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David Judson Clemmons, who just released a brand new solo album called "Lights For The Living" joined us for an interview from Berlin, Germany. David is perhaps most famous for singing and playing guitar in the LA band Damn The Machine, which featured legendary lead guitarist Chris Poland and was signed to A&M Records. We cover a lot of ground in this interview in which David talks about growi...

On this lively episode of the show, we are joined by renowned music photographer JJ Gonson, who shared some incredible stories with us about her wonderful career. We talk about her early days shooting for XXX Magazine, her move to Portland OR., shooting Elliott Smith (who also recorded his debut album in JJ's basement), Nirvana, etc and returning to the Boston area and starting up Once Somerville....

Laura Larson and Danielle Cusack of Scrunchies , who refer to themselves as "post everything rock n rollers" join us on this episode to talk about their fabulous new album "Feral Coast" which is already a hit at college radio, reaching #1 on huge stations like WMBR(Cambridge MA).  Hailing from the always cool Minneapolis, MN scene, Laura and Danielle were joined by Bassist/all-star engineer M...

Dan Kopko aka Danny The K, joins us on the show to talk about what it's like playing in three bands that are all making an impact - Watts, supergroup The Shang Hi Los, and his project with ex Stompers front man Sal Baglio, The Peppermint Kicks. We hit it off like a couple of long time buddies....and even find out something that we had in common that we didn't know...It was a blast!  Music The...

Thommy Price has played drums on "Rebel Yell," "The Warrior," and spent nearly three decades behind Joan Jett in the Blackhearts — and he's got the stories to prove it. The veteran stickman sits down to talk about his long run with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Billy Idol, Scandal, Mink DeVille, Tom Verlaine, and more, plus his current project Downtown Phantom with Johnn...

Drummer Mike Piehl joins us to talk about Reverse — a band that anyone deep in the Boston scene will tell you was one of the best around. Tragically, they lost their prolific frontman Ian Kennedy before the release of their outstanding 2019 album  What's Your Problem . Mike reflects on the record, on Ian, and on the craft of drumming. We also spin a couple of tracks from what stands as an incr...

Benjamin Horner and Jerome "Jerry" Poynton were in Boston for the New England Cannabis Convention and  joined us on the show to discuss a host of topics from Ben opening the first Marijuana dispensary in Flint Michigan, his magazine "The Michigan Marijuana Report", to Jerry's connections with John Sinclair, Herbert Huncke, Gregory Corso, etc.. We also play some cool tunes from The Dirtbombs a...

Lynda Mandoyln started her rock n roll journey in Detroit as a member of punk legends Inside Out, rocked out in San Francisco with great bands like Fabulous Disaster, and now is part of the Portland Me./Boston rock scene in two really cool bands like Tiger Bomb and Crystal Canyon, and most recently a fantastic collaboration with Lee Harrington(The Neighborhoods). In this fun interview we talk abou...

Allan Kraut was the sound engineer at several Boston venues including Bill’s Bar, Venus, Axis, Avalon, Quest, and Mama Kin, before moving on to The Rat where he mixed over 1000 bands in less than 3 years. He later did sound at The Linwood in the Fenway. He also Taught for 20 years at Mass Comm/New England Institute of Art, where he developed the Live Sound program. AND if that's not enough he is n...

Ryan Haas, the man behind Disorder Vintage, joins us to talk about buying, selling, and curating vintage tees and '80s and '90s alternative music merch. We also get into the upcoming "Faded" show in Providence, Rhode Island — happening late May — featuring artists Joey Mars, Joe Perez, and Sean Taggart. Plus a classic from Magnapop and a fresh one from The Gypsy Moths, who just s...

This bonus episode is a mixed bag of goodies featuring a look at Juliana Hatfield's 19th album "Blood", and a new single from Guitarist Charles Hansen's super cool project Gymnasium. Also, inspired by the Apple TV Series “1971:The Year that music changed everything”, we rank our top ten albums from what was a magical year in music. We also throw some views out there on the controversy surrounding...

On this episode of the podcast, we are joined by Steve Peck, who not only did time with the host at WDJM back in the 80's but also let him stay in his college dorm room when he was booted out of his own dorm room. Its a great Mini WDJM reunion and a lively discussion on a bunch of new releases by Frank Turner, Tears For Fears, Foals, Royal Blood, Johnny Marr, The Record Company, Nothing But Thieve...

Author Joe Milliken joins us on the show to talk about his fantastic book entitled "Lets Go" Benjamin Orr and The Cars", a biography of Benjamin Orr's career, which started in the early 60's in Cleveland Ohio and ended tragically at the age of 53 due to a losing battle with cancer. The book and the interview tell us a lot about the lifelong musicians journey. We also play a track from the outstand...

Mike Gitter's career reads like a road map through three decades of heavy music. He launched his fanzine XXX in the mid-'80s, started booking all-ages shows in Boston, then headed to Atlantic Records where he signed Bad Religion, among others. From there, 12 years at Roadrunner Records — signing everyone from Opeth to Megadeth — and now VP of A&R at Century Media in Los Angeles. Along...

Joanie Lindstrom recently celebrated her 35th anniversary as a DJ at WMBR in Cambridge, MA(MIT) and she came on the show to talk about radio, past and present, and her extensive knowledge of punk, hardcore, metal etc. We also talk about the road that brought her to the Boston music scene, and being a huge football fan, she even shared her Super Bowl prediction with us...more fun times in the studi...

Drummer John Lynch — aka "Johnny Rock" — stops by for a fun one. We dig into his run with some great Boston bands: Watts, The Neighborhoods, The Dirty Truckers, and Avoid One Thing, plus his fill-in dates with the legendary John Kay and Steppenwolf. Oh, and KISS comes up. Of course it does. Music The Charms "So Pretty" Watts "Queens" The Neighborhoods "ByGone Era...

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...