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
Follow along on Instagram @blowingsmokewithTR, or reach out to Steev directly at twistedrico@gmail.com.
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Director Frank Meyer joins us to talk about his new film "Freestyle 101 Hip Hop History"...
Freestyle 101: Hip-Hop History is a documentary feature that explores the music genre’s early days through the lens of freestyle rap. Directed by Frank Meyer (Risen: The Story of Chron “Hell Razah” Smith) and narrated by Chuck D of Public Enemy, the documentary film features legendary artists such as Ice-T, Cypress Hill, Wu-Tang Clan and many more discussing the history and intricacies of freestyle rapping and performing musical examples along the way.
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"(Theme music)
Freestyles by
Cappadonna
Gift Of Gab
Ice-T
Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo twistedrico@gmail.com
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#Freestyle #HipHop
Jay Allen joins us on the show to talk about Quest For Tuna, his relationship with Justine Covault, and his keen remembrance of the 80's Boston music scene.
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"(theme music)
Quest For Tuna "She Can't Surf But She Sure Can Bowl"
Justine And The UnClean "Sweet Denial"
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#JustineCovault
Bryn Bennett co-founded Bang Camaro with Alejandro Necochea in 2005, and he joins us to trace the band's journey from a basement full of friends in Buffalo to touring and live television. A great conversation about roots, relocation, and how it all came together.
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"(theme song)
Bang Camaro "We Know You Know"
The Model Sons "Yeah"
Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo
twistedrico@gmail.com
Support the show: patreon.com/twistedrico
#BangCamaro
New music bonus episode featuring new music by Kristin Hersh, Crystal Canyon, The Long Wait, Moving Targets, The Alarm, and Throwing Muses….
Music The Charms "So Pretty"(theme song) Kristin Hersh "St. Valentine's Day Massacre" Throwing Muses "Bywater(Alternative version)" Crystal Canyon "Judy Moody" The Long Wait "Let It All Burn" Moving Targets "Make It All Easy" The Alarm "Whatever" Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo
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Chris Gates joins us on the show to talk about his role playing with Austin Texas punk legends Big Boys, whose influential legacy lives on to this day. We also talk the short lived but very cool band Poison 13, and get into the buzz that got Junkyard signed to Geffen Records.
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"(theme song)
Big Boys "Fun Fun Fun"
Big Boys "Advice"
Big Boys "Funk Off"
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#BigBoys
On this New music episode, we feature new Stoner Rock from Kind, garage pop from duo Canyons And Locusts, a song about an unwanted insect from Indie rockers The Croaks, a sizzling pop track from Veruca Salt's Louise Post debut solo album, and a oldie but a goodie from Boston supergroup The Matweeds... Short and sweet...very sweet in fact..
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"
Kind "What It Is To Be Free"
Canyons And Locusts "Buck Dharma's Eyes"
The Croaks "Big Bug"
The Matweeds "Stay"
Louise Post "Guilty"
Blowing Smoke with Twisted Rico is produced and hosted by Steev Riccardo
Contact: twistedrico@gmail.com
Please support the podcast: patreon.com/twistedrico
This week we are joined on the show by Jim McCarty, drummer of the legendary British blues-rock band The Yardbirds. We have a lengthy talk about how the iconic group formed and hosted a trio of great guitarists(Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page). We also get into Renaissance, one of the early prog rock bands that Jim cofounded with Kieth Relfs, Jim's new song "Breath Of The Wind" which he wrote about his late wife Lizzie, and more.
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"(theme song)
Jim McCarty "Breath Of The Wind"
Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo twistedrico@gmail.com
Support the podcast: patreon.com/twistedrico
#TheYardbirds
Special bonus episode with new music from a few a selected bands plus a classic from 1988 by Dag Nasty...
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"(theme song)
Jay Allen And The Archcriminals "Sister In Crime"
Applied Knowledge "Too Far Gone"
Dag Nasty "Trouble Is"
The Gypsy Moths "Tilt-A-Whirl"
JVK "All I Want"
Blowing Smoke with Twisted Rico is produced and hosted by Steev Riccardo
Contact: twistedrico@gmail.com
Please support the podcast: patreon.com/twistedrico
Kurt Davis aka "Yukki Gipe" rounds out the Bullet LaVolta file for us, following the footsteps of former bandmates Kenny Chambers, Todd Phillips, and Corey Loog Brennan as a guest on the show. We really liked Bullet LaVolta, can you tell? Kurt delivers the goods on the early Indiana hardcore scene and his band The Repellents, talks LaVolta, and throws in some Kustomized, Konks, and Daughter Of The Vine talk for good measure. Nice long informative talk. Enjoy.
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"(theme song)
Bullet LaVolta "The Gift"
Bullet LaVolta "Between The Lines"
Produced by Steev Riccardo twistedrico@gmail.com
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On this episode we talk with Jo Krieger, the twenty year old mastermind behind JVK, a band that has somehow stayed below the radar but at the same time has been touring the Northeast and making new fans with every energetic performance. JVK emerged from the suburbs of Boston in 2020 and now releases their second EP. They just played the Louder Than Life Festival in Louisville Kentucky, and are a van away from invading every stinking town in America so be forewarned...
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"(theme song)
JVK "Dear Girl"
JVK "Grinding My Teeth"
Producer: Steev Riccardo twistedrico@gmail.com
Support the podcast: patreon.com/twistedrico
#JVK
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