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This week Rexx has a conversation with John Allen, lead singer and songwriter for the Boston based band, Big Bad Bollocks.
For the interview,Rexx is joined by John in a Boston Irish pub complete with dart games, beer deliveries and a football game on the tellie.
Add some WTF looks as patrons tried to exercise their daily routines around the table top mic, laptop and empty pint glasses taking up space on “their bar” and you get Rexx Rocks Podcast Episode #9.

Talking with John was “the dogs bollocks”.

 

 Rexx Rocks Podcast 09 - The Big Bad Bollocks: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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WALTHAM - It is an understatement to say Gerard Beaudoin’s father was his musical inspiration.
Twenty-year-old Gerard, a psychology major at Northeastern University, is the son of renowned jazz musician Gerry Beaudoin who calls the city home.
“He was a pretty big influence because I always grew up with the best of the best instruments in the house and I could just play them,” Gerard said about his father. “He’d always be listening to or playing music.”

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Blues/Rock of the highest caliber. Jay Geils sits in on several tracks

The Installers have been rockin’ clubs around New England for over ten years. They’ve played with some of the best, such as Roomful of Blues, Duke Robillard, and Sugar Ray Norcia.

Since 2004 they’ve had the privilege of working both on and off stage with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee Jay Geils, guitarist of the legendary J. Geils Band. Jay produced The Installers’ 2004 CD ‘Nail It!’ and played guitar on several tracks. Jay has also been known to occasionally join the band on stage for a few numbers when he’s available. Jay’s most recent set with The Installers was during one of the band’s most important gigs as headliners at the 2007 Blues & Brews festival in Westford, MA, with a set that left the sold out crowd screaming for more.

With the current line up of Stephen Clarke (vocals), Kevin Visnaskis and Barry Callahan (guitars), Shawn McCann (keyboards), Jim Burns (Drums), and John Bruner (bass), 2008 promises to be a fantastic year for the band.

Featuring J. Geils classics like ‘Southside Shuffle’, ‘Sanctuary’ & ‘Cruzin For A Love’.

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Source: http://news.bostonherald.com/
Former WBCN creative director David Bieber and rocker Peter Wolf are mulling a documentary about the music biz and the Boston scene in the ’60s and ’70s. Their muse is North Ender Jerry Maffeo, who used to run Boston’s late, lamented Sugar Shack and was a bouncer at the legendary Boston disco Jason’s. Apparently, Jerry’s old stories kept the boys in stitches during a dinner at Joe Tecce’s the other night.

This week, VH1 Rock Honors The Who, so does everyone at Rexx Rocks.

This is an extended podcast becasue there is no quick, effective way to honor a magnificant band that has produced great music for more than 40 years.
Congratulations to The Who.

 

 Rexx Rocks Podcast 08 - Rexx Rocks Honors The Who [01:15:28m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

References:
Must Of Got Lost (Rock Lit) by Jerry Girard available at:
http://rexxrocks.webs.com/rockliterature.htm and
http://www.myspace.com/jukejointjerry

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J. Geils
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According to www.MSNBC.com these are some of Britains greatest rock and roll exports. Rexx breaks the big list down to a little list.
Artists: Beatles, The Animals, The Kinks, Herman’s Hermits, The Who, The Stones, The Clash, Sex Pistols, Queen, Bowie, Elton John, Oasis.

 

 Rexx Rocks Podcast 07 - Here Come The Brits.... [49:32m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This week Rexx takes a look at the Boston Rock Scene that began with The Remains and produced a healthy share of the rock culture in American history.

I would like to mention the website http://www.mmone.org for providing valuable information and thank them for being the gate keepers of the Boston rock scene and would like to thank BOSTON ROCK WRITERS, Dean Johnson, Steve Nelson, Ed Symkus for their teachings in the college of musical knowledge.

 

 Rexx Rocks Podcast 06 - Boston Rocks [51:30m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Barry And The Remains

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Rexx takes a look at the 70’s punk revolution.
Gabba- Gabba - Hey!

 

 Rexx Rocks Podcast 05 - The 70's Punk Revolution [33:50m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Related links:
No Thanks! The ’70s Punk Rebellion - London Calling - The Clash

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