Blowing Smoke with Twisted Rico

Veteran radio personalities Mike Newman and Destiny Costa co-host this special edition of the podcast with guest Terry O'Malley, sax man of Stop Calling Me Frank. Music Stop Calling Me Frank "My Band On Her T-Shirt" “Get Out Of Your Own Way" “South Of Somewhere” “Baby Cyclone Baby" "Stood There Watching" additional music The Charms "So Pretty" The Dogmatics "I Love Rock N Roll" 
 


Close friends of the recently departed Ducky Carlisle, Mike Gent and Paul Armstrong, join us on this episode to pay a lovely tribute to the late Boston based producer, engineer, musician. Mike and Paul tell some funny and heart warming stories about their late friend... Music The Figgs "Connecting Brains" Fireking "Futura 2000" additional music The Charms "So Pretty"...

David Hull has been playing in bands since 1970 and is still going strong. His story is incredible! Buddy Miles, White Chocolate, The Dirty Angels, Arthur Lee, Ted Nugent, The Joe Perry Project, Farrenheit, James Montgomery band, its an impressive list...David also filled in on Bass for Tom Hamilton, when he was ill, on four Aerosmith tours and there's a solo record too! We talk about all this...

This episode, featuring Nat Freedberg, originally aired live on WMFO in Medford MA. on July 14. Freedberg(The Upper Crust, The Titanics, The Flies, Freeloader) talked to us about his new solo record called "Let Yourself Go", the 80's Boston music scene, and much more. Special thanks to Mike Newman at WMFO for giving us the airtime and engineering the show. Music Freeloader "Gimm...

Kav Sandhu joins us on the show to talk about Blitz Vega, the passing of band mate Andy Rourke, Happy Mondays and more.. Music Blitz Vega "Love City" Blitz Vega "Lost Myself" additional music The Charms "So Pretty" The Dogmatics "I Love Rock N Roll" Produced and hosted by Steev Riccardo

Robin Lane returns to the show to talk about her new single "Man Like You", and some upcoming shows! Robin also shares some very cool old stories with us... Music Robin Lane "Man Like You" Robin Lane And The Chartbusters "When Things Go Wrong" https://redonredrobinlane.bandcamp.com/album/dirt-road-to-heaven-ep additional music The Charms "So Pretty" The Dogmatics "I Love Rock N Roll" Produced and...

Tim Kerr has had a storied career and its still going strong. As a musician with some great bands like Big Boys, Poison 13, Lord High Fixers, current band Up Around The Sun etc, as a visual artist, and also as a photographer, Tim's resume is incredible. We covered quite a bit on this historic epsiode...enjoy! Music Up Around The Sun "History Lesson ll"(Minutemen cover) Lord High Fixe...

Dave Smalley is one of the greatest punk rock singers in history and he joins us on the show to talk about his long storied career playing with legendary bands like DYS, Dag Nasty, All, Down By Law etc.. Music DYS "Wolfpack" Down By Law "Tradition" Dag Nasty "Values Here" additional music The Charms "So Pretty" The Dogmatics "I Love Rock N Roll" Pr...

Lynda Mandolyn, who has been playing in phenomenal bands since 1986(Inside Out, Fabulous Disaster, Tiger Bomb, Crystal Canyon etc.) returns to the show to talk about her early days in Detroit, moving to SF, Portland, songwriting, touring, and lots more.. **Check out Lynda's art show at Hi-Fidelity in Portland Maine on Sunday July 14 at 1PM! Music Lynda Mandolyn "Billet Doux" Crystal...

Sapling is one of the most interesting bands around. They bring a heavy dose of experimental punk noise with a dab of art to the table and pulverize you with rock n roll. We had all three members of the band (Amber, Rainy, Jonny) on the show and they did not disappoint... Music Sapling "Eris Worship" Sapling "Mata Hari" https://saplingband.bandcamp.com additional music by The Charms “So Pretty” Th...

Another geek-out BONUS episode! This team we are joined by Craig Mack aka Charles Rivers on an epsiode which was broadcast live on the WMFO airwaves a few weeks ago. Boston DJ Mike Newman mans the board and chimes in here and there. On this special bonus episode we rank our all-time favorite live albums... Enjoy! Music The Charms "So Pretty" The Dogmatics "I Love Rock N Roll" T...

