Sparkle & Destroy Podcast

Episode Notes Can you take the heat? Hayley "Crusher" Cain and Danielle "the MerCrusher" Bagnall spice up your podcast feed with retro-modern musical recommendations (The Surfrajettes, Bethlehem Shalom), a few unusual self care ideas (Danielle has taken up the steel drum, don't knock it till ya try it!), adulting dilemmas and more. PLUS: We FINALLY answer the age-old question:...

Your Cozy Critter HQ Brew a hot cup of tea, throw a sweater on your dog or cat and cuddle up with us! Yes, it is indeed Sweater Weather Season on Sparkle and Destroy Podcast and we are HERE FOR IT. Today: Our best fall comfort movies, the only Beanie Baby Danielle ever owned (spoiler alert, it’s a spooky one) and we tackle the age-old question “Is Halloween Millennial Christmas?” Plus, WTF is happ...

MEOW! Today Hayley Crusher Cain and Danielle MerCrusher Bagnall bemoan the Back to school drearies, reveal our favorite Lisa Frank animals, dissect "The Substance" (gross-out warning!) and Danielle reflects on getting her FIRST EVER TATTOO! Will she now run off to join a cat-centric biker gang? Listen on to find out! P.S. Did we do a good job of leaving you wanting more? Fat chance, but...

Dinos to the Rescue? Happy birthday to the new and improved Danielle MerCrusher Bagnall, now with four decades of experience (new decade, same great taste in candy!) On today’s podcast, the ladies talk about building community in the face of dread, the dramas of diverse dinosaurs (and mutadons), plus Hayley and Gidget almost go straight to jail! Why? Listen on to find out! All things Sparkle and D...

Hayley crusher Cain and Danielle the MerCrusher Bagnall are here to add sparkle to your summer! Today, the case of the missing chiweenie and a Stepcat origin story mystery, Danielle drags Gwen Stefani (YET AGAIN) then takes us back to the future. Hayley gets a new (used car) and conquers her fear of teenagers. Well, sort of... All things Sparkle and Destroy can be found at our Website - https://ww...

We're Back and Sparklier than Ever! Danielle visits a Cat Brothel, Hayley cuts her own hair, plus freaky food aversions, the simple joys of zine-making, tin foil disco balls, "batch adulting" and more! ...Yes, we're BACK! Hayley has moved across the country to Detroit and Danielle is back in California, but nothing will stop these plucky pals from bringing their podcast passions back to...

Episode Notes Can otters help the ladies get through the first few months of 2022? On this episode, the gals rejoice in the goodness that is Field Roast's vegan "Celebration Loaf" while recounting the highs and lows of 2021. Not surprisingly, Hayley and Danielle spin a yarn encompassing some Extremely Random Things, including the best children's books, podcasts, memes, animals (shoutout...

First thing's first, we're talking to recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and bassist/writer Kathy Valentine of the Go-Go's! You might not know that The Go-Go's were the first female band to play all their own instruments and write their own songs to have an album go to number 1 on the Billboard Charts! Well, now you know! Their recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame win got us thinking about ou...

We're back, baby! Reporting from the Madonna Inn's fabulous Mill Room, Hayley Crusher Cain and new Co-host Danielle Mercrusher Bagnall are resurrecting the podcast with a dash of mischief and a very strong cocktail! The ladies speak of fort-making, friendship and Hayley even reads depressing entries from her Covid Times Diary. Will Sparkle and Destroy 2.0 be cooler than the previous incarnation? W...

Johnny Ramone, Eddie Vedder and Weird Al walk into a green room….OK, better to let legendary singer Kim Warnick tell this joke herself! The Fastbacks' bassist/vocalist is full of hilarious stories, zingy one-liners and a down-to-earth humility that only comes from flying so close to sun and actually living to tell the tale (in an alternate universe run by record store geeks, perhaps The Fastbacks...

1-2-3-4- JUST GOOGLE IT! In songwriter Dustin Umberger’s world, everything starts (and ends) with a laptop. If you’ve heard the bedroom pop punker’s prolific musical output, you know he’s quick to record and lightning fast to publish. His songs (of which there are no less than 80 billion) are funny, sad, biting, relatable, sarcastic—but always compact and delivered straight from the gut. It’s like...

Finally! A rundown on my long-awaited and infamous ride with 80s billboard queen Angelyne. You’ll laugh! You’ll cry! You’ll barf. Today I read from my short story “Pink Your Guts Out: Thrills and Nausea in LA!” This story is sourced from my new zine, included with all vinyl orders of “Jacaranda” by Hayley and the Crushers. This episode features Hayley and the Crushers song “Angelyne” off the EP “J...

What year is it? What day is it? WTF is 2020? The theme of this year is that we all need to be willing to be wrong, and make mistakes...to make the world better. Whatever we can do, let's try. BLM https://blacklivesmatter.com/ If you're feeling super depressed: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline This episode features Jacaranda by Hayley and the Crushers https://ffm.to/crushers LOVE...

