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Blaggards regroup afterThanksgiving and prepare for a tour through Arizona... featuring footage from Paddy's visit to the mountains of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us on social media YouTube Facebook Twitter Instagram Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and re...

This one was recorded en route to College Station, with Patrick's daughter Tara running camera once again. We talk about Patrick giving up sugar, our upcoming Arizona tour dates, ROCK THE SHELTER benefit at the Continental Club Houston, the disturbing prevalence of autotune in popular music, and why Turbo hates killing songs. SHINE-A-LIGHTS: HARRY NILSSON - Spaceman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

Episode 248 was recorded en route to Sherwood Forest Faire for a show during their "Hynafol" role-playing event. Our special guest this week is Patrick's daughter Tara, who runs camera and joins in the discussion. Discussed: The weird trend of doing slow, depressing covers of upbeat songs Tracy Chapman, Oasis, Strung Out, The Beatles, Danzig The power of live music to bring people together Why doe...

SlapperCast Episode 247: "Skyscrapers of Dublin" Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yEY2I6w-zis Instead of getting some rest upon returning home from Ireland this past Thursday, Patrick, Turbo and Chad dove straight into another three days of gigs. Episode 247 was recorded on the way to Saturday's gig in Galveston at AXECADE during the Lone Star Rally (the largest motorcycle rally in...

This one was recorded in the lobby of the Killarney Plaza Hotel on the fourth night of our 2023 Ireland Tour, with footage from the tour interspersed throughout. We give you an update on the trip so far, with an eye on next year. This tour, our ninth one so far, has been going wonderfully and I think we can say without hesitation that it's the best one yet. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://y...

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VQozl5YBYzE Episode 245 was recorded over a week in advance, as we knew we'd be busy getting ready for Ireland. This was on the way to our first gig at the Southeast Texas Renaissance Faire in Kirbyville, the morning after our gig at the Pub McDonough in Granbury. Lots of music discussion in this episode, and also some talk about music biopics. This...

SlapperCast Episode 244: "Interc★nty" Recorded on the road en route to Granbury, TX, this episode is mostly about songs we're sick of vs. songs we still love. Chris Isaak, Jonathan Richman, the Vapors, the Goo Goo Dolls, the Venomous Pinks, etc. Also, Patrick and Chad try to articulate why they detest most mainstream rock from the 1990s. 00:00:00 — Intro / Show Updates 00:03:29 — Turbo and Chad's...

SlapperCast Episode 243: "Manscaping Accident" Structurally this is our weirdest episode yet, recorded in three separate bits and stitched together like Frankenstein's monster. Because of time constraints with Turbo flying back into town Saturday afternoon (a flight he nearly missed by hair, as you'll hear), Paddy drove himself to and from our gig in Brenham while Turbo and Chad carpooled from Tur...

SlapperCast Episode 242: "National Coffee Day" Episode 242, recorded yesterday on the road to our gig in Lewisville, TX, and again on the way home. Kelli's Song Kill Playlist: https://spotify.link/czv0iS6kfDb Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EaxJuY-gdTA ONE MORE TIME - BLINK 182 https://youtu.be/fSKQRDq3RkM?si=SeRiDyOhHrugg-P_ DON'T CHANGE - INXS https://youtu.be/sLm3Khusq_8?si=s3Q-...

SlapperCast Episode 241: "The Low-Hanging Fruit Edition" Recorded en route to Round Rock, Patrick and Chad talk about recent exploits and wonder which songs of their own should be killed. Discussed: Greg Kihn, Thin Lizzy, Grand Slam, Barry Manilow and Squeeze. (Additional video footage courtesy of Ellen Reeves) 00:00:00 — Show updates 00:04:08 — What Blaggards songs should be "killed"? 00:11:43 —...

SlapperCast Episode 240 was recorded on the way to College Station and back. We recap some recent shows, and talk about Renaissance festivals and the amazing dedication that rennies have to that whole experience. Heide joins us for the second segment on the ride home, where we kill some songs and talk about what famous musicians we might be afraid to piss off. Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Ban...

SlapperCast Episode 239: Shepherd's Pie This one was recorded en route to and from Sherwood Forest Faire for their annual Celtic Music Festival. Special guest stars this time: Stacie "The1Moxie" Newton and Jackie, who together did a terrific job filling in for Merch Maiden during the festival. The whole experience was wonderful as always, and the new Greenwoode stage is a HUGE improvement over the...

SlapperCast Episode 238: The Years That Should Have Killed Me This episode was recorded on Saturday, August 26, on our way to College Station. 00:00:00 — Intro and tour updates 00:00:22 — O'Bannon's 18th Birthday 00:09:20 — More gig updates 00:10:18 — Guinness in plastic cups? 00:12:38 — Why are ceramic cups best for coffee? 00:15:32 — Live music or sex? 00:17:02 — Song kills / resurrections 00:22...

