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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On this episode we have two fantastic guests in Anthony Kaczynski(Figures On A Beach/Fireking/The Magnetic Fields) and famous rock photographer and huge music fan JJ Gonson(Once Somerville). JJ Starts things off with a recap of a great Summer season of shows promoted by Once and then fills us in with some really cool shows coming up at the end of the month. Anthony then talks about his long awesome career which started in Detroit as a founding member of New Wavers Figures On A Beach, who moved to Boston in the mid 80's. He then goes on to talk about his ultra cool rock band Fireking, and his most recent adventures touring and playing with legends The Magnetic Fields(including JJ's connection to the MF's). We top it all off with Anthony's involvement with the band Gymnasium. Great talk with some great music people....
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"(theme song)
Fireking "Today"
Gymnasium "Atlantic Sky"
Recorded by Mike Nash at Voice Motel on October 8, 2022
This podcast was supported by Baby Loves Tacos, Pittsburgh PA. and Spectacle, Boston MA.
#TheMagneticFields #Fireking #OnceSomerville
Lenny Lashley has been writing and performing great music since the mid 90's. His band Darkbuster, was one of Boston's best punk bands and then he took it further with Lenny and The Piss Poor Boys and Lenny Lashley's Gang Of One. He also spent several years playing guitar and touring with punk heroes The Street Dogs. From his early Darkbuster days, the story behind the song, "I Hate The Unseen", winning the WBCN Rock N Roll Rumble in 2000, the formation of the Piss Poor Boys, his six years with The Street Dogs, and his third new solo record coming in November 2022, we cover all the bases in our interview. The icing on the cake was the unreleased track that he played live in the studio.
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"(theme song)
Lenny Lashley "Hate Anyone"(unreleased track live at Voice Motel"
Lenny Lashley's Gang Of One "Bomb"
Recorded by Mike Nash at Voice Motel on October 1, 2022
This podcast was supported by Baby Loves Tacos, Pittsburgh PA. and Spectacle, Boston MA.
#Darkbuster #TheStreetDogs #LennyLashley
Mark McKay joins us this week to talk about his musical adventure with Boston hardcore legends Slapshot, the highly recommended documentary "Chip On My Shoulder: The Cautionary Tale of Slapshot”, and his new project "The Long Wait". Fun time with an all around talented cool dude.
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"(theme song)
Slapshot "Same Mistake"
Slapshot "Chip On My Shoulder"
Recorded by Mike Nash at Voice Motel on September 24, 2022
This podcast was supported by Baby Loves Tacos, Pittsburgh PA. and Spectacle, Boston MA.
The man who has engineered many of our shows at Voice Motel, Mike Nashawaty aka Mike Nash switches chairs and guests on this episode to talk about his outstanding Boston band Bird Language and their new album "625 Days". We also hit on a range of topics including Nash's other projects and his thoughts on the Boston music scene past and present...and how much he loves the smell of cassettes! And yes, he gives us his list of his all-time favorite Boston bands, even if some are in Western Mass and even one from New Hampshire.
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"
Bird Language "Lean Back"
Bird Language "Apoplectic"
Recorded by Mike Nash at Voice Motel on September 17, 2022
This podcast was supported by Baby Loves Tacos, Pittsburgh PA. and Spectacle, Boston MA.
Frank Meyer joins us on the show to talk about his long history playing with Hollywood legends The Streetwalkin' Cheetahs and their new double album "All The Covers(and more)" as well as his plethora of other projects, including collaborations with Eddie Spaghetti(The Supersuckers), James Williamson(The Stooges) etc.. We also hit on Frank's documentary "Risen: The Story of Chron 'Hell Razah' Smith and its immediate success. Things got really interesting when Frank shared his love of his "favorite B movie ever" Trancers and played us an unreleased song live on zoom that he wrote about the lead character "Jack Deth". Must listen to show with one of the coolest guys around...and his many projects!
