Coming in at No. 8 on Rolling Stones Greatest Grunge Albums list is the 1993 record from Nirvana, In Utero. Joining Bakko this week is the host of Damn Good Movie Memories, Brian Davis. Brian and Bakko get into the details of the making of the follow up to the game changing Nevermind. In Utero is the third and final studio album by American rock band Nirvana, released on September 13, 1993, by DGC Records. The band intended for the record to be a departure from the polished sound of its predeces...
Jan 12, 2021•2 hr 37 min•Ep 312•Transcript available on Metacast It's a new year which can only mean the same old Cobra. We kick off 2021 in style. Topics covered this ep: Coffee Holiday recap The KISS NYE Pay Per View Pam & Tommy porno bio-pic An Ode to WhichWich Show Art: Tim Bream Music: Enuff Z Nuff - KISS The Clown RATT - Nobody Rides For Free KISS - Rock Bottom AC/DC - Money Shot Fall Out Boy - This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 05, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep 311•Transcript available on Metacast It's our annual look back at all of the Cobra Gold. 2020 may have been a dumpster fire but it was a great year for the kings of self-deprecating smugness that is Cobras & Fire. Part 2 features the bits: Tiger King What Covid really means for concerts Ron Keel Chris Czynszak wiki-man Tommy Thayer grounds keeper KISS Podcasts ripping us off Brian May being the "Butt" of jokes Satan not as cool as you thought Lee McCormack being soops Canadian Shout It Out Loudcast taking Bakko to task Bach v. Jeri...
Dec 29, 2020•2 hr 52 min•Ep 310•Transcript available on Metacast It's our annual look back at all of the Cobra Gold. 2020 may have been a dumpster fire but it was a great year for the kings of self-deprecating smugness that is Cobras & Fire. Part 1 features the bits: Neck Tattoos George Lynch Craig Smith Dave La Roth live TicketShaft Ian Wadley Donnie Vie Don Jamieson LC trying to explain the podcast to other humans 14 year old Bakko Stryper Karaoke Bret Michaels sells his RV Skin Dogs Def LepAdrenalize Rolling Stone review The music: Scorpions - Rock You Lik...
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep 309•Transcript available on Metacast LC and Bakko unleash a MegaEp of new music as we count down each of our top 10 albums of 2020. Spoilers ahead! LC's Top 10 Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown - Pressure Black Stone Cherry - Human Condition Body Count - Carnivore Wyldelife - Year of the Snake Pearl Jam - Gigaton AC/DC - Power Up Local H - Lifers Marilyn Manson - We are Chaos Creeper - Sex, Death and the Infinite Void Massive Wagons - House of Noise Bakko's Top 10 Massive Wagons - House of Noise Red City Radio - Paradise AC/DC - Power U...
Dec 15, 2020•2 hr 55 min•Ep 308•Transcript available on Metacast As bonus coverage this week we have an interview with Michael Beinhorn, producer of Soundgarden's "Superunknown". Michael shares stories from the making and recording of Soundgarden's most successful record. Michael Beinhorn has lived his life in the pursuit of artistic expression, first as a visual artist, then as a performer, and finally as a record producer. Forgoing a promising career in medical illustration, Beinhorn began his musical endeavors in 1979 as co-founder of the seminal New York ...
Dec 10, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep 307•Transcript available on Metacast Coming in at Number 9 on Rolling Stone's greatest Grunge Albums is Soundgarden's 1994 release "Superunknown" featuring guest host, from the Pods & Sods Podcast, Eric Miller. Eric and Bakko talk about the making of the record, the genius of Chris Cornell and go track by track. Superunknown is the fourth studio album by American rock band Soundgarden, released on March 8, 1994, through A&M Records. It is the band's second album with bassist Ben Shepherd, and features new producer Michael Beinhorn....
Dec 08, 2020•2 hr 5 min•Ep 306•Transcript available on Metacast Bakko and LC drop the needle and discuss their top notch vinyl collection. We talk manufacturing, mastering and lack thereof, bands/albums that are better suited to CD, whether upgrading your stylus is bullshit and if LC’s Vinyl OCD and current monthly spending habit is in need of professional intervention. Want to see the albums and our handsome faces? Check out the YouTube version of this Ep here: https://youtu.be/A0LSrNR9fJw Music Clips Featured: Bob & Doug McKenzie & Geddy Lee: Take Off Donn...
Dec 02, 2020•2 hr 35 min•Ep 305•Transcript available on Metacast Mark Yarm, author of the book Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History Of Grunge, joins the program to share stories from his book and talk about the musical movement that was Grunge. Mark is the contributing features editor and podcast host/producer at Input, a site about technology and culture. In addition, he has written for the New Yorker, the New York Times, Wired, WSJ. Magazine, and Rolling Stone and am the author of Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge, a Time magazine boo...
