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Blowing Smoke with Twisted Rico
Hosted by Steev Riccardo · EN
Blowing 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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464. Nick Zampiello - New Alliance East
2w ago01:23:20Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we're joined by Nick Z., the multi-faceted owner of New Alliance East, who has played on, recorded, mixed, and mastered thousands of recordings. He's currently one half of This Bliss and a past member of many notable Boston-area bands including Cracktorch and Campaign For Real Time. His contributions to music and the arts run deep, and we're excited to have him as a guest.Music in this episode by The Charms, The Dogmatics, Ape Hangers, The Prime Movers, Cracktorch, Campaign For Real Time, and This Bliss. Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo
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463. Linda Viens - Girl With A Hawk
3w ago01:05:32Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we sit down with Linda Viens, singer of Girl With A Hawk, to talk about the band's debut album, Regenesis, out now on Rum Bar Records.Music Clips from The Charms, The Dogmatics, Black Helicopter, Victory At Sea, and Girl With A Hawk.Moody Abstract 2 Playlist: https://music.amazon.com/user-playlists/bf0b6fc0905c4f688f9201fbb89e2bb7suneProduced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo
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462. Drew Stone - Film Maker, Podcaster, Incendiary Device
4w ago01:16:49Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we're joined by filmmaker ("Who the F*ck Is That Guy?"), singer of Incendiary Device, and host of New York Hardcore Chronicles Live — Drew Stone.Music Clips by Incendiary Device, The Long Wait, SSD, The Charms, and The Dogmatics Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo #blowingsmokewithtwistedrico #podcast
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461. Steve Aquino, Artie Sneiderman, Dave Spaz - Swamp Roots
Jun 2200:54:50Tap to summarizeThis episode brings together three staples of the Worcester, MA music scene — aka Wormtown — for a conversation that spans decades of local rock history. Steve Aquino, Artie Sneiderman, and Dave Spaz now make up Swamp Roots, but their roots run deep through some legendary bands. Aquino and Spaz are former members of garage rock mainstays The Lyres, while Sneiderman and Aquino go even further back together as bandmates in The Crybabies.Music clips from The Charms, The Dogmatics, Prime Movers, and Black HelicopterAdditional MusicSwamp Roots "Looking Back"Swamp Roots "Im Not Through With You Yet"Produced and Hosted by Steev RiccardoInterview Recorded by Mike Newman at WMFO
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460. Joel Simches - Sound Engineer
Jun 1501:13:09Tap to summarizeJoel Simches is a Boston multi-instrumentalist, audio engineer, tour manager, and record producer with 35 years in the game, having played in over 40 bands and worked with artists like the Dresden Dolls, DeVotchKa, and Big Dipper. These days he's a staff engineer at Watch City Studios.Music Clips from The Charms, The Dogmatics, Blame It On Whitman, The Prime Movers, Greg Allen's Fringe Religion and Speedfossil.Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo
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459. Mike Newman - WMFO Radio
Jun 1101:28:31Tap to summarizeOur friend Mike Newman has been a fixture in radio for decades — and he joins us to talk about his incredible career and some of our all-time favorite albums from the '70s!Music Clips by The Zulus, Applied knowledge, The Long Wait, The Charms, and The Dogmatics.Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo
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458. Leah Callahan
Jun 800:56:01Tap to summarizeLeah Callahan returns to the show to talk about her fantastic new album, Our Lady of the Sad Adventure, and other highlights from her long music career.Music Clips by The Charms, Black Helicopter, The Prime Movers, and Leah Callahan Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo
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457. John Sparrow - Violent Femmes
Jun 100:59:14Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we are joined by John Sparrow, drummer of Violent Femmes. Modern Drummer once described his approach perfectly: his drumming isn't built around the idea of a traditional kit — it's about choosing the right drum for the song. That spirit of experimentation and sonic curiosity has made Sparrow one of the more distinctive voices in the percussion world, and today we get to hear the story behind it all.Music clips from The Charms, The Dogmatics, The Zulus, and The Prime MoversProduced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo
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456. Jules Peters - The Alarm
May 2501:02:29Tap to summarizeToday's guest carries a legacy as big as the music itself. Jules Peters, widow of the legendary Mike Peters of The Alarm, joins us to talk about the band's brand new — and final — album. It's an emotional, inspiring, and deeply personal conversation you won't want to miss. Music Clips by The Charms, The Dogmatics, Blame It On Whitman, The Long Wait and The Alarm.Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo
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455. Darren Hill - The Red Rockers
May 1800:53:13Tap to summarizeDarren Hill returns to the show to talk about the new live Red Rockers album, recorded at Tipitina's in the band's hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana, in 2023.The Red Rockers were a New Orleans punk/new wave band formed in 1979 by John Thomas Griffith, James Singletary, and Darren Hill, who took their name from a song by California punk band The Dils. Early on they earned the nickname "America's Clash" for their politically charged debut Condition Red (1981), and even opened for The Clash on a Louisiana/Texas tour in 1982. Signing with San Francisco's 415 Records, they relocated and overhauled their sound, scoring their biggest hit with the new wave single "China" in 1983, which reached #19 on the Mainstream Rock chart and received heavy MTV rotation. Internal tensions over their commercial shift led to lineup changes and a third album, Schizophrenic Circus (1984), before they disbanded in 1985. The band reunited in 2023, with founding members reissuing Condition Red to a new generation of listeners.Music clips by The Charms, The Dogmatics, Blame It On Whitman, Black Helicopter, and The Red Rockers..Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo
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