Cobras & Fire: Comedy / Rock Talk Show

LC and Bakko are back again to break the 1989 KISS record Hot In The Shade. Often maligned for its lack of production, use of drum machines and bloat of material, LC and Bakko try to fix the record by removing some of the filler and re-sequencing the remaining killer in an effort to make this a perfect KISS album. They also get into all that led up to and immediately followed this record’s release...

LC and Bakko are back to break the 1989 KISS record Hot In The Shade. Often maligned for its lack of production, use of drum machines and bloat of material, LC and Bakko try to fix the record by removing some of the filler and re-sequencing the remaining killer in an effort to make this a perfect KISS album. They also get into all that led up to and immediately followed this record’s release. This...

The Metal Cowboy Ron Keel is back baby! This time to discuss the Ron Keel Bands latest release South X South Dakota. From the word go Ron is off discussing his thoughts on Covid-19, being a proud upper Midwest prepper, the struggle privately owned music venues face, whether or not the Eagles should be considered Southern Rock, his duet with Jasmine Cain, the ill-fated Australian Melodic Rock Fest,...

Famed Seattle producer and Skin Yard guitarist Jack Endino joins the program to discuss his work on the 2017 remix of the Soundgarden record Ultramega OK. He also talks about his work with Nirvana, Mudhoney, Green River and more while giving us his first person perspective of the Seattle Grunge scene from inception. Jack Endino (born 1964) is an American producer and musician based in Seattle, Uni...

Coming in at number 23 on Rolling Stones Greatest Grunge Albums list is the 1988 record from Soundgarden, Ultramega OK. Joining Bakko as this EP's guest host is Dr. Fukk himself, Ralph Viera. Bakko and Ralph get into all of the details surrounding this classic album and share their memories from this time in music. About Whatever, Nevermind Whatever, Nevermind is a 25 part sidecast counting down t...

It’s a pandemic! We discuss the madness of the Netflix Tiger King documentary, the reality of when there will ever be another another concert, LC falling down a Kanye rabbit hole and more. Stay safe. Photo courtesy of Tim Bream. Featured Music: Accept - Pandemic Aerosmith - Nobody’s Fault Alestorm - Treasure Chest Party Quest Silverstein - Runaway Trucker Diablo - Party like it’s the End of the Wo...

We are pleased to welcome Dokken guitarist Jon Levin to the Program. Jon is launching his new website jonlevinguitars.com, a subscription guitar tutorial site for players of all levels. They also get into his career with Dokken, Doro and even some gear talk. Guitarist Jon Levin, best known as the longtime (and current) guitarist of the 80s platinum selling heavy metal band Dokken, proudly announce...

Coming in at number 24 on Rolling Stones Greatest Grunge Albums list is the 1994 record from Stone Temple Pilots, Purple. Joining Bakko as this EP's guest host is Zeus from Shout It Out Loudcast. Bakko and Zeus get into all of the details surrounding this classic album and share their memories from this time in music. About Whatever, Nevermind Whatever, Nevermind is a 25 part sidecast counting dow...

It's March Badness. Do you wanna get rocked? Def Leppard's 1992 release Adrenalize was rated 4.5/5 stars by Rolling Stone and sold over 4 Million copies in the US alone. Most of which ended up in Pawn Shops around the country in the following year. For this years March Badness LC and Bakko tear back the cellophane and break down the 5th album from Def Leppard. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

LC and Bakko talk Covid-19 in this bonus episode. Personal anecdotes as they offer updates from their homes. How has the country shutting down affected the show. A reality TV show idea starring Ron Keel. Bands off the road performing live by streaming. The return of the Ocho. And some big news from the festival industry related to the mess we are in. Featuring the music: Monster Truck - Things Get...

Welcome to the debut episode of the Bakko sidecast, Whatever, Nevermind. Counting down the 25 greatest grunge albums according to Rolling Stone. Each episode Bakko will be joined by a special guest host to discuss that episodes album. First up we have the 1991 Melvins record Bullhead with special guest host, podcast whore and all around good guy Andy Schaal. Both Bakko and Andy come into this ep w...

This week we catch up on the Buy Us A Beer campaign. Other topics include obnoxious grocery carts, LC tries to explain what a podcast is over dinner, Bakko plays an unearthed recording from his teen years, Bret Michaels turning Blabbermouth into Craigslist, cloning the DNA found in the carpet of his RV, Billy Sheehan going all fake news on some recent comments and a tribute to Jesus Chrysler drumm...

