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The Boston Beat

Lenny Scolletta

Interviews & discussions with local New England musicians & entertainers from the 60"s to now. Hosted by Mike Hoban.

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01:04:41

David Arvedon Interviews Guitarist, singer,...

The Boston Beat ·

2020/01/08

Local legend & Psychopath David Arvedon interviews local legend, guitarist, singer, songwriter & Creepy Older Guy, Richard Mirsky, who has played in & for many local bands including, The Wayouts, Psychopaths, The Wayoutz, Hixx, Devotions, Nikki Skipper, Love Handle, Free Movies & many more. Produced by David Arvedon & Lenny Scolletta. Voice Over credits: Scott Catton Theme song written by Tom Abbott, Performed by Battery Bridge Editor: Lenny Scolletta, Special Thanks: Patrick

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00:51:30

All Mod Cons - The Jam Tribute Band

The Boston Beat ·

2019/08/19

Interview with Barry, Glenn & AJ from All Mod Cons - The Jam Tribute Band who are embarking on another UK tour this Oct, 2019. They discuss their 30 years as a band, their past & upcoming tours & how The Jam has affected their lives & careers. Interview: Mike Hoban Produced by Mike Hoban & Lenny Scolletta Voice Over credits: Scott Catton Theme song written by Tom Abbott Performed by Battery Bridge Editor: Lenny Scolletta Special Thanks: Patrick Gordon & Medford

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00:56:17

Unnatural Axe - Richie Parsons, Tom White, Frank Dehler

The Boston Beat ·

2019/06/20

Interview with the members of Unnatural Axe, singer Richie Parsons, guitarist Tom White, & bassist Frank Dehler. Big in the Boston punk scene in 1978 - ’79 Originally from Dorchester they played all around Boston including The Rat, Cantones, & the Club, as well as CBGB's in NY & festivals in Rome. WBCN DJ Oedipus was an early fan giving generous airplay to its first four-song EP, which included the World War II sci-fi thriller “They Saved Hitler’s Brain.” Unnatural Axe became New England

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01:02:07

The Psychopaths - David Arvedon - Part Two

The Boston Beat ·

2019/06/19

Part Two of Interview with singer/songwriter of the Psychopaths David Arvedon who had a hit in 1967 with "Til The Stroke Of Dawn" a song about Count Dracula. Since then he's recorded a series of LP's & CD's under the Psychopaths name, including "We Lurk", "The White Album", "It Gets Weirder" & most recently "Crabbey Road". Interview: Mike Hoban Produced by Mike Hoban & Lenny Scolletta Voice Over credits: Scott Catton Theme song written by Tom Abbott Performed by Battery Bridge

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01:21:11

The Psychopaths - David Arvedon - Part One

The Boston Beat ·

2019/06/19

Part One of 2 part interview with singer/songwriter of the Psychopaths David Arvedon who had a hit in 1967 with "Til The Stroke Of Dawn" a song about Count Dracula. Since then he's recorded a series of LP's & CD's under the Psychopaths name, including "We Lurk", "The White Album", "It Gets Weirder" & most recently "Crabbey Road". Interview: Mike Hoban Produced by Mike Hoban & Lenny Scolletta Voice Over credits: Scott Catton Theme song written by Tom Abbott Performed by Battery

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01:13:52

Fox Pass - Jon Macey

The Boston Beat ·

2019/06/14

Interview with the guitarist and bassist and founding member of Fox Pass. Macey formed Fox Pass in 1972, while still in high school, when he had switched to bass and singing, and met guitarist Mike Roy. The band’s name was a Zappa influence, as it’s a play on words for “faux pas.” and the band’s sound moved into the realms of power pop. The local hit “I Believed” was released, but no record deal followed. In the late 1970s, Macey and Mike Roy left for New York to join up with Tom Dickie and The

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01:31:27

The Freeborne - Nick Carstoiu

The Boston Beat ·

2019/06/04

Interview with Nick Carstoiu, Lead singer & Guitarist from The Freeborne. The Freeborne was organized from the remnants of two local frat rock groups, the Indigos and the Missing Links. The two groups performed covers of Top 40 radio hits, but key players sought to move on from both bands in hopes of penning original material. From the two bands, the lineup of the Freeborne, a name inspired by the film Born Free, consisted of Bob Margolin (lead guitar), Dave Codd (bass guitar, vocals) Nick

