"Spinal Tap" band member Derek Smalls has announced he is releasing a solo album. According to sfgate.com, "The record, titled ?Smalls Change (Meditations Upon Ageing),? is a concept album where Smalls ruminates about nearing the end of the road both artistically and, for all practical purposes, as a person as he nears his 77th birthday." Smalls explained to his fans that he wanted to more than a substitute bassist so he wrote his own album.