We welcome back to the program comedian Don Jamieson. Don’s latest comedy album, “Denim & Laughter” is available everywhere now. We talk about a new kind of porn, some advice Don got from Elizabeth Warren, record collecting, That Jamieson Show, the Super Bowl Halftime show, the Monsters of Rock Cruise and so much more. Enjoy! #Cobra2020 http://www.donjamieson.com/ On February 21st, rock & roll com...

Former Enuff Z' Nuff singer Donnie Vie is back. He has a new band and a new record coming out this summer to talk about. He's also gets very real about the music business and his relationship with his former band mates. In fact there is very little about his life he doesn't at least touch on in this wide ranging conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part two of 1996 the Greatest Year In Rock, LC and Bakko tell you where they were at the time. They also discover they may have started a new club. The T2L'ers. You also find out what type of hair Bakko rocked, LC is a lip sync'er, the top TV shows and movies and a shout out to the iconic dog spokesman Spuds Mackenzie. Plus 10 songs from the year that was 1996. #Cobra2020 Songs Featured: Local...

Random bonus. Bakko was joined by Gene Vogel and Andy Schaal for what may be the first ever Cobras & Fire Chipotle Challenge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

EP 207: 1996 – The Greatest Year In Rock (Part 1) – Hindsight is 20/20, so do a complete 360 and come back with us to 1996 with an overview of music and pop culture. Any questions? Ask Jeeves. Music featured: KISS - Coming Home Veruca Salt - Shimmer Marilyn Manson - Tourniquet Soundgarden- Burden in my Hand Sublime - Date Rape Gravity Kills - Guilty Social Distortion- Don’t Drag Me Down Republica...

A special EMERGENCY episode of Cobras & Fire. We break down the recent Spotify podcast purge. #Cobra2020 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we talk about the glut of concert tours that were announced recently. Album Anniversary Tours. Monetizing the podcast by opening a Cobras & Fire Wedding Planning company. Expanding the Murphy Bed concept to other household furniture. But it all climaxes with some industry ticket talk. Ticketmaster and LiveNation claiming concert tickets are too cheap. Motley Crue bragging about selling a...

In Episode 204 Craig Smith from Pods & Sods joins the program. Bakko cracks the door open on some light hearted KISS discussion and before you can say Strutter they are going deep on all sorts KISSterical discussion. Not for the easily offended. Music: Prince - I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man Jesus Chrysler - Harder KISS - Rock Bottom Medley - Hide Your Heart KISS - Charisma KISS - Journe...

Are you ready for the Cobras & Fire Chipotle Challenge? In this episode LC and Bakko get into all of the details involved in that plus the recent news that David Lee Roth will be opening for KISS on the next leg of the End Of The Road Tour, Ozzy's death hoax, Gene Simmons' odd breakfast tradition and a tribute to one of the greatest drummers and lyricists rock has ever seen, Neil Peart. #Cobra2020...

Guitarists George Lynch and Doug Aldrich join the program to discuss their latest efforts - Dirty Shirley (Lynch) & Revolution Saints (Aldrich) both out January 24th on FRONTIERS Records. About George Lynch: George Lynch is considered to be one of the most influential and famous 1980s metal guitarists best known for Dokken and Lynch Mob. He has had a slew of projects including, most recently, KXM,...

In the first Episode of 2020, LC and Bakko share a couple Holiday party stories, share their thoughts on neck tattoos, bid farewell to their dear friend Pawl Stanley, discuss the Bulletboys reunion, go deep into James Kottak's (Who?) Twitter account and breakdown the logistics of a Vinnie Vincent boxset on Vinyl. #Cobra2020 Featuring the music: BulletBoys - Kissin' Kitty Five Finger Death Punch -...

Happy New year from Cobras & Fire. LC and Bakko return next week with a brand new show for 2020. So whether you're getting ready for a night on the town or just need a break from College Football, we give you part 2 of our 2019 best of the Cobras & Fire Podcast. We discuss the Geoff Tate wine tour, Bieber vs. Tom Cruise, Courtney Love mansplaining for Tommy Lee, the Vinnie Vincent Fame Wagon, stre...

As LC and Bakko break for the holidays maybe you could use a break from your own festivities as we look back at the year that was 2019. The Year Of The Cobra. In part one we welcome new character Mankini, new ideas for KISS VIP packages, the Super Bowl Halftime show, the Grammys and more. Plus parts of the best interviews of the year. They appear in this order. Ron Keel, Danko Jones, Michael Wilto...