Ep 74: Comedian Don Jamieson discusses new album, future of That Metal Show, Dio hologram, attending the grand opening of David Ellefson’s coffee shop, nerd humor and opening for rock bands.

Communication Breakdown was released on April 21st, 2017 via Metal Blade Records. For a preview of Communication Breakdown, the track “Kiefer” can be heard at: metalblade.com/donjamieson.

On That Metal Show ever coming back: “Don’t give up hope. We’re trying like crazy to find a new home. In fact I just got off the air with Eddie Trunk and we talked about a couple of options for a new home for it. So there’s things happeneing.”

On whether he’s on Paul Stanley’s shit list due to his relationship with Eddie Trunk: “Well I’m not blocked on twitter or anything by him, so I think I’m ok. I don’t think he gives me a lot of thought to be honest.”

On the grand opening of the Ellefson Coffee Shop in Jackson, MN: “We went to the grave of Mary Jane Terwilliger who is supposedly a witch who was supposedly buried alive at the Loon Lake cemetary by her father and that’s where Megadeth got the song Mary Jane.”

On opening for bands vs. a straight up comedy show: “It’s much tougher. I always loved the early days when a comic would open for a band and that was the cool thing. For so long it was not a cool thing. And I’m happy to be one of the few comics in the modern day making it cool again.”

On the Hologram Dio: “I saw the clips online. I thought it was good. Obviously as a fan you debate in your head you have mixed feelings about it but, I will go see it. I know the people in Ronnie’s camp care and wouldn’t let it be done in a crappy way.”

On The Big Bang Theory: “We’re in the age of nerd humor. And look, I’ve been a rock n roller my whole life. My favorite comics are Dice, Richard Pryor, George Carlin you know. Guy’s who were ground breakers. I’m not watching nerd humor with this goofy, I don’t even know what kind of humor. Thank god there’s a laugh track because I wouldn’t know where to laugh at some of these jokes.”

About Don Jamieson: Is a stand-up comedian and known as one of the hosts of That Metal Show on VH1 Classic.
Don and long-time comedy partner, Jim Florentine have a series of prank call CD’s, “Terrorizing Telemarketers,” which get a lot of airplay on the Howard Stern radio show. He is also a joke writer for celebrity roaster, Lisa Lampanelli and a member of acoustic death metal band Gunfire-N-Sodomy.

Don Jamieson online:
http://www.donjamieson.com
https://twitter.com/realdonjamieson
https://www.facebook.com/donjamiesonofficial

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Conversation with Doyle of the Misfits: In what is surely one of the most awkward interviews, Cobras & Fire co-host Bakko interviews Doyle Von Frankenstein. Guitarist of Misfits fame as well as Kryst the Konqueror, Goregous Frankenstein as well as his eponymous Doyle. Doyle talks about his new album Doyle II which features Lamb of God singer Randy Blythe on the track “Virgin Sacrifice. They also get into his vegan lifestyle, working out on the road, future Misfits shows and his cat.

Ep 73: Uber Rock – Hold onto your potatoes and step into Loose Cannon’s Uber for a drive down a highway of madness. In a “very special” ep LC discusses his chaotic “transitional period” as an Uber driver between jobs. We feature improv bits and songs inspired by the insanity of LC’s passengers. Brand new Body Count, Mastodon, White Reaper, Memory of Man plus The Bronx, War Babies and the national treasure ICE-T. The more you know.

Ep 72: Country Fried Cobras – HeeHaw! Backwoods Bakko & Loose Lasso are back in the saddle to celebrate 2 years of Cobras! Oh Yeah! We recap feedback from our recent Rock n Pods roast and tons of KISS madness: Ezrin vs. Paul, Sophie vs. Sagal, Gene vs. Lyrics. Plus we get a little bit country, a little bit rock n ridiculous with tracks from Black Stone Cherry, the filthy Wheeler Walker Jr., Hayseed Dixie, Brett Favre, Motley Country, Kid Rock, Cadillac Three, Joe Dirt Diffy, Shooter Jennings, Sammy Kershaw and Tim Chaw McGraw.

New Ep! Bakko & LC have gone into hiding this week after roasting the entire Podcast industry, KISS fans and the Nashville Rock n Pod Expo on Ep 71. People! While Cobras & Fire plans its next attack, you are blessed with another round of Rob Kern’s “Loud, Drunk & Angry” rock show on the…

Ep 71: Special guests Paul Stanley and Doc Mcghee kick off the ep with the first annual “Rock n Pod” Celebrity Roast. After Paul and Doc destroy the entire podcast industry, LC & Bakko get sleazy and feature some deep, old school tracks and newer bands that carry the torch for 80’s rock. Music featured: Cinderella, Vamp, Dirty Looks, Heavy Pettin, Bad City, Britny Fox, Hardcore Superstar and more.

Ep 70: Rock n Pod Expo, BobaFlex Interview, Mac Sabbath – Bakko & LC have a freeballing discussion about the first annual Rock n Pod Expo in Nashville and the insanity of a Mac Sabbath, Metalachi, Okilly Dokilly and Metallagher concert. Plus Bakko continues to stalk Bobaflex with an in-person interview with lead singer Marty Mccoy. We also announce our GoFundMe campaign to cover our Soundcloud hosting costs: https://www.gofundme.com/cobrasfire
All donations are extremely appreciated. Prizes start at the $15 level.

Ep 69: “Your Anger is a Gift” Bakko and LC play songs that release the demons, cleanse the soul and empower you to be the best human ever. Topics included our ideas for the Dio Hologram world tour, Lemmy’s estate and general ridiculousness. Music: Anthrax, John Lennon, Stone Sour, ICE-T, Royal Bliss, AssJack, Q5, Slayer

Danko Jones Thinks Grammy Awards Should Drop Rock, Metal Categories as Treats Genres as a JokeMinneapolis, MN (2/27/17)- Danko Jones, in an interview by the podcast Cobras & Fire, discusses the band’s new album Wild Cat, recording the track “Black Rose” with Volbeat, financial challenges of touring in the US and fiascos at the Grammy Awards in the rock and metal categories. Topics include:Recording New album Wild CatState of Rock in North AmericaGrammy Awards: Clueless how to handle Rock, Metal Financial challenges of tour support in US vs. Europe Sharing a dressing room with Steel PantherNot being well received opening on 2013 US Volbeat tour Recording the track “Black Rose” with Volbeat and announced as 3rd single New Side Project “Iron Magazine” About Danko Jones (per bio):DANKO JONES has never felt more vibrant or hungry than they are on “Wild Cat”. The 11-track album is out Worldwide on March 3rd, 2017. Celebrating 20 years in the rock n’roll game in 2016, DANKO JONES have an impressive resume to show for the past two decades. In addition to sold out headline tours across Canada and the European continent they have also toured the US, Brazil, Japan, Australia and South Africa and done extensive collaborations with a vast number of great artists. The Canadian trio has spent months on the road with GUNS N ROSES, MOTÖRHEAD and VOLBEAT and opened up for THE ROLLING STONES and OZZY OSBOURNE. The band’s frontman and namesake was recently featured as a guest vocalist on the VOLBEAT track “Black Rose”, one of the most streamed songs on their latest album and he also joined Mike McCready (PEARL JAM), Duff McKagan (GUNS N’ ROSES), and Barrett Martin (SCREAMING TREES) for a session with THE LEVEE WALKERS where he sang on two tracks.The “Wild Cat” world tour starts off with two shows in Finland in February and a series of shows in Europe in March and April. A Canadian tour and more European dates will be announced shortly, with other territories to followAbout Cobras & FireCobras & 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.