SlapperCast

Our 200th episode finds us on the road to Austin to play a gig at the Hyatt Regency. The new kids—Heide & Kevin—tell us a little more about themselves before we get into some song kills & ressurections. We also talk about how classic TV show themes are so much better than what we have now, and Patrick shares a story of how he caught his mom listening to one of his Iron Maiden records. The...

This week we talk about the Pogues' second album "Rum Sodomy & the Lash", some special upcoming gigs, and Chad's recent trip to Dayton and New York City. Also discussed: Shane MacGowan, Prince, Sinéad O'Connor & John Fullbright. John Fullbright LIVE at Mucky Duck in Houston: https://youtu.be/oOgtepqP2Po Dr. Richard Smalley: "Our Energy Challenge" — September 23, 2003 https://www.youtube.co...

Both of our gigs last week were rained out, and Friday night we took advantage of the downtime to record an episode of SlapperCast with Heide. We talk about obscenely high ticket prices, Heide's recent gig with Marie Osmond, Shane MacGowan, the Pogues, Steel Panther, Thin Lizzy, Blaze Bayley, Dolly Parton, and a bunch of other stuff. Show notes Doug Stanhope singing "Burning Down the House" while...

Another epic night at O'Bannon's Taphouse in College Station. 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, leave...

This week on SlapperCast: we kill some songs (some of them being Christmas song), resurrect a few in return, and decide which of the killed songs we’d prefer to cover if we had to. Discussed: Rory Gallagher, Adrian Belew, Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, George Harrison, Elvis Presley, and Mariah Carey. Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us on social media YouTube Facebook Twitter Instag...

This week we talk with the man who is putting our 2023 Ireland Tour together: Dennis O'Carroll of Doc's Irish Tours and Doc's Golf Tours. Join Blaggards in IRELAND Fall 2023 https://blaggards.com/ireland/ Doc's Golf Tours https://www.docsgolftours.com Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us on social media YouTube Facebook Twitter Instagram Become a Patron Join Blaggards on Patreon...

SlapperCast 194 was pieced together from two segments filmed in the van following our two shows this past weekend, along with some footage shot Saturday night in College Station with a very rowdy crowd at our obeloved O'Bannon's. This includes footage from Chad's camera set up stage right, a brief clip captured by Kevin from behind the drum kit between songs, and a clip filmed from the audience by...

This week we talk about an upcoming new version of our song "Everyday is Christmas (Since You're Gone)", the difficult listening of Bruce Springsteen's early material, and Patrick's memories of seeing Blaze Bayley perform with Iron Maiden in the '90s contrasted with seeing YES perform this past week. SONG PICKS: Russ Ballard — Voices Still — Commodores DISCUSSED: Everyday is Christmas (Since You'r...

This week, we talk about the brilliant comedian Doug Stanhope and the thrill of hearing him talk about us on his podcast, upcoming tour plans for January, and next year's IRELAND tour. We then do the usual round of song kills & revivals before Patrick leads us through a series of "lightning round" questions. Special guest star this week: Heide's golden retriever Ben, here to talk about his upc...

SlapperCast Episode 191 was recorded in a leisurely manner this past Sunday night in Patrick's living room, which we haven't done in awhile. After Patrick tells us how his laptop got destroyed by a falling mirror, we touch on our latest bit of big news: we're FINALLY going back to Ireland next Fall , and we hope you'll join us. It's going to be a blast. Also for the first time in a long while, we...

Episode 190 was recorded on the way home from Home Sweet Farm Biergarten in Brenham, TX, a fantastic music venue that we will be returning to as often as possible. Many thanks to Susan Smith Cates for providing the video footage from the show! Watch and subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/W5eO_Eozh70 Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us on social media YouTube Facebook Twitte...

SlapperCast Episode 189 was recorded right after we picked up Heide at Dallas Love Field on the way to our gig at Lewisville Western Days, and again afterwards as we drove her back to the airport before driving home to Houston. Yes... she literally flew in and flew out the very same day just to play this one gig with us. Jet-setting is becoming one of Heide's superpowers. Special guest this week f...

This is a quick but highly spirited episode we recorded immediately upon leaving our three day stint at ScotFest in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Special guest this week is our own "Merch Maiden" Laurie Valenzi Buell, who pulled some strings to get us in to see ZZ Top Saturday night at Hard Rock Casino in Tulsa. Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us on social media YouTube Facebook Twi...

