Blowing Smoke with Twisted Rico

In this episode, we sit down with Linda Viens, singer of Girl With A Hawk, to talk about the band's debut album,  Regenesis , out now on Rum Bar Records. Music Clips from The Charms, The Dogmatics, Black Helicopter, Victory At Sea, and Girl With A Hawk. Moody Abstract 2 Playlist: https://music.amazon.com/user-playlists/bf0b6fc0905c4f688f9201fbb89e2bb7sune Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo

In this episode, we're joined by filmmaker ("Who the F*ck Is That Guy?"), singer of Incendiary Device, and host of New York Hardcore Chronicles Live — Drew Stone. Music Clips by Incendiary Device, The Long Wait, SSD, The Charms, and The Dogmatics Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo #blowingsmokewithtwistedrico #podcast

This episode brings together three staples of the Worcester, MA music scene — aka Wormtown — for a conversation that spans decades of local rock history. Steve Aquino, Artie Sneiderman, and Dave Spaz now make up Swamp Roots, but their roots run deep through some legendary bands. Aquino and Spaz are former members of garage rock mainstays The Lyres, while Sneiderman and Aquino go even further back...

Joel Simches is a Boston multi-instrumentalist, audio engineer, tour manager, and record producer with 35 years in the game, having played in over 40 bands and worked with artists like the Dresden Dolls, DeVotchKa, and Big Dipper. These days he's a staff engineer at Watch City Studios. Music Clips from The Charms, The Dogmatics, Blame It On Whitman, The Prime Movers, Greg Allen's Fringe Re...

Our friend Mike Newman has been a fixture in radio for decades — and he joins us to talk about his incredible career and some of our all-time favorite albums from the '70s! Music Clips by The Zulus, Applied knowledge, The Long Wait, The Charms, and The Dogmatics. Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo

Leah Callahan returns to the show to talk about her fantastic new album,  Our Lady of the Sad Adventure , and other highlights from her long music career. Music Clips by The Charms, Black Helicopter, The Prime Movers, and Leah Callahan Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo

In this episode, we are joined by John Sparrow, drummer of Violent Femmes. Modern Drummer once described his approach perfectly: his drumming isn't built around the idea of a traditional kit — it's about choosing the right drum for the song. That spirit of experimentation and sonic curiosity has made Sparrow one of the more distinctive voices in the percussion world, and today we get to hear the s...

Today's guest carries a legacy as big as the music itself. Jules Peters, widow of the legendary Mike Peters of The Alarm, joins us to talk about the band's brand new — and final — album. It's an emotional, inspiring, and deeply personal conversation you won't want to miss. Music Clips by The Charms, The Dogmatics, Blame It On Whitman, The Long Wait and The Alarm. Produced and Hoste...

Darren Hill returns to the show to talk about the new live Red Rockers album, recorded at Tipitina's in the band's hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana, in 2023. The Red Rockers were a New Orleans punk/new wave band formed in 1979 by John Thomas Griffith, James Singletary, and Darren Hill, who took their name from a song by California punk band The Dils. Early on they earned the nickname "America's...

Jack Grisham — the iconic frontman of SoCal punk legends T.S.O.L. joins us to talk about time, reinvention, and his new project Jack Grisham and the Life Undone, a collaboration with Berlin-based musician Lars Triesch. Grisham reflects on a life lived at full speed and the creative impulse behind the duo's debut record — a project he's quick to clarify isn't really a "band,"...

This show is a real mixed bag. We talk about the New Alliance Gallery art opening, how Dag Nasty got signed to Giant Records, 2026 summer tours, and if that's not enough, a replay of our conversation with the great Jim McCarty — Rock and Roll Hall of Fame drummer of The Yardbirds. Music Clips by The Charms, The Dogmatics, and The Long Wait Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo

Tommy Ng, leader of the indie rock band Jesus the Dinosaur, joins us to promote the band's new single "Sweet Nothing" and share the interesting journey that brought them from Atlanta to the Berklee College of Music in Boston. “For me personally, I’m describing what it feels like to be in a social setting while being maxed out on my social meter. I have a big people-pleasing problem (...

Kier Byrnes has played a Belgian prison, performed for the troops in the Middle East, and toured 17 countries with his band. Kier Byrnes & The Kettle Burners blend Irish folk and traditional country — accordion, chicken-pickin' guitar, whiskey-soaked ballads, foot-stomping jigs — and have the hardware to show for it: New England and Boston Music Award wins, plus a spot on Americana UK's Top 10 for...

