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Singer/songwriter Jesse Ahern joins us in the studio and plays a song from his new album "Heartache And Love" and tells us about the road that got him from the club scene to touring with the Dropkick Murphys and Europe and beyond... *disclaimer - Baby Loves Tacos is located in Pittsburgh PA not Pittsburgh MA because there is no Pittsburgh MA(Covid Brain Fog)! Music The Charms "So Pretty" (theme so...

Artist/Rocker Michael Crockett joins us to talk about Album Artwork including the several album covers he has designed, as well as his outstanding work that he does at Hazel Eyes Studio. We also discuss some of our favorite album covers from Black Sabbath "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" to The Beatles "Revolver". The latest on Crockett's band Trailer Swift and we play a track by them. Also a great hidden...

PREVIOUSLY ONLY AVAIL ON PATREON - This episode was recorded in the Fall of 2021 ands was previously only available on Patreon. This is a special bonus episode of the podcast featuring Musician/Photographer/Spoken Word Star Duncan Wilder Johnson. We recorded three episodes together in which we call "We're Coming For Your Band". In part three of our series, we talk about some of favorite bands that...

On the first episode of 2022, we are joined by Jen D'Angora, who has played in several cool bands over the last twenty years including The Downbeat 5, The Dents, Jenny Dee & The Deelinquents and most recently Boston supergroup The Shang Hi Lo's. Jen also recently joined up with the legendary Genya Raven for a duet. An all around fun interview... Music The Charms "So Pretty" (theme song) The Dents...

On this episode we are joined by Cam Ackland, who played an instrumental role in the early Boston garage punk scene as the singer of The Prime Movers. We also talk about several of Cam's other projects including the VooDoo Dolls, Port Charles Quintet, and his current band The Black Souls. A garage rock treat for the ages indeed.... Music The Charms "So Pretty" (theme song) The Prime Movers "Where...

Matt Kelly has been behind the kit for the Dropkick Murphys for the past 25 years — and the man never misses a show. We dig into his musical upbringing in Central Mass, the road that brought him to one of the hardest working bands in the business, ten studio albums, and countless tours around the world. A fun talk with a genuinely great guy. Music The Charms "So Pretty"(theme song) The D...

Darryl Shepard joined us in the studio to talk about the latest KIND album "Mental Nudge". We also took a look back at his long career as one of the staples in Boston's heavy music scene.  From Head Cleaner to Roadsaw to Test Meat and all in between, we were able to cover much of Darryl's career. He also did the Hosts' job and answered some listener emails for us which he handled marvelously!...

Kenny Chambers has been writing great songs, making records, and touring for a long time. On this episode, we talk about his long career as a member of The Moving Targets, his significant time and contributions to Bullet LaVolta and his may other projects. Music The Charms "So Pretty" Moving Targets "Apart" from "Humbucker" 2020 Moving Targets "Fear Of God"...

Queen is our favorite band and on this episode we rate the band's 15 studio albums bottom to top. If you are a Queen fan you are in the right place. We obviously love all their albums and knew this was a difficult task but this is what we came up with...Listen and enjoy!  Music The Charms "So Pretty"(theme song) Engineering and edited by Mike Nash at Voice Motel on November 27, 2021...

On this episode we are joined by long time music journalist and author, Brett Milano. Brett has written for numerous publications, authored several books, and even worked at some record labels including the legendary Rhino Records. Mostly he is a big fan of music! Music The Charms "So Pretty"(theme song) The Nervous Eaters "Loretta" The Atlantics "Lonely Hearts" Inter...

Jim Weeks and Mike Kelly of the Jim Weeks band perform two songs live in the studio and talk about the road that brought the band together which led to them making a great record with Producer David Minehan at Woolly Mammoth Studios. If you are from Central Massachusetts, you will especially enjoy this episode of the three of us talking about every stinking town in Worcester County. Music The Char...

Mike Skill(Bassist/Guitarist) of the legendary Detroit New Wave band The Romantics joins the show to talk about his new solo record and growing up in the "Motor City" a town that has produced some of the biggest bands in the world and of course Motown! Plus two brand new songs from Mike, including his collaboration with MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer! Music The Charms "So Pretty"(theme song) Mike Skil...

Originally a Blowing Smoke with Twisted Rico podcast YouTube zoom exclusive interview, here is the full episode of our show with Spencer James of the North Carolina based band Special Messages, who talks about the song "Donora" and the Donora Smog Museum located in Donora PA. An incident that happened in 1948 that changed the Pennsylvania town forever and fantastic the lo-fi song that has caught o...