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"(theme song)
The Streetwalkin Cheetahs "We are the ones(We’ve been waiting for)"
Frank Meyer "Jack Deth" (live on zoom)
Interview recorded on zoom on September 7, 2022, with additional recording done remotely by the host.
This podcast was supported by Baby Loves Tacos(Pittsburgh PA) and Spectacle Eyesore(Boston MA)
#Trancers
As you may or may not know, we love drummers on this podcast, so it was not a hard choice bringing the versatile and extremely busy Chuck Ferreira on the show. Chuck or "Charles The Drummer" as many refer to him as, can play all styles and has proved that with his work with Greg Hawkes of The Cars, Eddie Japan, Boston all-stars The Shang Hi Los, Lonely Leesa And The Lost Cowboys, Aloud and the list goes on and on. We had a great talk about drums and rock n roll. The host also shares his love for a couple of series that flopped "Vinyl" and Roadies" in the intro.....the beat goes on.
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"(theme song)
Lonely Leesa and The Lost Cowboys "The Reckoning Is Here"
The Shang Hi Los "Funeral Home Mint"
Interview recorded on zoom, with additional edits and recording down by the host.
This episode was sponsored by Baby Loves Tacos(Pittsburgh PA) and Spectacle(Boston MA)
When it comes to the Boston Rock scene, Richie Parsons has seen and done it all. From his early days with Unnatural Axe, through stints with Future Dads, Band 19, and Tomato Monkey, and more recently a couple of stellar solo releases, Richie has delivered the rock. We cover a lot in this episode including his 30+ years working for the Newbury Comics chain, and his friendship with the late Jim Harold. And of course Richie was at the infamous Runaways show at The Rat back in the late 70's. Great talk with Boston royalty at Voice Motel...
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"(theme song)
Richie Parsons "Beverly"
Richie Parsons "Six Hours Ahead"
Recorded by Mike Nash at Voice Motel on August 27, 2022
This podcast was supported by Baby Loves Tacos, Pittsburgh PA. and Spectacle, Boston MA.
Daisy Valentine was the singer of the now defunct Pittsburgh based punk band The Homisides. She has also had her own fanzine and spent years working in a record store. Soon she'll be hosting her own podcast "The Truck Stop Podcast" which we are sure will be utterly entertaining....This is Daisy's second time on the show. She was on show #3 way back in January 2019....
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"
The Homisides "ATA(Anti Trump Army)"
Avoid One Thing "Next Stop Is The Last Stop"
Interview recorded on zoom on August 17, 2022, with additional edits and recording down by the host.
This episode was sponsored by Baby Loves Tacos(Pittsburgh PA) and Spectacle(Boston MA)
On this episode of the show, we are joined by Chris Conway from the very talented band The Gypsy Moths. Chris talks to us about growing up in the city and becoming a fan of the local Boston music scene at a young age. He later attended Emerson and became a radio host at WERS, which led to him landing a gig at Taang! Records. These days, The Gypsy Moths are signed to Rum Bar Records, have a new album out, and have a nice buzz going at radio...
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"(theme song)
The Gypsy Moths "City Point"
The Gypsy Moths "Slow Healer"
Recorded by Mike Nash at Voice Motel on August 13, 2022
This podcast was supported by Baby Loves Tacos, Pittsburgh PA
From 1973-1997, Jim Harold ran one of the most well-known and popular live music clubs not only in Boston, but in America. The long list of great bands that played the legendary basement is incredible. Jim passed away this past week so we reached out to some locals for their thoughts on the man and the club and this week we remember Jim Harold and perhaps the greatest rock bar in Boston history.
Music
The Charms "So Pretty"(theme song)
The Neighborhoods "Arrogance"(recorded live at The Rat in 1992)
The Real Kids "Somewhere West Of Nowhere"
Recorded on August 6, 2022 by Mike Nash at Voice Motel, Somerville MA
This podcast was supported by Baby Loves Tacos(Pittsburgh PA) and Disorder Vintage(Boston MA)
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