Above The Basement - Boston Music and Conversation
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Episode 179 - Oedipus
Oedipus got his start as an intern in college radio in the 70’s and worked his way into the WBCN family, creating the Boston Radio powerhouse that BCN became. With his cutting-edge pink hair and his love of punk and new wave music, the musicians that m
Episode 178 - Jennifer D'Angora and Ed Valauskas
Plymouth native Jennifer D’Angora, also known as Jenny Dee, has been on the Boston music scene long enough to be in more bands than we can count. The Dents, Jenny Dee and the Deelinquents, The Downbeat 5, and the fantastic group of musicians that make up
Episode 177 - Destiny Claymore
A Boston triple threat with an incredible, unique voice and dancing chops, Destiny Claymore had a pretty great 2020 - despite COVID. She appears in the upcoming film Free Guy with Ryan Reynolds and not too long ago was also in The Expecting with AnnaSop
Episode 176 - Tall Heights
Like many, Tall Heights, made up of Paul Wright and Tim Harrington, or Tim Harrington and Paul Wright, depending on who you ask, began their musical journey by busking on the streets of Boston. They soon left the harsh Quincy Market streets for the road,
Episode 175 - Neighbor - Part Two
Part Two! Fans of Phish, Pink Floyd, The Grateful Dead, these fans are all great. But nothing compares to the fans of the homegrown Boston band Neighbor. Whether that is hyperbole or not (Ron will need to find the definition of that word in a dictionary
Episode 174 - Neighbor - Part One
Fans of Phish, Pink Floyd, The Grateful Dead, these fans are all great. But nothing compares to the fans of the homegrown Boston band Neighbor. Whether that is hyperbole or not (Ron you can find the definition of that word in a dictionary), The fellas
Episode 173 - The Devil's Twins
We had a remote conversation with the Boston band The Devil’s Twins, who we’ve wanted to have on for a while. We were lucky enough to have on Nicole Coogan and Jeremiah John Louf, as well as band members Ryan Manning, Eric Ortiz and Aitan Ben-Joseph.
Episode 172 - Danielle O. Johnson
We sat with DJ, entrepreneur, and the first black woman to own a digital radio station, Ms. Hot Sauce – AKA Danielle O Johnson. Danielle started Spark FM just this past year and she has been working hard to build a company that promotes the music and voi
Episode 171 - U-Meleni Mhlaba-Adebo
Boston born U-Meleni Mhlaba-Adebo got her start at Wally’s Jazz Café when she was tricked into performing her poetry in front of an audience by her friends. But her journey reaches much farther than the great Wally’s. U-Meleni spent her youth in Zimbabwe
Episode 170 - Jonathan Abbott
We had the great opportunity to speak with GBH President and CEO Jonathan Abbott. We caught up with Jon during a snow day and chatted about our memories of the early days, their current goals and projects, including their early transformation to digital