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Tour Stonehenge with Spinal Tap

For iTunes' first attempt at releasing original films, they're off to a good start. Now on offer: a seven-minute short film by the actors from This is Spinal Tap, entitled Stonehenge: Tis a Magic Place....  read more

Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer tour

The legendary men of Spinal Tap would be wise to invoke Saint Hubbins, patron of quality footwear, for their upcoming 30-date tour around the country. Dubbed "Unwigged & Unplugged: An evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer," the Mighty Wind/This is Spinal Tap trio's jaunt kicks off Apr. 17 in Vancouver and runs through May 31 in Milwaukee....  read more

Catching Up With... Christopher Guest

The film auteur discusses going on tour to perform acoustic Spinal Tap songs and creating "meditation music" with The Beyman Bros...  read more

Christopher Guest accepts Berklee doctorate, rocks out

Christopher Guest - an honorary doctor of music? You know, it makes a lot more sense than it might seem. After all, what were Waiting for Guffman, A Mighty Wind and This Is Spinal Tap if not dissertations on three disparate genres of music? More than just wickedly funny skewerings of human vanity, Guest's films feature some of the best musical parodies this side of the Yankovic River. For proof, just catch a glimpse of "(Listen to the) Flower People" from Spinal Tap. Extra credit for the Mozart reference! So it's encouraging to see Guest accepting a doctorate from Boston's...  read more

Christopher Guest

I’m a pretty fast typer but I’ll be LUCKY if my fingers can keep pace with my thoughts...  read more