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The Boston Beat

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Interviews & discussions with local New England musicians & entertainers from the 60's to now. Hosted by Mike Hoban.
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"Behold & See" Featuring Members from "The Bosstown Sound" Bands Harry Sandler, Bruce Arnold, Ian Bruce-Douglas, Teddy Dewart

"Behold & See" Featuring members from "The Bosstown Sound" bands Harry Sandler & Bruce Arnold from "Orpheus", Ian Bruce-Douglas from "Ultimate Spinach", Teddy Dewart from "Teddy & The Pandas", Dick Weisberg from "Beacon Street Union", Willie Alexander from "The Lost", & WBZ Radio DJ Dick Summer speaking about the "Bosstown Sound" & how it effected their bands & the times. Produced & Directed by: Mike Hoban & Lenny Scolletta Produced by Aram Heller, Eric Lindgren O...

Dec 06, 202220 min

"Boston Tea Party" Plaque Dedication Ceremony hosted by Gary Sohmers featuring speeches & interviews with Peter Wolf, Tim Jackson, Dinky Dawson & Others.

"Boston Tea Party" Plaque 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 ...

Dec 05, 20222 hr 49 min

"Tavern Tales" featuring "Mystic Alderman Of The Sun"

"Tavern Tales" featuring "Mystic Alderman Of The Sun" Produced & Directed by: Mike Hoban & Lenny Scolletta Edited by: Lenny Scolletta Theme written by: Tom Abbott & Lenny Scolletta, performed by The Wayoutz "Rat Tales" Logo designed by: Joe Constantine Special thanks: Medford Community Media (2022) lennyvision

Dec 01, 202238 min

"Boston Beat" Bob Cohan: Guitarist for the legendary 60's Boston Band: "The Rising Storm'"

"Boston Beat" Bob Cohan: Guitarist for the legendary 60's Boston Band: "The Rising Storm'" Produced & Directed by: Mike Hoban & Lenny Scolletta Edited by: Lenny Scolletta Theme written by: Tom Abbott & Lenny Scolletta, performed by The Wayoutz "Rat Tales" Logo designed by: Joe Constantine Special thanks: Medford Community Media (2022) lennyvision

Dec 01, 20221 hr 10 min

"Boston Beat" Johnny Lank: Bassist for the legendary 60's Boston Band: "Art Of Lovin'"

"Boston Beat" Johnny Lank: Bassist for the legendary 60's Boston Band: "Art Of Lovin'" Produced & Directed by: Mike Hoban & Lenny Scolletta Edited by: Lenny Scolletta Theme written by: Tom Abbott & Lenny Scolletta, performed by The Wayoutz "Rat Tales" Logo designed by: Joe Constantine Special thanks: Medford Community Media (2022) lennyvision

Dec 01, 202243 min

"Boston Beat" Harry Sandler: Drummer For The Legendary Boston Band: "Orpheus"

"Boston Beat" Harry Sandler: Drummer for the legendary Boston Band: "Orpheus" who, in the 1960's, had huge local hit "Can't Find The Time". Produced & Directed by: Mike Hoban & Lenny Scolletta Edited by: Lenny Scolletta Theme written by: Tom Abbott & Lenny Scolletta, performed by The Wayoutz "Rat Tales" Logo designed by: Joe Constantine Special thanks: Medford Community Media (2022) lennyvision

Dec 01, 20221 hr 52 min

"Boston Beat" Nancy (DiMucci) Williams: Drummer For The Pandoras

"Boston Beat" Nancy (DiMucci) Williams: Drummer for the legendary all female Boston Band: The Pandoras Produced & Directed by: Mike Hoban & Lenny Scolletta Edited by: Lenny Scolletta Theme written by: Tom Abbott & Lenny Scolletta, performed by The Wayoutz "Rat Tales" Logo designed by: Joe Constantine Special thanks: Medford Community Media (2022) lennyvision

Dec 01, 202253 min

Singer, Songwriter Simon Ritt: "Tavern Tales" Acoustic Set.

Singer, Songwriter Simon Ritt: "Tavern Tales" Acoustic Set. Produced & Directed by: Mike Hoban & Lenny Scolletta Edited by: Lenny Scolletta Theme written by: Tom Abbott & Lenny Scolletta, performed by The Wayoutz "Rat Tales" Logo designed by: Joe Constantine Special thanks: Medford Community Media (2022) lennyvision

Dec 01, 202242 min

Singer, Songwriter Larry Newman, "Tavern Tales" Acoustic Set.

"Tavern Tales" Acoustic Set. Singer, Songwriter Larry Newman Produced & Directed by: Mike Hoban & Lenny Scolletta Edited by: Lenny Scolletta Theme written by: Tom Abbott & Lenny Scolletta, performed by The Wayoutz "Rat Tales" Logo designed by: Joe Constantine Special thanks: Medford Community Media (2022) lennyvision

Dec 01, 202257 min

"Rat Tales - Open Mic" Frank Rowe

Acoustic set from legendary Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter from Classic Ruins, Frank Rowe. Produced & Directed by: Mike Hoban & Lenny Scolletta Interview: Mike Hoban Edited by: Lenny Scolletta Theme written by: Tom Abbott & Lenny Scolletta, performed by The Wayoutz "Rat Tales" Logo designed by: Joe Constantine Special thanks: Medford Community Media (2022) lennyvision

