This week on SlapperCast: Eric’s ELO report, favorite female artists, our thoughts on lip-syncing and using pre-recorded tracks on stage, favorite podcasts, inspiring and annoying things that audiences do.

Thank you Greg and Scott for your questions!

We discuss how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting our lives and try to predict what things will be like when the bars finally reopen.

Also: favorite record producers (Martin Birch, Mutt Lange, Todd Rundgren, etc.), Joe Rogan vs. Carlos Mencia, the insanity and brilliance of Phil Spector, copyright issues on YouTube, and Elvis Presley’s ’68 Comeback Special.

Show notes

• John Lennon recording vocals for “Gimme Some Truth” and getting pissed off while recording vocals for “Oh Yoko”
• John Lennon on how Phil Spector lost his mind and ran off with his recording session tapes
• Al Pacino as Phil Spector
• Todd Rungren talks Skylarking and XTC
• British guitarist analyses Elvis Presley’s ‘Fakery’
• George Harrison on meeting Elvis Presley the second time at Madison Square Garden
• Elvis Presley: The Searcher — HBO Documentary

Today on SlapperCast, we try to get a grip on how much our personal and professional lives have changed—and will continue to change—as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Not only for musicians like us, but the bar and restaurant owners, bartenders and waiters with whom we’ve forged our careers.

Show notes

• Continental Club Family Relief Fund
• Blackwater Draw Brewing Co. Online Store
• O’Bannon’s Taphouse Online Store
• Blaggards PitchHub Promo
• PitchHub

Photo by Brandon Coots.

Happy St. Paddy’s Day! This week on SlapperCast, we discuss how the world is changing for musicians and bar industry people due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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