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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 review SlapperCast on iTunes Questions? If you have questions for a future Q&A episode, leave a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Special Guest: Kevin Newton.Support SlapperCast

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=D7xOZVBAWtw RV · Faith No More https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHm3GIs2lMY Jesper Kyd - Prison Break (Track 3) with the new song "Rejects Unite" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBz1VMvYUYg The Interrupters - "Family (feat. Tim Armstrong)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ct4sjUQNcw The Specials - Do the dog (1980 live) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PquxnJkAeAk 00:00:00 — Intro (Patrick with Oscar Wilder in Dublin) 00:00:06 — Greetings and introductions 00:00:59 — Day 7 of No Sugar 00:01:17 — Arizona Tour Dates 00:03:19 — New Blaggards Christmas Cards 00:05:03 — ROCK THE SHELTER 00:10:21 — Turbo's memory vs. Chad's memory 00:12:35 — Song kills / shine-a-lights 00:13:22 — Auto-tune in popular music 00:15:26 — More song kills etc. 00:23:20 – What song(s) should Blaggards open with? 00:24:54 — Cheers to Enzo Valenzi 00:26:27 — A moment with Sean, driver of Bus 2 on our Ireland Tour Find the audio-only podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Pandora, Pocket Casts, etc. https://slappercast.fireside.fm​ Blaggards main channel https://www.youtube.com/blaggards Join our MAILING LIST https://blaggards.com/mailinglist/​ Show dates https://blaggards.com/shows/​ https://www.facebook.com/blaggards/ev...​ https://www.bandsintown.com/blaggards​ Follow us https://www.facebook.com/blaggards/​ https://twitter.com/blaggards/​ https://www.instagram.com/blaggards/​ Special Guest: Kevin Newton.Support SlapperCast

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 does Turbo look like a drummer? Funny stories about our friend Chris Heinrich, who used to run sound at the Continental Club Houston 00:00:00 — Intro/Show Updates 00:01:21 — Ireland tour updates 00:04:45 — Sherwood's "Hynafol" event 00:09:52 — Song kills 00:24:48 — Prodigy 00:27:06 — Last Christmas (Wham) 00:28:16 — Tara's song kill 00:33:54 — Don't take live music for granted 00:36:51 — You look like a drummer 00:41:32 — Funny soundguy stories 00:46:10 — Wrap and THANK YOU 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 a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Special Guest: Kevin Newton.Support SlapperCast

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 Texas). We recap the Ireland tour, do some song kills and shine-a-lights, and Patrick talks about how he once got arrested at Houston's now defunct Westheimer Arts Festival. ALSO we welcome two special guests: Cameron and Julia Crawford, the owners of our much beloved Home Sweet Farm Biergarten in Brenham, who came with us to Ireland and joined Patrick in conversation one night in Cork. Whatever Happened To (Demo) - John Lennon https://youtu.be/nh2Xz06kb4M?si=Tj6VrCoDAhEGXV6N&t=15 Ultimate Devotion - Strung Out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXrDcrKTqlA Men At Work - Overkill (Patrick refers to it as "Ghosts") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY7S6EgSlCI Hynafol: A Medieval Fantasy Experience at Sherwood Forest Faire https://hynafol.com/ 00:00:00 — Intro 00:00:46 — Houston Skyline & Arts Scene 00:03:02 — When Patrick got arrested 00:04:18 — IRELAND TOUR Recap 00:06:53 – Our drivers Tony, Sean & Danny 00:08:05 — Our sound engineers in Galway & Cork 00:11:17 — The Pew - Houston band 00:13:37 — Song kills / shine-a-lights 00:24:00 — Julia & Cameron Crawford in Cork 00:27:49 — Upcoming tour dates 00:30:00 — Wrap up and THANK YOU 00:31:24 — Julia & Cameron closing remarks 00:32:04 – Tour moments from Dublin & Galway 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 a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Special Guest: Kevin Newton.Support SlapperCast

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://youtu.be/qXdUgZJftHY?si=Q7QQsFLJM54UXFfo 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 a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Special Guests: Heide Riggs and Kevin Newton.Support SlapperCast

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 morning (Tuesday Oct 24, 2023), we are on our way to Dublin. This'll be the first time we've visited Ireland since we started doing video on SlapperCast, so next week's episode should be pretty interesting. Bands discussed: Horslips, Jonathan Richman, AFI, Ignite, Moody Blues, Elvis Presley, Genesis and more. 00:00:00 — Tour Updates 00:04:06 — Song kills & shine-a-lights 00:23:09 — Tribute Bands: Yes or No? 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 a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Special Guest: Kevin Newton.Support SlapperCast

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 close call 00:04:28 — More Show Updates 00:07:04 — Song kills / shine-a-lights 00:25:36 — Mainstream 90s rock was BORING! 00:28:16 — Springsteen is "the Folk Rammstein" 00:31:16 — Wrap up and THANK YOU 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 a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Special Guest: Kevin Newton.Support SlapperCast

