Spinal Tap

Spinal Tap

The credibility of Berklee College of Music, one of the most revered US music schools, has been served by the addition of two esteemed musicians to its board of trustees, one more conventional than the other. There's no peculiarity about the addition of Paul Simon, half of the folk duo Simon & Garfunkel and multi-platinum selling musician in his own right. A more unexpected addition is Nigel Tufnel, lead guitarist of legendary rockers Spinal Tap and proud owner of an amplifier which goes all the way up to 11. The archetypal This Is Spinal Tap mockumentary band embraced every metal cliché of the era and went on to release two real albums in addition to their fictional catalogue; which included the critically panned 'Shark Sandwich', 'Smell The Glove' with its "none more black" censored cover art, and the misjudged psychedelic album, 'Spinal Tap Sings "(Listen to the) Flower People" and Other Favourites.' Most importantly, the addition of Tufnell’s alter-ego, actor Christopher Guest, to the Berklee board brings the total number of trustees to a satisfying and wholly appropriate 11.