This week on SlapperCast: what would Paddy and Chad be doing now if Blaggards had never happened? A very good question with a very long answer. The ensuing discussion takes us down the winding road of Houston history and the dramatic changes the music industry has seen in the digital era.

Show notes

• Trains finally roll in Houston rail system — CNN, 2004
• Diedrich Coffee departure has patrons brewing a revolt — Houston Chronicle, 2006
• Hibernia Irish Tavern – Little Rock, AR
• Frank Zappa explains the decline of the music industry
• Prison Love Songs, Blaggards reunion show with Turi Hoiseth — The Continental Club Houston (2010)
• Border Reiver – Mark Knopfler

Patrick wirelessly roaming O’Malley’s Pub (Photo by Kelly Howe)

This week on SlapperCast, Patrick and Chad talk about wireless guitar systems, mandolins in Blaggards music, why Blaggards doesn’t have a fifth member, our favorite movie soundtracks, and the often hilarious obsession our fans have with Patrick’s hair.

Show notes

• XVive Wireless Guitar System
• The Sound of Music, Original Soundtrack Recording — Rodgers & Hammerstein (Listen on Apple Music)
• Reservoir Dogs, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Listen on Apple Music)
• Pulp Fiction (Music from the Motion Picture) (Listen on Apple Music)
• Breaking Bad Soundtrack, All Seasons
• All 24 James Bond Theme Songs
• True Detective, Music from the HBO Series (Listen on Apple Music)
• Music by Mark Knopfler from the film Cal (Listen on Apple Music)
• Local Hero — Mark Knopfler (Listen on Apple Music)
• Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero (Live) — Mark Knopfler
• Monty Python’s Life of Brian, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Listen on Apple Music)
• Brian (Theme Song from Monty Python’s Life of Brian)
• Always Look On the Bright Side of Life — Eric Idle (from Monty Python’s Life of Brian)
• The Meaning of Life – Monty Python (Listen on Apple Music)
• De Wolfe Music Presents: Music from Monty Python and the Holy Grail — Various Artists (Listen on Apple Music)
• Homeward Bound: King Arthur’s Theme (from Monty Python and the Holy Grail)— new recording by Larry Hopkins (Listen on Apple Music)
• John Williams scoring “Empire Strikes Back” — 1980 documentary
• Flash Gordon, Original Soundtrack Music by Queen (Listen on Apple Music)
• The Rutles – All You Need Is Cash — Beatles parody mockumentary, written by Eric Idle
• The Rutles — songs by Neil Innes (Listen on Apple Music)
• Danny Boy — Johnny Cash
• Roisin Dubh (Black Rose) — Thin Lizzy (Listen on Apple Music)
• Whiskey in the Jar (Live) — Thin Lizzy
• The long and winding road of “Whiskey In The Jar,” Irish music’s most beloved song — AV Club

This week on SlapperCast, after a brief conversation about David Lee Roth’s new podcast, Patrick and Chad talk about their experiences in the recording studio, sing the praises of great sound engineers, and also share a few pointers for fledgling musicians of all ages.

References for this episode

• The Roth Show — David Lee Roth’s new podcast
• RBI Recording — where Standards and “Kerfuffleful” were recorded
• Beebe Gunn Studio — where our new record is currently being recorded
• Four Eyes Studio — Beaumont, TX
• Tascam Portastudio 424 — the 4-track cassette recorder that Chad used in his early days
• Stuart Copeland interviewed in the studio — Jools Holland, 1981
• Shotgun Road / Diamond Jack — Two Houston-area bands featuring our friend Kent Newman on guitar
• McAloon Drums — Drum Lessons by our very own Mike McAloon

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• Ireland 2019 – Are you in?
• Ireland tour pricing and itinerary (PDF)
• Sign up for the Ireland tour online

Show dates

• Blaggards.com
• Facebook
• Bandsintown

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This week on SlapperCast, two listener questions take us an entire episode to answer… first, we compare Shane MacGowan of the Pogues to Ronnie Drew and Luke Kelly of the Dubliners. Then follows a ridiculously long discussion of our top five(ish) desert island discs.

References for this episode

• Leaving of Liverpool – The Dubliners — Ronnie Drew on lead vocals
• The Town I Loved So Well (Live) – The Dubliners — Luke Kelly on lead vocals
• Dirty Old Town (Live) – The Dubliners — Luke Kelly on lead vocals
• Rocky Road to Dublin (Live) – The Dubliners — Luke accidentally repeats the ‘Mullingar’ verse and reacts humourously
• Monto (Live) – The Dubliners
• Dirty Old Town – Christy Moore and Shane MacGowan
• Huey Lewis performs with Thin Lizzy
• Interview with Chris Hayes of Huey Lewis & the News — Suburban Underground
• New Religion – Duran Duran

Patrick’s Top 5 Desert Island Discs

1. Life Live – Thin Lizzy
2. Gold: Greatest Hits – Abba
3. Live After Death – Iron Maiden
4. Reign in Blood – Slayer
5. Elvis 75 – Good Rockin’ Tonight – Elvis Presley (4 Disc Box Set)

Chad’s Top 5 Desert Island Discs

1. Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) – David Bowie
2. Peter Gabriel (Scratch) – Peter Gabriel
3. Fear of Music – Talking Heads
4. The White Album – The Beatles
5. ???

More References

• Cold Sweat (Live) – Thin Lizzy
• Human Strain – Slayer
• George Harrison, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr talk about Elvis’s later period(from the Beatles Anthology)
• Bruce Dickinson and his opinion(s) on synthesizers in heavy metal
• The Rocker – Thin Lizzy (Eric Bell guitar solo)
• Still in Love With You – Thin Lizzy (John Sykes guitar solo)
• My Sharona – The Knack (Berton Averre guitar solo)
• Life During Wartime – Stop Making Sense, Talking Heads (Jerry Harrison keyboard solo)
• Girlfriend is Better – Stop Making Sense, Talking Heads (original 1984 theatrical mix) (Jerry Harrison keyboard solo)

Join us in IRELAND this Fall

• Ireland 2019 – Are you in?
• Ireland tour pricing and itinerary (PDF)
• Sign up for the Ireland tour online

Show dates

• Blaggards.com
• Facebook
• Bandsintown

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Become a Patron

• Join Blaggards on Patreon for bonus podcast content, live tracks, rough mixes, and other exclusives.

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Questions?

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• leave a comment on Patreon, or
• tweet them to us with the hashtag #slappercast.