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Podcast: Soundtracking with Edith Bowman
Episode: Episode 16: Christopher Guest On The Music Of Spinal Tap, A Mighty Wind and Mascots
Description: Routinely cited as one of the funniest movies of all-time, This Is Spinal Tap is much imitated, oft-quoted, and as fresh now as it was when it first appeared in 1984. If you haven't seen it, you must buy it immediately. Directed by Rob Reiner, it takes the form of documentary following a shambolic heavy metal band as they tour North America. Though the band is, of course, fictional, their songs are very real, and very funny.One of the men behind both these songs and the razor-sharp script is writer, actor, director and musician Christopher...