Cobras & Fire: Comedy / Rock Talk Show

Cobras & Fire is a comedy / rock talk show with absurd discussions about music, news, and life. Join your irreverent hosts Bakko and Loose Cannon as we make fun of what we love. We feature a mix of classic artists and bands on the rise. Rock's not dead. It's hiding. And you found it. In addition to our regular show, our interview episodes include members of Judas Priest, KISS, Anthrax, Motley Crue, and more. Our sidecast “Whatever, Nevermind” counts down the 25 Greatest Grunge albums according to Rolling Stone. Episodes feature a special guest host from the Podcast Community and interviews with the artists, producers, and record label execs involved with the albums.

Music Commentary
Comedy
Music Interviews
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Ep 95: Gene and Ace Reunion Recap, Vault Experi...
Ep 95: Bakko and LC recap their Meet & Greet experience at the Gene Simmons​ and Ace Frehley​ reunion at The Children Matter Benefit Concert​ in St. Paul, get into the Gene Simmons Vault experience and have an airing of grievances about the six rules of expo and party etiquette that were violated recently all while an iconic sock is put to rest. Ashes to ashes dust to dust. Sockey, we hardly knew ye.
72 min
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Ep 94: Drunk Cock Rock - Live From Nashville
Ep 94: Drunk Cock Rock - Live from Nashville After the Rock n Pod Expo pre-party an extremely buzzed Bakko and LC decided to record a trainwreck of an ep from the beautiful Opryland hotel in Nashville, TN. Music from Jackyl, KISS, Tenacious D, ZZ Top, Ozzy, Great White, Steel Panther, Rush and Yes (no).
57 min
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Interview Ep - Gunnar Nelson from the Rock N Po...
Loose Cannon and Bakko were very fortunate to get some time with Gunnar Nelson of the bands Nelson, Scrap Metal and the possibly soon to be named Stone Canyon Band. Possibly the easiest interview we've ever done, Gunnar sits down and tells one uplifting story after another. He champions the benefits of hard work and finding your own path while making everything in the world seem better with his optimistic outlook. Seriously. A really cool guy sort of put us in our place with what seemed like little effort. And he reminded us. We are all just one yes away from a completely different life.
26 min
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Ep 93: Expo Interviews Ep 2 - Decibel Geek, Pod...
Ep 93: Expo Interviews Ep 2 - Our second round of Podcaster interviews from the Rock N Pod Expo. Featuring Decibel Geek, Pods & Sods, Rock & Metal Combat. Plus professional asshole Billy Hardcore Hardaway joins in along with Josh of Talk Toomey PodBombing us. Each guest picks a song for an eclectic mix of music.
88 min
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Ep 92: Expo Interviews Ep 1 - Talk Toomey, Roc...
Expo Interviews Ep: Talk Toomey, Rock Strikes Ten, The Dandy Music Hour, Fact Bastard, Courtney - KISS Cruise Comedian, Roast Writer, Pop! Our first round of Podcaster interviews from the Rock N Pod Expo. Featuring Talk Toomey Podcast, That Dandy Classic Music Hour, Rock Strikes Ten and Courtney Cronin Dold of Pop! A Pod Culture Podcast, Roast Writer and KISS Kruise Comedian. Plus the Fact Bastard joins in. Each picks a song from Megadeth, Jesus Chrysler, GNR, Drain STH, Alestorm. Our second Podcaster Interview ep, Gunner of Nelson and Scrap metal Kenny Olson of Kid Rock, 7DayBinge and more!
65 min
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Interview Ep: Guitarist Kenny Olson of Kid Roc...
Expo Interview Ep: Guitarist Kenny Olson of Kid Rock, Experience Hendrix, 7DayBinge “Kenny Olson is one of the best rock guitarists on the scene” -Keith Richards "Growl Towel. Perfect when you snap one off" - Kenny Olson Guitarist and Jerk Sock enthusiast Kenny Olson sits down with Bakko & LC at the Rock N Pod Expo. You can hear how packed the Expo is in the background as we discuss his days in Kid Rock, newer bands 7DayBinge, Kenny Olson Cartel, the Nashville rock scene, recording with producer Toby Wright and Growl Towels. Features the track "Up All Night" by the Kenny Olson Cartel on the outro.
