Harry Shearer News Archives

I'm not old enough to remember the 70's SNL. I vote 90's by default. Some credit is due to the 84-85 season with rent-a-stars Martin Short, Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest, and Harry Shearer.

Spinal Tap will mark the 25th anniversary of "This Is Spinal Tap" with a new album.

The hard rockers were trailed on a tour of America in support of the album Smell the Glove by filmmaker Marti DiBergi, who documented their internal friction, cancelled gigs, record company squabbles, problems keeping drummers from spontaneously combusting and occasional geographical difficulties.

My review of Year One is now up at CT Movies. I also wrote a post at the CT Movies blog a few days ago listing several other Genesis-themed movies , along with links to any comments I may have made about those films that are currently available online.

This story originally appeared in PW Comics Week on June 16, 2009 Sign up now! By Peter Sanderson -- Publishers Weekly, 6/15/2009 3:11:00 PM The Art of Harvey Kurtzman: The Mad Genius of Comics begins with startling, sweeping statements of its subject's importance not just to comics, but to American culture as a whole.

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.

This is a Spinal Tap groupie's rock 'n' roll dream - or nightmare, to quote one of the song titles.

You can bring one of the greatest spoof bands of all time home in 1080p this July.

Spinal Tap is Back From the Dead . At least according to the title of the group's new album.