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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This weeks guest Mariel Loveland paid her dues with her Northern Jersey pop-punk band Candy Hearts for nearly a decade, before going solo under the moniker of Best Ex. She joins us on the show and talks about the musical journey that led to the release of the fantastic Best Ex full length album entitled "With A Smile" on Iodine...
The Charms "So Pretty"(theme song)
Best Ex "Die Dor You"
Best Ex "Tell Your Friends"
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#MarielLoveland #BestEx #Candy Hearts
On this episode, we are joined by rising Boston pop-punkers The Jacklights. Since coming on the scene in 2019, the trio has released a hand full of singles and EP's, working with some of the best local studios and now come at us hard with their sharp new EP entitled "Final Girl". The band tells us their past story and future plans and how they are navigating through the competitive Boston music scene...
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"(theme song)
The Jacklights "Past Tense"
The Jacklights "Final Girl"
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Guitarist/Songwriter Corey Loog Brennan was one of the founding members of Bullet LaVolta and later joined The Lemonheads and played on two of their most loved albums, "Lick" and the bands major label debut "Lovey. He's also been involved in Academics and in fact played in those bands while getting his PHD at Harvard and is currently a Professor of Classics at Rutgers University. We have a great in depth talk about how Bullet LaVolta was formed, his key roll in The Lemonheads, and more..Listen and enjoy!
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"(theme song)
Bullet LaVolta "Baggage"
Lemonheads "The Door"(Peel Sessions)
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#BulletLaVolta #Lemonheads
We are away this week, but have no fear here is a replay of our fabulous conversation with Richie Parsons from August 2022.
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We are away this week, but have no fear here is a replay of our fabulous conversation with Muck And The Mires from October 2021.
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Maia Sharp has not only released nine solo albums, but she has also written songs recorded by Cher, The Chicks, Edwin McCain, Trisha Yearwood etc. She's also collaborated with Bonnie Raitt, Art Garfunkel, and Carole King, just to name a few. She joins us on the show to talk about her fantastic career and of course her new album "Reckless Thoughts" which is further proof of her songwriting and singer prowess.
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"(theme music)
Maia Sharp "Kind"
Maia Sharp "Old Dreams"
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#MaiaSharp #Songwriter
Singer, Songwriter, and Storyteller are just a few of the words to describe Tom Heyman. Really good guitar player would be another one. Tom joins us on the show to talk about his upcoming new album "24th Street Blues", which not only has great songs on it, but also comes with illustrated songbook. We have a nice talk about the road and the all the records that led San Francisco based songwriter here...
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"(Theme song)
Tom Heyman "Searching For The Holy Ghost"
Tom Heyman "24th Street Blues"
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#TomHeyman #BlowingSmokewithTwistedRico
On this episode, we are joined by singer/guitarist Michele Morgan of a familiar Boston metal outfit with a new name, Catching Hell. Michele talks about the journey she has had with band mate Duncan Wilder Johnson, which includes a new band name(formally Destruct-A-Thon) and a new self-titled record. We also get into the guitar slinger's versatile lifestyle, which includes racing boats all around the Northeast and creating some pretty cool jewelry...
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"(theme song)
Catching Hell "New Way To Bleed"
Catching Hell "Twilight Mind"
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Contact: Steev Riccardo twistedrico@gmail.com
#MicheleMorgan #CatchingHell
Husker Du were one of the most influential bands to emerge from the American Hardcore Punk scene in the early 80's. Hailing from the Minneapolis/St.Paul area, the trio impacted so many bands after them with not only their great live shows but their sometimes fast, sometimes melodic songs, which still hold up today and still sound incredible. On this episode, we are joined by Bassist Greg Norton, who not only held down the low end for Husker Du, but later ran his own restaurant, beat Cancer, and is now playing again with Ultrabomb. Bob tells his story and its a good one..
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"(theme music)
Husker Du "Makes No Sense At All"
Husker Du "Diane"
Contact: Steev Riccardo twistedrico@gmail.com
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#HuskerDu
Juliana Hatfield has been making great records since the late eighties. This November she releases solo record number twenty, a tribute to the Electric Light Orchestra entitled "Juliana Hatfield sings ELO", a follow up to her ode to Olivia Newton-John and The Police. Of course in between she sandwiched in, "Weird" (2019) and "Blood"(2021). Along with her multitude of great solo albums, Juliana has also been involved in many other great projects including Blake Babies, The Lemonheads, Some Girls, The Minor Alps, The I Don't Cares etc. We cover as much of her epic career as we can on this episode. The indie-pop rock sensation has had an amazing career and there is no stopping her now...enjoy!
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"(theme music)
Juliana Hatfield "Sugar"
Some Girls "Prettiest Girl"
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contact: twistedrico@gmail.com
#JulianaHatfield
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