Dec 01, 202225 min

Larry Newman - Singer, Songwriter - Tavern Tales - Open Mic

Acoustic set from singer, songwriter Larry Newman. Features original songs & songs from his recently produced Asa Brebner Tribute CD "I Am Not Gone". Produced by Frank Rowe, Mike Hoban & Lenny Scolletta Directed & Edited by Lenny Scolletta Theme song written by Tom Abbott & Lenny Scolletta & performed by The Wayoutz Special thanks to Medford Community Media, Medford, MA

Dec 07, 202058 minSeason 2Ep. 40

Mystic Aldermen Of The Sun - Tavern Tales - Open Mic

Open Mic set featuring the music of Mystic Aldermen Of The Sun. Features Tom Abbott songwriter, guitarist/bassist for various Boston bands including Wood Sorrell, Radical Cams, The Wayouts, Battery Bridge, Howard & Howard, Submarine Culture, The Crosbees & The Wayoutz, amoungst others. Also features on Bass: Andy Abbott & on Drums: Jeff Abbott, both songwriters & members of the band Holiday Lane who write, record & produce their own songs available on various platforms. Produ...

Oct 13, 202038 minSeason 2Ep. 3

Frank Rowe Acoustic - Tavern Tales - Open Mic

30 minute set from Frank Rowe, singer, guitarist & songwriter from the Boston legends Classic Ruins plays a cool set of his acoustic songs.

Oct 01, 202026 minSeason 2Ep. 1

Classic Ruins Part 2: Frank Rowe, Billy Borgioli & Carl Biancucci

Part 2 featuring interviews with longtime band members Frank Rowe & Carl Biancucci along with an archival interview with the late Billy Borgioli. Traces the group history from their time as members of The Varmints up to the present. Features song clips from the 2 Varmints CD releases as well as live Classic Ruins songs performed at The Midway & the Cantab. Episode credits: Interview: Mike Hoban Produced by Mike Hoban & Lenny Scolletta Voice Over credits: Scott Catton Theme song writt...

Feb 25, 20201 hr 1 minSeason 2Ep. 3

Ted Dewart & Billy Corelle: Teddy & The Pandas Interview Part Two

Part two of interview with Ted Dewart, guitarist, leader & main songwriter & Billy Corelle, bassist & songwriter from Teddy & The Pandas. They were both interviewed separately. Before they were called Teddy and the Pandas, this Beverly, MA-based, poppy sounding garage quintet was known as the Sensations, formed in 1963 with Al Lawrence (vocals), Billy Corelle (bass), Ralph Cooper (drums), Joe Daly (guitar), and Dick Winters (sax). In short order, keyboardist Dick Guerrette was ad...

Jan 29, 20201 hr 26 minSeason 2Ep. 3

Ted Dewart & Billy Corelle: Teddy & The Pandas Interview Part One

Part one of interview with Ted Dewart, guitarist, leader & main songwriter & Billy Corelle, bassist & songwriter from Teddy & The Pandas. They were both interviewed separately. Before they were called Teddy and the Pandas, this Beverly, MA-based, poppy sounding garage quintet was known as the Sensations, formed in 1963 with Al Lawrence (vocals), Billy Corelle (bass), Ralph Cooper (drums), Joe Daly (guitar), and Dick Winters (sax). In short order, keyboardist Dick Guerrette was ad...

Jan 29, 20201 hr 17 minSeason 2Ep. 2

David Arvedon interviews Guitarist, singer, songwriter, Richard Mirsky Part 2

Part 2 of interview by local legend & Psychopath David Arvedon who in his own inimitable way 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 Br...

Jan 09, 20201 hr 11 minSeason 2Ep. 2

David Arvedon Interviews Guitarist, singer, songwriter, Richard Mirsky: Part One

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...

Jan 08, 20201 hr 5 minSeason 2Ep. 1

All Mod Cons - The Jam Tribute Band

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 Community ...

Aug 19, 201952 minSeason 2Ep. 1

Unnatural Axe - Richie Parsons, Tom White, Frank Dehler

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 En...

Jun 20, 201956 minSeason 1Ep. 28

The Psychopaths - David Arvedon - Part Two

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 Editor...

Jun 19, 20191 hr 2 minSeason 1Ep. 27

The Psychopaths - David Arvedon - Part One

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 Bridge...

Jun 19, 20191 hr 21 minSeason 1Ep. 26

Fox Pass - Jon Macey

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 ...

Jun 14, 20191 hr 14 minSeason 1Ep. 25

The Freeborne - Nick Carstoiu

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 ) ...

Jun 04, 20191 hr 31 minSeason 1Ep. 24

Chamaeleon Church - Ted Myers, Kyle Garrahan

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 Lost broke 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 songwrite...

May 23, 201931 minSeason 1Ep. 22

The Lost - Willie "Loco" Alexander, Ted Meyers, Kyle Garrahan, Walter Powers III

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 ...

May 23, 201959 minSeason 1Ep. 21

The Beacon Street Union - Dick Weisberg - Part Two

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...

May 21, 201945 minSeason 1Ep. 20

Boston Tea Party Dedication Ceremony

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 origi...

May 17, 20191 hr 26 minSeason 1Ep. 19

ILL Wind - Dave Kinsman

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...

May 17, 20191 hr 10 minSeason 1Ep. 18

Orpheus - Bruce Arnold - Part Two

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 cre...

May 16, 20191 hr 24 minSeason 1Ep. 17
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