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 34: Alice Cooper Era 4 - 80's Comeback 86 - 91
Alice Fans! We've got an ep that will Thrill Your Gorilla and make you think: If our Podcast was a lollipop ..would you lick it? We debate the 80's Comeback Era when a newly sober Alice (He's Back!) returns after many lost years. The albums Constrictor, Raise Your Fist, Trash & Hey Stoopid are discussed along with a deep analysis of Wind-Up Toy and tangent where we highlight many of Alice's great ballads. Hosts Bakko and Loose Cannon are joined by Joey of the Rock Strikes Ten Podcast and Rob of the pop culture site Criticult. Criticult: criticultredux.wordpress.com Rock Strikes Ten: rockstrikesten.cnjradio.com
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Ep 33: Alice Cooper Era 3 - Lost 80-83
Alice Cooper Era 3: Lost 80-83 | LC & Bakko are joined by Joey from Rock Strikes Ten and Chris from Decibel Geek to discuss their favorite tracks from the "Lost Era." We debate the songs Alice made when he was a crack-fueled, mascara-wearing cadaver descending into madness. Albums covered are: Flush the Fashion, Special Forces, Zipper Catches Skin and DaDa.
47 min
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Ep 32: Alice Cooper Era 2 - Concept 75-78
Alice Cooper Era 2: Concept 75-78 | Friends - We've got an ep that will pop the buckle off your Bible Belt! Alice goes solo and Bakko and Loose Cannon are back with Joey from Rock Strikes Ten to debate our favorite tracks and albums from Welcome To My Nightmare, Goes To Hell, Lace & Whiskey and From the Inside. Let the fighting begin!
49 min
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Ep 31: Alice Cooper Era 1: Original Group 71 -74
Alice Fans - Have we got an Ep for you! Bakko and Loose Cannon discuss the entire Cooper discography beginning with the OG Era: Love It - Muscle of Love. This is Ep 1 of 6. We are joined by Joey from Rock Strikes Ten as we debate our favorite tracks and favorite / least favorite albums. Let the fighting begin!
50 min
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Ep 30: Double Shots - Foo, Sabbath, Struts & More
Bakko and Loose Cannon are back with more Double Shots of Rock and ridiculous banter: Music featured: New exclusive Sabbath from The End "Tour Only" CD, Foo Fighters, The Struts, Charm City Devils, The Scott Weiland-fronted Art of Anarchy and more.
60 min
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Ep 29: Concert Chaos: Dokken, Eddie Trunk, QS &...
Loose Cannon goes into detail about a recent QueenShrek & Dokken concert of chaos that began with Eddie Trunk doing a "comedy routine." We also feature Ripe Rock Double Shots featuring Ghost, Monster Truck, Red Sun Rising. Part 1 of 3. Also features music from The Last Vegas and Volbeat. Donate a few bucks towards our SoundCloud hosting cost for good karma and to help save Rock! >>> patreon.com/cobras
81 min
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Ep 28: Guns N' Roses - Purge Your Illusion
Bakko and Loose Cannon Purge Your Illusion. We viciously debate and cut 30 songs from Guns N' Roses Use Your Illusion I & II down to 12 perfectly sequenced tracks. Tons of great GNR music and banter. This ep is Podcast gold.
60 min
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Ep 27: Guns N' Roses Reunion Nightrainwreck
Bakko and Loose Cannon discuss the Guns N' Roses reunion Nightrainwreck. Topics include Axl canceling his appearance on Jimmy Kimmel, whether this is really a reunion, Myles Kennedy's voice compared to a dog whistle and Bakko ending a 1992 GNR/Metallica concert wearing nothing but wet, muddy underwear. Features music from GNR and Slash solo.
45 min
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Ep 26: Killed by Death - Lemmy, Bowie, Megadeth
We pay tribute to Lemmy and Bowie. Topics include both Bakko and Loose Cannon running and hiding from loudness at Motorhead concerts, our hate for the song FAME and Bowie's tights in Labyrinth. We also feature the title track off the new Megadeth album Dystopia and go into Mustaine remixing his entire catalog.
