Blowing Smoke with Twisted Rico

Neighborhoods bassist, all around cool dude, and old friend Lee Harrington joins us on the show for a fun conversation about the history of one of Boston's greatest bands, making records, touring, hanging with David Bowie, working with Aerosmith's Brad Whitford and more.  We also play two of Lee's best contributions to The Neighborhoods and why he thinks the newest album is worth listening to over and over again. Its one of our best shows yet! 

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The Charms "So Pretty" (theme song)
The Neighborhoods "Tommy"
The Neighborhoods "Love Holiday"

recorded by Nick Z at New Alliance East, Somerville MA. 

Boston musician, film maker, photographer, designer, huge music fan and last minute guest Duncan Wilder-Johnson joins the podcast with a stack of Black Flag books and a lively discussion about his favorite band. We also talk pandemic survival and the what the future of live music looks like. Plus a celebration of and a song from Aloud's "Exile" album which recently turned ten years old. 

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Alt-model, experimental filmmaker, vocalist, and naked yoga queen Collibrina teams up with photographer and tattoo artist Chad Cote for a wide-ranging conversation that covers plenty of ground. We also spin new music from Pittsburgh metal stars Lady Beast and an oldie from the short-lived but never dull Boston band 3½ Girls. It's a wild ride, baby.

Music
The Charms "So Pretty" (Theme Song)
Lady Beast "Metal Machine"
3 1/2 Girls "Straight Edge Boy"
Recorded by Nick Z at New Alliance East, Somerville MA 

Legendary Boston producer Rick Harte joins the show to talk about his label Ace of Hearts and four decades of stellar records. The list of bands he's worked with is mind-blowing — Mission of Burma, The Lyres, The Neighborhoods, The Nervous Eaters, The Neats, The Real Kids, The Classic Ruins, Tomato Monkey, and plenty more.

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The Charms "So Pretty"(intro and outro music)
Mission Of Burma "This Is Not A Photograph"
The Neats "Red & Grey" 

Recorded by Nick Z at New Alliance East in Somerville MA 

Cowboy Mach Bell returns to the show to talk about the audio release of his incredible book/diary "Once A Rocker, Always A Rocker" and his 2 1/2 year experience touring and recording as the lead vocalist of The Joe Perry Project. Cowboy also elaborates on some of the great stories in the book and also talks about playing with his outstanding band Thundertrain and what it was like hanging out and playing at the legendary Boston dive The Rathskeller (The Rat) in the 70's.   

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On this episode of the show, we talk about Boston metal heroes Wargasm and the rough road they had to endure once they got a record deal and how they are not the only band to get shafted by their label once signed. There's a long list.  We also hear a great track from one of the best records to come out of the Boston scene in years by the band Reverse. Steev also shares some memories about being on the road in Milwaukee and Richmond  or at least the story about the lovely dancer he met in a Richmond strip bar while on the road with pop stars Jackopierce. Its a scintillating episode for sure... 

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On this episode of the show, Steev shares a few more chapters from his unreleased auto-biography "Independent Record Scum", including the first time he saw rock bands playing in clubs and the great Wormtown battle of the bands that turned into an all out brawl. We also answer a couple of really good listener questions and hear great music from Boston music legends Flexie and a new song from Jersey City's politically charged riot girls, 50 FT Furies. And if thats not enough we talk about the legendary "Essence" album from one of our heroes, the great Lucinda Williams.  

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On this episode of Blowing Smoke with Twisted Rico, we hear a few early chapters from Steev's unreleased book entitled "Independent Record Scum", Delve into the remarkable rise, fall, and rise again of soul legend Bobby Womack, and hear incredible new songs from Portland Maine's Tiger Bomb and Jersey City's 50 Ft. Furies.  

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On this episode, Steev talks about how his time at his college radio station (WDJM-Framingham) paved the way for his long music career. Chilly Kurtz (Caged Heat) then crashes the show and joins Diya and Herb in a lively conversation about a myriad of topics including our least favorite concerts, what we would call our band if we could start one, our ideal age, and yes one of us would perform naked and guess who would come out on stage in drag! And if that is not enough, we talk about some of our favorite Instagram accounts and play some classic Boston rock tunes from The New Models and Mission Of Burma! Its a massively entertaining blast to say the least... 

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On this episode of Blowing Smoke with Twisted Rico, we are all over the place as we talk about healthy living, embarrassing  ourselves in front of rock stars, our least favorite songs, brunettes vs redheads (of course the host said blondes), and a mutual dislike for a certain lead singer. Also, Steev talks about one of his favorite all time bands, the legendary Outlets, who helped frame the early eighties Boston pop punk scene, and we play a great track from Greg Allen's Fringe Religion.  Diya and Herb are along for the ride and its a merry journey in our lovely New Alliance podcast home....