Spinal Tap
'This Is Spinal Tap' Sequel to Feature Metallica's Lars Ulrich, Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith
PUBLISHED Mar 27, 2024
Metallica's Lars Ulrich and the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith will seemingly join a long lineage of ill-fated drummers in the sequel to...
Rob Reiner to Direct 'Spinal Tap II' with Original Cast
PUBLISHED May 12, 2022
Legendary filmmaker Rob Reiner made his directorial debut and introduced the world to Spinal Tap back in 1984 with the classic metal mockum...
Spinal Tap Drummer Ric Parnell Dead at 70
PUBLISHED May 2, 2022
Ric Parnell — who played fictional band Spinal Tap's fictional drummer Mick Shrimpton in the 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap — has die...
Spinal Tap Settles Lawsuit with Universal Music Group
PUBLISHED Nov 5, 2019
Way back in 2016, Harry Shearer launched an enormous lawsuit over alleged unpaid Spinal Tap royalties. Now, at least part of the suit has b...
VIFF Books Chuck D, 'Song Exploder' Podcast, Tim Heidecker's 'On Cinema' and More for Live Series
PUBLISHED Aug 6, 2019
In addition to their annual movie fest, the Vancouver International Film Festival has expanded with VIFF Live — a showcase of cinema cultur...
Spinal Tap's IMDb Page Goes to 11
PUBLISHED Dec 12, 2017
Spinal Tap are known for plenty of things, from the backstage antics of This Is Spinal Tap to their tiny Stonehenge stage props. Still, the...
Dave Grohl and Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith Are Working on a New Spinal Tap Project
PUBLISHED May 3, 2017
While the members of Spinal Tap are currently embroiled in a massive $400 million royalties lawsuit, it appears the fictional rock band sti...
Spinal Tap Members "Go to 11" with $400 Million Lawsuit over Unpaid Royalties
PUBLISHED Feb 8, 2017
Last year, Harry Shearer claimed he was owed a great deal of Spinal Tap royalties and announced he was suing Vivendi and StudioCanal for so...
