Stay ConnectedBlowing Smoke with Twisted Rico, hosted by music industry veteran Steev Riccardo, brings you weekly conversations with the people who make the music world go round — musicians, songwriters, producers, label execs, roadies, publicists, and more. Each episode also serves up fresh new music picks, honest song reviews, and no-shortage-of-stories rock ‘n’ roll road tales
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Comedian and host of the "Disturbing The Priest" podcast, Brandon Battick joins us on the show to rank all of Queen's albums. It's a tall order since the host is one of the biggest fans ever. This episode is bound to generate some opinions for sure..
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"
The Dogmatics "I Love Rock N Roll"
Produced and hosted(with a little help from Mr. Battick) by Steev Riccardo
Scott Phares joins us on the show to talk about how The Hollywood Stars are releasing their first studio album since the seventies. It's a great story and of course Kim Fowley's name comes up as he co-penned a couple of the bands early songs that were later re-recorded by Alice Cooper and Kiss. Yeah this episode is a good one...
Music
The Hollywood Stars "Can't Do It Right"
The Hollywood Stars "Taxi Driver"
https://thehollywoodstars.bandcamp.com
Theme song "So Pretty" by The Charms
additional music "I Love Rock N Roll by The Dogmatics
Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo
Samantha Westervelt joins us on the show to talk her incredible band Egg Drop Soup, her acting career, Death Valley Girls, and more...
Music
Egg Drop Soup "One Hit Woman"
Egg Drop Soup "Whiskey Priest"
https://eggdropsoup.bandcamp.com
Intro Music
The Charms "So Pretty"
The Dogmatics "I Love Rock N Roll"
Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo
One of Boston's most accomplished songwriters, Tom Baker, joins us on the show to talk about Dirty Truckers, Snakes, Justine Covault, tells a funny Steve Earle story and more...
Music
Tom Baker And The Snakes "Gotta Find Her"
Dirty Snakes "Out Of Focus"
theme song "So Pretty" by The Charms
additional music "I Love Rock N Roll" by The Dogmatics
Tom Baker music: https://dirtytruckers.bandcamp.com
Tom Baker photo by Blowfish
Blowing Smoke with Twisted Rico is Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo
Linda Viens joins us on the show to talk about her buzz band Girl With A Hawk, the early 80's Boston music scene, working at The Inn Square Mens Bar, and much more....
Music
Girl With A Hawk "Same Stars"
theme song "So Pretty" by The Charms
additional music by "I Love Rock N Roll" by The Dogmatics
Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo
Blues Harmonica player Heather Grunwald joins us on the show to talk about the various projects she plays with, and we also get into some good old fashioned Blues talk...
theme song "So Pretty" by The Charms
additional music by "I Love Rock N Roll" by The Dogmatics
Dub Heptagram Hephttps://open.spotify.com/artist/453TcfU1kIrOtHWnEkPkyK?si=lxxyuLJBReyZCGDizJPI-Q&nd=1&dlsi=40deca6b39b644c9
Produced and Narrated by Steev Riccardo
#Harmonica #Blues
Sal Baglio, the man behind The Amplifier Heads, returns to the show to talk about the band's fantastic new album "Songs from They Came To Rock".
Music
The Amplifier Heads "We Came To Rock"(Featuring Barrence Whitfield)
The Amplifier Heads "Something Went Down(Featuring Jen D'Angora
Narration by Norty Cohen
https://theamplifierheads.bandcamp.com
theme song "So Pretty" by The Charms
Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo
Our good friend and musician Jesse Mayer returns to the show to talk about the brand new Diablogato single/video entitled "Lost Highway", and a lot more groovy stuff. Jesse and the host go way back and love a lot of the same bands so the conversation is as good as you would expect it to be...
Music
Diablogato "Lost Highway"
Diablogato "Too Far Gone"
https://diablogato.bandcamp.com/track/lost-highway
theme song "So Pretty" by The Charms from the EP of the same name
Blowing Smoke with Twisted Rico is produced and hosted by Steev Riccardo
#Diablogato #Podcast
Adam Sherman joins us on the show to talk about his long music career, one that dates back to the late seventies as a member of Private Lightning, who were signed to A&M Records. We cover a lot in our conversation including The Nervous Eaters, The Souls, and his two solo albums and more...
Music
Adam Sherman "If You Think"
theme song "So Pretty" by The Charms
Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo
On this episode, we are joined by Austin Tx based singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer, JM Stevens, to talk about his new album "Nowhere To Land" and much more...
Music
JM Stevens "Dry Creek"
JM Stevens "Nowhere To Land"
Theme song "So Pretty" by The Charms
Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo
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