24 min
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Ep 90: Rock N Pod Expo Preview, Ted Nugent Ran...
Ep 90: Rock n Pod Expo Preview - Bakko & LC discuss and goof on the special guests, bands and podcasts appearing at the Nashville Rock N Pod Expo on 8/26/17. So crank your Monte Carlo's volume and shotgun a sixer in a Heavy Metal Parking Lot while listening to tracks inspired by the guests from LA Guns, Kid Rock, Judas Priest, Warlock, Alice in Chains, Cinderella, Prince, Van Halen, 1000 Homo DJs, Denman and more. See you in Nashville! Rock N Pod Expo: https://www.facebook.com/nashvillerocknpodexpo/ Todd Austin donation mentioned on the show - GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/3xxzt60
109 min
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Interview Ep: Bobaflex - "Eloquent Demons" Alb...
Interview Ep: Bakko talks with Bobaflex frontman Shaun Mccoy about their new "Eloquent Demons" album dropping Friday, 8/25/17.
51 min
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Interview Ep: Bob Kulick Discusses new album "...
Minneapolis, MN (August 15th, 2017) - In an interview with the music podcast Cobras & Fire, musician Bob Kulick discusses his first ever solo album Skeletons in the closet, how he came to write a song for Sponge Bob Square Pants, trying out for KISS in 1973 and much more. Skeletons in the Closet is set to be released on September 15th, 2017 on Vaniety Music. On trying out KISS at the loft in 1973 - "I highly doubt there were even 10 or 12 people who tried out." On how he stayed in touch with KISS after that - "I became friends with Paul and Gene. Not necessarily immediatley but after a decent amount of time we just started hanging out as friends." On his memories of Eric Carr. - "He was a fun loving guy who had a great time and fit perfectly in the band. And when my brother finally joined the band he was a huge help getting him acclimated to the band." On releasing his first solo album in his 50 year career - "After completing 5 new songs I was gonna release an ep. Then we started mentioning these old songs that had never really been released. These are really finely crafted performances." It's said that the best things always take time. With Skeletons in the Closet BOB KULICK drives that expression home.
31 min
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Ep 89: Perfectly Rated - Dispelling the "Under...
Ep 89: "Perfectly Rated" Put on your Lemmy shorts and grab a pint of Kool-Aid as Bakko & LC dispel the myth of the term "underrated" and give examples of bands that are "Perfectly Rated." What the hell does that mean? We will explain. Plus Loose talks about his hatred of camping, GNR Ticketmaster schemes and we announce Ken Mills' new 17 podcasts. Music: Accept, Tesla, Cheap Trick, Guns N Roses, Black N' Blue, Motorhead, Van Halen + more. Oh Yeah!
98 min
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Ep 88: Sympathy for the ButtHurt - Cobras vs. R...
Ep 88: Sympathy for the ButtHurt - In a completely unhinged episode - even for us - we discuss rock stars we’ve pissed off (and often end up loving us) that have asked “Do I even know you Bro?” Bakko & LC also talk about Vince Neil at a water park, New Rock n Pod Special Guests, Bakko vs. Quiet Riot,, a play-by-play of a Metallica / WolfFace video, Biter’s merch madness, Michael Sweet the Pirate Troll and Bakko’s hoarding vs. LC’s purge fetish. Music: Sweet & Lynch, Alice Cooper, Van Halen, Biters, Bobaflex, Rick Astley, Megadeth, Motley Crue, Weird Al, Alestorn (not Halestorm - ALEstorm. Pirate Metal!)
95 min
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Ep 86: Non-KISS KISS Albums Ranked Side 2 (Lo...
Ep 86: Non-KISS KISS Albums Ranked (Loose Cannon's Ep)- For the first time in history each host of one podcast release an episode on the same day. ** This is part 2 - listen to Bakko first! ** In this historic event Bakko and Loose Cannon present two solo episodes in celebration of KISSmas in July and each rank the Non-KISS albums. These are the albums OUTSIDE of KISS, NOT the KISS solo albums from 1978. Get it? Good. Enjoy!
