doors taking the stage for the first time as the house band at LA's legendary Whisky a Go Go is May 23, 2025. Just over a year later their song Light My Fire would go to #1 on the Billboard charts. But none of that compares to the release An American Werewolf in Paris -- a film in which future Modern Fam…

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Devo's Jerry Casale - Whip It...Good 54:46

27d ago54:46

54:46

Peace and reconcilation are possible. Devo's Gerald "Jerry" Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh being together on the road for their "50 Years of De-Evolution... Continued!" tour is evidence that warring parties can not only put down their arms, they can pick up their instruments and make the music that we all need right now. Find a Devo Summer 2025 tour …

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OK Go's Dan Konopka - The Danimal Abides 1:06:52

1M ago1:06:52

1:06:52

OK Go's new album, "And the Adjacent Possible," delivers a full-on OKGo-ian video for the song Love that rivals the legendary videos that put them on the map including A Million Ways, The One Moment, Upside Down & Inside Out and, of course, the GOAT - treadmill extravaganza Here It Goes Again. Not to be outdone, the TMEP Show has its own VIDEO feat…

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Straight Outta Compton 1:39:35

1M ago1:39:35

1:39:35

He is risen! He is risen indeed! Paul Giamatti is back. Hello, Little Pauls! It's been years since this feed was active. In that time, Paul Giamatti actually started his own COVID-era podcast and has now ended it. By releasing this episode, we have officially out lasted the man, himself but... What was the cost? What happens now? Where are Sam and …

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Kafka on z/OS 41:02

2M ago41:02

41:02

A lively conversation with Matt Leming, Anthony Papageorgiou, and Dale Lane about Kafka not only running on z/OS, but making the most of it alongside MQ. Additional Reading Material: Anthony's blog post abotu mainframe to kafka options: https://medium.com/@anthonypapageorgiou/from-cobol-to-kafka-ac8cfb96f238 Dale Lane's blog (all things Kafka): htt…

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Violent Femmes Brian Ritchie - Just Keep Going 1:03:45

2M ago1:03:45

1:03:45

Among auspicious April events in rock 'n' roll history, April 13, 1983, is the date that Violent Femmes released their beloved, eponymous first album and gifted the world with Blister in the Sun, Add It Up, Gone Daddy Gone, and other instant classics. The album has ascended to the status of "generational hand-me-down" according to Violent Femmes fo…

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Amy Brenneman - Clothing Optional 54:58

2M ago54:58

54:58

People Have the Power: A Celebration of Patti Smith is taking over Carnegie Hall on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. Luminaries including Bruce Springsteen, Michael Stipe, Courtney Barnett, Sharon Van Etten, Ben Harper, Kim Gordon, Flea, The National's Matt Berninger, Susanna Hoffs, Chrissie Hynde, and many others are participating in the festivities. ht…

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Fred Armisen - Ian Rubbish Beats Up The Californians 47:38

3M ago47:38

47:38

With the Saturday Night Live 50th anniversary still freshly in the rearview, we're revisiting our conversation with the OG Californian himself, Fred Armisen. Also, Fred's heading out for a Spring '25 tour - info on his IG @sordociego. See our VIDEO where Fred unpacks the non-endearing quality of stars getting fussy over food in the dressing room. W…

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Butch Vig - Life Between Nirvana and Garbage 53:22

3M ago53:22

53:22

In recognition of Kurt Cobain's February birthday (he would have been 58 on 2/20/25), and 30 years since the release of Garbage's first album with the hits songs Stupid Girl and Only Happy When It Rains, we're bringing back our epic conversation with fellow Packers fan Butch Vig. Catch the VIDEO with Butch recalling a raucous night at the Hollywood…

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HOPSCOTCH TOWN - Song For Those Who Are Hoppin' Mad 10:59

4M ago10:59

10:59

Allen and his band, Happiless, put out a song — Hopscotch Town — way back in 2014 that sounds pretty prescient today. It's about a place where the people in charge convince the people they rule that economic prosperity trumps individual freedom. Sound familiar? And when will those egg prices come down, anyhow? Hopscotch Town is a catchy piece of po…

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The Replacements Tommy Stinson - Getting stupid (and clever) with Axl Rose, Gene Simmons, Tom Petty and...of course...Paul Westerberg 34:53