Nov 27, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep 304•Transcript available on Metacast Coming in at No. 10 on Rolling Stone's Greatest Grunge Albums List is Pearl Jam's 1993 release VS. Joining Bakko on the episode of Whatever, Nevermind is the host of Pods & Sods Craig Smith. Vs. (pronounced versus) is the second studio album by American rock band Pearl Jam, released October 19, 1993 through Epic Records. After a relentless touring schedule in support of their 1991 debut album Ten, Pearl Jam headed into the studio in early 1993 facing the challenge of following up the commercial ...
Nov 24, 2020•2 hr 51 min•Ep 303•Transcript available on Metacast Yo mama so easy, she re-tweets Cobras & Fire episodes. LC and Bakko bask in the light of freedom. The freedom to discard a futon. The freedom to hypothesize what Eddie Trunk did to piss off Rob Halford. The freedom to guilt listeners into buying an over priced collectible. The freedom to wonder how Ozzy can be certain he will be able to perform in 2022. And the freedom to showcase Yo Mama jokes between the Nuge and Tommy Lee. Music: Alice Cooper - Freedom Black Stone Cherry - Don't Bring Me Down...
Nov 17, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep 302•Transcript available on Metacast Coming in at number 11 on Rolling Stones Greatest Grunge Albums is the 1992 debut record from Stone Temple Pilots. Joining Bakko this ep is Growin' Up Rock host Steven Michael. Core is the debut studio album by American rock band Stone Temple Pilots, released on September 29, 1992 through Atlantic Records. The album, which peaked at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and #3 on the Billboard 200 was certified 8x platinum by the RIAA on December 18, 2001 making it the band's best-selling album....
Nov 10, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep 301•Transcript available on Metacast A little off the wall EP this week as we invite SIP*TV’s Bud Burgy on to talk about the web series. We also find out why it’s ok if you don’t like Rush, alternative uses for a Pringles can, Bakko shares a close call at Menards, Loose has his own roadside bathroom Cobra Hack, some more shadiness from Spotify and a new ep of 2 Pick 0. SIPTV YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_sgClyyUJeW9hZfHvtzJ0Q SIPTV Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/guylowenbrau Featuring the music: Rush – Tom Sawye...
Nov 03, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep 300•Transcript available on Metacast Returning to the program is Producer Jeff Tomei. Jeff was the engineer on the Smashing Pumpkins album Siamese Dream. If you enjoyed that episode you will love this. Jeff has a lot of great memories and stories of the making of that record and he goes into great detail sharing them. A must listen for fans of the Pumpkins and that record specifically. Enjoy. https://www.jefftomeirockit.com/ About Whatever, Nevermind Whatever, Nevermind is a 25 part sidecast counting down the 25 Greatest Grunge alb...
Oct 29, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep 299•Transcript available on Metacast Coming in at number 12 on Rolling Stones Greatest Grunge Albums is the 1993 Smashing pumpkins album Siamese Dream. Joining Bakko this week is the host of the Rock Strikes 10 Podcast Joey Haynie. Siamese Dream is the second studio album by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins, released on July 27, 1993 on Virgin Records. The album fused diverse influences such as shoegazing, dream pop, and heavy metal, and has been described as "closer to progressive rock than to punk or grunge." ...
Oct 25, 2020•2 hr 59 min•Ep 298•Transcript available on Metacast Remembering Eddie Van Halen: The snark is largely set aside as we pay tribute to a legend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 20, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep 297•Transcript available on Metacast LC and guest Josh Toomey of the Talk Toomey Podcast discuss a band. Zero songs are chosen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 16, 2020•4 min•Ep 296•Transcript available on Metacast Josh Toomey joins the show to discuss Nirvana - Bleach, #13 on Rolling Stone's Greatest Grunge Albums. Whatever, Nevermind is a 25 part Podcast series counting down the 25 Greatest Grunge albums according to Rolling Stone. Each Episode features a special guest host from the Podcast Community. In addition to the 25 album episodes will be bonus interviews from the people responsible for the music. Featuring artists, producers record label execs and more. About Whatever, Nevermind Whatever, Nevermi...
Oct 13, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep 295•Transcript available on Metacast LC and guest Joey Haynie of Rock Strikes Ten discuss a band. Zero songs are chosen. http://cnjradio.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 08, 2020•4 min•Ep 294•Transcript available on Metacast Keep some hand sanitizer nearby for this NSFW episode of Cobras & Fire. This week starts out pretty normal as LC announces his own sidecast, Quiet Riot carries on with no members of the band left, Kanye West makes a valid point, Vanilla Fudge has some SUPREME news and then shit gets gross as Ace Frehley's ex has some explicit details about our favorite Spaceman's sexual proclivities. Featuring the music: KISS - Torpedo Girl Greg Kihn - Jeopardy Some Random Dude - Metal Health Armored Saint - Sta...
Oct 06, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep 293•Transcript available on Metacast Cobras & Fire welcomes the Metal God, Rob Halford from Judas Priest to the show. Rob discusses his new book "Confess", his love of cat t-shirts and online shopping, weather patterns, reliving some of the darker times of his past writing the book and even some John Lennon talk. Confess: The Autobiography The legendary frontman of Judas Priest, one of the most successful heavy metal bands of all time, celebrates five decades of heavy metal in this tell-all memoir. Most priests hear confessions. Th...
