SlapperCast

A weekly podcast by Blaggards

About the show

SlapperCast is a weekly podcast by Blaggards, a band based out of Houston, TX. Hosted by Patrick Devlin (lead singer & guitarist) and Chad Richard Smalley (bassist). Past guests include drummer Vinny Appice and comedian Doug Stanhope.

Full video versions of each episode are published on the SlapperCast YouTube channel. All episodes are mixed and edited by Chad.

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Episodes

  • Episode 12: Fried Chicken Tech for Meat Loaf

    April 23rd, 2019  |  56 mins 5 secs

    Ridiculous song requests, favorite venues, closed venues that we miss, Patrick's guitars, Blaggards on vinyl.

  • Episode 11: 666 Acacia Avenue

    April 16th, 2019  |  58 mins 23 secs

    Patrick and Chad talk about their experiences in the recording studio.

  • Episode 10: Just Kidding, Lars

    April 9th, 2019  |  1 hr 12 mins

    How long does it take two Blaggards to list their top five desert island discs? The world may never know.

  • Episode 9: Fifteen Dead Bodies

    April 2nd, 2019  |  1 hr 4 mins

    Patrick and Chad continue their discussion on influences, this time with a focus on their chosen instruments and vocal styles.

  • Episode 8: Gerbil on Cocaine

    March 26th, 2019  |  40 mins 55 secs
    influences

    Patrick and Chad begin exploring their musical influences… this is just the start of what will likely be an ongoing discussion across many episodes.

  • Episode 7: Surgery Falling Out of a Plane

    March 17th, 2019  |  33 mins 25 secs

    Happy St. Patrick's Day! Paddy and Chad reflect on the big day before their 14-hour long show at O'Bannon's Taphouse in College Station, TX.

  • Episode 6: Before Jesus Had Teeth

    March 11th, 2019  |  46 mins 32 secs

    Patrick and Chad explore an old list of show dates from their first out-of-state Blaggards tour back in March 2006, when they played Paddy's Day in Philadelphia.

  • Episode 5: Kerfuffleful

    March 4th, 2019  |  27 mins 41 secs

    Patrick and Chad talk about their single "Kerfuffleful" was created for the movie How To Be Single, and other stories about how Blaggards music has been used in movies and on TV.

  • Episode 4: Worldwide Tour of Ireland

    February 25th, 2019  |  26 mins 36 secs
    ireland tour, personal histories

    Patrick and Chad, lead singer/guitarist and bassist of Blaggards, talk about their experiences in Ireland with an eye on their next tour there in October 2019.

  • Episode 3: Shower of Wankers

    February 22nd, 2019  |  22 mins 8 secs

    Truck stops, favorite songs to play, our first gig, house concerts, our new record, "Spinal Tap" moments, best and worst gigs, etc.

  • Episode 2: My Friend Lemmy

    February 18th, 2019  |  31 mins 29 secs
    bands, blaggards, live music, music interview, stout irish rock

    Patrick, lead singer and guitarist of Blaggards, digs deeper into the beginnings of his career as a musician.

  • Episode 1: Prehistoric Blaggards

    February 8th, 2019  |  20 mins 50 secs
    band history, personal histories

    Patrick (lead singer and guitar) and Chad (bass and vocals) talk about the bands they were in before Blaggards, how Blaggards got their name, why there's no "the" in the name, and other tidbits from the early days of their fifteen-plus years as bandmates.

    This first episode started off as an audio test, but actually turned into an interesting discussion so we decided to let it roll.