4M ago34:53

34:53

Before January wraps, let's celebrate that 39 years ago this month on January 18, 1986, the Replacements got banned for life from SNL. In the middle of playing "Bastards of Young" on live TV, singer Paul Westerberg yelled to guitarist Bob Stinson, "Come on, F*cker!" during this guitar solo. In a combo platter of VIDEO and audio featuring one of our…

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Dandy Warhols Zia McCabe: Sex, Drugs, and Motherhood on the Road 1:04:05

5M ago1:04:05

1:04:05

The TMEP Showoffs are getting into show business, and especially the motion picture business, by finally posting VIDEOS featuring some of our favorite guests. Feel the tug at your heartstrings as Zia McCabe from the Dandy Warhols shares the story of her emotional encounter with personal hero Willie Nelson at the Glastonbury Festival. WATCH HERE: ht…

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Putting the Year in the Rear 13:05

5M ago13:05

13:05

On the year-ending TMEP Show wrap up, Allen reveals the startling results of his 2024 Apple Music Replay and Alex reveals the show’s secret plan for world domination for 2025. Find Graham Parson's Squeezing Out Sparks album: https://www.grahamparker.net/Squeezing_Out_Sparks.html -------------------------------------------------- ***http://distrokid…

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Fake Plastic Christmas Trees - Radiohead & Sleater-Kinney 16:20

5M ago16:20

16:20

In this holiday episode, our friend Corin Tucker from Sleater-Kinney tells about the time she and bandmates Carrie Brownstein and Janet Weiss reluctantly abandoned their punk instincts and wrapped "gifts" for an uncomfortably phony photo shoot. Then host Alex Hofmann returns to a Christmas past when Radiohead flew him to their post-Pablo Honey holi…

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Quick Taps - You Con-Duit! 10:10

6M ago10:10

10:10

If you know the movie “This Is Spinal Tap,” you will certainly recall the moment Spinal Tap bassist Derek Smalls describes himself as the band conduit, "David and Nigel are like poets, you know, like Shelley or Byron, or people like that. The two totally distinct types of visionaries, it’s like fire and ice, and I feel my role in the band is to be …

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Erik Weyler - AKA "COBOL Erik" 37:24

6M ago37:24

37:24

Erik Weyler (AKA COBOL Erik) is a Solution architect at SEB. He has not only been an advocate outside of his company, but also focused on helping newer employees understand and use the modern mainframe. In this episode, we get down to the how and the why. Also, sandwich talk. https://github.com/COBOL-Erik/Sudoku-Solver-COBOL…

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HIT SINGLE - Tokyo Police Club's Graham Wright 9:04

6M ago9:04

9:04

As Tokyo Police Club winds up their illustrious recording and live-concert career, Graham reminisces about the cursed tour van they bought in America that they couldn’t get across the Canadian border. Find 'em on IG: @wearetokyopoliceclub -------------------------------------------------- ***http://distrokid.com/vip/tmep*** Get your original songs …

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Quick Taps - I Hope We Passed The Audition 10:34

6M ago10:34

10:34

Some auditions are really ODDitions in disguise. On this TMEP Show Quick Tap, Divine Sweater lead singer Meghan Kelleher reveals how a one-off emergency gig led to a permanent one; 86-year-old TikTok influencer Annie Korzen tells us why she said "Yes" to a role on a little-known show about nothing...and banked $100,000 in residuals; and actor/comed…

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The Clash Meets 311 - A Public Service Announcement With Guitars 47:22

6M ago47:22

47:22

One of our favorite guests, 311’s Nick Hexum, returns to talk turkey with your favorite host, Allen, about their favorite band, The Clash, and Joe Strummer’s favorite movie, This Is Spinal Tap. It’s a special Thanksgiving episode of the TMEP Show that will be one of your favorites, as well. You can bet your giblets on it. 311 and Nick on IG: @311 a…

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HIT SINGLE - Moon Kissed Eli Scarpati 9:45

6M ago9:45

9:45

Eli tells us about the time his band Moon Kissed was on its way to a big gig at SXSW in Austin, Texas when the COVID shut down blew out the conference and threatened to do the same to NYC as they rushed to get home. Find 'em on IG: @moonkissedmusic -------------------------------------------------- ***http://distrokid.com/vip/tmep*** Get your origi…