Sep 29, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep 292•Transcript available on Metacast David de Sola, author of "Alice In Chains-The Untold Story" joins Bakko to discuss the lead up to the band recording their debut record Facelift through the subsequent tour. Look for Part Two of this interview when we get to next Alice In Chains record on this list, "Dirt". David de Sola is a journalist with experience working at CNN, 60 Minutes, and Reuters whose work has also been published in The Atlantic, The Huffington Post and other print and online publications. He has degrees from Tufts ...
Sep 24, 2020•58 min•Ep 291•Transcript available on Metacast Coming in at number 14 on Rolling Stone's Greatest Grunge Albums is Facelift from Alice In Chains. Guest hosting this episode is Decibel Geek co-host Chris Czynszak. Facelift is the debut studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains, released by Columbia Records on August 21, 1990. The tracks "We Die Young", "Man in the Box", "Sea of Sorrow" and "Bleed the Freak" were released as singles. "Man In The Box" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance with Vocal in 199...
Sep 22, 2020•2 hr 37 min•Ep 290•Transcript available on Metacast LC interviews Clutch drummer Jean-Paul Gaster. Subjects discussed: Record Store Days Exclusives: Obelisk Vinyl Box Set, Weathermaker Series COVID and touring Minotaurs Doom Saloon live streams + plans for next one Songwriting + How Set Lists are picked Wookies Spotify, music industry Mandolins Next Clutch Album Music snippets featured: DC Sound Attack Willie Nelson X-Ray Vision In Walks Barbarella More LC Clutch Worship: Concert Review 2018 - Boulder: www.decibelgeek.com/clutch-concert-review-20...
Sep 15, 2020•43 min•Ep 289•Transcript available on Metacast Michael Sweet of Stryper returns to the show to talk about their latest release Even The Devil Believes, Cardi B, staying busy when you can't tour, the recent remarks from the CEO of Spotify and more. Always fun when Michael joins the show. Iconic rock band Stryper returns with their 13th studio album, "Even the Devil Believes" (Frontiers Music Srl) -- Available today, September 4th, wherever music is sold. Filled with the band’s signature riffs, harmony-laden melodies and positive themes, the 1...
Sep 15, 2020•36 min•Ep 288•Transcript available on Metacast Coming in at number 15 on Rolling Stones Greatest Grunge Albums list is the L7 1992 major label debut, Bricks Are Heavy. Co-hosted this week, from the Talk Toomey Podcast, host Josh Toomey. Bricks Are Heavy is the third studio album by American rock band L7, released on April 14, 1992 by Slash Records. The album peaked at number 160 on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the Heatseekers Albums chart. AllMusic - "Though they hailed from sunny L.A., L7 became the poster girls for grunge in 1992...
Sep 07, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep 287•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of Cobras & Fire, LC rents an RV, Bakko pitches a movie. Chris Holmes gets his own documentary. They talk some vinyl and pay tribute to Frankie Banali. The music: W.A.S.P. – Mean Man The HU – Wolf Totem Sevendust – The Day I Tried to Live Quiet Riot – Party All Night Anthrax – Belly of the Beast Quiet Riot – Metal Health Buy music! Vinyl Album Talk BobaFlex - Eloquent Demons - https://amzn.to/3lGhIre Local H - Pack up The Cats - https://amzn.to/3jsXX4C Red City Radio - Sky Tigers...
Sep 01, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep 286•Transcript available on Metacast To discuss working with the Melvins on our number 16 Record is producer Gggarth Richardson. Gggarth joins Bakko and shares anecdotes and memories of working with the band and recording this record. Houdini is the fifth studio album by the Melvins, released in 1993 on Atlantic Records. The album was the band's major label debut after releasing their previous albums on the independent label Boner Records. The album features a cover of the 1974 Kiss song "Goin' Blind". The songs "Hooch", "Lizzy" an...
Aug 27, 2020•33 min•Ep 285•Transcript available on Metacast Coming in at number 16 on Rolling Stones Greatest Grunge Albums list is the Melvins 1993 major label debut, Houdini. Co-hosted this week, from the Synaptic Empire, host Randy Brown. Houdini is the fifth studio album by the Melvins, released in 1993 on Atlantic Records. The album was the band's major label debut after releasing their previous albums on the independent label Boner Records. The album features a cover of the 1974 Kiss song "Goin' Blind". The songs "Hooch", "Lizzy" and "Honey Bucket"...
Aug 25, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep 284•Transcript available on Metacast Marty Mccoy, singer/guitarist of The Lonely Ones and Bobaflex joins LC for a fun interview that goes off of the rails. The Lonely Ones is a new band that features 4 out of 5 members of Bobaflex and Marty explains the change. This ep features songs from both bands that prove rock is not dead. Support rock! Topics Plans for new band The Lonely Ones, new singles, tour & album Is Bobaflex and the band name Perfectly Rated? Surviving the Spotify streaming game West Virginia dentists and indoor plumbi...
Aug 17, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep 283•Transcript available on Metacast 