52 min
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Ep 25: Top Albums of 2015 - The Definitive List
2015 was a great year for ROCK! Tons of great music but very few great albums. Bakko & Loose Cannon discuss and break down their Top 5 Albums of 2015. Plus Dave Moose-Stain of Megadeth leaves us a voicemail wishing us a Happy New Year.
58 min
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Ep 24: 2015 Blue Balls Albums | Great Songs, O...
Bakko and LC discuss and feature fantastic tracks from our list of 2015 Blue Balls Albums. These are albums that got us worked up with killer songs but overall as albums didn't take us to the finish line. Next week tune in for our 2015 Top 5 Albums.
43 min
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Ep 23: Garbage Albums of 2015 | RRHOF Rant
Bakko and Loose Cannon list off their 2015 Garbage Albums and continue their decent into drunk madness. No punches are pulled as Shinedown, Danzig, Def Leppard, The Sword, Pop Evil, Bon Jovi and others are tossed into a raging dumpster fire. We begin by a chat about the recent nominees and overall merits of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
43 min
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Ep 22: Weiland Tribute - Stone Temple Pilots, ...
Weiland is Dead. Rather than glorify an overdose, Bakko and Loose Cannon discuss and pay tribute to key and lesser known STP and Velvet Revolver tracks. We also talk about the Paris tragedy and the media's inability to use Google or Wikipedia in relation to the Eagles of Death Metal. Bonus Points! Can you name of the extremely similar song and band that leads into STP's "Art School Girlfriend" at the end of the Ep? (Fact: It came out first)
41 min
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Ep 21: Motley Chaos: All Bad Things End With Ch...
C&F Reunion Tour Ep 1: Bakko and LC are back! Again! After an extended Cobras break, the Fire has been broughten. We recorded four eps in one night and get crazy Loose over countless beers. We had an agenda. We had a plan. It went sideways. What was intended to be a quick recap of Bakko's press pass adventure at Crue/Cooper on 12/8/15 morphed into a 45 minute rant about everything Motley. Remember kids, all bad things end with Chipotle. Keep the car running. Rock Vocal Power! *****Look out for more soon (once we find the time to edit). We recorded over three hours of Cobra gold with discussions of Weiland, Eagles of Death Metal, RRHOF nominees, Top Albums of the year and much, much more.
52 min
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Ep 20: RATT insanity, Newstead, Rev Theory - Ba...
In this ep Bakko talks about Ratt's dysfunction while doing a perfect Bobby Blotzer impersonation, David Draiman having a baby with Sully Erna, his "band crushes" on Wilson and Crobot and introduces something that will revolutionize Podcasting: The LC GEN 3K Sex Robot (Loose Cannon Generator 3000). Featuring killer tracks from Newstead, Wilson, Crobot, Love/Hate and Rev Theory. Horns up, windows down.
55 min
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Ep 19: Bakko Tuesday Vol 1 | Black Sabbath, Da...
Digging Deep Volume 1. While Loose Cannon takes a break to save humanity Bakko is left to save rock as goes deep to bring un-heralded tracks a little love. He discusses tipping bands, what it means to have a marketable quality and of course dicks. Featuring music from Hericane Alice, Warrior Soul, Dirty Looks, Slave Raider, Black Sabbath and The Damned Things.
51 min
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Ep 18: LA Guns, KIX, Slaughter & Lita Ford Conc...
LC & Bakko review a chaotic but fun LA Guns, KIX, Slaughter & Lita Ford concert. Hijinks ensue: KIX plays an hourlong instrumental, Mark Slaughter vanishes and (possibly) sings from the bathroom, Thor sings Fly to the Angels, Danzig buys kitty litter and much more. Music from LA Guns, KIX, Slaughter, Black Stone Cherry, NonPoint, Danzig, Thor, Kittens.
42 min
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Ep 17: A KISS Talk Show | 3 Sides of the "Shill...
3 Sides of a Shilling: A groundbreaking KISS Talk Show - A Decibel Geek & Cobras crossover event starring special guest Chris Czynszak, Bakko and Loose Cannon. The theme is "KISSed Opportunities." For the first time in Podcast history, 3 fans discuss KISS in an unedited format. Topics include: Dee vs. Paul, Folgers Ads, The Elder, 92-95 Era, Vinnie Vincent, Symphony Seizures, Detroit Rock City Movie, the drum skills of Peter Criss, & the Psycho Circus Video. Music features bands that namecheck KISS: Black Spiders, The Biters, Weezer, Danko Jones. Note: Artwork for the ep looks highly unprofessional but still looks better than the Monster cover. No edits!
