Rich Russo

Anything Anything with Rich Russo is a weekly two-hour free form radio program that airs on Sunday nights at 9 p.m.in New York, New Jersey, Washington DC, and New England markets. The program's weekly playlists range from deep tracks of known artists, punk, non-album b-sides, bubblegum pop, TV themes, jazz, blues, country, novelty and unsigned local artists. The show has featured world premier tracks by Bruce Springsteen, Green Day, Pearl Jam, and Tegan and Sara. fun.'s We Are Young had its first airing in October 2011 on Anything Anything with Rich Russo. The show has also had numerous guests including Andrew WK, Joan Jett, Mike Ness, Brandon Flowers, The Buried Life, Darryl DMC McDaniels, Girl in a Coma, Little Steven Van Zandt, Alejandro Escovedo, Steel Train, Jack Antonoff, The Bangles,Urge Overkill, The Smithereens, Jesse Malin, Paul Collins, Garland Jeffreys, Lucero, Prima Donna, and industry executives such as Billboard’s Editorial Director Bill Werde.

Broadcast History

The show began on November 9, 2008 on WRXP-FM. Upon their sale and format switch in July 2011, the show began airing on WXPK-FM on September 25, 2011. On October 2, 2011 the show also began airing on WDHA-FM, (north, central, and western NJ) and as of June 2014 Anything Anything airs on WRAT (Monmouth and Ocean Counties, NJ), WTOP/WWWT (Washington DC; Frederick, MD; Manassas, VA), and on WLZX (Springfield, MA and surrounding areas)

Influences
Host Rich Russo cites as his influences the following radio personalities and shows:
Rodney Bingenheimer (Rodney on the ROQ)
Dr. Demento (The Dr. Demento Show)
John Peel (Peel Sessions)
Vin Scelsa (Idiot's Delight)
Little Steven Van Zandt (Little Steven's Underground Garage)

Events
As an extension of the radio show, Russo began hosting events with local unsigned bands on Staten Island, which led to events in Brooklyn and New Jersey and then New York City. An Anything Anything show at Santos Party House drew over 700 people for a group of unsigned bands and featured a guest appearance by Andrew WK for the encore.

Russo also hosted a series of residency shows with Jesse Malin at Bowery Electric. Every show in the concert series sold out and featured guests including Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day, Mo