Blowing Smoke with Twisted Rico

By Steev RiccardoMusic

Blowing Smoke with Twisted Rico episodes

July 15, 2024 322. Tim Kerr - Up Around The Sun, Big Boys, Poison 13 etc.
Tim Kerr has had a storied career and its still going strong. As a musician with some great bands like Big Boys, Poison 13, Lord High Fixers, current band Up Around The Sun etc, as a visual artist, and also as a photographer, Tim's resume is incredible. We covered quite a bit on this historic epsiode...enjoy!

Music
Up Around The Sun "History Lesson ll"(Minutemen cover)
Lord High Fixers "The Things She Say"
https://uparoundthesun.bandcamp.com/album/self-taught

additional music
The Charms "So Pretty"
The Dogmatics "I Love Rock N Roll"

Check out the Best Of Blowing Smoke guest playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6lHFZxDikYIabX6wKCGchE

Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo
1 hr 28 min
July 08, 2024 321. Dave Smalley - Down By Law, DYS, Dag Nasty, All etc..
Dave Smalley is one of the greatest punk rock singers in history and he joins us on the show to talk about his long storied career playing with legendary bands like DYS, Dag Nasty, All, Down By Law etc..
Music
DYS "Wolfpack"
Down By Law "Tradition"
Dag Nasty "Values Here"
additional music
The Charms "So Pretty"
The Dogmatics "I Love Rock N Roll"
Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo
This episode is dedicated to Brigitte Burton
1 hr 12 min
July 01, 2024 320. Lynda Mandolyn - Tiger Bomb, Crystal Canyon
Lynda Mandolyn, who has been playing in phenomenal bands since 1986(Inside Out, Fabulous Disaster, Tiger Bomb, Crystal Canyon etc.) returns to the show to talk about her early days in Detroit, moving to SF, Portland, songwriting, touring, and lots more..

**Check out Lynda's art show at Hi-Fidelity in Portland Maine on Sunday July 14 at 1PM!

Music
Lynda Mandolyn "Billet Doux"
Crystal Canyon "Dreamray"

additional music
The Charms "So Pretty"
The Dogmatics "I Love Rock N Roll"

Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo
1 hr 8 min
June 24, 2024 319. Sapling
Sapling is one of the most interesting bands around. They bring a heavy dose of experimental punk noise with a dab of art to the table and pulverize you with rock n roll. We had all three members of the band (Amber, Rainy, Jonny) on the show and they did not disappoint...
Music
Sapling "Eris Worship"
Sapling "Mata Hari"
https://saplingband.bandcamp.com
additional music by
The Charms “So Pretty”
The Dogmatics “I Love Rock N Roll”
Produced and hosted by Steev Riccardo
1 hr 7 min
June 20, 2024 318. BONUS EP - Rating the greatest LIVE albums of all time with Craig "Charles Rivers" Mack
Another geek-out BONUS episode! This team we are joined by Craig Mack aka Charles Rivers on an epsiode which was broadcast live on the WMFO airwaves a few weeks ago. Boston DJ Mike Newman mans the board and chimes in here and there. On this special bonus episode we rank our all-time favorite live albums... Enjoy!

Music
The Charms "So Pretty"
The Dogmatics "I Love Rock N Roll"
The Neighborhoods "Arrogance"(Live)

Charles Rivers playlist of our live albums: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3NCFaizhNwKDexVzaUHjZQ?si=1h_3UJRETRSIcwxU8fuT8g&pi=u-5dnJltVcTjmV

Produced and hosted by Steev Riccardo
Engineered at WMFO by Mike Newman
1 hr 16 min
June 17, 2024 317. Jennifer Boyle, Mark McKay - Boston Punk Rock Trivia
Jennifer Boyle and Mark McKay(The Long Wait) join us on the show to talk about the Boston Punk Rock Trivia event which will take place at The Somerville Armory in Somerville MA on August 18.

Music
Strangehold "She's Not Leaving"
LaPeste "Spymaster"
The Charms "So Pretty"
The Dogmatics "I Love Rock N Roll"

Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo
1 hr 3 min
June 10, 2024 316. Scott O'Dowd - Cortez
Scott O'Dowd aka Scotty Fuse joins us on the show to talk about his band stoner rockers Cortez and a long line of cool bands he has played with in the Boston music scene...
Music
Cortez "No Escape"
https://cortezboston.bandcamp.com/album/sell-the-future
Additional music
The Charms "So Pretty"
The Dogmatics "I Love Rock N Roll"
Watch us on you tube
https://www.youtube.com/user/twistedrico1
Blowing Smoke with Twisted Rico is Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo
1 hr 1 min
June 06, 2024 315. BONUS EP. Ranking Queen's Albums with Brandon Battick
Comedian and host of the "Disturbing The Priest" podcast, Brandon Battick joins us on the show to rank all of Queen's albums. It's a tall order since the host is one of the biggest fans ever. This episode is bound to generate some opinions for sure..

Music
The Charms "So Pretty"
The Dogmatics "I Love Rock N Roll"

Produced and hosted(with a little help from Mr. Battick) by Steev Riccardo
1 hr 25 min
June 03, 2024 314. Scott Phares - The Hollywood Stars
Scott Phares joins us on the show to talk about how The Hollywood Stars are releasing their first studio album since the seventies. It's a great story and of course Kim Fowley's name comes up as he co-penned a couple of the bands early songs that were later re-recorded by Alice Cooper and Kiss. Yeah this episode is a good one...

Music
The Hollywood Stars "Can't Do It Right"
The Hollywood Stars "Taxi Driver"
https://thehollywoodstars.bandcamp.com

Theme song "So Pretty" by The Charms
additional music "I Love Rock N Roll by The Dogmatics

Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo
1 hr 3 min
May 27, 2024 313. Samantha Westervelt - Egg Drop Soup, Actress
Samantha Westervelt joins us on the show to talk her incredible band Egg Drop Soup, her acting career, Death Valley Girls, and more...

Music
Egg Drop Soup "One Hit Woman"
Egg Drop Soup "Whiskey Priest"

https://eggdropsoup.bandcamp.com

Intro Music
The Charms "So Pretty"
The Dogmatics "I Love Rock N Roll"

Produced and Hosted by Steev Riccardo
59 min

About Blowing Smoke with Twisted Rico

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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