Jennifer Boyle and Mark McKay(The Long Wait) join us on the show to talk about the Boston Punk Rock Trivia event which will take place at The Somerville Armory in Somerville MA on August 18. Music Strangehold "She's Not Leaving" LaPeste "Spymaster" The Charms "So Pretty" The Dogmatics "I Love Rock N Roll" Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo

Scott O'Dowd aka Scotty Fuse joins us on the show to talk about his band stoner rockers Cortez and a long line of cool bands he has played with in the Boston music scene... Music Cortez "No Escape" https://cortezboston.bandcamp.com/album/sell-the-future Additional music The Charms "So Pretty" The Dogmatics "I Love Rock N Roll" Watch us on you tube https://www.youtube.com/user/twistedrico1 Blowing...

Comedian and host of the "Disturbing The Priest" podcast, Brandon Battick joins us on the show to rank all of Queen's albums. It's a tall order since the host is one of the biggest fans ever. This episode is bound to generate some opinions for sure.. Music The Charms "So Pretty" The Dogmatics "I Love Rock N Roll" Produced and hosted(with a little help from Mr....

Scott Phares joins us on the show to talk about how The Hollywood Stars are releasing their first studio album since the seventies. It's a great story and of course Kim Fowley's name comes up as he co-penned a couple of the bands early songs that were later re-recorded by Alice Cooper and Kiss. Yeah this episode is a good one... Music The Hollywood Stars "Can't Do It Right" T...

Samantha Westervelt joins us on the show to talk her incredible band Egg Drop Soup, her acting career, Death Valley Girls, and more... Music Egg Drop Soup "One Hit Woman" Egg Drop Soup "Whiskey Priest" https://eggdropsoup.bandcamp.com Intro Music The Charms "So Pretty" The Dogmatics "I Love Rock N Roll" Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo

One of Boston's most accomplished songwriters, Tom Baker, joins us on the show to talk about Dirty Truckers, Snakes, Justine Covault, tells a funny Steve Earle story and more... Music Tom Baker And The Snakes "Gotta Find Her" Dirty Snakes "Out Of Focus" theme song "So Pretty" by The Charms additional music "I Love Rock N Roll" by The Dogmatics Tom Baker...

Linda Viens joins us on the show to talk about her buzz band Girl With A Hawk, the early 80's Boston music scene, working at The Inn Square Mens Bar, and much more.... Music Girl With A Hawk "Same Stars" theme song "So Pretty" by The Charms additional music by "I Love Rock N Roll" by The Dogmatics Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo

Blues Harmonica player Heather Grunwald joins us on the show to talk about the various projects she plays with, and we also get into some good old fashioned Blues talk... theme song "So Pretty" by The Charms additional music by "I Love Rock N Roll" by The Dogmatics Dub Heptagram Hephttps://open.spotify.com/artist/453TcfU1kIrOtHWnEkPkyK?si=lxxyuLJBReyZCGDizJPI-Q&nd=1&dls...

Sal Baglio, the man behind The Amplifier Heads, returns to the show to talk about the band's fantastic new album "Songs from They Came To Rock". Music The Amplifier Heads "We Came To Rock"(Featuring Barrence Whitfield) The Amplifier Heads "Something Went Down(Featuring Jen D'Angora Narration by Norty Cohen https://theamplifierheads.bandcamp.com theme song "So...

Our good friend and musician Jesse Mayer returns to the show to talk about the brand new Diablogato single/video entitled "Lost Highway", and a lot more groovy stuff. Jesse and the host go way back and love a lot of the same bands so the conversation is as good as you would expect it to be... Music Diablogato "Lost Highway" Diablogato "Too Far Gone" https://diablogato...

Adam Sherman joins us on the show to talk about his long music career, one that dates back to the late seventies as a member of Private Lightning, who were signed to A&M Records. We cover a lot in our conversation including The Nervous Eaters, The Souls, and his two solo albums and more... Music Adam Sherman "If You Think" theme song "So Pretty" by The Charms Produced and H...

On this episode, we are joined by Austin Tx based singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer, JM Stevens, to talk about his new album "Nowhere To Land" and much more... Music JM Stevens "Dry Creek" JM Stevens "Nowhere To Land" https://jmstevens.net/ Theme song "So Pretty" by The Charms Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo

Glenn Dudley, lead vocalist and lyricist of The Long Wait joins us on the show to talk about the buzz the Boston band has generated, his history with Wrecking Crew, and heading back to the studio... Music The Long Wait "Your Plight" The Long Wait "Let It All Burn" https://thelongwait1.bandcamp.com/album/demo Theme song "So Pretty" by The Charms Produced and Hosted by...

On this episode, we are joined by the pioneer of the "traumacore" genre, Sky Dxddy. Mixing cinematic beats, undeniably catchy melodies, and eloquent and revealing lyrics, singer and truth poet SkyDxddy exists within the conscious alt-pop realm – and she’s pushing it even further as she pioneers traumacore, a new genre of her own making. Music Sky Dxddy "What Do I Say" Sky Dxddy...