49 min
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Ep 85: Non-KISS KISS Albums Ranked - Side 1(Bak...
Ep 85: Non-KISS KISS Albums Ranked (Bakko's Ep)- For the first time in history each host of one podcast release an episode on the same day. In this historic event Bakko and Loose Cannon present two solo episodes in celebration of KISSmas in July and each rank the Non-KISS albums. These are the albums OUTSIDE of KISS, NOT the KISS solo albums from 1978. Get it? Good. Enjoy!
61 min
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Ep 84: Punk Ass Bitch
Punk Ass Bitch - Rob, our "Fact Bastard" joins the show for a modern Punk themed ep but quickly tangents to other genres and subjects such as Laporte Doom Metal, silly song titles, a Bush Bro-down and more. Music: Bad Religion, Angel City Outcasts, NOFX, L7, Local H, Biters, Menzingers, Wyldlife, Descendents, Megadeth, Shatterproof
65 min
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Ep 83: KISS - Revenge - Breaking the Record
Ep 83: KISS - Revenge Album Track-By-Track | Bakko & LC discuss the KISS Revenge album in detail. Grab your jerk socks as we break each song as well as the Revenge Tour, Alive III, KISS X-Treme Close Up video, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, Hot in the Shade the music climate in 1992 and where each of us were as a KISS fan leading up to the album and 1992-95 period afterwards leading to the Reunion tour.
112 min
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Ep 82: LOOSE, Drunk & Angry
Ep 82: LOOSE, Drunk & Angry - Bakko & LC return with one less arm and pay homage to Rob Kern's Loud, Drunk & Angry show. The world's most brittle podcasters rant about Paul Stanley's attitude about Revenge in a recent Jericho interview, explain their latest injury, Oxycontin intake, reveal new plans for the Rock N Pods Expo and more. Music: Nashville Pussy, Paul Stanley, King's X, AC/DC, Goodbye June, Skid Row, Pearl Jam, Danko Jones, Saliva, Stone Sour and more.
110 min
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Special Ep: Moscow - Bakko Interview
Bakko interviews Heavy Electro Rocker and one of Revolver's Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock - Moscow while drinking a Moscow Mule. Here debut EP, Queen of Sin was released in June. The tracks on Queen of Sin were created with support from Producers Shawn McGhee (Hideout Studios – Hellyeah, Five Finger Death Punch, Papa Roach), Brian Steele-Medina (Gemini Syndrome), Hatebreed, Escape The Fate),and upcoming Boston Producers OH NO! ØKTAPUS.
30 min
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Rock N Pods Expo - Promo and Cobras ID
Quick ID for the Rock N Pods Expo. As usual, even this simple task causes a fight between Bakko & LC. Donate, support podcasts and join us in Nashville! GoFundMe: http://bit.ly/2sRQVPB On August 26th, 2017 rock and roll podcasters from across North America will converge on Nashville for one very special event, the Nashville Rock n Pod Expo, and we hope you'll join us! Music Valley Event Center 2415 Music Valley Dr #144 Nashville, TN 37214 Attendees of this event will get to hang with the hosts of AND have the opportunity to witness episodes recorded live by some or all of the following podcasts: Decibel Geek, Pods & Sods, PodKISSt, The Rock n Roll Geek Show, Rock and Metal Combat, The Double Stop, Talking Metal, The Great Albums, The Hustle, Rock and/or Roll, The KISS Room, KissFAQ, Zilch! A Monkees Podcast, Cheap Talk with Trick Chat, Cobras and Fire, Talk Toomey, Rock Strikes Ten, Podcast Rock City, That Dandy Classic Music Hour, Ages of Rock, Drunken Lullabies, Classic Rock Drops, Tramps Like Us and maybe more. There will also be vinyl and memorabilia vendors on site, Q&A sessions and signings with certain rock celebrities, a charitable auction, and more. This is your opportunity not only to help us fund the event but also to purchase your ticket to the event. Anyone who contributes (or has contributed) a minimum of $20.00 will be granted admission to the Rock n Pod Expo in Nashville on August 26th and we very much hope you'll be there! Anyone who contributes (or has contributed) a minimum of $35.00 will be granted admission to the Rock n Pod Expo and receive a special edition Nashville Rock n Pod Expo t-shirt (shirts will be distributed at the event, you have to attend the event to receive a shirt). If you are unable to join us but would still like to help us fund the event contribute any amount you'd like and thank you for your support! If you are donating in support of a specific podcast, PLEASE NAME THEM in the comments section. To see available perks and special offers from participating podcasts check out our website: http://www.nashvillerocknpodexpo.com/ Help spread the word!