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Quick Taps - Sexy or Sexist 8:04

7M ago8:04

8:04

On today’s TMEP Show Quick Tap (short episodes with short stories for short attention spans) we hear stories from artists who just so happen to be female, about moments dealing with a-holes who just so happen to be male. Tyler Simone Molton from the band Lesibu Grand dishes on how often sound men ask her male bandmates how she likes her vocals...in…

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Kamala's FORWARD Artist Shepard Fairey 52:34

7M ago52:34

52:34

On Election Day, we go two steps FORWARD by taking one small step back to our 2022 conversation with artist/activist Shepard Fairey who designed both the iconic Obama “Hope” poster and Kamala Harris’ “Forward” poster. Shepard gets Frank with us about why he almost added an asterisk to an Ozzy Osbourne tour poster; the outrage he felt as a boy when …

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Quick Taps - Star Effers 9:53

7M ago9:53

9:53

Our guests regale us with Spinal Tap Moments when they experienced the famous at their most shameless. Peter Jest, owner of the legendary Milwaukee club Shank Hall (sound familiar?) tells us about his run-ins with notorious partiers Warren Zevon and Sam Kinnison; The Pulsars Dave Trumfio dodges balls from Oasis front man Liam Gallagher; and author/…

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The Bangles Vicki Peterson - Vicki-Pedia 53:08

7M ago53:08

53:08

Vicki bangs out some manic Spinal Tap Moments like the time the Bangles had an uncomfortable listening party with Prince at two in the morning; when she brought a big old tape recorder to the group’s first meeting with legendary manager Miles Copeland; and chatting with the late great Jeff Beck about Spinal Tap guitarist Nigel Tufnel’s copycat hair…

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HIT SINGLE - The Comateens Nick West 7:40

8M ago7:40

7:40

Nick tells us about getting head at CBGBs. Actually, he gets Talking Heads when David Byrne gives out what may have been his very first autograph. -------------------------------------------------- ***http://distrokid.com/vip/tmep*** Get your original songs into Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Tidal, TikTok, YouTube, and more with DISTROKID. It couldn't be…

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Toad the Wet Sprocket’s Glen Phillips - Toad Warrior 45:04

8M ago45:04

45:04

Glen croaks out some of the best Spinal Tap Moments we’ve heard including the day his band did an in-store promotion in a Footloose town where pinball machines were illegal; the night they stayed at a hotel that was so (un)hygienic even the door knobs had condoms; and the time he was upstaged by Weird Al Yankovic at a Ben Folds concert. Toad the We…

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Quick Taps - Show Offs 9:39

8M ago9:39

9:39

Strange things happen when shows are a bit off. Like the time YouTube phenom Kyle Gordon played a gig and 1/3rd of the audience was unruly, which is particularly bad when there are only three people at the gig. And podcast host Cam Herdt tells us about the time he accidentally insulted his boss at a show which could have gotten him fired if he hadn…

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Rock ’n’ Roll Re-Creation: Actor Amy Brenneman from The Old Man 51:15

8M ago51:15

51:15

This month, FX released the second season of its hit show, The Old Man, so we decided to replay this classic episode with one of the stars, Amy Brenneman. In addition to the inside skinny on The Old Man, Amy recounts being the first person ever to take off their clothes on network TV; an ackward encounter trying to snap a selfie with punk rock icon…

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HIT SINGLE - The Posies Ken Stringfellow 6:53

9M ago6:53

6:53

On the week of the onstage fight between Jane’s Addiction’s Perry Farrell and guitarist Dave Navarro, Ken Stringfellow tells us about the time he and drummer Mike Musburger duked it out. You can call him Sir Duke, I suppose! Ken on IG: @kenstringfellow -------------------------------------------------- ***http://distrokid.com/vip/tmep*** Get the VI…

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The Hooters Eric Bazilian - All Us Zombies 52:29

9M ago52:29

52:29

The Hooters’ Eric Bazilian tells us a bazillion stories including the time he had to skip a flight from L.A. because Ringo Starr wanted to write songs with him; being cheered on by Jack Nicholson as his band took the stage at Live Aid; and offering Pete Townshend a case of beer, a pizza and a deli tray to get The Who to play his daughter’s wedding.…

