The Broken Cassette Player

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...

Send us Fan Mail We have arrived at episode 128 after some deliberation to continue hosting our weekly 5-song music podcast due to how copyright restrictions work and prohibits certain songs we play from being promoted outside our small scope of reach, which we try our damndest to find folks interested in hearing new tunes.  For this episode we have some true zingers for you: NEW FOUND GLORY, BARR...

Send us Fan Mail Episode #127 of the Broken Cassette Player Podcast , as hosted each week by former 20-year WBCN dj Shred , when he's not out covering college hockey games at this point in the calendar. We have another 5 bands, songs you should hear: THE HAUNT, BODYWEB, BEEN STELLAR, BABYGIRL and FRIENDSHIP COMMANDERS . We have it all in a very shortened 18 minutes of listening time.  Support...

Send us Fan Mail The Broken Cassette Player, episode 126 as recorded by former 20-year WBCN dj Shred is upon us with 5 new tunes, but maybe not 5 new bands for you this week considering. Hear songs by the likes of AEROSMITH & YUNGBLUD, ALEX SAMPSON, WISP, BBY and BLAIR BORAX in 20:15 playing time, 100% free to listen to.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Here it is, episode 125 of the 5-song new music podcast former WBCN 20-year part-time dj Shred records weekly for folks with open ears to hear. This week we have new songs by LOVEJOY, AWOLNATION, ALONE KITTY, BAD SUNS and BBY for you to listen to and hopefully love. Please subscribe.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail we have reached episode #124 of our now 2-year weekly 5-song new music podcast, The Broken Cassette Player that former 20-year WBCN part-time dj Shred records for folks who want to hear the latest still and love it. This week we have amazing tunes for you to hear by THE LAST DINNER PARTY, DEL WATER GAP, LYDIA NIGHT, YUNGBLUD and JISOO . it's 20+ minutes of listening time to k...

Send us Fan Mail We have been hosting our 5-song new music podcast for 2+ years on a weekly basis now and would really love more music fans' ears to pick up on our service, as we think it has some good merits and chooses amazing tunes for folks to get turned onto. For us, this week former 20-year WBCN dj Shred has new music by Girl Tones, X Ambassadors, Of Monsters And Men, Wet Leg and Inhale...

Send us Fan Mail We have ascended to episode 122 of our weekly for the past 2 years new music podcast, The Broken Cassette Player , as hosted by 1-time 20 year WBCN dj Shred and he always plays 5 new songs and this week it's by 5 bands we may have heard before. Tilt your ears in the direction to hear new tunes by SIMPLE PLAN, ALL TIME LOW, GOOD CHARLOTTE, PAPA ROACH and EVANESCENE featuring K...

Send us Fan Mail We are rolling right along, just outside the 1-week effort we try to put in all the time here, but doing ok, getting new music out to people who's ears aren't too clogged to listen to some new tuneage. This week former WBCN dj of some 20-years time (longest part timer there ever), Shred has another lots of fun listen with songs by LYDIA NIGHT, BIFFY CLYRO, ALEX G, ROME f...

Send us Fan Mail it feels like it took us a minute to record this new episode, but it is afloat now: episode 120 of the weekly 5-song new music podcast, The Broken Cassette Player hosted by former 20-year WBCN dj Shred in hopes of turning as many new music people as possible onto new tunes on a consistent basis. 18:11 of your background listening efforts is all we ask and this week you get to hear...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 119 of the 5-song new music podcast, The Broken Cassette Player , hosted by 1-time 20-year WBCN dj Shred . This week we have another batch of good tunes you should hear: The Paradox , Bike Routes , The Home Team , All Time Low and Deftone s, yes, those Deftones in 18:44 minutes of listening time, so as not to get in your way for too long.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail We have arrived at episode 118 of the weekly podcast that former 20-year WBCN dj Shred hosts, playing 5 new tunes by mostly what will be 5 new bands for you to hear and stake coolness that you are keeping up with what's current. The songs this week are exemplary: BILMURI, WHITE REAPER, ELIZA MCLAMB, SUBLIME featuring Jacob Nowell on vocals and PINK PANTHERESS in 18:30 of conc...

Send us Fan Mail We are just cruising along at this point; episode 117 of the Broken Cassette Player podcast has been released, as done weekly by ex-20 year WBCN dj Shred and it's 5 new songs for us to hear (and love) each week. We have for you new music by KEROSENE HEIGHTS, LAURA JANE GRACE, ECHO PLUM, FLYTE and CONSTELLATION MYTHS for you to get into. 21:45 of your time is what we ask.  Sup...