SlapperCast Episode 187 was recorded on the way to Sherwood Forest Faire and on the way back. It was a LONG but amazing day. SPECIAL GUEST STAR: a cascade of funny incidents where it had to be pointed out there's no THE in Blaggards. The night before we'd played at Molly's Pub in Kingwood, and didn't get home until 2:30 AM. We then had to leave for Sherwood at 8:30 AM, each of us getting maybe two...

Episode 186 was filmed in the van last Friday right after we left No Label Brewing in search of some fast food. We talk about our great experience playing at No Label, and during the song killing segment we discuss the merits and faults of Mötley Crüe and Guns N' Roses. Songs resurrections this week from Benny Mardones and Richie Barrett. ALSO: a few words for our dear old friend and fellow lifer...

Episode 185 was recorded in the van immediately after leaving our beloved O'Bannon's Taphouse in College Station. This was drummer Kevin Newton's first gig with us there, and suffice it to say, the Aggies did not disappoint. Special guest stars: a pub full of Aggies singing the War Hymn with us, filmed by Lauren Severin for O'Bannon's. Song picks: Bottle of Smoke — The Pogues Goin' To My Hometown...

SlapperCast Episode 184 was recorded while driving through winding mountain roads shortly after we left Bitterroot Celtic Games & Gathering in Hamilton, Montana. You can enjoy the view with us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LemyHo_RKpw We got home last night after driving about 30 hours, dropping Heide and Kevin off at Denver International Airport about midway through. Patrick and Chad drove the...

Recorded in the van en route to Omaha in the midst of our Midwest tour, we introduce you to drummer Kevin "Thunderstick" Newton, who had played his first show with us in Wichita only a couple nights before. Kevin is an absolute powerhouse on stage and we can't for you all to meet him! Show dates Blaggards.com Facebook Bandsintown Follow us on social media YouTube Facebook Twitter Instagram Become...

Heide Riggs joins us this week to talk about her new Glasser carbon composite fiddle and the ABBA tribute band she worked with recently. ALSO some news about our next tour up the midwest which starts THIS WEEK! Artists discussed this week: Oasis, Linda Ronstadt, Paula Cole, Guided By Voices, Foster the People, Rod Stewart, and Mozart. Songs Rescued Alison - Linda Ronstadt I Am A Tree · Guided By V...

This week on SlapperCast: Patrick and Chad talk about some off-the-cuff home recording they did over the weekend, which resulted in a fully-produced cover of Johnny Cash's "Don't Take Your Guns to Town" that we think turned out rather nicely ( available on Patreon ). We also talk about songwriting, mixing and music production, and this week's song kill/rescue segment leads into a discussion about...

Patrick, Chad & Heide talk about solo gig experiences: the good, the tough, and the weird. Also discussed: Rory Gallagher, Thin Lizzy, George Harrison, David Byrne, Eminem and Leonard Cohen. RESCUED MUSIC: Running Back · Thin Lizzy Lose Yourself by Eminem Lilies of the Valley · David Byrne KILLED MUSIC: Lean on Me — Bill Withers The Rattlin' Bog Wild Life — Talking Heads Eine Kleine Nachtmusik...

Drummer Mike McAloon joins us again for a marathon episode recorded in the van on the way to College Station and afterwards on the road back home. We talk about both of our recent reunion shows with Chris Buckley at the Continental Club Houston and O'Bannon's Taphouse, and this week's music discussion steers us through Crazy Arm, Stiff Little Fingers, David Bowie, Sheryl Crow, Joni Mitchell and Cr...

Mike "the Machine" McAloon is returning to play THREE shows with us this month, along with Chris Buckley on fiddle! Mike also joins us on the show this week to talk about the old days of the band, as well as Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler, Violent Femmes, Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones & Kris Kristofferson. Also: a few words about the sudden passing of Patrick's lifelong friend, Barrie Dunphy....

Fiddler Heide Riggs joins us again to talk about ear training in music, weird audition experiences from the past, Roy Orbison, George Harrison, Prince, Barry Gibb, Johann Sebastian Bach, best music for road trips, et al. Also: more news on our ongoing drummer auditions. Rescued music: Don't Let Me Wait Too Long · George Harrison Crying · Roy Orbison Running Scared · Roy Orbison When You Were Mine...

Right after we finished recording Episode 174, Eric suddenly told us he was leaving the band effective immediately. Since making this news public we've been practically overwhelmed with messages from prospective drummers, which has been very encouraging. This week, joined by fiddler Heide Riggs, we bring you up to speed while looking ahead to the future. Watch this episode on YouTube . Blaggards i...