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Blue Dot 198: Dot Meets Oyster Cult! An Interview With Blue Oyster Cult Guitarist Richie Castellano

 

Blue Oyster Cult guitarist, vocalist and co-producer Richie Castellano makes his second appearance on our show to talk about rock guitar effects and what it's like to use technology for live streaming concerts during a time of pandemic.

 

Richie is joined by his father John, who is also an outstanding musician and it's no wonder -- New York City has seen a long line of musicians in the family.

Castellano recently wrote songs for, performed and helped produce BOC's first new album release in nearly 20 years, The Symbol Remains which is atop the charts on Amazon for rock music.

 

 

Richie and his Dad John Castellano jamming together...(Castellano Family Photo)

Working alongside classic rock legends and original band members Eric Bloom and Buck Dharma, Richie Castellano has carved out an important place in a resurgent classic rock band.

He also shares what goes into the live shows that he live streams from his basement studio every Sunday on YouTube. If you decide to join in on the fun, you can sit with Dave and his friends in the virtual front row seats!

 

Dave Schlom is the longtime host and creator of Blue Dot. From surfing to Voyager in interstellar space, rock guitar to orcas in our imperiled oceans, the topics on Blue Dot are as varied as the host’s interests and connections -- which are pretty limitless! An internationally respected space history journalist, Dave is also deeply fascinated by all aspects of the grand workings of nature’s awesome machinery on scales ranging from galactic to subatomic. And topics take in all aspects of the arts and sciences.
Matt Fidler is a producer and sound designer with over 15 years’ experience producing nationally distributed public radio programs. He has worked for shows such as Freakonomics Radio, Selected Shorts, Studio 360, The New Yorker Radio Hour and The Takeaway. In 2017, Matt launched the language podcast Very Bad Words, hitting the #28 spot in the iTunes podcast charts.