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00:59:28

Bos - Town Mix 3 - the Sixties

The Boston Beat ·

2019/06/04

Songs & artists in order: "Don't Look Back" - The Remains, "Play It" - Rockin' Ramrods, "Once Upon A Time" - Teddy & The Pandas, "(I Could Write A Book) About My Baby - The Pandoras, "Are You A Boy or Are You A Girl" - The Barbarians, "Maybe More Than You Know - The Lost, "To L.N. - Who Doesn't Know" - The Rising Storm, "The Dream" - Orpheus, "Looking In My Window" - Puff, "Gilded Lamp Of The Cosmos" - Ultimate Spinach, "People of The Night" - ILL Wind, "But I Must Return To Frenzy" - The

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00:31:15

Chamaeleon Church - Ted Myers, Kyle Garrahan

The Boston Beat ·

2019/05/23

Interview with Ted & Kyle from the group which was recorded at the same reunion interview session as the Lost at The Charles Hotel in Cambridge, MA. Here they talk about forming Chamaeleon Church & Ted talks about his time later playing with Ultimate Spinach. There are comments from Willie & Walter from the Lost as well. The Lostbroke up in early 1967, Ted Myers, who had been the leader and main songwriter for the band, moved to New York City, where he was soon signed as a songwriter to

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00:59:24

The Lost - Willie "Loco" Alexander, Ted Meyers, Kyle...

The Boston Beat ·

2019/05/23

Interview with 4 members of The Lost at a reunion lunch several years ago at the Charles Hotel In Cambridge. They formed at Goddard College in Plainfield, VT, its members —Willie Alexander(vocals, keyboard, percussion), Ted Myers (guitar, vocals), Kyle Garrahan (lead guitar, vocals), Walter Powers III (bass, organ, vocals) and Lee Mason (drums, percussion) — dropping out out to play professionally in Boston after their first semester playing together. They became one of the top local bands in Boston

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00:44:57

The Beacon Street Union - Dick Weisberg - Part Two

The Boston Beat ·

2019/05/21

Part 2 of the interview with Dick Weisberg, the drummer from The Beacon Street Union, one of the 3, along with Orpheus & Ultimate Spinach, known as the main "Bosstown Sound" labeled bands.Formed in the summer of 1966, the band lineup was Keyboardist Bob (Rhodes) Rosenblatt, Wayne Ulaky on bass, John Lincoln Wright on vocals, Paul Tartachny on guitar, and Dick Weisberg on drums. They played many gigs throughout the country featuring some originals & British blues covers of American blues

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01:26:00

Boston Tea Party Dedication Ceremony

The Boston Beat ·

2019/05/17

Boston Tea Party Dedication Ceremony hosted by Gary Sohmers featuring speeches & interviews with Peter Wolf, Tim Jackson, Dinky Dawson & others. MMONE celebrated the 40th anniversary of The Boston Tea Party, the legendary 1960s rock ballroom, with a gathering of 100 Boston-area music people on 1/24/17. At that event The Bostonian Society unveiled an historical marker to be placed on the building at 53 Berkeley Street (at the corner of Appleton Street in the South End) which was the original

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01:09:53

ILL Wind - Dave Kinsman

The Boston Beat ·

2019/05/17

Interview with Dave Kinsman, drummer for ILL Wind. Boston-based ILL Wind was a familiar band on the college and teen dance circuit in New England and New York during the sixties and early seventies. The first incarnation featured Ken Frankel on lead guitar, Richard Griggs on guitar, Carey Mann on bass, local folksinger, Judy Bradbury, on lead vocals and Dave Kinsman on drums. The band originally mixed folk/rock and bluegrass. As the band evolved into psychedelia and blues, Judy left the band and was

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01:24:01

Orpheus - Bruce Arnold - Part Two

The Boston Beat ·

2019/05/16

Part Two of an interview with singer, guitarist, writer of Orpheus. Between 1967 and 1969 this Boston-based soft-rock quartet recorded three well-received albums for MGM, but rose above the label’s hype of the so-called “Bosstown Sound,” a promotion conceived by producer Alan Lorber. The Orpheus lineup included singer/guitarists Bruce Arnold and Jack McKennes, originally a folk duo from Worcester called The Villagers, plus bassist Eric “The Snake” Gulliksen and drummer Harry Sandler.Episode

