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Monday Jun 29 | Plymouth Evening Herald

Airport protest at Glastonbury

Glastonbury revellers formed a giant "No" in the sunshine today in protest at airport expansion.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

Preston Citizen

Review: Album - Spinal Tap - Back From The Dead

Released to mark the 25th anniversary of the cult classic and seminal mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, this is the first new album from Englanda TMs Loudest Heavy Metal Band since Break Like The Wind in 1992.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock

BBC

Classic Rock nod for Spinal Tap

Spoof rock band Spinal Tap will compete against heavy metal giants AC/DC for a spot in Classic Rock magazine's Rock Roll of Honour.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, This Is Spinal Tap, Comedy Movies, Music!, Heavy-Metal, Iron Maiden, Iron Maiden: Flight 666, Bruce Dickinson

Mon Jun 22, 2009

Los Angeles Times

Spinal Tap isn't tapped out yet

The rock stars in the room have been at this all day. Since 11 a.m., the laughable, mostly fictional heavy-metal trio Spinal Tap has been hard at work, making the usual wig adjustments and celebrating the release of the band's first album in 17 years.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Watches, Universal-City, CA, This Is Spinal Tap, Comedy Movies, Music!, A Mighty Wind, Whatever Works, Entertainment

Sun Jun 21, 2009

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

All around the rock world, it's the season of comebacks

Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young and a reformed Blur play Glastonbury next week as 2009's rock-festival season becomes the year of the comeback.

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Related Topix: New York, Pop/Rock, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Dizzee Rascal, Hip-Hop, Hampshire County, England, World News, United Kingdom,

Fri Jun 19, 2009

Eurogamer

Spinal Tap leads PSN refresher

Extra songs for Guitar Hero and Rock Band are all the PlayStation Store has to offer this week.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Video Games

Thu Jun 18, 2009

Guitar World

Nigel Tufnel: The Unpublished Interview

It's been a long, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time since Guitar World last spoke with Nigel Tufnel, lead guitarist of the legendary British hard rock band Spinal Tap.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Wed Jun 17, 2009

Wired News

Review: Spinal Tap Comes Back From the Dead

Back From the Dead , the new CD from the realest fake band in the world, features tracks spanning the entire nonexistent career of Spinal Tap.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, This Is Spinal Tap, Comedy Movies, Music!, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer

Brookale Public Radio

Spinal Tap Release New Album; "Saucy Jack" is a Free Download

UNDATED - Spinal Tap finally got around to recording that song from their opera about Jack the Ripper.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Tue Jun 16, 2009

Easton Express-Times

Continue reading "Spinal Tap's new album 'Back From the Dead' is in stores today"

Fictional British heavy-metal band Spinal Tap performs during Live 8 in London. Tonight they're going to rock you tonight.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, This Is Spinal Tap, Comedy Movies, Music!, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Music, Entertainment

HTZ FM

What you missed on June 16th

David Letterman says his joke about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter was a lousy joke, no matter how you cut it, and he's sorry.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Horror Movies, Thriller, Mystery Movies, Drama Movies, Friday the 13th, Madea Goes to Jail

Fri Jun 12, 2009

Sal Pizarro - Mercury News Arts & Ent...

New to Rock Band: Spinal Tap, anda Evanescence?

First, and post importantly, Spinal Tap track pack for Rock Band .A Spinal Tap! It includes Back From the Dead, Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare, Saucy Jack and Warmer Than Hell, all from their new album.A Second, what band did Harmonix pair with Spinal Tap this week?A AC/DC?A Anyone from the late 70s or early 80s?A No, apparently they decided the best band ...

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Wed May 27, 2009

Chicago Magazine

Boys Gone Wild

FISTS OF FURY: Summer camp goes commando in the new documentary Win or Lose. THE FIVE Don't-miss events for 05.27.09 through 06.02.09 1 farrago Win or Lose: A Summer Camp Story Sort of like Lord of the Flies.

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Related Topix: Glencoe, IL, Chicago, IL, Theater, Arts, Highland Park, IL, Pop/Rock

Tue May 26, 2009

CBC

Neil Young to headline as Glastonbury releases full lineup

Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young is to headline the opening night of the Glastonbury Festival.

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Related Topix: United Kingdom, Isle of Wight County, England, Blur, Pop/Rock

Sun May 24, 2009

This is Guernsey

We are Spinal Tap from Guernsey - you must be here for the laughs

NICK CREED, Andy Fothergill and Mark Trenchard are paying homage to spoof rock band Spinal Tap.

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Sat May 23, 2009

The Hartford Courant

Review: Spinal Tap at Foxwoods (with free download): Eric R. Danton | Sound Check

Heavy metal reunion tours are usually a little cheesy -- rock 'n' debauchery simply doesn't age well, and paunchy middle-aged rockers who try to keep up with younger versions of themselves start to seem pathetic.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, A Mighty Wind, Comedy Movies, Music!, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer

Tue May 19, 2009

WPLR

Artist Profile

Why join? Artist Profile: Spinal Tap About the artist Some people who have grown up in a post-'80s generation fail to recognize the rock group Spinal Tap, and the reason they probably don't is because the band is totally fictitious.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Music, Entertainment

Tue May 12, 2009

Entertainment Weekly

Spinal Tap: Nigel Tufnel time

Twenty-five years after This is Spinal Tap made them almost-famous, the band responsible for Smell the Glove and Break Like the Wind is back...from the dead.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Music, Entertainment

Fri May 08, 2009

This is Somerset

Spinal Tap to play Glastonbury

Parody rock band Spinal Tap have said they will be playing Glastonbury Festival.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, This Is Spinal Tap, Comedy Movies, Music!

Billboard

Exclusive: Spinal Tap Debuts Song, Comes 'Back From The Dead' For Album

Listen to our exclusive stream of Spinal Tap's new song "Back From The Dead" The inspiration for a new Spinal Tap album differs depending on who you ask.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, A Mighty Wind, Comedy Movies, Music!, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Short, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Jack, Michael McKean

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