SlapperCast 237: "Song & Cymbals" This is a fun one, recorded in the van shortly after leaving the Bitterroot Celtic Games & Gathering in Hamilton, Montana. 00:00:00 — Intro / Bitterroot Celtic Gathering & Games recap 00:09:07 — The food we ate at the festival 00:10:59 — Our van snacks 00:13:24 — Turbo serenaded at grocery store 00:15:53 — The story of Heide's misplaced boots 00:19:01...

This week we give you an update from the road, recorded during a day off while staying with our friends Jay, Jill, Kate & Kyle Hoellen in Yutan, NE. In this episode we talk about music production styles and— most importantly–COFFEE. We also have PART TWO of our conversation with our friends brothers Matt and John Werner of SASSANACHS ( https://sassanachsmusic.com ), wherein we talk about recor...

This week, we give you an update from the road AND introduce you to brothers Matt and John Werner of the band SASSANACHS ( https://sassanachsmusic.com ). We shared the stage with them twice this summer, most recently this past Saturday at Emma Creek Barn in Hesston KS. We LOVE these guys and can't wait to see them again… we know you'll dig them, too. This is part one of a two-part conversation......

All four band members are on deck as we prepare to hit the road later this week! Also discussed: Turbo's new endorsement deal with SJC Custom Drums, Heide's ear-training class, Christopher Cross, Billy Joel, Living Colour and Spacehog. Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us on social media YouTube Facebook Twitter Instagram Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podca...

This week, Turbo breaks the news about his new endorsement deal with SJC Custom Drums! Also: the Police, Robyn Hitchcock and Propagandhi. 00:00:00 — Intro and gig updates 00:14:09 — Turbo's Endorsement Deal with SJC Custom Drums 00:20:37 — More gig updates 00:22:00 — TRILOGY BREW 00:27:19 — Song kills / resurrections 00:37:23 — Ireland Tour updates 00:39:50 — Upcoming tour dates Show dates Blaggar...

Blaggards report from the road, recorded en route from Weston, MO, to Little Rock, AR. 00:00:00 — Intro / Rocky Road to Dublin call-and-response 00:00:47 — Report from the road 00:05:52 — More "Rocky Road to Dublin" LIVE 00:17:51 — Song kills / resurrections 00:25:44 — Thoughts on TOM PETTY 00:31:22 — Tuning instruments on stage at the worst possible time 00:36:59 — Upcoming shows 00:42:19 — Wrap...

Heide joins us from Phoenix to talk about upcoming tour dates. Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us on social media YouTube Facebook Twitter Instagram Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives. Rate us Rate and review SlapperCast on iTunes Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, leav...

This week's episode starts with a spontaneous vancast segment, the impetus being Turbo's admission that he'd never seen a James Bond movie before. We're then joined by Heide for a round of song kills & resurrections, and then finally we welcome back Dennis "Doc" O'Carroll from Doc's Irish Tours, who gives us some essential travel tips for our Ireland tour this October. Everything you need to k...

SlapperCast Episode 229: "Body Unbuilding" This episode was recorded this past Saturday en route to Home Sweet Farm Biegarten in Brenham and again on the way back home. This week we also welcome our friend, fiddler HEIDI PITTMAN of the band PEACH PANIC, a great band based in Calgary, Canada. https://peachpanic.com https://www.youtube.com/@peachpanicband Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/d3aA61HAk...

This week's episode was recorded on the way home from our gig in College Station, a special one played in honor of our friend Brooke Griffin, who is moving to Australia. MASSIVE thanks to Chris Steele and his O'Bannon's crew for making that night happen. Really fun music discussion this week, with everything from Kid Rock and Stevie Wonder to Elvis and Jerry Reed to Kenny Rogers and Richard Marx (...

SlapperCast Episode 227: "Team Rage" This week, Heide joins us remotely from Phoenix. This episode gets very silly. Discussed this week: The Smiths Rory Gallagher Nils Lofgren Flobots Nerf Herder the Beatles Alex DePue Beside Bowie: the Mick Ronson Story Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6IELSUgQbnw 00:00:00 — Intro 00:00:30 — Happy Anniversary to Heide & Ryan 00:03:29 — Turbo's Father's Day...

Episode 226 was recorded en route to a gig in Galveston and on the way back home. We talk about the Molly's Pub tour we started this weekend, share some stories from the early days of the band, and muse about what album of another band would we like to cover in its entirety. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QEL1LnhHJAw Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us on social media YouTu...