91 min
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Ep 16: Crazy Covers - Motorhead, Foo Fighters, ...
Crazy Covers: Bakko and Loose Cannon feature unique covers by Motorhead, Foo Fighters, Sabbath, Vains of Jenna and Jesus Chrysler. Both hosts stray from the "covers" theme with topics including the KISS Reunion, fedoras, Papa Johns, Glamour of the Kill, Bobaflex and go on a tear about the death of rock longer than the live version of Dazed and Confused.
61 min
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Ep 15: Alice in Chains Concert Chaos | Corey Ta...
Bakko & Loose Cannon continue their return after a 2 month hiatus. Topics discussed: Corey Taylor's maggot followers destroying a Barnes & Noble, Alice in Chains concert review, Eddie Trunk's second career opening for bands at casinos and a preview of a completely original KISS-related talk show. Horns up, Windows Down. We can return no further; we are officially back.
43 min
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Ep 14: Bakko vs. Marq Torien of Bulletboys
The clowns are back in town. Bakko & Loose Cannon return after a two month hiatus - New Music Featured: Clutch, Motorhead, Wilson, BulletBoys and more. Subjects include: Bakko's endless concert adventures, how a social media battle with Marq Torien of the BulletBoys turned into an in-person interview, Theory of a Deadman almost being crushed by a roof collapsing, Hinder's $50 shirt of failure and general tomfoolery. Horns up, Windows Down.
57 min
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Ep 13: Ripe Rock 3
PSA for benefits of actually buying a USB Mic and production tips to save the world from terrible sounding Podcasts. Bands featured are The Darkness, Dead Daisies, Stone Gods, Last Vegas, Black Water Rising.
33 min
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Ep 11: Ripe Rock 1
Give it a sniff. That's new music scent buddy. Brand spanking new tracks from Armored Saint "Win Hands Down," Dead Daisies w/ John Corabi "Midnight Moses," Bobaflex "Forgiven," and Hardcore Superstar. These tracks are from either albums that have not been released yet or finally available in the U.S. Rock's not dead, it's hiding. And you found it. Well done.
33 min
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Ep 9: Fest Rant Vol 1 - Northern Invasion & Roc...
Bakko recaps his Northern Invasion VIP all-access adventure on 5/9/15 as a Decibel Geek reporter at the all day hard rock fest. Loose Cannon rants about another AEG Live fest -l Rock on the Range - from his 3 years experience 2010-2012 and why he will never return. Positives and negatives of Fests in general are discussed and the music industry's 99 problems (but Cobras & Fire ain't one). Music featured and discussed from Crobot, Anthrax, Volbeat, We Are Harlot, Bobaflex, The Damned Things
51 min
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Ep 8: Bruce Kulick Interview - New Single, Albu...
Bruce Kulick announces new single, album in new career-spanning interview Key West, FL (5/2/15)- Legendary guitarist Bruce Kulick, in a career-spanning interview by the podcast Cobras & Fire, announces the release of a new single this June and plans for his new solo album. Conducted prior to a Grand Funk Railroad headlining concert in Key West, Kulick shares in depth stories from topics including: Meatloaf Boot Camp Michael Bolton’s shoe fetish KISS Exposed video porn stars Hot in the Shade drum machines Revenge Spinal Tap Recording Carr Jam Alive III fixes I Walk Alone demos Paul walking around in Starchild boots during Carnival of Souls Timeline of KISS reunion negotiations Art of not making instrumental wankfests Recording solo albums Audiodog, Transformer, BK3 Release of BK3 Vinyl Release of new single this June Plans on new solo album via PledgeMusic Cobras & Fire is a rock podcast with a silly name focused on sharing new music from bands that have the hooks, melody and attitude of classic rock bands. Cobras & Fire is part of the growing Decibel Geek podcast family and hosted by Loose Cannon and Bakko, writers from DecibelGeek.com.
73 min