Episodes
The bards get some advice and a long-overdue lesson from Symbol, and an unexpected call has them bringing together more allies. Now the only thing between them and the treasure they’re seeking is a dense forest..and probably more... We have started the Summer Songs album over on our bandcamp, and we'll continue to add to it as we release the "Summer Songs" Songwriting Summer Series episodes over this summer. Hope you enjoy! Don't forget to check out THE BARDIC DREAMING FAN ZINE for some...
Published 06/15/21
Welcome to the first installment of the "Summer Songs" Songwriting Summer Series! For this episode, each of us are tasked with creating a song in the Garage Band iOS app while following some rules to make things a bit more interesting. Check it out to find out more, and if you just want to skip to the tunes, here are the timestamps: Goodrich's song ("Robot Summer"): 7:56 Kyle's Song ("Memories"): 12:19 Ali's Song ("Come Along [Song of the Summer]"): 16:42 Spurrier's Song ("The Ballad...
Published 06/01/21
Still reeling from Leon’s display, the bards give chase and wind up in quite a spot. They also learn something that they can’t believe is true! And achieve shocking results using this one weird trick! Only Bicentennial kids will remember... The Bardic Dreaming fan zine is releasing next week on May 31!! Check out @bardicdreaming on all social medias for more info and sneak peeks of what is going to be inside. If you want to contribute financially, donations can be made to the DOTS RPG...
Published 05/25/21
In this announcement episode, we go over our schedule for this summer and talk about the upcoming “Summer Songs” Songwriting Summer Series, which will be interspersed with episodes throughout the summer. We'll be doing things like making songs in garageband, doing a relay song, and revamping a couple old songs (one muuuuch older than the other). We hope you enjoy, and Episode 71 will be out on May 25! We hope you enjoy the tune and as always and stay safe out...
Published 05/11/21
The bards end up in both a good and bad place after leaving the Astral plane and say hello, goodbye, and hello again to...a few different things. The two organizations we are donating to this month are the DOTS RPG Project and Black Table Arts, so check them if you'd like to help us support them! Our Die Hard Dice promo code for the month of May is " BombardMay " so if you need dice and/or dice accessories, use that code at checkout to save 10% on your order! Finally, next week we'll have a...
Published 05/04/21
The bards go on a road trip. Our Die Hard Dice promo code for the month of April is " BombardApril " so if you need dice and/or dice accessories, use that code at checkout to save 10% on your order! Also, don't forget to follow us on Twitter and like/retweet the post for this episode to be entered to win an awesome, metal, green d20 and d6 from Die Hard Dice, along with a couple of complete polymer sets! Episode 70 will be out on May 4th. Thank you so much for joining us as always and stay...
Published 04/20/21
We check in with the bards during the time they’ve spent in Rockdeep before moving on to...whatever is next! There’s so much they wonder while waiting to wander... We have two organizations we are donating to this month, and they are GLSEN, and Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality, so check them out t to learn more and support!  Episode 69 will be out on April 20. Nice? Nice! Thank you so much for joining us as always and stay safe and HAPPY BIRTHDAY...
Published 04/06/21
The bards are in the throes of combat, but will they be able to finish this song and dance? Regardless, things are about to cut rock-deep. Next episode will be out on April 6. Thank you so much for joining us as always and stay safe out there! CW for death*: 19:50 - 28:39 http://bombardedcast.com https://www.patreon.com/bombardedcast  http://bombarded.bandcamp.com @bombardedcast #bardcast (*more specifically, familial death)
Published 03/23/21
Raz’ul? Raz’ul. But Raz’ul!? Also Raz’ul. Well...not if bards have anything to sing about it. The organization we are donating to this month is Feed the People Dallas Mutual Aid, so check their site out to learn more and support!  Episode 68 will be out on March 22. Thank you so much for joining us and stay safe out there! http://bombardedcast.com https://www.patreon.com/bombardedcast  http://bombarded.bandcamp.com @bombardedcast #bardcast
Published 03/09/21
Hey everyone! Since we didn’t get a chance to finish Episode 67 because of the weather in Texas last week, here is an “acoustic song demo challenge” that we each did in its place, PLUS a demo of the original song idea for Episode 67! We’ll be back on March 9th with regularly scheduled episodes and the continuation of getting rowdy in Rockdeep. Here is where we donated to help with relief from the winter storm in North Texas: Feed the People Dallas Mutual Aid The Stewpot Austin Street...
Published 02/23/21
Daz’ul’s special guest is a down-home sensation, but there’s something afoot that calls for investigation. IT is about to hit the fan, so get ready because you’re the fan, and IT is the whole reason we came down here in the first place lol. The organization we are donating to this month is Black Artists + Designers Guild, so check their site out to learn more and support!  CW for Dismemberment: 44:48 - 45:52 Episode 67 will be out on February 23. Thank you so much for joining us as always and...
Published 02/09/21
Disguises? Check. Cover Story? Working on it. Precise execution of the plan at the feast? ...Well nobody's perfect. Hope this episode banq-uets your whistle for some good bardic action! As mentioned in the middle bit, the bomBARDed Fan Zine, "Bardic Dreaming" is now accepting submissions! This multimedia fanzine will be able to support visual art, cosplay, music videos, audio recordings, and more! Check out their site for more info, and to be a part of the bomBARDed fan zine, submit an...
Published 01/26/21
We are back! But what will the bards do now that it looks like a certain prince has already returned home? And what does his family think? And all of Rockdeep? Questions abound! The organization we are donating to this month is Make Art With Purpose here in DFW, so check their site out to learn more and support!  Episode 65 will be out on January 26th. Thank you so much for joining us as always and stay safe out...
