The Broken Cassette Player

Send us Fan Mail We have recorded a little extra, additional show this week 153 entitled Hip Hop , as it's 5 artists doing tunes in the genre and we came across stuff we liked recently and decided to host an episode: 20-year WBCN dj Shred plays it and has KEY GLOCK, THAT MEXICAN OT, JT, OVL BIG FEDDY and FETTY WAP all in a very concise 15:40 free playing time for you to hear.  Support the sho...

Send us Fan Mail Here we go: it's another weekly episode of our 5-song new music podcast called The Broken Cassette Player, as hosted by the former 20-year WBCN dj Shred. This week here new tunes by GORILLAZ, CLARION, JOYCE MANOR, THE NEIGHBOURHOOD and HOLLY HUMBERSTONE. All in a concise 20:57 of free playing time.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Here we go, as we slide into episode 151 of our weekly 5-song new music podcast called The Broken Cassette Player that former 20-year WBCN dj Shred does in his spare time to have some fun and hopefully influence some ears to listen to good tunes. This week we have new songs by SUBLIME, BIKE ROUTES, PRESIDENT, THE WARNING and BILMURI with A DAY TO REMEMBER . All loaded in a concise...

Send us Fan Mail Here it is: we reached episode 150 of our weekly 5-song new music podcast called The Broken Cassette Player, as hosted by former 20-year WBCN dj Shred. This week hear tunes by ICONA POP featuring DAYA, FCUKERS, DIRTY HEADS, DEXTER AND THE MOONROCKS and JONAH KAGEN. 18:56 of free listening time, mostly on YouTube.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail It has happened, we have hit episode 149 of our weekly since August 2023 podcast, hosted by 20-year WBCN dj Shred called The Broken Cassette Player , featuring 5 new songs each week, mostly by 5 new bands, but we do track some of our more famous friends releasing music and play songs. On track for your ears to hear are LOUD LUXURY featuring SADBOI, CODEFENDENTS, REAL BOSTON RICHEY...

Send us Fan Mail We have attained episode 148 of our weekly since August 2023 podcast called The Broken Cassette Player , featuring 5 new songs always, as hosted by 20-year WBCN and 4 years through college radio, WERS , dj Shred in his spare moments. This week hear tunes by TOWA BIRD, ANGRY YOUNG MECHANIC, SAM FENDER featuring OLIVIA DEAN, MICHAEL MARCAGI and DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE . 20:09 of a 100%...

Send us Fan Mail The new episode of the weekly 5-song new music podcast, The Broken Cassette Player , hosted by 20-year WBCN dj Shred . This week we have 5 new tunes by AWOLNATION & MAKUA, SOCIAL DISTORTION, POST SEX NACHOS, SEXXY RED and BLEACHERS . 20:04 of a 100% free listen, especially on YouTube, where our most stats are showing up. some small thought, consideration is currently going on...

Send us Fan Mail It is here for you to hear for yourself: episode #146 of The Broken Cassette Player podcast, as hosted on a weekly basis by 20-year WBCN dj Shred. We always play 5 new songs, sometimes by 5 new bands, but not always. This week we share some new tunes by favorites and newbies alike: Twenty-One Pilots, Cold War Kids, The Hellp, Shinedown and Mitski all have new music you should put...

Send us Fan Mail Here we go, up to episode 145 of our weekly 5-song new pop music podcast called The Broken Cassette Playe r, as hosted by former 20-year WBCN dj Shred . This week we have songs that we didn't quite get to when released, as sometimes get a lot of music that gets buried, but had a look back and wanted to play them for you: DEAD SUGAR, SUECO, ALOK, SURFACES and DAUGHTER all have...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 144 of the Broken Cassette Player podcast is right here, hosted by former 20-year WBCN dj Shred . 5 new songs for you to hear. This week, tunes by METRIC, BALU BRIGADA, KROOKED KINGS, CORAL MOONS and JESSIE WHITEHALLER . It's 100% a free listen, 19:14.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail We have upped to episode 143 of our weekly podcast called The Broken Cassette Player, hosted by former 20-year WBCN dj Shred. We always have 5 new tunes for you to hear and this week it's: TWENTY-ONE PILOTS, CANNONS, THE LAST DINNER PARTY, SOFI TUKKER and OUT IN FRONT . It's a 100% free listen for 20:03.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The Broken Cassette Player podcast is up to episode #142 of our weekly journey to expose 5 new songs by sometimes bands you have heard of, other times have not, as presented by former WBCN dj Shred . Hopefully you enjoy this little encouragement to continue to listen to new things that come across your podspace. This week we have music by SPIRITUAL CRAMP, YOUNG THE GIANT, IVRI, HA...