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01:00:34

Orpheus - Bruce Arnold - Part One

The Boston Beat ·

2019/05/16

Part One of an interview with singer, guitarist, writer of Orpheus. Between 1967 and 1969 this Boston-based soft-rock quartet recorded three well-received albums for MGM, but rose above the label’s hype of the so-called “Bosstown Sound,” a promotion conceived by producer Alan Lorber. The Orpheus lineup included singer/guitarists Bruce Arnold and Jack McKennes, originally a folk duo from Worcester called The Villagers, plus bassist Eric “The Snake” Gulliksen and drummer Harry Sandler. Episode

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01:02:45

Classic Ruins - Frank Rowe, Carl Biancucci, Billy...

The Boston Beat ·

2019/05/15

Interviews with longtime band members Frank Rowe & Carl Biancucci along with an archival interview with the late Billy Borgioli. Includes insights from Kenne Highland. Traces the group history from their formation as Baby's Arm up to the release of "Lassie Eats Chicken" LP. Features clips from the "1 + 1 < 2" EP & the "Lassie Eats Chicken" LP. Episode credits: Interview: Mike Hoban Produced by Mike Hoban & Lenny Scolletta Voice Over credits: Scott Catton Theme song written by

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00:35:02

The Boize/Cadillac Heart - Billy Connors Interview

The Boston Beat ·

2019/05/13

Interview with Billy Connors, writer, guitarist from the Boize who had 2 songs on the legendary "Live At The Rat" LP. Features clips of songs from that LP as well as songs from his current project, Cadillac Heart & the "Cadillac Heart" CD. Episode credits: Interview: Mike Hoban Produced by Mike Hoban & Lenny Scolletta Voice Over credits: Scott Catton Theme song written by Tom Abbott Performed by Battery Bridge Editor: Lenny Scolletta Special Thanks: Patrick Gordon & Medford

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00:58:57

Bos - Town Mix Volume 2

The Boston Beat ·

2019/05/08

Songs & Artists in order of appearance: "Heart Attack" - Classic Ruins, "The Hard Way" - The Varmints, "Sorry, Wrong Number" - The Atlantics, "Bad Ass Bruce" - Third Rail, "I Want Sex" - the Boize, "Creepy Older Guy" - Richard Mirsky, "The Slick Overproduced Commercial Pop Thing" - Butterscott, "I Was" - The Wayoutz, "So Surprised" - Bill Trudell, "Surfin' Ayatollah" - The Beachmasters, "Madison" - Flying A-Holes, "Funky Street" - Probable Cause, "Circles" - Drezniak, "Yellow Monkey Song" -

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00:59:20

Bos-Town Mix Volume One

The Boston Beat ·

2019/05/08

Songs & Artists in order of appearance is as follows: "Angel At My Window" - The Wayoutz, "They Saved Hitler's Brain" - Unnatural Axe, "Hangin' 10 With Henrietta" - The Beachmasters, "Substitute" - Ash, "Hate To Hate" - Richard Mirsky, "Clueless But Cool" - Bill Trudell, "Visions" - The Time Beings, "A Good Guest" - Probable Cause, "I Can Do Without The Blues" - Brian Nolan, "Water In My Hat" - Tom Abbott, "Happiest Days" Billy 7, "My Mustang Knows" - Flying A - Holes, "She Left Me For A Robot"

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01:10:13

The Beacon Street Union - Dick Weisberg - Part One

The Boston Beat ·

2019/05/01

Interview with Dick Weisberg, the drummer from The Beacon Street Union, one of the 3, along with Orpheus & Ultimate Spinach, known as the main "Bosstown Sound" labeled bands.Formed in the summer of 1966, the band lineup was Keyboardist Bob (Rhodes) Rosenblatt, Wayne Ulaky on bass, John Lincoln Wright on vocals, Paul Tartachny on guitar, and Dick Weisberg on drums. They played many gigs throughout the country featuring some originals & British blues covers of American blues classics. The band

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