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Joris Mertens & Frank van der Wal - IBM Z Code-A-Thons 36:09

9M ago36:09

36:09

On a mission to spread the word of enterprise computing and the power of running applications on IBM Z, Joris Mertens and Frank van der Wal have been hard at work getting learners all over the world engaged with Code-A-Thons. Listen here for more details, and for the full multimedia experience, visit the one-pager here: https://www.ibm.com/communit…

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Quick Taps - Crashing 11:21

9M ago11:21

11:21

When you’re a struggling band on the road, you sometimes have to crash wherever you can like in the homes of potential serial killers who’ve decorated their place with bugs, bloody handprints, and missing teeth. On this Quick Tap, you’ll hear some not-so-relaxing bedtime stories from Palehound’s Elle Kempner, blues guitarist Bex Marshall, James Jos…

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HIT SINGLE - Die Kreuzen’s Erik Tunison 4:17

9M ago4:17

4:17

Erik tell us about the time he angered drummer Rat Scabies from legendary British punk band, The Damned, and lived to tell about it. In fact, he lived to tell Rat about it decades later! Die Kreuzen stuff on IG: @diekreuzenbook -------------------------------------------------- ***http://distrokid.com/vip/tmep*** Get the VIP treatment with 30% OFF …

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Rock 'n' Roll Re-Creation: Styx Drummer Todd Sucherman 46:13

10M ago46:13

46:13

Influential drummer (and epic storyteller) Todd Sucherman gets multiple rimshots telling us what it was like playing the late night TV circuit with Spinal Tap; why he never wears white when on stage with wild animals; and how surreal it was to play with David Hasselhoff at the Tribute Concert for Princess Diana back in 1998. Todd also spills the te…

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Quick Taps - License To Kill 9:42

10M ago9:42

9:42

You may be driven to tears during this episode as Lo Moon’s Matt Lowell recounts the time the guy driving their tour bus searched for their gig using the North Star instead of Google Maps; composer Daniel Davies’ driver decided he was going to drink and drive the 16 hours to Canada without a bathroom break; recording artist Arsun had a European dri…

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The State’s David Wain - To Billy Joel or Not To Billy Joel 37:21

10M ago37:21

37:21

Comedic Renaissance man David Wain from sketch-comedy groups The State and Stella tells us about turning down the chance to see the Nirvana Unplugged show at MTV in 1993; the time his radio executive dad brought the Beatles to Cleveland; and how cool it was to hang out with the Beastie Boys and Smashing Pumpkins at Lollapalooza. View the trailer fo…

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HIT SINGLE - MTV Wild 'N Out’s Nyima Funk 4:01

10M ago4:01

4:01

"Wild 'N Out" and "Whose Line Is It Anyway?” guest star Nyima Funk riffs on the time she played a Motor City gig with her Second City Detroit troupe when she received an inappropriate note from a car exec to which she couldn’t say “Yes, and…” Nyima on IG: @nyimafunk -------------------------------------------------- Get the VIP treatment with 30% O…

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Today We're Gonna Potty Like It's 1999! 27:42

10M ago27:42

27:42

We’ve had more stories than we care to mention about musicians having to jump through poops, we mean HOOPS, to answer nature’s call on the road. In this special TMEP Show episode, we dropped the kids off at the pool (cuz we had so much work to do) and went deep into the bowels of the TMEP Show archives to squeeze out the very best examples of potty…

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Quick Taps - Barf Flies 8:52

11M ago8:52

8:52

You may yawn during this episode — technicolor yawn, that is — when WeirDass’ Bob Dassie regurgitates a tale about the time he barfed on the road with Second City’s touring company and got shit for it; Dominique Fils Aime spews a story about her bassist triggering a child’s gag reflex during a gig; and Arsun confides why his nickname could be "upCh…

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of Montreal’s Kevin Barnes - The Full Monty-Treal 41:38

11M ago41:38

41:38

Kevin bares all in this revealing chat about appearing on stage wearing nothing but a cummerbund; stripping off their identity and slipping into their alter ego, Georgie Fruit; but not pulling a Lady Godiva when they brought a horse into the act at the Roseland in New York. of Montreal on the interwebs: https://www.ofmontreal.net Get up-close-and-p…

