Spinal Tap

Bassist says stage techs at Freddie Mercury tribute thought band's real-life sound problem was part of their performance.

Actor and satirist was best-known for his role as band manager Ian Faith.

The three members of Spinal Tap and the director of the 1984 movie about the fictional band are involved in a very real lawsuit.

The film began as an earnest attempt to chronicle the legendary band’s triumphant comeback tour of America.

If you've ever been on IMDb, you know that their movies are rated by readers on a scale of 1-10. Except for one movie. Rob Reiner's classic rock mockumentary This is Spinal Tap is the only movie on IMDb that is rated on a scale of 1-11, the fictional level Spinal Tap sets their amps to. Now crank it up to eleven in the latest installment of You Think You Know Movies!

Anyone who has ever seen 'This Is Spinal Tap' knows it's funny as all hell.

Roger Boyd of Head East shares three real-life 'Spinal Tap' stories.

  One of the reasons why 'This is Spinal Tap' continues to resonate is because it's not only heavy metal groups on the downside of their career that experience real-life 'Spinal Tap' stories, but also bands that are trying to make a name for themselves on the road to classic rock immortality. Years before the brain trust behind the movie even came up with the concept, the Doors had a moment that c

How can two mop buckets come in handy for a rock musician on tour? Ann Wilson of Heart recently shared a real-life 'Spinal Tap' tale that shows how handy these common household items can be when things get really bad.

One of the most famous moments in 'Spinal Tap' finds bassist Derek Smalls trapped in a pod on stage, fighting to get out as his bandmates performed 'Rock and Roll Creation' without him. For Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson, that hit close to home -- very close.