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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Tony Marsico is a true rock n roll legend. The outstanding bass player and songwriter moved from Philadelphia to Los Angeles and it didn't take long for him to find himself in The Plugz, a band that was part of a blossoming punk scene in the late seventies. When The Plugz spilt up, he stayed with fellow members and formed Cruzados, who were signed to Arista Records by the great Clive Davis. He went on to play with Matthew Sweet for ten years and has played with numerous bands and on numerous records with multiple artists, including his own lounge band, The Martini Kings, who have released 25 albums. He has also written four books and produced two films and did we mention that Tony reformed Cruzados and they sound as great as ever. Fun guest with a true rock n roller, enjoy!
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"(theme song)
Cruzados "She's Automatic"
Cruzados "Nine Million Tears"
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#ThePlugz #Cruzados #MartiniKings
Loren Molinare started his rock n roll journey in Lansing Michigan in the early 70's and has been going hard ever since. Trials and tribulations, ups and downs, deals that came and went, but the perseverance has kept the rock n roll dream alive. Although there are other bands named The Dogs, the one that was there at the beginning of punk rock was the one from Lansing and their story is not done yet. Loren was part of the big deal Little Caesar got from Geffen Records in the late 80's that didn't end well, but still brings the blues infused rock with his comrades in that unit as well. More recently, he finds himself playing with the rejuvenated Cruzados, who have deep LA roots with their own brand of Motorcycle Rock. Its a great story, one you want to listen to...
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"(theme song)
The Dogs w/ Frank Meyer "Under The Coast"
The Dogs "Slash Your Face"
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#Thedogs #LittelCaesar #Cruzados
"Without Tanya Donelly, there wouldn’t be alternative rock" - American Laundromat Records
Tanya Donelly started her incredible career in music as a teenager and has been going non-stop ever since. She played a pivotal role as an original member of both Throwing Muses and The Breeders, and then founded the two-time grammy nominated band Belly, who's album "Star" is one of the best records of the 90's. Tanya has also had a superb solo career which includes 4 stellar albums. she has played on numerous records with numerous other artists, including her brilliant 2020 collaboration with The Parkington Sisters. Please enjoy our conversation with Tanya Donelly...
Music on this episode
The Charms "So Pretty"(theme song)
Belly "Army Of Clay"
Belly "Feed The Tree"(Acoustic version)
Contact: Steev Riccardo twistedrico@gmail.com
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#throwingmuses #thebreeders #Belly
Stop Calling Me Frank, the band with the curious name, started playing out in 1984 and even had a single, but it wasn't until 2019 that they released their first full length album. Since they have become one of Boston's hardest working bands. It's an interesting story about a bunch of guys, none of which are named "Frank". On this episode we are joined by Terry O’Malley, Dan Caspariello, and founding member drummer Eddie Barese to hear their side of the story.
We also talk about the seemingly overnight disbanding of one of America's foremost and longest running political punk bands - Anti-Flag - a breakup that leaves us with a lot of unanswered questions.
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"(theme song)
Stop Calling Me Frank "Oily Oxen Free"
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Contact: Steev Riccardo twistedrico@gmail.com
#StopCallingMeFrank #RumBarRecords #BlowingSmokeWithTwistedRico
Rachel Van Nortwick, founder of the Vinylly dating app, joins us to talk about not only how the app works, but how it also makes meeting people and dating fun based around their musical tastes... We also talk about the "Elemental Child" double album, which will benefit the Light and Love Foundation specifically to make a bore hole at the Marc Bolan School Of Music in Sierra Leone for the kids to access to clean drinking water, and we play the title track covered brilliantly by The Charms. And if that's not enough, Crystal Canyon's fantastic track "Judy Moody" will put you in the mood... Just another fun show from the rock n roll lovers at Blowing Smoke with Twisted Rico!
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"(Theme song)
The Charms "Elemental Child"
Crystal Canyon "Judy Moody"
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Contact: Steev Riccardo twistedrico@gmail.com
#Vinylly #ElementalChild #BlowingSmokewithTwistedRico
The major bowing down to the Braintree MA crew continues, as we are joined by Jerry's Kids guitarist, "Rockin" Bob Cenci, one of the best in the business on what turned out to be part three of the Jerry's Kids episode. On episode 224, we had Bryan and Rock Jones, and on Episode 238 Bryan Jones returned with Chris Doherty, who played on the iconic "Is This My World" album, and this week Bob ties the whole story together for us. Bob talks about how it all started for him back in the late seventies, the formation of Jerry's Kids, reunion shows, and how he continues to write and play great music still...
The Charms "So Pretty"(theme music)
Rockin Bob Punk Band "Private Jet"
Rockin Bob Punk Band "Almost Gone"
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Contact: Steev Riccardo twistedrico@gmail.com
#JerrysKids #GangGreen #BlowingSmokewithTwistedRico
Chris Doherty(Gang Green) and Bryan Jones(Jerry's Kids) return to the show to talk about their youth at Braintree High School and a myriad of other topics from the early days of the Boston hardcore scene. Chris also breaks the news about a new Gang Green record and a European tour.
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"(theme song)
Gang Green "Out On The Couch"
Gang Green "Sold Out!"
Interview recorded at CCTV, Cambridge Ma by Herb Morsiglio.
Contact: Steev Riccardo twistedrico@gmail.com
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A chance meeting between Todd Philips and Kenny Chambers at a Dag Nasty all ages show at TT The Bears in Cambridge MA in 1987 led to a series of events that started with the seventeen year old drummer playing with Moving Targets. From that point on, Todd toured with The Lemonheads and then became a member of two outstanding bands - Bullet LaVolta and The Juliana Hatfield Three. Todd joins us on the show and fills in all the details(well most of them)....it's a good one! Enjoy!
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"(theme music)
Bullet LaVolta "Between The Lines"
Juliana Hatfield "Rider"
Contact: Steev Riccardo twistedrico@gmail.com
Support the podcast: patreon.com/twistedrico
#BulletLaVolta #JulianHatfieldThree #ToddPhilips
Annie Kuchenmeister, 22, and her siblings Nissa, 17, and Oskar, 12, have created quite a buzz with their Minneapolis based band called Loki's Folly. On this episode of the show, Annie joins us to talk about how the band started, their songwriting process and making videos, and the role members of Soul Asylum have played in sharing a helping hand. We also talk about a great house art show called "Weaponizing Geminis" and the coolness of the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston...
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"(theme music)
Loki's Folly "No Right"(form the LP "Sisu")
Loki's Folly "Beaches and Peaches"(from the Lp Sisu")
Contact: Steev Riccardo
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#Lokisfolly #BlowingSmokewithTwistedRico
Matt and Louis from the really cool Brighton UK band Harker, which formed in 2015 and sound like a band that could have been on Discord Records in 1986, join us to talk about their history and new recordings which have garnered a great reaction from their fans and the press and even us! We play a couple of the new tunes including "Wasting Time" which Muse Chronicle was quoted as saying, “The track’s raw energy and infectious melody make it impossible not to tap your feet and head bang.“ We agree. Get updates and read more about the band here: https://www.instagram.com/hrkruk/
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"(theme song)
Harker "Out The Window"
Harker "Wasting Time"
Contact: Steev Riccardo twistedrico@gmail.com
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#Harker #Brighton #BlowingSmokewithTwistedRico
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