The Broken Cassette Player

Send us Fan Mail Episode 54 of the new music podcast former 20-year WBCN vet dj Shred hosts each week, featuring 5 new songs to plug into those otherwise polluted ears of yours.   Only 16:28 of your time is necessary for you to achieve something new in your life this week. We wish you the best, always.  We have a truly schizophrenic mix for you: St. Vincent, Me Like Bees, Death Lens, Cock Sparrer...

Send us Fan Mail Team Shred Radio (you know 20-year WBCN radio guy) presents episode 53 of the weekly new music podcast, always featuring 5 new songs for you to digest, and this week in an unconscious effort to boost our listenership, we have loaded the episode with popular artists that lots of folks know, but maybe some new songs by those artists you have yet to hear.  We give you: girl in red fe...

Send us Fan Mail 1 week later, here it is again: episode 52 of the former 20-year WBCN dj Shred-induced radio style on the Broken Cassette Player podcast. We have 5 "new" bands for you to hear, including stylings coming from Aldrch, BBY, CARR, The Staves and Bleachers.  No one is really listening to us, and as the folks who are not, have way more important things to do, can't be bot...

Send us Fan Mail We have hit episode 51 of the new music podcast hosted by former 20-year WBCN dj Shred.  On this we have for you to hear Beartooth, Dead Poet Society, Declan McKenna, girl in red and Hot Wax in 18 minutes of free listening time, mostly we like Amazon Music platform.  Put something new in your head musically. You're easily getting too boring.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail It's hear, we have reached it: episode 50 of the podcast former WBCN dj Shred started near the start of COVID, but has busted out to weekly episodes since late August and has posted to a milestone marker.  This week hear new tunes by Grouplove, Twenty-One Pilots, Slothrust, Babebee and Judah & The Lion, all in a very condensed for your time format to 17 minutes and 33 sec...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 49 of the podcast former WBCN dj Shred hosts is up for your ears to hear.  New songs by new bands for your head: Alice Merton, Laura Jane Grace, Housewife, The Voidz and Catbells.  We hope it's somehow worth 20 minutes of your time to introduce yourself to something new.  I know I am asking way to much of us. We are old. Thinking is difficult. Try to get along.  Suppo...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 48 of former WBCN dj Shred's weekly since August new music podcast, featuring 5 great bands performing amazing tunes folks should hear. This week listen to House & Home, Territories, Liza Anne, Subsonic Eye and The Greeting Committee, and let's us know you are there.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail For episode 47, we have 5 completely unreal, new songs for you to hear, if you're paying attention to us at all, which by our 5 plays last time out means you are too wrapped up in whatever you're doing, not paying attention or listening to us, so you are missing out.  This time hear new, amazing songs by Doublecamp, Shallow Pools, The Staves, Waxahatchee and Hailey Blais...

Send us Fan Mail Since August, we have been hosting this podcast on a weekly basis, exposing new music, just like we used to back in the day, but now the medium is online and much less tangible.  If you use those ears on this vehicle of the former WBCN dj Shred-produced The Broken Cassette Player, we thank you.  For episode 46 we have 5 explosively great tunes by Bad News, GXTP, Smith, The Black K...

Send us Fan Mail The Broken Cassette Player podcast, hosted by former 20-year WBCN dj Shred in his down time is keeping our weekly series alive, we believe now for some 6 months running on this schedule.  We have 5 new bands to plug into those ears of yours, featuring Sincere Engineer, Ratboys, Jack Droppers & The Best Intentions, Almost Monday and Alkaline Trio in 18 big minutes of free to li...

Send us Fan Mail The Broken Cassette Player podcast hosted by 20-year WBCN dj Shred in his spare time to present you something to listen to other than fucking LedZep for the billionth time or you really need to hear that Offspring song never again, so we conjured up some new music for you to stuff in those ears of yours, if you're a willing recipient.  Episode 44 is sprinkled with greatness:...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 43 of WBCN Shred's podcast has been released. 5 bands in 19:39 playing time, 100% free listen: Brigette Calls Me Baby, Jay Putty, Knox, Love Fame Tragedy and Jonah Kagen are all bands you should be hearing. Hopefully you do.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The Broken Cassette Player, episode 42 is a 2nd incarnation of the "Miss It" series, featuring bands that were pretty exclusive to the podcast host, dj Shred's collection of tunes. This week lend your ears to hear Breaking Circus, The Buck Pets, Colourbox, Brilliant Corners and Fat Tulips in 19:20 of free listening time.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This week The Broken Cassette Player 41 is called "The Miss It" episode, focusing on 5 bands from 30-40 years ago you may have not heard in your listening cycle.   Former 20-year WBCN dj Shred has Age Of Chance, Bomb Party, Bobby Sutliff, Beat Feet and Baby Bird for you to check out possibly for the 1st time, despite the music coming out as far back as 1986-95.  Enjoy th...