Send us Fan Mail The Broken Cassette Player, episode 141 is live for you to hear. Former WBCN dj Shred plays 5 new songs for you to listen to each week and appreciate. This week we have music by BRIGITTE CALLS ME BABY, ANNA SMYRK, CASSANDRA COLEMAN, MAX ft. ANDY GRAMMER and VIOLET GROHL . Hopefully, you can leave your busy life for 18:27. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Here we are at episode 140 of our weekly 5-song new music podcast called The Broken Cassette Player, recorded each week by former 20-year WBCN dj Shred. This week hear new tunes by THE RAMONA FLOWERS, JUTES, CHET FAKER, FLORENCE ROAD and HATCHIE in 21:31 minutes of free listening time, mostly on YouTube is how we go.   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Here we go, episode 139 of the Broken Cassette Player podcast, as hosted by 20-year WBCN dj Shred, when he has a couple minutes to record for you. 5 new songs this week for you to hear by WATERPARKS, REVERSE PATHOGEN, DRY CLEANING, ELIZA McLAMB and YUNGBLUD all have material you should listen to. 19:49 of a free listen on many different formats, but we do like our YouTube.  Suppor...

Send us Fan Mail Here we are with a new episode (took us a little longer than usual), but we are here for you with The Broken Cassette Player podcast, 5 new songs for you to put in your ears, because new music is more important than ever. We have what you need in short listening fashion. I am Shred . I did 20 years at WBCN before a douche bag cornered me and I wrote an open email to everyone at th...

Send us Fan Mail it's Christmas eve and we got a bit of time to record a new episode of our weekly 5-song new music podcast we call The Broken Cassette Player hosted by 20-year WBCN radio guy, Shred . This is a crazy episode of styles, starting with a new song by Boston's Converge, Ekka Astral from DC , Hawaii's Thee Centipedes, Babygirl Toronto and NYC's Collapsing Scenery . W...

Send us Fan Mail It's Christmas and we lost most of our music, we believe temporarily on a blown external hard drive system we will be soon looking to reclaim, but found 5 tunes in former 20-year WBCN dj's Shred's collection from the season we love to play on episode 136 of our weekly 5-song new music podcast, The Broken Cassette Player to share with you this year. Songs by BLACK KE...

Send us Fan Mail Damn, we have reached episode #135 of our weekly 5-song new music podcast called The Broken Cassette Player that I, Shred , former WBCN dj for some 20-years of my life, as well as being Local Music Director for the last 13 years of that run. We have really challenging, new tunes for you to hear by CRUZ BECKHAM, WITCH POST, CASSANDRA COLEMAN, EDEN and NOAH RINKER in a very concise...

Send us Fan Mail We are just rolling episodes at this point and we are finding a bit of an audience, which we are thankful for. We look for the 5 best songs to present to you in short listen format on this podcast we have dubbed The Broken Cassette Player , recorded by 1-time, 20-year WBCN dj Shred , when he doesn't have a college hockey game to cover. 18:31 of a free listen to hear new songs...

Send us Fan Mail The Broken Cassette Player , the 5-song weekly new music podcast former 20-year WBCN dj Shred does to entertain folks, who care about hearing things they haven't before is where we fit in. Hear songs by RENEE RAPP, TWENTY-ONE PILOTS, BODYWEB, YUNGBLUD and BLAIR BORAX . 18:15 of your time for this free listen. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Here we are at episode 132 of our little 5-song new music podcast we call The Broken Cassette Player to help expose new music for folks that have open ears to hear what they might not know and learn to love. That's why we are here. I am Shred. I dj-ed at WBCN in Boston for some 20 years after doing college radio in town at WERS , hosting the popular 11pm-2am show called The N...

Send us Fan Mail We are at episode 131 of our 5-song weekly new music podcast known as The Broken Cassette Player , hosted by former 20-year WBCN dj and local music director, Shred , when he doesn't have a college hockey game to catch. New songs by ALICE MERTON, MILKY CHANCE, ROYEL OTIS, UFOs BRAXE FALCON PHOENIX and AVTT/PTTN are all amazing an worth your ears' time. 19 minutes long thi...

Send us Fan Mail Here we are at episode 130 of our 5-song new music podcast called The Broken Cassette Player that we output each and every week to help expose tunes like we used to when we were on WBCN for 20-years, 13 as local music director. I am Shred . nice to meet you. It's a completely free listen, 20 minutes long. Songs to hear by Twenty-One Pilots, Little Image, Sombr, Almost Monday...

Send us Fan Mail oh, god, we have reached episode #129 of new music podcast former 20-year WBCN dj Shred has been now doing weekly for well over 2 years now and finally seem to have caught upon an audience we always felt was viable for what we were trying to achieve: expose good new tunes for folks to listen to and again, this week we have 5 songs you should be hearing. LAUFEY, WOLF ALICE, THE BEA...