Send us Fan Mail It's time for episode 116 of our weekly new music podcast, The Broken Cassette Player , which this week is particularly good, because we found 5 songs that you should easily hear, despite never having listened to us before, this is the week to change that. Put amazing tunes by CORAL MOONS, SHE'S GREEN, LITTLE IMAGE, POOL KIDS and KING ISIS will make you smile. I am Shred...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 115 of the weekly new music podcast, The Broken Cassette Player that former 20-year WBCN dj Shred does, is here for you to have a listen. 5 bands you will love to add to your tunes: HOUSEWIFE, FROST CHILDREN, FAIR PANIC, EDGEHILL and EKKO ASTRAL have the tunes. 23 minutes of amazingness for you.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Episode #114 of the 5-song new music podcast that 20-year WBCN dj Shred releases each week for any ears out there to hear. In our succinct 20-minute format, we bless those listening devices with sounds from LATE NIGHT DRIVE HOME, BEEN STELLAR, WHITE REAPER, BABYGIRL and fanclubwallet to witness for yourself.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Episode 113 of the weekly new music podcast, The Broken Cassette Player , hosted by 20-year WBCN dj Shred , when he's not out seeing bands or doing a myriad of other things, records this for you to hear. This week we have found some really precious things you should hear by the likes of BAD SUNS, DE'WAYNE, KEROSENE HEIGHTS, CASS MCCOMBS and ADULT MOM . We go a little lon...

Send us Fan Mail episode 112 of The Broken Cassette Player , the weekly new music podcast hosted by 20-year WBCN dj Shred  is here and we have 5 new tunes you will want to listen to for yourself: DROPKICK MURPHYS , KING FALCON , KANII , CAMERON WHITCOMB , AMBLE .  it's 19:42 minutes of listening time to not get too much in your way of other ventures you dump into those ears.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The Broken Cassette Player podcast, 5 new songs hosted each week by former 20-year WBCN dj Shred when he's not out seeing new bands.  We have some good ones to stuff in those ears of yours this week: AX AND THE HATCHMEN featuring ALBERT HAMMOND JR., BADFLOWER, HOW WE FEEL, SOMBR and WESGHOST have the music artillery for you to experience this week.  A little long-winded at 20...

Send us Fan Mail we have reached to episode 110 of our new music, under-appreciated podcast, The Broken Cassette Player, as hosted weekly, since August 2023 by former 20-year WBCN dj (13 as Local Music Director) and 4-year college WERS guy Shred .  today we have 5 more great tunes to stuff in that head: FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS, TUNDE ADEBIMPE, ROYEL OTIS, WINONA FIGHTER and THE HAUNT in a brief 17:4...

Send us Fan Mail episode 109 of the new music, 5-song podcast presented by former 20-year WBCN dj Shred for folks to still get some new music into their ears. We would love a new generation of listeners, but do realize we need to work to gain that. This week it's new music from rock vet, BILLY IDOL featuring AVRIL LAVIGNE, LORD HURON, ARROWS IN ACTION, CRASH ADAMS and ASHNIKKO to turn yoursel...

Send us Fan Mail The Broken Cassette Player podcast has hit episode 108 , as hosted by former 20-year WBCN part-time dj, Shred .  We play 5 new songs each week by sometimes new bands for you to hear and get into. This week listen to unreal good tunes by The Beaches, Funny Face, Yungblud, The Ramona Flowers and Amble . 18:45 good for your ears.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail We are up to episode 107 of the vastly under listened to new music podcast hosted by former 20-year WBCN part-time dj, Shred for folks to hopefully hear in large numbers, but we seem to be perpetually working no that. 5 new songs by maybe not new bands this week, but amazing stuff nonetheless, new songs: LORDE, TWENTY-ONE PILOTS, SOMBR, ZARA LARSSON and THE BEACHES in 19:07 of con...

Send us Fan Mail We have transitioned to episode #106 and and added YouTube and SoundCloud to our listening formats, which we are very excited about to hopefully bring us to a much wider audience than fucking Facebook does, so lame. Former 20-year WBCN dj, Shred and 13-year local music director, plus 4 growing up in radio at Emerson College, WERS in a short 18:53 of listening time, hear some new b...

Send us Fan Mail As we cruise along, attempting to record episodes for any ears to hear new music, we have #105 on the docket for you to hear. Feeding 5 amazing songs by SUM 41, ROLE MODEL, WET LEG, HAIM and BEBE STOCKWELL you should be listening to. 21 minutes of your time. That is what we ask for.  Support the show