Michael Robert Kelly is the guy you call when your band needs a bass player. In addition to fronting his own project, The Brother Stereo, he's stepped in for his brother Matt's band, the Dropkick Murphys, and logged a ton of shows with the legendary James Montgomery Band. Most recently, while on tour with the Violent Femmes as Brian Ritchie's bass tech, Kelly got the call to fill in af...

Singer/songwriter Katy Nathan first came on our radar when she was running a Joe Perry fan page. Now she's back to talk about her debut single, "Torrential Downpour." Music Clips by The Charms, The Dogmatics, Victory At Sea, Black Helicopter, Ape Hangers, and Katy Nathan Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo

In this episode, we're joined by legendary rock 'n' roller Charlie Farren, who gained prominence as the lead singer of The Joe Perry Project on the 1981 album  I've Got the Rock 'n' Rolls Again , and later with his own band, Fahrenheit. Music Clips by The Charms. The Dogmatics, Victory At Sea, Blame It On Whitman, FBI, and Charlie Farren Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccard...

In this live episode recorded at WMFO in Medford, MA, we're joined by legendary hardcore drummer Mark McKay (The Long Wait, Slapshot) and an acoustic performance by Tad Overbaugh, accompanied by Chuck Vath. Music Tad Overbaugh - "July", "Hurricane Season"(LIVE) Black Helicopter - "Egypt MA" The Dogmatics "I Love Rock N Roll" additional music clip from The Charms Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccar...

This episode features brothers and bandmates Jacob and Nicolas Bitove of Toronto's self-described "punktronic" band ROMES, here to talk about their brand new album  Sonic Trash . If you haven't discovered ROMES yet, they've been carving out a gritty, high-energy sound that blends raw rock attitude with glitchy electronic vibes.  Sonic Trash  leans hard into that aesthetic — d...

In the episode, we're joined by Ramona Lundberg of the Norwegian pop punk band Ramona's Tea Party to discuss their new album,  Pour Your Heart Out . Music clips from Ramona's Tea Party, The Zulus, The Long Wait, The Charms, The Dogmatics Produced & Hosted by Steev Riccardo

In this epsiode, we are joined by Bill Hein and Andrew Zicklin, co-owners of Label 51 Recordings and Flatiron Recordings both based in Denver Co. We get into both labels, plus some history between Bill and the host, who worked together at Enigma Records back in the 80’s. Music Clips by The Charms, The Dogmatics, Victory At Sea, Black Helicopter, The Long Wait , and Applied Knowledge Produced and H...

In this episode, we're joined by rock star, actor, radio personality, and one of the coolest dudes around — Michael Des Barres. We look back at his remarkable life of rock 'n' roll and acting, which included bands like Silverhead, Detective, Chequered Past, and The Power Station, along with a stellar assortment of TV and film appearances. These days, Des Barres is back in the rock ring...

Tad Overbaugh is one of Boston's finest songwriters — criminally under the radar, but not for much longer. Tad crafts a sound that's been beautifully described as "alt-country music viewed from Boston," a gritty, lived-in blend of roots rock, Americana, and dive-bar pop that draws comparisons to The Replacements, Drive-By Truckers, and Steve Earle. It was fellow Boston-based songwriter Tom Baker —...

In this episode, we are joined by Ali Lipman and James Christopher of the up and coming Boston emo-punkers Cape Crush! These guys have been tearing it up since around 2021 with anthemic, high-energy tracks that blend raw emotion with seriously catchy punk rock. Music Clips from The Charms, The Dogmatics, The Long Wait, Blame It On Whitman, and Cape Crush are included in this epsisode. Produced and...

This is the pilot episode of a new podcast currently in development called Out On The Couch. Chris Doherty of Gang Green wrote the song that inspired the podcast, so there’s no better way to kick things off than with our friend Chris. Music by Gang Green, courtesy of Taang! Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo

Harold Bronson is a true pioneer of the American independent record scene. As co-founder of Rhino Records, he helped build the label into America’s leading reissue powerhouse, preserving decades of rock history through beloved compilations like Nuggets. Earlier, while attending UCLA, Bronson was a music writer and a founding member of the early ’70s L.A. band Mogan David & His Winos. His memoir, "...