Chad Smalley

Episode 76: Spaghetti Western

July 21st, 2020  |  1 hr 1 min

Sleeping habits on and off the road, and a long conversation about the far-reaching effects of the classic film "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly".

Episode 75: All the Couches That We've Desecrated

July 14th, 2020  |  1 hr 7 mins

Blaggards are SIXTEEN years old, the possibility of another shelter-in-place shutdown, the effect the pandemic is having on bars and music venues, house bands from late-night TV shows, what we think about mandatory mask-wearing

Episode 74: Masks are Fun

July 7th, 2020  |  1 hr 15 mins

The new mask order in Texas, singing difficulties, bands that played with symphonies, bands that never changed their formula, favorite live albums, children of famous musicians, favorite musicals

Episode 73: Donuts with Devlin

June 30th, 2020  |  1 hr 9 mins

Bars in Texas are shut down again, what we've been up to in the recording studio, Eric's creepy gig story, musicians who influenced other musicians and didn't get the recognition they deserved

Episode 72: Louder than Nicko McBrain in a Frying Pan

June 23rd, 2020  |  1 hr 17 mins

A freeform conversation during a thunderstorm.

Episode 71: Comedians Should Run the Country

June 16th, 2020  |  1 hr 21 mins

Music that has influenced Blaggards outside of the "rock" genre, as well as other cultural influences outside of music altogether, including comedy and film.

Episode 70: Stuffed Package Tours

June 9th, 2020  |  1 hr 9 mins

Bands that should have had bigger careers.

Episode 69: Ant-face, Missouri

June 1st, 2020  |  1 hr 18 mins

Why are people fired from bands? Some personal anecdotes may offer a few clues.

Episode 68: Brett, Beth & Beyond

May 26th, 2020  |  1 hr 15 mins

Bars are reopening and things are getting weird. This week we talk about the safety precautions bar owners have implemented, and the flak they're taking from customers as a result. Also: bands that would benefit from better singers, overcoming nervousness on stage, the importance of good stage banter: how much is too little, when it does become too much, and should it ever be scripted or rehearsed?

Episode 67: Steering into the Abyss

May 19th, 2020  |  1 hr 28 mins

Bars in Texas are about to re-open! Also: more unusually good solo careers, revisiting our opinions on the Eagles, drummers that make or break a band.

Episode 66: Necrophobia

May 12th, 2020  |  49 mins 31 secs

Why band members sometimes quit after decades, surprisingly good solo careers, belated appreciation for Duran Duran and Power Station, and a very loud bird.

This is an unusually low-fi episode of SlapperCast, recorded on Zoom because Chad was feeling a little under the weather.

Episode 65: Ratt Poison

May 5th, 2020  |  1 hr 12 mins

What makes a good interviewer, the old days of radio, and how some famous musicians completely stumbled into their primary instrument.