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Ep 81: Breakup to Makeup
Ep 81: Breakup to Makeup - Respected rock journalists Bakko & LC discuss bands that have broken up and reunited and feature tracks from their comeback albums. KISS, Van Halen, Black Sabbath, Misfits, Motley Crue, Judas Priest, N Sync and more. Plus we talk about our stage show ideas for the Rock N Pods expo, the Montana Testicle Festival, Gene trademarking Devil horns, Peter Criss retiring from not doing anything and certain podcasters that take themselves too seriously.
100 min
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Ep 80: Ripe Rock Vol 6 (Jerk Socks Ten)
Ripe Rock vol. 6: We unleash an incredible playlist of fresh and ripe rock from classic and new artists you need to know. Featuring: Alice Cooper, Stone Sour, Stephen Pearcy, Biters, Eclipse, Shaman's Harvest, Big Wreck, Black Spiders, Creeper, Stone Horses, Rolling Stones. Ep is based on the style of Rock Strikes 10 subtitled "Jerk Socks Ten." Drinking game: Take a shot everytime LC says "solid" in this ep.
81 min
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Ep 79: Listener Request GoFundMe Clusterf*ck
Ep 79: Listner Request GoFundMe Clusterf*ck - Bakko & LC play requests from GoFundMe supporters of the show. We also announce our new MicroBrewery venture and Paul Stanley makes a special appearance. Halfway through the show Skype explodes, LC breaks his ankle (again) and the show turns into a complete clusterf*ck. More than usual. Music: Blacktop Mojo, Clutch, Paul Stanley, Hey Hello!, Everclear, Suicidal Tenancies, Roky Erickson, CKY, Volbeat, Faster Pussycat, FTS Cult, Bangles, Ghost
71 min
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Ep 78: Fest Madness & Ripe Rock
Ep 78: Fest Madness & Ripe Rock - Bakko breaks down great new bands he discovered and interviewed at the 2 day Northern Invasion fest along with LC learning the definition of Eskimo Brothers. Music featured: Badflower, Goodbye June, Greta Van Fleet, Fozzy, Amon Amarth, Citizen Zero, Kid Rock and more.
78 min
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Ep 77: 1990 - Greatest Year in Thrash
Ep 77: Greatest Year in Thrash - 1990 - Jump into the mosh pit as Josh of the "Talk Toomey Podcast" joins the show in a special, super-sized ep. Classic thrash is discussed and featured along with Josh's endless quest to disqualify Local H from winning an "unsigned band" contest opening for Metallica this summer. The albums Rust in Peace, Seasons in the Abyss, Persistence of Time are discussed just to name a few of landmark releases that year. Horns up!
117 min
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Ep 76: Chris Cornell Tribute
Ep 76: Chris Cornell Tribute. Music featured: Soundgarden, Audioslave, Temple of the Dog, Chris Cornell Solo (Live), Alice in Chains.
72 min
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PodCrash! Rock Strikes 10 - MUSIC HEAVY
PodCrash! Friend of the show Joey from Rock Strikes Ten crashes the podcast with another brain-busting show theme riddle. Packed with deep tracks from Pantera, Donnas, Rob Halford, Van Halen, Infectious Grooves, Anthrax, Mastodon, Motorhead, Lords of the New Church and more.
69 min