Allston Pudding's first podcast. Talking to musicians from Boston and everywhere else too.
NICE!!!! It's a Fest! Now in it's 4th year, Nice keeps building upon itself and improving. Founder and organizer Alex Pickert joins Harry on the show to talk about how excited they both are for this year's iteration of what has become Boston's best showcase of local indie, alternative, and DIY music.
Fracture Type are a dope as fuck post-hardcore band from Quincy, MA. Their lead singer and baritone guitarist Kevin Grady also went to high school with Harry. So this episode is really just two friends catching up and yapping about music. What could be better?
Ben Bonadies and Dillon Riley take over this week on thee Puddcast to chat with Evan from Happy Just to See You. They locked Harry in a cage, but he will be free. He will know vengeance.
If you follow underground hip-hop, you undoubtedly know Boston duo 7L & Esoteric. Even if you barely know mainstream hip-hop, you've probably heard of the Wu Tang Clan. CZARFACE is the team-up of the Boston Duo and Wu Tang's Inspectah Deck. Esoteric joined Harry on thee Puddcast to discuss CZARFACE's newest album, CZARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Tiefling is a Boston-based electronic producer and DJ who recently dropped an ambient album titled 1nstrumentality, for which she designed her own set of Biblically-accurate angels.
Chaia is an electronic producer and DJ who splits her time between Boston and New York. Using house and techno as her canvas, she samples traditional Yiddish music and sound bytes from contemporary progressive Jewish thinkers to combine her modern music interests with her ancestral background.
Fitzgerald (formerly rvrsr) has been a journeyman of live and session performing as the guitarist for Cliff Notez, Tim Hall, and more. He's getting ready to release his first solo material in a few years, so he joins Harry... and things get real sensitive and tender. Be soft, y'all.
Now in its 2nd year, In Between Days has emerged as one of the Boston area's best curated festivals. We sat down with founder Alex Magelby to get some insight into the genesis of the festival as well as give you all a little preview of this year's iteration, headlined by Modest Mouse, Sunny Day Real Estate, and more.
The word Sapatnik roughly translates to "an old friend who you've been through some shit with." In that spirit, this band seeks to operate like a collective, with each member making an equal contribution to find mutual healing through music. They talk to Harry about their new album Jam Jar, which came out this week.
Perennial use a simple formula to make ridiculously exciting music: punk, filtered thru the band's obsession with early-to-mid 60s music (Motown soul, girl groups, a little underground act called The Beatles). Ben and Harry chat with them this week on the Puddcast.
Fat Randy's music has been described as "avant-prog-punk." Whatever. What's more interesting is their story about the time they played a benefit gig for someone who had a stroke and (unknowingly) hired a deranged clown who took things a little too far. Oh, and Harry breaks down how every music genre is either country or rock. May the 18th be with you.
LAVAGXRL is one of Boston's most eclectic underground artists, producers, and DJs. They join Harry and cohost Dillon to discuss their upcoming project, as well as the various random topics that Harry's ADHD raddled brain can spew out.
Matt Shearer is a reporter for WBZ News Boston. He's been going viral for his hilarious local news coverage via TikTok and Instagram. He helps Harry and Ben kick off season three of thee Puddcast.
On the here SEASON TWO FINALE of this here dang ol' dang ol' Puddcast, Allston Pudding writer Ben Bonadies joins Harry live in the studio to dissect that enigmatic figure that has swept the meme world: the quirked up white boy with a little bit of swag bustin it down sexual style goated with the sauce. This is a shitpost.
Dallas-DAMOYEE is one of Berklee's brightest lights. She's a singer-songewriter, multi-instrumentalist, all-around content creator. She stopped by the show to discuss her latest single "Ride With Ya," as well as her 2019 album The Whole Truth. And to talk all things TikTok with Harry.
Which Michael Bay movies are good? Do jelly beans suck? Will we get arrested if we smash the Ronald Reagan jelly bean mural? These are the burning questions we take on for this week's episode of the Puddcast with special guests Spooky Boys, an indie band out of Portland, OR, who are also here to promote their new EP "Which Ways Up."
Beats By Girlz Boston is a pretty rad organization, we think. They offer women and gender-expansive people the opportunity to learn music production, a field that gender minorities have historically been excluded from. For this episode, we're joined by four of the group's members: Naomi Westwater (taking over as host for the episode), Ximena Rivas, Maria Bartolotta, and DJ Slick Vick.
Though she has since moved to New York, Emma Jayne wrote and recorded her debut album while she was a student at Boston University. Her upbeat, honest, and down-to-earth songwriting is sure to bring a smile to your face.
As one of Boston's finest purveyors of dance music grooves, VQnC is for sure a good source for high quality tips on self-care, living out a hot n' healthy summer, and whether or not HOUSE IS BACK BABY! She and Harry make plans to go thrift shopping. Eat your heart out, Macklemore (and Ryan Lewis).
If you don't know Cliff Notez... what the hell are you doin with your life, my dude? He's only one of Boston's most talented artists. Whether it's music, film, photography, painting, and more, he's an artist and organizer like the city has never seen. He sits down with us this week to talk about what he's been working on lately.