Bob Nalbandian is one of the original behind the scene dudes of the 1980's Los Angeles Metal Scene. His documentaries are a great starting point if you want to find out the real history of the LA metal scene, since Bob was writing about the scene when it all began. Starting with 2014's "The Pioneers of LA Hard Rock and Heavy Metal", Bob's documentaries have always included interviews with the peop...

Welcome to another episode of the "Ellie Vee and Nicole A. New Music Review"! Nicole and Steev talk about a wide variety of new songs by Adele, Iron Maiden, Idles, Ministry, Teezo Touchdown, Zack Fox, etc.  Nicole also tells us about her experience of running the Chicago marathon and her love for the band WEEN. We missed having Ellie with us on this show but we somehow survived and covered a...

Boston 80's rockers Shake The Faith(Casey Lindstrom, Todd Erickson, Jesse Mayer) do a zoom interview with us and talk about how the band got together and spent several years as one of the cities top live rock bands. We also talk about how two of the band members have battled Cancer along, with their upcoming reunion gig. In our new music trends segment, we get into Algorithms and their role o...

Muck And The Mires joined us in the studio on this episode and we had a blast talking about their fantastic twenty year career as a band. They shared their experiences about working with Kim Fowley, Producer Jim Diamond, sharing a trailer at The Underground Garage festival with Pete Best, and how Pedro Muck (Peter Sjostedt) joined the band. And of course since Pedro was in the room, we revisited h...

This is a special bonus episode of the podcast featuring Musician/Photographer/Spoken Word Star Duncan Wilder Johnson. We recorded three episodes together in which we call "We're Coming For Your Band". This the second one, a critical review of one of our all time favorite bands - Dag Nasty! Music The Charms "So Pretty"(theme song) Additional music by Duncan Wilder Johnson Recorded by Mike Nash at...

Fun time with two original members of the legendary Boston hardcore band Slapshot, as we are joined by drummer Mark McKay and guitarist Steven Risteen, along with the bands longtime roadie Rev. Hank Peirce.  We talk about the band's beginnings and anniversary weekend planned for November including "SlapNot" an afternoon of karaoke and special guests on Sunday November 21 at The Middle East in Camb...

This is a special bonus episode of the podcast featuring Musician/Photographer/Spoken Word Star Duncan Wilder Johnson. We recorded three episodes together in which we call "We're Coming For Your Band". This the first, a critical review of one of our all time favorite bands - Black Sabbath! Music The Charms "So Pretty"(theme song) Additional music by Duncan Wilder Johnson Recorded by Mike Nash at V...

Rob Potylo aka Robbie Roadsteamer joined us in the studio for a fun and lively session as we covered a myriad of topics. As a producer of the recently released documentary about former WWE Wrestling star Joanie Laurer, known to most as "Chyna", Rob shared a lot of stories about his relationship with his former roommate and departed star. We also spoke about Rob's successful Boston ba...

Jon Butcher has paid his Rock N Roll dues and shared his plight from Philly to Alaska to Boston and LA with us on this episode. We talk about Jon's early days in New England club favs Johanna Wild, all the way though his long career which included three major label deals, and multiple years of touring as both a headliner and with bands like the J. Geils Band, Def Leppard, and Rush.  And yes we eve...

Aerosmith road manager John Bionelli stopped by to talk about his rise from working with bands for free to becoming Joe Perry's right-hand man. He's got incredible stories spanning Aerosmith, The Hollywood Vampires, Velvet Revolver, Black Sabbath, and his early days with Boston underground legends Boys Life and The Outlets — plus an unbelievable encounter with President Barack Obama. Don&#...

Hilken Mancini came by the studio on an early Saturday morning for our interview, just before opening her vintage clothing boutique (40 South Street) in the Jamaica Plain section of Boston, to talk about some of her many accomplishments. After moving to Boston from Syracuse in the early 90's, her band Fuzzy created quite the buzz and were signed to Atlantic Records. From there she has played in a...

It was a honor to have our old friend Bill Metoyer on the show via cel phone from Los Angeles California. Bill has been a permanent fixture along side Brian Slagel at Metal Blade Records since the early 80's as not only a Producer, Engineer, Mixer, and Mastering Wiz, but as a part of the growth of one of the best independent labels in American history.  We talk about many of the great bands that B...