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 Turbo's house. So we filmed two separate sequences on the way there, and then one together on the way home with Patrick on a video call. This was great fun to edit, hope y'all enjoy it. Watch this episode of YouTube: https://youtu.be/0envYoS3A3g?si=9_tSwd_gi0mptUBo SLAYER - Mandatory Suicide Live (1988) https://youtu.be/wg5CWgq4Y7w?si=xSVWsYFS5yoLgjJF Adriano Celentano - Prisencolinensinainciusol https://youtu.be/-VsmF9m_Nt8?si=99VOy_K9RYwXl5Dy blink-182 - DANCE WITH ME (Official Video) https://youtu.be/LUEYNuVeA9Y?si=Dv0wmWUczGSLSzPR 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 a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Special Guest: Kevin Newton.Support SlapperCast

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-OAmWVBz5hRvq LOVE AIN'T NO STRANGER - WHITESNAKE https://youtu.be/unHzLEA6gvI?si=z4dpVg0jEgJs55xv THE ROCKER - THIN LIZZY (Guitar Solo Cover) https://youtu.be/oGazeE9GwEE?si=CpC1eYHhb4vV5eVk&t=130 00:00:00 — Intro 00:00:21 — New Patches 00:00:45 — IRELAND TOUR 2023 is SOLD OUT 00:01:56 — Houston heat wave relief incoming 00:04:24 — Least humorous comedian? 00:08:22 — PRINCE or MICHAEL JACKSON? 00:10:22 — BLINK 182 or GREEN DAY? 00:11:14 — IRON MAIDEN or JUDAS PRIEST? 00:12:06 — The True BIG FOUR? 00:12:52 — How Patrick get into METAL 00:15:52 — Patrick's favorite guitar players 00:21:33 — THANK YOU KELLI NAVARRO 00:21:56 — Kelli's Spotify playlist of our killed songs 00:23:19 — HUEY LEWIS 00:26:44 — JOHN SYKES 00:28:47 — More IRELAND TOUR Updates 00:30:13 — What National Day Was This Show Recorded On 00:34:15 — Biggest Pet Peeve with Social Media 00:40:31 — Song kills / resurrections 00:49:20 — Blaggards SECRETS 01:02:55 — New Patches 01:03:05 — New T-Shirt for sale ONLINE ONLY 01:04:37 — Damn Fine Coffee 01:05:27 — Botany Bay with Mark Kenneth 01:05:59 — Thank you BENDT DISTILLING 01:07:30 — THANK YOU KATE SCOTT and Gig Recap 01:10:52 — Perc Coffeehouse in Lewisville 01:12:04 — Damn Fine Coffee (again) 01:13:20 — More on Perc Coffeehouse 01:22:54 — Upcoming shows 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 a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Special Guest: Kevin Newton.Support SlapperCast

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 — Songs kills / resurrections 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 a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Support SlapperCast

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 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 a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Special Guests: Heide Riggs and Kevin Newton.Support SlapperCast

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 original one. Also MASSIVE thanks to Shawn McHorse and Scarlett Pettis for providing video footage! Stacie "The1Moxie": https://www.tiktok.com/@the1moxie https://www.instagram.com/the1moxie 00:00:00 — Nancy Whiskey intro LIVE at Sherwood Celtic 00:00:06 — On the road to Sherwood Forest Faire 00:01:25 — Meet Jackie and Moxie 00:02:06 — Recapping Molly's Pub Kingwood show 00:05:04 — Building a band from dead people 00:09:52 — Tour updates 00:11:37 — How Turbo & Moxie met on MySpace 00:18:05 — Get to know Jackie 00:22:13 — Dealing with the heat wave 00:24:50 — Nancy Whiskey LIVE at Sherwood Celtic 00:25:22 — Recap of Sherwood Celtic Music Festival 2023 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 a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Special Guest: Kevin Newton.Support SlapperCast

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 00:22:02 — The Years That Should Have Killed Me 00:29:40 — Rory Gallagher 00:31:07 — Gerry McAvoy 00:34:42 — STOP MAKING SENSE (Talking Heads) 2023 Remix 00:38:22 — Pennywise 00:40:52 — Wrap up and THANK YOU 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 a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Special Guest: Kevin Newton.Support SlapperCast

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 — Song kills & resurrections 00:30:19 — If you ruled the world 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 a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Special Guests: Heide Riggs and Kevin Newton.Support SlapperCast

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 recording, what makes a great band and a great audience, and—possibly even more importantly—BEER. Also discussed: SLAYER and Turbo's old band PUMMEL. 00:00:12 — Intro / Tour Updates 00:06:59 — Great sound engineers we've worked with 00:08:48 — Music producers we admire 00:23:14 — What would you do if you ruled the world? 00:23:53 — Coffee 00:32:30 — Song kills / resurrections 00:42:06 — SASSANACHS PT 2 00:48:47 — Beer 00:59:00 — More tour updates 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 a comment on Patreon, or tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast. Special Guests: Kevin Newton and Sassanachs.Support SlapperCast