Send us Fan Mail The Broken Cassette Player, the wonderful little 20 minute podcast, former 20-year WBCN dj and local music director Shred has now been hosting weekly for the past 4 months has reached episode #40. Pry those ears away from listening to Led Zep for the billionth time and tune into something new and interesting for you to take part in: BoyWithUke, Shndo featuring Hadar Adora and Laza...

Send us Fan Mail It's episode 39 of the new music and more podcast, The Broken Cassette Player, hosted by former 20-year WBCN dj/local music director, Shred featuring Christmas times 3 French hens of all the heavy hitters of holiday maybe not so favorites are included in this batch: Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Big D & The Kids Table, Blink-182, Dance Hall Crashers, The Greedies (featuring me...

Send us Fan Mail The Broken Cassette Player podcast and it's innovator, that guy from the old-school WBCN, when radio was real days, Shred and we really think this is one of our best little episodes of all of them we've done, and it's Christmas times 2.  We load up those ears with holiday songs from the likes of Twenty-One Pilots, Cobie Caillat, Jimmy Eat World, Low and Andrew MacMa...

Send us Fan Mail 'tis the season and we have the 1st of our Christmas shows to brighten your stocking.  Up initially we have choice holiday material from Travis, The Pogues featuring Kristy MacColl, Colin Clary, Chris Trapper, Black Kettle and The Darkness. don't let the nog in your belly curdle, rich up with 23 minutes of magic tunes to fill the air.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Episode 36 of The Broken Cassette Player, the weekly podcast hosted by 20-year WBCN dj Shred in his little spare time, because he thinks folks should be listening to new music and not fucking Led Zep or Offspring or something like that at this point in your life. We give you 5 maybe a little down tempo tunes this time out, featuring MGMT, boygenius, Willow, Mitski and Lovelytheban...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 35 of our new music (and more) podcast, The Broken Cassette Player is available to hear on multiple formats 100% for free and 5 amazing bands for you to put in those ears: Rebuilder, Lovejoy, Baker, The Moss, Spanish Love Songs.  19:56 of pure listening enjoyment, except for when that guy who hosts the show, Shred talks.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Here your new music weekly right here on this podcast, The Broken Cassette Player, hosted by 20-year WBCN vet, Shred in his free time puts together 5 new bands in a moderate 19:10 listening time for you to get into some new tunes and add a little something to that life of yours. This week we got new tunes by Cannons, Hailey Blais, Jakobs Castle, Hunny and Casper Caan.  Support the...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 33 of the podcast former WBCN 20-year dj Shred wrote is up for listening on all your favorite channels.  We have another 5 new songs for your ears to hear: Blink-182, Lovejoy, The Strumbellas, Krooked Kings and The Kid Laroi featuring Jung Kook and Central Cee are all featured in 16:50 of your time to give us.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The Broken Cassette Player podcast is up to episode #32, and this week we feature new songs by Beabadoobee, Don't Believe In Ghosts, PONY, Studio Killers and Grouplove. 5 great songs/bands for you to hear and hopefully love as much as I do in 18:23 playing time.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The Broken Cassette Player has made it all the way to episode 31 in our journey. We kept it very succinct for you to get turned on to some new bands in a short time frame; 16 minutes, 43 seconds of listening time. Hear some great new bands for yourself: Better Love, Florian's Creek, American Televison, Letdown and Milku are all featured on this one. Listeners help us keep it...

Send us Fan Mail Hello, we have attained episode 30 of our new music and more podcast called The Broken Cassette Player, hosted by 20-year WBCN vet Shred in 20 minutes of fantastic fun listening and hearing new bands you will love 100% for free. Put it on, help us out.  We literally play amazing bands for you to hear.  Support the show