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This week, local R&B singer/songwriter Ava Sophia joins us to talk about the myriad new possibilities that are possible when writing songs about that capital-L Love. swoon
Montreal pop singer Maryze really deserves a larger platform. Their unique blend of R&B, hyperpop, and mid-2000s influences comes shining through on debut album "8," which sees the singer placing herself in fantasy worlds and exploring mutable qualities.
Author Craig Lewis was an active member in Allston's vibrant punk rock/hardcore community in the 90s... for better or worse. His story is one of overcoming adversity, abuse, loneliness, and misdiagnosed mental health issues. Here and there, he regales us with stories of Allston back in the day.
Ajda the Turkish Queen has been a Boston rock veteran for 25 years, a journeywoman who has played in all sorts of projects. She joined us this week on the podcast to talk about some of her favorite artists, as well as her experiences playing shows around town.
Spring Silver (from Silver Spring, MD) lands somewhere on the precipice between math rock, metal, punk, and just plain good rock music. They join us this week on the show to talk about their latest album and upcoming show in Boston.
Alison Clancy is a singer, songwriter, and dancer based in New York (though she is a regular guest lecturer at MIT. The way she describes her spiritual relationship with art and performance is simply *chef's kiss*,
We've got our first interview with an artist from outside North America! International Puddcast of Mystery, baby! The Hit Factory is an afrobeat duo from Lagos, Nigeria that incorporate many elements of hip-hop and R&B in their production. Members Tom Lash and Harmony sat down with Harry for our first transatlantic episode.
Part two of our interview with Haasan Barclay. Hear tracks from his newest project "Dual Shock" and also why Mark Wahlberg definitely smart and should not sue us!
In the star-studded season premiere, we sat down with viral sensation Haasan Barclay, the embodiment of can't stop won't stop mentality, whose musical output is so eclectic that you never know what he's gonna drop next.Polar Seltzer come sponsor me and I will shill for you.
In our JUMBO-SIZED season finale extravaganza, we had indie rapper Pink Navel talk about their music, but more importantly, talk with our host Harry about their mutual hometown (Marshfield, MA). A hyper=specific topic that very few will be able to relate to! Do you want to know wha the best pizza place is in a barely-on-the-map Boston suburb? No? Us neither.
'Tis the season for the Puddcast's first holiday special with this week's guest Naomi Westwater, a roots/americana singer-songwriter who recently released a holiday EP just in time for Christmas!
This week, pop artist Leo the Kind from Brockton stops by to walk us through his musical background, which started with an old school Playstation game and has led him to become a Boston Music Award winner.
MARI GETI is an alternative hip-hop artist who fully embraces their uniqueness both in personality and artistic output. This week, they tell Harry about a very specific nightmare they had in which fish took over the world.
This week, in part two of our interview with black metal artist Nevropathy, we go track-by-track through his debut solo album "The Deafening." Now that we know the basics of the genre as.a whole, we know how to appreciate this breathtaking ablum.
Solo black metal artist Nevropathy made some time to give us the 101 crash course on black metal.
This week, Boston Music Award nominated R&B vocalist Onbloom stops by to talk about her latest EP Momentum and to chat about our favorite tarot cards.
This week, we're joined by local triple threat – singer, dancer, actress – Destiny Claymore, who talks with Harry about her turn in the new Ryan Reynolds movie Free Guy, plus her music, what we can learn from video games, and which Marvel character she'd most want to play onscreen if given the chance.
Local producer and beatmaker Ximena Rivas joins us this week to discuss her debut EP "Lucuma" and to rejoice in the general euphoria that is being a huge nerdy adult as we talk Kingdom Hearts, anime, Halloween costumes, and more.
This week, local rapper Forté brought his band The Moons (aka Awnthay) to join us for a discussion on how the team got together and the unique way they combine hip-hop and rock to bring immense, unrelenting energy to their live shows.
In part two of our talk with rapper-producer Arkh Zeus, he walks us through the story arc of his album series The Tensai and how the character acts as a stand-in for the artist.
Everett's Arkh Zeus has been rapping and producing his own material since he was 15. This week on The Puddcast, we sat down with the up-and-coming prodigy about his process, Kid Cudi, and which of his hip-hop idols he'd want to go toe=to=toe with (amicably).
Atlanta-based musician Krystal Karting gave himself a unique challenge earlier this year: record an album with a 90-day Ableton free trial.
This week, Boston rapper Oompa sat down with us to talk about her summer output, a rising profile, shooting new videos, and how she's been growing into her own comfort zone as an artist and performer.
In part two of our interview with Janette King, we focus in on what makes for a successful relationship (SPOILER: self-love, patience, and communication are the keys).
Montreal's pop/R&B sensation Janette King joined us for a chat about her debut album "What We Lost," an exploration on love, loss, finding your inner strength. This one goes out to anyone trying to find their way after getting out of a relationship.
Who would win in a fight: Harry Nilsson or Randy Newman? Hint: it's not Randy Newman. We also discuss the relationship between musicians and music journalists, and why it should be a bit more symbiotic.
This week, we're joined by Jeff Vachon from The Cheerful Desolation Choir, who went into detail about his longtime experience as a musician in Boston, lamenting venue closures, trying to remember which bank owns the names to which venues, yadda yadda yadda.
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