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IBM Open Enterprise Foundation for z/OS - Anthony Giorgio, Mike Fulton, Igor Todorovski 41:57

11M ago41:57

41:57

When you beat a game on Super Difficulty, sometimes there's an extra bonus reward or special animation waiting at the end. There's no prize for taking the hard route when it comes to mainframe, so let's make sure we clear out as many hurdles and time sinks as possible at the start of a project. This means getting systems set up exactly the way you'…

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HIT SINGLE - Mr. Show’s Jill Talley 4:55

11M ago4:55

4:55

In this one-story wonder, Jill tells us about the time the great John Candy took her and her Second City castmates out to dinner in Chicago. Find Jill on IG: @the_real_jill_talley -------------------------------------------------- Get 30% OFF your first year subscription to DISTROKID: http://distrokid.com/vip/tmep It's the easiest way for musicians…

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SNL's Bobby Moynihan - Inside Out, Too 46:48

12M ago46:48

46:48

Bobby reports to us LIVE FROM NEW YORK with stories about having pizza with Paul McCartney; how Elton John got him to stop smoking; and getting Jason Sudeikis’ finger stuck up Bobby's you-know-what just as they were about to go on-air in front of millions of people. Subscribe to Bobby's podcast "WHO ME? An Extremely True Crime Podcast with The Batm…

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Quick Taps - Jagging Off 9:38

12M ago9:38

9:38

You may or may not have Sympathy for the Devil after hearing first-hand tales about The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger from The Posies Ken Stringfellow, All Day Sucker’s Jordan Summers and Morty Coyle and outlaw guitarist Jesse Dayton. More about Ken Stringfellow: https://kenstringfellow.com Hear new music from All Day Sucker: https://www.alldaysucker…

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Simplifying the Mainframe with Marcel Mitran 27:19

12M ago27:19

27:19

Running the systems that run the world... nobody expects it to be as simple as flipping a light switch, but there are certainly some areas where advancement means simplification. In this episode, we hear from Marcel Mitran about how this is achievable on everyone's favorite computing platform.By Frank and Jeff

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The dB’s Peter Holsapple - Slipping into REM at High Decibels 41:35

12M ago41:35

41:35

Peter turns the decibels up to 11 when he tells us about the time he was left behind at a gas station during a Hootie and the Blowfish tour; how he bugged the crap out of Big Star’s mythic singer, Alex Chilton; and what it was like to play with REM when they were the biggest band in the world. Order The dB's seminal album "Stands for deciBels" on s…

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Infrastructure as Code - Christopher Byrnes, Marie Mader, Stefan Schmitt 35:09

1y ago35:09

35:09

Being able to work with the infrastructure of IBM Z as an evolving set of code, which can be reviewed, updated, iterated, and managed the same as a traditional software project opens up a whole new realm of possibilities. It's a task easier said than done, thankfully there are some wonderful people working on this task who are making sure it's done…

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HIT SINGLE - Brian Wilson band member Nelson Bragg 5:12

1y ago5:12

5:12

In this one-story wonder, Nelson Bragg tells us about the time Brian Wilson went from Good Vibrations to "shitty vibrations." -------------------------------------------------- Too Much Effing Perspective is proud to be sponsored by DISTROKID, the easiest way for musicians to get music into Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Tidal, TikTok, YouTube, and more. …

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Collective Soul's Ed Roland - How to Shine for the Green Bay Packers 48:34

1y ago48:34

48:34

Ed Roland goes from Here to Eternity telling us about the time he thought Kenny Rogers was just some guy dressed up as Kenny Rogers; how he got punked by Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler while trying to impress a girl; and what freaky thing happened the night Lisa Marie Presley died while the band was recording their new album at Elvis’ Palm Springs home. …

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Quick Taps - Po-Po Pitiful Me 10:49

1y ago10:49

10:49

On this particularly arresting Quick Tap (short episodes with short stories for short attention spans), Lyle Hysen and Jim Walters from Das Damen get pulled over and accused of smuggling human contraband; The Children and Cop Shoot Cop’s Jim Coleman almost gets busted over a band name; Gravity Studios owner and chief engineer Doug McBride gets swat…

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