America's broken promise to immigrants, trading aggression for compassion, and whether or not it's OK to eat eggs in the tour van...Yes, it's all on the table, baby! That's because I'm chatting with outspoken bassist/vocalist Linh Le of the So Cal band Bad Cop/Bad Cop! The band's new full length album The Ride (out June 19 on Fat Wreck Chords)trades an angry roar for a more sweet and sour mix of e...

Don’t call it a come back, she’s been here all along! 80s princess Josie Cotton is so much more than what we remember from the 80s flick Valley Girl. She’s complex, multi-faceted and absolutely whip smart. Behind the big hair and lusty vocals is a hilarious gal with a penchant for sci fi and sincere storytelling. On the podcast you'll hear Josie Cotton tunes: Female Trouble, Invasion of the B-Girl...

So a Gen Xer and a Vintage Millennial walk into a podcast....What could go wrong? Today, enjoy a thoughtful conversation with BFF (Best Bearded Fan) of podcast Neal Breton! Breton is a painter, baked goods enthusiast, reluctant cool dad and general troublemaker. He's also a valued Crusherverse collaborator! I have said it many times, but I will say it again. I want to live inside one of Neal's col...

Did we create a Frankenstein-esque monster when we created the 21st Century man and is he interesting enough to give him his own Netflix series? What are the BEST song-rhyming practices (according to Mr. T Experience’s Dr. Frank)? Why are millennials so obsessed with outdated musical formats? How can we continually strive to express the inexpressible through art—-and why should we keep up that fig...

The COVID 19 Apcolypse is upon us, but we’re still allowed to giggle, right? NOTE: This episode was recorded way before things went totally sideways. Our hearts go out to everyone dealing with this horrific pandemic and we hope this episode brightens your day a bit. Bass player and Reta Records Founder Jamie Radu calls in all the way from Montreal Canada for a few drinks and a whole lot of DIY mus...

Welcome to 2020, officially THE FUTURE!!!! On this episode, some inspiration for getting your art out of your head and into the real world. Also, Hayley's meeting with legendary KROQ DJ Rodney Bingenheimer, and hear the Crushers new single "Kiss Me So I Can." Hayley and the Crushers are on Tour Now! Jan. 31 - O'Sullivan's Pub, Santa Maria, Ca https://www.facebook.com/events/487864245157552/ Feb. 1...

Hayley ordered a glass of tequila and country danced with 1970s Real Estate Agent Santa! Dr. Cain won #1 Grand Champion on the Twilight Zone Pinball (his white whale)! Our window spontaneously combusted! Yep, it's a Sparkle in the Van holiday special! Wishing you an amazing 2020. Thanks for listening! Hayley and the Crushers new album Vintage Millennial drops 1-21-20! (Disregard Hayley's error in...

Pour some coney on meeeeeee (in the name of chub)! The conclusion of Hayley and Dr. Cain's "Sparkle in the Van" series: No Coast Tour edition. We've traveled 8,000 miles in total on this trip and consumed 8,000 pounds of meat (OK, it just kinda feels that way). On this episode, we, learn about Dr. Cain's "Saddest Halloween Costume Ever," Hayley's fateful meeting with Dan Vapid and Ben Weasel, the...

Episode 31: Van Life - Too Old For This Burrito A special edition of the podcast recorded from the road during Hayley’s vantastic voyages across the United States of America! Featuring her co-pilot Dr. Reid Cain Esquire (the dogs have been left with granda and grandpa). In this episode, we travel from Colororado to Nebraska and reflect on the Denver area shows. We are also too old for Chubby’s fam...

A special edition of the podcast recorded from the road during Hayley’s vantastic voyages across the United States of America! Featuring her co-pilot Dr. Reid Cain Esquire and road dogs Mavis Crusher and Peyton Manning. Expect weird facts, random thoughts and lots of diner coffee! Look for future Van Life episodes coming soon. Hayley and the Crushers is on tour in Colorado and across the midwest!...

I bumped into today's guest Madelyn “Lucy Mad” Ropner,” vocalist of the late 70s San Luis Obispo, CA punk band Publik Enema, at an X show in Morro Bay California in July 2019. She was holding a flier that was some 40 years old. Being a fellow punkette in a one horse town, I had to hear the story behind the flier—especially about how her band had helped bring LA bands like X to the region way back...

How many Kelsey Weasels does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Trick question! She snuck in and got the damn thing replaced yesterday. Naughty by nature? Kelsey Weasel (aka Kelsey Boyer) is HELFUL by nature! Seriously. She is the gal you want to call when your car breaks down, your kickstarter is in a slump or (god forbid) you run out of Maltort (or as my ignorant West Coast ass likes to call it, M...