Original photo by Jeff Cohen / Moonshine Images, bastardized by Chad Smalley.

This week on SlapperCast: What makes a good cover song? How does Blaggards choose the songs they cover? Why doesn’t Blaggards cover any Dropkick Murphys songs? Also: O’Bannon’s Taphouse in College Station is the #1 Guinness seller in Texas, Ireland tour timeframe for 2020, and Rock the Shelter XXXII.

• More Than This — Roxy Music cover by Robyn Hitchcock
• Waiting for the Man — Velvet Underground cover by David Bowie
• Ireland 2020 — Sign up to learn more about our next Ireland tour

Blaggards hauling a load of presents after Rock the Shelter XXII outside the Continental Club, Houston TX, December 2009 (Photo by Mari Devlin)

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Chris Steele delivering the Great Guinness Toast at O'Bannon's Taphouse, College Station, TX, February 2009

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Mike, Paddy, and Chris Steele during the Great Guinness Toast at O'Bannon's Taphouse, College Station, TX, February 2009

Chad's Twitter conversation with Robyn Hitchcock, July 2015