The Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Podcast

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Podcast, we welcome Tony Bolton and Gus Romano of Bleeding Egos, one of Long Island’s premier original rock bands. The band will be performing at the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame as part of the museum’s popular Sunday Concert Series, and they join us to discuss their remarkable musical...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Podcast, host Tom Needham sits down with Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame inductee John “The Cat” Gatto, longtime guitarist of the legendary rock band The Good Rats. Gatto reflects on his decades in music, his role in shaping the band’s signature sound, and the stories behind one of Long Is...

Send us Fan Mail The Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Podcast welcomes listeners to a special conversation as host Tom Needham sits down with acclaimed keyboardist, musical director, producer, and arranger David Rosenthal. Best known for his decades-long association with Billy Joel, Rosenthal shares stories from his remarkable career, insights into working alongside one of music’...

Send us Fan Mail Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame inductee Bob Buchmann joins Tom Needham for a fascinating conversation about one of the most influential careers in American rock radio. From building a pirate radio station in his parents’ basement and creating a groundbreaking cable radio station in Commack, to helping transform WBAB into Long Island’s dominant rock station, Buc...

Send us Fan Mail This episode of the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Podcast features a classic interview originally recorded for The Sounds of Film , spotlighting Hall of Fame inductees Carole Demas and Paula Janis, best known as the beloved duo from The Magic Garden . In this special conversation, they reflect on their extraordinary partnership and the enduring legacy of their...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Podcast, host Tom Needham welcomes 2025 Educator of Note Award recipient Edward P. Norris III for an inspiring conversation about music, mentorship, and the life-changing power of arts education. A passionate conductor, educator, and mentor, Norris reflects on the emotional high school experience that set hi...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Podcast, host Tom Needham welcomes noted hip-hop historian JayQuan to discuss his new book Run-DMC and Raising Hell: 40 Years . The conversation celebrates the lasting impact of Run-DMC—trailblazers of hip-hop and inductees of the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame—while revisiting one of the...

Send us Fan Mail Recorded live at a packed screening of Best Man at the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame, this LIMEHOF Podcast episode captures the energy of the Local Filmmakers Series in full swing. The conversation was recorded immediately following the screening, in front of a large audience that stayed for an engaging post-film Q&A. Moderator Tom Needham led a wide-rangi...

Send us Fan Mail In the next episode of the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Podcast, listeners are treated to a rare, previously recorded interview with filmmaker Dori Berinstein, director of the PBS documentary Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did for Love. The film offers an affectionate and comprehensive look at the life and career of Marvin Hamlisch—an official inductee of the Long...

Send us Fan Mail This episode of the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Podcast features audio from a talk by AJ Rok Woodson, founding member of the pioneering Hip-Hop group JVC Force. The program was recorded during a special event held on February 28, 2026 at the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame in Stony Brook, New York. During the discussion, Woodson reflects on...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Podcast, Tom Needham sits down with musician, songwriter, and educator Jack Licitra, the creative force behind Jack’s Waterfall. Jack joins us to talk about The Blue Light Club, a new album that unfolds like a late-night gathering place where stories, friendships, and music intertwine. Rooted in jazz, blues,...

Send us Fan Mail In this special episode recorded live at the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame, director Robert Coppola Schwartzman joins Tom Needham just after the closing-night screening of his award-winning documentary, Hung Up on a Dream: The Zombies Documentary, and moments before being honored with the Best Director Award at the LIMEHOF Music Documentary Film Festival.  Schwa...

Send us Fan Mail In this special Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame Podcast episode, LIMEHOF Vice Chairman Tom Needham welcomes Rolling Stone senior writer and acclaimed author David Browne for an engaging conversation about Browne’s book Talkin’ Greenwich Village: The Heady Rise and Slow Fall of America’s Bohemian Music Capital. Drawing on years of original research and more than a...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Podcast, host Tom Needham sits down with Brooklyn Bridge inductees Jimmy Rosica and Joe Ruvio for a rare, song-by-song look back at the group’s landmark debut album. Together, they revisit the creation of classics like “Blessed Is the Rain,” “Welcome Me Love,” “Which Way to Nowhere,” “The Worst That Could Ha...

Send us Fan Mail The Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame presents a special podcast episode hosted by Tom Needham and featuring Emmy-winning producer and talent manager Rory Rosegarten, an Executive Producer of Everybody Loves Raymond and Ray Romano’s manager.  Rosegarten has represented many performers including Robert Klein and Tom Green; produced the Broadway musical Late Night C...

Send us Fan Mail This episode of the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Podcast features a conversation with Tom Needham and Johnny Farina of the legendary duo Santo & Johnny, inductees of the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame. Born in Brooklyn, the Farina brothers began performing as teens at local dances and clubs from Brooklyn to Long Island after being insp...

Send us Fan Mail The Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Podcast welcomes Jason Chapin, son of Hall of Fame inductee Harry Chapin, to talk about the acclaimed new documentary Harry Chapin - Cats in the Cradle: The Song That Changed Our Lives. The film recently won Best Film at the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Music Documentary Film Festival, honoring its moving...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Podcast, host Tom Needham sits down with DJ Johnny “Juice” Rosado — the legendary turntablist for Public Enemy, award-winning producer, filmmaker, and Hall of Fame Board Member. A defining figure in hip-hop’s evolution, Johnny Juice has spent decades advancing the art of turntablism while preserving the cult...

Send us Fan Mail The Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Podcast is thrilled to present an exclusive conversation with Sue Carpenter, the award-winning director of 40 Watts from Nowhere. Carpenter, who just received the First-Time Director Award from the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame, joins host Tom Needham to discuss her thrilling new documentary chronicling th...

Send us Fan Mail On the latest episode of the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Podcast, host Tom Needham sits down with award-winning director Janol Ture, whose documentary To My Rescue, It Was the S1Ws (A Public Enemy Story) recently won both the Social Impact Award and the Audience Award for Best Feature at the Hall of Fame’s Music Documentary Film Festival. The film dives deep...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Podcast, host Tom Needham brings you inside the kickoff of LIMEHOF’s brand-new Monthly Local Filmmakers Series. The premiere event honored acclaimed Ronkonkoma-born director Maria Capp with a screening of her latest film, “The Lady of the Lake: The Legend of Lake Ronkonkoma.” Known for her work on films such...

Send us Fan Mail The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame podcast welcomes Grammy-nominated producer, composer, and author Fred Mollin for an intimate conversation about his remarkable career. From producing timeless hits like Dan Hill’s Sometimes When We Touch to crafting music for Disney’s beloved children’s albums, Mollin has left a profound mark on multiple generations of listeners...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Podcast, we sit down with Long Island director Rob Lichter—known to fans as Bert Blotto—and Broadway Blotto. Their new film, Hello! My Name Is Blotto, just won the Independent Spirit Award at the LIMEHOF Music Documentary Film Festival, and it’s already being hailed as a hilarious, heartfelt tribute to one o...

Send us Fan Mail The LIMEHOF Podcast welcomes best-selling author and literary icon Lee Child, the creator of the Jack Reacher series, for a captivating conversation with host Tom Needham. Often hailed by The New York Times as “the best thriller writer of the moment,” Lee Child joins the show to discuss the intriguing new short film, “If Jack Reacher Could Sing,” which will be featured at the Long...

Send us Fan Mail LIMEHoF Podcast Shines a Spotlight on Legendary Promoter Ron Delsener and Filmmaker Jake Sumner The Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Podcast presents a special episode featuring director Jake Sumner, whose feature documentary Ron Delsener Presents explores the life and groundbreaking career of one of New York’s most influential concert promoters. Through archival...