Published 01/12/21
In this end-of-the-year wrap up, our characters have a festive “Snack of All Trades,” we re-roll and re-write chords and lyrics for a holiday classic, and surprise Spurrier and Kyle with some birthday magic. We had a lot of fun and we hope you do, too! Here are the links to the social media posts where you can see the snacks we tried: Twitter Instagram Facebook Episode 64 will be dropping on January 12, 2021, and be sure to check out The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, which is the...
Published 12/15/20
During the first part of our year-end break, we’re answering a variety of questions from everyone at home! Things like how we’re making the show in the year 2020, to how we cope with creative burnout, to behind the scenes of the latest episodes with all of *that* stuff that happened recently, to what different instruments would taste like. We had a ton of fun answering the questions and also making a very special song for this episode. Hope you enjoy! The One-Off album will drop on December...
Published 12/01/20
CHAOS SAUCE (not Lawful Broth) has a couple of unexpected encounters on the final stretch to Rockdeep. It’s been a long time since Raz’ul has been home, and this homecoming is bound to go better than Randy’s...right? Thank you to everyone who voted on the band name and for all of the awesome suggestions! They were a hoot to go through lol. The people have spoken and yes, indeed, the band's name shall remain Chaos Sauce, for better or for worse!  The next episode that will be dropping will be...
Published 11/17/20
The bards hit the road, the books, and the stage, while you hit the polls on their new band name! It was bound to happen - especially with the events that have taken place as of late! We will be posting a twitter poll on @bombardedcast today (Nov 3, 2020) at around 10:30am CST to begin voting on what YOU think the new name for the band should be, so be sure to VOTE (in both this poll AND locally in your area if you're in the USA!). You can also email your vote and/or suggestion to...
Published 11/03/20
The bards prepare for their next move by making a few calls, getting PUMPED, and shopping! Chaos Sauce Vol. 6 will be dropping NEXT WEEK on Tuesday, October 27! And OST Vol. 6 will be out on Tuesday, November 10! Huzzah! Also, Goody will be releasing the DM notes for the Flaming Lips one-off here in the next week or two, so be on the lookout for that as well. Thank you so much for joining us and stay safe out...
Published 10/20/20
What will be done with the rest of the time that our fair-faring faction of bards have at the Autumn Rest Festival? As the Fight Test quickly approaches and new revelations about the city of Beln are uncovered, decisions must be made!  Thank you so much for joining us on this goofy side adventure and we hope you've enjoyed it as much as we did! As mentioned in Part 1, here are the list of songs off of the “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots” album by The Flaming Lips that we used as inspiration...
Published 10/06/20
Get ready a one-off at a Flaming Lips-themed fall festival! Picking up right where we left off in last year’s one-off, Chaos Sauce is ready to kick it at the Autumn Rest Festival in Beln. What kind of shenanigans will they get mixed up in this year? Tune in to find out! We hope you enjoy Part 1 of this foray back into Beln as DM'd by Goodrich! As mentioned in the middle bit, here are the list of songs off of the “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots” album by The Flaming Lips that we used as...
Published 09/22/20
You can bet the bards start putting their knowledge of the future to use and get into some late night action, and then learn quite a bit more from Symbol the following morning. The next two episodes will be dropping on September 22 and October 6, and they will parts 1 & 2 of a fall/autumn/Flaming Lips-inspired one off DM'd by Goodrich! It was a blast for us and we think you'll really enjoy it! The organization we are donating to this month is the Urban Dreams Music and Arts Program here...
Published 09/08/20
Part 4 of 4: Symbol Resonates. We conclude this venture into Symbol’s musical career by having a group chat with their band (minus Symbol). Then, the legendary artist sits down for an exclusive, one-on-one interview with us as the cherry on top of this documentary sundae. We hope you've enjoyed this little peak into Symbol's past! It's been a ton of fun to make and hopefully you feel like you know Symbol just a liiitle bit better after joining us. Episode 60 will be out next Tuesday (Sept...
Published 09/01/20
Join Randy Greentrees, Yashe'rak “Yashee” Bordun, and Raz'ul son of Daz'ul as they begin their first year at Strumlotts School of Barding. What musical adventures await our trio of bards? Find out in the...59TH!?...episode of bomBARDed! Thank you so much for barding along with us for 3 YEARS now! Next Tuesday (Sept 1), "BH1 Behind the Magic: Symbol Pt. 4" will drop, and then Ep. 60 will be out on the following Tuesday (Sept 8). Thank you so much for joining us and stay...
Published 08/25/20
Part 3 of 4: Symbol's Crash. Join us as we learn some hard truths about Symbol, and take a look at the event that began the downward spiral that led to the splitting of the band.  One more BH1 episode to go after this one! But before that, we've got Episode 59 coming out next week on August 25th. Credits for this episode: BH1 Behind the Magic theme - Ep 1 - Making a Splash by Nick Spurrier All other backing tracks have 100% clearance through Musicbed (listed in order of appearance): To the...
Published 08/18/20
The bards gear up for Randy’s dead drop, a big date prop, a little box trot, then...wait...whaaaaaat..?   Hope you enjoy! Also, the organization we're giving to this month is Black Girls Code, so check out their site and social media ( @blackgirlscode ) for more info!   Coming up, "BH1 Behind The Magic: Symbol Pt. 3" will be out on August 18, and Episode 59 will drop on August 25. Thanks for joining us as always and stay safe,...
Published 08/04/20